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The Greens are seeing red after NSW Police launched a campaign to shut down an annual bush doof in the state’s north.
The music festival, dubbed Bohemian Beatfreaks, is set to go down across three days next weekend on a 3000 acre remote private property about 55 kays southwest of Casino.
Last year’s event was hailed a big success, with zero major drug incidents or ambulance transfers for drugs or alcohol.
But this year, much like a sloppy DJ, the po-po have abruptly changed their tune.
Now, they’re calling the event “extreme risk” and withdrawing their support due to “overwhelming safety concerns” including the potential for “large-scale drug use”.
They’ve also hit organisers with a bill for their policing services that’s no less than 20 times the amount they charged last year, a gobsmacking $200K, which means the festival is now staring down the barrel of financial collapse.
“This music festival has been operating peacefully for the past two years and now, out of the blue, they are hit with this extraordinary bill from police,” Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson David Shoebridge says in a (very nonplussed) statement.
ICYMI: this year’s heavily-policed Defqon rave in Sydney bore witness to two fatalities and three critical drug overdoses.
“This is the first police response after the Premier’s failed expert panel on music festivals, and it shows the government is moving even further down the wrong track,” Shoebridge continues, referencing the “expert panel” that Gladys Berejiklian convened to help instruct her government on how to make music festivals safer, which interestingly contained zero representatives from the actual music industry but did contain a rep from the government’s own Office of Liquor & Gaming.
“Police have alleged ‘large-scale drug use’ as a reason for increasing their presence, but as we’ve seen time and time again, over-policing does more harm than good. The police claims are contested by the organisers,” Shoebridge adds. “In its two years of operations the festival has had no critical incidents from drug use.
“Festival-goers are far less likely to seek medical attention and far more likely to engage in risky behaviour like panic-swallowing all their drugs at once, where there is a large police presence,” he argues.
For the record, the state liberal government has threatened to shut down every music festival in NSW before it even considers allowing pill-testing to be trialled.
“It is absolutely disgraceful to see police wasting precious resources shutting down a regional music festival that’s brought a lot of joy to locals and visitors in the region,” Shoebridge concludes.
A court battle is now under way between Bohemian Beatfreaks organisers Rabbits Eat Lettuce and NSW Police, with fears the estimated $100K in legal expenses could bankrupt the company, even if the festival is able to be salvaged.
We’ll bring you more on this story as it develops, but for now, you can catch the cops’ $200K invoice to Bohemian Beatfreaks — courtesy of The Greens — below.
| 2019-04-25T22:00:09 |
https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/disgraceful-nsw-police-accused-of-over-charging-festival-200k-in-bid-to-shut-it-down/
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How Do I Tag A Picture On Facebook: Identifying is the process that connects an image with a Facebook customer's profile. As soon as a user is marked in a picture on the website, a copy of the picture appears in the Photos tab of her account and her friends could view it. Facebook allows you to tag yourself in any kind of image you are able to accessibility, in addition to anybody on your friends list. Respect your friends' dreams regarding tags. If you tag somebody in a photo and he removes the tag, don't use it once again.
Step 1: Aim your internet browser to the Facebook photo to which you want to use a tag. Images come using the Photos tab just underneath the profile picture on an account. You can use tags to your very own images, in addition to any type of image you have been allowed to check out.
Action 2: Click the "Tag This Photo" web link under the image, along the left side of the picture window.
Action 3: Click a friend's face. Facebook immediately positions a small square around the area you click. The square will only be visible to customers who float their mouse over the photo tag.
Tip 4: Enter your friend's name in the "Enter any name or tag" field that shows up. As soon as you begin to kind, the internet site produces a listing of friends that match your entrance. When you see the proper friend in the listing, click as soon as on her name to pick her. Repeat the procedure for every tag.
Tip 5: Click the white "Done Tagging" link simply under the picture to conserve the tags.
| 2019-04-18T19:13:08 |
https://mass-backlinks.blogspot.com/2019/02/how-do-i-tag-picture-on-facebook.html
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Motherboard Problem? I have the D850MV mobo with four 64MB RDRAMs installed and an Inno3D video card, Maxtor 40GB HDD and DVD R/RW drive. When I plug it into the power outlet the HDD indicator lights up, the cooling fan of the switching power supply turns on but there is no activity and no display on the monitor. I opened up the case and checked the power supply voltages and all were correct. I noticed that the SMD LEDs on the board are also lit but the CPU fan is not rotating. I can hear a faint buzzing sound within the vicinity of the P4 processor. The power switch has no function as well as the reset switch. Could this be a motherboard problem?
Yes, the fan is plugged in to its fan header on the motherboard. I can feel the CPU heatsink becoming warm. The video card heatsink also becomes warm although its on-board fan does function. The DVD drive spins and I am able to open and close the tray.
Upon plugging the unit into the power outlet it should not power up until the power button is pressed but in this case it indicates power even without pressing the power switch.
Does the motherboard shutdown its functions if the CPU fan does not rotate? It can monitor this by way of its TACH pin. Yes, the fan is plugged in to its fan header on the motherboard. I can feel the CPU heatsink becoming warm. The video card heatsink also becomes warm although its on-board fan does function. The DVD drive spins and I am able to open and close the tray. Upon plugging the unit into the power outlet it should not power up until the power button is pressed but in this case it indicates power even without pressing the power switch. Does the motherboard shutdown its functions if the CPU fan does not rotate? It can monitor this by way of its TACH pin.
I checked the CPU fan and found out that it is defective. It is the A80856-002 (F08G-12B2S1 05AC1) Intel fan made by Nidec.
To check if the board will power up I installed a fan from a PIII Celeron (109X1512H2036). When I turned on the power the fan rotated but still the board hung out. This fan is rated at about 4000rpm and the original one at about 2900rpm.
Is the RPM difference the cause of the motherboard hanging up since it looks for a specific RPM as programmed in the BIOS? I checked the CPU fan and found out that it is defective. It is the A80856-002 (F08G-12B2S1 05AC1) Intel fan made by Nidec. To check if the board will power up I installed a fan from a PIII Celeron (109X1512H2036). When I turned on the power the fan rotated but still the board hung out. This fan is rated at about 4000rpm and the original one at about 2900rpm. Is the RPM difference the cause of the motherboard hanging up since it looks for a specific RPM as programmed in the BIOS?
Thank you very much for the reply. I only did this to see if the motherboard would turn on once it sees a RPM signal. The processor did get warm and then hot as I felt the heat sink but I promptly took out the power within 15 seconds of testing it. I have two tubes of TECH SPRAY 1977-DP Heat Sink Compound but I will check out the Arctic Silver line.
Handling the hardware is not a problem for me. It's just that this is the first time that I've encountered this type of problem and I'm very thankful to the guys who are very much willing to help and share what they know. Thank you very much for the reply. I only did this to see if the motherboard would turn on once it sees a RPM signal. The processor did get warm and then hot as I felt the heat sink but I promptly took out the power within 15 seconds of testing it. I have two tubes of TECH SPRAY 1977-DP Heat Sink Compound but I will check out the Arctic Silver line. Handling the hardware is not a problem for me. It's just that this is the first time that I've encountered this type of problem and I'm very thankful to the guys who are very much willing to help and share what they know.
I didn't really know if the motherboard needs to see a RPM signal, thanks for the info.
I already replaced the fan with another unit that is specifically for a P4 up to 3GHz but still there is nothing. No POST, no beeps. Just the Power ON LED and the fans.
This might really be a motherboard problem. I'm about ready to give up on this. I didn't really know if the motherboard needs to see a RPM signal, thanks for the info. I already replaced the fan with another unit that is specifically for a P4 up to 3GHz but still there is nothing. No POST, no beeps. Just the Power ON LED and the fans. This might really be a motherboard problem. I'm about ready to give up on this.
The capacitors visually check out okay although ESR testing will be the best approach to this. Anyway, is it possible that this might be a BIOS chip problem? The capacitors visually check out okay although ESR testing will be the best approach to this. Anyway, is it possible that this might be a BIOS chip problem?
It seems that the problem may not be in the fan or related to heat. Even with a "hot" old P4 it takes about 1-2 minutes before it reaches any higher temperatures, this since it's not having any load until you boot into windows. I think it might be faulty or leaking c apacitors - a common problem on older boards. If you look at the capacitors on the top - are they bulgy or flat ? if not perfectly flat they might be faulty and thus giving you the symptoms you describe.
The fan RPM will vary from one fan to the next; as long as you have a suitable fan installed (use one specifically designed to cool your Pentium 4, as they run MUCH hotter than the old P-III / Celeron CPUs), you shouldn't have a problem.
Thanks for the latest update; I hesitate to offer semi-technical advice when I don't know the skill level of the person I'm advising, but since you're comfortable applying heat-sink compound, let's put our heads together and see if we can nail this down.
I have acer travelmate 2355nxc with 40 gb hdd. want to know how to increase its speed and capacity.
To upgrade your laptop, you will have to verify the capacity for upgrade of your laptop.
Based on this information, you can upgrade your memory depending on what type of memory your motherboard supports and how many empty slots for memory does your laptop have.
The hard drive can be upgraded also depending on which hard drives does the BIOS will recognize.
I will suggest to contact ACER and ask for the options and upgrades capacity.
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Use the Windows XP Setup disks to restart the computer, or use the Windows XP CD-ROM to restart the computer.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows XP installation.
Press C to repair the Windows XP installation by using the Recovery Console.
Type the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you want to repair, and then press ENTER. For example, type 1, and then press ENTER.
Type map, and then press ENTER. Note the drive letter that is assigned to the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD-ROM.
copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and then press ENTER.
What new HDD will match my Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8?
You can use any size HDD in your computer as a slave and it does not have to be an exact match for the maxtor. You will however need the make sure that the connections on the new drive match. For example SATA drives will not attache to an IDE cable and vice versa. The drive that you mentioned is an IDE style drive so unless your MOBO has SATA connectors on it you will need to buy an IDE/EIDE drive.
If your mobo wasn't compatible with your video card, you wouldn't get a screen at all.
and yes upgrade your power supply to a 650Watt or greater.
Windows Interface, your computer shuts down because it doesn't have enough power to give.
all your using is outdated only you can use is your 40gb hdd for a new mainboard. your can go with intel core2duo cpu with ddr2 800fsb 2gb ram.
windows comes up - else try another video card.
If you hear no beeps and the led lights, and the fans stay on after striping all the components from the motherboard except for the cpu, and power supply, you have either fried your motherboard or your cpu. Its impossible to tell without more testing. I'm sorry but you either need someone to test it or you can buy a new computer (thats what I did). For about USD $300-$400 you can get a brand new computer with 500mbs of ram, 120gb hard drive and a 3 ghz cpu. If you look around you can get an even better deal.
just a guse but the batery looks to have enouth mA to run a CF 802.11b card and an sd blue touth card i think if you will be connected to a network or a wifi connection i would invest the money in the 3400MAH insted of the 1440MAH.
Have a manual for Intel D850MV Motherboard?
| 2019-04-20T22:37:42 |
http://www.fixya.com/support/t140510-motherboard_problem
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"Not everyone can write for free and love and warm fuzzies."
The title of this article is a quote from YA author Laura Lam, who recently wrote over on author Chuck Wendig’s blog about the fallout from Stacey Jay’s attempt to Kickstart a sequel to her Princess of Thorns YA novel and her subsequent cancellation of the Kickstarter after it was heavily ridiculed, mainly for showing that $7000 of money raised would go to living expenses. You can read the original Kickstarter here , and Stacey Jay’s explanations for why she abandoned the endeavour – here . You can read a bunch of the Tweets that led to her decision here .
I think this line from Laura Lam perfectly illustrates why, as Stacey Jay had done, creators (writers, artists, film makers – anyone creating a media text) would ask for money towards living expenses as part of a Kickstarter project. We can’t all write for free, all the time.
Anyway, before we go any further, please go and read the Tweets, Stacey, Laura and Chuck’s words that I’ve linked to and then come back.
Stacey wanted money to cover living expenses while she took three months out of her life to write and produce a novel. Some people who came into contact with her Kickstarter, rather than just not funding it, decided to level heavy amounts of criticism at Stacey for claiming for her living expenses while writing. Stacey had explained that a good chunk of the Kickstarter money she was asking for would be used to pay for her to have the security to write that novel without having to worry about having a regular job to earn money so she could pay bills, or, y’know, feed herself and her family.
As Wendig calculates in his post, the amount she was asking for was reasonable for paying someone to work on something fulltime. So she wasn’t asking for too much.
And that’s a problem, because? What? You’re not a business? But by commissioning someone with money to get them to produce something is a type of business relationship.
In the case of Stacey, she was already an established author, already considered good enough by a publisher to have her work published the first time. If her original novel had been more successful, maybe that publisher would have offered her an advance for a second novel. But that didn’t happen for Stacey and in some ways couldn’t. And looking back at some of those collected Tweets, the ones that suggest that it’s suspicious that Stacey was asking for money less than a month after the first book was out, questioning how it was too soon for a publisher to judge that it hadn’t sold enough for it to be worth another go? That’s publishing. Publishers will do things like that: refuse to publish a sequel after the first does meant their sales expectations within less than a month of a book hitting the shelves.
Yes, they do. And until recently, normally did. However, the invention of Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms means that writers have more options now about how they can go about creating their work. As Wendig explains in his post, just because something didn’t exist in the past doesn’t mean that those of us in the present should do without.
What’s that? You guys have got Twitter and email now and use it to network with people?
Well, back in my day it was all Royal Mail, booze ups or nothing.
Should fantasy authors without word processors today, because J. R. R. Tolkien didn’t have one?
Sure, that could have worked for an ongoing project. But Patreon is a bit more fickle. After all, backers could be all like, “Hmm, can’t afford this month,” pull out of that monthly payment and then if a bunch of them do it: no money to support the writing. The advantage of something like Kickstarter here, to me, is that you get a one off payment that you can then budget with, which is great when there’s only one product being produced rather than something that’s ongoing. A Patreon would have left too many insecurities to make working on a long term project desirable and would have put too much pressure on Stacey to constantly promote herself in order to make sure she had enough supporters while at the same time as writing the novel and then creating extra rewards for those supporters on an ongoing basis.
I respect Stacey’s decision to not go through the hassle that she was having to deal with to ask for something that she was allowed to ask for. But I’m really disappointed that it went down like this. She didn’t break any laws, and none of Kickstarter’s terms, and she was way more open about where the money was going than many have done on other Kickstarters. I wouldn’t have put her campaign page together the way she had, but the initial flourishes of support showed that her supporters wanted to support her – and that’s what mattered.
Header image adapted from Daniel R. Blume’s “Thorns” under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 .
| 2019-04-23T12:11:32 |
https://hexdimension.com/2015/01/opinion-not-everyone-can-write-free-love-warm-fuzzies/
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It's currently fashionable to talk about the patient's 'journey' through the NHS. Like most - okay, all - bureaucratic jargon, it's a disingenuous attempt to redefine something simple as something that can be regulated.
Unfortunately, because of the way the NHS now functions (I use that word in its loosest possible sense) our patients do embark upon journeys - not all simple, and not all to the place they'd like to go. An exhausting journey can end with a patient dumped, bemused, back on their doorstep.
I had evidence of this the other day, when three letters about one patient arrived in one post. His journey started when he went for an eye exam. The next week I got a letter asking me to refer him to ophthalmology to get his cataracts looked at.
So far, so good. He got his appointment, it wasn't cancelled, he turned up at the eye infirmary on the correct day and waited his turn. Unfortunately, some confusion in my patient's mind prompted him to turn up nil by mouth since midnight the day before. When he stood up after an hour in a hot waiting room, he fainted flat on the floor.
Letter number one - from the eye infirmary. 'Patient not assessed as collapsed in the waiting room. Came round quickly.' The attending doctor thought he had probably fainted, but I suspect dealing with only eyeballs for a couple of decades had made him a bit cautious. An ambulance was called and the patient was carted off to A&E (in a different hospital, naturally).
Letter number two - from A&E. The diagnosis has now changed to 'unexplained falls'. My patient had his blood pressure measured several times, blood tests, a chest X-ray and an ECG, all normal. The 'falls' remained unexplained (not to me, or indeed my patient, who knew damn well he had fainted - it wasn't the first time), and the A&E doctor referred him to the 'Falls Clinic'. I'm not entirely certain what this is - I suspect it's a bunch of physiotherapists and some rubber wrestling mats.
Letter three - from the Falls Clinic and addressed to me, not the A&E doctor who made the referral. They have assessed my patient over the phone. According to their scoring system, he only scores three points, and they won't see anyone with less than nine. Therefore they regretfully inform me that 'my' referral was inappropriate. Helpfully, they include a copy of their criteria. Unhelpfully, it won't flush.
I've seen my patient since these incidents - he came to find out what was happening about his cataracts. He was bemused. It's obvious he fainted, obvious why, and obvious that a combination therapy of tea and sugar would have cured him, allowing him to get his eyes looked at.
Nobody had mentioned the Falls Clinic referral, not even the clinic's phone assessor who called to ask which floor his bathroom was on and whether he had a dog, before mysteriously telling him to see his GP.
I wonder how many 'patient episodes' were completed here - how many processes were undergone and forms filled in. How many protocols were followed? How many internal invoices are flying around as a result of this exemplary patient journey? What has it all cost? I don't know. I can, however, answer the key question - has he had his cataracts looked at? No.
| 2019-04-18T21:10:49 |
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/the-straight-road-not-taken/11019442.article
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what are the questions posed to prospective customers to substitute competitors' products diesel engine lubricant?
Many countries are moving from Euro III ( +500 ppm Sulphur) to Euro IV (>50 ppm S) and Euro V (<10 ppm S) with regards to the type of fuel / Diesel available.
Correlate the above info with the age/model of Diesel engine. The newest generation of engines ( along with DPF) would require CJ4 type of DEO, while for the older engines CI4 or CI4 would suffice.
The next query would be customers choice to move from existing Mineral oil to Semi synthetic or to full synthetics.
Having acquired the 3 basic info for a change, if the customers has any complaints or reservations.
It is only after you have ascertained the above info proceed to offer alternatives.
| 2019-04-22T14:54:45 |
https://forums.noria.com/topic/deo-substitute
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DOn a demo disc there's a demo of Chaos Control with Dolby surround on CD-i and also The 7th Guest features Dolby Surround. But is it real Dolby surround, or false (surround in stereo)? The 7th Guest on CD-i is displayed in widescreen, as are more CD-i games. There are several demonstration discs with widescreen and there are players with a widescreen option built into ROM. Although the CD-i could not output 480p seeing as it lacks the necessary outputs (Composite/SVideo cant transfer 480p video). But does CD-i support the 16:9 signal or does it just stretch the 4:3 format?
I have asked myself the same question, because on 'modest' cd-i players the only audio output is analogue in two channels. But some also have digital output, but I thought this was only for audio cd's. Terratron explains the CD-i Surround Sound issue: "All dolby surround is based on stereo or 2 channel input only if you got an amplifier supporting Dolby Surround you will able to hear all input in a false simulated (by the amp) surround sound. I will show you how it works: Dolby surround is based upon the (semi)quadrophonic technique. The left and right channel are divided with each other so the back speaker will only give a sound that's harder on one of the channels. So in my opinion all the games if played on a Dolby Amp will (if they have some kind of stereo effects) give the full Dolby Surround sound.
Maybe the CD-i titles that have the Dolby Surround logo on it were specially designed for use with a Dolby system so the effects are more realistic. Example of a special Dolby Surround effect: when you quickly switch a sound from the left to the right and back repeating you get the idea the sound is on top of you!"
Also ICDIA has some info about this: "Dolby Surround is an analogue encoding technique that allows for the storage or center and rear audio in addition to the normal left and right stereo signal. Every stereo audio carrier that provides for a high frequency audio reproduction can use Dolby Surround encoding. In CD-i, Dolby Surround can only be used for MPEG audio, since ADPCM does not offer the dynamic range that is necesary for the encoding of the additional channels. Most movies use Dolby Surround, as do several games such as Seventh Guest. Please be aware of the fact that Dolby Surround is an analogue matrixing technique, which does not add extra discrete audio channels. Dolby Digital and MPEG Multichannel are audio encoding techniques that allow for discrete surround channels to be encoded individually. Ususally, this includes two front signals, two back signals, a center signal and a low-frequency subwoofer signal. Both techniques are widely used in DVD-Video. CD-i does not support either of them."
Cdifan explains the CD-i widescreen issue: "On CD-i, "wide screen" means "able to drive the 16x9 signal on the SCART (euroconnector) output". This signal causes widescreen TV's to switch into 16x9 display mode, stretching the incoming 4x3 signal horizontally so that it fills the entire screen. The actual video signal never changes, it remains 768x560 interlaced (PAL); due to restrictions on color resolution and vertical filtering this is really just 384x280 with some resolution enhancement in horizontal and vertical direction. It's no better then plugging a CD-i into a modern TV and using the stretch feature to stretch "full screen". But note that the SCART connector provides (analog) component video so it's a better quality then just composite video!"
| 2019-04-19T12:45:23 |
http://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/10/cd-i-fables-about-widescreen-and.html
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Things That One Needs To Look After When Choosing A Knife Sharpener We have different knife sharpeners in the market this day. You will find that they are different in the way they apply the techniques required for the work to be done. When you are looking into choosing a knife sharpener ensure that you look into a number of the given things here. Consider a case where the knife sharpeners tend to differ in so many ways. We have those that are easy while others tend to be very complicated. It mainly depends on the preference of the user and also the amount of knives to be sharpened at a time. You will come across many sharpeners in the market this day. They will vary from the plastic ones to the metallic kind. Consider a case where the sharpener will be able to do its work perfectly as required in this case. Consider the electric ones which will come more costly than others. You will find that these ones tend to be very efficient as well but ensure you look at the degree of sharpness that you may need. Always be sure of what you want to do with the knife. To some people, they prefer working with the sharp kind of knives while others find it quite dangerous. All that you need to keep in mind is that you find a case where the knife will be sharp enough to perform its said duties.
Keep in mind that the electric sharpeners tend to remove a huge piece of the metal in the knife. In the case that you want your knife to last for too long then this would not be an ideal one for you. The old model of sharpeners, which are commonly referred to as the freehand water stones can also be used for sharpening. The way this works is by moving the knife on the bar till it forms a burr. In order to get the ideal sharpens you will have to do this on both sides.
You will find that technology has made it possible to use computers in knife sharpening. This has led to making work easier and even more efficient. Gone are the days people would spend hours trying to sharpen a knife and get really tired. This is especially those who do it for commercial purposes. Look at the edge pro, it will be necessary to use it for a machine to understand the work it is meant to do when a knife is placed on it. In the case that you are looking for a way to feel satisfied with doing manual sharpening then the stones are the best idea.
| 2019-04-19T04:25:32 |
http://snlr.info/doing-utensils-the-right-way.html
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I want to delete my account please. How do I go about doing this? The live chat isn't working and I can't find anywhere I can do it under the 'my account' options.
Click on your profile logo and go to 'My Settings'. Then under the 'Personal' heading select the drop-down box and then Close Account option.
You can't close your account.
| 2019-04-26T14:04:25 |
https://community.nowtv.com/t5/Account-Billing/I-want-to-delete-my-account/m-p/491072
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Sport research is designed to explain the underlying mechanisms about how athletes function. It gives coaches and athletes a way to gain solid information and apply it to sport performance. It helps coaches form beliefs about how to develop programs and coaching techniques.
Researchers and coaches operate in two very different worlds. Where researchers operate within very rigid standards. They study specific aspects of sport performance from within a very narrow scope.
Coaches must use their best judgment to make things happen on the field to win championships. Coaches and athletes are often willing to accept what they've heard about scientific research as the absolute truth, usually from others. Or they may rely on popular magazines rather than an original scientific journal articles.
The fact is, many athletes and coaches do not go to the primary source to understand what studies really say and mean. And if they do, understanding some of the terminology can be challenging. It's just easier to read the bottom line.
The result is that studies are often taken out of context, misinterpreted, or misapplied in the real world of human performance. Understanding how to read and interpret studies makes for better applications to sport and exercise, which could mean a boost to performance. The purpose of this section is help coaches and athletes with research basics.
Many coaches and athletes think that research studies "prove" the truth. Researchers, however, understand that no study is flawless even under the best of conditions.
Here's why: One of the first concerns researchers have is accuracy--that the study really measures what they want it to (called internal validity). This is hard to do, especially when humans are involved.
To make it more difficult, some natural threats to the accuracy of the study are built in. For example, participants in studies often improve after the initial pre-test simply from having had the testing experience, rather than because of the method of training. This is especially true about fitness and skill testing.
How well the findings apply to other groups or in other situations (external validity) is important for coaches and athletes to know. For example, if a study is conducted on elite adult male throwers, to what extent do results apply to novice female high school throwers?
How well do isokinetic tests (same speed) conducted on a single-joint machine in a lab apply to accelerating/decelerating, concentric/eccentric multi-joint actions used in sports? It's hard to say for sure, but it's quite a leap from the lab condition to the athletic arena.
Researchers make lots of assumptions. For example, they assume that every participant gave their best efforts and provided truthful information. These things may or may not be true.
The point is that information provided by research is not the absolute truth, and contrary to popular belief, it doesn't "prove" anything.
| 2019-04-19T18:45:57 |
https://www.sports-training-adviser.com/sportresearch.html
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Prisons minister Rory Stewart says he will resign in a year if he hasn't managed to reduce drugs and violence levels in 10 target jails in England.
He made the promise as the government announced £10m to improve security and conditions at the jails.
New body scanners and sniffer dogs are to be introduced in the prisons, which are described as "challenging", in a clampdown on drugs and mobile phones.
The dogs have been trained to detect psychoactive substances such as Spice.
Ministers also want to raise standards of leadership by sending prison governors to military-style colleges.
And there will be a programme of repairs and improvements to cell windows and perimeter security in the prisons.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Stewart said: "I believe in the prison service, I believe in our prison offices, I believe this can be turned around."
"I want you to judge me on those results and I will resign if I don't succeed."
He added that he expected to be judged on whether there had been a "substantial" reduction in the number of assaults.
Asked how much of a reduction he would consider a success - 25% or 10% - Mr Stewart said it would be "something of that sort".
How big is the challenge?
Last year there were more than 3,500 assaults in the 10 prisons that the Ministry of Justice is targeting. That was an increase of 15% on the previous year and more than double the number of assaults that took place in 2014.
Based on the results of mandatory tests on prisoners, drug use in the 10 targeted prisons increased slightly last year. Despite the rise, drug use in these jails is very close to the average for all prisons in England and Wales - with just under 10% of random drug tests proving positive.
The new measures are being targeted at 10 jails which the Ministry of Justice says have "acute problems" with high drug use, violence and building issues.
It comes after figures published by the Ministry of Justice last month showed incidents of self-harm and assaults in prisons were at record levels. Seizures of smuggled-in drugs and mobile phones also rose by 23% and 15% respectively in the year to March.
Mr Stewart said the changes would pave the way for a "new ethos and new direction" for prisons, saying: "It is vital we set challenging standards so prisons are places where offenders can turn their lives around.
"We need to make these prisons calmer, more orderly places and in the end that comes down to challenging and managing prisoners consistently, firmly and fairly."
While much of Whitehall is on holiday, the Ministry of Justice has been busy - taking advantage of the sleepy summer news agenda with a series of press releases about prison reform.
The announcements have included a report on sport in prison, a pilot scheme to promote community sentences and plans for in-cell telephones.
The latest measures - £10m for the 10 most challenging prisons - will certainly make a difference. X-ray scanners, for example, are highly effective at detecting drugs - it's just a wonder it's taken so long for them to be introduced.
The energetic prisons minister Rory Stewart, who has immersed himself in the brief since he was appointed, is right to point out that the key to a stable prison is leadership.
But his idea to raise standards among governors, with a military-style training college, will take time to yield results.
Of the £10m investment, £6m is being earmarked for security measures, £3m for the repairs and £1m for training.
The Ministry of Defence has been contacted for help in setting up a training scheme for prison governors, similar to that for senior members of the armed forces.
However, the Prison Reform Trust said the problems in the jails were caused by a failure to match resources to demand.
Its director, Peter Dawson, said: "It was a catastrophic failure to provide that balance which caused the collapse of prison safety after 2012 - trying to tell governors how to run prisons is not going to put it right."
Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, welcomed the extra funding but said "the devil will be in the detail".
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon said the government must go "much further" and set out an emergency plan across the prisons estate with substantial new funding to put an end to this crisis and make our prisons safe and humane for staff and inmates".
There are about 84,000 inmates in more than 100 prisons, across England and Wales.
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For the Billy Stewart/GQ song, see I Do Love You (Billy Stewart song).
"She Believes in Love Again"/"It's Just a Matter of Time"
The Beach Boys is the 25th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 10, 1985. Produced by Steve Levine, the album is the band's first recording after the drowning death of founding member Dennis Wilson. It was also the band's first album to be recorded digitally and the last released by James William Guercio's Caribou Records.
For The Beach Boys, the band hired Culture Club producer Steve Levine, who took them into the world of drum machines, synthesizers, sampling, and hi-tech recording technology. Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and Al Jardine all took active roles in the project, writing several new songs for it, with Stevie Wonder and Culture Club each donating a song. The album was recorded during summer 1984 at Red Bus studio in London, and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles during late 1984/early 1985. It features Motown artist Stevie Wonder on harmonica and keyboards on the song "I Do Love You", which he also wrote. Ringo Starr also appears on the track "California Calling". Noted guitarist Gary Moore features on all tracks playing both guitar and synthaxe.
Brian Wilson contributed a song written in 1982 by himself and Dennis Wilson called "Oh Lord", but the song did not make the final cut. Also cut from the album was a cover of "At the Hop" with lead vocals by Mike Love.
Two videos were produced to promote the album: "Getcha Back" and "It's Gettin' Late." Both videos feature a stereotypical nerd as the central character who socializes near the beach. In "Getcha Back", all band members are featured in a story of childhood love separated until the couple reaches their teenage years. In the second video, "It's Gettin' Late", the central character learns about the trials and tribulations of dating. The only Beach Boys member to appear in "It's Gettin' Late" is Brian Wilson, who makes an appearance at the end of the video. He is shown picking up a seashell and using it to listen to the song "California Calling".. Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan Forrester from "The Bold And The Beautiful" TV -series) has a role on both videos.
Although "Getcha Back", was a top 30 hit, the album only reached No. 52 in the U.S. (making it their highest charting album since the release of 1976's album 15 Big Ones). After the album, CBS Records let the band's contract expire, leaving them without a record deal for the first time in years.
In their book The Complete Guide to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, critics Andrew G Doe and John Tobler describe the album as 'technically perfect yet generally sterile'. They do, however, single out Carl Wilson's 'Where I Belong' for praise, describing the track as 'simply magnificent, with block harmonies of almost chilling power'.[full citation needed] Doe also praised 'Where I Belong' in his liner notes for the 2000 CD reissue, calling it "achingly beautiful" and "the album’s undisputed highlight".
Eugene Landy originally received co-writer's credit for all Brian Wilson compositions. This credit was omitted on later editions.
Al Jardine – vocals, Electric Guitars on "California Calling"
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Keepin' the Summer Alive/The Beach Boys CD booklet notes, Andrew G. Doe, c.2000. - Contains personnel listings for both but only details instruments for the latter.
Richard Starkey, MBE, known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including With a Little Help from My Friends, Yellow Submarine and their cover of Act Naturally. He wrote the Beatles songs Dont Pass Me By and Octopuss Garden, Starr was twice afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood, and as a result of prolonged hospitalisations fell behind in school. In 1955, he entered the workforce and briefly held a position with British Rail before securing an apprenticeship at a Liverpool equipment manufacturer, soon afterwards, he became interested in the UK skiffle craze, developing a fervent admiration for the genre. In 1957, he cofounded his first band, the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, when the Beatles formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool group, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. After achieving moderate success with that band in the UK and Hamburg, he quit the Hurricanes and joined the Beatles in August 1962, Starr played key roles in the Beatles films and appeared in numerous others.
After the bands break-up in 1970, he released several singles including the US number four hit It Dont Come Easy. In 1972, he released his most successful UK single, Back Off Boogaloo and he achieved commercial and critical success with his 1973 album Ringo, which was a top ten release in both the UK and the US. He has been featured in a number of documentaries and hosted television shows, since 1989, he has toured with twelve variations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Ringos popularity brought forth a new paradigm and we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect. His parts are so signature to the songs that you can listen to a Ringo drum part without the rest of the music and he was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2011, Rolling Stone readers named Starr the fifth-greatest drummer of all time. Starr, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Beatle in 1988, was inducted for his solo career in 2015. Richard Starkey was born on 7 July 1940, at 9 Madryn Street, in Dingle and he is the only child of confectioners Elsie and Richard Starkey.
Brother Records, Inc. is a holding company established in 1967 that holds the intellectual property rights of The Beach Boys, including The Beach Boys trademark. Prior to being incorporated, Brother Records was a label founded by Beach Boys manager Nick Grillo in October 1966. Its output was distributed by Capitol Records in 1967, and Reprise Records throughout 1970–78, motivated in no small part by the negative reaction of Capitol Records to some of Brians ideas for Smile, the new company gave the band more control over their recordings. In 1983, shortly after the death of Dennis Wilson, his estate sold his share back to the corporation to repay loans, in 1998, following Carl Wilsons death, his share of the corporation passed to and is still controlled by his estate. The labels first releases were the Beach Boys Heroes and Villains single and Smiley Smile album in 1967, distributed by Capitol Records. In 1969, concurrent with their signing to Reprise Records, the Brother label was reactivated, beginning with the single Add Some Music to Your Day, and the Sunflower album.
Culture Club are an English band that was formed in 1981. The band comprised Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and they are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s. Culture Club sold more than 50 million records worldwide, including 7 million records awards RIAA certificate in the United States, Boy Georges androgynous style of dressing caught the attention of the public and the media. The group, supporters of the pop genre, made numerous forays into reggae. Their second album, Colour by Numbers, sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and it appeared on Rolling Stone magazines list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s and is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Ten of their singles reached the US Top 40, where they are associated with the Second British Invasion of British new wave groups that became popular in the US due to the music channel MTV. Culture Clubs music combines Bnritish new wave and American soul with Jamaican reggae and other styles such as calypso, salsa, in 1984, Culture Club won Brit Awards for Best British Group, Best British Single, and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
They were nominated the year for the Grammy Award for Pop Vocal by Group or Duo. The band were nominated for a Canadian Juno Award for International Album of the Year. Time is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fames list of 500 songs that shaped rock, in 1981, Blitz Club regular Boy George occasionally sang with the group Bow Wow Wow under the stage name Lieutenant Lush. After his tenure with the group ended, George decided to start his own band and enlisted bassist Mikey Craig, drummer Jon Moss, and finally guitarist Roy Hay. Realising they had an Irish gay man as the singer, a black Briton on bass, an Anglo-Saxon on guitar and keyboards. The group recorded demos, which were paid for by EMI Records, the band released two singles in May and June 1982, White Boy and Im Afraid of Me, though both failed to chart. In August the single Mystery Boy was released in Japan, in September of that year, the group released their third single, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, a reggae-influenced number, which became one of their biggest hits.
The latter events were dramatized in the biographical film Love & Mercy, in which Landy is portrayed by Paul Giamatti. As a teenager, Landy aspired to show business, briefly serving as a manager for George Benson. During the 1960s, he began studying psychology, earning his doctorate at the University of Oklahoma, after moving to Los Angeles, he treated many celebrity clients, including musician Alice Cooper and actors Richard Harris, Rod Steiger, Maureen McCormick, and Gig Young. He developed an unorthodox 24-hour therapy intended to stabilize his patients by micromanaging their lives with a team of counselors and doctors, Brian Wilson initially became a patient under Landys program in 1975. Landy was soon discharged due to his burdensome fees, in 1983, Landy was re-employed as Wilsons therapist, subsequently becoming his executive producer, business manager, co-songwriter, and business adviser. Landy went on to co-produce Wilsons debut solo album and allegedly ghostwrote portions of Wilsons disowned memoir Wouldnt It Be Nice, in 1989, Landy agreed to let the state of California revoke his professional license amidst accusations of ethical violations and patient misconduct.
Wilson continued to see Landy until a 1992 restraining order barred Landy from contacting the musician ever again, eugene Ellsworth Landy was born on November 26,1934, in Pittsburgh, the only child of Jules C. Landy, a doctor and psychology professor, and Frieda Mae Gordon Landy. Eugene dropped out of school in the grade, claiming to be dyslexic. At age 16, he pursued a career in business, producing a nationally syndicated radio show. Landy briefly served as Bensons manager and worked odd jobs as a producer, promoting records. Honoring his parents wishes, Landy resumed his studies at Los Angeles City College, where he earned an AA in chemistry. After falling ill with dysentery, he switched to psychology and he earned a masters degree in psychology from University of Oklahoma in 1967, completing his training with a PhD in 1968. Landy began developing ideas for his 24-hour treatment program while engaging in work at Rancho Santa Fe. It was there that he practiced marathon therapy, in which a therapist takes control of a group of people for a day or more, Landy went on to call his new system milieu therapy.
Culture Club; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 2016. Front L-R: Roy Hay, Boy George, and Mikey Craig (not pictured: Jon Moss).
Melcher at left, in the studio with the Byrds' Gene Clark (center) and David Crosby in 1965.
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Assuming that it's in "good" condition what should I offer for it?
Its an Clausing 8520 with some accessories.
I think offering $800 is a good starting point to dicker.
It is worth more than that, but starting there starts off negotiations on the right foot. I paid over two grand for my 8520, and it was in excellent shape. I like my mill very much. Worth every penny I paid.
That looks like a nice clean machine. The vise is way too big though.
Clausings and Rockwells usually sell in the $1500-$2500 range with little trouble assuming decent condition.
My vise is a 5" Kurt. It is mounted in the front T-slot, and I milled off the back coolant trough lip. The Y-axis travel on this machine is 4.90" The vise open to just over 5", so for me, the 5" Kurt is a good fit for my machine.
Be sure to tell him you will show up tomorrow with cash and a truck to take it away. Selling things on CL you get a lot of time-wasting tire kickers. The guy who offers $800 and means it is worth ten guys who say $1200 and don't follow through.
I've seen Clausing 8520's go for $1,000 - $1,5000, depending on condition, and that would looks like it's in really good condition.
I passed on a fully tooled R8 8520 in great shape for $2200 last year here in SoCal. It quickly sold at that price, though. In retrospect, it wasn't a bad deal. It just seemed a little small. Came with both 3 phase and single phase motors. Perfect for a small or basement shop.
Be prepared to pay up to $2000. It appears to be in great shape basis the pictures and the little tooling shelf says something about the owner and how he maintained it. Assuming it's actually in good condition, get ready to pay top dollar if necessary. $1000 or less might be a steal.
No reply as of yet to my offer of $1000.
Another CL irritant, many people have their spam filters set so high that you can't get a message to them.
I got a response from someone three weeks after emailing about the thing, said it was in his spam folder. Asked if I was still interested and I told him that since I hadn't heard from him, I'd bought a different one. He offered me his at 1/3rd the price I was willing to pay, so I bought it. Which is good, because I really didn't buy one, just worked around not having it.
Things that get me are people who state 'accepting bids', or taking offers, or have a dozen different items photographed at one time so they can use the same photo for each thing they sell.
The clausing is good, looks like a well cared for machine, I got mine cheap, but it was a poorly maintained machine, good operatingcondition but it just looked like the owner didn't really care about it, even so when I got rid of it, I tripled what I had into it.
what i want to say is ....Well you stupid m$%#% $%er, a serious offer is any offer I'm prepared to go through with. Thats what a serious offer means. What you really mean is make me an offer at close to what you think its worth.....well how the #$#@ am i supposed to know what you think because dollars to donuts you're completely out to lunch on value by magnitudes! If you want close to what you want, post a bloody asking price on it......saying make an offer is fine but its just insulting adding the "serious" - any offer i make is serious and who the @$#& awarded you the high-ground on value assessment?
If you get it for $1000 after telling everyone on this forum exactly where it is, you're darn lucky.
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~ this is lovely, even if we don’t believe a word of this wanna-be Walden Pond.
