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My question is that is the word “correspondence” a right choice to refer to the problem (of using two words to refer to the same meaning), and if not is there a better word?
No they aren't. Can you give some examples?
So would I if it were true.
My question is that is whether the word “correspondence” is a right choice to refer to the problem (of using two words to refer to the same meaning), and if not is there a better word?
- "the identification of 'peace' and 'stability'"
"Identify" here means "to make identical" or "treat as identical".
- "the lack of distinction between 'peace' and 'stability'"
- "the failure to discriminate between ... "
Where you associate one word with another, shouldn't it be 'the identification of peace with stability'?
You could write it that way. It might even be better in this case.
[Vocabulary] Are these two words have the same meaning?
| 2019-04-25T16:32:17 |
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/125043-two-words-with-the-same-meaning
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In Mauritania, President Moustapha Ould Saleck has dismissed his government and announced a new supreme military committee to rule the country under his leadership.
Spain ceded the Western Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania in 1976 and the two countries divided it between themselves. When President Saleck seized power last year he criticised his predecessor -- Moktar Ould Daddah -- for failing to settle the conflict with the Polisario. Shortly after this, the guerrillas suspended hostilities on the Mauritanian Front. But talks with the Polisario have made little progress, and the guerrillas recently threatened to resume the war against Mauritania.
Background: In Mauritania, President Moustapha Ould Saleck has dismissed his government and announced a new supreme military committee to rule the country under his leadership. Officials say it will be known as the Military Committee of National Salvation. On Friday (6 April) -- when the changes were made -- a military communique accused the former government of too soon sharing power with what it termed "worn-out politicians and young idealists".
SYNOPSIS: In the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott, troops guarded the National Assembly building on Thursday (5 April) -- the day before the shuffle was announced. President saleck, who was addressing the National Assembly, made no mention of the radical changes that were to come. But that night, he imposed a curfew throughout the capital and army units were seen in several areas. But the city remained calm.
The new military committee is expected to pursue firmer and more austere policies. The shake-up will also strengthen the position of President Saleck and give wider powers to the army, which is faced with a stalemate over the conflict in the Western Sahara.
President Saleck seized power in a coup in July last year. His new Prime Minister is Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Ould Bousseif -- a former army chief of staff who is pro-Moroccan. Several members of the ruling military committee are hostile to the Polisario -- the Algerian-backed guerrilla force which is challenging Morocco and Mauritania for control of the Western Sahara.
| 2019-04-25T08:02:41 |
https://britishpathe.com/video/VLVA3BMPP4BW7RA54GOVW3T6TY2M7-MAURITANIA-PRESIDENT-MOUSTAPHA-OULD-SALECK-ANNOUNCES-NEW-SUPREME/query/wildcard
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I'm amending my first review. In cool weather, it is nice but not very exciting. In warm weather, the florals open up, and it is what I Was hoping L'Artisan Mimosa pour Moi would be.
Wow :) I feel so comforted when wearing this fragrance. It starts off with fizzy, bright orange - clementine or mandarin to be exact. At this stage, I was eating oranges with this on my wrists, and the combination of fresh orange smell on top of the fizzy orange I was smelling was divine. The fizzy orange soon dissipates, into a lovely almond vanilla, still with some orange scent (no fizziness though.) There is a slight floral quality, if you could imagine small pink flower petals falling into a pool of milk with whole almonds, mandarin segments and maybe a little honey or vanilla. Kind of like those soap ads where they show you all the things they put in the soap to make you want to buy it. That's what this smells like. It's powdery, sweet, and so snuggly. I don't imagine a Hollywood star on the red carpet when I smell this - more like a Hollywood actress who is in her robe at the end of the day (still looking spectacular!) snuggling her children.
By drydown, the orange flavor is ebbing away, so perhaps layered with a pure orange fragrance (like Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine) could make this even more delicious.
Pleasant enough vanilla, with a nicely-judged amount of cinnamon. Seems like it's missing something to me. Maybe I can't smell the musk? That might also explain the average longevity.
This does smell like Hollywood glamour, at least at the start. Then the drydown turns into a nice, but uninventive warm vanilla. It's very pretty, just not all that distinctive. If you're looking for a solid vanilla, this is worth a try. But if you have lots of vanilla in your perfume wardrobe, this may or may not do anything special for you.
| 2019-04-25T15:02:03 |
https://www.myperfumesamples.com/mps/cinema-by-yves-saint-laurent
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This recipe works just as well with pork.
1. In a small bowl, combine the salt, garlic salt, and pepper. Season cubed steak liberally with this mix on both sides.
2. Place flour on a piece of wax paper set on a sturdy plate or paper plate. Using the edge of a saucer or a meat mallet, pound the flour into the meat until well coated on both sides.
3. Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add the meat when hot. Brown on both sides, cooking in batches or adding more oil if necessary.
4. When all the meat is browned, stir in the beef broth, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom. reduce the heat to low. Add the milk, again scraping the browned bits.
5. Cover the pan and simmer about 20 minutes, or until the meat is very tender, adding more milk if necessary.
| 2019-04-26T05:58:34 |
https://thestickymenuplan.com/recipes/beef/country-fried-steak-with-gravy/
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Which is better, a drive that finishes a few feet off the fairway but is sitting up in the first cut, or a drive that ends up in a tangled knot of thick grass between the roots of a low-hanging oak tree?
The answer is obvious, yet the two drives would be recorded as equal under the statistic widely used on the professional tours, "Driving Accuracy Percentage," which simply divides the number of fairways hit by the number of attempts. Because this archaic method has never been updated in the big leagues, it's how most amateur golfers evaluate their own driving. I've created a better system.
If you really want to assess how you're driving the ball, forget about fairways hit. The number you need to know is how many shots your errant drives cost you. Think of this number as a gauge of how much you spray the ball: the lower the better.
Each time you miss a fairway, there's a cost. That cost varies by how much the resulting situation affects your opportunity to hit the green -- or to accomplish your normal goal -- on the next shot. I use the word "goal" because determining the cost of an errant drive depends on the kind of player you are. For a short hitter on a long par 4, for example, the normal goal might be to advance the ball to within wedge distance for the third shot. For a long hitter on a par 5, the normal goal might be to reach the green in two. Whatever your goal, the obstacles presented by errant drives -- a lie in the rough, a tree branch, an awkward sidehill stance, the lip of a fairway bunker, etc. -- decrease the odds of your achieving that goal. The cost is how much your odds decrease.
These costs vary fractionally across handicap levels. My research shows that from a lie in heavy rough 150 yards from the green, a 10-handicapper will lose an average of .4 shots to par. Comparatively, a lie in light rough from that distance will cost that player .15 shots to par.
of 0-4 points. Joe was careful to score according to how each drive affected his opportunity to hit the next shot (other golfers who handle tough lies better or worse than Joe might have rated the same drives differently). Joe hit three drives in the fairway, four in the light rough and two in the heavy rough.
| 2019-04-21T10:15:13 |
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/sanders_gd0809
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What's it like to not walk on solid ground for a year?
That's one of the questions NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and companion Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have set out to answer during their year-long mission on board the International Space Station (ISS).
If the men succeed in their mission to discover how a long-term, low-gravity environment affects the human body, they'll be the first humans to ever spend a full year in zero gravity, which is twice as long as typical US missions. Their journey of more than 143 million miles is critical in preparing astronauts for future expeditions to Mars.
So far, Kelly and Kornienko have spent more than 300 continuous days aboard ISS, and Kelly shared some interesting observations so far during a Reddit AMA this weekend.
Space isn't as scary as you might think.
"I don't feel alone or afraid. I was up here for six weeks as the only American on the US side of the space station and I was fine. I have been afraid when the ground has called and privatized the audio generally meaning something bad has happened. So I have been a little afraid."
This is a response to the question, Do you ever feel alone/afraid? If so, how do you combat those feelings?
The Bahamas are just as beautiful from space.
"My favorite spot on Earth to see from space is probably the Bahamas. The brilliant and varied colors of the blue water and contrast from here is pretty spectacular."
This is a response to the question, What is your favorite part of Earth to see from space?
Kelly's first meal upon returning to earth won't be fast food.
"The first thing I will eat will probably be a piece of fruit (or a cucumber) the Russian nurse hands me as soon as I am pulled out of the space capsule and begin initial health checks."
This is a response to the question, What will be the first thing you eat once you're back on Earth?
Microgravity could be good for your body.
"It seems blood pressure is lower because it doesn't have to fight against gravity."
This is a response to the question, What are the cardiovascular effects of longterm space travel?
"My muscles and joints are a whole lot better up here than with gravity. It's almost like you are in a bed rest. There is no pressure or pain. I do stretch before I exercise because my muscles aren't stretched out, they are somewhat dormant."
This is a response to the question, Do you stretch when you wake up in the morning from your space sleep? Is stretching just a waking up thing or does gravity make people want to stretch?
Just because it looks easy doesn't mean it is.
"I think a lot of people think that because we give the appearance that this is easy that it is easy. I don't think people have an appreciation for the work that it takes to pull these missions off, like humans living on the space station continuously for 15 years. It is a huge army of hard working people to make it happen."
This is a response to the question, What is the largest misconception about space/space travel that society holds onto?
The best pedicure could be space travel.
"The calluses on your feet in space will eventually fall off. So, the bottoms of your feet become very soft, like newborn baby feet. But the top of my feet develop rough alligator skin because I use the top of my feet to get around here on space station when using foot rails."
This is a response to the question, Could you tell us something unusual about being in space that many people don't think about?
Space smells like burning metal.
"Smells vary depending on what segment you are in. Sometimes it has an antiseptic smell. Sometimes it has an odor that smells like garbage. But the smell of space when you open the hatch smells like burning metal to me."
This is a response to the question, Does the ISS have any particular smell?
Microgravity makes your arms feel weird.
This is a response to the question, Why do you always have your arms folded?
Peeing in space can get messy.
"Recently I had to clean up a gallon-sized ball of urine mixed with acid.
"The acid is added to the urine so the urine doesn't damage the machinery that moves it through the system. It keeps it from clogging up the system."
This is a response to the question, What's the creepiest thing you've encountered while on the job?
Common courtesy goes a long way.
"I just sneezed twice coming into my crew quarters. And I do what I do on Earth and cover my mouth with my hand. If I didn't do that, it's possible the sneeze could be found floating in another module. I generally don't sneeze into open air on Earth or here in space."
This is a response to the question, What happens when you sneeze or blow your nose in space? Does it stay on your face like tears?
Getting along with colleagues is especially important.
"I think it's one of the great things about the space station program is that it's an international program. We get along very well. We have to because we rely on each other for our lives."
This is a response to the question, What is like to work with members of other nations' space programs? Do the politics that take place on Earth affect your relationship with them?
Sleeping in space isn't easy, and the dreams can get weird.
"Sleeping here in space is harder than on a bed because the sleep position here is the same position throughout the day. You don't ever get that sense of gratifying relaxation here that you do on Earth after a long day at work. Yes, there are humming noises on station that affect my sleep, so I wear ear plugs."
This is a response to the question, What's it like to sleep in 0G? It must be great for the back. Does the humming of the machinery in the station affect your sleep at all?
"I am not a great sleeper. I don't think I have ever slept eight hours straight in the last 20 years. I wind up waking up a couple of times. My dreams are sometimes space dreams and sometimes Earth dreams. And they are crazy."
This is a response to the question, Can you describe your sleep cycle over the last 300 days in space? Always a solid 8 hours? Did you ever get strangely tired or have you consistently felt well rested? Bonus Question: When sleeping, is your dream world mostly in zero-G?
"The most challenging thing about being in space for a year is time. A year is a long time."
This is a response to the question, What has been the most challenging thing about being in space for a year?
But Kelly never gets bored.
"I never feel bored up here. There is always plenty to do, and not enough free time to do it. As for lonely, we have pretty good ways to stay connected with people in your life. I certainly miss my loved ones, but I never feel lonely. And connecting to people back on Earth on social media like this helps too!"
This is a response to the question, What do you do to make time pass fast when you feel bored or lonely in space?
Living in space for a year makes you appreciate things.
"I will appreciate nature more."
This is a response to the question, What ONE thing will you forever do differently after your safe return home?
Walking in space can be surreal sometimes.
This is a response to the question, During a space walk what does it feel like having nothing but a suit ([albeit] a rather sophisticated one) between you and space?
| 2019-04-24T00:46:03 |
https://www.businessinsider.in/What-its-REALLY-like-to-be-a-NASA-astronaut-living-in-space-for-a-year/articleshow/50724971.cms
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Is it compatible with Samsung Grand, Micromax Fan Tabulet F666 and Lava iris Atom 2 devices?
I will say not to buy it, as it only works well for three months. After that, it hangs and doesn't get connected with any of the devices either laptop, mobile, tablet or any other devices. Look for some other options.
It works on the Bluetooth, so if Bluetooth works, it will get connected. I have noticed one thing that, I am not able to connect it to my laptop, and I'm not sure about the reason for it.
I'm using it with Samsung J2 Pro and Samsung Duos. I have observed that it is compatible with most smartphones.
Yes, the speaker is too good. I am satisfied with the performance.
Yes, it works with all the devices.
How to connect mobile bluetooh?
After powering on the Philips speaker, just go to your settings on your smartphone.Then go to Bluetooth settings, enable your Bluetooth and search for the device. It will show 'Philips wireless speaker', tap it. It will ask for pairing, then pair it.Then play songs in your music player.
First on the speaker and then switch on the Bluetooth in your mobile. After the search is completed just tap on the Bluetooth speaker listed in Bluetooth search. And your speaker will be Connected. :) Think my answer helped you.
Enable the Bluetooth on both the devices and then pair them both. You will hear a beep sound, and they will get connected. There is a button in the speaker; you can press it to get it paired.
It is simple to connect, as like other Bluetooth devices. Philips BT 50 will appear, pair it and sound will be generated to confirm your connection with the device.
Just open the Bluetooth on your device and the speaker button then pair the devices and connect them.
Can I connect it with laptop?
Yes, through your laptop's built-in Bluetooth connection. If your laptop doesn't have a built-in Bluetooth connection, then you have to purchase a Bluetooth dongle from the market. Plug into any USB port of your laptop, and then you can connect the speaker to your laptop through the Bluetooth connection. Hope it would clarify your query.
Yes, you can connect with the laptop. But you should have Bluetooth on the laptop otherwise you can't be connect to the laptop.
Yes, you can connect with the laptop as I have purchased this product for the same.
Yes, if you have an AUX cable or Bluetooth in your laptop.
Yes, if you can connect it via Bluetooth.
What is the battery backup of this speaker?
It's not too good, but it is pretty fine. You can play it for hours, and it is quite handy. You can charge it easily, and it's fast too, so it's never a problem.
Poor just poor, earlier up to 1 month it lasted for 4-5 hrs and after that approx it lasts for1-2 hrs only.
5 to 6 hours of battery backup after complete charging.
Very bad, and the speaker is also of cheap quality.
4 to 5 hours, it has a good backup.
How to charge this product?
You can charge it with the help of your mobile charger. Mobile charger slot and speaker slot are the same, so there is no problem with charging.
Your phone charger works fine with it or use computer / laptop via USB cable which comes with box.
I charge it with my mobile charger, it can be charged with any latest mobile charger.
A USB cable comes with this product. So, you can charge this speaker via USB port.
You have to charge it with the adapter or with the mobile charger of Samsung.
2-3 watts is not sufficient.
Average for this price range.
Good sound kit, but not like Sony.
If you want to buy at the lower price and an average one, then go for it.
It's portable and sounds good.
It has a very nice sound quality.
The Speaker voice is good. Only the price variation associated with the colour is disappointing. Otherwise, the product quality is good. Go for it.
| 2019-04-24T22:56:35 |
https://www.mysmartprice.com/accessories/philips-bt50-mini-wireless-speaker-msf252134
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Cut the cheese into small pieces, then melt in a fireproof dish, add the butter, seasonings and tomato soup. When well mixed, add the eggs well beaten. Stir until it begins to thicken, and serve at once on buttered crackers.
The original recipe measures the salt and pepper in terms of saltspoons: we changed it here for simplicity's sake. 1 saltspoon equals 1/4 of a teaspoon.
| 2019-04-24T04:36:26 |
http://yesterdaysrecipes.com/print/recipes/cheese-appetizer-dip
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0.999619 |
Companies can benefit from further integrating CPM tools and BI, whether they're still evaluating CPM or already use CPM and BI software.
For organizations of all sizes, integrating corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence (BI) can have considerable value. With this combination, companies can closely link the creation of budgets and plans with insights from BI analytical tools.
Although companies see merit in CPM-BI adoption, where they are in the process differs. This article explores four use cases -- what you should do if: you have no CPM tools and no BI, you have CPM and no BI, you have BI and no CPM, you have both BI and CPM.
But first, let's look at how BI, and its analytics capabilities, relates to CPM, and its role in helping an organization manage its performance.
Plan initiation process: Here the fundamental question is whether you're headed in the right direction toward a new budget, strategy, etc. Reports and graphics provide the analysis of how a company did last year. What were the growth areas? What were the areas of profitability? BI is very effective here, and combined with a statement of management goals, provides numerous background elements for effective budget creation.
Plan creation: Here, you can use BI to explore how well the budget or strategy is progressing. Where are the major areas of cost? What is the potential for revenue production? How is it beginning to line up with management goals?
Plan review: This represents a more formal set of reports and graphics for top management. Based on analysis of these outputs, top management can call for adjustments to the primary budgets, plans and forecasts as required.
OLAP: Because OLAP deals with multiple dimensions, it's a great way to "peel the onion" to understand what is happening. As an example, you can review overall costs, cost by region and costs by region by product. Disaggregating results is a good way to understand performance by dimension and subdimension.
Report writing and ad hoc query: These tools are invaluable for understanding performance. CPM software often has these tools; BI tools for report writing and ad hoc query generally are better.
Advanced analytics: BI helps enhance CPM tools with advanced analytics and sophisticated graphics (see the figure below for an example).
The bubble chart in the figure shows three variables simultaneously. Net Present Value and Probability of Success are on the axes and the size of the bubble represents the cost of a project. The ability to represent three variables on a single chart can be quite valuable. CPM tools often have decent graphics, although BI tools generally are better for graphics.
No CPM and no BI: Well, your analytics cupboard seems pretty bare. From the CPM perspective, can you imagine spending one more year preparing budgets in Excel? For most companies, it's provable that you can deliver more strategic budgets with a CPM package, and save staff costs along the way. Build a business case for CPM.
From a BI perspective, you need to analyze your purchased applications, homegrown applications, and additional data sets that are valuable to the corporation. Examine the added value of having BI for data analysis and management decision making. Note that we are not just discussing BI for CPM here, but BI for all applications and all relevant data sets.
All things being equal, try CPM first. It will help you create budgets and strategies that provide competitive advantage. And, as a bonus, many CPM vendors offer serious BI capabilities that you can leverage across most applications. For advanced BI inside CPM packages, consider the CPM megavendors’ offerings (IBM, Oracle, SAP and SAS) and some competent not so "mega" CPM vendors (e.g., Board International, AxiomEPM, Adaptive Insights).
CPM and no BI: As noted above, examine what core BI functionality comes with the existing CPM product. This may allow you to postpone your expenditure for additional BI products. Most CPM products come with decent BI functionality. Other CPM products may require an additional investment for BI.
BI but no CPM: We assume that budgets will continue to be done in Excel but CPM software has many advantages over Excel. You should leverage BI to provide insights on current data that will drive the plan. Then data from Excel must be exported to the BI tool for further analysis. Also, note that without CPM, it's hard to do sophisticated budgeting, planning or forecasting work.
CPM and BI: Use your BI tool to supplement the native BI capabilities in CPM. Note that the data sets in play consist of data input to the CPM tool, work-in-progress and data output from the CPM tool, reflecting budgets, plans, forecasts and strategies under consideration. Leverage the BI tools to gain tactical and strategic insights from the data.
Without a doubt, CPM and BI form a winning combination. CPM provides the ability to deliver superior budgets, plans, forecasts and strategies. BI tools within the CPM software provide a first layer of data analysis and management reporting. BI tools generally are superior to the BI component within CPM software, and can help you perform deeper CPM analysis. BI also has clear value across other data sets in the organization.
Any company with a CPM should definitely consider integration with a BI system. BI, in fact, is applicable to any organization with digital data/information repositories/streams.
| 2019-04-22T20:57:18 |
https://searcherp.techtarget.com/tip/CPM-tools-and-BI-A-winning-combination
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To fractures of the upper third of the humerus include: fracture anatomical neck shoulder (very rare), fracture surgery neck shoulder separation of a large hill and combined fractures (surgical neck shoulder and a separation of a large hill, dislocation of the shoulder, with a margin of a large hill and others). Fracture surgery neck shoulder is the result of a direct blow at the bottom of the shoulder, falling on his arm or hand outstretched arm.
Fracture surgery neck shoulder may be impacted when peripheral fragments wedged in the Central, of abduction - outlet when peripheral fragments displaced outwards, and adduction - leading, when peripheral fragments biased towards the armpit.
Impacted and adduction fractures in the armpit is introduced roller bobowicko form fixed by the neck and torso gauze bandage (Fig. 14, A). The forearm is placed at an angle 35-45 degrees and in the elbow joint on the serpentine bandage E. F. Drawing (wide gauze bandage, quilted with cotton wool), wrapped in double-tour around the lower third of the forearm, wrist and hand (Fig. 15).
When abduction fractures in the armpit is entered three-cornered, encased with cotton wool and gauze bus (Fig. 14, B), and the shoulder rests with gently sloping side, the vertical direction is to the body, and the forearm is also serpentine bandage E. F. Drawing. Such laying relaxes the muscles in the affected arm, helps to reposition of fragments and reduces pain syndrome.
Therapeutic physical training is assigned to the 2nd day of the injury and conducted by the method that provides for a gradual reduction, consolidation of fragments and restore lost functions.
In the first period of training objectives are: maximum relaxation of muscles of the shoulder girdle and the affected arm to the correct mapping of fragments; pain; resorption hemorrhage; restoration of blood and lymph circulation and metabolism in the injured extremity.
To solve these tasks it is recommended the following exercises in the original standing, leg, same with the injured hand, put forward a step forward, the torso forward and to the side of the patient hands (using healthy hand to take out from kerchiefs sore arm): 1) pendulum-like rocking relaxed her arm back and forward; 2) a circular motion clockwise and counterclockwise; 3) "throwing" hands behind your torso forward and back; 4) the stretching and bending of the fingers into a fist (thumb inside and outside) - this exercise promotes the resorption of extensive hemorrhage, which usually happens when these fractures on his shoulder and forearm; 5) bending and straightening of the elbow, with his hand in a headscarf at right angles,is to move your hand from right to left and Vice versa - to take and lead in front of chest; 6) put your hand in the original position, straighten up, to raise our shoulders and lowered; to reduce the blades and breed. Each exercise is 6-10 times, and the whole complex is repeated 8-10 times a day. The duration of the first period of 10-14 days.