Later Yeats became preoccupied with Celtic mythology (the “Celtic twilight,” ruthlessly mocked by Joyce as “cultic twalette”). The middle of this poem will probably lose those who aren’t that interested in those figures. Then Yeats experienced a relatively rare phenomenon: a burst of creativity toward the end of his life (he died at seventy-three). That’s the most modern Yeats, unfraid to use off-putting words and images — as in the last stanza of this poem.
~ “Months before his death in 1939, W. B. Yeats found himself at a crisis point. He was writing many poems; at the same time, he was afraid that he had become a kind of fraud, an impostor, lifelessly trotting out his old themes because he had nothing new to say. “I sought a theme and sought for it in vain,” he wrote in “The Circus Animals’ Desertion,” the penultimate poem in his great 1939 collection, Last Poems. “What can I but enumerate old themes?” he mused. The title suggested that his inspiration had fled him, like the departure of a carnival’s acts; his circus animals, if he could find them at all, refused to perform anything satisfactory or fresh, and the circus itself had dimmed, like the eyes of someone who has forgotten how to dream.
But aging unnerved him, so he frequently crafted images nodding to the beauty of youth, or outright depicted oldness as grotesque in his less nuanced moments. “An aged man is but a paltry thing, / A tattered coat upon a stick,” he wrote dismissively in “Sailing to Byzantium” in 1928, though the poem also implied that a young soul could reside in an older body, if “Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing / For every tatter in its mortal dress.” But as he grew older, his health seesawed, and though he would experience a spurt of new creativity some years prior to his death, he began to yen, darkly, for his youth.
Maybe now, when those dreams and devices, once so enthralling, are no longer at one's command, maybe they are also no longer good enough . . . strong enough, real enough, compelling enough, to find and carry the truths of this old, ladderless man, who is up against that cold and final door. What to do?? Go back down to the bottom, the cellar, that shabby junkyard of used and broken things, find again what is there, naked and unadorned, and sing that, even with your last few breaths . Not a defeat here, but the chance of resurrection.
That essential "rag and bone shop" brings to mind his "Crazy Jane" poems, that address some of the same oppositions and the dialectic (!!??) between them.
Very perceptive — and the similarity between the “foul” shop of the heart and the Crazy Jane poems has never, to my knowledge, been pointed out before. I was wondering at that — at the refinement of language elsewhere in the poem, and that last line . . . Yes, that’s the unflinching realism of Crazy Jane.
And yes, the hope of resurrection is certainly there — but this time a more life-based resurrection, one prefiguring that horseman that who can cast a “cold eye” on both life and death.
Much of [Toibin’s] essay seems to focus on the last fifteen years of his life, when he lived in a boardinghouse on West 29th Street in Manhattan, endlessly tinkering with his self-portrait and endlessly deferring his return to Ireland. His son William diagnosed “infirmity of will” as the ailment that prevented him from finishing his pictures.
But this is surely the opposite of the case. Yeats’s letters to Rosa are moving because they reveal his need for containment rather than his desire for freedom. The letters did not sketch “the dream of a life he did not have” (another version of making yourself up in writing), but protected him from living, as “again and again” he tried to persuade himself that he was right not to return home, that he had no option but to be parted from Rosa. He couldn’t afford to endanger his self-portrait by moving back to Dublin before it was finished; he couldn’t afford the fare; he couldn’t face Dublin and its ghosts; he couldn’t be sure of Rosa. The letters protest too much. They manifest his fear of his own desire.
It's a very striking portrayal. But was the life of Yeats's father truly “wasted”? His marriage was unhappy, but after his wife died and he moved to New York, he lived as he wished, painting and writing. And to live doing what you love doing strikes me as one kind of success, perhaps the most meaningful kind.
True, he wasn’t a proverbial “man of action.” He was a man of the imagination. And an intense imagination, which he appears to have passed on to his famous son, is worth a lot in itself. Would a more active, less artistic father have given us William Butler Yeats, a poet of reverie?
John Butler Yeats: Self-Portrait, 1911-1922. He looks like a sweet, quiet man. An introvert — he preferred solitude.
~ WIRED: The UN is a well-regarded authority on everything from public health to food security and global economics. What made you think that they were getting population growth wrong?
~ You traveled all over the globe to interview people for this book. What’s one image or conversation that really made the statistics jump off the page?
~ Well, what is it?
~ WIRED: OK, but so what though? Why does it matter who’s right or wrong?
On the decline in world population — it's almost funny that the agency afforded an educated woman was the 'elephant in the room" the experts couldn't see. It's long been known that the more educated women are, the fewer children they have. They wait longer to marry and later to have children. And of course the economic model that needed large families (to maintain the family farm for instance) has been gone or disappearing for a long time. And even on a short time scale, think of the building of schools to accommodate the baby boom, then continued in supposition of continued growth, but gradually outpacing the needs of smaller numbers of students.
And might not a less densely populated planet allow for a less destructive and better human stewardship? Continuous growth is probably as unwise for population as it is malignant in capitalist enterprise. Continuous growth is after all the essential principle of every cancerous cell.
A planet with fewer people on it would automatically be a healthier planet — with cleaner air and water, more wildlife, and practically everything improved compared to now. I agree that the single most important factor is women’s education. The fact that the authors acknowledge this — based on solid statistics — makes me trust their predictions more than those who simply extrapolate from current figures as if no cultural changes were happening.
On the other hand, I do wonder about that provocative statement that fewer and fewer children will eventually lead to no children at all. There is a certain level of human population that would be in harmony with the planet, once we switch to a sustainable lifestyle. But for educated women with fulfilling professional work to have an incentive to have children — which involves a certain level of sacrifice — I think we’d have to provide quality, totally affordable childcare. We’d have to take seriously the idea that “it takes a village.” And men will have to discover that they enjoy being fathers — which seems to be happening already, be it on a limited scale.
So humanity need not disappear — but it needs to undergo some deep changes. Motherhood should be mainly a joy — though it will never be easy. But when difficulties arise, there will be people to help, places to go. And children given excellent care by the whole community, rather than a single overburdened parent, will be less prone to throw temper tantrums and go off like sirens, screaming for attention — a whimper will be enough to bring an adult’s attention.
What I see now is pets getting lavish affection and the best of diet and care — while the “pet mother” may think nothing of giving her child some junk food just to keep him quiet. To be sure, a kitten can be more cuddly and more fun than a demanding baby with a diaper rash, but ultimately we’ll have to address that too. First, though, preventing a climate disaster, or else all such speculation becomes as ridiculous as Victorian predictions of the wonders of the year 2000. Ridiculous, but most of all tragic.
The human bias is to extrapolate from the known, i.e. from the present. I'm reminded here of an article from 1938 that a student in my high school class brought to school — it somehow got preserved in his family. The subject was “the are of the future.” I remember only one paragraph — it carried on about the importance of cavalry.
This really speaks to me. In a way, I was escaping Poland, even though my homesickness later was absolutely genuine — and intense. And speaking of wanting to escape, Milwaukee was the very opposite of home. Los Angeles instantly felt like home, and after a while San Diego “grew on me.” I used to dream of living in Central or Northern California, but — no longer. I'm not attempting to escape anymore.
– masquerading as Communism, Libertarianism, Socialism, Capitalism, religion, spirituality, whatever – tyrants in one costume insisting they're just trying to protect us from tyrants in another costume.
If there's any lesson of history that we're forced to repeat it's that. And we're forced to repeat it because our fellow citizens won't learn it.
Socialism in Venezuela? No. Tyranny dressed up as socialism.
It's not that all ideologies are oversimplifications though there is that. It's fine to enjoy oversimplified fantasies but when you pretend they're real and justify tyranny, you're stupid at the expense of everyone including yourself and your family.
No ideology has really ever been tried. You have to loosen a system in order to try one and when you do, the tyrants take over.
“The Parliament argued that the slave trade was necessary for the training of sailors who would later be able to serve the British navy.” That speaks volumes.
~ “In most histories of how Americans became so polarized, the Great Inflation of the 1970s is given short shrift — sometimes no shrift at all. This is wrong. Inflation was as pivotal a factor in our national crackup as Vietnam and Watergate.
And this, more or less, is where we’ve been ever since. Yes, we’ve had two Democratic presidents in that time, both of whom defied supply-side principles at key junctures. But walk down a street and ask 20 people a few questions about economic policy — I bet most will say that taxes must be kept low, even on rich people, and that we should let the market, not the government, decide on investments. Point to the hospital up the street and tell them that it wouldn’t even be there without the millions in federal dollars of various kinds it takes in every year, and they’ll mumble and shrug.
There are signs this mind-set is changing. The Trump tax cut of 2017 is consistently unpopular. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, speaks of a top marginal tax rate of 70 percent on income over $10 million, and instead of getting laughed out of town, she prompts a serious public debate.
Still, we have a long way to go. Dislodging 40-year-old assumptions is a huge job. The Democrats, for starters, have to develop and defend a plausible alternative theory of growth.
But others have a responsibility here too — notably, our captains of commerce. They have enormous power, and in a country this polarized, they can move moderate and maybe even conservative public opinion in a way that Democratic politicians, civic leaders and celebrities cannot.
They will always be rich. But they have to decide what kind of country they want to be rich in. A place of more and more tax cuts for them, where states keep slashing their higher-education spending and tuitions keep skyrocketing; where the best job opportunity in vast stretches of America is selling opioids; where many young people no longer believe in capitalism and record numbers of them would leave this country if they could? Or a country more like the one they and their parents grew up in, where we invested in ourselves and where work produced a fair and livable wage?
~ “In 1999, while contemplating a presidential bid on the Reform Party ticket, Trump proposed a one-time 14.25 percent tax on those with over $10 million in wealth in order to entirely wipe out the national debt.
WHY PEOPLE VOTE AGAINST THEIR INTERESTS: THE POLITICS OF RESENTMENT?
~ “We see this all the time. People seemingly voting against their own self-interests: poor people supporting a candidate who is owned by the rich or immigrants who support an anti-immigrant candidate, for example. What is some of the psychology behind supporting a leader who doesn’t represent an individual’s interests?
According to Ciulla, drawing on Ruth Capriles book, Leadership by Resentment, poor, working-class whites have become deeply frustrated and resentful. They perceive that social programs don’t help them as much as they help (and are targeted toward), ethnic minorities. In addition, white males from this group may resent recent advancements by women and therefore turned against candidate Hillary Clinton. According to Capriles, resentment is a powerful force in those who feel disenfranchised, and fuels other acts against one’s own self-interests, including suicide bombings and shootings, and support for toxic dictators.
In the U.S. Presidential election, two other psychological processes come into play: (1) the limitations caused by a two-party system; and (2) the we-they feeling (or in-group, out-group bias).
It's no use offering a way out of poverty to people who refuse to believe they are experiencing poverty, even if their poverty is a statistical fact.
I have no data on this, but I believe this is at least one driver of the phenomenon of lower-income voters appearing to support fiscally regressive policies, especially in America. They are engaging in a kind of aspirational politics, voting for the interests of the people they want to be rather than the people they actually are.
The resentment these people feel also makes them susceptible to negative propaganda. They like hearing that things are bad everywhere and someone is to blame more than they want to a knowledge a problem and work toward a solution. The party currently in power has mastered this technique and this is why they target mostly white people. White people feel resentment because they feel they should be doing better than they are. Enter the current administration and their obsession with how the other (mostly brown) people are hurting the country and there you have it. Their biases are officially played on.
All of this may be true — “aspirational politics” sounds especially convincing — but in my observation the best predictor is the level of education. Next is urban versus rural, and having traveled/lived abroad. But those things often go together: the more educated tend to live in cities and to travel abroad.
~ “Paul seems unaware of any virgin birth. No wise men, no star in the east, no miracles. Historians have long puzzled over the “Silence of Paul” on the most basic biographical facts and teachings of Jesus. Paul fails to cite Jesus’ authority precisely when it would make his case. What’s more, he never calls the twelve apostles Jesus’ disciples; in fact, he never says Jesus HAD disciples –or a ministry, or did miracles, or gave teachings. He virtually refuses to disclose any other biographical detail, and the few cryptic hints he offers aren’t just vague, but contradict the gospels. The leaders of the early Christian movement in Jerusalem like Peter and James are supposedly Jesus’ own followers and family; but Paul dismisses them as nobodies and repeatedly opposes them for not being true Christians!
Fra Angelico, Madonna of the Humility, c. 1430. Baby J doesn't look like a baby, much less a newborn, but rather as an awkwardly shrunken miniature adult. Babies have different proportions. I wonder: up to a certain time, was it considered disrespectful to paint a baby Jesus who looked like a real baby? Or for Mary to hold her child, as any mother would, rather than cross her arms high on her chest (presumably a gesture of piety)?
Now, just because something is a fiction (or call it a myth, or a legend) doesn’t mean it has no value. The nativity story is heart-warming and easily understood: a child is born in a barn — “because there was no room for them at the inn” — presumably with animals looking on. Whether it’s “mythologized history” or “historicized mythology” is besides the point when it comes to the emotional appeal of the kind of love that’s universally understood: a new baby, the loving, protective parents, gifts for the baby, the angels singing, the shepherds kneeling, and even the animals appearing to be affectionately curious.
By the way, Mary and Joseph (Miriam and Yosef) were not likely the real names of the parents (assuming historicity). They were chosen for their special dignity in ancient Judaism — the sister of Moses and a major patriarch. A lot of the details in the gospels seem to have been chosen so as to fit in with established Judaism, e.g. you flee to Egypt (even though the Slaughter of the Innocents never took place), and then you come out of Egypt — just to repeat the sanctified pattern.
In middle-aged and elderly people, grip strength consistently predicts mortality risk from all causes. It’s even better than blood pressure. In older disabled women, grip strength predicts all-cause mortality, even when controlling for disease status, inflammatory load, depression, nutritional status, and inactivity. Poor grip strength is even an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes across all ethnicities.
A few years ago, a study of over 7000 male and 31,000 female recreational walkers found that walking intensity predicted mortality risk. Those who walked the fastest tended to die the least. Now, don’t think you can consciously speed walk your way past a hundred. Researchers in the study were looking at the natural walking speed of frequent walkers. What the study tracked and linked to lifespan was the natural walking speed of the participants. They had no idea they’d be graded.
Several studies indicate that the perceived “age of the face” is a better predictor of mortality risk than objective health markers, actual age, or cognitive function. More objective measurements of aesthetic age, like wrinkling in areas unexposed to the sun, also predict longevity.
If you’re happy with your physical and psychological health, social relationships, and your immediate environment, you may live longer. Having a poor opinion of your current lot in life may have the opposite effect. Even when those subjective opinions are compared to objective measurements of your health, your relationships, and your environment, subjective outlook is a better predictor of lifespan.
Lean muscle mass is a metabolic reservoir for healthy aging. Skeletal muscle produces important proteins and metabolites that regulate recovery from trauma and injury. The more you have, the better you’ll recover from surgeries, burns, falls, breaks, punctures, and damage. The more muscle you start with, the more you can spare to wasting and the better you’ll bounce back from bed rest and other forms of forced inactivity. Expression of klotho, the “longevity protein,” is even strongly dependent on the strength of one’s skeletal muscle.
This was a little surprising. We often think of the hard-working entrepreneur burning the candle at both ends, falling apart at the seams, health suffering just to pursue and achieve the goals. But the actual evidence refutes this.
Intelligent people live longer. Across any and all causes of mortality, having a higher IQ confers protection.
Some point to the quicker reaction times that also accompany higher IQs. If you’re smarter, you’ll probably have an extra fraction of a second to swerve out of the big rig’s path and avoid a fatal collision. This is certainly part of it, but a faster reaction time can’t explain the protection intelligence confers against all-cause mortality.
Others attribute the all-encompassing protection to the intelligent decisions, healthy behaviors, and prudent practices smart people make and follow (PDF). The smarter you are, the less likely you are to smoke, not exercise, or think fast food is okay to eat for dinner every day of the week.
White blood cells, or leukocytes, are the primary agents of our immune system. They battle pathogens, infections, and foreign invaders. Many diseases are associated with white blood cell deficiencies, so it seems like healthier, longer-lived people would have high leukocyte counts. Right?
No. Actually, leukocyte counts on the lower end of normal predict longevity. That only seems to be true in healthy men and women. It’s unlikely to persist in unhealthy or immunocompromised populations who actually need the white blood cells to stave off causes of. In the healthy folks, a low-normal WBC count indicates a low disease burden.
Autophagy is cellular maintenance. It’s how our cells recycle waste material, eliminate inefficiencies, and repair themselves. It’s required to maintain muscle mass as we age, and inhibiting it induces age-related atrophy of adult skeletal muscle. It reduces the negative effects of aging and reduces the incidence and progression of aging-related diseases. In fact, researchers have determined that autophagy is the essential aspect of the anti-aging mechanism of fasting. “Aging” only occurs when cellular autophagy fails, or reduces. People who live past 100 have higher levels of the primary autophagy biomarker, meaning their cells are maintaining themselves longer and retarding the aging process.
This is something you can directly control. Fasting, ketosis, caloric restriction, exercise, and dietary polyphenols all trigger autophagy, and they’re all likely to improve longevity.
I’m kind of kidding, but not really. Maybe the most important anti-aging pathway in the body is Nrf2. Activating Nrf2 unleashes many antioxidant pathways, increases glutathione, and has been shown to trigger the “anti-aging phenotype” in animal studies. Foods in the brassica family, which includes broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, all contain sulforaphane, a potent Nrf2 activator. Another Nrf2 activator is curcumin, found in turmeric, the primary spice in Indian curries.
If I’m being safe, these are merely descriptive. People who already have these attributes, biomarkers, and tendencies are more likely to live longer than those who do not. But if I’m engaging in educated speculation, many are also prescriptive. Lifting weights, going for walks, finding a life purpose, improving your day-to-day quality of life, eating more antioxidant-rich food (including broccoli and turmeric), triggering autophagy through fasting or occasional bouts of caloric restriction and ketosis—these are all good, healthy practices that should pay off.
Olive oil and MCT oil (medium-chain triglycerides from coconut oil) both enhance autophagy. Finding a purpose in life and consuming liberal amounts of the right oils (but don’t overdo it — oils tend to have a laxative effect) — yes, that’s the ticket. Or at least the start of one.
Forget excess protein — what Atkins didn’t realize was that it gets turned into glucose. Only fat cannot be turned into glucose. Note the growing popularity of the keto diet (Atkins did write about a fat-based diet, but his emphasis was on protein).
Fermented products are also highly recommended. Keep your microbes happy, and they will keep you happy and disease resistant.
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Here are the grades for the 49ers’ 42-10 win over the Jaguars.
Quarterbacks: A. One of the best games ever by a quarterback who completed just 10 passes. Kaepernick scored three touchdowns, one passing and two rushing, and he averaged 10.2 yards per pass attempt and 9.3 yards per rush attempt. He made 10 breathtaking plays in the first half alone – designed runs, scrambles, pump fakes, passes on the run, accurate passes downfield. He also seemed to make every correct call at the line of scrimmage, all though the 49ers burned two timeouts in the first half because Kaepernick took too long. Colt McCoy played the 49ers’ final offensive series and completed one pass in the flat to Bruce Miller.
RUNNING BACKS: B+. Frank Gore scored two touchdowns for the second week in a row, something he’s never done before. But he averaged just 3.7 yards per carry and over the past two games he’s averaged only 3.2 yards per carry. Kendall Hunter had nine carries and two were great, one was a 41-yarder and the other was a 33-yarder. Both carries were outside runs, tosses, sweeps. He has a burst to turn the corner which Gore lacks. But Hunter was not successful between the tackles where he rushed 6 times for only 3 yards. Bruce Miller had a 43-yard catch-and-run on the second play of the game. He lined up at wide receiver and the Jaguars didn’t cover him, pretended he was still in the backfield or standing on the sideline. Miller’s best play was a 13-yard catch-and-break-a-tackle-and-run in the fourth quarter.
WIDE RECEIVERS: B-. Anquan Boldin dropped one pass but he had a good game, four catches for 56 yards. Kyle Williams gained 10 yards on a fly sweep and then 7 yards on a short catch and seemed to be getting into a rhythm on offense, but he never touched the ball again.
TIGHT ENDS: B-. Vernon Davis has been great all season and he was great today, catching a 31-yard pass and scoring a touchdown in the red zone. Vance McDonald did a lot of blocking but he did not receive a single pass.
OFFENSIVE LINE: A. Gave up zero sacks, almost zero pressure and they created enormous running lanes on power off-tackle runs and toss plays.
DEFENSIVE LINE: C. Got zero sacks and almost zero pressure on Chad Henne, a statue. The 49ers’ D-line got very little penetration against a bad offensive line.
LINEBACKERS: A. Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman and Ahmad Brooks and Dan Skuta were outstanding. Willis forced a fumble, had one tackle for a loss and six total tackles. Bowman knocked away one pass, had one tackle for a loss and 10 total tackles. Brooks had three tackles and one tackle for a loss. And Skuta had six tackles, one tackle for a loss, a fumble recovery and a touchdown. I’ve never typed so many stats for linebackers before.
SECONDARY: B. The safeties played better than the cornerbacks. Eric Reid had eight tackles and he batted away one pass. Donte Whitner knocked away a touchdown pass in the end zone in the fourth quarter. Tramaine Brock almost intercepted a pass but didn’t and then gave up a touchdown catch a couple of plays later. Tarell Brown gave up a few catches and he missed one tackle.
SPECIAL TEAMS: A-. The 49ers forced the Jaguars to start three drives behind their 20 yard line, Anthony Dixon had a 47-yard kick return and Kyle Williams had a 22-yard punt return. On the other hand, the Niners gave up a 40-yard kick return and a 16-yard punt return.
COACHING: B+. This was the week for Greg Roman and the 49ers’ offensive staff to get new players involved. The 49ers did a good job of that, but they could have done better. Roman gave Kyle Williams four touches on offense in the first half and Williams started to seem comfortable on his third touch. That bodes well for the rest of the offense. Still, Williams could have used more targets. Roman gave Kendall Hunter nine carries, but Roman should have given Hunter more. Roman called eight runs and one pass for Gore after the Niners took a 28 point lead. Those touches should have gone to Hunter. Gore took shots he didn’t need to take and he fumbled once. One more thing – Roman should have called a few passing plays for Vance McDonald. Roman called none for the rookie second-round pick. This game was a perfect opportunity to build the young tight end’s confidence. He has six catches and no touchdowns this season.
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Just setting up my Ooma Telo and I think I'm begining to understand the details. It seems that in order to have two voicemail boxes with two numbers OR in order to have two separate cordless phone systems in the house attached to the Telo, I would need to get either HD2, or the older Telo handsets, or the Linx. These would be setup as devices under the individual numbers (i.e. line 1 setup with Telo, and Line 2 setup with Linx). If that is not correct, please correct me.
So, that leads me to the question, "can I use the Mobile App as a device"? I have read that the mobile app is argueably not ready for prime time, but it would be nice to be able to reduce my Cell service voice minutes. As well, use my mobile app and pair it to my secondary line while in the house (i.e. WiFi connection) and have only my mobile app ring when second line recieves incoming calls.
ondjp wrote: Just setting up my Ooma Telo and I think I'm begining to understand the details. It seems that in order to have two voicemail boxes with two numbers OR in order to have two separate cordless phone systems in the house attached to the Telo, I would need to get either HD2, or the older Telo handsets, or the Linx. These would be setup as devices under the individual numbers (i.e. line 1 setup with Telo, and Line 2 setup with Linx). If that is not correct, please correct me.
Older handsets and HD2/Linx can not be mixed. Either all old handsets or all HD2/Linx. If you want to use regular phones, you'd want Linx which provides a dialtone. Also, if your Telo is newer, won't support old handsets.
ondjp wrote: So, that leads me to the question, "can I use the Mobile App as a device"? I have read that the mobile app is argueably not ready for prime time, but it would be nice to be able to reduce my Cell service voice minutes. As well, use my mobile app and pair it to my secondary line while in the house (i.e. WiFi connection) and have only my mobile app ring when second line recieves incoming calls.
No incoming calls for the mobile app right now and can't provision it as a private device.
Ooma should add SMS messaging via WiFi and 3G for the Mobile App too.
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https://www.ooma.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15670
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Are you a lawyer or is anyone in your family a lawyer? Are you currently involved in a lawsuit or looking for a lawyer? If you answered yes to any of those questions than you are most likely from one of the 10 states in the United States with the most lawyers.
The one real exception is if you are from Washington DC. By far, there are more lawyers in the District of Columbia or Washington DC per capita than anywhere in the United States. There are 52,000 lawyers in Washington DC which works out to 775 lawyers per 10,000 people. That is almost 10 times the highest state listed below.
So if you like lawsuits and lawyers than you should head to Washington DC. Which states make this list? Think of large population states and states where plenty of lawsuits get filed every year including personal injury including car accidents, class-action lawsuits against big pharma, malpractice lawsuits, etc, ... .
New York leads the list of states in the United States with most lawyers with 172,630. That also leads the nation in number of lawyers per capita as it works out to 87 lawyers for every 10,000 people in New York.
Interestingly, New York does not have the most law schools of any state. There are 15 law schools in New York which ranks 2nd in the country. So plenty of lawyers get their degrees in other states and then move to New York to practice law and file lawsuits.
California ranks 2nd in the United States for most lawyers with 165,592. That is a lot but per capita it works out to 42.4 lawyers per 10,000 people which only ranks 7th in the country.
California easily leads the nation with the most law schools with 21. Does all that mean that there are less lawsuits in California than New York? I'd say that is true but California probably leads the nation in car accident lawsuits since there is little mass transit there except for BART and everybody drives.
Texas has the third most lawyers of any state but there is a big drop off from New York and California. At 86,494, there are roughly less than half the number of lawyers in Texas than there are in either New York or California. Per capita, Texas ranks just 21st for number of lawyers with 31.3 per 10,000 people.
Texas only has nine law schools located in the state. That is tied for the fourth most law schools of any state but is well below the number of law schools in New York or California. Texas probably leads the country in rural car accident law suits.
Florida ranks 4th for the most total lawyers with 74,258. On a per capita basis that ranks just 14th in the country at 36.6 per 10,000 people. There are 11 law schools in Florida which ranks 3rd nationally.
Illinois ranks 5th in total lawyers with 63,211. That ranks 4th per capita with 49 lawyers per 10,000 people. There are nine law schools in Illinois tied for 4th with Texas.
Ranks 6th in the nation overall and 13th per capita with 38.3 lawyers per 10,000 people. There are also nine law schools in Pennsylvania which is tied for 4th in the United States.
Ranks 7th overall and 2nd per capita with 64.7 lawyers per 10,000 people. Lots of lawsuits in Massachusetts for sure. There are also nine law schools in the state tied for 4th most in the country.
You knew New Jersey was going to make this list since it has the most densely populated state in the country. Per capita, there are 46.4 lawyers per 10,000 people in New Jersey which ranks 5th in the United States. There are only three law schools in New Jersey.
Ranks 9th overall and 19th per capita with 33.5 lawyers per 10,000 people. There are nine law schools in Ohio which is tied for 4th most in the United States.
Given that Michigan is or used to be the car capital of the world it's not surprising it's on the list. There are a ton of car accident lawsuits in the United States every year and plenty of them involve the car makers. There were probably more lawyers in Michigan during Detroit's heyday but less now that the car makers are not as prominent in the state.
There are only five law schools in Michigan. The state ranks 16th per capita with 35 lawyers per 10,000 people.
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Context: To celebrate the idea of unity in diversity, the Ministry of Culture is organising the 7th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav.
The Mahotsav will cover a profusion of art forms from classical and folk, music and dance, theatre to literature and the visual arts and would offer the chance to experience the best in established and emerging virtuosity. A handloom and handicrafts-utsav is part of the proposed event. The gastronomic culture of several partnering states will be showcased through a food festival.
The Ministry of Culture is organising the event under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat matrix.
The event will be held in Karnataka. The State paired with Karnataka is Uttarakhand.
Topic: Geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features.
What is it? It is the world’s largest deep ocean volcanic eruption happened in New Zealand. It was recently confirmed by the researchers.
Named as Havre, the deep ocean volcanic eruption was first discovered in 2002. A solidified volcanic rock known as pumice raft — 400 square kilometres in size — found floating in the ocean near New Zealand in 2012 showed that underwater eruption had occurred. The eruption involved 14 aligned vents causing a “massive rupture”.
Context: The row between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra over the sharing of the Mahadayi (Mandovi) river has escalated. With Karnataka headed for elections and the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal setting a February date for the final hearing, political parties in both States have upped the ante.
What is the Mahadayi row?
Karnataka seeks to divert water from tributaries of the river through the Kalasa-Bhanduri Nala project towards the parched Malaprabha river basin (a tributary of River Krishna), which is being strongly opposed by Goa. This has led to a long-drawn farmers’ agitation in Karnataka, which has been revitalised as the State goes to the polls later this year.
Goa’s main contention is that Karnataka cannot divert water from an already-deficit Mahadayi basin to the Malaprabha river basin: 115 tmcft was available in the basin, while the requirement for the three States is 145 tmcft. It has said that any attempt to divert water from one river basin to the other will cause irreparable environmental damage. Karnataka claims 199.6 tmcft is available and the river is water-surplus. Of this, Karnataka wants 24.15 tmcft.
Mahadayi: The 80-km-long river rises from the forests of the Western Ghats at Devgaon in northern Karnataka. It enters Goa where it is a lifeline, both for the people and the rich flora and fauna of its forests.
Context: According to a recent study, in India, more than 10 million people suffer from a self-diagnosable ailment called Seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Its milder version usually resolves itself within months.
SAD occurs in climates where there is less sunlight at certain times of the year. Sometimes, it is mistaken to be a “lighter” version of depression, which is untrue. It is a different version of the same illness and people with SAD are just as ill as people with major depression, according to psychiatrists.
Symptoms: Symptoms include fatigue, depression, a feeling of hopelessness and social withdrawal.
Vulnerable group: Women are overwhelmingly more susceptible to SAD than men. Statistics released by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) show that SAD occurs four times more often in women than in men. The age of onset is estimated to be between 18 and 30 years but can affect anyone irrespective of age. SAD generally starts in late fall and early winter and goes away during spring and summer. Depressive episodes linked to summer can occur, but are much rarer than winter episodes.
Prevention: A few ways in which people can prevent winter depression include ensuring a healthy and balanced diet. Staying well hydrated is key during the winter months since it gives you more energy, mental clarity and an enhanced digestive function. Getting enough sunlight and engaging in regular outdoor physical exercise are also important.
Treatment: Treatment for SAD involves enough light exposure, artificial light exposure, sun therapy and drugs, if needed. Artificial light exposure is effective but may take four to six weeks to see a response, although some patients improve within days. Therapy is continued until sufficient and daily natural sunlight exposure is available.
Context: Some historians and archaeologists have expressed concern over amendments proposed to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (1958). The Lok Sabha passed the amendments to the Act on January 3. But the Bill is yet to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha.
The Act, which originally instituted conservation measures and banned construction activities near protected monuments, is now sought to be amended so that public works could be allowed within the 100 m prohibited zone.
Construction in ‘prohibited areas’: The Act defines a ‘prohibited area’ as an area of 100 meters around a protected monument or area. The central government can extend the prohibited area beyond 100 meters. The Act does not permit construction in such prohibited areas, except under certain conditions. The Act also prohibits construction in ‘prohibited areas’ even if it is for public purposes. The Bill amends this provision to permit construction of public works in ‘prohibited areas’ for public purposes.
Definition of ‘public works’: The Bill introduces a definition for ‘public works’, which includes the construction of any infrastructure that is financed and carried out by the central government for public purposes. This infrastructure must be necessary for public safety and security and must be based on a specific instance of danger to public safety. Also, there should be no reasonable alternative to carrying out construction in the prohibited area.
Procedure for seeking permission for public works: As per the Bill, the relevant central government department, that seeks to carry out construction for public purposes in a prohibited area, should make an application to the competent authority. If there is any question related to whether a construction project qualifies as ‘public works’, it will be referred to the National Monuments Authority. This Authority, will make its recommendations, with written reasons, to the central government. The decision of the central government will be final.
Impact assessment of proposed public works: The Bill empowers the National Monuments Authority to consider an impact assessment of the proposed public works in a prohibited area, including its (i) archaeological impact; (ii) visual impact; and (iii) heritage impact. The Authority will make a recommendation, for construction of public works to the central government, only if it is satisfied that there is no reasonable possibility of moving the construction outside the prohibited area.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its Global Manufacturing Index. This is WEF’s first ‘Readiness for the future of production report’. The report has been developed in collaboration with A T Kearney and calls for new and innovative approaches to public-private collaboration are needed to accelerate transformation.
Leading (strong current base, high level of readiness for future).
High Potential (limited current base, high potential for future).
Legacy (strong current base, at risk for future).
Nascent (limited current base, low level of readiness for future).
Japan has topped the list. Japan is followed by South Korea, Germany, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, the US, Sweden, Austria and Ireland in the top 10.
China figures among the WEF`s “leading countries”. “Legacy” group includes Hungary, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Turkey, among others, and Brazil as well as South Africa are among the “nascent” ones.
India is at the 30th position, five places below China, but higher than the other BRICS members Brazil, Russia and South Africa. India has been placed in the “Legacy” group.
India’s manufacturing sector has grown by over 7% per annum on average in the past three decades and accounts for 16-20% of India`s GDP. Home to the second-largest population in the world and one of the fastest growing economies, the demand for Indian manufactured products is rising.
India has room for improvement across the drivers of production, except for demand environment where it ranks in the top 5. Human capital and sustainable resources are the two key challenges for India and the country needs to continue to raise the capabilities of its relatively young and fast-growing labour force. This entails upgrading education curricula, revamping vocational training programmes and improving digital skills. India should also continue to diversify its energy sources and reduce emissions as its manufacturing sector continues to expand.
Context: Under Sikkim Forest Tree (Amity & Reverence) Rules 2017, the Government of Sikkim has come up with a unique way of preserving trees by encouraging people to forge a relationship of brotherhood or sisterhood with trees through a practice locally known as Mith/Mit or Mitini. With this, Sikkim is keen to not just preserve its forest cover but also forge amity between people and trees.
Under the rules, State government shall allow any person to associate with trees standing on his or her private land or on any public land by entering into a Mith/Mit or Mitini relationship.
In case an individual wants to forge a relationship with a tree which does not stand on his or her land but another’s, the person concerned shall execute an agreement with the owner and compensate him or her in terms of the market value of the timber or the wood contained in the tree. If the person desires to enter into a relationship with a tree located on public land then permission from the said department or agency needs to be taken.
The Rules also prohibit felling or damage to any tree registered as Mith/Mit or Mitini, adopted or smriti and points out that any such violation shall be treated as a forest offence.
As per the Forest Survey of India, 2015 the forest cover of Sikkim is 47.80 % of the State’s total geographical area. Over the past few years the State government has also started an initiative of identifying heritage trees where 21 trees of 25-ft. girth and above and 32 trees of 20-25 ft. girth have been demarcated as heritage trees.
Context: UK has launched its long-awaited 25 Year Environment Plan. The Plan sets out comprehensive and long-term approach to protecting and enhancing the environment in England for the next generation. The Plan is far-reaching, touching on topics ranging from plastics recycling, biodiversity and habitats to climate change and air pollution.
Independent green watchdog: The plan promises a consultation on a new independent body to hold government to account post-Brexit, alongside a new set of green principles to underpin policy-making. A new set of metrics will also help assess progress against the 25 Year goals.
Green business council: A new council is to be established to advise government on setting the right conditions to stimulate environmental entrepreneurism and innovation. The group would also promote the business case for companies to address and report on natural capital risks and green opportunities in their supply chains.
2019 Year of Green Action: The government has promised to launch a year-long youth-focused promotional campaign to engatge people with environmental issues. Using #iwill hashtag the campaign will aim to increase action and engagement on the environment among 10 to 20 year olds. Meanwhile, a range of events and activities will be staged to coincide with the 70th anniversary of National Parks and centenary of the Forestry Commission.
‘Natural Environment for Health and Wellbeing’ programme: A cross-government alliance will establish a three-year programme promoting natural environment as a path for improving health and wellbeing.
Green infrastructure standards: Natural England will lead on new cross-government project to review and update existing standards for green infrastructure by summer 2019, with government supporting local councils to assess developments against these new standards.
Tree planting: The government reiterates goals to plant one million trees in England’s towns and cities by 2022, and endorses proposals for a new Northern Forest. It will also appoint a national Tree Champion and design a new woodland creation grant scheme. A Tree health Resilience Plan is also scheduled for 2018.
Plastic waste targets and taxes: The government said it aims to eliminate all “avoidable” waste by 2050, and all “avoidable plastic waste” by the end of 2042. A call for evidence on using the tax system to eradicate single-use plastics is also on its way this year, while government says it will “explore whether we can ban other problematic materials where suitable alternatives exist”.
Water refill points: To cut plastic bottle waste, the government wants to help retailers and transport hubs to offer up free water refill points in every major city and town in England, while the water industry will be encouraged to create nationwide network of refill points.
International Natural Capital Conference: The UK plans to host major event to “discuss new ways of incorporating natural capital approaches to long-term policy making”.
Global deforestation initiative: A cross-government global resource initiative is to be set up this year that will work with businesses, NGOs, producer countries, and intermediary countries to identify supply chain actions to boost the sustainability of products and reduce deforestation.
Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas.
India and Myanmar are all set to streamline free movement of people within 16 km along their borders. The Centre has asked the four states that share unfenced border with Myanmar to distribute “border pass” to all the residents living within 16 km from the boundary line. It has also asked the governments of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram to enrol the border residents under Aadhaar on war footing.
The border pass will be given only to the domiciles. All residents going across the border for agriculture, work or to meet relatives should carry the pass at all times. There will be no restrictions on their movement.
Both the countries had been intending to put a system in place after India raised the issue of movement of extremists and smugglers freely across the border. On January 3, the Union Cabinet had approved the agreement between India and Myanmar on land border crossing which the government said would enhance economic interaction between the people of the two countries.
India and Myanmar share an unfenced border of 1,643 km, touching Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Nagaland (215 km), Manipur (398 km) and Mizoram (510 km).
What is it? It is a newly discovered species of moth. This discovery represents the first record of Elcysma from Arunachal Pradesh. Researchers have suggested that the new species be commonly called Apatani Glory, named after a local tribe called Apatani.
From where? The species was discovered from the Talle Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.
Key facts: This species has only been seen during autumn, notably in the month of September, indicating that it is a univoltine species, meaning it has one brood of young in a year.
Context: The Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley recently launched the country’s First Agri-commodity Options Contracts in Guar Seed.
Next story 1)There is growing political support across the world for the idea that public investment in social security is critical to eradicate poverty, boost economic growth, and reduce inequality. Has this support translated into tangible outcomes in terms of better life for the targeted people? Critically examine.
Previous story AIR spotlight summary on “Persons of Indian Origin Parliamentary Conference”.
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https://www.insightsonindia.com/2018/01/15/insights-daily-current-affairs-15-january-2018/
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Young, Hip and Conservative: a skeptical blog: What's wrong with politicizing a tragedy?
I haven't written about the Aurora shooting before, although I've been tempted to write about how stupid it is to ask people involved in making the Batman what they think about the shooting. Yahoo News thought it important to tell us that they were shocked. A different reporter revealed that Gabrielle Giffords did not support the shooting either.
Uninspired reaction stories aside, some members of the left are using the shooting for momentum so they can bring out gun control proposals they already supported before the shooting. This has drawn some criticism as "politicizing" the tragedy, but I can't find a convincing argument for why that should be off-limits.
When a judge overrules a piece of legislation, critics will say they are legislating from the bench and supporters will say they are simply righting a wrong. With that same duality of perspective in mind, gun control can be viewed as a short-sighted, foolish policy or a life-saving measure, depending on the viewer.
I reject most of the gun control arguments I've heard after this shooting, such as Lawrence O'Donnell's ridiculous suggestion that limiting rifle magazines to 10 rounds would have led to the unarmed crowd overwhelming the shooter. That being said, I can completely understand why they would want to use this tragedy as a spring board to talking about their side of the issue.
From the gun control advocates perspective, America would be a safer place if guns were harder to obtain legally. They think tragedies like this are examples of the terrible events that could be stopped with tighter controls, and now is the perfect time to win public support.
In the movie Braveheart, I don't recall the Scots allowing a period of mourning for William Wallace before they returned to war with the British. Instead, they used his death to invigorate their troops, and that's what gun control advocates are trying to do here.