In the II period, the task of medical physical culture is to restore the function of damaged hands in the shoulder joint ability to perform movements in all directions. In the II period are friendly exercise healthy and sick hands on two assumptions. In the first original position - the torso forward the following exercises: 1) moving forward and backward; 2) circular motion in both directions; (3) a movement from right to left and Vice versa; 4) "throwing" hands over the torso forward and back; 5) krestnye flight movements in front of the chest; 6) hand in the "castle": bent at the elbow joints of the hands, bring it to her mouth and down, bring it to the forehead and lower, raise your head and lowered. In the second original position - the main position is the following exercises: 1) exercises with objects (stick, rubber and volley balls); 2) exercise with the movement of his hands on the wall up and down; 3) exercise on the block with movements in all directions. In the II period, each exercise is repeated 10-15 times, and the whole complex is 4-6 times a day.
III period - training - aimed at the final restore the function of damaged hands and the whole organism. In this period are applied stops, vises, exercises with dumbbells, printed ball (3-5 kg), therapeutic swimming, playing volleyball, basketball and other Restoration of function and disability occurs approximately in 1.5-2 months from the moment of fracture.
In the treatment of impacted and abduction of fractures solitaire removed in 3 weeks, and three-cornered bus in the treatment adduction fractures - 4-5 weeks.
In case of surgical intervention (with strong displacement of bone fragments and with comminuted fractures of the damaged finiteness fit onto the bus for 3-4 weeks. In the first period of the method of therapeutic physical culture similar to the technique used in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the shoulder onto the tires, II and III of periods carried out according to the method of conservative treatment of fractures surgical neck shoulder. In any epiphyseal damage of the humerus in the third period recommended training in therapeutic swimming pool. Fractures of the upper end of the humerus to the sports training proceed as instructed by the doctor, but not earlier than 3 months after injury.
| 2019-04-25T21:46:35 |
http://medicalency.com/perelom-plechevoy-kosti.htm
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| 2019-04-26T06:14:54 |
https://www.xyhplastic.com/dp-peek-sheet-price.html
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Madrid, Spain -- A long-awaited trial began Tuesday against Church of Scientology members accused of tax fraud and other crimes, although the main defendant, the church's American leader Rev. Heber Jentzsch, failed to show up. Because of Jentzsch's absence, prosecutors asked for another postponement in a case that dates back to 1984. But Judge Pilar Olivan, presiding over a three-judge panel at the Madrid Provincial Court, denied the request and said the trial should proceed against 16 other defendants. They are all Spaniards who either belonged to or worked for the Church of Scientology.
The charges against Jentzsch still stand, and Spain will attempt to put him on trial at a later date, Olivan said, according to the news agency Efe and Fernando Castro, a spokesman for the 10,000-member Scientology branch in Spain. Castro said it is the first time a country has tried to put Jentzsch on trial.
Spanish prosecutors have charged the 16 Spaniards with offenses that include criminal association, dlrs 2 million in tax evasion and endangering public health. But the charge sheet is so vaguely worded that the judges spent Tuesday morning's session reading the accusations to determine exactly who is charged with what, said Luis Gonzalez, another Scientology spokesman who attended part of the session.
He said the document essentially holds Jentzsch responsible for all of those offenses merely because he is leader of the church, even though he does not live in the place where they allegedly took place. ``It's as if a priest is accused of robbing from the collection basket at a church and a prosecutor indicts the pope,'' Gonzalez said.
The public health charge and some other counts in the indictment stem from activities at drug rehabilitation clinics that Scientology runs in Spain. Specifically, a doctor who works at one of them but does not belong to the church is charged with administering medicine illegally. The trial is expected to last several months, with more than 100 people scheduled to testify.
Supporters of Jentzsch say he is a victim of persecution and was indicted in Spain in 1994, after a 10-year investigation, just for being the head of the church. Jentzsch has no plans to report for the trial, and the United States -- where the Church of Scientology has had tax-exempt status as a religion since 1993 -- did not pass on the Spanish court's summons, Castro said. ``Obviously, the charge of being president of the church, which is perfectly legal in the United States, is not enough for the U.S. government to process the summons,'' Castro said.
In Spain, the Church of Scientology is officially classified as a lay association with religious goals, not as a church, the Justice Ministry said. Jentzsch was arrested in Madrid in Nov. 1988, in a police raid on a Scientology convention and jailed for three weeks. He later spent three months under house arrest at a hotel while an investigating magistrate probed fraud and tax evasion charges against him. He was eventually allowed to leave Spain -- although the indictment remained in effect -- when his mother became seriously ill, Castro said.
The trial has been postponed five times, for reasons ranging from bureaucracy to illness among defense lawyers, Spanish newspapers said.
| 2019-04-25T12:54:32 |
https://culteducation.com/group/1284-scientology/23032-scientology-trial-begins-in-spain-with-indicted-american-leader.html
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There are very many gains that a person is bound to reap by having the work boot. Because of the importance of the work boots, it is very vital that people choose the best work boot protection products. There are very many problems that people go through while finding the best work boot protection products. Some tips need to be followed in the selection process of the best work boot protection products. Highlighting the tips that people ought to follow while picking the best work boot protection products is the main objective of this piece of writing.
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| 2019-04-21T13:03:04 |
http://carolinapanthersvsnewenglandpatriots.us/if-you-think-you-get-products-then-this-might-change-your-mind/
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Why Go To Lacock Village in England?
Lacock Village, in the county of Wiltshire, UK, is largely owned by the National Trust. It's a pretty Cotwolds village that looks much as it did a couple of hundred years ago. Quaint is the word that instantly comes to mind. Peaceful is another - and it is peaceful, as long as there aren't hordes of other visitors milling about (coach parties often stop to visit so there can be quite a lot of people milling).
The Cotswolds is full of quaint little villages, so what makes Lacock different from the others?
Well, there are no satellite dishes, television aerials or lamp posts on show, so you really can see what it was like hundreds of years ago. Lacock Abbey, a stately home, stands on the edge of the village. There's a rather wonderful old Tithe Barn - worth a visit for its quietly magnificent interior, but don't expect to spend more than a few minutes here. Lacock has also appeared in various TV series (Downton Abbey and Pride And Prejudice) and movies (Harry Potter) and that might excite some people more than it excites me.
It's worth noting that there are times when they close the village for filming and these dates are published on the Lacock page of the National Trust website.
Lacock has quite grand church for such a small village. The pointy steeple looks as though it was an afterthought - plonked on top of a good, solid square tower. The village has a handful of little shops and a couple of pubs. It's a pleasent place to wander around (think Aimless Wandering), especially on a sunny Spring day and especially with an ice cream in your hand.
Some of the little old cottages, especially those just beyond the very centre of the village, are almost too quaint for words; small windows, lichen-covered stonework and little walled gardens crammed with colourful plant life. The cottages themselves are half hidden by waterfalls of flowers, and you suspect that little old ladies drinking cups of tea and eating nothing but strawberry jam and scones live inside. They probably twitch the lace curtains and gossip about you as soon as you leave.
When you're walking round Lacock, a little imagination goes a long way. Round one corner you might bump into a mother with a bonnet and a perambulater. Round the next there might be a jolly red-cheeked policeman riding a bicycle. Perhaps a scoundrel or two linger outside the bakery, hoping to pilfer a cream bun. It's easy to imagine how it might have been a hundred or more years ago.
Lacock is also home to Lacock Abbey, whose history is tied to that of the village. Lacock Abbey is a National Trust property and you need to pay to go into it. Fox Talbot, the pioneer of photography, lived here and there's an interesting exhibition with some of his early photographs. In those days photography was laborious, experimental and scientific. These days it's all a bit different - we casually hold our mobile phones, one-handed, and click selfies while engaged in conversation. Photographs were art back then - cutting edge art. Now photographs are the raw material of social media - clicked one second, posted the next, and largely forgotten after that.
Have you been to the village of Lacock in England? What did you think of it? What would you say to someone who asked you why they should visit it?
| 2019-04-19T01:16:22 |
http://www.elevencorners.com/blog/why-go-to-lacock-village-in-the-uk
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Who Are Ikea's Main Competitors?
Among Ikea's main competitors in the United States are the furniture stores Ashley Furniture and American Furniture Warehouse. Another large competitor is Walmart, which does not exclusively sell home furnishings. Target also sells stylish home furnishings that are similar in design and quality to Ikea. In the categories of appliances and wood items, Ikea competes with Home Depot and Lowe's for consumer dollars.
Some Ikea competitors welcome the opening of Ikea stores. Ikea attracts many furniture buyers, but some people like to shop among several stores to compare furnishings and prices. The Swedish company bases its success on its core values, which include quality, customer loyalty, and heritage. For example, Ikea's in-store restaurant serves customers authentic Swedish food such as Swedish meatballs and pancakes, which are Swedish favorites. Ikea caters to local tastes by adjusting some of its home furnishings to match local market preferences.
Ikea is the world's largest furniture retailer with locations in 41 countries. Germany has the most Ikea stores, making it the largest market for Ikea. The second largest market is the United States, which has slightly fewer Ikea stores than Germany. The three largest Ikea stores, however, are located in South Korea, Sweden, and China. The South Korea location is the world's largest, at 640,000 square feet.
| 2019-04-20T13:01:11 |
https://www.reference.com/business-finance/ikea-s-main-competitors-70b8d32bb97f6709
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For Willa Cather, ''O Pioneers!'' was the novel in which she spoke for the first time in her own voice, free of influence and literary tradition. In it, she said, she had hit ''the home pasture,'' and the book was to set her off on her creative journey. Written in 1913, ''O Pioneers!'' remains one of the enduring works of American literature. With its tale of one woman's indomitability, it would seem to be a most natural choice for dramatization, except for the very important fact that the strength of the book is not in the dialogue but in the poetic depth of the author's narrative and her evocation of characters rooted in environment.
In the adaptation at the Huntington Theater Company, Darrah Cloud has made an ambitious attempt to encompass the entire novel. Her version (to be taped for ''American Playhouse'' on the Public Broadcasting Service) is faithful in literal detail. She includes all the principal characters and events as well as many of the most memorable of the author's lines. (''There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.'') Ms. Cloud also confronts the book's major themes, starting with the significance of the land in the lives of the homesteaders.
In this case, fidelity is not enough. As a playwright, Ms. Cloud has been unable to find a substantial dramatic equivalent for Miss Cather's prose. The result is a series of highlights from the book - ''O Pioneers!'' in outline. Those unfamiliar with Miss Cather's work will receive only a schematic impression of the vastness of the novel. Using John Wulp's austere set design, the director Kevin Kuhlke has not ameliorated the episodic nature of the adaptation, which covers 17 years in the life of the Bergson family.
Ms. Cloud's previous plays (''The House Across the Street,'' ''The Stick Wife'') offer proof of her own theatrical imagination. She could have gone further in asserting her authorial presence, as she might have were this a film rather than a play. She does this in two respects, but with apparent hesitation. In several scenes she uses the character of a quirky hired hand as a commentator, and she approaches a few moments silently with choreographic intent, most effectively in the death of the book's two lovers.
The adaptation is less rewarding in its use of music. Kim D. Sherman's mild background score makes one more aware of the misleading similarities between this show and a musical like ''Oklahoma!'' The two share a frontier landscape, but the Cather novel is an unrelenting view of survival on a bleak prairie, far closer to the film ''The Emigrants,'' in which stoicism beomes self-denial.
The soul of ''O Pioneers!'' is the heroic character of Alexandra Bergson. As a teen-ager in a barren stretch of Nebraska, she is forced to take charge of her family after the death of her father. She becomes a humane symbol of Miss Cather's conviction that ''the history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.'' At the same time, her youngest brother, Emil, represents the possibilities of the immigrant experience.
The wisest decision in Mr. Kuhlke's production was to cast Mary McDonnell as Alexandra. The role brings out the steeliest and the most sensitive side of this actress and, reflecting her character, she herself becomes the bulwark of the production. In a subtly shaded characterization, she delineates the progression of Alexandra from a willful adolescent to a kind of earth spirit, someone whom Miss Cather identified with the land itself. It is a performance deserving of a more generous adaptation.
Randle Mell, playing opposite Ms. McDonnell as her lifelong friend, Carl Linstrum, projects the decency of his searching character. It is a supporting role that echoes throughout the story, expressing the world beyond this small Nebraska town. Neil Maffin and John Carpenter are helpful as Emil and the hired hand (who walks with bare feet even in the coldest weather).
The rest of the large cast is problematic, beginning with Jennifer Rohn, who misinterprets her character's vivacity for artificiality and seems far too contemporary; Thomas Schall, who is unable to don his character's comprehensive mantle of anger, and Kate Phelan, who turns Alexandra's sister-in-law into a caricature.
Sharper acting would certainly be beneficial, but it would not overcome the limitations of the adaptation or of Mr. Kuhlke's direction. Except for Ms. McDonnell's fine performance, ''O Pioneers!'' has taken only a tentative step into the theater. What is missing, in Miss Cather's words, is that ''acceleration of life'' that is so difficult to capture in words - or on stage.
O PIONEERS!, adapted by Darrah Cloud, from the novel by Willa Cather; music by Kim D. Sherman; directed by Kevin Kuhlke; music director, Brian Russell; scenery by John Wulp; costumes, Ann Roth; lighting, Brian Nason; dialect coach, Nadia Vanesse; sound, Ed McDermid; production stage manager, Diane DiVita; assistant stage manager, C. Renee Alexander; assistant music director, Catherine Stornetta. Presented by the Huntington Theater Company, Peter Altman, producing director; Michael Maso, managing director. At Boston.
| 2019-04-22T02:44:38 |
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/28/theater/review-theater-bonding-with-the-land-in-cather-s-o-pioneers.html
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Verdict - 7/10 - This is a funny and heartwarming comedy with a captivating lead performance from Florence Pugh.
Florence Pugh turns wrestler in this biographical sports comedy written and directed by Stephen Merchant.
Inspired by the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, comedian Stephen Merchant has written and directed a comedy about real-life wrestler Saraya Bevis, best known by her WWE stage name Paige.
Florence Pugh stars as Saraya, who grows up in a family of wrestlers, with her parents Patrick 'Rowdy Ricky Knight' (Nick Frost) and Julia 'Sweet Saraya' (Lena Headey) hosting local wrestling matches in their hometown of Norwich, while she and her brother Zak 'Zodiac' (Jack Lowden) help run classes.
One day, a representative for America's famous WWE promotion calls and offers Saraya and Zak the opportunity to come to London for tryouts with coach Hutch Morgan (Vince Vaughn).
Saraya - now rechristened as Paige - is the only one from the tryouts selected to join to the NXT, the WWE's Florida-based developmental arm.
In America, Paige has to battle loneliness and feeling like an outsider next to the other model-like female wrestlers, while Zak struggles to accept that his dream is over and begins to resent his sibling.
However, there is a happy end to the tale, and, as many WWE fans will know, Paige overcomes the odds and goes on to become the youngest-ever WWE Divas Champion at the age of 21.
This film follows the well-worn path of inspirational sports biopics and rags-to-riches tales, but it still feels fresh and original because the characters in the family are so unique, brash and barmy that their family dynamic is fun and a joy to watch.
Pugh broke through with her performance in period piece Lady Macbeth so it is refreshing to see her doing something completely different and proving that she can play any kind of role. She is a warm, captivating lead who you root for throughout.
Frost is at his comedic best and he has a hilarious rapport with Headey, who Game of Thrones fans will barely recognise with a lip ring and pink and black hair dye, while Lowden and Pugh are the emotional heart of the film as a supportive, loving, sibling duo torn apart by jealousy.
Their brother-sister relationship felt realistic in a way that's rarely seen on screen. Vaughn was a welcome addition as the tough coach who puts them through their paces in the NXT.
The marketing campaign for this film makes a big deal of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's appearance, making it seem like he's the star of the show, when, in fact, he appears in two or three scenes.
His cameos are fun and his executive producer credit is probably the reason this film got made, but they take you out of the story and it loses its realism.
Also, he never met Saraya/Paige in real life and their wrestling careers don't cross over much, so the filmmakers take some liberties with the story to include him.
Like all good sporting biopics, Fighting with My Family is inspirational and leaves you in good spirits.
The ending lacked a certain emotional punch, but the journey to get there was uplifting and highly entertaining.
| 2019-04-23T22:15:41 |
http://mrmister.co.uk/film/reviews/fighting-with-my-family
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`I'M STAYING here. They can't move us all.'' Adaluz Peralta is defiant as she looks up from her weekend ironing in the stark squatter's shack that she calls home. The government says she has to go. But Ms. Peralta and her 1,500 neighbors in the Dinamarca settlement say they won't go.
Though squatting has long been a problem in Managua, the number of settlements has mushroomed since the 1979 Sandinista revolution, says Auxiliadora Reyes, the city's housing chief. Officials blame the sharp increase on the low wages of peasant migrants.
Dinamarca, one of some 75 illegal settlements with a combined population of 50,000, sprang up on weed-tangled wasteland left vacant by a severe earthquake in 1972.
One problem posed by the settlements, for which the government does not really have a solution, is that many are on land unfit for housing - because of flooding in heavy rains, because of pollution, or, like Dinamarca, because they lie on geological faults. But that is a remote problem for the people who live here, just across the road from the United States Embassy.
They have built their homes, ranging from rude hovels of planking and beaten tin to sturdy concrete-block constructions. And they have rustled up collections to pay for the materials needed to illegally tap water and electricity supplies.
Squatter settlements - known as favelas in Rio de Janeiro, or villas miserias in Buenos Aires - are one of the uglier features of Latin American capitals.
An estimated 30,000 people a year move into Managua from the countryside. The city's natural growth adds just as many people to the population. At this rate, housing chief Reyes warns, the capital will have ballooned from its current 900,000 inhabitants to an unmanageable 2 million by century's end.
To cope with this growth, Housing Ministry officials estimate they need to build 5,000 houses a year - on top of the 80,000 new homes needed right now to cover the existing housing deficit, Ms. Reyes says.
But since 1985, the cash-strapped government has invested practically nothing in housing in Managua. In the first half of 1986, the state built only 120 houses throughout the country, figures show.
``We are not going to move unless they give us somewhere else to live in Managua,'' he adds.
That is not likely to happen anytime soon. Set between a lake and a range of hills, and riven by fault lines that make the city unusually earthquake prone, Managua has little room to grow.
The city's policy is to legalize those settlements that lie on land fit for housing, starting with the oldest ones first. The area is parceled out into equal-size lots; electricity and water supplies are legally installed; and the shantytown dwellers are given title to their homes.
At the same time, says Reyes, the city intends to survey and give away 1,500 lots of empty land each year to squatters living on land that is not fit for housing.
New settlements, on the other hand, are not allowed.
When Dinamarca sprang up overnight in 1985, ``the police tried to dislodge us, but we stood firm and they couldn't,'' Lorio says. Since last year, such squatter action is no longer tolerated.
Officials acknowledge that this is no answer. So long as Managua's population grows, the government builds no new homes, and new attempts to squat are crushed, the overcrowding will worsen.
Meanwhile, in the Julio Buitrago settlement, which is now being legalized, Blanca Hern'andez is saving the bricks, mortar, and pots of paint she bought recently until she knows just how big her lot will be.
Latin America Monitor World Cup prep or welfare help? São Paulo razes centrally located shantytown.
| 2019-04-20T05:01:47 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/1987/0409/osquat.html
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Eating disordered (ED) behavior, also known as disordered eating, has become increasingly more common in adolescents and teenagers. ED behaviors can occur in both males and females. Furthermore, such behaviors can lead to increased incidence of suicidal thoughts.
What Is Eating Disordered Behavior?
Eating disordered behavior, also known as food disorders, are unhealthy eating patterns that tend to arise in adolescence. Ranging from restrictive dieting and food exclusions to skipping meals and compulsive eating, ED behaviors often are signs of eating disorders in a nascent stage of development. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, disordered eating is defined as “a wide range of irregular eating behaviors that do not warrant a diagnosis of a specific eating disorder.” However, early intervention in response to eating disordered behavior often helps.
The origin of eating disorders is very complex. Cultural values, combined with modern commercial imagery, can generate eating disordered behavior. The causes of eating disorders and ED behaviors tend to be self-esteem issues that manifest as stress about appearance and social acceptance.
For many teenagers with ED behaviors, eating disordered behavior develops slowly, and suddenly becomes apparent in late adolescence. Signs of eating disordered behavior include obsessive calorie counting, a focus on fad diets, and excessive exercise regimes. Therefore, disordered eating often seems like other eating disorders, but less severe. Eating disordered behavior treatment includes psychotherapy, nutritional counseling, and inpatient support to shift ED behaviors.
| 2019-04-22T14:31:37 |
https://clearforkacademy.com/glossary/eating-disordered-behavior/
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what is the nature of salt of a strong acid and weak base? justify your answer.
A salt formed between a strong acid and a weak base is an acid salt, for example NH4Cl.
Salt of a strong acid and weak base is an acid salt.
NH4Cl + H2O NH4OH + HCl.
| 2019-04-23T08:30:25 |
https://www.askiitians.com/forums/10-grade-science/what-is-the-nature-of-salt-of-a-strong-acid-and-we_231488.htm
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The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training.
Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits.
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Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.The best training a dance can receive is ballet training. Dancers that receive ballet training from a very young age are likely to develop good dance habits. Ballet experienced dancer excel in all areas of dance because that have been taught to control their muscles with precision. This makes all dancers exception.
| 2019-04-23T18:30:14 |
https://angelabatesdanceacademy.com/2016/06/how-to-become-a-special-dancer/
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These set of words are used together can you find the second half?
1. Nice And Easy - Slowly And Carefully.
3. Flesh And Blood - One'S Own Kin.
4. Pins And Needles - A Tingling Feeling In Some Part Of One'S Body.
5. Bread And Butter - Someone'S Livelihood - Source Of His Food.
7. Apples And Oranges - Two Entities Who / Which Are Not Similar.
8. Beck And Call - Indicates Someone'S Compliance Or Obedience.
9. Bells And Whistles - Fancy Add-Ons.
11. Dead And Gone - Gone Or Dead Long Ago.
15. Nook And Cranny - Remote / Nook And Corner - Every Part Of A Place.
| 2019-04-21T22:30:13 |
https://www.puzzlesanswers.com/2016/09/these-set-of-words-are-used-together.html
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Is there an abbreviation for the law of 10,000 hours to achieve excellence?
It is said that in order to achieve artistic, sporting, professional or any other perfection, you have to invest around 10,000 hours of quality work in order to achieve championship standards. Talent and first class mentors can help to reach a high level a little bit earlier. The few outstanding genetic talents reach this level sooner or much easier. The decisive last 3-5% to the very individual top of your abilities will still take place within the 10,000 hour rule. Always?