I don't like that they will end up making a lot of rushed emotional arguments instead of letting cooler heads prevail, but this is as good a time as any for my intellectual opponents to make their play. Let us have it.
The best-known tragedies are by default political because they have indirect social or economic consequences which change how people relate to one another. Events don't exist in isolation. If we want to *prevent* tragedies like that from occurring in the future, it has to be politicized. There's no other way around it. But that doesn't mean we have to disagree on solutions to these issues, as the article you cited seems to imply. Preventative solutions come through talking about the problem civilly. People seem to reject politicizing issues because it's "partisan". But no one disagrees that the tragedy could have been prevented. Where you place that burden is the issue. I wonder how it could be 'partisan' if those differences existed beforehand, and not without good reason. It's just rhetoric.
I think there is something in the idea that you shouldn't use these kinds of things just to promote your political cause. But I think these sorts of tragedies as much spur people to make their arguments as they provide them with a case to base their arguments on, and accusing other people of politicizing a tragedy can be just as cynical as politicizing it in the first place.
Honestly, this gun-control debate is such a stale-mate, and you have to endorse so many hypotheticals to make your case on either side, that I can't support it either way.
I am concerned about the number of shootings and so forth. It just seems like there have been so many in the past year, and I can't believe it's just because they're so blown out of proportion. If there were people fighting for money or even liberals and conservatives gunning each other down in the streets, that would be comprehensible -- but that people in America just go and shoot innocent bystanders for no reason, and that they do it more and more is alarming and befuddling. Even suicide bombings make more sense than this.
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http://www.younghipandconservative.com/2012/07/whats-wrong-with-politicizing-tragedy.html
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tl;dr: I bought frames from ClearlyContacts.ca. They are very nice.
A neighbour told me about ClearlyContacts.ca (Lensway in the UK / CoastalContacts in the US) and I was astonished. You mean I could actually order my glasses online!? I discovered ClearlyContacts.ca has a mix of their own brands and designer brand frames. Their own brands are: Kam Dhillon, Ltede, Joseph Marc, Love, and Michelle Lane. Their own brands were very nice, though I ended up selecting a Halston frame. To do so, I went to their website, filled in some information about the frames I wanted, such as the size and shape, material, and intended gender, and in a few minutes' time was shown a list of all their frames that matched my criteria. Out of the 830 frames on their website, there was...exactly one. But one was all I needed. By far, this was the shortest amount of time I have ever spent selecting frames...and as a bonus, I got exactly what I wanted.
...but she has a point.
I can see a reason that an ophthalmologist would not approve of online opticals, that she did not mention. In 2009, ClearlyContacts.ca donated $10,000 to the BC Liberal Party. In 2010, laws in BC were changed so that people can now order glasses online without having to give a copy of the prescription to the seller. While this gives more freedom to customers, I read in professionals' forums that they are worried this will reduce the incentive for people to have their eyes checked and potentially cause serious conditions to be unnoticed. Frankly, I agree with this, and I still intend to have my eyes examined as often as recommended.
I found plenty of consumers who refused to buy glasses online out of principle, which I can completely respect. Out of all the people I communicated with (again, anecdotal evidence here) who had actually bought eyewear online, I was surprised to find that every single person was delighted with their purchase. The most common reason I hear aginst ordering glasses online is that people are afraid they will be of poor quality. I'll best be able to speak on this subject in a year, but I have already owned two pairs of glasses that did not perform properly. In one pair, the coating partially rubbed off the lens after 18 months. (I typically keep my glasses for two years.) The pair that I am wearing as I write this had a beautiful gunmetal finish that only lasted six months. Now it is silver. (One optician said to me, "Well, it must be nice to have a change!" ...but I wanted a gunmetal finish!) My point is, poor quality lenses and frames can be found in traditional shops too. Both of these were high-priced glasses from large, well-known opticians.
I went to an optometrist to measure my PD since MDs are exempt from the new regulations and are not required to measure it. I paid for the exam. ($65 at Walmart.) To my chagrin, the optometrist did not measure the PD (the regulations require it to be given to the patient whether or not they ask for it) and told me to ask the optician for it. The optician measured it, but attempted to make me feel guilty about it. I have the greatest sympathy for professionals who feel that online opticians are too much competition. Because of my high prescription, I have been quoted as much as $880 for lenses and frames. I don't wish to participate in a debate, though I will say I make every effort to support local, owner-operated businesses whenever I feel I am able. The fact is, $880 is far more than my insurance covers, and with a kid on the way, I decided on the vastly less expensive and more convenient option. I genuinely hope that there is enough room in the industry for both business models.
ClearlyContacts.ca does not state online what brand of lenses they use, however they were happy to tell me when I called them. I wasn't surprised to hear they didn't use a brand name like Essilor, which appears to be the gold standard, but the lens that they do use for 1.74 high index appears to be a relatively good one. It's from SOMO Optical. The COLTS report on their website (thanks George for telling me to look for that!) was curiously several years old, and the 1.74 high index lenses are newer than that, so they weren't in the report. I reviewed the COLTS score for their other high index lenses and was pleased to find scores as high as 4.67.
I decided to get the frames I wanted from ClearlyContacts.ca with no correction, and get lenses from Eyeglass Lens Direct. My primary reason why is that my face is apparently not entirely symmetrical since my pupils are slightly different distances from centre. ClearlyContacts.ca does not accept a monocular PD, but Eyeglass Lens Direct does. Since the amount of prism induced is based on the strength of your prescription and the amount that your PD is off, I decided to play it safe, since I have no concept of how much prism would be induced in my specific case.
My frames arrived a day early! The nose pad arms were not symmetrical so I needed to adjust them. I can't seem to successfully make delicate adjustments to glasses by hand and I do not own a nose pad adjusting plier. I asked my wife to lend me her round nose pliers that she uses for jewellery. These worked better than the flat nose pliers I use on electronics - since the jaws are circular and smooth, they didn't leave any marks on the frames. For anyone that's a purist, nose pad adjusting pliers may be found on eBay for about $15. I think if I ever have a spare set of round nose pliers, I'll coat the tips with Plasti Dip so that it will be even less likely to scratch the frames.
I also needed to reshape the temples since they were too tight stock. I lined them up beside my old frames and shaped the new ones so that they matched. It took more time than I expected to get them even. A word of caution - don't make any bends very close to the opening of the temple tips as you risk splitting them that way.
I used a coupon from RetailMeNot for the frames and got $20 off. This brought the frames, which were on sale for $38, down to a very reasonable $30 after shipping and insurance. I'm pleased to say I'm delighted! Their measurements must have been accurate because I searched for frames that were the same size as my old ones, and the new frames are indeed just as comfortable as before. In other words, they are exactly as I expected based on ClearlyContacts.ca's photos and description.
ClearlyContacts.ca's return policy is very generous: you may return an order for any reason within 30 days...and they'll even pay for the shipping! They'll also price match and if you find a lower price on an identical item within 10 days of your purchase they'll refund 110% of the difference. I haven't needed to take advantage of either of these but it's nice to know I can if necessary.
As far as usability, I noticed a few minor issues with the ClearlyContacts.ca website. However, it still had my favourite user interface of everything I tried.
- The "Nose Pads" option didn't work perfectly and hid some frames that actually had nose pads.
- It would be nice to be able to search by frames that are "full frame" "rimless" or "half rimless".
- It is not possible to middle-click a frame and have it open in a new window, for ease of comparing multiple frames. Their web developer redeems himself or herself, as it IS possible to use the back button in spite of the fact that searches are done by AJAX. Nicely done.
Since I paid by Visa, and my Visa has Extended Warranty Protection, it appears as if I receive an extra year of warranty on my frames. I have not ever attempted to make a warranty claim through Visa. However, glasses do not appear to be on their exclusions list.
...thank you for reading all the way to the end! Also, thanks to the powers-that-be for this excellent discussion forum, and to George for all the valuable information that he's posted. (IS George the powers-that-be?) My name is Mango and I am chronically verbose.
Thank you very much for the thorough review and discussion! While I am not the administrator the of the forums, I am a moderator. I love reading reviews from other people and I'm glad to hear that you had a good experience with ClearlyContacts. I'm very curious to hear what your experience will be with Eyeglass Lens Direct too. I look forward to seeing your comments in that thread once you've gotten your lenses.
I found your comments on "prism" very interesting and I'm going to look into that a little bit more.
Someone just posted a thread which includes an offer for free glasses (just pay shipping and handling) from Coastal Contacts. The offer is only good on 5/25, but it seems to be offered every month or so.
...the cheap glasses are awesome!!
Seriously, these are the best glasses I've ever owned. While I've had an "adjustment period" for any glasses I've ever worn, these took a respectably short amount of time. I wear them for my usual 16 hours a day and have no eye strain, vision problems, or other ill effects. I have a high prescription, but the lenses don't seem that thick since I chose small frames. They're even easy to clean. After wearing these for a few days I declared my quest for glasses (without having to step in a shopping centre) complete.
The only advantage I noticed to the Crizal Avance that I tried briefly is that my Clearly Contacts glasses have a very very slight brown tint. The Crizal Avance did not. However, I don't say this to deter you from Clearly Contacts. I probably wouldn't have even noticed this had I not been looking for things to compare with. Further, I think it is worthwhile to note that my old glasses from Pearle Vision have the exact same tint. I don't see it unless I'm looking for it, and it's WELL worth saving the hundreds of dollars.
Clearly Contacts is currently aggressively promoting their "free glasses" campaign. One needs a coupon code for this, but they're relatively easy to find. "freeglassesonus" should work for the next few weeks. A recent difference is that you can now choose between AR, UV, and scratch resistant coatings - they were always included before. The coatings now cost $10 each or $20 for all three. The "free glasses" now do not come with these coatings, so you'll end up paying $35 or so after the coatings and shipping. (Curiously, you can't choose a tint and the AR coating at the same time.) While I'm in favour of customer choice, I hope this won't cause a flood of people who don't get the coatings to save $20, and then are unhappy with their glasses - time will tell.
Yes, for me this is a "quick" update. This may explain why I never get asked to give speeches.
Essilor bought CoastalContacts in February.
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https://www.cbetternow.com/clearlycontacts-coastalcontacts-and-buying-glasses-online-t87.html
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Restrictions on Termination: a franchisor must have “good cause” to terminate a franchise, and “good cause” for termination is limited to a franchisee’s failure to “substantially” comply with the lawful requirements of the parties’ franchise agreement. Generally franchisors must provide at least 60 days, but not more than 75 days, to cure a material default. Franchisors may still terminate for certain “serious” defaults with less than 10 days’ notice, such as failure to pay fees, abandonment, and repeated defaults. New sanctions available to franchisees terminated or refused renewal without good cause include damages in the amount of the fair market value of the franchised business and assets, and preliminary and injunctive relief for a franchisor’s violation of the statute. Expect plenty of litigation over whether there was “substantial” noncompliance and a “material” default by a terminated franchisee.
Post-termination repurchase obligation: California always has been a state where franchisors had to approach a decision to terminate with caution, because of a California statute that prohibits enforcement of covenants not to compete as well as case law making it difficult to collect lost future profit damages from terminated franchisees. Now, absent certain exceptions, a franchisor must buy from the terminated franchisee all inventory, supplies, equipment, fixtures and furnishings that the franchisee had purchased due to a franchise agreement requirement – even if termination is due to the franchisee’s material default. Any money owed by the franchisee to the franchisor may be offset against the repurchase price for such items. Notable exceptions to the repurchase requirement are if the franchisee declined the franchisor’s renewal offer, or if the franchisor permits the former franchisee to retain control of the business location after termination.
Right to Transfer: Franchisors now may not prevent a franchisee from selling the business’s assets or an interest in the business, except if the buyer does not meet the franchisor’s standards for new franchisees or if the franchisee and buyer fail to comply with other reasonable requirements of transfer in the franchise agreement. The franchisor must provide the franchisee and prospective buyer with written standards by which it determines whether a prospective franchisee is acceptable, and if denying transfer approval on the basis of non-suitability must explain why the proposed buyer does not meet one or more of the standards. Franchisors may enforce right of first refusal provisions in the franchise agreement, provided that the franchisor pays equal to or greater than the price offered by the prospective buyer.
Conclusion: The new California laws generate issues with the franchise agreement, franchisor operations, and franchisor/franchisee relations that any franchisor selling franchises in California should have reviewed and addressed by an attorney. Please contact us for further information and advice.
On December 10, 2012, a decision in the case of In Re. Butler demonstrated a strict approach on the policy and procedures that a franchisor must follow for selling a franchise. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court sitting in North Carolina ruled that the owners of a franchise were personally liable to a franchisee for $714,000 plus interest in damages for violating the New York Franchise Law. The court further ruled that the franchise owners’ liability was non-dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Michael and Kathy Butler opened a small retail store to serve the marketing needs of small businesses. After much success, the Butlers formed PRS Franchise Systems LLC (“PRS”). Based in North Carolina, PRS Franchise handled all of the franchising for the PR Stores. PRS had obtained a one year license from New York to sell franchises to its residents, but subsequently PRS did not renew its New York registration on an annual basis.
In 2007, John Mangione, a New York resident, expressed interest in purchasing 20 PR Store franchises in the New York area. Because of Mangione’s interest, PRS submitted an application to renew its registration to sell franchises in New York. Before receiving approval of its renewal application, PRS sold 20 PR Store franchises to Mangione and received $716,000 in initial franchise fees between April and July 2007.
The franchise relationship was not to Mangione’s satisfaction, most of his PR Store locations were unsuccessful, and he ceased operating them by 2009. The Butlers also had a reversal of fortune and by 2009 they had dissolved PRS and filed for bankruptcy.
The Butlers argued that they were permitted to engage in franchise sale transactions while the application of renewal for registration was pending under New York Law. The court rejected this argument on the grounds that, while New York law does permit franchisors to sell franchises while renewal applications are pending, the law also requires the franchisor to give the buyer its last registered offering prospectus (also commonly known as the franchise disclosure document, or “FDD”), escrow the franchise fees paid in a separate trust account and then, once the renewal application is approved, provide the franchisee with the approved new prospectus and an opportunity to rescind the franchise agreement and have the fees returned. The court stated that even if PRS’ application was timely, PRS failed to escrow the initial franchise fees, provide Mangione with the registered prospectus after its approval in August 2007 and offer rescission as required by New York law. Instead, shortly after receiving initial franchise fee payments, PRS distributed the funds as sales commissions to its broker and as salaries for the principals of the company – the Butlers.
Because the Butlers directly engaged in the unlawful sale of the franchises to Mangione, and profited personally from his payments, the court found that the Butlers were personally liable to Mangione. The court stated that the remedies for an unlawful offer or sale of a franchise are: 1) rescission of the Franchise Agreement, 2) damages with 6% interest from the date of the transaction, and 3) reasonable attorney fees and costs. Therefore, the court found that Mangione was entitled to rescission of the franchise agreements and return of the $714,000 paid by him, plus 6% interest from May 7, 2007.
The next issue that the court addressed was whether the Butlers’ debt was dischargeable in bankruptcy. According to the court, a debtor’s debt is non-dischargeable if the money is obtained by “false pretenses, a false representation, or actual fraud.” The court found that the Butlers’ committed fraud by misrepresenting to Mangione that PRS had the legal right to sell franchises in New York, even though its registration was only pending, not approved. The court further stated that a debtor’s debt is non-dischargeable “for fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity, embezzlement, or larceny.” The court stated that a debtor must prove: 1) the debt arose while the debtor was acting in a fiduciary capacity, and 2) the debt arose from the debtor’s fraud or defalcation. In this case, the court found that the Butlers’ failure to escrow the franchise fees, and their failure to return the funds to Mangione, each amounted to defalcation.
This case demonstrates the danger to the franchisor’s executives if their company fails to follow franchise sales rules. A violation of such rules can, without additional evidence of factual fraud or misrepresentation, result in those executives being held personally liable to the franchisee and being unable to obtain a discharge of that judgment in their personal bankruptcy proceedings.
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https://franbuslaw.com/blog/tag/franchisee/
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After you have purchased your guitar, bass guitar or other electronic instrument, purchasing a cable for it might not seem like such a big deal. Cables are pretty important though, and you should consider a few questions before choosing one. What kind of cables do I need? What kind of quality do I need? How long do they need to be?
In our instrument cable category, you'll find the types of cables you need for hooking your (bass) guitar up to an amplifier, and for connecting effects to your setup. If you are using equipment with MIDI support, you'll also need MIDI cables. You can use patch cables to connect effects, and you can use speaker cables to hook up amp heads and speaker cabinets.
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https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/guitar/guitar-cable
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How do I find the best Amityville architect for my home design project?
It is best to hire a home architect who will be involved in all phases of the design process, from the initial concept to the completed construction. The architect is often the first person you will hire for your project. If necessary, they might also help you select and hire New York subcontractors, which can include the builders, engineers and landscaper. Interior architects are also involved in negotiating contracts for all involved participants. It is for these reasons that it is extremely important for you to have a good relationship with the Amityville residential architect you hire. He or she can be the tie-breaking vote between you and the general contractor and can be your biggest advocate during the construction process. Different architecture firms in Amityville, NY provide different services, so the scope of the work can span from pre-design environmental impact studies to selecting furniture and finishes, depending on what your specific needs are.
It is very important to hire the right professional for the job. Remember that the most well-known or established designer might not provide the best architectural services for your needs. It all comes down to the individual project. Research and ask people whose work you like for recommendations. It's important to have somewhat of an idea of the style of house architecture that you prefer, as well as the amount you would like to spend. Residential architects in Amityville, NY are natural problem solvers. They will assess the entire situation and help you to solve your problems too. Don't settle for a single company too early. Call and interview a few. Make sure that you feel like your personalities will mesh well and that you like their professional perspective.
Find a home architect in Amityville, NY on Houzz. Narrow your search in the Professionals section of the website to Amityville architects. You may also look through photos of New York projects to find interior architects and building designers who have worked on a project similar to yours.
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https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architect/c/Amityville--NY
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Imagine a star went supernova and was 1kg short of being a black hole, so instead it became a neutron star.
Then an asteroid hit the neutron star putting it just over the mass limit.
Would we expect that an event horizon would form just outside the surface of the neutron star, so it would suddenly become dark, whilst remaining a neutron star?
Why is it necessary to also undergo additional collapse into a singlularity at the same time that an event horizon forms just outside its surface?
I read a few years back that black holes do not have to be singularities, and that even a body of water with a diameter as large as the orbit of Pluto would be a black hole.
Is this true, do black holes have to be singularities?
For example if a neutron star became large enough that an event horizon formed just outside the diameter of the neutron star then it would be a black hole without having to be a singularity.
It would seem like a coincidence if the point of collapse to a singularity also happened at the same point as an event horizon forming.
However here they say that the observable universe's mass has a Schwarzschild radius of approximately 13.7 billion light years, and the universe is not a singularity.
The estimated maximum mass for a neutron star is ~3.2 solar masses and would have a radius of ~18 km.
The Schwarzchild radius for an object of that mass is 9.44 km.
So what happens if you add just that little bit of matter to a neutron star just sitting on the edge of maximum mass, is that you push it over the tipping point of where it interior can support the weight of the star and it starts to collapse in on itself until it shrinks below its Schwarzchild radius and forms the black hole. The process of collapse starts before the black hole is formed.
So saying that black holes can be made up of large amounts of ordinary matter, like for example a body of water, is not useful because they would immediately collapse to something close to a singularity?
Perhaps they meant that in such examples a black could form as a result of these bodies.
Is it also correct that no one currently knows how small the resulting object is after collapse to a BH? I presume that a true singularity is not a possibility?
At present, we know of nothing that would prevent the collapse all the way down to a singularity. But a singularity just represents where the laws of Physics as we understand them break down. It is expected that a theory that combines QM and GR will avoid that singularity.
Do gravitational waves interact in any special way with Black Holes?
Is it all just grist to the mill?
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http://www.thephysicsforum.com/astrophysics-cosmology/6874-question-about-black-holes-singularities.html
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Does Qualys actually scan for the registry settings for RC4 and other ciphers? In doing research I had this question come to me: does it actually scan for the registry settings and , if not there, flag it as a vulnerability?
In the case of RC4, Qualys is not checking the registry. It is simply probing the listening service to see what ciphers it responds with as available. You can do the same check using TestSSLServer (TestSSLServer ). I've found it's beneficial that Qualys does the cipher checks in this manner because you're checking the effective configuration rather than the configuration as defined, which can sometimes be different (ex: pending reboot).
Yes. During vulnerability scanning Qualys scan registry settings and if there is missing or vulnerable configuration setting it is marked as vulnerability exist and provide possible solution to fix it.
Thank you very much Stjepan!
This is fantastic news and a great help! So, when it says, as in my case, "RDP port 3389" is that traffic to/from a web server (if I understand correctly) via RDP?
It's saying the listening service on port 3389, which is RDP, is responding that it supports RC4. The first step on all windows systems is to disable RC4 for the SCHANNEL via the registry. That will take care of most (if not all) of your detections. Any that remain would be application specific.
Thank you so much, all of you. Your knowledge is priceless! Thank you.
| 2019-04-20T18:59:12 |
https://community.qualys.com/thread/18836-does-qualys-actually-scan-for-the-registry-settings-for-rc4-and-other-ciphers
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TAJIKISTAN: Hijab ban and state-written sermons "only a recommendation"?
Women were being stopped at kindergartens in March to be told that they should not drop off their children while wearing a hijab, one source told Forum 18 News Service. "We have received so many phone calls during the last week from women in various places in Dushanbe and outside that they were stopped on the street by officials and warned that they must not wear the hijab," Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda of the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) told Forum 18. Despite this – and statements from Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon against women wearing "uncharacteristic" dress - a State Committee for Religious Affairs official claimed to Forum 18 that "no one ever banned the hijab or spoke against it". The same official denied to Forum 18 that imams were required to read state-produced sermons at Friday prayers, one before parliamentary elections backing the ruling party and one afterwards calling for the IRP to be closed down. Orders to imams to read out such sermons are "not compulsory but only a recommendation", the official also claimed.
A senior official of the government's State Committee for Religious Affairs (SCRA) has denied the existence of a state campaign against women wearing the Islamic headscarf, the hijab, which was launched by Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon in early March. "I have not heard of any groups of officials going in public places anywhere in Tajikistan to speak against the hijab," Solehjon Zavkiyev, SCRA Deputy Chair in charge of Mosque affairs, claimed to Forum 18 News Service from the capital Dushanbe on 31 March. "It's true that we would like our women to wear Tajikistan's traditional religious dress, but no one ever banned the hijab or spoke against it."
Officials have not stated why people are not free to wear the clothing of their choice, whether or not inspired by their faith, nor why government restrictions on clothing are applied only to women.
Concerns have also been raised by the requirement that imams of state-backed mosques read sermons at Friday prayers issued and distributed by the state authorities (see below).
Women were being stopped at kindergartens in March to be told that they should not drop off their children while wearing a hijab, sources who asked not to be identified for fear of state reprisals told Forum 18 that month.
"We have received so many phone calls during the last week from women in various places in Dushanbe and outside that they were stopped on the street by officials and warned that they must not wear the hijab," Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda of the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) told Forum 18 from Dushanbe on 1 April.
Muzaffar Olimov, an expert of Sharq (Orient) sociological and political research centre in Dushanbe, also confirmed to Forum 18 the authorities' efforts against the hijab, at least in the country's two biggest cities, the capital Dushanbe and Khujand in the north. "I know of such attempts by the local Administrations in Dushanbe and Khujand," he told Forum 18 on 30 March. "But I am not aware that there is a widescale campaign across the country."
The authorities' campaign against women wearing the hijab appears to have been launched by President Rahmon on 6 March, ahead of the 8 March official mothers' day holiday. He told a meeting with women of Dushanbe of his concern that "women and girls have appeared in society who wear black dresses uncharacteristic of Tajik culture and traditions," according to the text of his speech on the presidential website. He stated that some women wear such dresses "with the purpose to propagate radical ideas, and cultivate this fashion in our women and girls".
Although President Rahmon did not specifically mention hijabs, it was clear that this was the type of clothing he had in mind, Forum 18 notes.
Soon after the President's speech, state television showed footage of police stopping ten women in hijabs on the street, claiming they were prostitutes.
The Heads of Administrations of the cities of Dushanbe, Mahmadsaid Uboydulloev, and Khujand, Radjaboi Ahmadzoda, issued decrees on 27 March obliging their cities' authorities to work among women to prevent them from wearing hijabs, as well as warning vendors not to sell them.
An "operational" meeting of the Police at the Interior Ministry in Dushanbe was held on 28 March to follow up on the President's orders to counter the wearing of "alien clothing" by women, according to the Interior Ministry website. Deputy Interior Minister Alamshozoda Abdurahmon Alamsho complained of "propaganda to wear alien clothing among the female population in several regions of the country". Local police chiefs reported to the meeting on work in their area to carry out the President's orders.
Dushanbe City Administration officials refused to discuss the anti-hijab campaign with Forum 18 on 30 March.
Makhmudjon Dadoboyev, Press Secretary of Khujand City Administration, explained to Forum 18 on 31 March that Ahmadzoda's decree ordered groups of officials to "work among the population to propagate Tajikistan's traditional dress. And yes, they explain that the hijab is not traditional dress, but so far wearing the hijab is not banned." He claimed that "what officials tell people about the hijab is only a recommendation."
What will happen to those who continue to sell or wear hijabs?
Asked what will happen to those who ignore the authorities' instructions and continue selling or wearing hijabs or what measures the authorities will take in future, Dadoboyev of Khujand City Administration replied: "We have not thought about it, and I do not know what will be done about it."
Zavkiyev of the SCRA claimed that "women in Tajikistan are free to wear hijab, since there is no ban on it." He did not tell Forum 18 what measures the authorities will take against those who continue to sell or wear hijabs.
However, Sayfullozoda of the IRP expressed his concern. "The authorities are warning people now, but in the near future they will begin handing down punishments."
Meanwhile, around the time of the 1 March Parliamentary elections, officials ordered imams in mosques throughout the country to read out two election texts attacking an opposition political party and praising the government.
On 27 February, the sermon apparently prepared by the SCRA was read – or at least partly read - during Friday prayers in Central Mosques. The text attacked the opposition IRP, praised President Rahmon and his People's Democratic Party (PDPT), and called on Muslims to vote only for candidates from Rahmon's Party.
After the elections – which were neither free nor fair – another SCRA written sermon called for the IRP to be closed down and for there to be only one party in the country.
The IRP is Central Asia's only legal religious-based political party (see Forum 18's Tajikistan religious freedom survey http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=1553).
The government has in recent years increased state control and repression of Muslims exercising freedom of religion or belief. Only one madrassah (Islamic religious school) is allowed to operate, all others having been closed. An imam fired by the SCRA in July 2013 remains unemployed, and in February 2014 the SCRA ordered sermons on one topic to be preached in every mosque where preaching is permitted by the state. Asked why imams cannot themselves decide what they should preach on, SCRA Deputy Chair Zavkiyev denied to Forum 18 that the instruction came from the SCRA. "It was a decision of the Council of Ulems", he claimed, "and I don't see anything wrong in it" (see F18News 3 March 2014 http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=1933).
"We have to vote for those whose work has achieved results"
"We have to vote for those whose work has achieved results", Eurasianet on 27 February quoted the three-page sermon delivered that day (and seen by Forum 18) as saying. "May God protect our head of state, who has devoted himself to saving our nation and delivering us from our troubles." Without naming the IRP but in comments clearly understood in Tajikistan as directly attacking it, the text claimed: "Is it not this party that divided people?" It went on to claim that the IRP intends to restart the civil war that ended in 1997.
The Social-Democratic Party complained that "sermons delivered on 27 February by the state-funded Islamic Centre, criticising the IRPT and promoting the PDPT, compromised the secular nature of the state", an Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Election Observation Mission noted.
The government "boasts that it is a democratic and secular state", Sayfullozoda of the IRP told Forum 18. But, he asked, "where is the democracy and secularism when the state interferes in religious affairs, and dictates to mosques what to preach on?"
"An honest count could not be guaranteed"
The OSCE Election Observation Mission found that: "the 1 March parliamentary elections took place in a restricted political space and failed to provide a level playing field for candidates (..) restrictions on the right to stand, freedoms of expression and assembly, and access to media limited the opportunity to make a free and informed choice. The elections were not administered in an impartial manner (..) significant shortcomings were noted, including multiple voting and ballot box stuffing. The disregard of counting procedures meant that an honest count could not be guaranteed".
Civil society organisations, even those not working on overtly political issues, spoke to a human rights defender known to Forum 18 of a climate of fear before the elections.
President Rahmon's PDPT has 51 out of the total of 63 deputies in the new parliament and the IRP has no deputies.
"Let there be only one effective party"
Four weeks later on 27 March, also during Friday prayers, another pre-written SCRA sermon was read in mosques across the country. The text Forum 18 has seen claims the 1 March elections showed overwhelming support for Rahmon's party, attacks the IRP as a threat to society, and encourages Muslims to call on the central government to initiate a referendum to close the IRP down. The text states "let there be only one effective party in Tajikistan".
Unlike the 27 February sermon, which was unsigned, the 27 March sermon was signed by Abdurahmon Mavlanov, who is thought to work for the SCRA.
"Many central mosques across Tajikistan just read the preamble of the letter, where the name of our Party is not given explicitly," Sayfullozoda of the IRP told Forum 18. But, he continued, "several central mosques in Dushanbe and in Sogd Region, including two mosques in Khujand, read the whole letter".
Government officials in the municipal administrations of Khujand and Istaravshan District in Sogd Region refused to comment to Forum 18 on either of the recent pre-written sermon texts.
"Pre-written sermons are prepared by the Islamic Centre [the state-backed body controlling Islam in the country]," SCRA Deputy Chair in charge of work with mosques Zavkiyev claimed to Forum 18. "This is normal policy in many major Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia." However, he insisted that the texts it and other human rights and media organisations have seen are "fake". "The real sermons did not include any support for the President or his Party, or attack the IRP."
Zavkiyev of the SCRA would not state whether Mavlonov also works for the SCRA. But Sayfullozoda of the IRP told Forum 18 that "we know that Mavlonov works for the SCRA. Our members and other people who have listened to these sermons in mosques have told us about this". The IRP had sight of the SCRA-prepared 27 March sermon – which as is usual attempts to disguise its origin by not using the SCRA letterhead – before it was read in mosques. For fear of state reprisals he could not reveal the source that supplied the sermon, but was confident that it is reliable.
Deputy Grand Mufti Haji Nigmatullo Olimov and other officials of the state-backed Council of Ulems and Islamic Centre declined to discuss the sermons with Forum 18 on 31 March. Deputy Grand Mufti Olimov has previously denied that imams cannot preach their own sermons and must deliver pre-written texts from the Council of Ulems (see F18News 3 March 2014 http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=1933).
"It is not surprising that imams in central mosques read the sermons," Olimov of the Sharq research centre commented to Forum 18. "The imams of the 365 central mosques across Tajikistan receive salaries from the government. They are expected by the government to carry out the government's policy." He also noted that the Sharq Centre's research had found that over 70 per cent of the population saw no threat to the country from the IRP.
Zakiyev of the SCRA claimed that orders to imams to read out sermons are "not compulsory but only a recommendation". Asked whether there are any punishments or other consequences for imams who refuse to read the pre-written sermons, he claimed: "Imams are also free to prepare their own sermons".
However, Sayfullozoda of the IRP told Forum 18 that he knows of imams who have been fired for refusing to read pre-written sermons. One example he gave was Imam Khodji Mirzo Ibronov of the Central Mosque in Külob in the south west of the country.
Ubaydullo Khasanov, who was Chief Imam in Vossei District of the south-western Khatlon Region, was dismissed on the SCRA's instructions for allegedly giving "false information to the President" (see F18News 3 March 2014 http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=1933).
| 2019-04-19T11:23:01 |
http://forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2053
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You are given two integers A and B.
Let the size of the grid be h \times w (h vertical, w horizontal). Both h and w are at most 100.
The set of the squares painted white is divided into exactly A connected components.
The set of the squares painted black is divided into exactly B connected components.
It can be proved that there always exist one or more solutions under the conditions specified in Constraints section. If there are multiple solutions, any of them may be printed.
Two squares painted white, c_1 and c_2, are called connected when the square c_2 can be reached from the square c_1 passing only white squares by repeatedly moving up, down, left or right to an adjacent square.
Any two squares in S are connected.
No pair of a square painted white that is not included in S and a square included in S is connected.
A connected component of squares painted black is defined similarly.
In the first line, print integers h and w representing the size of the grid you constructed, with a space in between.
If the square at the i-th row and j-th column (1 \leq j \leq w) in the grid is painted white, the j-th character in s_i should be ..
If the square at the i-th row and j-th column (1 \leq j \leq w) in the grid is painted black, the j-th character in s_i should be #.
| 2019-04-21T18:41:50 |
https://arc093.contest.atcoder.jp/tasks/arc093_b
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This statistic shows the places and situations in which energy drinks are consumed in the United States in 2016, by age. During the survey, 60 percent of the respondents aged 30 to 39 years answered that they normally consume energy drinks at home.
The original question was phrased as follows: Where do you normally consume energy drinks?
| 2019-04-25T06:26:11 |
https://www.statista.com/statistics/622441/places-and-situations-in-which-energy-drinks-are-consumed-in-the-us-by-age/
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Can this political group get the Amish to vote for Trump?
The Amish are a conservative, Christian group of people who don't watch TV, drive cars or use the internet - and they don't typically vote in national elections. A group of Donald Trump supporters is hoping to change that.
| 2019-04-18T17:10:38 |
https://www.amishpac.com/in-the-news/can-this-political-group-get-the-amish-to-vote-for-trump
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100 grams of Pork, cured, ham -- water added, rump, bone-in, separable lean and fat, unheated contain 12.5 grams of total fat, of which 4.17 gr. are saturated.
An average adults needs 65 grams of total fat per day. 100 grams of Pork, cured, ham -- water added, rump, bone-in, separable lean and fat, unheated have 12.5 gr of total fat, the 19% of your total daily needs.
You can find 4.17 grams of saturated fat in 100 grams of Pork, cured, ham -- water added, rump, bone-in, separable lean and fat, unheated, that is the 21% of your daily needs. You should replace foods high in saturated fats with foods high in monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fats. This means eating foods made with liquid vegetable oil but not tropical oils. It also means eating fish and nuts. You also might try to replace some of the meat you eat with beans or legumes.
| 2019-04-21T06:07:46 |
http://www.freenutritionfacts.com/pork-cured-ham-water-added-rump-bone-in-separable-lean-and-fat-unheated/fat/
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The EU General Data Protection Regulation is now applicable, and many data subject requests have been already sent. But the question about how to identify the data subjects sending requests and be GDPR compliant remains.
It's an important question because, obviously personal data need to be protected, and you need to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability more than ever. Any data subject-access requests made by unauthorized persons will result in a breach.
At the same time, you must process the data subject requests made under the GDPR promptly and in a way that allows data subjects to exercise their rights, such as access and rectification, data portability, right to withdraw consent, right to object, right to be forgotten, right to restriction of processing and not to be subject to automated decision-making and profiling, which would have significant impact on the individual rights and freedoms. Also, the data subjects have right to contact your DPO, if you have one.
Breaches of personal data naturally are feared by the data controllers for a very good reason and should be avoided. On the other hand, you should beware of being overzealous, as you can be also very well penalized for either making the request process too burdensome for the data subjects or for collecting excessive amounts of personal data just for the authentication itself.
How can I be penalized for doing my best to authenticate the data subjects?
Basically, if you make it too difficult for the data subjects to exercise their rights, by creating for them unreasonable and disproportionate requirements, you will in fact infringe the very basic rights of the data subjects. This way, you risk the highest administrative fines, that is up to 20,000,000 euros, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 percent of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher.
It is highly recommended that you do not obtain clearly more sensitive or potentially more harmful data, for the purpose of authentication, than the data that is subject to the request. If you actually need some additional information, it should be the minimum amount and only what is relevant in the given context. This is important not only because of the principle of data minimization, but also to ensure purpose limitation and fairness.
Accordingly, the highest administrative fines, as provided by the GDPR, may fall upon you.
What should be specifically avoided?
Asking for a copy of ID document, passport or other official, government-issued document, such as a birth certificate, as a standard way of verifying the identity of data subjects should be definitely avoided.
The obvious reason why is because it is disproportionate and not always relevant. The less obvious reason is that this is not considered a secure and efficient method of authentication, and the level of assurance as to the real identity of a person, in contrast to what some might think, is quite low.
Authentication in an online environment is widely disputed, and most people will tell you that you should not use the information that basically stays the same for all your life or for a long period of time, such as Social Security numbers or government issued identifiers, as it is likely that such data may already be in possession of unauthorized persons, simply because they exist for a long time. Also, if this would be a prevalent practice, many companies would be, and sometimes already are, in possession of such information, and they very often fall pray to breaches and hacker attacks.
Last but not least, by collecting such information, you will create additional risks for data subjects, as such data may be used, for identity theft or fraud, for example, and you will need to protect it with higher security measures than for the innocuous data that is subject to the request itself, e.g., history of purchased items or the like. Quite likely you would need, under the GDPR, to conduct the data protection impact assessment before implementing such method of authentication.
So how should I authenticate data subjects to be compliant?
You should follow a few easy, yet distinct and very important rules, in order to be compliant and to meet the privacy expectation of individuals.
First, consider the context and reasonable expectations of data subjects. Basically, if some method of verifying identify was good enough when you obtained the data in the first place (e.g., you received them by email), it should be good enough when you receive a request (e.g., email request sent from the same email address).
The GDPR is clear about withdrawing consent, saying that it shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent. Apply cautiously the same rule for other data subject requests, unless you feel it is unreasonable in the context of risks to data subjects. This means that you also should consider how sensitive the data is and what are the risks. The more sensitive the data, the more effort to authenticate is expected. This is in accordance with the risk-based approach, and you can justify asking for more information or more critical or sensitive information if you do this to protect the data subjects against possible risks to their rights and freedoms.
Even then, use the data you have rather than ask for more new data. It means that you should try to verify the data subject's knowledge (e.g., by asking some questions) in relation to such data that are subject to the request, or that you hold for related purposes, and also consider how the data were obtained in the first place. If your method of authentication was previously nickname and password, the very nickname and password should enable you to process request. If nickname or password were lost, of course, asking for name and surname will not make sense, if they were not linked to the profile.
In the online context, the GDPR explicitly says that identification should include the digital identification of a data subject, for example, through an authentication mechanism, such as the same credentials, used by the data subject to log in to the online service offered by the data controller.
Consider also industry recognized standards, which are widely available, such as that of NIST's digital identity guidelines. They should help you to apply state-of-the-art methods of identification, authentication and authorization, which belong to the foundational concepts and tenets of information security.
What if I cannot still confirm the identity of a data subject who did send a request?
Do not despair or panic! In such a situation, you may refuse to process the subject request unless the data subject provides you with additional information.
In cases where you do not take action on the request of the data subject, the data subject needs to be informed accordingly, within GDPR time limits (without delay and at the latest within one month of receipt of the request) and about the reasons for not taking action and on the possibility of lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority and seeking a judicial remedy.
The GDPR also says that, if the purposes for which a controller processes personal data do not or no longer require the identification of a data subject by the controller, the controller shall not be obliged to maintain, acquire or process additional information in order to identify the data subject for the sole purpose of complying with the GDPR.
Where this is the case, and the controller is able to demonstrate that it is not in a position to identify the data subject, the controller shall inform the data subject accordingly, if possible. In such cases, data subject rights specified in Articles 15 to 20 shall not apply, except where the data subject, for the purpose of exercising his or her rights under those articles, provides additional information enabling his or her identification.
Again, the final and clear guideline is that you should not collect identifying information if you do not need it otherwise unless the data subject himself/herself wishes to prove her identity.
It seems that it is far better and wise to avoid having too much data in accordance with the principle of data minimization, and thus refuse to process some subject requests when not in a position to identify her, then be overzealous and collect too much information just for the purpose of authentication.
"email request sent from the same email address" - really? Does the author really know how email works? It should read probably "asking to enter and verifying a random code sent to the same email address from which the original request came"
Augustin, what about sending a confirmation link first to the email address the data subject registered with ? Only after clicking that link , the DSAR's can be executed.
Advising against official documents is interesting - for customers i can see how this would be disproportionate and if official ID isn't collected in the first place, it wouldn't necessarily prove ID at a later date for a request.
But what above for ex-staff? Official ID is collected at recruitment, copies of the documents (or evidence that they have been seen) would already be held and the level of data for employees is likely to be more sensitive. Would a different process for employees and customers be seen as being proportionate or restricting access?
Hi Ian, The ID document or passport only works for identification if you are a holder of such document and you show it to a person standing in front of you. Sharing copy of such document is no proof of your identity and you could say it is like disclosing a private encryption key, it instantly diminishes even more the identification worth of such method. Ultimately zero-knowledge proof, e-signature, or the like, would be a way to go if you need to establish the identity beyond any doubt to provide access to sensitive data.
| 2019-04-22T12:38:50 |
https://iapp.org/news/a/how-to-verify-identity-of-data-subjects-for-dsars-under-the-gdpr/
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How do I get the setting gear back on the students/people page?
Recently I was unenrolling students through the people page and then clicking the gear to get to user details. I can no longer see this gear next to the students name in my class. How can I get that gear back to unenroll students? I am not an admin and don't believe I ever had admin privileges.
There's a good chance that this functionality was removed by the Canvas Admins at your school. I'd start by contacting them to see if they know anything about it.
| 2019-04-18T19:35:03 |
https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/13662-how-do-i-get-the-setting-gear-back-on-the-studentspeople-page
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Explanation of Marantz and technical terminology sorted in alphabetical order.
Upscaling is the process of converting a standard definition (SD) video signal to a seemingly high-definition (HD) video signal by using a video scalar. Upscaling does not convert standard definition video to true high definition video, but it does dramatically improve the detail and colour consistency of the picture, up to 1080p, the resolution possible for HDTV. The term usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a horizontal (display) resolution of 1920 lines and a frame resolution of 1920 × 1080 or over two million pixels. On AV Receiver video conversion from analogue level to the digital level for output via HDMI offers ease of use and best digital picture quality for each source material.
High resolution digital audio signal. Standard resolution as of CD is 16bit / 44,1kHz.
High resolution digital video signal are supported.
When audio cannot be enjoyed via HDMI connection, the audio output has to be connected analogue to the receiver or output screen. When a source product is not equipped with an analogue multichannel output but only a stereo audio output, the internal 2-channel downmix processing automatically downmixes a 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 signal back to a stereo signal (2.0). Optional to the HDMI of course the digital audio output can be used for standard multichannel audio as Dolby Digital or DTS.
WiFi, also called IEEE802.11, working on a frequency of 2.4GHz. This means a much wider bandwidth is available for transmitting the signals in comparison with RF for example and it can be used in both directions (bi-directional or 2-Way): to control equipment and receive information from the equipment when available. The WiFi technology is also used for wireless computer networks. For the use with RC9001 for example this means direct browsing the contents of a music server and several other application possibilities like lighting - climatic - security control - etc.
With Native direct output via HDMI on a BD Player the audio and video signal can be separately outputted via the two HDMI connectors to optimize the purity of the signals. There is less interference between the sensitive audio and video signal and both can be kept as clear as possible. The second option for the two HDMI out is to connect two display devices at the same time, such as a flat screen via a receiver and a projector directly.
The 2-stage amplification concept for main amplifiers or the 3-stage one for integrated amplifiers offers an extremely wide frequency range needed for the high resolution formats like SA-CD and DVD-A. In addition it influences the overall performance in relation to speed and accuracy. The first amplification stage is built into the pre amplifier followed by voltage amplification and the 3rd and final is the power output stage to guarantee high current output driving speakers more vividly and dynamically.
3D stands for 3 dimensional. Products carrying the 3D logo are able to output or path through the digital 3D video signal.
HD - 7.1 PCM Multichannel offers the full high definition / high resolution sound from Blu-ray Disc™ or HD-DVD even if the decoders for the HD Audio formats Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD aren't built into the receiver. How? The player has the option to convert the HD Audio signal into an up to 7.1 PCM Multichannel 24bit / 96kHz signal, which will be transmitted via the HDMI cable. The conversion is lossless and so you will enjoy every single bit of high definition sound. In the Marantz receiver high quality 24bit / 96kHz digital to analogue converter will take care of the signal.
Marantz has the 70% power guarantee, meaning that a minimum of 70% of the stereo power indicated in the specification section will be available when 5 channels are simultaneously used. A lot of misunderstanding about power rating has been created by claiming the highest possible output power as a unique selling point. Measurement often has been done on only 1 speaker drive, with lower impedance than 8 ohms and high THD (total harmonic distortion) acceptance. A standard THD value is 0.08%. The lower the better.
Speaker A/B for the connection of two pair of speakers at the same time. They can run single as A or B, but as well as A+B at the same time.
The Anchor Bay Technologies' video scaling chip is specially made for applications requiring high-quality up-conversion from standard video like 576i up to high-definition formats including 1080p, I/P conversion and upconversion from analogue video signals to the digital domain for transfer through HDMI. The chip features Anchor Bay's proprietary 10-bit Precision Video Scaling Engine that can independently scale an image horizontally and vertically to achieve an outstanding picture quality for today's demanding high resolution video displays. See '1080p Upscaling'. Marantz makes use of the standard ABT1030 and the advanced ABT2015 chip offering further video adjustment possibilities and noise reduction processing.
Audyssey is an acoustic measurement technology which automatically restores the acoustic distortion caused by the acoustic behaviour of a room with only a push on a button. Audyssey equalization provides an clear, accurate, natural sound with voices and dialog that become focused and intelligible, restoring the musical balance. Musical instruments and sound effects become precisely localized and the surround soundstage is made seamless and enveloping.
Dynamic EQ selects the best possible frequency response and surround volume levels moment-by-moment. This ensures that the bass response, tonal balance and surround impression remain constant despite changes in volume. This is the first technology that carefully combines information from incoming source levels with actual output sound levels in the room, a pre-requisite for delivering a dynamic volume solution.
Your Listening experience can be greatly diminished when there are significant shifts in volume between television programs, commercials and within the program material itself. When this happens you must constantly adjust the volume to maintain your desired listening level. Audyssey Dynamic Volume monitors the volume of program material moment-bymoment and automatically adjusts it, maintaining the desired listening level for all content while optimizing the dynamic range to preserve impact.
Balanced connections in an audio system are designed to reject both external noise, from power wiring etc, and also internal crosstalk from adjacent signal cables. The basic principle of balanced interconnection is to get the signal you want by subtraction, using a three-wire connection.
This new Blu-ray Disc profile offers additional enjoyment to your current Blu-ray experience by enabling you to download additional movie content such as alternative endings and trailers. You can also buy merchandise, play interactive games and more. Before a player can handle this new profile it requires an Ethernet port for connection with the Internet and a minimum storage capacity of 1GB (by SD card) to accommodate the downloaded content.
Bluetooth is a worldwide standard for wireless communication, exchanging information between fixed and mobile devices. Marantz uses the Bluetooth A2DP standard to stream music from a mobile device to a Marantz own receiver unit. It uses a dedicated one for the IS301 and the universal RX101 which is connected to the M-XPort. Please see the M-XPort explanation as well.
Blu-ray Disc, also referred to as BD-ROM, is the next-generation High Definition (HD) optical disc format. The format is developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of High Definition video and audio. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer consumers an unprecedented high definition 1080p experience, providing an exhilarate life-like image and an audio soundtrack that is more detailed and clearer.
In the power supply section, the choke input topology is adopted to drastically reduce rectifier harmonic noise and to reduce the influence of distortion from the mains power network. This system is especially suitable for a control amplifier in which very small signal amplification occurs.
CI-Ready indicates that the products are equipped with connection like RS-232, Flasher Out, IR Receiver in, DC-Trigger and similar used especially in the Custom Installation area. The RS232 for example is a communication port direct to the micro processor of the device. It is possible to control the component and get status feedback via this connection without any visual contact and even offers a way to update the system software if needed. Marantz products have dedicated remote codes and RS232 codes for any function including discrete power on / off.
DAB is a digital radio system. It offers near CD-quality sound, more stations, additional radio and data services and therefore wider choice of programs, the ease of tuning and interference free reception for the listener, plus the information potential of data, graphics and text. DAB is broadcast on terrestrial networks, and you are able to receive it using solely a tiny nondirectional stub antenna.
To optimize equipment in terms of ease of use, Marantz has designed the D-Bus system. Received remote control commands are communicated via this bus. This enables equipment without IR-receiver like tuners or hidden system together with an external IR eye to be controlled via the bypacked Marantz System Remote Controller.
A DC trigger is an assignable voltage output which can automatically control for example an electrical projection screen, lowering it when the DVD input is chosen on the receiver.
Deep Color™ lets HDTVs and other displays go from millions of colours to billions of colours allowing consumers to enjoy unprecedented vividness and accuracy of colour on their displays. Deep Color™ eliminates on-screen colour banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colours. It enables increased contrast ratio, and can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white.
DivX is a video compression tool developed to exchange film content via the internet. With a DivX certified DVD or Blu-ray player it is easily to take digital video from the computer and play it back on the normal TV at almost DVD quality. Thanks to DivX technology’s superior compression, hours of DVD-quality video can be saved on a single CD. The latest improved version is called DivX Ultra, also called DivX 6.0 The new DivX offers enhanced multimedia and interactive features.
DLNA certified products guarantee a stable and fast connection, cross-brand interoperatebility, Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), automatic IP-addressing and easy to use in a wired or wireless setup with your home network: Sharing of your favourite music, photo’s and video’s stored on your PC, NAS-drive, Musicserver or HD recorder through your audio/ video set-up is possible.
Dolby Atmos supports up to 128 discrete audio tracks and up to 64 unique speaker feeds for use in commercial cinema. For home cinema, Dolby Atmos it is optimized to playback dedicated Dolby Atmos audio tracks on Blu-ray discs, as well as standard 5.1 or 7.1 mix. The powerful processor in our receiver will give each loudspeaker its own unique feed, thereby enabling many new front, surround, and even ceiling-mounted channels, enabling extremely precise panning of sounds such as a helicopter or rain.
Dolby Headphone technology allows users to listen to music, watch movies, or play video games with the dramatic surround effects of a 5.1-channel soundtrack through any set of stereo headphones. Best of all, “listener fatigue,” a phenomenon commonly associated with headphone playback, is replaced by a spacious, natural sound field that listeners can enjoy for hours.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx is a complete surround sound solution featuring Movie and Music mode that function with 5.1 as well as stereo source material. It delivers a natural and immersing up to 7.1-channel surround listening experience to the home theatre environment.
Dolby ProLogic IIz is the newest surround sound format from Dolby Laboratories. It presents a new listening experience with a more life-like sound stage by additional Front Height channels, which add a vertical component to the horizontal sound field of conventional 5.1 or 7.1 systems. The enhanced spatial effects bring an overall airiness to the listening experience, a new dimension of presence and depth.
Per audio channel a stereo DAC (digital to analogue converter) is used for a more accurate audio reproduction and better audio quality.
The DTS-ES surround system offers a superb sound quality and a range of formats. The Discrete 6.1 offers the ultimate quality of surround field creation, while the Matrix 6.1 provides compatibility for the existing DTS 5.1 software. And the Neo:6 is to create 6.1 surround stage from any two channel source.
DTS-HD Master Audio is an optional High Definition Audio format for all Blu-ray Disc™ products. DTS-HD Master Audio format allows a bit-to-bit representation of the original movie’s studio master soundtrack and delivers audio at high constant bit rates superior to standard DVDs.
Marantz products all carry the environmental logo. This logo proves the environmental way of thinking within Marantz. This does not stop with the low power consumption of all Marantz products in stand-by modus, but it also underlines the environmental way of working and producing within Marantz and the use of environmental approved components that do not contain hazardous chemical elements. As much as possible will be done to stress the environment as less as possibly can.
High resolution display making sure all the text that is displayed can be read clearly. Lower resolution displays do not have enough pixels to clearly show all the data such as source information, RDS information, track titles etc., transmitted to the display, which might made the displayed texts not clearly readable. A Full Dot Matrix display can clearly show all characters.
The Giant Magnetic Resistor is a technology compare able with an optical coupler, makes it possible to separate two section of a product galvanic. The GMR outperforms the optical coupler when it comes to high frequencies. This big benefit is used in this player to separate the digital section from the analogue one and this even on the ground level. No high frequency distortion to the sensitive audio signal; no influence to the power for the audio stages.
Traditional Marantz unique tuning wheel.
HD JPEG allows customers to enjoy their High Definition images taken with their digital camera via the SD Card slot or images saved on CD.
HDMI combines high-definition video and superb audio in a single digital interface with a bandwidth of up to 10 Gigabits/ second. HDMI complies with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) technology protecting high-value content from unauthorized reproduction and distribution. HDMI is the only interface in consumer electronics that can carry both high-definition video and multi-channel audio e.g. Dolby Digital and DTS in all HD formats, including 720p, 1080i and 1080p. With only a single cable connection all information can be digitally transmitted. The latest HDMI1.3 supports higher resolution audio formats as Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD and a higher bandwidth for higher framerates and extended degradation in colour space.
HDMI combines high-definition video and superb audio in a single digital interface with a bandwidth of up to 10 Gigabits/ second. HDMI complies with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) technology protecting high-value content from unauthorized reproduction and distribution. HDMI is the only interface in consumer electronics that can transmit both high-definition video and multi-channel audio e.g. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD formats, including 720p, 1080i and 1080p through one single cable.
The Marantz HT-EQ Home Theatre Equalizer circuit compensates for the overly bright sound of some DVD movie soundtracks that were not properly re-equalized for the home listening environment from the original film soundtrack. Film soundtracks are often equalized with a higher bright soundstage. This is done because the speakers in a movie theatre are placed further from the audience as the speakers in your home theatre setting. The functionality is similar to the Re-EQ(TM) of THX.
The IR-Flasher IN is a standardized connection to control the AV system by external IR receivers independent of the infra red control format used. On the IR-Flasher OUT an IR-Emitter can be connected to controlled third brand components. The third connection link to this is the IR-Receiver INPUT which is similar to the IR-Flasher In, but it outputs a voltage to directly feet an external IR-Receiver eye. Please check capability per product in the specification section.
LDPS - Marantz own technology to design a power supply capable to follow all details of an audio signal to reproduce the finest sound quality.
Linear volume control offers minimal cross talk with a very precise volume adjustment over a range from 0dB to 100dB with a gang error less than +/- 0.5dB.
In 2004, the original SA-11S1 was the first ever SACD player to offer selectable digital filter algorithms. These were developed by Marantz to improve CD audio quality significantly. In 2012 the SA-11S3 and in 2013, the NA-11S1 continues this pioneering role with the advanced selectable digital filtering technologies that were previously available only in professional recording studios. As these digital filters are all about music, we call this technology Marantz Musical Mastering.
There are two filter characteristics to cater for different tastes, and each handles even the minutest of detail with loving care in the digital audio signal . Making standard counted sound as incredible as high-resolution audio, and transforming new media files into the finest of high-resolution playback.
No compromises are made here. As today’s new media not only comes in 44.1kHz/16 bit resolution – similar to the CD format, Marantz also developed the digital filters to handle signals of up to 192kHz/24bit resolution. Enabling it to make the most of high-resolution files and reproducing music with stunning clarity.
This is supported by a superior DAC (Digital to Analogue Convertor) for the purest possible conversion of the digital signal processed by Marantz Musical Mastering.
Taking into account reflections from walls, ceiling and floor and our knowledge about psycho-acoustics, MRAC optimizes the sound for the room acoustics. With a supplied microphone placed on your listening position, a powerful DSP analyzes accurately and sets the sound configuration for your listening room fully automatically. MRAC can test and controls speaker configuration, speaker size, trim and distance/delay. All for best sound and easy set-up.
The use of compressed audio files like MP3, Windows Media™ Audio or AAC is getting more and more popular. The audio quality of these compressed files however is less than the original lossless files that are on a CD, especially lacking the higher frequencies and affecting the lower frequencies which make the audio image less wide and deep. The Marantz Digital Audio Expander, also called MDAX, recalculates the outputted frequency range of any compressed MP3, Windows Media™ Audio or AAC audio signal and expands it over a broader frequency range. This enables you to get a more detailed and clearer sound.
The use of compressed audio files like MP3, Windows Media™ Audio or AAC is getting more and more popular. The audio quality of these compressed files however is less than the original lossless files that are on a CD, especially lacking the higher frequencies and affecting the lower frequencies which make the audio image less wide and deep. The Marantz Digital Audio Expander 2, also called M-DAX2, recalculates the outputted frequency range. This enables you to get a more detailed and clearer sound.
MP3 is a lossy compression algorithm is designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent the audio recording and still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio for most listeners. An MP3 file that is created using the setting of 128 kbit/s will result in a file that is about 11 times smaller than the CD file created from the original audio source.
With the Marantz AV system placed in the main room of the house, a second or even a third loudspeaker set can be placed in separate rooms. In those rooms an audio and even a video source can be selected independently from the main room at a different sound level and with full remote control functionality. For example in the main room a DVD can be played back with multichannel surround, while in a second room music can be enjoyed from a CD player connect and a third room can have audio and video coming from the connected satellite set-top box - all at the same time - all independently. Please check specification section for number of zones.
The Marantz eXtension Port is a dedicated 9-pin connector on the rear-side of a product. This port can be used for a wide variety of applications by connecting a dedicated device such as a network client, DAB tuner module, iPod dock, or others. Please check Bluetooth explanation for more details. Further devices will follow.
The Internet service provider Napster is a pioneer of digital music and offers the ultimate in interactive music experiences. The company’s service combines unlimited on-demand music streaming with downloadable MP3s for your permanent collection for a monthly fee. For a monthly fee you can build up your own music library online and listen to your selected music easily via the Napster-enabled Marantz product. Just log in once and enjoy your favourite music collection sorted by artist, album, title, genre, etc. In comparison to Internet radio you decide what gets played. Today it is not available in all European countries. Please visit www.napster.co.uk or www.napster.de for more details.
Digital media stored on a computer or NAS (network access storage - network hard disc drive) is becoming more and more popular. But listening to the music only "on the go" via your portable media player or sitting in front of a PC is not a must anymore. With our products supporting audio streaming you can enjoy the music via the HiFi system in a high-quality, and while sitting on your couch.
Power Amp Direct extends the flexibility of an integrated amplifier for use within a stereo set or as a power amplifier within a multichannel set up. With Power Amp Direct switched off, it acts as a normal integrated amplifier for enjoying perfect sound quality in a stereo set up. With Power Amp Direct switched on, it uses the power amplifier for driving the front left and right speakers within a multichannel set up, using the surround channels from your AV receiver. What’s more, it does all this with a single push of a button, without changing wires. The Power Amp Direct can also be used for a stereo bi-amping set up.
Remote capable to control the amplifier or receiver as well as connected source products from Marantz. Furhter it is preprogrammed to control products from other brands as well. To activate you will find a number code in the user manual which needs to be put in the remote.
Pure / Source Direct / Audio EX are special listening modes that provide the highest possible signal purity. They can be used for both analogue and digital sources, with two-channel or multi-channel inputs. When selected, the signal follows the most direct path not passing the tone and bass management circuitry or any DSP (digital signal processor) of AV Receiver or on players pitch control, digital output or the display will be switched off. The less processing and functionalities the closer the signal is to the original, the less it is distorted.
Input for a SD-Card. Content stored on the card, such as MP3, Windows Media™ Audio and JPEG files can be viewed via the source player. It also supports special additional contents from Blu-ray Discs, like picture-in-picture view for example if available.
A Shottky diode is a special type of diode with a very low forward-voltage drop compared to normal diodes. This lower voltage drop translates into higher system efficiency. Shottky diodes have very fast signal handling, can easily stay higher temperatures and are sensitive very low voltages.
The Internet music streaming service provider Spotity is a pioneer of digital music and offers the ultimate in interactive music experiences. The company’s service combines unlimited on-demand music streaming for a monthly fee. You can build up your own music library online and listen to your selected music easily via the Spotify-enabled Marantz product. Just log in once and enjoy your favourite music collection sorted by artist, album, title, genre, etc. Today it is not available in all European countries. Please visit www.spotify.com for more details.
Circle Surround II is a powerful and versatile multi-channel technology designed to enable up to 6.1 multi-channel surround-sound playbacks from mono and stereo sources. CS-II places the listener “inside” the music performances and dramatically improves the separation and image positioning of both hi-fi audio and conventional surround-encoded video material, adding a heightened sense of realism.
Remote capable to control the amplifier or receiver as well as connected source products from Marantz.
THX certification, developed by LucasArts of George Lucas, is a quality assurance specification for products that meet the high requirements of THX, guaranteeing highest quality audio performance, and a soundtrack reproduction exactly as the audio engineers of the film intended it to be. THX certified products are build according the THX standards for presentation excellence, and include THX features as: timbre matching, bass management adaptive decorrelation, re-equalization (Re-EQ™) and Boundry Gain Control. There are two certification levels starting with THX Select2 and the even higher specified one THX Ultra2.
Marantz extended the sound tuning possibilities by introducing Tri-Tone-Control. In addition to Bass and Treble you can now also adjust the Mid Range. Especially for today’s compressed audio formats like MP3 and AAC this is a big advantage, as these often lack on sound quality.
The standard frame rate that is being used to record cinema movies is 24 frames per second (24fps) and this life-like image with stutter free movements could only be enjoyed in the real cinema up until now. Now with Blu-ray players outputting 1080p/24fs it is coming to the customers’ home.
USB Audio makes it possible to listen to compressed audio files (MP3, Windows Media™ Audio, etc.) stored on MP3 players or external harddiscs. All Marantz USB enabled products make use of the USB 2.0 profile for fast and stable data transfer.
Analogue video signals feed to the AV Receiver in Composite, S-Video or Component format will be up- or down-converted to the monitor video output of another format. This feature allows you to connect several sources to an AV Receiver and run only one cable to the TV set. Please check specification area for details on conversion direction.
vTuner connects your Internet-enabled product to the wide world of streamed music and talk. vTuner hosts thousands of Internet radio stations and podcasts on a reliable and maintained platform. The amount of content they offer keeps growing. Stations can be searched by several criteria such as region and genre, etc. but it is also possible to search a station by name or add a URL of a specific station if not listed yet. vTuner doesn't need a subscription and is free of charge with the enabled Marantz products.
The Windows 7 compatible logo ensures that the product carrying the logo is tested with and compatible to the Windows 7 operation system.
XYRON® (PBO fibre) is the next generation super fibre which decreases the vibration and resonances of a disc dramatically, increasing the quality of the outputted audio quality. Developed by Ashahi Chemical Japan, the fibre possesses High Rigidity with High Internal Losses, ideal material for CD or DVD mechanisms.
Improves the signal to noise ratio significantly by adding a copper plated bracket across the output terminals of the player providing the best ground contact possible.
| 2019-04-23T18:26:48 |
http://m.marantz.co.uk/uk/support/pages/glossary.aspx
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What is an image filter?
What is a 'Box Car'?
In the most basic sense, a filter is a mechanism that removes something from whatever passes through it. An image filter blocks or passes through image data based on what kind of filter it is. A low pass filter allows low frequency data, or data that does not change much from pixel to neighboring pixel, to pass through, removing the high frequency data, or data that changes rapidly from pixel to neighboring pixel. Conversely, a high pass filter allows high frequency data to pass, removing low frequency data.
Image filters have a wide variety of uses, such as noise removal, edge enhancement, creating an embossed appearance, and making an image appear crisper and sharper.
where the box car neighborhood is located.
In general, image filters operate by performing a mathematical operation on each pixel using the pixels surrounding it to generate the result. For instance, a low pass filter changes the value of each pixel in the image to the average of it and the pixels in its neighborhood.
The filter's box car size determines how big that neighborhood is. For instance, a 3x3 box car is 3 samples (pixels wide) by 3 lines (pixels high) with the target pixel in the center of the box car. The filter moves through every pixel in the image, performing the same mathematical operation using the surrounding pixels in its neighborhood, or box car, to determine the target pixel’s new value.
Changing the box car size determines how features in the image are affected. In general, small box cars affect small features, large box cars affect large features, tall and narrow box cars affect vertical features, and short and wide box cars affect horizontal features.
A low pass filter allows low frequency data, or data that does not change much from pixel to neighboring pixel, to pass through, removing the high frequency data, or data that changes rapidly from pixel to neighboring pixel. The visible result is the image appears blurred or smoothed. The amount of blur depends on the size of the box car. Low pass filters affect features smaller than the box car size. A small box car will cause a slight blur and reduce the amount of difference between small areas and their surrounding regions. For an image that contains a lot of noise, such a filter would smooth out the image and reduce the noise with minimal affect on large features in the image. A low pass filter with large box car will affect large features in the image, and will reduce or eliminate the smaller features.
3x3 Low Pass Results of a low pass filter using a 3 line by 3 sample box car setting. Note the slight softening of edges and the tiniest craters begin to fade.
7x7 Low Pass Results of a low pass filter using a 7 line by 7 sample box car setting. Edges have softened, small craters are fading or obliterated.
21x21 Low Pass Results of a low pass filter using a 21 line by 21 sample box car setting. The image has blurred quite a bit, small craters have been obliterated, and larger craters and features are becoming difficult to discern.
The mathematical operation the low pass filter performs in order to achieve these effects is to replace each pixel in the image with the average of all the pixel values in the box car.
The ISIS3 lowpass application allows you to set what the low and high values that will be included in this operation are and which types of pixels will be changed by the operation. See the lowpass documentation’s parameters section for a full list of parameters and their description.
For remote sensing analysis, low pass filtering is useful for subduing or removing detail and enhancing large features or albedo. Choose the box car size based on the size of the details you wish to remove or subdue. In image processing, low pass filters can serve to remove noise, reduce resolution (without reducing the image size), or subdue details in one step of a procedure. In more complicated image processing procedures, the low pass filtered image can be used to return image hues and coloring to the resulting image after other processing procedures have removed them in the process of enhancing details.
The lowpass application can be used to replace Special Pixels with the average of surrounding valid pixels. The average is computed based on the boxcar size (line X sample) that is specified.
If the desired output is to fill with 'details', the approach would be to fill in with small boxcar sizes (3x3, 5x5) until the special pixel value areas are filled in.
If any special pixels assigned to be replaced remain in the output, lowpass can be applied consecutively until the desired special pixels are completely filled with surrounding averages.
The high pass filter allows high frequency data to pass through, suppressing low frequency data. High pass filtering can be useful for finding edges, enhancing lines and edges, or sharpening an image. Small box cars will enhance small features and details. Large box cars will allow large features to pass through, suppressing or eliminating smaller features.
7x7 High Pass Filter Results of a high pass filter using a 7 line by 7 sample box car setting. Edges are sharp and larger features have been enhanced, while the largest features are neutral.
21x21 High Pass Filter Results of a high pass filter using a 21 line by 21 sample box car setting. Edges are sharp and most features stand out, with only the largest changes remaining neutral.
The mathematical operation the high pass filter performs in order to achieve these effects is to replace each pixel in the image with the difference between it and the average of all the pixel values in the box car. This filter can be viewed as a kind of slope filter in that it highlights pixels that have values that are different from their neighboring pixels. The greater the difference, the higher or lower (visually: brighter or darker) the output value will be.
The ISIS3 highpass application allows you to set what the low and high values that will be included in the operation. You can also set the percentage of addback, which will add the original image (weighted by the percent addback chosen) to the high pass results. See the highpass documentation’s parameters section for a full list of parameters and their descriptions.
3x3 High Pass Filter with 50% Addback Results of a high pass filter using a 3 line by 3 sample box car setting with 50% of the original image values added to the high pass results.
3x3 High Pass Filter with 100% Addback Results of a high pass filter using a 3 line by 3 sample box car setting with 100% of the original image values added to the high pass results. The results appear similar to the original, but sharper.
For remote sensing analysis, high pass filtering is useful for reducing albedo features and enhancing structural details. Choose the box car size based on the size of the structural details you wish to enhance. In image processing, high pass filters can serve to sharpen a fuzzy image when used with addback. In more complicated image processing procedures, the high pass filtered image can be used to return image details to the resulting image after other processing procedures have removed them in the process of removing noise or artifacts.
stripes are roughly 7 to 10 pixels high.
adding the lowpass mosaic to the highpass mosaic.
The low pass filter run on the mosaic is used to pull out the overall low frequency information (overall tone and shading, such as albedo) and the high pass filters on the individual images that make up the mosaic are used to get the high frequency information (surface feature details) and normalize the differences between images. The goal when choosing what filter size to use is to pick a filter which easily fits within all the individual images and will not suppress any more data than is necessary when added together.
Normally, if both a low pass and a high pass filter of the same size are run on an image and the results added together, the result will be the original image. However, if the filter sizes are not the same, the result will not be exactly the same as the original. While this procedure uses the same size boxcar for both the low pass and the high pass filters, what makes the difference here is that the low pass is run on the full mosaic and the high pass is run on the individual images.
Both the lowpass and highpass filters boxcar shapes should be exactly the same.
The images used in this example are sub-areas of overlapping Io images.
Seam Removal Result: This image is the result of the low-pass filtered mosaic and mosaicked high-pass filtered images added together.
Do you think you can get results as good as the ones shown above? Try your hand at removing the seams from the Io mosaic!
| 2019-04-19T21:14:01 |
https://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov/fixit/projects/isis/wiki/The_Power_of_Spatial_Filters
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Would you like to try to hit the jackpot of several million and to change your life? Then, the Arabian Nights online slot is your choice. The mixture of a maximum stake of €5 per spin and the huge progressive jackpot ensures a rush of adrenaline and fun to any player. The RTP (return to player percentage) is 95.6%. Mathematically jackpot hunting is not approved as the probability of hitting the jackpot is 1 to 5 431 415. Without jackpot payment, RTP is 90.6%. From the other hand, it is difficult to fall in a rush here as the maximum stake is capped with €5. Please note, that Arabian Nights slot is restricted to all countries that cannot win Netents progressive jackpots.
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The probability of hit (any winning) during the next spin is 38.9%.
The probability of triggering the free spins feature is 0,75% (every 133rd spin).
The probability of winning a progressive jackpot is 1 to 5 431 415. It is easy to calculate that if you play alone, you will need to put in 27 157 075 to hit a jackpot of 3-5 million. Is it a good or bad idea?
The frequency of triggering of the bonus free spins feature is statistically every 133rd spin (0.75%).
Distribution of winning is 70% during usual spins and 30% in the bonus feature.
Variance (volatility) of the slot machine is exceptionally high due to the presence of a progressive jackpot. During the usual spins, volatility is low, and the slot gives a lot of the small winnings - 4 out of 20.
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Dispersion of winnings is extremely high due to the presence of a progressive jackpot. During the usual spins, slot shows very short cycle and low dispersion of winnings.
RTP of 95.6% does not allow getting a positive mathematical expectation of winning in the casino. This is a low number for an average of 96.5% for all Netent online slots. Note that excluding jackpot, Arabian Nights "returns" only 90.6%.
The recommended stake is €5 per spin. If you decided to gamble here, it is better to spin via maximum allowed bet.
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| 2019-04-24T21:03:51 |
https://bestnetentcasino.info/en/games/arabian-nights
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poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 [Homo sapiens].
PARP1 (Homo sapiens) is product of expression of PARP1 gene.
FUNCTION: Involved in the base excision repair (BER) pathway, by catalyzing the poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of a limited number of acceptor proteins involved in chromatin architecture and in DNA metabolism. This modification follows DNA damages and appears as an obligatory step in a detection/signaling pathway leading to the reparation of DNA strand breaks. Mediates the poly(ADP- ribosyl)ation of APLF and CHFR. Positively regulates the transcription of MTUS1 and negatively regulates the transcription of MTUS2/TIP150.
CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: NAD(+) + (ADP-D-ribosyl)(n)-acceptor = nicotinamide + (ADP-D-ribosyl)(n+1)-acceptor.
SUBUNIT: Component of a base excision repair (BER) complex, containing at least XRCC1, PARP2, POLB and LIG3. Homo- and heterodimer with PARP2. Interacts with PARP3, APTX and SRY. The SWAP complex consists of NPM1, NCL, PARP1 and SWAP70. Interacts with TIAM2 and ZNF423 (By similarity). Interacts (when poly-ADP- ribosylated) with CHD1L. Interacts with the DNA polymerase alpha catalytic subunit POLA1; this interaction functions as part of the control of replication fork progression.
PTM: Phosphorylated by PRKDC. Phosphorylated upon DNA damage, probably by ATM or ATR.
PTM: Poly-ADP-ribosylated by PARP2. Poly-ADP-ribosylation mediates the recruitment of CHD1L to DNA damage sites.
MISCELLANEOUS: The ADP-D-ribosyl group of NAD(+) is transferred to an acceptor carboxyl group on a histone or the enzyme itself, and further ADP-ribosyl groups are transferred to the 2'-position of the terminal adenosine moiety, building up a polymer with an average chain length of 20-30 units.
SIMILARITY: Contains 1 PARP alpha-helical domain.
SIMILARITY: Contains 1 PARP catalytic domain.
SIMILARITY: Contains 2 PARP-type zinc fingers.
| 2019-04-26T16:56:50 |
http://repairtoire.genesilico.pl/proteins/325/
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What should be done to motivate dyslexics to learn?
You will be seeing in recent posts that I have been exploring the concept of how using comics as an educational tool is so effective.
I recently wrote about the illustrator Rossie Stone who used his own illustrations at school to teach himself school content. He found that the school way of teaching did not fit well with his own learning style, given that he was dyslexic, and so found that by drawing content he was able to learn more, revise effectively and get better grades at school.
So we have a a lovely story about a way to study that worked for one guy but is there any scientific basis to suggest that teaching educational concepts in a graphic way is going to be useful?
I decided to look more deeply into this subject and was pleased to find that there is a university lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University who is investing a lot of time into his own research in this area.
Prof Paul Aleixo, Sheffield Hallam University.
successful outcomes. Whilst, Paul doesn't have a direct interest in Dyslexia, his work does give us some clues as to how we could boost the engagement of our dyslexic children with the educational content presented to them i.e, whilst dyslexia does present a barrier to education for some, maybe how a student feels about studying also feeds into the complexity of this challenge. If a student simply doesn't want to engage (and in the case of a dyslexic student there are likely to be a lot of reasons for this) then they are not likely to be in a position to absorb information simply because they are not motivated to do so, they are not attracted to do so.
YouTube, is a great example of this. There are millions of videos that have been uploaded to YouTube that are there to teach a concept such as how to play the guitar, or how to use software or communicating science in a fun way. YouTube is popular because people can learn things in their own time and often in a fun way. This makes learning attractive as the mechanism for learning is extremely visual.
In 2010, Paul Aleixo and Claire Norris published an article called the 'Comic Book Textbook' in Education and Health, Vol 28. Click here to see the article.
In their article, they state that in using cartoons alongside textual material is an effective way of enhancing levels of engagement and motivation. Whilst it is not necessarily useful for comprehension, it does make the process of learning more fun.
Surely, to be able to be able to comprehend information a good part of the preparation for that is to be able to be motivated to do so in the first place?
That said, in the case of a dyslexic student, they may well be motivated to read text materials in the hope that they will gain benefit but when they look at the materials they may then struggle to comprehend because of their dyslexia.
Other scientists argue the point about comics being used for comprehension by saying that in communicating educational concepts by using comics you are forced to make your information more concise and less confusing which opens up a clearer message which could be more 'digestible' for anyone struggling with comprehension.
In a study by Mallia (2007) a group of students (14 and 15 years old) were exposed to educational content focusing on Maltese history using illustrated text and text alone.
In the case of comprehension, the final result was similar for both styles of learning, but in the case of the illustrated text, for those that were exposed to it , they found that they enjoyed the studying so much more.
This study was criticised for it's methodology but it does suggest that illustrated texts make learning more enjoyable.
Other studies suggest that using illustrations for learning helps information to more effectively enter into memory. We can all probably cite an example of how we remembered something by using a picture associated with what we were remembering?
Suggestions in research seem to suggest that the use of graphics and colour will indeed help with motivation and engagement.
If we put all this into context with students with dyslexia, then if we are using graphics and colour to motivate and engage then we need to be mindful of issues associated with visual stress (Irlens). Illustrated text that is concise in nature may reinforce retainment of information because it spans a number of learning styles that are appropriate for dyslexic thinking whilst reducing the problems that are associated with processing or visual stress as much.
In reading this paper, it is clear that more research should be done on this topic as there is a marked absence of dyslexia based research in this area, however, it is my belief that if we are at least able to motivate dyslexic students to learn then they are more likely to be in a position to achieve positive outcomes versus those that may exclude themselves from the process.
Click below to find out more about how to make education more motivating for dyslexic learners.
Click here for this essential resource.
| 2019-04-23T14:22:07 |
https://studyingwithdyslexiablog.co.uk/blog/tag/motivation
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Its good to be back,though after studying horse racing non stop 7 days week since last November, it was good to take short break.
Its September already with just over two months of turf flat season left ,though still plenty big races to come over the next 10 weeks,including some very decent racing this weekend at Haydock & Leopardstown.
On to Wednesdays racing we have four low grade cards, Kempton's evening meeting looks the best card on offer with interesting claiming race.
SABATINI :Fair record on poly track (11224) ,won twice as 2-Y-0 last season over 6F ,including in class 4 handicap at Lingfield of mark 75 ,unlucky in running in 1 mile claimer last time at Lingfield (would finished 2ND with clear run) looks well weighted in this claimer of 8 stone 6lb. K.Fallon takes the ride for first time.
DANGERS: LEAN MACHINE would be big danger for R.Hannon on his 2-Y-0 form finishing second three times in fair maidens twice at Newmarket ,though shown next to nothing in three handicap races this season, now takes big drop in class.WISE UP lightly raced maiden,formerly trained by B.Hills, fair third last time here at Kempton over 7F behind Spanish Island ,open to improvement.
VERDICT: Sabatini looks well suited to poly track is consistent type,and has winning form in better grade.K.Fallon looks very positive jockey booking for this small stable.Any prices of 3-1 or bigger looks worth wager.
unfortunately K.Fallon has the flu and has given up all his rides today,Chris Catlin will now take the ride not bad replacement.
Best of luck on your new start date. Let's both start off on the 'good side'.
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Catchy titles/Mediocre Content - Correlation?
"Why Apple employees never wanted to have lunch with Steve Jobs."
Summary: The article explains how Apple employees were always frightened about being "put on the spot" by Steve Jobs.
And there it is - again with the proliferation of big names, reduced to adorning junk information: time and time again, the reader gets to experience big names like Steve Jobs and the famous personality that comes with them. Superficial journalism lending itself to character exploitation, like the flea market barons selling Che Guevara's likeness...will those t-shirts, mugs and touristy items with his face plastered all over them ever stop being alluring?
People seem to be rediscovering big personalities continuously. Even big characters that are long gone and that many don't want to remember slither in surreptitiously into conversations (ever heard someone equate someone they deem authoritarian and strongly dislike to Hitler? Unfortunately this is too common).
If I could equate this Business Insider article to a beer, I'd equate it to a Coors light - a pleasant drink that does the job, but lacks the originality and distinct taste of select craft beer. If I wanted to drink in the morning, I would not drink such a beverage. If I wanted to drink in the morning. No - I do not drink in the morning. Freud would probably have a field day psychoanalyzing this short paragraph. But Freud is passé, so.
I've often found that Business Insider has a knack for creating catchy headlines...mixing pop culture with shreds of serious content. It sometimes seems that they value the headline above all else.
"The Fabulous Life Of Bill Gates, The Richest Man In The World"
"Student Leaders Ask Hillary To Return 'Outrageous' $225,000 School Speaking Fee"
"A Perfectly Timed Photo Shows How Close Brazil Was To Getting Knocked Out Of The World Cup"
In huge capital letters: "Supremes saving worst for last?"
I won't go into detail - I think the different titles speak for themselves.
Interestingly enough, Business Insider follows the 5 easy tricks needed to write catchy headlines that this article outlines.
Are catchy titles correlated to mediocre content?
This could make for an interesting Bayesian analysis.
If I were a Secondary School Math teacher, I'd force feed my students this sort of fun, entertaining and thought-provoking video.
I'd also invite the people that made the video to come and meet with me and the rest of the faculty to have them suggest the best way to make this sort of approach work.