A new time trial bike and lack of experience with Plan B almost led to a disaster (DNF, did not finish) at my premiere on the IRONMAN distance in triathlon. A natural and acquired high degree of resilience and some hours of competition and training history in my experience saved me from a complete crash over 3,86km swimming, 180km cycling and 42,195km running. Because it was my first long distance run without too much know-how, I gladly used the option “to prepare my own food and to hand it over to a refreshment point through helpers.” Unfortunately, after the first of two bike laps, the catering table was empty. Empty like the bottles I carried with me. No supply of concentrated carbohydrates... Water without bread with a pulse of about 173 beats per minute - although the tank in the body was already attacked after about 3.5 hours of competition.
It was my first triathlon beyond the 2.5 hour mark, the middle distance I missed sovereignly, as the good high jumpers also like to do with “entry heights”. The nutritional challenges were joined by an unjustified time penalty due to a “conversation” during the overtaking process, a technical breakdown due to a final rivet slowly taking leave of the bicycle chain and a twenty-minute “active break” to remedy the imminent chain break with kerb edge and stones lying around. After completion of the provisional repair my two thighs said goodbye with a double cramp, which was caused by the sudden stopping and the bent posture. The following roll backwards into the ditch and the climb up again ahad no consequences.
Long story short: I finished the race but had some minor downtimes at the end of the marathon due already during the bike leg drained glycogene storage in my liver and muscles. Official time was a 10:1x something, just shy of the first (illegally drafting) female pros. But this is another story.
What’s the biggest difference between a professional (athlete) who has put in 10,000 hours of deliberate practice and one who has put in “just” 1,000 or a couple of 1,000 hours? Talent? Athletic abilities? Power? Equipment?
Perhaps, but the best answer is experience to minimize unnecessary risks. Why? The experienced athlete or “professional” in any field has only one interest. The existing plans should be implemented and one thing must be avoided in any case: a (hazardous) mistake!
The athletes placed in front of me had similar physical conditions, a similar max. carbohydrate intake per hour, comparable equipment and aerodynamics, a similarly amount of training the last three months leading into this event. If you want to shorten the 10,000 hour rule, you have to avoid dangers. New equipment, disoriented helpers, over-motivated judges were very present dangers from outside on this specific race day in August. Some of them could have been stopped in advance. Of course an IRONMAN limps on a short leg as an example because endurance sports, like few other sports, especially reward the training diligence in the last months before the race and punish laziness as brutally as possible.
Many people think great professional athletes and entrepreneurs alike take risks. Great entrepreneurs mitigate and minimize risks by simulating and assessing worst case scenarios early on.
When your idea output is strong, when you are willing to take the risk that nobody has ever taken before, when you persist through all the things that can and will go wrong, you will make your unique contribution - like I did in my first Ironman distance triathlon race by finishing it. It wasn't my best race, but one of the most memorable competitions out of 200+ endurance races.
A) Write 5-10 ideas daily and train your idea creation, abstraction and formulating abilities.
B) Mitigate all risks by continuous assessment. Take the shortcut by analyzing all current/upcoming worst case scenarios.
C) Take action, adapt, pivot, move on - don’t sit in regret, fear or self-pity.
| 2019-04-19T10:47:53 |
https://kaibaumgartner.com/en/blog/the-10-000-hour-rule
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Is carbon a magnetic material? Until very recently the answer to that question was a definite no. However, recent experiments have indicated that, in certain forms, carbon can show strong magnetic characteristics. Carbon is a vital element for life on Earth and shows remarkable versatility. The possibility that it can be coaxed into magnetic behaviour opens up a huge vista of potentially useful applications. In addition, it throws the conventional theory on strongly magnetic materials into some confusion. To date, the observation of ferromagnetic properties has only been observed as a small fraction of some carbon samples. Pure carbon can take many forms, ranging from graphite to diamond, alongside more recently discovered forms such as the fullerenes � C60. Ferromagnetic behaviour has so far been observed in pressure and light polymerised fullerenes and irradiated graphite, amongst others. These fullerenes form a series of one-, two- and three-dimensional phases. The ferromagnetic phase remains at room temperature, although magnetic domains were found to be diluted in a matrix of non-magnetic material.
The FERROCARBON project brings together an array of European scientific talent from Italy, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Russia and the United Kingdom � all world leaders in this field. Their skills cover the broad competencies in theoretical and experimental chemistry and physics, plus material science and engineering, which are needed to achieve the challenging task of understanding how to produce magnetic carbon routinely and in bulk. There are a number of competing experimental and theoretical approaches to the production and understanding of magnetic carbon which the FERROCARBON project will need to evaluate, analyse, improve and synthesise to achieve its aims. These aims are straightforward: to discover how to control the magnetic properties of carbon-based materials; to understand the microscopic origin of ferromagnetism in these materials; and to discover new, useful magnetic carbon materials.
A systematic characterisation study of proton-bombarded graphite, bulk fullerenes and carbon-based polymers and thin fullerene films will be undertaken, in parallel with theoretical work on the introduction of �defects' in these materials. The productionmethods for fullerene polymers will be refined to improve the quality and quantity of the magnetic phase so that it can be characterised more precisely. In parallel, theoretical calculations will be used to investigate a variety of carbon structures to predict the effects of structural and chemical defects. The results of both the experimental and theoretical work will be a rational basis for new magnetic material design based on carbon.
The work will also explore the characteristics of other fullerene phases that show exceptional strength and hardness, as well as a wide variety of electronic properties and other magnetic properties such as magnetostriction (a change in physical dimension due to a change in magnetic field). These properties herald application opportunities in sensors, optics and spintronics. The prospect of being able to control the properties at nano-scale to produce, in effect, molecule-sized magnets is particularly exciting. This could lead to significant advances in data storage and security/identification. The discovery of a bio-compatible ferromagnetic carbon also opens up possibilities for magnetic control of drug delivery, contrast agents for MRI scans, and new approaches to cancer therapy. FERROCARBON also aims to make a considerable input to fundamental science. The existence of carbon-based magnetic material requires a root-and-branch rework of magnetic theory. The existing theory for magnetism in elements with only �s' and �p' electron orbits (such as carbon) is in an embryonic state and will develop rapidly in the next few years. Members of the NEST project team will be leading this new science and expect to point the way towards a single-phase bulk carbon magnet.
| 2019-04-19T05:06:23 |
http://ferrocarbon.eu/deliv_b.html
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Explanation: What's happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75? The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio (pink) image are co-orbiting supermassive black holes powering the giant radio source 3C 75. Surrounded by multimillion degree x-ray emitting gas, and blasting out jets of relativistic particles the supermassive black holes are separated by 25,000 light-years. At the cores of two merging galaxies in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster they are some 300 million light-years away. Astronomers conclude that these two supermassive black holes are bound together by gravity in a binary system in part because the jets' consistent swept back appearance is most likely due to their common motion as they speed through the hot cluster gas at 1200 kilometers per second. Such spectacular cosmic mergers are thought to be common in crowded galaxy cluster environments in the distant universe. In their final stages the mergers are expected to be intense sources of gravitational waves.
| 2019-04-23T18:22:58 |
http://www.astronet.ru/db/xware/msg/apod/2017-10-22
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Question: I have developed a product that is not showing in the us pto search. My question is can I do a concept patent first before a design or utility patent?
Answer: There is really no such thing as a concept patent. There are, however, broad patents that can cover broad concepts. A patent needs to provide enough information to enable another to make and use the invention. Therefore, a patent cannot simply describe a concept, but it needs to provide enough details to make the concept.
| 2019-04-25T16:28:12 |
https://patenttrademarkhelp.com/2015/01/13/can-i-file-a-concept-patent/
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Who is that man on top of the Scottish Cup?
BBC Scotland has recently launched a great little promotional video for this season's Scottish Cup tournament, in time for the fourth round ties later this month. They have animated the man on top of the trophy as he comes to life and the Victorian footballer kicks a ball around the Scottish Football Museum, ending up with a cracking goal against the motionless tinplate players, before quickly getting back into place as the museum attendant returns.
But who was the original footballer on the cup? The Scottish Cup was commissioned in 1874 by the fledgling Scottish FA, who asked Glasgow silversmiths George Edward & Sons to come up with a suitably grand trophy. No cost was spared and the final bill came to £56 12 shillings (which included a set of medals) Trouble was, association football was in its infancy at the time, and the designer needed some help to create a lifelike representation of a player to stand on top.
I believe that the inspiration for the figure was a drawing which was published in The Graphic after the first football international, played in November 1872. One of nine drawings by William Ralston shows a Scotland player steadfastly dribbling the ball while an English tackler is robustly pushed away by a teammate.
This player is standing in precisely the same pose as the man on the Cup, and it seems entirely plausible that he was the template for the Scottish Cup design.
Unfortunately, Ralston did not caption his drawings with names of the players - this one is simply titled 'Dribbling' - and there are insufficient contemporary photographs to make a comparison, so it may never be possible to identify specifically which one of the Scotland team has been immortalised.
Having an action figure gave the Scottish Cup a unique identity, and helped to differentiate it from the original FA Cup, made two years earlier. In many respects that was a similar design, but it had a less adventurous static player on the lid, hand on hip, with the ball at his feet.
Taking this theme further, I was surprised to find that this was not the only time that trophy designers took inspiration from printed sources.
In 1875 the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News published this wonderful scene from that year's England v Scotland match (and they published it again in 1879). I recently visited the Hearts museum in Edinburgh where I saw the East of Scotland Shield, commissioned in 1882 to replace the small original trophy made six years earlier.
The elaborate scene on the centrepiece of the East of Scotland Shield looked familiar and I took a photo, later realising that it is almost identical to the 1875 print, apart from being flipped so that the goal is on the right.
And remarkably the same scene, not so detailed but with some unmistakable similarities in the player positions, appears again on a later trophy. This photo shows the centrepiece of the original Scottish Juvenile Cup, which was made in 1899.
I would love to know of any other early football trophies that have taken their inspiration from external sources.
| 2019-04-21T16:48:11 |
http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-history-news-and-blog/who-is-that-man-on-top-of-the-scottish-cup
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The former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger supposedly once said: "who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?" His droll remark has been much repeated in the media recently. Despite the appointment of former Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first president of the European Council, it seems that the matter remains far from settled.
One person who definitely won't be speaking for Europe is former British prime minister Tony Blair. He had been championed by those who felt the president should be a famous name, including Gordon Brown. However, long before the heads of state from the 27 European Council countries met in Brussels for their decision-making dinner, it was clear that the position would go to someone from a smaller country. Mr Blair's supporters privately gave up hope when Sweden published a report which said that the president's role should be that of a chairman. French president Nicholas Sarkozy, who had originally supported Mr Blair, changed his mind after discussions with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who pressed upon him the importance of picking a candidate from a smaller nation. The main parties in the European parliament (the centre-right European People's party and the centre-left Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) had already insisted that the appointments to the two top posts reflect the balance of power in the parliament. In practice this meant the president had to be from the centre-right and the foreign representative from the centre-left. By compromising over his preferred presidential candidate, Mr Brown was able to ensure the appointment of Labour peer Baroness Ashton to the role of "high representative" for foreign affairs, after foreign secretary David Miliband had ruled himself out.
It was Mr Miliband himself who said that Europe needed a figure who could "stop the traffic" in Beijing and Washington. It has been widely suggested that Mr Van Rompuy, who is 62, would struggle to stop traffic in his hometown of Sint-Genesius-Rode. Before this latest appointment, the leader of the Flemish Christian Democratic party had been prime minister of Belgium for less than a year. During that time he has been credited with helping to reduce the country's budget deficit and keeping together a fractious coalition. His supporters point to his strengths as a communicator (he speaks six languages) and as a conciliator - Belgian politics is marked by bitter disputes between the Dutch and French-speaking communities. But by far his biggest asset is that he hasn't been in office long enough to make many enemies. What else do we know about him? A Roman Catholic, he has written six books in Dutch on economics and politics (none of them bestsellers). He keeps a blog on which he publishes haikus in Flemish. His apparent opposition to Turkish membership of the European Union is the only remotely controversial thing about him (at least, in Turkey).