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TiVO Doesn't Impact Advertising Effectiveness?
I have a DVR. I record every program I view regularly, so I can watch uninterrupted by commercials. If I want to see a show the same night it is on, I wait until at least 20 minutes of the program have passed before starting to watch, so that I can view it without interruption. This has been the case for a couple years for me, and most of my peers. So you can imagine my surprise when a story hit my news feed titled "Duke study: TiVo doesn't hurt TV advertising" My first thought was, "Maybe I'm the only one who uses a DVR to skip advertising?" But once I came to my senses, I began to think about other explanations for the study's strange results, and they aren't pretty.
First of all, the title of the article is a little misleading. Duke Professor Carl Mela is quoted as saying that TiVo usages doesn't seem to impact people's "shopping patterns," which is very different from saying that having a TiVo doesn't hurt advertising's impact. The distinction is very important (more on this in a second). I know that one person does not make up a sample, but I know for a fact that because I have a DVR, over the past couple of years I have used my DVR to avoid consuming a massive number of commercials. So even if I am the only person on the planet who does this, there is at least some impact ;-) So why didn't the study show more impact on people's shopping behavior?
Professor Mela cites some potential examples, ranging from the realistic -- that people without DVRs who wish to avoid commercials do so simply by changing the channel or leaving the room -- to the seemingly ludicrous: that when people use the fast-forward feature, they have to pay close attention to the commercials whizzing by so they don't miss the start of their program (and this does what? What's really funny is that I have heard this one before).
While I buy that people who don't want to consume advertising but don't have a DVR device can avoid it in other ways, or simply turn their brains "off" during advertising, I find it hard to swallow that those without DVRs can avoid commercials at the same rate and efficiency as those with DVRs. This study may simply show that television advertising today has less impact than originally thought. If people in the homes with DVRs did skip any more advertising then those without, AND the study showed no relative difference in shopping patterns, it sounds more like an indictment of the current interruptive model of television advertising than an acquittal of TiVo's role in murdering television's revenue model.
But there's another option that I lean toward, which could explain why owning a DVR shows no impact on purchasing behavior: there is no viable substitute to television advertising. This is why I said earlier that it is a very important distinction to note that the study is not isolating advertising effectiveness, but rather "shopping patterns." Sure, maybe people who own a DVRs are watching less of Brand X's television advertising, but as long as Brand X's competitors don't find a better way to reach those people with their message efficiently, television is still the best way to reach the broadest audience in the most engaging manner, so Brand X holds market share. Let's just not kid ourselves that the current model of television advertising isn't less effective for those with DVRs, or that the current, interruptive model of advertising isn't in serious peril.
What this study says to me is that there is opportunity. The opportunity is for content, cable and Internet companies to create new, highly engaging, mass-reach vehicles for advertisers. Because once viable alternatives for advertising are available, those marketers who are early adopters will be able to gain market share on their competitors -- if their products and advertising messaging are good, of course.
Side note. While I admit I have watched more ads on Hulu in the past year than I have watched on my television thanks to my DVR, is adopting television's interruptive model of advertising and throwing it on the Web really the best we can do? I would offer that there are other solutions that will lead to people WILLINGLY spending more time with adverting on their own schedule. Stay tuned.
19 comments about "TiVO Doesn't Impact Advertising Effectiveness?".
Mike Bloxham from Magid, May 18, 2010 at 11:37 a.m.
Excellent post Joe. Salvaged some really great insights from what would otherwise probably have been consigned to obscurity as a result of lazy reporting and presentation.
I agree that in the absence of other truly breakthrough communication from competitors then the effect of DVRs (whatever it really is) will be the same for all. But when a brand breaks the mold consistently, then it will be intriguing to see what case studies emerge and how the brands they reference fare against the rest.
James McDonald from SuperString Theory, May 18, 2010 at 11:41 a.m.
Joe, you are correct in your habits and my family does uses a DVR in exactly the same way...as do most people I know who have one. A very prominent television research executive walked into my office in 1999 and pointed to an article on a new device called TiVo and said "It's over". He was referring to the idea that once consumer are empowered to "opt out" of the interruptive ad process then the familiar model would fall. What we both discovered is that advertisers need to believe in the "myth" as much as the programmers. The ratings agencies perpetuate the myth, the nets spin the impact and the whole thing keeps moving through another upfront with more money being spent...am i nuts or is this whole thing set for a catastrophic fall. e.g. among the most expensive spot buys...American Idol, most skipped ads by DVR's...American Idol. You do the math.
Douglas Ferguson from College of Charleston, May 18, 2010 at 12:12 p.m.
Amen, brother. I share your incredulity at these conveniently-appearing studies that essentially say, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." TiVo is changing the way people watch TV. Maybe the imminent collapse of the broadcast model is 7 years away instead of 2 years away, but it's getting harder to root for the status quo.
Warren Lee from SEO-CUBED.COM, May 18, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.
My wife also likes to skip through the commercials, which is kind of annoying because I actually like them! But I am training myself to avoid clicking on annoying ads like ad mobs ads on my iPhone. I guess its kind of the same thing as ignoring commercials on TV, except for mobile.
I think understanding why and how people put up barriers to advertising is very interesting. Ive noticed that some ads these days are almost impossible to avoid, such as embedded ads in mobile applications. Also I wonder that considering there are more ways to avoid advertising when you don't want it, such as while watching an engaging tv show, then do people turn to other advertising sources to make up for this. For example I noticed that since we got the DVR, and I have less exposure to tv ads, I then make up for this by reading magazines and enjoying ads there instead. But maybe that's just me? I actually like advertising, especially when its delivered on my own terms.... oh yeah and targeted ads on open social... don't get me started!
Jonathan Hutter from Northern Light Health, May 18, 2010 at 1:46 p.m.
There is one fatal flaw in your argument, and it comes in the first paragraph. "This has been the case for me...and most of my peers." This point of view is why Twitter is not as big as people in media think, and why Hulu has not replaced network television. On that last point, Joe is certainly correct. TV still hasn't been replaced by other forms of media that do its job better.
However, there are forms of media that people do seek out for the advertising. Two examples - NASCAR (how boring is a naked car with no ads anyway) and an old, and now dying example, the Sunday newspaper. I know people who read the sales flyers first and the articles second.
Jim Garrity from BridgeTwoWorlds, LLC, May 18, 2010 at 1:49 p.m.
I couldn't agree with you more. My family consumes tv the same way you do. Duke is a an institution with an impeccable reputation. I find it hard to believe they published such a flawed piece of research. Their assumptions imply that every tv commercial has as its primary objective to drive traffic to retail.
Greg Alvarez from iMeil, May 18, 2010 at 2:39 p.m.
Shouldn't the question must be "Do I have to see ads in a TV service I pay for?"?
IMHO, anyone pay to see programs, not advertising.
Doug Frechtling from George Washington University, May 18, 2010 at 3:25 p.m.
Thanks for confirming how my wife and I have used TiVo for 5 years or more. My wife gets impatient if I don't FF through commercial messages fast enough.
In addition to your ideas, I expect we will see a stronger push for product placements in the top drama/adventure shows. But then, I have product placement in my own kitchen and can't tell you more than half of the brands there. But when I see a product in a show that I buy, I notice it. Perhaps TV is all about confirming brand preferences rather than building new ones.
Anne Peterson from Idaho Public Televsion, May 18, 2010 at 5:59 p.m.
I haven't had television reception, cable or satellite for more than 10 years, but when I did, and I recorded on tape, we either left the room or fast forwarded through the ads -- and that goes back to the latter half of the 1980s. Nothing new here; go to the next curtain.
George McLam, May 18, 2010 at 6:21 p.m.
Joe, you are not alone. When I read the original article you speak of I thought it must have been planted by someone in the (advertising) industry to make advertisers 'feel better' about the TV time they buy. There have been numerous articles on this topic over the years, and I don't even agree with those that state less than 90% of DVR owners skip commercials.
I will say there is a huge difference between "fast forwarding" through the commercials, and "skipping" over them. When FFing, you can see them whiz by.
My company actually has patented technology that identifies commercials in a TV broadcast so they can be (even automatically) skipped. This technology was implemented in a large number of VCRs up until about 2001. When used on a DVR, the commercials are not even seen at a higher speed.
I like the idea of product placement or companies literally underwriting shows; but don't insult me by also running commercials. Hour-long programs should be closer to 58 minutes instead of the current ~42.
Fraser Elliott from Opinions expressed herein are solely my own, May 18, 2010 at 7:16 p.m.
I see. So even among resarchers, the only explanation for results that challenge our ever-so-enlightened worldview, derived from our own imperfect perceptions of our own desired behavior, projected on the rest of the population, is that the research must be flawed? *I* skip ads, my wife skips ads, therefore ad recall is impossible among DVR users! Anybody dare say otherwise in the name of research? Circle the wagons and light the torches!
Joe Marchese, May 18, 2010 at 8:08 p.m.
@fraser well, to be fair the study was sponsored by TiVo... oh and I didn't question the results, just the conclusions. It would seem to be a matter of fact that if only 10 people in world use a DVR to skip ads, then ads are at least that much (however small it may be) less effective. Right? Am I missing something else? So with that, I can find more than ten people by walking down the street that use DVR in just such a manner. Am I just running into those people?
Also, the argument that not everyone has a DVR is fine, but this study compared DVR owners with non-DVR owners. so % of the population with DVR should not be a consideration.
Carl Mela, May 19, 2010 at 8:40 a.m.
1) The paper (available on my website - http://www.duke.edu/~mela) does not address whether TiVo hurts advertising. It addresses whether DVRs affect sales, specifically in the context of consumer packaged goods. We tracked about 10,000 households over three years, some of which were given a DVR and some of which were not. Contrasting the purchase behaviors of the two groups we found no evidence that DVR ownership affected the sales of advertised or private label brands. Given the sample size, the statistical variation around this null effect is quite small and the result is statistically reliable.
2) Several astute readers noted TiVo sponsored the research. To be clear, neither Duke nor I received any funds nor would we accept them. Nor was the study funded by the advertising industry. Rather, the experiment was sponsored by the advertisers themselves who wanted to know if DVRs were making their ads less effective. Like many readers and the companies who sponsored this work, we believed DVRs had a deleterious effect on sales and set about to measure precisely how large it was. As we did not believe the null result at first, we spent over 3 years trying to find an effect. The paper reports a number of these alternative analyses but there were many more we did not. Personally, I would be happy if other researchers find otherwise; but as a researcher my goal is to let the data speak louder than I.
3) The study does not indicate less than 90% of owners skip commercials as some have suggested (actually, all owners use the fast forward feature). Rather, the data indicate about 95% of viewing occasions (closer to 90% of viewing time) is live and thus can not be skipped. When views are from recorded content, then the likelihood of skipping an ad is 2/3. As indicated in the paper, these statistics are consistent with data collected by other researchers using different DVRs and households. Given 10% of views are recorded and 2/3 of ads are skipped in recorded mode, the average percentage of ads that are skipped is 10%*2/3, or about 6-7%. This is far smaller than I would have surmised before these studies and I believe it is the most plausible explanation for the lack of a notable DVR effect on sales.
4) To be clear, the "ludicrous" explanation of noticing ads that are whizzed by is not one that can be validated with our data. Instead our paper (on page 31) cites 5 separate studies (both experimental and field studies) that have documented this fact. These studies suggest awareness and recall of ads are higher in fast forward mode than no exposure mode.
5) Fortunately, we had access to information for nine advertising campaigns. For the households who own DVRs, we could therefore track advertising exposure for those nine campaigns to sales. We find the advertising effect on sales to be consistent with extensive previous literature on ads. This result provides weak evidence against the notion that advertising simply does not work at all hence DVRs can have no effect.
6) Most important, I fundamentally agree with Joe's thesis there has got to be a better way. Hulu holding viewers captive to ads is not a positive step forward. DVRs coupled with sophisticated analytics can facilitate better matching of advertising content to viewer preferences at the household level, making at least some exposures more relevant to viewers and obviating the need for advertisers to buy impressions that are of little value. With targeting, I suspect everyone can win and I intend to follow this line of inquiry next.
Mike Einstein from the Brothers Einstein, May 19, 2010 at 9:46 a.m.
If DVRs had been in existence 30 years ago, we wouldn't be having this discussion today, because the TV model would already be dead and buried.
The bottom line is that we keep pushing a product (ads) on folks who not only don't want it, but who are willing to pay extra to avoid it.
If it weren't for those big red cups on the table, I wouldn't have any idea who sponsors American Idol.
Joe Marchese, May 19, 2010 at 11:48 a.m.
@Carl thanks for getting involved in the discussion. You points are very valid and appreciated. I was a little tongue in cheek when pointing out that the study was sponsored by TiVo, but as I said, I have no doubts in the validity of the research. I am instead offering an alternative assessment of the "why".
Carl Mela, May 19, 2010 at 3:04 p.m.
Brasel, S. Adam and James Gips, “Breaking Through Fast-forwarding: Brand Information and Visual Attention,” Journal of Marketing, 72, 4 (November), 31-48.
Goode, Alister (2007), “Duckfoot: 'What Happens at x30 Fast Forward,” in PVRs and Advertising Exposure: LBS Conference Report and Update, Sarah Pearson and Patrick Barwise, Editors: London Business School.
Mandese, Joe (2004), “Equitable's No Longer Questionable: Data Reveals Nets Position Some Advertisers Better than Others, Media Daily News, (September 17).
du Plessis, Erik (2007), “DVRs, Fast Forwarding and Advertising Attention,, Admap, September, 48-51.
Siefert, Caleb, Janet Gallent, Devra Jacobs, Brian Levine, Horst Stipp and Carl Marci (2008), International Journal of Advertising, 27 (3), 425-446.
Peter Kloprogge from Pointlogic USA, May 19, 2010 at 5:59 p.m.
Thanks Joe, really like your article and as is apparent with all the comments it does make address a subject close to many.
I've seen some studies from Europe that show that people overestimate the amount of fast-fowarding that they do as most viewing is still live. The amount of fast-forwarding first increases when people buy a DVR but then falls back to lower levels.
But another perspective is the following. Most sales models that I've seen contribute a large part of the effect to television advertising. And let's say, for argument sake, that in the end only 20% of the purchased GRPs actually deliver exposures. The sales models than contribute the effect to the 100% of GRPs which means that the actual delivered exposures are 5x as effective as we think. I believe this to be true without fully understanding why this is happening. Perhaps skipping ads puts the ads that we do see in a less cluttered environment making them more effective. Perhaps we tend to skip less if we do see the first five seconds of an ad and these seconds are relevant. Perhaps there is something else going on.
But what I believe this does show is that television's potential is probably as big as it ever was. If exposures are 5x as effective (and remember this number is for argument sake) than we currently measure than the challenge - which outweighs any argument on CPP - is to be creative in how we use television in order to have a campaign that outperforms the average on the number of exposures delivered.
Bruce May from Bizperity, May 19, 2010 at 8:48 p.m.
Thousands of scientists working for Big Tobacco produced study after study that proved smoking is harmless. This went on for over 50 years. People have a tremendous capacity to believe in what they want to believe. The study in question did not answer the question, "Did these campaigns include print, outdoor, online or other media channels to make up for the lost impact of TV ads?" For my part, I can live without commercials but I can't live without quality content that is produced by the revenue generated by commercials. Producers do not get enough revenue share from monthly cable bills to produce anything more than a few good stupid cat videos... but I can watch those already online. Broadband TV or Digital TV (whatever we end up calling it) will not work without significant revenue for producers. Run the numbers. It just won't work.
Paula Lynn from Who Else Unlimited, May 20, 2010 at 2:51 p.m.
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What does Kant mean by "intuition"? I've been reading a small book by Jaspers on Kant's whole philosophy, but he is so unclear about this word "intuition" and the word seem important in some way to what Kant is saying.
You are absolutely right that Kant's conception of intuition is crucially important to the argument of the first Critique. It is, however, quite difficult exactly to say what intuitions are, for Kant.
In the Transcendental Aesthetic of the first Critique, Kant writes: "In whatever way and through whatever means a cognition may related to objects, that through which it relates immediately to them, and at which all thought as a means is directed as an end, is intuition. This, however, takes place only insofar as the object is given to us; but this in turn, is possible only if it affects the mind in a certain way. This capacity...to acquire representations...is called sensibility. Objects are therefore given to us by means of sensibility, and it alone affords us intuitions..." (A 19/B 33).
Here's a start at understanding Kant's conception of intuition: intuitions are representations, given in sensation, that provide the material--the starting point--for all cognition.
Allow me to add a brief note to Sean's answer.
'Sensibility' translates 'Sinnlichkeit', which isroughly the ability to have intuitions; it is thus contrasted withthe understanding, which is the ability to have (and employ)concepts. 'Sensation', however, translates 'Empfindung', andmeans roughly what it does in English: the stimulation of one'ssenses by the real presence of an object affecting them. The point ofsaying this is that the two concepts of sensibility and sensation arenot etymologically related in German as they are in English. Thestandard English translations are thus misleading and disguisethe fact that Kant is speaking of two very different things. Forexample, sensibility includes the ability to imagine – that is toform intuitions of things that are not actually there – and stillmore importantly, to have 'pure' intuitions of mathematical objects(e.g. a circle) – which of course could never be there as physicalobjects affecting me. It is precisely because of the difference fromsensation that Kant believes he can discover an a priori, formaldimension of intuition. So, I suggest we define intuition withoutreference to sensation as: an immediate, singular representation inspace and time.
A most interesting question from long ago, and two good answers! I don't know if you are interested in a more detailed response, but in case you are I'll add some more details. Please ignore if this is too much for your interests, and please understand that, as both Sean's and Douglas's responses make clear, this is difficult exegetical territory and so different critics will have different takes on this fascinating topic.
[A19/B33] Intuitions are one of two sorts of representations which we synthesize to form experience; they are connected with the sensibility (concepts are the other sort of representation; they are connected with the understanding). Through intuitions, "objects are given to us by means of sensibility". Intuitions rest on "affectations": objects affect our mind in certain ways in which we are "receptive"; in us are produced "sensations" and thereby we "receive representations", viz. intuitions. Since "in no other way can an object be given to us...all thought must...relate ultimately to intuitions". Intuitions are the only sort of representations which "relate immediately to the object".
[A50/B74] However, there is another type of intuition, namely pure intuitions. For Kant, representations which "contain sensation" are empirical; in cases where there is "no mingling of sensation" representations are pure. Thus some intuitions--the pure ones--are not connected with affectations and sensation. Rather, "pure intuition...contains the form under which something in intuited". For us, space and time are pure intuitions; these are a priori conditions on our sensibility which determine exactly how we are "receptive" to affectations. Because Kant argues that our representation of space must be of space as a whole, we have a pure intuition and not a pure concept.
Second, about sensibility, which in general I would define as the the faculty of intuitions, which is opposed to the faculty of concepts, the understanding. Sensibility can also be viewed as the faculty of receptivity (i.e., to the action of affecting objects on our minds), in which case it is opposed to the understanding as the faculty of spontaneity. There are laws of sensibility which presumably limit our possible experience according to the way in which we are receptive, i.e. which determine laws of intuition" which intuitions possible for us must fulfill. Thus, the sensibility is one source constituting our ability to make and have representations; the other is the understanding (that is, both supply the limits of our possible experience).
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Lending decisions vary from lender to lender. The purpose of this article is to offer some insight into how I thought about credit card and loan applications while I served as credit analyst for a major credit card issuer.
There is a lot of fuss surrounding FICO scores and credit scores in general. These scores need to be understood for what they are, a tool to guide companies in the management of risk. FICO is designed to predict the likelihood of a customer defaulting in the next 12 months. FICO is designed to replicate the types of decisions that people made in the good ol' days. It's important to consider the things that can affect your credit history. It is my view that people shouldn't look only to manage their FICO, but to actually exhibit the behaviors that make them a good credit risk. In other words, pay your bills on time and don't take on a lot of debt. Good FICO scores naturally follow with these habits.
So what do lenders REALLY look at? When I was a credit analyst, (yes, actual people do make some of those decisions) our decision-making process was based on the likelihood of the customer to pay back his or her obligations. The three questions we asked surrounded Ability, Stability, and Willingness to Pay. There was no magic formula; it was the overall picture of the consumer. First, I must establish that the applicant is capable of paying.
1. Ability: In short, can this person afford the payments based on the income information provided? Does he or she earn enough to manage this credit card account? Does the credit report show signs of additional expenses that aren't disclosed in the application?
There are many ways to evaluate a person's ability to pay obligations. Ability is primarily a function of income and the amount of debt. The point here is that the consumer should have enough money to make the payments consistently. So what does this mean to you? Based on your monthly income, will your credit card payments be less than 10% of your take home pay? This is a rule of thumb, and the less credit card debt you have, the better off you are in my opinion.
Your other obligations include payments for your home, car, student loans, other card debt, and any sales finance accounts. If your income isn't enough to cover these, expect to be declined for "insufficient income." Companies look to see if your debt level is in line with others in the income band listed on your application. Another question is will you be able to make these payments in an ongoing fashion? This leads us to the next category.
2. Stability: Does the applicant have a consistent source of income? Is he or she likely to in the future? This question is answered by information about the length of time someone has been on a job, lived in a home, and used credit.
I also look at whether applicants are renters or homeowners and what the nature of their employment is. Someone who has been in the same job for a long time has established consistency of income. If someone is relatively new to a job (less than six months), I would look to see if he or she has remained in the same industry to indicate growth of experience over time.
Living in the same place for a while can indicate that your current financial scenario has been similar for a longer period of time. Also, people who move around a lot may be more difficult to contact if they enter collections than those who stay put. Again, these are not "make or break" traits, they just help flesh out an evolving picture of an applicant. Now that I've established that the consumer has a relatively stable source of income that can support the loan payments, I need to know that paying on time is not an unknown concept.
3. Willingness to Pay: Regardless of income and cash flow, has the consumer paid bills in a timely fashion in the past? I had a friend who was the daughter of a multi-millionaire. In her own right, she was also a millionaire. She always complained about being declined for credit; after all, she could afford the payments.
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So think about your own Ability, Stability and Willingness to Pay. Would you lend to you? Do you have a history of paying your bills on time and receiving steady income? If so, you're probably a pretty good risk. As a follow-up to this article, in the next weeks, we will examine two potential borrowers and see how one loan officer would make a decision.
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- What enduring benefit can be gained when two armies, each over a million strong, chip in 200 soldiers apiece for partnered training?
"You'd be surprised," said Blaire Harms, a former military intelligence officer of 21 years and current exercise planner for United States Army Pacific. Case in point: Yudh Abhyas, an annual training exercise between the armies of India and the U.S. that Harms has taken the lead on planning for the last five years, running its ninth iteration May 3-17.
"Especially in foreign militaries where the terms of service are longer, onesies and twosies stay in to carry the training forward," she said.
The initial term of service in the Indian Army is 15 years.
From a company-sized engagement in 2004, Yudh Abhyas 2013 was executed with battalion-level field exercises and brigade-level command-post exercises.
This year's exercise paired historically heralded units from both countries -- the Indian Army Gurkhas assigned to the 99th Mountain Brigade, the Indian paratroopers with the 50th Independent Para Brigade, and U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team (504th Parachute Infantry Regiment).
While still sponsored by USARPAC, the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, N.C., hosted this year's training.
Fittingly, the capstone exercise was a combined airborne operation.
"The camaraderie I saw here has been outstanding," said Harms. "Everything has been developing proportionally each year."
While the vastness of the Pacific region makes strong partnerships all the more important, it also makes them more logistically challenging. The old adage of "500 miles is a long distance in Europe, 500 years a long time in America" does not apply. The history is deep, the distances great.
Since 2005, Harms has been involved with planning bilateral U.S. training operations with Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and India, she said.
Personally, Harms believes that economic challenges in the region may in fact overshadow military ones, but because the military is such a major player in many Pacific Rim countries and because military leaders often move on to positions of political leadership, bilateral training is a very practical way to engage them and to re-enforce the benign nature of the U.S. military, that it really is there to help, she said.
Capt. David Von Bargen, a battalion-level military intelligence officer with 82nd's 1st Brigade Combat Team, said that the logistics involved with bringing the two armies together provides much of the challenge but also much of the knowledge gain.
"Scheduling the flights, getting embassy to embassy and higher-level commands talking is a big portion, so if we need to do this again, whether it is for additional training or some sort of real-life aid scenario, we have those systems in place," Von Bargen said.
Von Bargen's job was to build an opponent force for the participating soldiers to face during partnered field training, and then to deliver intelligence on the opposing forces to those troops.
said his goal was to build a realistic scenario that was useful to the commander and soldiers doing the training, while simultaneously building bilateral relationships.
"Relationships at all levels," he reiterated. "Even privates need to see the other army not just as partners, but as equals."
The Indian Army commander of the 99th Mountain Brigade, 26-year veteran Brig. Gen. Jagdish Chaudhari, said the way Indian and America soldiers think and act is essentially the same. The profession of soldiering is such that it demands certain attributes that one finds in any army.
"Our culture may be different, but our attitude and approach to work, what we yearn and fight for and honor -- those qualities are just the same. However, when you have a hierarchy of other institutions and organizations affecting the way you work, you find there are certain roadblocks, bureaucratic procedural delays and lack of understanding that comes about."
Yudh Abhyas spurred both armies to become more self-aware of those challenges and how to surmount them, he said.
During this year's exercise, there were very few troops in either force who had not experienced combat. That and the professional execution of training, including live-fire ranges, situational training exercises, and combined air assaults and airborne operations, made soldiers of each army receptive and respectful while learning from the other.
"We know that the U.S. Army is one of the strongest armies in the world, so we want to know why, and what we can learn from them," said company 1st Sgt. Indra Kumar Pradhan of 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles.
A self-described connoisseur of outdoor adventure and physical activities, Pradhan said that the Indian Army also has its strengths, one of those being its ability to be effective in challenging topography.
"We operate in mountainous jungle," he said. "In India, that starts at 9,000 feet. We don't have the technology that the U.S. Army has, so we have to do everything manually and physically."
The Gurkhas are superbly fit.
Many U.S. soldiers commented favorably throughout the exercise on the Gurhkas' ability to move silently and quickly through the forest, using a minimum of verbal communication to maneuver.
As light infantry, paratroopers have great respect for that.
Brigadier Dhingra, who works out of Washington D.C. and came down for the exercise in part to represent the Indian airborne contingent, said that jumping with his countrymen at the Home of the Airborne was a dream come true.
"That is something that I think I will keep in the corner of my heart forever," said Dhingra.
North Carolina's stormy spring weather thwarted the Indian paratroopers' first attempts to jump with the 82nd Paratroopers, and as a major facet of the capstone field exercise, cancelling the jump altogether was something that no paratrooper wanted to do.
"But you know, even if something is dominating your thoughts, it doesn't come to the fore when you are executing the very basic drills and actions that you are expected to be taking on [during an airborne operation]," said Dhingra of his thoughts when he finally made it to the jump door above a Fort Bragg drop zone.
"It was the culmination of all the things we have been attempting to do over the last two weeks," he said. "It was a huge sense of satisfaction finally leaving the aircraft."
For Harms, Yudh Abhyas 2013 was a fifth consecutive win for the bilateral planning team, that also generated fresh ideas for next year's exercise in northern India.
For the soldiers on the ground, it proved to be a curious mix of the rigors of field training and the cultural abstractions of world travel, without the travel.
For Dhingra, who was in his third month of overseeing defense activities between the two countries at his new post in D.C., it helped to quickly settle him into the role.
"From here I can only look at the sky and have blue skies," he said. "I am sure when I get back home, I will be able to influence and get those good things I have learned into our organization."
The general said that he had personally benefited from joint training at the right time in his military career. It molded him and changed his attitude about the kinds of things the Indian Army might do to enhance its skills, and to pass along its skills to theater partners.
"If I am here today, perhaps it is because of the good things that I did in the days before," he said.
| 2019-04-21T20:19:48 |
https://www.army.mil/article/104086/indian_army_comes_to_the_home_of_the_airborne
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1. Bring milk and water to a boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat.
2. Whisk in white chocolate until smooth and melted.
3. Whisk in brandy or rum, coffee granules, and vanilla extract until blended.
4. Return to heat and whisk until frothy.
| 2019-04-21T06:41:37 |
http://coffeerecipes.com/tag/mocha-latte-blanco/
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Students place vocabulary words in alphabetical order using the provided word bank. High quality printable. Words in the word bank include: chuck, cluck, muck, stuck, duck, shuck, truck, luck, stuck and tuck.
Answers to the "uck" word family alphabetical order worksheet.
Can you unscramble these vocabulary words associated with "uck" word family? Words in the word bank include: chuck, cluck, muck, stuck, duck, shuck, truck, luck, stuck and tuck.
Answers to the "uck" word jumble worksheet.
Can you find all these words associated with "uck" word family? Words go in 3 directions - easier for beginner readers. Words in the word bank include: chuck, cluck, muck, stuck, duck, shuck, truck, luck, stuck and tuck.
Answers to the "uck" word family vocabulary word search.
| 2019-04-20T16:14:49 |
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/languagearts/word-families/uck/printables/
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Why is it that films about marriage in its twilight years seem to be some of the most harrowing movies out there? There seems to be something about exploring a couple’s relationship after an extended period of time that brings out some pretty powerful emotions from its filmmakers, and writer-director Andrew Haigh now follows in the footsteps of Michael Haneke’s Amour with his own vision of an advanced, but increasingly fragile, marriage.
45 Years takes its cues from David Constantine’s short story In Another Country, and focuses on middle-aged couple Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) as they prepare for a party to commemorate their 45th wedding anniversary. The week before the event, Geoff receives a letter informing him that the body of a former love, Katya, has been found preserved in an icy glacier in the Swiss Alps, after many years of being missing. Though it seems to be nothing to them at first, it soon becomes apparent to Kate that her husband is more shaken by it than he lets on, and certain revelations cause her to question the legitimacy of her marriage.
Right away, Haigh makes this film a quiet and moody affair, with long shots of the Norwich countryside providing a breathable atmosphere which only serves to become more isolated – and more cloudy – as the film progresses on. It slides along at a slow and steady pace which allows the weight of the emotion to settle in and make itself comfortable, simultaneously creating a subtle sense of tension as you wait for confrontations that may or may not even happen. Parts of his direction even play around with conventions of other unrelated genres to build the tension, horror being one of them; there is something unnerving about discovering loud creaky noises in their attic in the middle of the night (really Courtenay rummaging about finding some missing photographs of his lost love), and the symbolic unnerving that Rampling’s character experiences brings about fears of not knowing who’s above her, even when she fully knows it’s her own husband.
His script is simplistic and informative enough to establish the relaxed nature that keeps everything refreshingly grounded; not once will you see a shouting match between the disagreeing couple, nor will you be forced into choosing sides by its end. It is left open enough for us to make our own assumptions, and Haigh makes the wise choice of keeping things smooth and bottled up instead of going overly dramatic like a lesser director probably would have.
Haigh is able to accomplish this particular goal thanks to the wonderful performances by Rampling and Courtenay. Both actors were awarded separate Actor and Actress prizes at this year’s Venice Film Festival, an occurrence that is virtually unheard of at other festivals (at Cannes, for example, no film usually wins more than one award), and it’s easy to see why; their understated work here progresses the film’s themes of choice and regret fluently, with both displaying several layers of emotion sometimes without even uttering a single line of dialogue. Rampling, in particular, carries the bulk of the film’s drama as she slowly discovers a little more about her husband’s true loyalties, and comes to heart-breaking realisations that culminate in the film’s final few scenes, where both she and Courtenay bring out some of their strongest moments of acting in years.
This is only Haigh’s third film, after well-received dramas Greek Pete and Weekend, but he has already reached a level of maturity and intellectual understanding that other directors have to wait until at least their fifth or sixth film to finally master. 45 Years solidifies his already-promising career as both a writer and director, balancing heavy themes with two outstanding performances by two seasoned actors, and managing to make it an effective film that, while a little slow and repetitive in certain areas, is a strong calling card for raw and quietly effective British drama.
45 Years is another strong entry from writer-director Andrew Haigh, perhaps his strongest film to date from a thematic perspective, and he has two fantastic performances from Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as a bonus addition in his quietly effective tale of middle-aged marriage in an increasingly fragile situation.
| 2019-04-20T02:15:30 |
http://www.filmfeeder.co.uk/45-years-review/
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Do family musicians have long careers because they have lots of ideas, or do they have lots of ideas because they've had long careers? While you're pondering the chicken-and-egg nature of the question, you can read this interview with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, who might be exhibit A for consideration of the question. Over the course of more than 25 years of making music together full-time, they've got a lot of different plates spinning - albums, concerts, ukulele orchestras, creating musical curricula, and much more.
Their latest endeavor is called Sing to Your Baby, a book/CD set designed to encourage parents, grandparents, and other caregiver to, er, sing to their babies. The idea that everyone should sing to and with their kids from the get-go is an important one to me, so I wanted to spend a few minutes chatting with Fink and Marxer about the project. And, as if to emphasize the duo's reach across the broad spectrum of family music, we started out chatting about one of kindie music's hot new groups, the Pop Ups, and ended by talking about living legend Ella Jenkins.
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer: Good morning... so are you looking forward to going to Kindiefest?
We don't think we're going, but if plans change, we'll try... We're excited that the Pop Ups will be playing there.
As am I... It was interesting to me the first time I listened to this random CD and found out that y'all were on one of the songs.
Yes, and now one of the two, Jacob Stein, his father, Michael Stein, is the male vocalist on our album.
Really? [Checks his copy of the book.] Wow. Hadn't made the connection.
Cathy: Yes, he was in Country Current, the Navy's country band, when I first met him in the '70s. Later he performed and wrote songs for the Dinosaur Rock series. More recently, he became a cantor out in California.
OK, so I usually start out interviews by asking people what their earliest musical memories are. In this particular case, I'm wondering what memories you have of music-making and singing by your parents.
Marcy: I grew up in Detroit and my mom sang in a jazz trio. My grandmother was a barrelhouse blues player -- she knew everybody. There were a lot of black string bands made up of people who came up from places like Louisiana and St. Louis to work in the factories. People were expected to play, and if they didn't plan, they'd sing. We'd go to my grandma's house, or to parties and dances at the Henry Ford compound.
I remember having a tremendous bond with family members. When you're playing music, opinions don't get in the way. There's an equality between people. Now, at kids' concerts, we want parents and kids to sit, and sing, together. The new book is an early extension of that philosophy.
Cathy: I had a lot less music, but my mom was a good piano player, good at sight-reading music at the piano. So I remember her accompanying me as a four-year-old on my two favorite songs, "Beautiful Dreamer" and "Little Brown Jug."
Marcy: There's a big difference in how we grew up. I followed, but Cathy is an instigator of fun and music.
That doesn't surprise me. So moving on the CD itself -- what was the specific inspiration for it?
Cathy: There were two specific things. The first is that over the past 25 years, we heard repeatedly from parents that wanted to sing to their kids but didn't know how to or were told that they were no good at it. Then about four years ago, I was asked to serve on a local committee looking at how to engage families in the arts. The committee never went anywhere, but I was ready to go.
We wanted to start from birth, from the very beginning. We wanted to empower parents -- songs written in keys anybody can sing in, to create access... We had this vision of people listening with an earbud in one ear, the other ear listening to the baby, with the baby only hearing the parent's voice. In reality, though, we know people will use it how it's the most convenient for them.
The other inspiration was the opportunity to lead a singalong for a friend of ours who recently became a grandparent. We all gathered at someone's house and passed Chloe [the grandmother] around the group and each of us had a chance to sing songs to her.
How did we get to this point where so many people say they can't sing? Why do people feel that way?
Cathy: Well, some people are just told they can't sing. But our culture lets people push a button and be entertained. We try to do more -- we teach, sing with others, teach ukulele. Dan Zanes does a lot to encourage this, too. But we're all so busy... I realize the irony in that Sing to Your Baby uses electronics, but only as an aid. We heard a story about a 4-year-old whose family had an advance copy of the album who brought in her baby doll and sang to her.
We live in a fast-paced society. It used to be that parents were the entertainment center... [With the album,] anybody could feel that they could do this.
What is the source of the songs -- are they new, or have you had them sitting around for awhile?
Marcy: One song was re-purposed.
Cathy: It was a song of Marcy's called "Wherever You Go"
Marcy: I wrote it a long time ago for a godchild whose parents suddenly died.
Cathy: It was from our album Air Guitar. It was a beautiful song to end this album. It's about unconditional love -- a baby needs to understand that they're loved unconditionally.
Cathy: We're doing workshops for new parents and caregivers to empower them, using the book as a textbook, sort of, plus giving tips.
Thanks... she seems to engender these feelings of adoration and total respect wherever she goes, as you would know.
Cathy: And she does the same thing everywhere she did at the Grammys. We were at an awards presentation for her recently that was held in a big church and she had all the men handclapping to "Miss Mary Mack." We can make the world a better place if we all sang.
Photo credit: Sara R. Coats. Illustrations by James Nocito.
| 2019-04-20T07:12:13 |
http://www.zooglobble.com/blog/2011/4/5/interview-cathy-fink-marcy-marxer.html
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I'm still catching up on blog posts -- don't worry, the post about my marathon is still in the works and hopefully coming out soon. I already wrote about preparing for my marathon the day before, but as all athletes know, preparation starts much sooner than that. In addition to all the hours running, the focus on nutrition, and trying to get enough sleep while running, parenting, and researching, I also had to keep my body strong, healthy, and injury free so I could continue training and I could run the marathon. Endurance runners will tell you to be sure you are rolling and stretching. Unfortunately, for many of us, we don't do this as well or as often as we should. This season, I added another tool to my toolbox - sports massage.
I'm going to write about my experience and how I used massage, but the evidence is clear - regular massage (not just one pre-race massage) is beneficial to athletes (see https://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/the-pros-and-cons-of-massages-for-runners) and there are a lot of benefits to incorporating massage (and foam rolling) into your practice (https://www.runnersworld.com/for-beginners-only/benefits-of-massage-for-runners).
Massage became a part of my routine. First, it was a treat. Having never run more than 13.1 miles, very early in the season I was running a new longest run ever every 2-3 weeks. I scheduled a massage for the Thursday after each of these. Why Thursday? Because my workout schedule had me working out Thursday morning and having Friday as a rest day. This gave my body time to relax and recover. Then, it was long-run Saturday. Second, it helped with tightness and aches and pains. Early in the season, I was battling some Plantar Fasciitis. Throughout the season as the miles ramped up, I would have tightness - sometimes in my hip, sometimes in my piriformis, sometimes in my shoulders (oh, sleeping with small children). I was able to keep my body from getting too tight, my form from being too affected, and myself from being injured through regular massage (and regular chiropractic care as well). Finally, I used massage to keep everything from being tight before a race and to aid recovery after a race. So early in the week before the marathon, I got a sports massage. Then 2 days after the marathon, I got another sports massage. Doing this, I was able to run one of my fastest 5ks every 1 week after my marathon without pushing myself - my body was feeling good and loose and ready to go despite having run 26.2 miles just a week prior.
The key for me was finding a good sports massage therapist. Abby Reed is phenomenal - https://www.facebook.com/AbbyReedMassageTherapy/. She specializes in sports, deep tissue, and rehabilitation massage. I am always impressed with how well she is able to find the tight spots and to work them. She uses both massage and stretching to help those muscles I need for running. My training partner Jennifer was having knee issues. She saw a physiotherapist, and then, she went to get a massage from Abby. After giving Jennifer a massage, Abby was able to show her on a muscle anatomy poster what was going on with her knee. Jennifer said that Abby was better able to explain what was causing her knee issues than the physiotherapist could. Both Jennifer and I agree that Abby really knows physiology and how muscles work, especially for runners. Moreover, Abby's home massage office is comfortable and the perfect environment for relaxing. Abby has put much thought into the decor, lighting, scents, and music. Her table has a warmer (so glorious in the winter!). She has a towel warmer for helping with those tight spots and ice packs for when muscles need it. Even now that I am not marathon training, I continue to incorporate regular massage to help me stay injury free and to relax.