Baroness Ashton also enjoys a relatively low profile, even in the UK. She took over as European trade commissioner in 2008, replacing Lord Mandelson when he returned to London to become business secretary. Before that she had been leader of the House of Lords and a junior government minister. She has never been elected to any role, a fact not lost on eurosceptics. "Everything about this process rubs our noses in how undemocratic the EU is. It's not just the way Baroness Ashton was appointed; it's her whole career" said the Conservative MEP for southeast England, Daniel Hannan. According to the Daily Mail she has been "selected precisely because those in Brussels know that she has neither the political influence nor the determination to stand up for our interests."
And yet in other countries her appointment is being seen as something of a coup for Britain. The Spanish newspaper El Pais, for example, said that it was a bad sign that a country which was not part of the eurozone had won such a prize. But according to the Conservative shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, Ashton's appointment means Britain will now have no representation in the more valuable economic positions within the European Commission. France and Germany expect to secure some of these posts. The Tories fear a move to wrest financial dominance away from the City of London.
Europhile commentators are equally upset at what they see as a failure of nerve. The Guardian carried the same headline - "EU stitch-up" - as the Daily Mail, although for very different reasons. In its view Europe had missed an opportunity to establish a strong global leadership. "The continent last night took a step away from the top table, missing a valuable chance to halt the slide towards a G2 world, dominated by Washington and Beijing", ran its editorial.
Indeed, the appointments of both Mr Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton are being widely seen as evidence that the European federalist project has stalled. The rejection of Mr Blair was also a rejection of the idea of a single powerful European figurehead. "It's almost as if they took a look at these jobs and were scared at what they created", said one diplomat. The appointment of two relative unknowns means the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, remains a highly prominent figure. But for now, real power still resides with the heads of the major European states. And given that Mr Van Rompuy can serve a maximum of five years, who knows who'll speak for Europe in 2014? Don't bet against a big figure (what price Mrs Merkel?) eventually providing a definitive answer to Mr Kissinger.
| 2019-04-24T00:05:20 |
http://thegatewayonline.com/articles/content/focus-reaction-europes-new-president
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8 - Do I need to install any apps on my phone?
1 - (Sponsored) How to install a spyware on smartphone?
2 - Do I need to have a physical access to the device to install the app?
3 - What is jail-breaking & how to jailbreak an iOS device?
4 - What is root and how to root an android phone? Why we need root the phone?
5 -(Android only) How to prevent from uninstalling/removing the app from target device?
6 - I do not see the app on AppStore or PlayStore. Where I can download the app?
7 - I have an iPhone but the target phone is a galaxy S9+. Will this app work?
In order to track all the activities of a smart-phone, you need to install the app on that.
It takes some minutes only.
6 - Why I do not see any data on my account?
5 - How to add (link) a device to my account?
3 - Can I uninstall the mobile spy app remotely?
2 - Does target device need to have internet connection 24/24?
| 2019-04-24T10:10:05 |
https://www.mobilespyfaq.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012747334--Sponsored-How-to-install-a-spyware-on-smartphone-
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How to correctly play back Dolby Stereo movies?
Ok, so let me start with the pre-amble that I was always under the (false) impression that Dolby Stereo just meant that - a 2.0 Stereo channel sound.
Now, I coincidentally found out in one of the threads on these boards that Dolby Stereo actually means 4.0 channel surround sound.
This means one thing - that I have been playing back all of my hundreds of blu-rays wrong. I always put my receiver to 'Stereo playback' for all these 80s movies, which resulted in sound coming out from L and R and the subwoofer.
What is actually the correct way to play this back? Which mode should one set up on the receiver for a dolby stereo movie (in my case a Denon AVR-X1200W)?
My assumption is that the mode should be set to "Dolby Surround", but I just wanted to make sure. There are other modes as well, which could make sense, e.g. "Direct/Pure Direct (multi-channel)" or "Matrix".
That's really a pain, why can't these systems just select the appropriate playback method by themselves?
You're correct. You should use Dolby Surround or ProLogic. You want the dialog to come from the center. Actually, it will sound better than legacy dolby stereo because it will upscale the sound to stereo surrounds or even height speakers if you have them.
Thanks, this is really interesting. I wonder how many people play all these movies back wrongly - or am I the only one?
A good example is the Arrow UK blu-ray of Big Trouble in Little China. Arrow advertised that they provided the original 2.0 Stereo track on their blu-ray. I mean it literally says 2.0 in the menu and on the back cover.
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but just going from common sense I would never have geuessed to set my receiver not to "stereo", not to "DTS HD", but to "Dolby Surround"?
By the way, this example is also interesting from another perspective: The theatrical release apparently also featured a 6-track magnetic sound mix for the 70 mm prints.
What would be the "more accurate" representation of playing back this blu? Using the 2.0 channel with dolby surround, or playing back the 5.1 DTS HD mix encoded on the blu through the receiver's DTS HD mode (maybe that one is mixed based on the 70 mm track)?
Last edited by Menteith; 04-11-2019 at 01:42 PM.
Don't feel bad. This is what these forums are for, is for people to ask questions and to learn about various issues that they do not know about.
| 2019-04-22T02:08:25 |
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?s=0d2b248960982d4ca85bf88072d8b72f&p=16290757
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It is said that the general rule is that these contracts must provide incentives and protections.
However, it is said that these contracts should contain a provision making compensation subject to increasing shareholder value.
Note, however, that the requirement to increase shareholders' value is presently under scrutiny.
If your organization gives excessive incentives, it reveals that your organization may lack priority in its business dealings.
One of these is payment of performance bonus. What makes it controversial is the failure to connect its value to increase in shareholders value. However, some argue that increasing shareholders' value should no longer count as the main objective of business entities.
A survey has shown that many CEO contracts offer no or little protection for organizations.
The main purpose is to secure the time, and ability of the Chief Executive Officer to the organization. It may appear onerous but it reveals the qualities of the personalities involved, namely, members of the board and the chief executive officer.
Some CEO contracts have a weak link between pay and performance. Such contracts may fail to provide that if the organizational performance worsens the Chief Executive Officer's pay will diminish proportionately.
But the opposite is also true. If the incentives given are so little compared to the resulting positive financial performance it provides no motivation to CEOs to perform even better.
Review such a contract the next time before appointing a new Chief Executive Officer.
Ensure that you include a provision in the CEO contract to measure the performance of CEO. This is the key performance indicator.
This sends a very clear message that performance to the expected standard is crucial to continued employment.
"The board too often narrows its selection to one candidate - then feels so relieved to have finally found someone they fall in love...instead, the board should require the recruiter to develop at least two well-qualified and interested candidates whom it would be glad to hire. Then there's an opportunity to negotiate a compensation package that is to the benefit of both the executive and the stockbrokers."
Can you identify the right candidate for the CEO job based on your current recruitment policy and process? What are the selection criteria and can these pinpoint the right person?
The organization will compensate the CEO for tax liability.
Surely executives who are paid a lot are able to pay their own taxes. There are arguments against giving this incentive.
CEOs whose services are terminated for cause are entitled to some compensation. This is reasonable.
CEO must make every effort to work and to cooperate with a substantial block holder. Control can change hand usually with shareholding of at least fifty one percent of stocks. This is in the shareholders' interests.
Compensation in which "Federal legislation passed in 1993 limits the amount of income that can be recognized in accruing retirement benefits in federally qualified pension programs."
Personal use of employer-provided automobile may be considered taxable income.
Spouse travel is very likely taxable income.
Management over "engaging, advancing, compensating, assigning, and terminating all other employees so long as budget and legal restraints are observed."
Contract conflicts with the organization's by-laws. Resolve before executing contract.
Term can run into several years, automatically renewed yearly until either side ends the contract by giving written notice.
CEO contracts often provide for termination "with cause", with no severance benefits, in circumstances which is ambiguous such as "impropriety, dishonesty, and moral turpitude." Clearly state "causes" to avoid disputes.
Conflicts of interest where the CEO loses job to somebody else who has something to do with appointment or decisions on incentives.
Severance payment to be paid within two years of the end-date of the contract, as provided for under Federal income tax rules.
Many contracts provide post-employment consulting arrangements.
All of us can learn from this.
There had been cases where CEOs were paid a lot of money but performance was not tied to increasing shareholders' value. Alternatively, CEOs must ensure generation of increased profits.
If your organization wants to conclude an effective CEO contract, provide for both termination for cause and termination without cause.
Do not follow any contract that redefines "cause" very widely. This can result in "substantial additional payments" which your organization is obliged to pay to its detriment.
In any event, ensure that "cause" MUST include "failure to perform."
There are few contracts that stipulate poor performance as a basis for termination.
But problems can arise from the listing of the "causes" as the reason or reasons for ending CEO contract. Are these the only "causes" or are causes that are fairly similar included? Is the list open-ended?
On the other hand, providing for a very precise definition of the "causes" in the contract also leads to problems.
Some organizations pay some compensation for the termination of non-performing chief executive officer in order to ease him or her out.
Unfortunately, this is a win-lose situation in favor of the executive. The CEO contract in this case should have provided that non-performance will result in termination "with cause".
The contract may provide that the Chief Executive Officer can leave under a buy-out deal. In this case, the executive may or may not have performed well.
Under these deals, your organization does not have to worry about litigation. But you may have to pay substantial compensation.
Enter a provision on a calculation formula as the amount payable under a buy-out arrangement.
One of the factors to take into consideration is the remaining length of the employment contract. Another factor is who is making the initial move. Provide for this in the contract. The contract may need to provide for arbitration in the event of non-agreement.
You may have negotiated that failure to perform to the expectation of the board will reduce the amount payable. The question is how to calculate this figure.
If you have a well-drafted CEO contract, there is no basis for paying an exorbitant amount. And surely, your organization does not want to continue paying benefits to the "ex-CEO" long after he or she had left. It is damaging to your organization's image.
Some contracts trigger the payment of compensation when there is change of control of an organization.
The employee's service is "deemed" terminated. But the new owners may want to re-engage the CEO depending on his performance record.
Change of control is normally understood as majority control. This means that at least fifty-one percent of shareholding is acquired by new substantial shareholder or shareholders.
The Chief Executive Officer is the key person in an organization, providing the necessary leadership, vision, direction and focus on a sustained basis.
The Chief Executive Officer is answerable to the board. He or she must make all the major management decisions within the ambit of the employment contract.
It is noted that in some organizations, the CEO and the Chairman of the Board is the same person. Many of these family-owned companies. But a member of the family can act as the Chairman or President and some talented outsider as the CEO.
In all that he or she does, there is only one main objective of the CEO. To make the organization succeed and achieve higher revenue.
As a form of motivation, the contract must relate performance to compensation and continued employment as the CEO.
The contract MUST provide that organizational failure is fatal to the position of the Chief Executive Officer. This is an important form of protection for your organization.
Review the existing contract. Find out how you can improve it.
Can you strengthen the performance-pay link? How do you improve the terms to achieve a win-win situation? Can you re-negotiate the contract based on the existing terms?
Even if you cannot negotiate the terms of the present agreement with the incumbent, you are at least prepared before a new Chief Executive Officer is appointed.
In this way, your board can conclude a good CEO contract the next time around.
| 2019-04-22T06:38:23 |
http://www.strategic-human-resource.com/ceo-contract.html
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Sophie has always been a character and a little chatterbox, especially since she turned three, back in June. She has said so many funny things recently, so I thought I would write a few down...