I am excited to partner with Abby (who is training for her first half marathon!) to offer the gift of massage to 3 other runners! We will be doing a drawing February 1, March 1, and April 1 to give away a 30-minute upgrade to a 60-minute massage. Abby's massages are already affordable, and this means you get extra time for Abby to focus on those tight spots and help loosen you up so you can run better! To enter: you must be registered for the Derby Festival Minimarathon, Marathon, or Relay and have chosen me (Jill Adelson) as your race ambassador. Then, (1) Like Mama is a Runner on Facebook, (2) Like Abby Reed Massage on Facebook, and (3) like the Facebook post about this blog.
| 2019-04-19T16:28:08 |
http://jill.adelson.us/2018/01/14/keeping-my-body-healthy/
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Can new home GST also apply to renos?
It s common knowledge that GST applies to the sale of a new home. There is a partial rebate available if the home is owner-occupied, or rented out, but for new homes there is always some GST payable.
What is not as well known are the rules that apply when a home has been substantially renovated. Is GST applicable when the house has been gutted and looks brand new?
I recently acted for a young couple purchasing an older house in central Toronto. Just prior to closing, the seller s lawyer sent me a copy of the computer-generated forms his client proposed to sign and deliver to me on closing.
The standard form wording of the GST declaration used by most lawyers certifies to the buyers that the seller did not carry on any construction or renovation to the property in the course of his business.
The title search, however, told a different story. In the spring of last year, the owner of the property had bought it for $235,000. This year, he was selling it to my clients for $395,000 after an extensive renovation.
What concerned me was the section of the Excise Tax Act that made the purchasers - my clients - responsible for almost $26,000 in GST if they were buying a "taxable supply" and if the seller did not pay the tax to the government.
I had a sleepless night worrying about whether a house that had increased in value by 68 per cent in only 10 months was subject to GST. I pulled out my copy of the skinny softcover I like to call "GST for Dummies," and learned that if the house was substantially renovated it was subject to the full seven percent GST hit.
The book defines substantial renovation as one in which all or substantially all of the building has been removed or replaced, except for the roof, interior and exterior walls, foundation and staircases.
It seemed to me from the massive price increase that the house must have been totally redone, so I asked the seller s lawyer to deduct $26,000 from the price and send it to the feds.
While he and his client were deciding the most polite way to say no, I did some checking. I unlocked the office vault, and carefully took out the precious telephone number of my Secret Source in the GST branch of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Like someone in a spy movie, I only call this number in cases of dire emergency, and I figured that the $26,000 problem warranted a call.
My source was exceptionally helpful, and in less than 20 minutes, I thought I knew everything there was to know about substantial renovations and GST. Maybe.
It turns out that G.S.T. Memorandum 19.3.7, buried on the CRA website, actually defines substantial renovation in a way that is almost understandable. The government says that for tax purposes, "all or substantially all" means that 90 per cent or more of the interior has been removed or replaced.
The calculation is based on the entire house.
If only two rooms, such as a kitchen and bathroom, are extensively renovated, but little or no work is done to the rest of the house, the building would not normally be considered substantially renovated, regardless of the cost of the renovations.
In the same vein, if work is done to the roof and external walls with little or nothing done to the interior, the renovation would not be a substantial one, no matter how much money was spent on the outside.
The calculation can be based on the total floor space of the house or the number of rooms in it, as long as the method is fair and reasonable. If areas or rooms were not substantially renovated but other work, such as plumbing or electrical, was done to those areas, that work should also be figured in to assess if the extent of the work is 90 per cent or more.
Once the work hits the 90 per cent target, it meets the "all or substantially all test," and seven percent GST is payable on the entire purchase price including the land.
Separate and even more complex rules apply to mixed-use buildings, or if the house is extended outward or an additional storey is added, or if an unfinished basement is converted to habitable space. It s all there on the CRA website ( www.cra.gc.ca ) for everyone to decipher.
After a bit of detective work, I was able to verify to my satisfaction that the work done to the house was nowhere close to a 90 per cent renovation. As a backup, my title insurer (TitlePLUS) agreed to stand behind this assessment and protect the purchasers if they ever got dinged for the GST. The deal closed smoothly and the renovator walked away with a tidy profit which I calculate approached six figures.
Despite the price, my purchaser clients are quite happy with the house and the price they paid for it. It was just another challenge in the daily life of a real estate lawyer.
| 2019-04-20T12:13:01 |
http://aaron.ca/columns/2005-04-23.htm
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The following options are used to perform various functions, including displaying the Alarm Edit dialog.
--edit eventID Display the Alarm Edit dialog to edit the alarm with the specified event ID.
--edit-new-audio Display the Alarm Edit dialog, in order to edit a new audio alarm.
--edit-new-command Display the Alarm Edit dialog, in order to edit a new command alarm.
--edit-new-display Display the Alarm Edit dialog, in order to edit a new display alarm.
--edit-new-email Display the Alarm Edit dialog, in order to edit a new email alarm.
--edit-new-preset templateName Display the Alarm Edit dialog, preset with the alarm template of the specified name, in order to edit a new alarm.
--list Output a list of scheduled alarms to stdout. The list shows brief details of each pending alarm: its resource identifier (if using Akonadi), UID, next scheduled time and message text or file.
--tray Display KAlarm as an icon in the system tray.
--disable-all Disable monitoring of all alarms.
| 2019-04-18T11:31:44 |
https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/pim/kalarm/cmdline-other.html
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Less than 24 hours after the Golden State Killer's arrest, Patton Oswalt appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers to discuss how his late wife's book contributed to the arrest and what it would have meant to her.
Michelle McNamara, the deceased spouse of the comedian, was a crime writer who had penned an entire novel about the serial killer, whose real name is Joseph James DeAngelo. The book, titled I'll Be Gone in the Dark, was about three-fourths finished when McNamara unexpectedly died in her sleep in April 2016. Oswalt asked investigative journalist Billy Jensen and lead researcher Paul Haynes to finish the book based on her notes and research.
"I was still neck-deep in grief and suddenly a single father and not sleeping," Oswalt told host Seth Meyers, "but I knew that I wouldn't be able to live and go on with life if this was left undone."
The book was released in February and Oswalt said it "really amped up all the interest in the case and really put a lot of focus on this." Less than two months later, authorities were able to identify a suspect. The killer's arrest seems to provide the actor with a bit of closure.
"Not to discredit the work that the police and the lab technicians did, but it was her dream," he said. "She always said, ‘I don't care about credit. I want to know that's he in jail.' And, now, he's caught. The bracelets are on, and it feels like this thing that she wanted so badly is now done."
In addition to speaking about the book, Oswalt read a passage from it.
"One day soon, you'll hear a car pull up to your curb, an engine cut out. You'll hear footsteps coming up your front walk," he said, reading his late wife's work. "The doorbell rings. No side gates are left open. You're long past leaping over a fence. Take one of your hyper, gulping breaths. Clench your teeth. Inch timidly toward the insistent bell. This is how it ends for you."
"'You'll be silent forever, and I'll be gone in the dark,' you threatened a victim once," he continued. "Open the door. Show us your face. Walk into the light."
According to The New York Times, DeAngelo was arrested at his home in Citrus Hieghts, Calif. on Tuesday and charged with six counts of murder. However, the newspaper claims DeAngelo, a former police officer, is thought to have killed at least 12 people, raped at least 45 people and burglarized more than 120 homes during the 1970s and 1980s.
Oswalt alleged there were red flags from early on.
"He quit the police force when he was caught shoplifting a hammer and dog repellant and he would break into house," he said. "Literally, you're shoplifting a hammer—are you shopping at the murder store?"
However, the actor is confident the arrest will help the authorities with more cases.
"Because he's been caught, now they can start linking him to all these others cases,' he said. "There's all this new evidence."
Oswalt admitted he's been on "adrenaline and sleeplessness" since hearing about the news. Shortly after word of the arrest spread, he took to social media to post about it. In one Instagram video, he stated, "I think you got him, Michelle."
Watch the video to see his interview with Meyers.
| 2019-04-24T06:25:24 |
https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/930086/patton-oswalt-reflects-on-what-the-golden-state-killer-s-arrest-would-have-meant-to-his-late-wife-michelle
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I can stay for one hour.
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I can stay for five hours.
I can stay for six hours.
| 2019-04-23T14:04:37 |
http://www.chi.guru/learningchineselessonstests/1numberstime2/StayImain.php
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1. Brush the universal pan with a little olive oil and sprinkle sea salt over. Pluck the needles from the sprigs of rosemary and scatter them in the pan.
2. Rinse the chicken breast fillets briefly under cold water and dry it. Cut each chicken breast fillet into 3 pieces. Season with salt and pepper before rolling the fillets in Pecorino cheese.
3. Mix the olive oil with coarse sea salt.
4. Wash the zucchini and slice them lengthwise into wafer-thin slices.
5. Lay the zucchini slices lengthwise next to each other, and carefully brush each slice with salted olive oil. Place the zucchini slices so that they overlap one another. Place one piece of chicken onto the short side of the zucchini, wrap it and place it into the universal pan. Prepare the remaining chicken breast fillet pieces in the same way.
6. Place the tray on the second level of the oven, then grill the chicken with the setting procedure - Circulated air grilling at 180°C, Core temperature at 75°C, using a meat thermometer. Alternatively, place the tray on the second level of the oven. Use circulated air grilling at 180°C. Roasting time: 25-30 minutes.
7. To serve, mix the juice of a lemon with a pinch of sugar and press a clove of garlic into the mixture. Drizzle the mixture over the grilled chicken breast fillets.
| 2019-04-18T14:55:22 |
https://www.bosch-home.com.my/experience-bosch/living-with-bosch/cookbook/main-dishes/grilled-chicken-breast-fillets-in-a-zucchini-crust
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How much is GG Allin Worth?
GG Allin Net Worth: GG Allin was an American punk rock singer-songwriter who had a net worth of $100 thousand. GG Allin was born in Lancaster, New Hampshire in August 1956 and passed away in June 1993. Allin performed and recorded with many groups over his career and was known for his notorious live performances that often included transgressive acts such as self-mutilation, coprophagia, and attacking audience members. AllMusic called Allin "the most spectacular degenerate in rock & roll history" which G4TV's That's Tough called him the "toughest rock star in the world". In addition to punk rock Allin recorded spoken word, country, and rock and roll. Allin said that he wanted to make rock music dangerous again and had extremely in humane lyrics. His music was mostly poorly recorded and produced and had limited distribution that got mostly negative critical reviews. Allin maintained a cult following over his career and promised for several years that he would commit suicide onstage during one of his concerts. GG Allin passed away on June 28, 1993 offstage from an accidental heroin overdose at the age of 35.
| 2019-04-18T18:19:07 |
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/rock-stars/gg-allin-net-worth/
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Can you suggest a resume format for me?
HR requests college transcripts to see the year graduated. How can I disguise that?
Some sites suggest that job seekers should not go to the job site to drop off resumes. What to do?
I want to transition into HR- is this realistic at mid-career? There's a specific position at a local newspaper that would be an excellent fit.
Its clear from your tone and style that you have a good heart. I enjoy your style- clear,concise and practical. Thanks.
1. Resume format for social workers - I don't have any first hand experience with this. I believe my outline of a resume can be adapted to your profession. Here is the actual sample resume, and here is the same sample resume with my notes to explain the logic of my resume format.
If you don't think my free resume example will work for you, here is a professional resume writing service that may be able to help you.
2. College transcripts - Very few companies request college transcripts anymore. So, I wouldn't worry too much about this. If this is part of the vetting process used by a company, you don't have a choice but to go along with it. In my experience, the few companies that require college transcripts as a condition of employment are very large multinational corporations. Most of them are pretty good about work place diversity and won't age discriminate.
3. Not dropping off resume at job site - If a job posting specifically instructs you not to do something, don't do it. If you ignore their request it could eliminate you as a candidate. Having said that, always try to network to see if you can find a connection to someone who may work at your target company; then ask them to present your resume to the hiring authority. The easiest way to research possible inside contacts is to open a free LinkedIn account. If you don't have a LinkedIn profile, I provide some tips and advice about how job seekers can best use LinkedIn in my newsletter: 3 LinkedIn Secrets.
4. Transitioning to Human Resources from a human service based profession - This may work for you and I would certainly encourage you to apply. Here are the questions they may have about your qualifications. Make sure your resume and cover letter answer these concerns.
HR professionals are not social workers and have to do tough things like firing people or issuing reprimands. Can you handle this?
Depending on the size and scope of a company, HR professionals may be expected to have experience with union avoidance, union interaction, communication and enforcement of company discrimination policy, sexual harassment issues, interviewing, creating written job descriptions, recruiting, benefit program administration, and maintaining written files on employees. Do you have experience in some of these areas?
HR professionals are usually swamped with lots of projects, interviews, documentation, and training. Are you good at multitasking? Can you survive and thrive in a demanding work environment of constant interruptions, tons of emails, and a fair amount of chaos?
I'm not trying to discourage you at all. You might be perfect for an HR role and the local job opening you mentioned. But I want you to know what HR will be thinking when they read your resume. If you convey in your resume and cover letter that you not only meet their minimum job requirements, but like to work in a fast-paced, multitask environment, they will probably invite you in for an interview.
Best of luck with your job search and interview.
| 2019-04-22T16:58:30 |
https://www.job-interview-wisdom.com/seeking-midlife-career-change-to-hr.html
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Direct mail messaging strategies work when they're simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, and filled with emotion and stories. Here's how to create them.
The best direct mail marketing is able to communicate your message in a way that is understood, remembered and acted upon. Are your direct mail results as good as you expect them to be? In many cases they are not; and your direct mail messaging strategy could be the problem. So, how can you improve your message to increase your results?
Simple: This is not to say use the "Keep It Simple, Stupid" method, but to refine your headline message even more. To create a sentence that is both simple and profound. You want your headline to grab people and require them to read more.
Unexpected: Do the unexpected in your messaging. The message needs to generate interest and curiosity in order to resonate and drive response.
Concrete: Many times, direct mail messaging is ambiguous; this leads to poor response rates. You need clear concrete language to ensure that your message means the same thing to everyone.
Credible: Your brand can help with your credibility, but so can enlisting customers to create testimonials that you can use in your marketing messaging. In order for people to respond to your mail pieces, they need to trust you and the product or service they are buying. Money-back guarantees or free trials work well, too.
Emotion: In order to get people to respond you need to draw on their emotions. Nonprofits are great at this, but most other businesses could use some help. Humans are wired to feel for other people; when you can harness this effectively, you increase responses. There are many emotions you can tap into: anger, empathy and happiness are the most common emotions businesses try to elicit.
Stories: People are drawn to stories. The best messaging is captured within stories. Are you currently formulating your messaging around stories, or are you just listing the facts and statistics on why people should buy from you? No one buys facts. They buy benefits that are communicated well through stories.
These six ideas in combination can help you create a strategy for better direct mail messaging to increase your response rates. One common messaging problem that organizations run into is that they have much more knowledge about their product or service than the people they are trying to sell to. This perspective can make it difficult to communicate effectively with prospects. You do not know what they know.
To combat this problem, you can use people outside of your organization to see what they think of your messaging. This can come in the form of an advisory group, an organization or a few select customers and prospects that you use as a focus group. There is a ton of knowledge that can be gained by doing this. In many cases, you will find that what you thought was a great message did not resonate or confused people. It’s better to learn that before you mail, than after the fact.
Your messaging strategy is extremely important; it can make or break your direct mail campaigns. Spend at least as much time on constructing your messaging as you spend on design. In many cases, effective message creation takes longer than design. Are you ready to create direct mail messaging that is understood, remembered and acted upon?
| 2019-04-25T03:22:54 |
https://www.piworld.com/post/6-direct-mail-messaging-strategies-that-work/
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How does lava composition affect explosiveness?
Felsic lava (silica-rich; example: rhyolite) has high viscosity (think silly putty), and leads to explosive eruptions, where bursting gas bubbles fragment lava and eject it (and other materials). Since felsic lava does not flow easily, it tends to form steep sides.
Mafic lava (silica-poor; example: basalt) has low viscosity (think ketchup), which allows gas bubbles to easily escape and results in effusive eruptions, where lava pours out of the ground. Since mafic lava flows easily, it can cover very long distances.
Why is felsic lava more viscous?
Silica bonds to itself, creating chains that link together and resist movement; this is called polymerization.
Silica-rich lava has a lower temperature than silica-poor lava. Think of warm honey versus cold honey (or warm butter versus cold butter); the warmer substance flows more easily.
Why does felsic lava trap more gas?
The answer lies in felsic lava's high viscosity. Imagine gas bubbles trapped inside honey and bubbles trapped inside soda. The bubbles in the soda can easily escape, because soda has low viscosity. Honey, however, has high viscosity, which prevents the bubbles from easily moving.
The deeper you travel down into the earth, the greater the pressure (due to the weight of the overlying material). Magma is buoyant, and rises from areas of higher pressure (deep in the earth) to areas of lower pressure (the surface of the earth). Pressure can be easily calculated by multiplying gravity, the height of the overlying material, the density of the overlying material (P = ghρ). The deeper the magma, the more pressure exerted on it, and ultimately, the higher it can travel. However, you've probably noticed that lava isn't constantly bursting out of the earth. Usually, something special needs to happen for magma to rise—for example, when tectonic motion creates a crack in the lithosphere.
The most common gases released by volcanoes are (in descending order): water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). At higher pressures, these volatiles are kept in solution, but when the pressure comes off, they exsolve and form gas bubbles. As pressure decreases further, the bubbles expand—until they pop.
You see this in action when you shake then open a soda can. When the can is closed, the contents are under pressure and the gases stay dissolved; when the can is opened, the pressure goes down, and bubbles spill out.
Percent fragmentation versus dispersal area.
After fragmentation, the magma density is much lower than before, which causes the magma to accelerate upwards. The gas-melt mixture that rushes out of the volcano is called the eruption column, and the more gas, the more explosive the eruption. Two-phase system refers to the relative motion between lava and gas.
Felsic magma can hold more water and carbon dioxide in solution than can mafic magma. However, because the low diffusion and high viscosity in felsic magma limits bubble growth, felsic magma supports smaller bubbles (0.001-0.1 cm) than mafic magma (0.1 - 5 cm).
More powerful (explosive) eruptions can eject larger materials. Ejecta can be described by size: ash (<2 mm), lapilli (2-64 mm), and bombs/blocks (>64 mm). Read my post about volcanic rocks and deposits for more information, including a more details on characteristics of rhyolite, andesite, and basalt.
Hawaiian eruptions are effusive. Their fluid basaltic flows cover large areas; repeated flows can build on top of each other to form broad, gently sloping shield volcanoes. This type of eruption typically forms over hot spots (areas where magma from the mantle rises to the surface).
Beautiful fire fountains can occur as lava sprays out of the vent; if lava pieces agglutinate, lava blebs can collect into spatter domes or ramparts. Spatter can help reveal the direction the lava flowed: since moving lava would carry the blebs away—preventing the formation of the spatter dome—lava must have been flowing in the opposite direction of the spatter feature.
Strombolian eruptions, which are not very viscous, build steep-sided composite volcanoes. The so-called Strombolian burp occurs when gas builds just below the surface and then explodes, flinging material (mostly coarse, like lapilli and bombs) in parabolic trajectories that do not reach far from the vent.
Vulcanian eruptions have moderately viscous lava, and so have thick, stubby flows (if any) with some ash. Compared to Strombolian eruptions, the gas is deeper and more constrained; during Vulcanian throat-clearing, this gas escapes and expels overlying solid material. They often produce paninos (bread-crust bombs).
Pelean eruptions are similar to Vulcanian eruptions, but have more viscous lava. Any flows will be very thick, and domes are typical. Due to dome collapse, pyroclastic flows are common, often as nuee ardentes (glowing avalanches). Pyroclastic flows can occur when the dome capping the volcano collapses or explodes, or when the eruption column collapses.
The most violent and dangerous eruptions by far, Plinian eruptions are associated with volcano collapse, can last hours, and have eruption columns that reach up to 40 km into the sky. They occur from the rapid decompression of large volumes of gas‐rich magma. They release tons of ash, producing extensive ash flow sheets (ignimbrites). The 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption was an example of a relatively small Plinian eruption.
Phreatic eruptions occur when groundwater finds its way close to magma source and gets super-heated; steam instantly forms, bursting out of the volcano in an explosion of ash, and rock. Phreatic eruptions are much harder to predict than other styles, because they don't necessarily involve the magma injections that provide tell-tale ground deformation and long period earthquakes days or weeks ahead of time.
Phreatomagmatic eruptions result due to interactions between water and magma. Surtseyan eruptions are eruptions that occur underwater. Due to the intense heat, the water rapidly expands, so usually, water takes an eruption and makes it more explosive. However, sometimes, film boiling occurs when a film of water instantly vaporizes around the lava. The vapor layer insulating the lava from the water and prevents an explosive eruption—but if the films collapse, the eruption can turn explosive.
| 2019-04-19T12:19:46 |
http://www.luckysci.com/2014/08/types-of-volcanic-eruptions-and-their-dynamics/
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Try converting from "LKR" to ANG (Neth. Antillian guilder on 4-28-2017), ATS (Austrian schilling on 4-28-2017), AUD (Australian dollar on 4-28-2017), BND (Bruneian dollar on 4-28-2017), COP (Colombian peso on 4-28-2017), DJF (Djiboutian franc on 4-28-2017), ESP (Spanish peseta on 4-28-2017), FIM (Finnish markka on 4-28-2017), HKD (Hong Kong dollar on 4-28-2017), HUF (Hungarian forint on 4-28-2017), IEP (Irish pound on 4-28-2017), ILS (Israeli new shekel on 4-28-2017), LUF (Luxembourg franc on 4-28-2017), MAD (Moroccan dirham on 4-28-2017), MXN (Mexican peso on 4-28-2017), OMR (Omani rial on 4-28-2017), PEN (Peruvian nuevo sol on 4-28-2017), PHP (Philippine peso on 4-28-2017), SGD (Singapore dollar on 4-28-2017), SHP (Saint Helenian pound on 4-28-2017), or any combination of units which equate to "currency" and represent currency.
LKR = .00655763 ADP (Andorran peseta on 4-28-2017), .082828 ATS (Austrian schilling on 4-28-2017), .01167253 AWG (Aruban guilder on 4-28-2017), .01311526 BZD (Belizean dollar on 4-28-2017), .008961 CAD (Canadian dollar on 4-28-2017), .01177282 DEM (German mark on 4-28-2017), .00601935 EUR (European Union euro on 4-28-2017), .0503427 GTQ (Guatemalan quetzal on 4-28-2017), .04491729 HRK (Croatian kuna on 4-28-2017), .84777673 JMD (Jamaican dollar on 4-28-2017), .08750977 LSL (Lesotho loti on 4-28-2017), .02846569 MYR (Malaysian ringgit on 4-28-2017), .01326489 NLG (Netherlands guilder on 4-28-2017), .00955942 NZD (New Zealand dollar on 4-28-2017), .68719325 PKR (Pakistani rupee on 4-28-2017), .02545016 PLN (Polish zloty on 4-28-2017), .00506901 SHP (Saint Helenian pound on 4-28-2017), .08750977 SZL (Swazi lilangeni on 4-28-2017), .20984413 tick, .08750977 ZAR (South African rand on 4-28-2017).
| 2019-04-22T16:21:53 |
http://www.convertit.com/Go/SmartPages/Measurement/Converter.ASP?From=LKR
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What good could possibly come of this bad situation? A lot, it turns out. Because suddenly the entire nation is having a huge Arizona conversation, from rallies on the streets to voices on the airwaves — and there are signs of compromise instead of confrontation.
The emotional outcry could, counterintuitively, improve the country's immigration situation in the long run by addressing directly a problem Americans have faced for a long time: We have no effective system for dealing with people who risk everything and break the law to come here.
"It's a deplorable situation. But it will have an energizing, mobilizing effect," said Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The Arizona law, he said, has caused a conversation that otherwise would have remained largely undiscussed.
I do not live in Arizona and do not know what the impact of illegal immigrants have had on that state.. so I guess I do not want to criticize too harshly the bill that has raised all of the national angst and outrage. I do share the concerns many have about racial profiling and think that the bill could be very problematic for law enforcement.
I do agree with the essence of this article though. Before the Arizona law was passed discussion of US immigration policy was way on the back burner of political debate. I mean really - where were these discussions when the bill was being debated by the Arizona legislature? So maybe a good outcome of the bill is that it returned immigration to front and center of the national debate.
Lets hope congress can get passed the Arizona law and begin constructive debate on national immigration reform. Lets hope that we will get passed confrontation. Lets hope that the lasting effect will be an increase in conversation and compromise. With that in mind what compromise would like to see brought to the immigration debate? Do you think that there is a middle ground?
Would the sentiment change if the state's police were required to question EVERY individual they interact with about their citizenship status (not just hispanics)? No. The problem is not racial profiling. When the police stop someone who is suspected of a crime, they already ask for ID. The problem is when an officer is called out to assist an illegal immigrant who's the victim of crime. If they think they'll get deported for reporting a crime, they won't report it. Crime rates will rise when there is a target group with no option to report it. This is not a hypothetical. This fear of reporting crime was a huge factor in the rise of gang crime in Latino neighborhoods in the 80's.
Good perspective Missy. Any thoughts on what a sane national immigration policy should look like?
Nope. I'm actually pretty convinced that what we have been doing is appropriate and that slow progress is the best approach. Anything less is cruel and spiteful. In the tax business, I've witnessed the slow closing of tax loopholes that once allowed many, including illegal immigrants, to easily take advantage and profit. We are at a point in tax law that businesses that preyed on those loopholes are even closing down on their own out of lack of opportunity. We just need to progress on to the next loophole.
I used to be be angry about illegal immigration in Texas when my kid's kindergarten class had 35 students, half of which barely spoke English. But I started to look into the legal process of becoming a citizen, and I changed my heart. It costs tens of thousands of dollars and the wait is unimaginable. I have a friend here from the Ivory Coast who is here legally and has not seen here 17 year old son in almost 4 years because she is trying to go through proper channels to get him here - and a visit could separate her from her other children if they decide not to let her back. I think the best policy is to let good, upstanding and hardworking people come in without all the extra red tape and extortion fees - I mean, legal fees. Then the incentive is to do your best, not sneak in out of desparation and be forced to live on some sort of public assistance and county hospital emergency medical care. My Dad was in the landscaping business when I was growing up. He always said he'd rather hire an immigrant any day. He could rely on them to show up for work every day and work hard all day. He paid everyone fair wages, but couldn't get a citizen to work. The best policy to change the problem is for Americans to humble themselves and take jobs they won't touch with a 10-foot pole and work them with pride and for the wage they pay. In doing this, they leave no room for illegals to work, lower the cost of living for all of us and instill a pride in blue collar working that is sorely missing today. I teach my kids to be proud of working with their hands.
I can name, right now, five legal Americans that I personally know who have been regular paid under the table, so you know illegals are getting paid under the table too. If businesses stopped hiring illegals they would have no reason to come here illegally.
Ah, hiding from civic responsibility - a universal occupation.
| 2019-04-25T18:28:46 |
https://www.kcbob.com/2010/05/immigration-compromise-instead-of.html
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United States: How Should I Structure My New Business?
Q: I recently started a new business in New Hampshire. What is the best way to set up my business that is simple, yet enables me to grow the business in the future?
A: Congratulations on starting your own business! There are many ways to structure a new business in New Hampshire. A sole proprietorship is the simplest business to form and operate; however, often a limited liability company, or "LLC," is preferable because it provides for the liability protection of a corporation and the tax advantages of a partnership.
1) Limited liability: One of the key benefits of the LLC is that it separates the business from the individual both financially and legally. In a sole proprietorship, your assets and the business assets are one and the same, meaning your home, your car, even your personal bank accounts are exposed to creditors of your business. As the owner of an LLC, your liability is limited to the amount of your investment in the business (assuming you have not personally guaranteed any debt).
2) Growth and succession planning: As your business grows, you may want to take on additional partners or delegate roles and responsibilities. Forming an LLC initially, with clear and predetermined terms, can help minimize the risk inherent in sharing control of your business. Forming an LLC with multiple owners (referred to as "members") can be much more complicated and cumbersome compared to adding members to an existing LLC. An LLC can also survive long after you retire or sell the business.
3) Taxation: In a sole proprietorship, the profits and losses from the business are reported on your individual tax return; this is called "pass-through" taxation. An LLC owner can choose whether to be taxed as an S corporation, a C corporation or as a pass-through. While most LLC owners choose pass-through taxation, this flexibility to choose the method that works best for your business is an important advantage to forming an LLC.
4) The final reason an LLC may be preferable to a sole proprietorship is that it sends the message that you are running a "real" business. Banks and other creditors, suppliers and even significant customers may be more likely to do busines or provide better terms to an LLC. Operating as an LLC also ensures that your business will be the only business with that name in New Hampshire.
Ultimately, the choice depends on your individual facts and circumstances and you should consult your accountant and legal counsel to go through the specifics of your business. Best of luck!
| 2019-04-21T18:15:41 |
http://mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/778478/Corporate+Commercial+Law/How+Should+I+Structure+My+New+Business
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Almost all population-genetic explanations for the evolution of dominance are based on scenarios involving selection. Distilled down to its simplest form, the common idea in these models is the notion that, given a set of homozygous and heterozygous genotypic variants, one or more of the less-fit variants evolve to resemble the fitter variant at the phenotypic level. Consider a starting condition in which the phenotypes associated with a pair of allele variants are codominant. The original scenario proposed by Fisher was one in which the fitness landscape associated with the three possible genotypes mimics the qualitative shape of the phenotypic landscape. Hence one of the homozygous variants is fitter than its alternate, and the heterozygote is intermediate in fitness. Figure 1a depicts such a scenario. In the latter case, dominance could evolve if the phenotype of the heterozygote is modified (via selection) to resemble the fitter homozygote. This would lead to dominance of the fitter phenotype, and a form of robustness with respect to mutations, since now the effects of the less-desirable allele are masked in the heterozygotes.
Phenotype aa Aa AA Genotype aa Aa AA Genotype a single locus is not necessarily fixed. Consequently, fitness in relation to a single-locus genotype is also not necessarily fixed. In this scheme, the question that remains is what are the causes by which the relation between genotype and phenotype can change. One possibility is a change in the environment. A second is a change in the genetic background. The latter case is usually the main protagonist in models of dominance evolution. In the simplest case, changes in the genetic background can be represented as changes in alleles at a 'modifier locus', which in turn modify dominance relations with respect to alleles at a 'primary locus'. All such modifier models and their more complicated derivatives inherently assume that the relation between genes at separate loci and the phenotype are nonadditive (i.e., nonindependent) and that the latter relation can be modified by gene interactions. Nonadditivity, whereby allele substitutions at one locus can alter the phenotypic effects of substitutions at another locus, is referred to as 'epistasis'. Models of dominance evolution via changes in the genetic background inherently assume the existence of epistasis.
If mutational effects at one locus can be modified by substitutions at another, then the general scheme presented in Figure 1a is not the only scenario by which dominance could evolve. Two commonly considered scenarios are presented in Figures 1b and 1c. Both rely on balanced polymorphisms as the starting condition. One possible scenario is when the heterozygote is superior in fitness to the homozygotes (Figure 1b). Dominance would evolve under such a condition if the phenotype of one of the homozygotes were modified to resemble the fitter heterozygote. The reverse starting condition can be also considered, whereupon either homozygote is superior to the heterozygote (Figure 1c). In the latter case, dominance would evolve if the heterozygote were modified to resemble either one of the homozygotes. The latter starting condition is more complicated from the population genetic perspective, since the maintenance of a balanced polymorphism involving two fit genotypes depends on frequency-dependent selection.
The situations presented in Figure 1 deal with the possibility of dominance modification due to selection -provided that a physiological trait of interest can be modified, and that it can be subject to selection. In the next section, we consider some of the physiological grounds for the manifestation of dominance modification. Whether population conditions allow for selection to be an effective force is itself a decisive matter. This will be discussed in a subsequent section.
Figure 1 Idealized representation of some situations under which dominance could evolve. (a) Superior homozygote as initial condition, (b) heterozygote superiority as initial condition, (c) heterozygote inferiority as initial condition.
| 2019-04-23T14:03:24 |
https://www.ecologycenter.us/population-dynamics-2/basic-scenarios-for-the-evolution-of-dominance.html
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Preparing to deliver a lecture in Pisa, Professor Horace Dorlan plans to incorporate music and performance into his scientific presentation. On the eve of his big event, however, strange things start to happen. Consciousness and reality start to shift, divergent voices speak of confusing things and questions start to mount up. Where, for instance, is his wife, why is there a miniature musical quintet in his room, and what of the accident that afflicted him?
A darkly imaginative tour de force - that melds elements of silent movies, graphic novels, thrillers and the surreal - Horace Dorlan is Andrzej Klimowski's first work to incorporate text into his visual narratives.
Preparing to deliver a lecture in Pisa, Professor Horace Dorlan plans to incorporate music and performance into his scientific presentation. On the eve of his big event, however, strange things start to happen. Consciousness and reality start to shift, divergent voices speak of confusing things and questions start to mount up. Where, for instance, is his wife, why is there a miniature musical quintet in his room, and what of the accident that afflicted him?A darkly imaginative tour de force - that melds elements of silent movies, graphic novels, thrillers and the surreal - Horace Dorlan is Andrzej Klimowski's first work to incorporate text into his visual narratives.
| 2019-04-24T11:16:26 |
https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571232215-horace-dorlan.html
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What's to be said about the Canadian Rockies that hasn't already? I will try to do justice to this majestic place, one that has been on my bucket list for a long time. Thinking back, I am truly inspired and humbled by the grandeur of this land. To start, there are many national parks that make up the Canadian Rockies, the three we visited were" Jasper National Park, Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. All of them hold their own unique value and are worth a visit. Join me as I share my journey through the Northern Rockies.
Traveling is a balancing act, that takes great patience. I try to keep the end goal of where I will be on my mind while delays arise, and they did arise this trip. We decided to fly from NYC to Edmonton, but because of initial delays we missed our connecting flight and were put on a later one. This pushed back our arrival time by a few hours. We enjoyed the 4 hour drive to Jasper from Edmonton, and just before sunset we descended upon the park as golden hour peaked. It was quite a magical moment. We stopped and took it all in as we made our way into the town of Jasper. Once we arrived we grabbed some beers and food from Jasper Brewing Company before checking into Marmot Lodge. We decided to head to bed early and awake for sunrise the next day.
One of the most famous places in all of Jasper National Park is Spirit Island. It is a small, mysterious island at the end of Maligne Lake. There are only two ways of getting there: renting a canoe and self paddling 26 km or taking a tour with Maligne Lake Cruise. Although the former sounds adventurous, it was below freezing temps so we opted for the cruise (book ahead of time as they sell out quickly). We departed at 945 and headed on our 30 minute journey to Spirit Island. The tour operator informed us of the geographic history of the lake and surrounding mountains en route, and before we knew it the waters turned a more intense color of turquoise. We were getting closer to the glaciers and Spirit Island. Upon arriving at the island, we were in awe of the sheer beauty. There were mountains all around us, and this stunning little island engulfed in this stunning blue water. We took our 15 minutes of free time roam and take pictures. Midway through, it started profusely snowing, making our moment that much more magical.
Along the journey back to the town of Jasper from Maligne Lake, we passed by Maligne Canyon, another noteworthy stop. This is an incredible slot canyon of glacial water consisting of a nature walk and many bridges overlooking the canyon I would suggest seeing the first 3-4 bridges as it gets a bit repetitive after a while.
We made our way back to town for some caffeine pick-me-up. There is one place worth going to in Jasper for baked goods and coffee, and that is the Bear Paw's Bakery. No joke we went there five times in 3 days!
After refueling, we made our way for our afternoon hike at The Valley of Five Lakes. This is a great walk/hike suitable for all people that circumferences five lakes, all varying in their own emerald/turquoise color. I definitely recommend the hike for its diversity and views of the lakes/mountains. It took us about four hours with a ton of time for pictures.
An unusually cold winter-front had hit Alberta the week before we arrived, bringing with it a lot of snow and cold temps. This day was a particular example of these cold temperatures. It was simply too cold to do any long hikes, so instead we checked out the beautiful local lakes, Edith and Anette. They are just 10 minutes outside of town and offered beautiful views of the mountains.
We decided to check out the Miette Hot Springs since it was so cold. They're the hottest naturally fed mineral springs in all of Alberta. The ride to the Hot Springs was quite enjoyable as we ascended the mountains and entered a snowy winter wonderland. Before heading into the springs, we decided to hike the trail out of the parking lot along a creek. It was truly magical hiking through the dense, snow covered forest along a creek. It made us just chilly enough that we were yearning for the Hot Springs.
After about an hour of relaxing and defrosting in the springs, we grabbed some hot chocolates at the hot spring cafe and made our way out and back to Jasper.
Another thing with traveling is you can never predict the weather. Our fourth day was intended to travel along the famous Icefields Parkway, which is a single road cutting through the Rockies from Jasper to Banff. There was dense cloud coverage this day, so unfortunately most of the journey the mountains were not visible. This is certainly one of the many reasons I will return.
Despite the hardship, there were plenty of stop along the way we were excited for. The first of which was Athabasca Falls. A powerful surging waterfall that we were able to stand right next to.
Next up was another, more impressive, waterfall: Sunwapta Falls. This was one of the most mysterious places we saw in our whole trip. There is an island that splits the water just before it falls. It's truly a site to see! For photographers looking for the right angle, you have to walk off the path a bit once crossing the bridge to the other side.
We continued our journey down the parkway, taking in views whenever there were breaks in the clouds. There is a beautiful overlook just before the road makes a huge bend that's worth stopping to peer down the valley. Our next stop worth mentioning wasn't until we reached Peyto Lake, our first destination in Banff National Park!
This was one of the most anticipated stops of the trip and it didn't disappoint! After parking there is a short half mile hike up to the overlook. It was completely snow covered, making our hike a bit more challenging (more on this later). Once we arrived, our breaths were completely taken. This was the most stunning turquoise lake we'd seen yet! We hoped off the path (as per usual) and made our way to the treeline below for some unique views and space. This was a place not to miss for sure.
Since our drive down went quicker than planned due to the cloudiness, we decided to squeeze in one more stop to Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. Three National Parks in a day, what a dream! This was another great stop, as there was a quaint mountain lodge along the lake. We wandered the surrounding grounds and lake before heading in some warm beverages by the fire side. The lodge with the mountains in the back drop sitting on a truly emerald colored lake was amazing. After a disappointing start, this day turned out to be memorable!
Remember that early winter cold-front I mentioned? Banff felt it's wrath much more than Jasper. Due to this a lot of the roads leading to some of the lakes were closed, to our disappointment. Our initial goal was to catch sunrise at Moraine Lake, but when we arrived it was closed and quickly diverted to Lake Louise ten minutes away. It was an incredibly magical morning, we arrived just in time as light revealed the misty lake, with an incredible glacial mountain as the backdrop. We bared the cold and enjoyed the stunning views as the sun illuminated the mountains peaks in an orange glow. This was a memorable morning that I will never forget.
We stopped in the Fairmont Chateau on the lake for some coffee to warm up before heading back to Banff for brunch at Coyotes Southwestern Grill. We gathered ourselves before heading to Johnston Canyon for an afternoon hike. The ice and snow was heavy throughout the park, so we decided to stop in Banff Adventures to rent some snow cleats for the hike, and we sure were glad we did.
Johnston Canyon was a beautiful hike/walk along a river slot canyon. Due to the cold temps, a lot of the trail was iced over and people struggled to walk. But the cleats made it a breeze and were a MUST. We hiked the entirety of the canyon to the upper falls, about 3 hours round-trip. Towards the end of the trail before the upper falls, there is a supposed secret trail that leads down to an incredible bend in the river and an odd shaped rock formation. Unfortunately it was bird nesting season in the area so the path was "closed". We investigated and found the spot, but decided not to go all the way down in fear of the $25,000 fine! Another one added to the list for our next trip to Banff!
Can't believe how fast this trip went! A near cloudless sky awaited us, the first since arriving in Canada. You know what that means right? Sunrise!!! Isabella and I woke up at 6AM to drive to a famous photographers spot in Banff along the Canadian Pacific Railway called Morant's Curve. There is no official train schedule so we arrived early and took in the beautiful sunrise, completely alone! We waited for about 40 minutes until a train arrived - it was such a surreal moment to hear the chugging of the train fill the valley.
We took the local Bow Valley Parkway back to Banff and made a bunch of random stops along the way (local routes always preferred).