- "Mummy, what's that in your tummy? Is it a surprise egg?"
- I was laughing at the above question and she said "Mummy, that's a cute smile!"
- Sophie was blowing raspberries and then said "I just trumped in my mouth"
- I put her in a dress the other day. She turned around to me and said "I look cute!"
- We were playing hide and seek and Toby asked "where's Sophie gone?!" Sophie replied "she's gone to the shop"
- Her favourite saying at the moment is "I'm a noisy pig" and then she snorts. It's so funny!
- We were in the car, on the way home from nursery when Sophie asks "Mummy, are you a frog?"
So there's just a few of the things Sophie has said! Has your child said something funny recently?
| 2019-04-25T13:48:10 |
https://www.sophieellaandme.com/2016/08/things-sophies-said-1.html
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So: will smallpox come back to kill us, from the melting permafrost??
There has been a lot of tweeting today about how Smallpox Will Come Back From The Grave And Kill Us All: see here, here and here for lurid examples.
This is alarmism at its insidious best: shouting out a headline, based on flimsy evidence, that says “We’re all going to die!” or similar nonsense.
Really: this IS nonsense. Some corpses were found in the permafrost in Siberia, that MAY have had smallpox-like lesions on them, and from some of which which smallpox virus DNA could be recovered – presumably by PCR.
This does NOT constitute a threat of live virus being present, or escaping from the corpses even if it WERE there. I have railed on about this sort of thing before, and I am as unconvinced now as I was then, albeit with SOME reservation about the possibility for smallpox.
I can believe you could get live anthrax: those spores are incredibly tough, and can last for many years in soil, let alone in ice. I could also believe that one could find live megaviruses – the so-called pitho- and molliviruses – in permafrost, because their putative hosts are unicellular protozoans and because they are also seriously stable.
But smallpox? The virus is probably not as stable as the megaviruses mentioned; it relies for infection on its structure, which has membranes integral to it – AND it infects people, who, when they die, don’t cool down very quickly, and whose cells release all sorts of nasty enzymes (lipases, proteases) as they die. Which could be expected to chew up most things, including poxviruses.
Oh, sure, poxviruses CAN survive for years at a pinch – in the form of dried secretions or scabs, which, because they are dehydrated and full of protein, tend to stabilise virus particles. This is how the old variolators and vaccinators (literally: people who used variola or “vaccine” to vaccinate against smallpox) used to preserve their inocula, when they weren’t using fresh material.
Melting tundra is not like that, I will note: bodies with intact virions in them will thaw and rot all over again, and that rotting will reduce what little virus there may be even further.
So I am not a believer in Death From The Permafrost!
And nor should you be. But it might not hurt for someone qualified to test whether or not there IS live virus in frozen samples, by culturing an extract?
This entry was posted on 17 August, 2016 at 15:10 and is filed under Evolution, General, General Virology, history, Teaching, Viruses. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Agree with everything except culturing the virus samples. In what lab and which country. You end up with a large viable sample, which is much more dangerous than a desiccated corpse that possibly contain virus. Rather do a whole genome sequence for a couple of thousand dollars and obtain a likely ethnicity for the corpses as well as other info together with, if you are lucky, or unlucky, a single contigs for the smallpox genome. By the way, what do you think is our immunity level to smallpox now, given that our last vaccinations were forty or more years ago?
Hi Ralph! Well, people have looked at (I assume) PCRing smallpox virus DNA out of frozen corpses, with limited success – but metagenomic sampling would probably be better, and less dangerous. And as for immunity – probably life-long; people who were checked out by US authorities after 30+ years still had good levels of neutralising antibodies?
And as for which lab to do the culturing: recall that the Soviets are rumoured to have made “tonnes” (probably a couple thousand litres of culture) of infectious, weaponised smallpox virus – so they’re probably pretty good at handling it!
I took the liberty of visiting your site, I found this post really interesting. While I do not have a science background I am quite interested in science in general and some of the current issues and I always like to get some background, since as you say announcements like this always get hyped by the media. Also I really enjoyed the photo of your iPad stand document camera.
| 2019-04-19T11:06:38 |
https://rybicki.blog/2016/08/17/so-will-smallpox-come-back-to-kill-us-from-the-melting-permafrost/
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Aside from pankration, wrestling and munera (the armed fighting styles of the gladiators), did any Roman or Greek martial arts exist? I've tried to look for some but I can't find any. The West in general seems to be a little underdeveloped in this respect, compared to the East. Any explanation for this?
The West in general seems to be a little underdeveloped in this respect, compared to the East. Any explanation for this?
In my opinion, this has something to do with religion. Buddhism encourages people to train their inner and outer sthrenght in a way to reach satori (enlightenment).
This is clearly demonstrated in the Zen tradition, where different martial arts are used as means to devellop inner strenght. The term art has significance, nonne? One fine example is Kyudo, the art of the bow.
It is regarded as a classic on Zen. Herrigel was the first (second, actually, but the first dropped out quickly) European student of Kenzo Awa, the last Grand Master of Kyudo.
I am reading it myself, and it lives up to my expectations, I might add.
Aulus Dionysius Mencius wrote: In my opinion, this has something to do with religion. Buddhism encourages people to train their inner and outer sthrenght in a way to reach satori (enlightenment).
I'm not sure if martial arts originated this way. I always heard that they were developed because in several historical periods, in many Eastern countries, people were forbidden to own weapons or to use them. Or that the Buddhist monks were forced to develop a form of unarmed self-defence against plundering or pillaging gangs.
Also, afaik styles such as xing yi or shuai chiao (agressive boxing-wrestling type styles from the east) have little to do with developing a form of inner balance or striving for satori (although, perhaps balance and focus can be said to be part of any sport... including acrobatics, racing...).
So again, I'm not sure why the West is so lacking in this department, since I feel many similar ingredients were present at some stage: in ancient Germanic societies it was forbidden for most people to bear arms (only free men could), or in the Middle Ages monastries were plundered by invading Vikings.
Draco, mi amice, I have some comments.
When you say that shaolin monks started to devellop their martial art s to protect themselves from being robbed, that is only partially true. That was the point were they started to insert weapon techinques in their system. The origin of the shaolin art as a whole goes back to Da Mo, a buddhist monk who visited shaolin monastery. He was shocked to find the monks in as weak a condition as he had, and therefor, he devised a set of exercises to devellop strenght, known as the Da Mo sequence.
I am very interested in xing yi, and I have the instruction book written by Sun Lu Tang, the systems creator. The man is of equal status as Ueshiba Morihei in martial art circles.
You say that xing yi is an aggressive boxing style, but the contrary is true. Using violence for the purpose of attack goes against the philosophy of the art. Also, the fact that this would not require or devellop balance or inner strenght, is a lapsus, my friend. The basic posture, San Ti, or the posture of the three divinities, is meant to balance oneself, and to become rooted. This means that you should be able to withstand heavy attack without being forced out of position.
I know that I am rambling about, so I will restrain myself.
Aulus Dionysius Mencius wrote: When you say that shaolin monks started to devellop their martial art s to protect themselves from being robbed, that is only partially true. That was the point were they started to insert weapon techinques in their system. The origin of the shaolin art as a whole goes back to Da Mo, a buddhist monk who visited shaolin monastery. He was shocked to find the monks in as weak a condition as he had, and therefor, he devised a set of exercises to devellop strenght, known as the Da Mo sequence.
Interesting! I thought I had heard this before but I must have forgotten .
Aulus Dionysius Mencius wrote: I am very interested in xing yi, and I have the instruction book written by Sun Lu Tang, the systems creator. The man is of equal status as Ueshiba Morihei in martial art circles.
Then my source was quite wrong . It's also due to the way I've seen it being used (in a game) that it struck me as quite agressive and primitive. But then again that same game has someone using judo with uppercuts and kicks, while I was under the firm impression that judo used neither.
Aulus Dionysius Mencius wrote: I know that I am rambling about, so I will restrain myself.
Well it's quite off-topic but still interesting, and since neither Tarq nor I have been moderating you so far, you're free to continue .
Most martial arts developed as a result of people needing protection while keeping to their religious vows. The only example that I can think of comes from the Ikko-Ikki monks of Japan, who, during the Sengoku Jidai (Centuries of Japanese samurai slaughtering each other) learned from the Chinese Shao Lin in order to protect themselves against the many bandits roaming the countryside.
However, in the west, during the troubled times, monks would sometimes retreat to the nearest fortified settlement and allow others to defend them. In addition, the rule was that Christian monks were not allowed to spill blood. IIRC, in later centuries, monks got round this by using great maces to crush a person without actually spilling blood. Perhaps this was the case earlier as well, meaning that unarmed martial arts were less needed?
Hmm, something strikes me as unlogical.
You see, I think a martial art like say judo is much more effective in not spilling blood while fending off an attacker than a giant mace would be. I wonder if it's actually possible to kill someone with a mace without spilling blood? Perhaps the monks forced the invaders to eat the mace?
Not kill, but incapacitate. It is possible to crush someone's ribcage without spilling (much) blood, and that would prevent them from being of any use in a battle, allowing the crusaders (Who many monks accompanied) to finish them off after the battle. The skull can also be crushed almost like a paper cup, even by a quarterstaff if applied to the right place.
In addition, remember that many of the warrior monks were less holy than they would have people believe - if they spilled the blood of a Moslem, then God would forgive them, yes? And the Moslem "Infidels" were the target of the crusades where the warrior monks of the west got their reputation.
How Holy the warrior monks are depends on wether you are catholic.As to martial arts ,its really an eastern concepyt.Though the belt system familiar in martial arts dates back only as far as the american occupation of japan as a controll mechanism.The ancient world had styles of boxing wresteling and this pancration thing,of wich i know little.Also all the armed arts of war.
Tiberius Dionysius Draco over in a presentations thread said he would be interested in my opinion on roman martial arts.
The previous anonymous poster expressed well some basinc definitions.
The ancient world couldn't have martial arts as they are commonly understood today (with belts, etc). They had boxing (with different rules and equipment than today), they had graeco-roman wrestling (I guess that's what people in this thread have been referring to), which is a fighting style with no hitting, but only grabbing, and pancration, which is a fighting style where everything is valid. Both latter styles are still practiced, at least in Italy, even though they're not particularly popular. Graeco-roman fight had its peak of popularity around the time the olympic games were re-established, but pancration was resurrected quite recently, as far as I know.
But of course all kinds of armed fighting styles were probably more or less codified. There must have been one or more traditions of weapons training. I'm not an expert on the matter, but I'll try to expose the little I know.
In Rome we know there were three contexts when people would use weapons. One was gladiators' schools, one was the army, and the third one was palestrae or the appropriate section of thermae. In these places people would not only play sports, from ball games to olympic sports, but there was also some kind of weapons training going on.
We know that because some authors satyrize women using weapons in palaestrae. In particular there was a quote about one woman hitting furiously the pole (sorry my memory is awful, for the precise source please ask real scholars like Poplicola or Piscinus).
The pole is in fact the only training implement that we can be sure was used in all three contexts.
As to the kind of training that went on in thermae and palaestrae, I've got no idea whether if was organized more like a dojo (fixed timetable, one trainer, serious commitment) or like a fitness centre (go when you feel like it, pick the trainer who happens to be there).
I'm afraid there are no sources on the matter, so this is a field for conjectures as well as the particulars of the training.
For Greece the matter is a bit clearer, because they had gymnasia, which were comprehensive schools where children got training in humanities, sports and military abilities. They worked a bit like english colleges, and they were hierarchically organized and competitive, so they probably taught something structured like the martial arts of today. All my information on this derives from the Athens archeological museum, where I've seen the plaques for the winners of inter-school rowing contests.