Next up was our big hike for the day, up to Lake Agnes from Lake Louise. It's about a 5 kilometer round trip hike with pretty steep elevation gains. Again, snow cleats are highly recommended as it was quite icy in parts. The trail ascended the mountain along Lake Louise through the forest. Every so often we would get a glimpse of the lake, turning more and more turquoise as we elevated our view. After an hour and a half we arrived at the top to Lake Agnes. The famous Tea House was unfortunately closed, but no worries as we packed our own snacks and beverages! We cracked open beer and cider and celebrated our hike and amazing times in Canada! We even made some local friends (birds and chipmunks were interested in our small feast).
We descended the mountain and made our way back to Banff, checking off almost all our goals for the trip! Only one more remained for myself. A clear night meant the opportunity to see stars at night. Isabella and I headed to Vermilion Lakes right outside of the town of Banff. I brought my tripod and camera and snapped away to my amaze!
With the relatively clear skies in tact, we headed back to Vermilion Lakes for one more sunrise. Again, we were glad we did as the morning glow reflected off the mountain in a humbling way. A perfect ending to our trip. We had the car packed already and made our way back to Edmonton.
This was truly a trip to remember and one I've dreamt of for some time! Below I have some restaurant recommendations from places we hit. Drop a comment and let me know if you've ever been to any of these places!
| 2019-04-21T21:11:20 |
http://www.joeyruocco.com/2018/10/
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A pre-nuptial agreement is a document entered into prior marriage, in which a couple set out their rights to any property, debts, income and other assets purchased together or acquired individually or that they have bought into their relationship in the event that the relationship ends. Pre- nuptial agreements can be drawn up by couples who are about to marry or enter into a civil partnership.
A succession of high-profile break-ups an increasing number of independently wealthy women, coupled with greater numbers of people marrying later in life with complicated family arrangements, has increased their popularity. The contents of a pre nuptial agreement can vary greatly and will largely depend on the position of the parties assets.
Legally, once married all these assets form part of the matrimonial pot, unless specifically protected. Recent months have seen the Law in this area subject to close scrutiny by the Courts.
The enforceability of prenuptial agreements in this country hit the headlines earlier this year when German heiress, Ms Radmacher's financial settlement was considered by the Court of Appeal. She and her husband had entered into a prenuptial agreement when they lived together in Germany, where Pre-Nuptial Agreements are binding. The couple later moved to the UK where they subsequently divorced.
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is the legislation that provides guidance to a court that is faced with dividing a couple's assets on divorce. The Act states that all the circumstances of the case need to be taken into consideration, and provides a non-exhaustive list of factors that should be looked at. The Court of Appeal in Ms Radmacher's case determined that the prenuptial agreement that Ms Radmacher and her husband had entered into was such a factor to be considered, and importantly that it should be given decisive weight.
What does this mean for Pre Nuptial Agreements?
It remains the case that prenuptial agreements are not automatically enforceable upon a couple when they divorce. In Ms Radmacher's divorce it was important to the Court that she and her husband had both "willingly and knowingly" entered into the agreement. It was also influential that they had entered into it believing that it would be binding upon them under German law. Accordingly the decision has not been heralded as a guarantee that prenuptial agreements will be followed by the family courts.
It is fair to say that this decision is one of the most important endorsements of pre nuptial agreements in recent years, and one which is likely to represent a seismic shift in how such agreements are treated.
There is now the strongest indication possible that these agreements will be treated as binding, save in the most unusual of circumstances or where there are very compelling reasons to disregard them. There will be a presumption of such agreements being upheld, and it will now be the responsibility of the person trying to extricate themselves from the agreement to show that it should be disregarded. This is a huge shift from the approach to date, where it has been the responsibility of the person benefiting from the pre-nuptial agreement to fight hard to show why it must be followed.
Until Parliament formally legislates on this issue (the Law Commission is preparing a report which is not expected before 2012) pre-nuptial agreements will still retain an uncertain status.
The agreement has been drawn up at least 21 days prior to the marriage or civil partnership.
The Family Law Department at Rollingsons Solicitors are experienced in preparing pre-nuptial agreements. Please contact any member of the Department on 020 7611 4848 or email [email protected] to discuss matter further.
| 2019-04-24T20:08:44 |
http://articles.rollingsons.co.uk/2009/12/pre-nuptial-agreements.html
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I trod on a broken pyrex dish two weeks ago. I had the would glued by a novice nurse (I'm in a remote rural location), but a week later went back and another nurse removed the glue and steristripped it instead. The wound is open but is healing well without any sign of infection. It is painless if I don't put pressure on it but if I do there is sharp localised pain. Can I be sure that there is no trace of remaining glass? The first nurse who treated me was not competent, but I don't want to have to go back to the hospital if it is clearly unnecessary.
I would be very grateful for your opinion!
It would certainly be a lot easier for me to tell if there was broken glass in your foot if I could actually examine you, but since that is not possible, perhaps I can draw some conclusions based on how your foot feels and somewhat by the picture you have supplies.
It is now two weeks down the road and you have to ask yourself if you are in as much pain now as you were say ten days ago, whenever you placed your foot on the ground.
If your pain is only from the wound itself with no broken glass inside, then it would seem to me that your foot would be hurting a lot less now then ten days ago as the wound is healing.
If your foot is just as painful now as it was ten days ago that would suggest to me the possibility that there is a foreign body in your foot and as long as the glass is there you will continue to have pain.
The other consideration would be whether or not you are developing an infection. Hard to tell from your picture, but if a small area is getting more red, swollen and perhaps there is even pus coming out, that would suggestive of infection and the real possibility that there is still a piece of glass in your foot.
for glass. In most instances, the glass is usually very close to the surface and one can feel the "scratching" feeling that occurs when a stainless steel surgical instrument comes in contact with glass.
If you have still have doubts and you feel like there still may be glass in your foot, an ultrasound of the area can be very effective in revealing a piece of glass as opposed to an x-ray which is usually not reliable for observing foreign bodies.
Of course I was not present when you sustained your injury, but I am not sure I agree with the treatment that was rendered.
If the cut was very deep, I probably would have put sutures in your foot, which would have required anesthesia, which would then have allowed me to explore the wound better for glass. The reason I would have used sutures as opposed to glue or steri strips is that the skin on the bottom of the foot is under a lot of tension and with just glue or steri strips, the wound is very likely to re-open which sounds like what might have happened in your case.
A deep wound on the bottom of the foot is very prone to scarring, because of the tension on the skin, and the scar becomes permanent (and painful).
If the wound was superficial, I probably would have used steri strips instead of glue, simply because if there was still glass in your foot, the glue is basically sealing the foreign body into your foot. More importantly perhaps, is the fact that I might have suggested you use crutches for ten to 14 days to keep pressure off the wound so that is could heal without excessive pressure on the wound and therefore reduce the chance of scarring.
You can allow a little more time to pass and see if the pain persists. If the pain persists as the wound continues to improve, I would be more inclined to believe there may still be glass in the foot. But as I said earlier, you should consider an ultrasound it that is available in your local medical facility.
| 2019-04-22T20:51:31 |
https://www.foot-pain-explained.com/glass-in-wound.html
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what is a trend tremor?
A trend tremor is the precursor to a trend. They often start out quietly — a telephone cord hair bobble here, some coconut oil there — and will fumble along the edges of society until they do one of two things: 1. emerge into official trend status (green smoothies, man buns, bacon in unexpected places) or die out (cronuts, Tab Clear, toe socks*), often as quietly and quickly as they began. For me, the black food and drink trend tremor began when I learned about a black cheeseburger in August 2014 from a friend that I classify as an early adopter.
Blackened with bamboo charcoal, the black bunned, black cheesed Goth Burger (not its real name) was available exclusively at Burger King Japan. Does it taste good? I have no idea. Is it good for you? My guess is more no than yes. Do these specifics matter? No. What should be noted is Japan — one of the best birth places of outlier trends and ideas that later cross oceans and become mainstream. Japan knows what's up.
Around the same time, I started hearing more about activated charcoal as the latest smoothie enhancer and noticed it popping up on health-conscious menus like at NYC's Juice Generation. Then Charcoal Lemonade got Gooped, Vogue wrote about it, and Men's Journal covered it too. The NHS even approves over-the-counter charcoal tablets to help digestion, [source] so it may actually have some science-based evidence to support it. But I'm not here to debate the merits of charcoal, merely to point out that it's part of a larger movement.
is this a trend or not?
I’m not here to advise you on what to eat or drink, and I’m not here to pass judgement, either. I’m simply here to present the facts: black food and drink are having a moment. Only time will tell if this tremor turns into a full-blown trend or not. In the meantime, keep your ears and eyes open and tell me what you notice!
| 2019-04-21T09:01:24 |
https://thesportsedit.com/blogs/news/nutrition-55099201-trend-tremor-black-food-drink
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In 1903, Ian Chesterton dealt with the eccentric Grigori, a pilgrim in his early thirties, whom he met near the village of Zarechny in Siberia. Rasputin, revealed to be the Mad Monk of historical infamy, gained knowledge of future events from a faulty machine. Things that he foresaw included Alexandra, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Bolsheviks, a great war, the revolution, armistice, Stalin, Nazis, Hitler, another world war, television, computers, space flight, Yuri Gagarin, the Cold War, Cuban missiles, the Berlin Wall, the tenth planet, aliens, invasions, a lunar space station, men on Mars, the Doctor's people, beings beneath the feet, creatures made of plastic, metal, calcium and silicon, Egyptian gods, werewolves, ghosts and vampires. He learned detailed information about Ian and Barbara Wright's discovery of the TARDIS in Totter's Lane in November 1963, the Doctor being woven through the tapestry of time, his protection of it, and his future.
Two days before Rasputin's historical death, the Cult of Celebrity Death whisked him away to the Eleven-Day Empire and, to stop the Great Houses from noticing the change to the timeline, replaced him with a custom-grown biomass duplicate. The next day, one day before Rasputin's death, the Celestis offered a deal to the duplicate. The "Rasputin" had been primed to listen to any representatives of the War-time powers, so he accepted the Mark of Indenture.
Jo Grant posed as a maid in the kitchens at Yusupov's Moika Palace, where she disposed of poisoned cakes and wine intended for Rasputin and replaced them with untainted ones. When Rasputin devoured the cakes and remained unharmed, Yusupov became convinced Rasputin was possessed by the Devil and shot him in the back as he knelt in prayer. His accomplice, Vladimir Purishkevich, finished the job, shooting Rasputin repeatedly until he died, then beating his corpse in a fit of rage. (PROSE: The Wages of Sin) However, the Celestis immediately recorporated what they thought was their agent, and Grigori Rasputin rose up again. The confused triple-zombie attempted to lash out against its killers, and then escape. It was repeatedly bludgeoned, stabbed, and shot, before being dumped in the river Neve. (PROSE: The Book of the War) The Doctor found "Rasputin" as it clung onto life, but refused to save it. (PROSE: The Wages of Sin) Its last words were "Thank God" in the Great Houses' language.
In the Eleven-Day Empire, Rasputin joined the Faction under the name Dyavol. He continued to believe that he could purify his soul enough to have his saviour incarnate in him, but he substituted Christ for Grandfather Paradox, who likely would not have liked being embodied either way.
Tom Baker portrayed Father Gregory in the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra (which also starred Michael Jayston as Tsar Nicholas II) and again voiced a character inspired by the real-life figure in Tsar Wars.
| 2019-04-25T11:48:04 |
https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Grigori_Rasputin
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Please advice, How and where can I get a Mantoux test done?. A baby who was given BCG injection after birth but is 4months now and no BCG scar on the arm. So I will be worried? I have heard that there must be BCG scar. Should we go and take the injection again?
Sometimes the BCG is given too deep instead of into the skin. Usually, to confirm in case of no BCG scar, we will do a Mantoux test to see if there is a reaction expected for someone who has had BCG. If there is none after 72 hours, we will give the BCG again as long as the child is healthy (a normal chest x-ray may be needed at times)'.
| 2019-04-21T20:32:27 |
https://babymigo.com/anonymous/question/please-advice-how-and-where-can-i-get-a-mantoux-test-done-a-baby-who-was-given-bcg-injection-after-birth-but-is-4months-now-and-no-bcg-scar-on-the-arm-so-i-will-be-worried-i-have-heard
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: Does anyone have personal experience using playpro interactive bass or guitar software? How useful is it? How fast or slow is it? Is it buggy? I am interested, but I already have 2 instruction CDs that are useless. Thanks!
Hello Michael. I don't know "playpro" but I have used the "enable" electric bass software program. I've found it to be very useful (especially for beginner to intermediate level), fast, and bug free (apart from occasional skips in some playalong segments).
: : Does anyone have personal experience using playpro interactive bass or guitar software? How useful is it? How fast or slow is it? Is it buggy? I am interested, but I already have 2 instruction CDs that are useless. Thanks! : Hello Michael. I don't know "playpro" but I have used the "enable" electric bass software program. I've found it to be very useful (especially for beginner to intermediate level), fast, and bug free (apart from occasional skips in some playalong segments).
| 2019-04-23T06:25:06 |
http://www.basslinks.com/webboard/messages_1a/780.html
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1. Break cake into small pieces, sprinkle with Kirsch and set aside.
2. Place 1/2 cup reserved syrup in a saucepan with White Sugar and cinnamon stick. Cook over a medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, then remove from heat and stir in cornflour mixture. Cook over a medium heat until sauce boils and thickens.
3. Remove pan from heat, discard cinnamon stick, then stir in cherries and set aside.
4. To Make Chocolate Sauce: Combine chocolate and cream in a small bowl and mix well.
5. To assemble, place half the cake into the base of four individual serving glasses. Spoon over half the cherry mixture, then top with remaining cake and cherry mixture. Place a scoop of ice cream on top then pour over chocolate sauce. Serve immediately.
| 2019-04-25T02:53:24 |
http://www.mouthwateringmunchies.com/black-forest-dessert/
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Whenever we do floating-point input, we know exactly what the input is, and we also know exactly what precision the result should have. The hard problem, then, is how to specify the behavior of floating-point output.
What have we learned so far about floating-point input and output?
we know the precision of x. Therefore, we can reasonably expect that an implementation will cause x to be the best possible approximation to whatever value we read, where "best possible" means "the result of rounding the infinite-precision input value according to the rounding rules currently in effect."
it is far from clear how many 3s should appear in 0.33333… .
In other words, despite appearances, input and output are far from symmetric.
Whenever we do floating-point input, we know exactly what the input is, and we also know exactly what precision the result should have. Accordingly, it seems to be possible to specify how an ideal implementation should handle input: Store best possible approximation to the given input in the required precision. The hard problem, then, is how to specify the behavior of floating-point output.
One reason that this problem is hard is that it is trying to meet conflicting goals. For example, on a machine with 53-bit double-precision floating-point fractions (i.e., most of the computers in use today), the closest double-precision value to 0.1, converted back to decimal, is (exactly) 0.09999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375. The first 15 significant digits of this number are all 9, but the 16th and 17th digits are 78. As a result, if we convert this value to decimal with 15 significant digits, we will get 0.1, but if we use 16 significant digits, we will get 0.09999999999999998.
This is a nasty state of affairs, because it implies that if we want (the closest floating-point value to) 0.1 to print as 0.1, we must limit our output to 15 significant digits. Unfortunately, 253 is 9007199254740992, which has 16 digits. This fact shows that 15 significant digits are not always enough to represent accurately the value of a floating-point number with a 53-bit fraction.
Floating-point output should not automatically lose information — that is, when we convert two distinct floating-point number to decimal, the conversion yields two distinct results.
Converting a floating-point number that is equal to an obviously simple value such as 0.1 should yield a similarly simple result.
We can rephrase the first of these goals in terms of idempotence: When we convert a floating-point number to decimal, and then convert the decimal representation back to floating-point, we would like the result of this round-trip conversion to be exactly the same value with which we started.
The first of these rules is easy enough to implement: When we convert a floating-point number to decimal, the result could simply be the exact decimal representation of the number. However, this suggestion is not really practical, because it would mean printing 0.1 as 0.09999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375. So what should we do?
The first major step toward resolving these problems was Jerome Coonen's observation, around 1980, that it was possible to place specific bounds on how much error could be allowed in input and output while maintaining idempotence. Moreover, it was possible to come up with bounds that could be implemented efficiently. These observations were far from easy to prove; indeed, they were ultimately the core of his 1984 PhD thesis, and also found their way into the IEEE floating-point standard.
However, as we observed last week, loose bounds of this sort are an invitation for implementations to differ from each other — and sometimes even from themselves at different times or in different contexts — and such differences can stand in the way of effective debugging. Next week, we'll take a look at a beautifully elegant way of specifying floating-point input and output that avoids all these problems — albeit at the cost of being harder to implement — and then we'll explore the social factors that make this elegant solution hard to implement in practice.
| 2019-04-18T10:22:05 |
http://www.drdobbs.com/cpp/when-the-simplest-case-is-one-of-the-har/240166472
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In mathematics, an inverse function (or anti-function) is a function that "reverses" another function: if the function f applied to an input x gives a result of y, then applying its inverse function g to y gives the result x, and vice versa, i.e., f(x) = y if and only if g(y) = x.
With y = 5x − 7 we have that f(x) = y and g(y) = x.
Not all functions have inverse functions. In order for a function f: X → Y to have an inverse,[nb 1] it must have the property that for every y in Y there must be one, and only one x in X so that f(x) = y. This property ensures that a function g: Y → X will exist having the necessary relationship with f.
Stated otherwise, a function, considered as a binary relation, has an inverse if and only if the converse relation is a function on the range Y, in which case the converse relation is the inverse function.
Not all functions have an inverse. For a function to have an inverse, each element y ∈ Y must correspond to no more than one x ∈ X; a function f with this property is called one-to-one or an injection. If f −1 is to be a function on Y, then each element y ∈ Y must correspond to some x ∈ X. Functions with this property are called surjections. This property is satisfied by definition if Y is the image (range) of f, but may not hold in a more general context. To be invertible a function must be both an injection and a surjection. Such functions are called bijections. The inverse of an injection f: X → Y that is not a bijection, that is, a function that is not a surjection, is only a partial function on Y, which means that for some y ∈ Y, f −1(y) is undefined. If a function f is invertible, then both it and its inverse function f−1 are bijections.
There is another convention used in the definition of functions. This can be referred to as the "set-theoretic" or "graph" definition using ordered pairs in which a codomain is never referred to. Under this convention all functions are surjections,[nb 3] and so, being a bijection simply means being an injection. Authors using this convention may use the phrasing that a function is invertible if and only if it is an injection. The two conventions need not cause confusion as long as it is remembered that in this alternate convention the codomain of a function is always taken to be the range of the function.
The function f: ℝ → [0,∞) given by f(x) = x2 is not injective since each possible result y (except 0) corresponds to two different starting points in X – one positive and one negative, and so this function is not invertible. With this type of function it is impossible to deduce an input from its output. Such a function is called non-injective or, in some applications, information-losing.
If the domain of the function is restricted to the nonnegative reals, that is, the function is redefined to be f: [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) with the same rule as before, then the function is bijective and so, invertible. The inverse function here is called the (positive) square root function.
或者叫做 one way ticket to the blues.
| 2019-04-25T18:47:44 |
https://forum.iask.ca/threads/%E8%AF%A5%E6%AD%BB%E7%9A%84%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%EF%BC%8C-%E6%80%BB%E6%98%AF%E8%AE%A9%E6%88%91%E6%9C%89%E6%8C%AB%E8%B4%A5%E6%84%9F.861496/page-138
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Before thinking of copier sales, choose what you are preparing to do with this office enhancement. Will it be utilized every day or simply for larger tasks? Do you require things in shade or white and simply black? Just how commonly are you going to be stapling or hole punching the documents coming out? Make a decision exactly how often you are mosting likely to use it and what includes it needs ahead equipped with. Following this choice, you can narrow down the selections.
When considering copier sales, one of the best ways to save money is purchasing reconditioned products. These generally have a complete service warranty, a low matter, and have actually been evaluated for proper functioning by the maker. While they are not new, they still work equally as well and cost a fraction of the cost. Due to the warranty, there is no concern that it won'& #39; t last or troubles will certainly create it to damage prematurely.
Now that you recognize what you require, it is time to explore the options. See what is available and begin to determine what price range you are interested in. Remember what it will certainly be utilized for and what you need to complete with it. Don'& #39; t thrill into a decision. Since this sort of office essential will be made use of for a long time, you will certainly intend to select sensibly.
When selecting a company that specializes in photo copier sales, wear'& #39; t just consider the goods. You likewise need to explore the procedures for solution, what type of remedies are provided when it comes to troubles, and also how you would be able to get in touch with someone in instance of a problem. Additionally, think of just how distribution is mosting likely to happen. Make certain all of your questions are addressed before you make the purchase. Points will certainly run a lot more smoothly with the appropriate piece of equipment conserving you time and energy in assembling all of the documentation your workplace needs.
| 2019-04-19T08:25:16 |
https://copiermn.com/mn-chisago-city/laser-printer-rentals.php
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Does olive leaf extract really lower your blood pressure?
If you've been a long-time reader, you may know that I've recommended olive leaf extract before as a natural option for lowering blood pressure. I highly recommend olive leaf extract, and a new study recently came out that supports olive leaf extract's beneficial effects on blood pressure.
Researchers conducted this study at the University of Granada in Spain. To conduct the study, they evaluated the effects of olive leaf extract on both pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients, examining not just their blood pressure, but their blood antioxidant status and lipid profiles as well. In particular, they looked at how long it look LDL cholesterol to oxidize, blood nitric oxide levels, malonic dialdehyde levels, antioxidant capacity lipid profile, glucose, transaminases, and creatinine.
All of the participants showed improvement. Their blood pressure went down; their nitric oxide levels went up. The time it took for LDL cholesterol to oxidize increased significantly. Their LDL cholesterol levels also went down, as did their triglycerides.
These are great results. And I think olive leaf extract is much safer than many of the blood pressure drugs out there. If you're concerned about your blood pressure or your lipid profile, olive leaf extract may be a great fit for you. Just make sure you don't stop taking any blood pressure medication you're currently on without talking to your doctor about it first. That can be more dangerous than any side effects of the medication.
If you're looking to lower your blood pressure and your cholesterol levels, you can try Advanced Bionutritionals' new Mediterranean Cholesterol Formula. It contains olive leaf extract and many other ingredients that can help your blood profiles significantly.
| 2019-04-23T14:31:28 |
https://www.secondopinionnewsletter.com/Health-Alert-Archive/View-Archive/13554/Does-olive-leaf-extract-really-lower-your-blood-pressure.htm
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Make the first conditional sentences with similar meaning.
Example: I'll give you my telephone number. I might be late.
In case I'm late, I'll give you my telephone number.
Go to Corfu. You will like it.
Don't hurry. You will not make mistakes.
Will you see her? Say hello to her.
Be careful. You will not fall down.
You mustn't panic. You will manage it.
She can't give it up. She will succeed.
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https://www.e-grammar.org/if-clauses/test1-exercise5/
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Solution home I need help with the Online Retreat or Online Course Will I be able to save the course or retreat materials for personal use?
Solution: Yes, you may save course and retreat materials for personal use.
Online Course or Retreat participants are allowed to retain the course materials for personal use after the end. Any materials that can be downloaded can be retained (audio files to Windows and Mac computers/pdf's to computers and devices). Any materials that are streamed (videos/audio for iPad and iPhone) can not be retained.
| 2019-04-23T10:37:09 |
https://opengatesangha.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000497846-solution-yes-you-may-save-course-and-retreat-materials-for-personal-use-
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In order to generate the list, the two writers had spent time reading and collecting reviews from multiple sources. They were impressed by these culinary temples and eager to tell the world about them.
Located in Hanoi, Vietnam, La Vong Fish Cake is also the name of a long-established restaurant that have been a popular dining place for both the city dwellers and tourists. The fish used in this savoury cake recipe is a freshwater catfish species of Hemibagrus guttatus. The dish leaves the Bloomberg writers such a delicious sensation, “There’s no question about what you’ll eat at this nondescript upstairs restaurant. It will be sizzling catfish, vibrant with the flavor of herbs, spices, and chilis. The dish’s name is that of the restaurant that’s so popular it’s also the name of the street, to which such notable chefs such as James Beard award-winning Chris Shepherd from Houston have come to sample it. It’s a very DIY experience: A burner with a worn skillet is set up at your place at a communal table. To that, add turmeric-marinated fish, sizzling in garlic oil with copious amounts of dill and shrimp paste. It’s for the diner to add the accoutrements that come to the table, including bowls of herbs, marinated hot chills, peanuts, and unadorned rice noodles”.
Besides La Vong Fish Cake, the list also features following restaurants: Maaemo, Oslo (Norway); Steirereck, Vienna (Austria); Elkano, Getaria (Spain); Mirazur, Menton (France); SingleThread Farms, California (USA); Blue Hill, New York (USA); The Lost Kitchen, Maine (USA), Raymonds, Newfoundland (Canada); Sushi Saito, Tokyo (Japan); Helga's Folly (Sri Lanka); Gustu (Bolivia).
| 2019-04-19T20:14:33 |
http://m.goldenspoonawards.com/hot-restaurants/cha-ca-la-vong-ranked-on-the-worlds-top-must-visit-food-destination-c963a20171129111512141.htm
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Component-Based Development claims to offer a radically new approach to the design, construction, implementation and evolution of software applications. Software applications are assembled from components from a variety of sources; the components themselves may be written in several different programming languages and run on several different platforms.
Is Component-Based Development an extension of conventional software development, or an alternative to it?
We regard CBD as an extension to conventional software development and management. In other words, what CBD is saying is that we satisfy SOME of the requirements using components, but we may also satisfy some of the requirements using other (conventional) techniques. Conventional development is then a special case of CBD, which lacks some of the techniques and opportunities (and of course the benefits) that characterize full CBD. We then get a spread of possibilities, from conventional development at one end, and extreme componentization at the other end. One of the key questions to be addressed by a designer is how far does it make sense to componentize in a particular situation.
A typical definition of software component runs something like this: A component is something that can be deployed as a black box. It has an external specification, which is independent of its internal mechanisms.
What is common to many such definitions of software component is the notion that a component has an inside and an outside, and a relationship between the two. There is also an implied context for the relationship.
The inside of a software component is a lump of software satisfying such-and-such properties. It is a device, artefact or asset, which can be managed to achieve reuse.
The outside of a software component is an interface satisfying such-and-such properties. It provides a service or commodity to human agents or other software artefacts.
The relationship between inside and outside is described using such concepts as specification, implementation, or encapsulation.
The context for the relationship states how the software is to be managed and used, within a defined process for software development and maintenance. If the context is not stated (and it usually isn't), then concepts such as encapsulation and reuse are ambiguous.
Are components the same as objects?
Components inherit much of the characteristics of objects in the OO paradigm. But the component notion goes much further than the OO object notion. OO reuse usually means reuse of class libraries in a particular OO programming language or environment. You have to be conversant with SmallTalk or Java, to be able to reuse a SmallTalk or Java class. You can reuse a component without even knowing which programming language or platform it uses internally. The same specification may be implemented in several different ways. Furthermore, as the specification is a description of the behaviour of a component, and the behaviour may be described in several ways, the same component may satisfy many different specifications.
Reuse is important because it yields software economies of scale. If software organizations wish to survive in an increasingly competitive world, then they need to acknowledge the increasing economies of scale achieved by their competitors, and respond appropriately to it.
However, reuse as traditionally understood is only one of several alternative ways of achieving economies of scale in software production and deployment. A narrow definition of reuse may be unduly restrictive.
Is reuse really going to happen this time around?
Of these, it is the legacy mining that seems to offer the greatest chance of genuine economies of scale.
How do we measure reuse?
Deployment reuse can be defined in terms of the number of consumers with access to services provided directly or indirectly by my component.
Dynamic reuse can be defined in terms of the frequency of execution of my component.
Business benefit comes from high levels of deployment reuse and dynamic reuse. This can often be achieved without high levels of static reuse. However, a lot of software engineering is focused on static reuse.
What organizations are currently doing Component-Based Development?
Relatively few organizations have started doing CBD seriously. It is being adopted faster in some industries than others - notably insurance and other financial sectors, and telecoms. Many other organizations are holding a watching brief - they are attending industry and vendor briefings, or joining the CBD Forum, but have not yet started doing CBD seriously.A number of large software vendors have made a major commitment to Component-Based Development, including Forte, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Sterling and Sun.
How does CBD differ from previous approaches and technologies?
At first sight, Component-Based Development might seem to be little more than a fashionable new label for some traditional software ideas: modular programming and subroutine libraries. Even in the 1960s, these ideas promised high levels of software reuse (although this was rarely achieved). But to the extent that CBD is a genuine innovation, this is to be found in its approach to legacy systems: some of the most significant potential cost-savings associated with CBD involve extracting (or ‘mining’) components from existing code. It is perhaps this element of CBD that arouses the greatest scepticism, and offers the greatest potential rewards.
| 2019-04-25T06:11:02 |
http://loancal.co.uk/faq.shtml
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Time series forecasting is the task of predicting future values of a time series (as well as uncertainty bounds).
Spatiotemporal forecasting has various applications in neuroscience, climate and transportation domain.
Multivariate time series forecasting is an important machine learning problem across many domains, including predictions of solar plant energy output, electricity consumption, and traffic jam situation.
To obtain accurate prediction, it is crucial to model long-term dependency in time series data, which can be achieved to some good extent by recurrent neural network (RNN) with attention mechanism.
Natural spatiotemporal processes can be highly non-stationary in many ways, e. g. the low-level non-stationarity such as spatial correlations or temporal dependencies of local pixel values; and the high-level variations such as the accumulation, deformation or dissipation of radar echoes in precipitation forecasting.
The explosion of time series data in recent years has brought a flourish of new time series analysis methods, for forecasting, clustering, classification and other tasks.
We present a neural network technique for the analysis and extrapolation of time-series data called Neural Decomposition (ND).
Based on this insight, we devise an on-line algorithm for improper learning of a linear dynamical system (LDS), which considers only a few most recent observations.
In this work, we directly tackle this task with a novel, fully end-to-end deep learning method for time series forecasting.
The proposed network contains stacks of dilated convolutions that allow it to access a broad range of history when forecasting, a ReLU activation function and conditioning is performed by applying multiple convolutional filters in parallel to separate time series which allows for the fast processing of data and the exploitation of the correlation structure between the multivariate time series.
| 2019-04-22T19:57:25 |
https://paperswithcode.com/task/time-series-forecasting
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If I am a third-country national living in The Gambia, can I apply for a nonimmigrant visa in The Gambia?
You must possess a passport valid for travel to the United States with a validity date at least six months beyond your intended period of stay in the United States (unless country-specific agreements provide exemptions - The Gambia and the United States do not have such an agreement).
Q.5 If I am a third-country national living in The Gambia, can I apply for a nonimmigrant visa in The Gambia?
Applicants are generally advised to apply in their country of nationality or residence. Any person who is legally present in The Gambia may apply for a visa in The Gambia. However, applicants should decide where to apply based on more than just convenience or delay in getting an appointment in their home district. One thing to consider, for example, is in which consular district the applicant can demonstrate the strongest ties.
Your airline should give you a blank I-94 (or I-94W for Visa Waiver Program travelers) and a Customs Declaration form 6059B. Each traveler must complete the I-94; only one Customs Declaration is required for a family traveling together.
A visa does not guarantee entry into the United States, but allows a foreign citizen coming from abroad to travel to a U.S. port of entry and request permission to enter the United States. The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have authority to permit or deny admission to the United States, and determine how long a traveler may stay. At the port of entry, upon granting entry to the United States, the Customs and Border Protection officer will put a small card, Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record in your passport. Visa Waiver Program travelers receive Form 1-94W. On this form, the officer records either a date or "D/S" (duration of status). If your I-94 contains a specific date, then that is the date by which you must leave the United States. Your Form I-94 or I-94W is a very important document to keep in your passport, since it shows your permission to be in the United States. You can review information about admission on the CBP Website. The Department of State's Consular Affairs website has more information about duration of stay.
If you returned home with your Form I-94 (white) or Form I-94W (green) Departure Record in your passport, it is possible that your departure was not recorded properly. Do not give your I-94 or I-94W to the U.S. Embassy or any other office.
You do not need to create another profile if it is also serviced by CGI. You can simply contact us through the Contact Us section on this website http://www.ustraveldocs.com/gm/gm-main-contactus.asp and share your passport number, UID or email address so we can retrieve and update your profile with the new country where you plan to apply for your US Visa. If you are applying in a country that is not covered by CGI, you will be invited to create a new profile. As a reminder, MRV fee receipts paid in one country are non-transferable to the other country.
| 2019-04-19T22:12:40 |
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/gm/gm-gen-faq.asp
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Мета: у статті досліджується проблематика міжнародної ідентичності ЄС та цінностей, що складають основу цієї ідентичності. У статті підкреслюється важливість цієї ідентичності як з теоретичної, так и з практичної точок зору. Також стаття стверджує, що основу ідентичності ЄС складає ліберально-демократична модель урядування. Методи: теоретичну та методологічну основу статті складають концепції соціального конструктивізму, європейського конституціоналізму, та нового інституціоналізму. Дискусія: висвітлює нові перспективи тлумачення сутності міжнародної ідентичності ЄС, її важливості для зовнішньополітичної діяльності ЄС та роль інституцій в формуванні цієї ідентичності. Більш того, у статті пропонується аналіз концепції Нормативна Сила Європа, яка є однією із головних концепції щодо розуміння сутності відносин ЄС із третіми країнами, та аналіз тих цінностей, які покладається в основу міжнародної ідентичності ЄС.
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Cheneval F. & Schimmelfennig F. «The case for demoicracy in the European Union», JCMS, 2013, 51 (2): pp. 334–350.
Habermas J. «Die Postnationale Konstellation und die Zukunft der Demokratie» in Die Postnationale Konstellation. Politische Essays, J. Habermas (ed.), Suhrkamp Verlag, 1998.
Habermas J. «Why Europe needs a constitution», New Left Review, 2001, 11, pp. 5 – 26.
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Larsen H. «Discourse analysis in the study of European foreign Policy», in Rethinking European Union foreign policy, B. Tonra & T. Christiansen (eds.), Manchester University Press, 2004. pp. 62-80.
Lavenex S. «EU external governance in «wider Europe», Journal of European Public Policy, 2004, 11(4), pp. 680–700.
Manners I. 2008. «The Normative Ethics of the European Union». International Affairs 84(1): pp. 45–60.
Manners I. «The European Union as a Normative Power: A Response to Thomas Diez». Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 2006, 35(1), pp. 167–180.
Nicolaidis K. «The new constitution as European «demoi-cracy»?», Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2004, 7(1): pp. 76–93.
Rittberger B. Building Europe’s Parliament: Democratic Representation Beyond the Nation State, OUP, 2005.
Schimmelfennig F. «The normative origins of democracy in the European Union: toward a transformationalist theory of democratization», European Political Science Review, 2010, 2(2), pp. 211 – 233.
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| 2019-04-24T18:32:57 |
http://jrnl.nau.edu.ua/index.php/UV/article/view/12726
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Are there clips or some other mechanism that would link the modular pieces together ?
Thank you for your interest in the Vista Right-facing Chaise with Cushions. This item can be attached to the other pieces of the Vista modular collection with included clips. Please note, however, the clips come with the modular piece and set, not with the individual chaise.
Is the Vista wicker furniture made out of Rattan (natural wood) or synthetic resin fibers?
Thank you for your interest in the Vista Modular Seating. This seating is made with resin wicker.
What is the height of the back? It looks low.
Thank you for your interest in the Vista 5-pc. Modular Set. This set is 30-1/20"H overall.
I have been looking to purchase more sturdy outdoor furniture. Where are these pieces MADE?
Thank you for your interest in the Vista 5-pc. Right-facing Chaise Set. The frames in this set are made in China, and the cushions are made in the USA.
I would like to order the lounger with my sofa but I’m not sure how to determine which arm to order ... the right or left.
Thank you for your interest in the Vista 5-pc. Right-facing Chaise Set. This set is designed to be used together. The Vista Right-facing Chaise with Cushions, item #159413, as well as, the Vista Left-facing Chaise with Cushions, item #159412, are also available individually.
does the vista curved modular seat cushions come in special order colors? I only see the 3 stocked color options. I can't know if the seating is comfortable w/o placing an order. If I find it to be uncomfortable, is it returnable (including delivery)?
Thank you for your interest in the Vista 5-pc. Modular Set. The Vista Modular sets are only available in the stock options shown. To order any of our special order fabrics please select the individual modular pieces you would like. If for any reason you are not satisfied, simply return it within 90 days and we'll replace it or refund the cost of the item (excluding Shipping and Processing fees). Please note: Any items that are monogrammed, customized or made-to-order cannot be returned or exchanged unless damaged or defective.
| 2019-04-19T23:03:02 |
https://www.frontgate.com/vista-5-pc--modular-set/1158891
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What is the problem with sugar-sweetened beverages?
Sugar-sweetened beverages contain a lot of calories and sugar and often provide little to no nutrition for your body. Some beverage companies add vitamins to make you think that the drink is healthy when in reality it has just as much sugar as other sugar-sweetened drinks.
In addition to high amounts of sugar, these beverages also have a lot of calories. Even though you take in a lot of calories when you have a sugar-sweetened drink, you likely do not feel full afterwards compared to how you would feel from eating a healthy snack that has the same amount of calories. The added calories from these beverages can lead to weight gain and diseases such as type II diabetes.
How much sugar is recommended in one day?
The American Heart Association recommends consuming less than 25 grams of added sugar per day. Often, sugar-sweetened beverages contain more than this amount causing people to take in much more than the recommended amount of added sugar in a day. Added sugar is sugar that has been added to something like to sweeten a beverage instead of naturally-occurring types of sugar that you would find in milk or a piece of fruit.
How much sugar is in this drink?
To figure out how much sugar is in a beverage, first look at the Nutrition Facts Label. Next to sugar, there will be a number in grams (g). Take that number and divide it by 4 to find the number of teaspoons of sugar in that drink. For reference, a sugar cube or packet, like you would find in a coffee shop, are both 1 teaspoon of sugar. As an example, think about a 20 ounce bottle of Coca-Cola. This drink has 65 grams of sugar in the whole bottle. 65 / 4 = 16.25 teaspoons (or packets) of sugar! That means that this one bottle of Coca-Cola is more than double the recommended amount!
Juice, especially 100% fruit juice, can be confusing because it seems like a healthy choice. It is true that with 100% fruit juice there is no added sugar. However, 100% fruit juice contains just as much sugar as other sugar-sweetened beverages. If you think about drinking apple juice versus eating an apple, eating the apple is the healthier alternative. Why? When juice is made, fiber, vitamins, and minerals that are naturally present in the fruit are often lost.
Juice is a condensed version of fruit. Eight ounces of orange juice contains about 4 oranges. Eating 4 oranges would take some time because you would need to peel them, chew, and swallow. Not to mention that you would likely feel full after eating 4 oranges! Eight ounces of juice, however, would not take long to drink, and your body would absorb it very quickly so you would likely feel hungry soon afterwards. The fiber and naturally present vitamins and minerals make whole fruits a better choice than fruit juice.
Other juices, fruit punch, or smoothies that are not 100% fruit juice often have additional sugar added in.
What are alternatives to sugar-sweetened beverages?
Instead of drinking a sugar sweetened beverage, try drinking water! If you want to add a bit of flavor, think about a sugar-free flavoring such as Crystal Lite or Mio, or adding real fruit such as berries, watermelon, or lemon to your water. If you enjoy the carbonation in beverages, try seltzer or sparkling water instead. You can even try a splash of 100% juice in seltzer for some extra flavoring. Sparkling water is often naturally flavored and contains zero calories or sugar. Drinking low-fat dairy or dairy alternatives (such as soy milk) can help you meet your calcium and protein needs.
It can be tough to cut back on sugar-sweetened beverages, especially if you are used to drinking a lot of them each day. Try to cut back on these beverages one at a time so you can make a long-term change.
| 2019-04-19T16:53:39 |
https://youngmenshealthsite.org/guides/sugar-sweetened-beverages/
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Finger Trees are definitely the coolest data structure I was never taught in school. The gist of Finger Trees is that they represent sequences of elements where the elements also have a measurable 'descriptor' of some kind. If that sounds vague it's because it is! The generality here is what allows Finger Trees to solve so many different types of problems, but it does require a few examples and explanations to understand. In this post we'll talk about how the trees work at a high level, then we'll use them to build a random-access array-like structure with reasonable performance characteristics.
This data structure stands on the shoulders of giants, it uses a structure called a Monoid at its core.
If you're entirely unfamiliar with the concept of monoids, or just need a refresher, it would be a good idea to get a solid grounding there first; here's a good place to start.
Random access/sequence slicing using Sum: see Data.Sequence; we'll explore this one just below!
Performant merge sort using a custom merge monoid: blog post coming eventually!
Many more! Just use your imagination!
(v -> Bool): This is our search predicate, split will use it to split a sequence into two smaller subsequences: The longest subsequence such that running the predicate on the measure of this subsequence False, and the everything that's left-over.
FingerTree v a: This is the tree we want to split, with a monoidal measure v and elements of type a.
(FingerTree v a, FingerTree v a): The two (possibly empty) subsequences, the first is before the split point the second contains the inflection point of our predicate and everything past it.
That's all great, but how can we actually use it to solve our problem? What does splitting up a sequence actually have to do with indexing into a list? Finger Trees get their performance characterics by searching through subtrees using a strategy very similar to a binary search, they run the predicate on cached "measures" of subtrees recursively honing in on the inflection point where the predicate flips from False to True. So what we need to do is find some pairing of a monoid and a predicate on that monoid which finds the place in the sequence we're looking for. Getting the first or last element of a Finger Tree is a simple O(1) operation, so if we can split the list either directly before or directly after the index we're looking for, then we're pretty much done!
Building a predicate for this is pretty simple, we just need to be able to determine whether the index we're looking for is within some prefix of our total sequence, which phrased simply is just: length sequence > index; we can use this predicate to recursively hone in on the point where adding a single element alters the predicate's result from false to true, and we've found our index! The predicate runs on the measure of the values, which must be a monoid; so we need to represent the length of our sequence as some monoid, the combination of the monoidal measure of two sequences must also match the measure of the combination of the sequences themselves! Luckily for us the length of the combination of two lists is just the sum of the lengths! This gives us the hint that we can use the Sum Monoid as our measure!
We're so close now, let's write some code to make it happen.
-- some trouble with functional dependencies and orphan instances.
Hopefully the first bits are pretty self explanatory, we set up our datatypes so the tree knows how to measure our elements, and it already knows how to combine measures via Sum's Monoid instance. Lastly in atIndex we tell the tree to split open at the point where the length of the measured subsequence would surpass the index we've provided. Then we simply check if there's an element to the right of that split. This operation doesn't quite get us the O(1) time complexity we know and love from traditional arrays, but for an immutable, general data structure which we could build ourselves without ANY special compiler support, getting logarithmic performance isn't too bad. In fact the actual performance is O(log(min(i,n-i))) where i is the index we wish to access and n is the length of the sequence. If we're often accessing the first or last elements then we're down to pretty much constant time!
There we go! We've used 'Sum' as a measure within a finger tree to get efficient indexing into a sequence! We can also notice that the length of the whole sequence is computed in O(1) if we use length = measure; and that we can concat two sequences relatively efficiently using (><); listed in Data.FingerTree as time complexity O(log(min(n1, n2))) where n1 and n2 are the length of each sequence respectively.
Sum is probably the simplest monoid we can use; take a minute to think about how other monoids you know of might behave; the majority of monoids will create SOME sort of useful structure when used with a Finger Tree!
| 2019-04-20T10:31:34 |
https://chrispenner.ca/posts/intro-to-finger-trees
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A response to: Samas et al.: Host responses to interspecific brood parasitism: a by-product of adaptations to conspecific parasitism? Frontiers in Zoology 2014, 11:34.
Egg rejection is the most common and effective defence used by hosts against brood parasites that lay their eggs in host nests . Interspecific brood parasitism (IBP hereafter) generally imposes high fitness costs on hosts, given that parasitic females usually eat or destroy some host eggs, and parasitic nestlings frequently evict all host offspring or outcompetes most of them for food . Therefore, it is assumed that these strong selection pressures have favoured the evolution of egg-rejection behaviour .
Samas et al. have concluded that egg discrimination in thrushes (Turdus spp.; potential hosts of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)) has evolved as a response to conspecific brood parasitism (CBP hereafter) and not to IBP. This conclusion, challenging conventional theory, has far-reaching implications in the field of brood parasitism and therefore should be assessed with caution. The experimental design and methodologies used by Samas et al. are appropriate; however, their conclusions are not valid because their predictions are based on an out-of-date theoretical background and/or a biased selection of references. This assertion is based on the four points discussed below.
First, contrary to what is stated by Samas et al. CBP and IBP do not produce the same antiparasitic adaptations for two main reasons: parasitic and host eggs are very similar, making recognition much more difficult to evolve than in hosts of interspecific brood parasites, and while IBP hosts suffer dramatic fitness costs, costs endured by CBP hosts are much lower, this reducing the strength of selection for defences to evolve . Current empirical evidence shows that CBP almost never selects for egg rejection in altricial species .
Second, predictions by Samas et al. are based on the statement that host defences have to disappear in the absence of the selection pressures that favoured them. I agree that this is a major prediction of evolutionary theory; however, it is well known that a trait which does not decrease individual fitness may be maintained in the absence of its selection pressure , and references therein. Samas et al. ignored numerous studies showing that many currently non-parasitized potential host species present a rejection rate of nearly 100%, which has been retained over long periods of time, and a review that concluded, first, that it is not correct to formulate predictions assuming that rejection behaviour has to disappear in a host population in the absence of brood parasites; and second, that it is inaccurate to assume an effect of the coexistence with brood parasites and/or phenotypic plasticity in general in host species when formulating predictions .
Third, Samas et al. assume that thrushes have not been involved in long-term co-evolution with the common cuckoo. However, aggression towards cuckoo dummies and reluctance to feed common cuckoo nestlings has been experimentally demonstrated in thrushes , which is a clear indication of past parasitism.
Fourth, the fact that CBP has been documented in thrushes is considered by Samas et al. to be one of the lines of evidence supporting their conclusion that egg rejection evolved in response to CBP instead to IBP. However, reported rates of CBP are extremely low. In the Samas et al. study populations, CBP rates are 0% and 2.2% for the song thrush (T. philomelos) and 3.1% and 0% for the blackbird (T. merula) in the areas of sympatry and allopatry with the cuckoo, respectively . Can percentages of CBP of this magnitude support the hypothesis that egg recognition evolved to counter CBP? Samas et al. did not discuss this crucial question. Perhaps the best way to answer it is by using the signal-detection model of Davies et al., as Underwood et al. did . For the black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia), these authors estimated that the level of CBP in order to select for conspecific egg rejection should be at least 32.5%. Clearly, CBP rates found by Samas et al. in song thrushes and blackbirds are far from these values. Furthermore, percentages reported by Samas et al. for blackbirds are the opposite of those expected according to the predictions of these authors.
In conclusion, Samas et al. have demonstrated that rejection rate by song thrushes and blackbirds is higher and latency of rejection lower in New Zealand than in Europe; but these results cannot support the claim that thrushes evolved egg discrimination in response to CBP.
I thank Juan J. Soler for useful and constructive comments on this manuscript; Tomas Grim and Mark E. Hauber for discussions and David Nesbitt for improving the English. Financial support has been provided by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad/FEDER (research project CGL2011-25634/BOS) and by the Junta de Andalucía (research project CVI-6653).
| 2019-04-23T08:50:49 |
https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-014-0068-7
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Ever wonder what that venue is now called?
- ANZ has renewed its naming right for the Sydney (Olympic) stadium through to 2017.
- Suncorp's naming rights to the Milton Stadium in Brisbane were extended for a further two years.
- The Entertainment Centre in Sydney has become the Qantas Credit Union Arena, for at least 2 years.
- Virgin Australia announced it will end its two-year sponsorship deal with the MacKay Stadium.
- Sydney Showgrounds at Sydney Olympic Park (previously known as Skoda Stadium) is now the Spotless Stadium, the new home ground of the Greater Western Sydney GIANTS, for 5 years.
- Pirtek Stadium is the stadium at Parramatta, home of the Eels (Rugby League).
- And late last year the ACT government secured a seven-figure naming-rights deal for Canberra Stadium worth between $300,000 and $350,000 a year for at least four years – the venue has become GIO Stadium Canberra. GIO is owned by Suncorp.
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How is it different from other types of headache?
Occipital neuralgia is the term for a headache that starts in the upper neck or back of the head and spreads or radiates behind the eyes, forehead, and up to the scalp.
Headaches are one the world's most common health problems, with 80-90 percent of Americans experiencing a "tension headache" at some point in their lives.
More painful migraine, cluster, and other headaches are a leading cause of doctor or emergency room visits.
Although headaches are a common health problem, occipital neuralgia is a specific type of headache. According to the American Migraine Foundation, it is also rare, affecting only 3.2 people out of every 100,000 a year.
It is called occipital because it affects the area around the occipital bone.
Pain associated with occipital neuralgia is often sudden and severe.
Symptoms can be alarming, but they are not usually associated with any life-threatening health conditions.
How is it different from other headaches?
Occipital neuralgia is a headache that begins in the upper neck or back of head.
Headaches due to occipital neuralgia are frequently quite painful, starting with a sharp, stabbing pain, but most people with this condition respond well to treatment and most recover.
The cause of the condition.
The specific places where individuals feel pain.
Other headaches have more general causes, which can range from sinus infections to high blood pressure to medications and many other potential triggers.
But occipital neuralgia only develops when the occipital nerves are irritated or injured. These nerves are found at the second and third vertebrae of the neck.
Occipital neuralgia pain will only develop in areas touched by the greater, lesser, and third occipital nerves.
With one on each side of the head, the occipital nerves run from the spine to the scalp, and sensitivity can develop anywhere along this route.
There are many types of headache, learn more about them and their most effective remedies here.
The pain from occipital neuralgia may spread to the sides of the head or behind the eyes.
For most people, the pain strikes on only one side of the head. It also tends to spread, usually from where the skull meets the neck, and then traveling up the back of the head and to the sides or behind the eyes.
In many individuals, the scalp can be affected, especially where the occipital nerves connect.
It can feel sore or extremely sensitive.
Light may also irritate the eyes.
Occipital neuralgia is described as coming in bursts of pain that come and go, lasting for a few seconds or minutes. At times, individuals may experience a lingering ache between more extreme bouts of pain.
The pain can be quite intense, which can prompt some individuals with the condition to say it is like a migraine or a cluster headache, even though these are different types and require different treatments.
Different conditions and circumstances can irritate the occipital nerves, which then give rise to occipital neuralgia.
Injuries to the neck area, such as whiplash from a car accident or some other sort of trauma, can damage the occipital nerves and lead to this condition.
Tight muscles in the neck and the back of the head can put the squeeze on occipital nerves and pinch or entrap them, which can also lead to occipital neuralgia.
Problems with the spine, such as arthritis, degenerating discs, or spondylosis, are possible sources of pressure on the occipital nerves, as are tumors.
In many cases, it is not possible for someone to identify a single factor that damaged or irritated the occipital nerves.
During an examination the doctor may see if pressing on the occipital nerve area causes pain.
A doctor taking a medical history and conducting a physical exam diagnoses occipital neuralgia.
This condition causes extreme tenderness along the occipital nerves. So, during a physical exam, the doctor may press on these areas to see if the pressure generates pain.
It is not always easy to diagnose occipital neuralgia because it has similar characteristics to many other kinds of headaches.
After initial exams, a doctor may order more involved tests.
One way to diagnose occipital neuralgia can also provide relief.
If a nerve block injected between the C2 and C3 vertebrae makes the symptoms go away, it is a strong indication of occipital neuralgia.
Deadening the nerves with anesthetics and corticosteroids helps individuals feel better, although the effects are temporary, only lasting about 12 weeks. However, injections into the vertebrae and numbing nerves are involved procedures, so a doctor will often pursue less invasive treatments first.
For some people, antiepileptic medications and tricyclic antidepressants can prevent bouts of pain due to occipital neuralgia.
The aim is to provide many people with relief by relaxing and releasing the muscles that are putting pressure on the occipital nerves.
Other medications, such as muscle relaxants and anticonvulsants, can help offset symptoms.
Nerve-blocking injections, which are used to diagnose the condition, can also be used to prevent pain.
Pulsed radiofrequency may be employed to stimulate the occipital nerves to keep them from sending pain signals. Although this procedure is more invasive than massage and medication, it does not damage any nerves or nearby tissue.
Surgery is reserved for the most painful and difficult cases. Through a process called microvascular decompression, doctors eliminate pressure on the nerves by moving encroaching blood vessels out of the way.
Home remedies can do a lot to relieve the pain when tight muscles, injury, and stress cause occipital neuralgia.
Rest, massage, and warm compresses can help individuals work out the kinks that are creating pressure in their necks.
Physical therapy can help individuals work through the crisis phase of their occipital neuralgia and provide them with exercises they can do to prevent a recurrence of this painful condition.
Dresden, Danielle. "What you need to know about occipital neuralgia." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 26 Nov. 2017. Web.
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These dolls were created in Japan from 1961 through the mid 1970's. They were manufactured by Lego, a Japanese company, which created the molds for the dolls and then painted and assembled them. These dolls were made from Papier Mâché. The term Papier Mâché (pronounced póp-ee-ay mash-áy) comes from the French phrase meaning "chewed paper.". Papier Mâché is made from newspapers and paste.
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Step 1: Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add 1 finely chopped onion and 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons of chopped thyme and some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
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Step: 4: Serve hot in bowls with rice or bread. Add extra thyme to taste and grated parmesan.
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Direction (Q. 1 - 10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given below.
One of India’s greatest living musicians is MS Subbalakshmi, affectionately known to most people as ‘MS’. Her singing has brought (1) to millions of people not only (2) all parts of the country (3) in other countries round the (4). In October 1961, MS was (5) to sing in the great hall of the United Nations (6) New York where representatives of all the member (7) listened. This was one of the (8) honours ever given to any (9). For several hours MS kept that (10) audience spellbound with her brand of music.
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Two firms produce a good with a horizontal and a vertical characteristic called quality. The difference in the unobservable quality levels determines how the firms share the market. We consider two scenarios: In the first one, firms disclose quality; in the second one, they send costly signals thereof. Under non-comparative advertising a firm advertises its own quality, under comparative advertising a firm advertises the quality differential. In either scenario, under comparative advertising the firms never advertise together which they may do under non-comparative advertising. Moreover, under comparative advertising firms do not advertise when the informational value to consumers is small.
Comparative advertising is any form of advertising that explicitly or by implication identifies a competitor or goods or services offered by a competitor. It was illegal in many European countries until the late 1990s. By contrast, in the US comparative advertising has been encouraged by the Federal Trade Commission since the 1970s.2 A 1997 EU directive changed the situation in Europe by legalizing comparative advertising subject to the restriction that it should not be misleading.3 European Competition Authorities now tend to agree with their American counterparts in that comparative advertising is an important tool in promoting competition. Comparative advertising increases consumers' information about alternative products. It allows consumers to evaluate the performance of particular products against other products, thus enabling more informed purchasing decisions. Despite its importance there has been little economic analysis on comparative advertising. We will review this literature at the end of the introduction. In this paper we address the following questions. Does comparative advertising indeed generate more information for consumers than non-comparative advertising? Do firms advertise more once comparative advertising is allowed? Can the two advertising regimes be compared using welfare criteria? To answer these questions we consider a product with a horizontal characteristic called design and a vertical characteristic called quality. Two firms produce different designs. Consumers do not observe quality before purchase. Prices cannot signal quality.4 The firms compete for customers by advertising their quality. We first analyze a pure disclosure framework. If a firm advertises, it discloses the truth; it cannot falsify as such.5 We compare two scenarios. In the first firms can only engage in non-comparative advertising, i.e., a firm may disclose its own quality but not the competitor's. In the second scenario, the firms can also engage in comparative advertising. In both scenarios advertising is costly and firms may, therefore, choose to remain silent.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze non-comparative and comparative advertising in a framework where firms disclose or signal their quality. To do so, we develop a model that allows for a meaningful analysis of non-price signaling shutting down the channel of price signaling. In the least-cost equilibria of the signaling game firms advertise in exactly the same states as they do in the unique equilibria of the disclosure game. In both frameworks comparative advertising tends to perform better than non-comparative advertising: firms do not advertise at all if the informational content is of little value to consumers; moreover, they never advertise together. By contrast, under non-comparative advertising a firm advertises if its quality level is above a threshold. When both firms have high quality, both advertise and there is a duplication of advertising costs. We have considered a model where the market is covered so that only the quality differential matters, which obviously makes a strong case for comparative advertising. If, for example, prices are so high that neither loyal nor quality-conscious customers with θ close to zero buy, marginal consumers do not care about the quality differential; they care only about the quality of their favorite designs. In this case firms will only use non-comparative advertising and allowing for comparative advertising will have no effect. Nevertheless, in markets where consumers directly compare products there is scope for comparative advertising to improve the allocation through better information and lower advertising expenditures. Our result that only one firm uses comparative advertising is obviously driven by our one-dimensional quality assumption. As noted in the introduction, the result is at odds with the empirical findings of Anderson et al., 2010a and Anderson et al., 2010b where all firms used comparative advertising. Arguably, in the analgesics industry there are multiple quality features and firms claim superiority in the dimensions where they perform better. Analyzing comparative advertising with multiple quality features is an interesting topic for future research.
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If you want to teach your children the power of making their money work for them (instead of the other way around), what better way to do so than by introducing them to a few solid, big-name dividend stocks? After all, billionaire investor Warren Buffett bought his first stock at 11 years old, and he's built his fortune riding the success of some of most famous dividend stocks in history. Of course, Buffett's father was also a stockbroker at the time, but it still highlights what can be accomplished when we start early teaching our kids the potential held in the greatest wealth-building medium in existence.
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For the stock market strategy, see Chartist (occupation).
Chartism was a working-class movement for political reform in Britain which existed from 1838 to 1857. It took its name from the People's Charter of 1838 and was a national protest movement, with particular strongholds of support in Northern England, the East Midlands, the Staffordshire Potteries, the Black Country, and the South Wales Valleys. Support for the movement was at its highest in 1816, 1822, and 1848, when petitions signed by millions of working people were presented to the House of Commons. The strategy employed was to use the scale of support which these petitions and the accompanying mass meetings demonstrated to put pressure on politicians to concede manhood suffrage. Chartism thus relied on constitutional methods to secure its aims, though there were some who became involved in insurrectionary activities, notably in south Wales , Yorkshire.
Chartists saw themselves fighting against political corruption and for democracy in an industrial society, but attracted support beyond the radical political groups for economic reasons, such as opposing wage cuts and unemployment.
After the passing of the Reform Act 1832, which failed to extend the vote beyond those owning property, the political leaders of the working class made speeches claiming that there had been a great act of betrayal. This sense that the working class had been betrayed by the middle class was strengthened by the actions of the Whig governments of the 1830s. Notably, the hated new Poor Law Amendment was passed in 1834, depriving working people of outdoor relief and driving the poor into workhouses, where families were separated. It was the massive wave of opposition to this measure in the north of England in the late 1830s that gave Chartism the numbers that made it a mass movement. It seemed that only securing the vote for working men would change things, and indeed Dorothy Thompson, the pre-eminent historian of Chartism, defined the movement as the time when "thousands of working people considered that their problems could be solved by the political organization of the country.":1 In 1836 the London Working Men's Association was founded by William Lovett and Henry Hetherington, providing a platform for Chartists in the south east. The origins of Chartism in Wales can be traced to the foundation in the autumn of 1836 of Carmarthen Working Men's Association.
Both nationally and locally a Chartist press thrived in the form of periodicals, which were important to the movement for their news, editorials, poetry and (especially in 1848) reports on international developments. They reached a huge audience. The Poor Man's Guardian in the 1830s, edited by Henry Hetherington, dealt with questions of class solidarity, manhood suffrage, property, and temperance; and condemned the Reform Act of 1832. The paper explored the rhetoric of violence versus non-violence, or what its writers referred to as moral versus physical force. It was succeeded as the voice of radicalism by an even more famous paper: the Northern Star. The Star was published between 1837 and 1852, and in 1839 was the best-selling provincial newspaper in Britain, with a circulation of 50,000 copies. Like other Chartist papers it was often read aloud in coffee houses, workplaces and the open air. Other Chartist periodicals included the Northern Liberator (1837–40), English Chartist Circular (1841–3), and the Midland Counties' Illuminator (1841). The papers gave justifications for the demands of the People's Charter, accounts of local meetings, commentaries on education and temperance and a great deal of poetry. Readers also found denunciations of imperialism—the First Opium War (1839–42) was condemned—and of the arguments of free traders about the civilizing and pacifying influences of free trade.
In 1837, six Members of Parliament and six working men, including William Lovett (from the London Working Men's Association, set up in 1836) formed a committee, which in 1838 published the People's Charter. This set out the six main aims of the movement. The achievement of these aims would give working men a say in law-making: they would be able to vote, and their vote would be protected by a secret ballot; and they would be able to stand for election to the House of Commons as a result of the removal of property qualifications and the introduction of payment for MPs. None of these demands were new, but the People's Charter was to become one of the most famous political manifestos of 19th century Britain.
The movement organised a National Convention in London in early 1839 to facilitate the presentation of the first petition. Delegates used the term MC, Member of Convention, to identify themselves; the convention undoubtedly saw itself as an alternative parliament.:19 In June 1839, the petition, signed by 1.3 million working people, was presented to the House of Commons, but MPs voted, by a large majority, not to hear the petitioners. At the Convention, there was talk of a general strike or "sacred month". In the West Riding of Yorkshire and in south Wales, anger went even deeper, and underground preparations for a rising were undoubtedly made.
Several outbreaks of violence ensued, leading to arrests and trials. One of the leaders of the movement, John Frost, on trial for treason, claimed in his defence that he had toured his territory of industrial Wales urging people not to break the law, although he was himself guilty of using language that some might interpret as a call to arms. Dr William Price of Llantrisant—more of a maverick than a mainstream Chartist—described Frost as putting "a sword in my hand and a rope around my neck". Hardly surprisingly, there are no surviving letters outlining plans for insurrection, but physical force Chartists had undoubtedly started organising. By early autumn men were being drilled and armed in south Wales, and also in the West Riding. Secret cells were set up, covert meetings were held in the Chartist Caves at Llangynidr and weapons were manufactured as the Chartists armed themselves. Behind closed doors and in pub back rooms, plans were drawn up for a mass protest.
On the night of 3–4 November 1839 Frost led several thousand marchers through South Wales to the Westgate Hotel, Newport, Monmouthshire, where there was a confrontation. It seems that Frost and other local leaders were expecting to seize the town and trigger a national uprising. The result of the Newport Rising was a disaster for Chartism. The hotel was occupied by armed soldiers. A brief, violent, and bloody battle ensued. Shots were fired by both sides, although most contemporaries agree that the soldiers holding the building had vastly superior firepower. The Chartists were forced to retreat in disarray: more than twenty were killed, at least another fifty wounded.
The state hit back. Several Chartist leaders, including O'Connor, George Julian Harney, and Thomas Cooper were arrested. During the late summer of 1842 hundreds were incarcerated – in the Potteries alone 116 men and women went to prison. A smaller number, but still amounting to many dozens – such as William Ellis, who was convicted on perjured evidence – were transported. However, the government's most ambitious prosecution, personally led by the Attorney General, of O'Connor and 57 others (including almost all Chartism's national executive) failed: none were convicted of the serious charges, and those found guilty of minor offences were never actually sentenced. Cooper alone of the national Chartist leadership was convicted (at a different trial), having spoken at strike meetings in the Potteries. He was to write a long, and now unreadable, poem in prison called the Purgatory of Suicides.
Despite this second set of arrests, Chartist activity continued. Beginning in 1843, O'Connor suggested that the land contained the solution to workers' problems. This idea evolved into the Chartist Co-operative Land Company, later called the National Land Company. Workers would buy shares in the company, and the company would use those funds to purchase estates that would be subdivided into 2, 3, and 4 acre (8,000, 12,400 and 16,000 m²) lots. Between 1844 and 1848, five estates were purchased, subdivided, and built on, and then settled by lucky shareholders, who were chosen by lot. Unfortunately for O'Connor, in 1848 a Select Committee was appointed by Parliament to investigate the financial viability of the scheme, and it was ordered that it be shut down. Cottages built by the Chartist Land Company are still standing and inhabited today in Oxfordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and on the outskirts of London. Rosedene, a Chartist cottage in Dodford, Worcestershire, is owned and maintained by the National Trust, and is open to visitors by appointment.
With O'Connor elected an MP and Europe swept by revolution, it was hardly surprising that Chartism re-emerged as a powerful force in 1848. On 10 April 1848, a new Chartist Convention organised a mass meeting on Kennington Common, which would form a procession to present a third petition to Parliament. The estimate of the number of attendees varies depending on the sources (O'Connor said 300,000; the government, 15,000; The Observer newspaper suggested 50,000). Historians say 150,000.:129–42 The authorities were well aware that the Chartists had no intention of staging an uprising, but were still intent on a large-scale display of force to counter the challenge. 100,000 special constables were recruited to bolster the police force. In any case, the meeting was peaceful. The military had threatened to intervene if working people made any attempt to cross the Thames, and the petition was delivered to Parliament by a small group of Chartist leaders. The Chartists declared that their petition was signed by 6 million people, but House of Commons clerks announced that it was a lesser figure of 1.9 million. In truth, the clerks could not have done their work in the time allocated to them; but their figure was widely reported, along with some of the pseudonyms appended to the petition such as "Punch" and "Sibthorp" (an ultra-Tory MP), and the credibility of Chartism was undermined.
After the defeat of April 1848, there was an increase rather than a decline in Chartist activity. In Bingley, Yorkshire, a group of "physical force" Chartists led by Isaac Ickeringill were involved in a huge fracas at the local magistrates' court and later were prosecuted for rescuing two of their compatriots from the police. The high-point of the Chartist threat to the establishment in 1848 came not in on 10 April but in June, when there was widespread drilling and arming in the West Riding the devising of plots in London.:116–22 The banning of public meetings, and new legislation on sedition and treason (rushed through Parliament immediately after 10 April), drove a significant number of Chartists (including the black Londoner William Cuffay) into the planning of insurrection. Cuffay was to be transported, dying in Australia.
Ernest Charles Jones became a leading figure in the National Charter Association during its years of decline, together with George Julian Harney, and helped to give the Chartist movement a clearer socialist direction. Jones and Harney knew Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels personally. Marx and Engels at the same time commented on the Chartist movement and Jones' work in their letters and articles.
Between late 1844 and November 1845, subscriptions were raised for the publication of a hymn book which was apparently printed as a 64-page pamphlet and distributed for a nominal fee, although no known copy is thought to remain. In 2011, a previously unknown and uncatalogued smaller pamphlet of 16 hymns was discovered in Todmorden Library in the North of England. This is believed to be the only Chartist Hymnal in existence. Heavily influenced by dissenting Christians, the hymns are about social justice, "striking down evil doers", and blessing Chartist enterprises, rather than the conventional themes of crucifixion, heaven, and family. Rather than the crucifixion or Christ's glory, the focus of the hymns is a cry for liberty. Some of the hymns protested against the exploitation of child labour and slavery. Another of the hymns proclaimed: "Men of wealth and men of power/ Like locusts all thy gifts devour". Two of the hymns celebrate the martyrs of the movement. "Great God! Is this the Patriot's Doom?" was composed for the funeral of Samuel Holberry, the Sheffield Chartist leader, who died in prison in 1843, while another honours John Frost, Zephaniah Williams, and William Jones, the Chartist leaders transported to Tasmania in the aftermath of the Newport rising of 1839.
Chartism did not directly generate any reforms. It was not until 1867 that urban working men were admitted to the franchise under the Reform Act 1867, and not until 1918 that full manhood suffrage was achieved. Slowly the other points of the People's Charter were granted: secret voting was introduced in 1872 and the payment of MPs under the Parliament Act of 1911. Annual elections remain the only Chartist demand not to be implemented. Participation in the Chartist Movement filled some working men with self-confidence: they learned to speak publicly, to send their poems and other writings off for publication, to be able, in short, to confidently articulate the feelings of working people. Many former Chartists went on to become journalists, poets, ministers, and councillors.
Political elites feared the Chartists in the 1830s and 1840s as a dangerous threat to national stability. In the Chartist stronghold of Manchester, the reform movement undermined the political power of the old Tory-Anglican elite that had controlled civic affairs. However, the reformers of Manchester were themselves factionalized.
After 1848, as the movement faded, its demands appeared less threatening and were gradually enacted by other reformers. After 1848, middle class parliamentary Radicals continued to press for an extension of the franchise in such organisations as the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association and the Reform Union. By the late 1850s, the celebrated John Bright was agitating in the country for franchise reform. However, working class radicals had not gone away. The Reform League campaigned for manhood suffrage in the 1860s, and included former Chartists amongst its ranks.
Chartism was also an important influence in some British colonies. Some leaders had been transported to Australia, where they spread their beliefs. In 1854, Chartist demands were put forward by the miners at the Eureka Stockade on the gold fields at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Within two years of the military suppression of the Eureka revolt, the first elections of the Victorian parliament were held, with near-universal male suffrage and by secret ballot. In the African colonies after 1920, there were occasional appearances of a "colonial chartism" which called for improved welfare, upgraded education, freedom of speech, and greater political representation for natives.
The Chartist movement was criticised by Thomas Carlyle in his book "Chartism".
↑ Minute Book of the London Working Men’s Association. British Library 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
↑ Williams, David (1939). John Frost: A study in Chartism. Cardiff: University of Wales Press Board. pp. 100, 104, 107.
↑ Edward Royle, Chartism (1996), p. 30.
1 2 Jenkins, Mick (1980). The General Strike of 1842. London: Lawrence and Wishart. ISBN 978-0853155300.
↑ F.C. Mather, "The General Strike of 1842", in John Stevenson R. Quinault (eds), Popular Protest and Public Order (1974).
1 2 David Goodway, London Chartism: 1838–1848 (1982).
↑ John Saville, 1848: The British State and the Chartist Movement (1987), pp. 130–99.
↑ See especially R.G.Gammage, History of the Chartist movement (1854); J.T.Ward, Chartism (1973).
↑ See also James Epstein, Lion of Freedom: Feargus O'Connor and the Chartist Movement (1982); Malcolm Chase, Chartism: A New History (2007); Paul Pickering, Feargus O'Connor: A Political Life (2008).
↑ Keith Flett, Chartism after 1848 (2006).
↑ There are 52 letters from Ernest Jones to Marx between 1851 and 1868 kept.
↑ There are eight letter from Ernest Jones to Engels between 1852 and 1867 kept.
↑ Marx-Engels-Werke, Berlin (DDR) 1960/61, vol. 8, 9, 10, 27.
↑ Ingolf Neunübel: Zu einigen ausgewählten Fragen und Problemen der Zusammenarbeit von Marx und Engels mit dem Führer der revolutionären Chartisten, Ernest Jones, im Jahre 1854, in: Beiträge zur Marx-Engels-Forschung 22. 1987, pp. 208–217.
↑ Edward Stanley, 1839, "A Sermon Preached in Norwich Cathedral, on Sunday, August 18th, 1839, by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Norwich, before an assemblage of a body of mechanics termed Chartists"
Carver, Stephen, Shark Alley: The Memoirs of a Penny-a-Liner (2016), creative non-fiction account of the life of a Chartist journalist.
Chase, Malcolm. "'Labour's Candidates': Chartist Challenges at the Parliamentary Polls, 1839–1860." Labour History Review (Maney Publishing) 74, no. 1 (April 2009): 64-89.
Gammage, R. G. "History of the Chartist Movement 1837-1854"
Hall, Robert, Voices of the People: Democracy and Chartist Political Identity (The Merlin Press, 2007) stresses the importance of regional loyalties and associations.
Jones, David J. V., Chartism and the Chartists (1975).
Thompson, Dorothy. The Dignity of Chartism (Verso Books, 2015), Essays by a leading specialists.
Saunders, Robert. "Chartism from Above: British Elites and the Interpretation of Chartism", Historical Research 81:213 (August 2008): 463-484.
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Punch Series on "Great Chartist Demonstrations"
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She then stole all their magical things. He has gone to war with the Skeezers over a fishing dispute: the Skeezers prevent the Flatheads from fishing in their lake, and have magically transformed the Su-Dic's wife, the witch , into a golden pig. Once Ozma and Dorothy arrive, the queen retracts the steel bridge connecting city to shore; the girls are trapped. Between the use of magic and technology with magic, it certainly seems as if Baum is writing a parable on the futility and atrocities of warfare. Is not Shakespeare the same play-to-play structurally? She is described as a golden-haired eternally young beauty in a pink dress. On their way north, Ozma and Dorothy have to escape capture by giant purple spiders. Looking over whom I mentioned as important to the resolution of the story, they're all but one Ervic the Skeezer female, and it is never never commented on.
Or maybe the obvious non-referential one, but still, just seemed like the episodic nonsense that didn't have a point most of the time. One rare exception can be found in Glinda of Oz. I liked how they all combined their knowledge bases to solve the problem of the sunken island. That is the reason it is firmly attached to the big marble table by means of golden chains, and whenever Glinda leaves home she locks the Great Book together with five jeweled padlocks, and carries the keys safely hidden in her bosom. I honestly had no idea that Baum had written so many books based on his wondrous world of Oz. Not a shining moment for his work at all.
Color Plates and Black-and-white Illustrations Throughout illustrator. The outcome is not as assured as usual and at one point everybody, including the infallible Glinda feels as if they have exhausted all possibilities. The Guide covers the prices of all Famous Forty Oz books from first to later editions covering over 160 different variations of the same 40 Oz titles. Anyway, Glinda of Oz came onto my radar because of the new Oz movie coming out and I wondered what kind of political statement it might make. As such it was supposed to be the darkest book of the series and for this reason I was eager to read it to see how dark you can get in a children book. The interior is very clean with many black and white illustrations by John R.
I liked the name Kaliko, and the way Dorothy comes to the rescue of everyone being clever solves the problem. It did occur to me a while ago and re-occurred to me in this book that the Oz books are all a little imperialist. In the end, it is through co-operation among them that success is achieved. In the film, she helps a good-hearted con artist named Oscar Diggs defeat her sisters and become the Wizard of Oz. She rules the Pink Country which is inhabited by the tribe of Chatterboxes. Me — A lot of randomness in this one as well, but there is a love story at its core as we learn of a twin brother that the Tin Woodman had all along who shares the love of a long lost young lady named Nimee Amee.
So it was sort of a case of random lightning in a bottle when he decided in the late 1890s to try his hand at children's literature, and ended up with his very first title being the most popular kid's book in America for two years straight, and no surprise that Baum then spent the rest of his life desperately trying to figure out how to bottle that lightning again. Does this seem a little White-Man's-Burden-y to anyone else? Chapter 12 A walking skeleton, and books written in blood: it seems that Baum, in this novel, was more than usually open to dark tones. Bound in original tan cloth with color illustrated paper title label pressed onto the front cover. And so did the Great Oz Merchandising Experiment keep limping along for two decades, with each sequel selling less and less and getting lazier and lazier for example, the tenth book in the series, 1916's Rinkitink in Oz, was actually a non-Oz book written a decade previous, published almost unchanged except for a hasty final chapter full of Oz regulars slapped onto the end ; and thus did Baum's bad luck in business come back with a vengeance as well, with three more Broadway productions that were all flops, and even the establishment of a film production company in 1914 that eventually went bankrupt. No one knows how to reverse her magic, or get the city up above the water again.
Blue cloth binding with color pastedown plate 35 on front cover. Keep the beginning, I guess and then skip to the final third, and there's your story. Green Cloth With Black Lettering And Design On Spine. Unlike her inspiration, Goodwitch, voiced by , possesses a noticeably short temper. This worked out perfect but no one knew any of the magic words. It felt very different from the others, and most elements in the text had a point and a long-term purpose.
And 14 marks the end of L. I'm now trying to find other books in the series. But before that, we are going to delve into some of Baum's other tales. After Dorothy's journey, she returns for the Muppets' show. Though she supposedly can see everything in her Magic Picture, she tends to miss a heck of a lot, and often only intervenes in violations of her rule only when the miscreant in question makes enough of a spectacle that they basically land on her doorstep or go so far as to imprison one of her best friends or something equally rash and obvious.
The prominence and complexity and strength of female characters in the Oz books really for me adds up to so much more than do his flaws, that I am willing to forgive him almost anything, and it's not just because of sentiment over books from my youth. It's subtitle is In Which Are Related the Exciting Experiences of Princess Ozma of Oz, and Dorothy, in Their Hazardous Journey to the Home of the Flatheads, and to the Magic Isle of the Skeezers, and How They Were Rescued from Dire Peril by the Sorcery of Glinda the Good. Thy tested it out and sure enough each part of Co-Eeh-Hoo's name did something. Are not Pixar or Star Wars movies definitively archetypal in timing, execution, structure, and character so that they can be completely replaced and reapplied to a new story? Indeed, the printed letters were appearing on the page even while she looked. Ozma came second Marvelous Land of Oz , but she quickly eclipsed Glinda the Good Witch in significance, so it's perhaps appropriate that for most of the book, she's more important to the plot, as she finally sets out on one of those endless series of adventures that typify life in Oz. To stave this war, bring peace, and tame the use of magic, Ozma and Dorthy fly to the rescue, and are summarily dismissed and captures by the wicked rules bent on And 14 marks the end of L.
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How much is Sam Bush Worth?
Sam Bush net worth: Sam Bush is an American mandolinist who has a net worth of $1 million. Sam Bush was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky in April 1952. He is considered to be an originator of the progressive bluegrass genre. Sam Bush released his debut studio album Together Again For The First Time (with Alan Munde) in 1977. He released the albums Late as Usual in 1985, Glamour & Grits in 1996, Howlin' at the Moon in 1998, and Ice Caps: Peaks of Telluride in 2003. Sam Bush released the album Hold On, We're Strummin' (with David Grisman) in 2003 and the album reached #7 on the US Bluegrass charts. His album King of My World was released in 2004 and reached #2 on the US Bluegrass charts as did his 2006 album Laps in Seven. Bush's albums Circles Around Me in 2009 and Storyman in 2016 both reached #3 on the US Bluegrass chart. Sam Bush was also a member of the bluegrass band New Grass Revival.
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A national uranium policy for Australia?
Michael Angwin is Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Uranium Association.
In the last week, two major policy decisions have accelerated the pace of Australian uranium policy reform.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard agreed with her Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, to negotiate a treaty for the export of Australian uranium to India. And the Queensland Government decided to allow uranium mining there after 30 years of inactivity and bans.
The Australia-India initiative is an agreement between two nations to trade in a mineral of which one country is a major producer and which the other needs in order to build an electricity generation industry that will help alleviate the poverty of 400 million of its citizens who have no or limited access to electricity. This mutuality is a foundation of the Australia-India relationship.
The Prime Minister's initiative in changing her party's and her government's policy has elevated uranium to a strategic policy issue for Australia. This is not surprising given the increasing demand for nuclear power, especially in Asia, over the next 25 years, and given Australia's massive uranium endowment.
It is hard to envisage how Australian uranium development can for much longer remain subject to low-politics domestic political division, given the contrasting high-politics international political relationships that it now supports.
Indeed, the decision of the Queensland Government to support uranium mining is a direct consequence of the Prime Minister's Indian initiative. Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has completed the circle as far as Queensland is concerned. He has connected his state's domestic uranium production policy with the national government's global uranium export policy. There is now a clear line of sight between uranium development in Queensland and Australia's national interest.
The Howard Government's commencement of a serious uranium reform program in the middle of the last decade.
Former PM Rudd's change to his party's uranium policy, leading to national political bipartisanship in favour of uranium development and opening the way for new export treaties.
His and the Gillard Government's approval of several uranium projects on the grounds that they represented world's best practice and posed no credible threat to the environment.
Those governments' completion of uranium export treaties with Russia and China.
The Barnett Government's support for uranium development in Western Australia.
The O'Farrell Government's removal of bans on uranium exploration.
While political parties in some states still have to catch up, Australia now has what is beginning to look like a complete and fully articulated national uranium policy: domestic uranium development and production within a 'best practice' framework with exports in Australia's national interest to help build international relationships.
Photo by Flickr user Alberto OG.
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