However, as far as I know the roman school system was nowhere as structured, so I guess one learned martial arts in the military or had to pay some trainers at the thermae.
If I wanted to recreate a "roman" martial art I would go about it by securing a place where a pole can be set up, then I would go for a light protective equipment, kind of like an hoplite's armour (wooden round shield, leather armour). The weapons would be spear and gladius. For the spear techniques I would ask some expert of the japanese bo, because I have the impression effective techniques would end ub being the same. For the gladius I would enlist the help of Viking re-enactors, since their weapons are similar. This would have to be integrated with techniques drawn from reliefs of war episodes and gladiatorial fights (the poor quality of roman swords meant that Romans usually tried not to thrust into bones, and it also seems it was common to try and grab the enemy with your shield hand, all techniques that got obsolete when swords became longer and harder).
In the end I guess I would end up with a "vanilla" crossover martial art which would probably be close enough to what a well-to-do matrona would choose to do in the thermae.
How does one explain that tai chi is considered a marital art, albeit an "internal" one? Granted, its forms are based on what I understand to be actions or movements used in the external arts (my personal favorite is "Repulse the Monkey"), but is it correct to call it a "martial" art? Wouldn't shadow boxing then be a martial art? Or is the art "martial" only when combat is, at least, simulated, so actual boxing is martial but shadow boxing is not? I suppose, then that the form of tai chi engaged in by two persons ("push hands" I think it is sometimes called in the west, though I have not engaged in it) would arguably be a martial art, while the solo form would not.
Is western sports fencing a martial art? Can it be, having become a sport? Due to the establishment of artificial rules such as right-of-way, and the limit of the target to the torso or upper body, it does not resemble much actual combat in the cases of foil and sabre, but in the case of epee, where right-of-way does not exist and the entire body is a target, the resemblence exists. Kendo seems to have similar artificial rules.
Obviously, I struggle with the definition of "martial art."
| 2019-04-22T12:18:08 |
http://societasviaromana.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=337
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Can I avoid paying a tax bill by writing “accepted for value” on it?
I've heard you can avoid paying a tax bill, traffic ticket, or other debt by writing "accepted for value" on it. I understand that's nonsense, of course. But I'm curious: how is this supposed to work? I've always found the theories of tax protestors entertaining — for example, the idea that U.S. income tax is invalid because Ohio was never legally granted statehood. "Accepted for value" seems to be propelled by some similar notion, but I'm damned if I can figure out what it is. The websites I've consulted offer a convoluted explanation involving the gold standard and the Uniform Commercial Code, where nothing is what it seems — it's like reading Heidegger or Leo Strauss. I know it's all jabberwocky at bottom, but surely there's some superficially logical thread.
You’re right, there’s a logic at work here. Granted, it’s logic that only a psychotic can fully appreciate. However, we live in a country where the Supreme Court has interpreted the 14th Amendment, which was intended to protect the rights of former slaves, to mean that corporations are the legal equivalent of humans. Acceptance for value, A4V for short, involves reasoning only marginally more bizarre. So we ignore these people at our peril. They may someday rule.
A4V is a core gambit among so-called sovereign citizens, who, depending on whom you listen to, are either homicidal anarchists or upholders of America’s bedrock values. They’re philosophical descendants of the anti-federalists, the losing side in the 18th-century debate over the U.S. Constitution. Briefly put, they deny the power of the centralized state.
The sovereign citizen draws a distinction between a human being and a U.S. citizen, also known as a person. A U.S. citizen, in A4V thinking, is a legal fiction, or “strawman.” It’s to this strawman that all laws apply. As a sovereign citizen, it’s your choice whether the law also applies to you, a creature of flesh and blood.
You’re thinking: these people are crazy. No question there. From their perspective, though, they’ve merely embraced the founding principle of the republic as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence — namely, that the government derives its “just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.” Did anybody ever ask you if you consented to be governed? Me neither. Sovereign citizens believe that, until such time that you do, you’re a free man, or free woman, as the case may be.
Don’t get me wrong — I understand the concept of representative democracy. Even among the Tea Party crowd I doubt you’re going to find many who think you could run a country in which people could simply choose not to participate in the body politic and thereby exempt themselves from the law. The fact remains that, even in the land of the free and the home of the brave, the consent of the governed is a pious fiction. As a practical matter you play ball or else.
Sovereign citizens contend that in presenting you with a tax bill or traffic ticket, the government is simply making you an offer. By responding with “accepted for value” you’re making a counteroffer. If the government doesn’t make a counter-counteroffer, you’re off the hook. This is based on a bizarre reading of the Uniform Commercial Code, which sovereign citizens for some reason regard as holy writ.
The counteroffer you’re supposedly making is that whatever debt you owe should be charged against the secret account maintained on your behalf by the U.S. Treasury. The premise is that in going off the gold standard in 1933, the U.S. switched from real money to fictional money. As collateral for its worthless cash, the feds pledged the future labor value of U.S. citizens to foreign investors. This value is maintained in the secret account created when you, or rather the fictional person established in your name, receives a social security number at birth. In essence, by writing “accepted for value” on a debt notice, you’re telling the government to put it on your tab.
I won’t even get into SC theories about admiralty law vs. common law, the crucial use of capital letters in legal documents, etc. Rolling our eyes, are we? Now, now. It wasn’t sovereign citizens who dreamed up the idea that the 14th Amendment created fictional persons. It was that hotbed of extremism, the Supreme Court.
| 2019-04-18T23:59:13 |
https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3057/can-i-avoid-paying-a-tax-bill-by-writing-accepted-for-value-on-it/
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How do I search for a business name or category?
Locate the search box found in the middle of the page or on top of the results page.
In the business field, enter the name of the business you're trying to find or enter a category name. TIP: Enter only part of the business name or category to avoid misspelling the name.
Enter the city, state and/or zip code in the location field.
Click the search button to initiate the search or hit the Enter button on your keyboard.
How do I refine a business name or category search if the listing is not returned?
Remove the zip code or city.
How do I refine a business or category search if too many listings are returned?
Use a more specific search term. (e.g., Walmart Pharmacy versus Walmart or Restaurants Pizza versus Restaurants).
Add the city, state and/or zip code in the location field rather than just searching a state. (e.g., Orlando, FL versus FL).
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How do I modify the search results returned using the Sort By function?
Sort By Relevance (Default): Results are returned based on matching the criteria entered into the business name and location fields. Exact matches are returned first and then similar matches are returned.Example: If Pizza Hut in San Francisco, CA is entered into the search field, the results are returned matching Pizza Hut in San Francisco, CA first and then similar matches such as Pizza Palace are returned next.
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Click on the subcategory that matches where you want to search for listings.
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How do I refine a residential search if the listing is not returned?
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Locate the Telephone number field.
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How do I search for a name and telephone number via the street address?
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Enter the house number, street name, city and state.
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| 2019-04-20T00:51:37 |
http://www.ecolistings.com/tips.html
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Can I use the colors found in palettes and patterns on my blog or in my work?
Can I use the palettes and patterns found on ColourLovers.com on my blog or in my work?
Palettes as they are displayed on the site and colorings of patterns are licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Creative Commons License. You can read a simplified version of this license at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.
To see if the pattern you want to use has been made by CL or not, open a pattern page then check the description area ("About This Pattern"). If the pattern wasn't created by ColourLovers.com, the name of the creator and a link to their website will be displayed at the bottom.
Most patterns not created by ColourLovers.com are listed at the end of this comment.
But what about my own patterns?
I'm still unsure about something. What should I do?
Don't hesitate to contact the CL team to know if you may or may not do something.
List of patterns which weren't created by CL. It may not be complete as new patterns are added all the time.
Does this mean I can use my own pattern that I designed using COLOURlovers.com on my blog, especially if I comment where I made it?
There's a difference between creating a pattern (i.e., creating the vector paths) and coloring a pattern. If you are the creator of the pattern, you can use it wherever you like. If you want to use a pattern that you colored, you need to look at the bottom of the pattern description, under the heading "This Pattern Originally By:" If it's the name of a fellow color lover, you may use it as you like (as long as you don't use it for commercial use, and attribute its origin). But if the creator is not a CL, you need to contact that person to get permission. Click on the website by the creator's name to find out how to contact them.
Am I blind? I've searched that page all over and I can't find the creator!
This means this pattern was created by the CL team. If you want to use them for non-commercial purposes then you must abide the CC license terms. Otherwise, e-mail CL via the Contact form.
Thanks for this, I was curious.
I want to print some of my own templates/patterns on paper. HOW do I go about using the .png file? What software even opens it? (And why can't I find an easy answer to this anywhere?) I'm not a graphics designer (but I wish I were), so I am coming at this site from a complete newbie direction, which doesn't seem to be accommodated very well in the "FAQs" (which are not in the least organized, comprehensive, or up-to-date anyway).
I love playing here & would like to do more than play, but even as a documentation specialist for software, I cannot for the life of me figure out this website/software!
Can I use a palette that I found on the site for a blog? I'm still confused. Sorry.
I'm wondering how far the non-commercial license goes. If I use a pattern or palette on a webpage that is making a few pennies with AdSense, is that considered commercial, even though the pattern or palette isn't being sold? What if the website doesn't use AdSense but sells other stuff ( not the pattern or palette?
Can I use the pattern templates that I create in Seamless Studio light here on the site commercially?
| 2019-04-21T21:10:55 |
https://www.colourlovers.com/group/Sharing_the_Love/conversations/2123/All_About_Terms_of_Use
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Which states are cheapest to make movies? Payroll companies often know secrets to successful shoots.
Thanks to aggressive tax initiatives, Louisiana has in the past decade become one of the most cost-effective places to shoot movies such as Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and the upcoming Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. But good luck understanding the rules: The state's production incentives are explained in two documents consisting of 20 pages of complicated legalese.
And Louisiana is one of 40 states -- up from six a decade ago -- that offer production tax incentives, each with a different set of confusing and often-changing instructions. Recently, for example, Florida added another $42 million to its program and extended it through June 2016, while Kentucky said it no longer will cap the amount of money available annually for rebate. Tennessee is in the process of writing entirely new guidelines for its program to remain competitive.
No wonder the industry's payroll-services firms are heading to the annual AFCI Locations Show (see page 96) touting increased efforts to help studios navigate the rules. Best known as the companies that cut paychecks for production crews, payroll firms are playing an increasing role in figuring out where to shoot in the first place -- so much so that Entertainment Partners, the industry leader, has 14 employees in seven states dedicated to its incentives team, up from two staffers six years ago.
Similar evidence of the increasing importance of tax incentives is everywhere. Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, for instance, publishes TIP (The Incentives Program), a flip guide that dedicates a page to each state, even those that don't (yet) have a program. Some hotbed cities, such as San Francisco and Los Angeles suburb Santa Clarita, also get their own pages. A similar publication from Entertainment Partners, known simply as The Guide, is 216 pages.
Cast & Crew also has a multi-state comparison tool on its website, as does Entertainment Partners, allowing users to look at multiple jurisdictions side by side to figure out where they might save the most money.
Those firms and others not only supply information about the ever-changing tax-incentive landscape (Entertainment Partners advises 2,000 productions a year on the topic) but also often file paperwork and do everything else necessary to obtain the rebates, grants or refunds owed to producers. A production can save as much as 35 percent by shooting in a state offering incentives, though more often it's in the 20 percent to 25 percent range.
Fox's June action thriller Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, for example, spent $62 million in Louisiana but will get $19 million back, a savings of 31 percent. Once all the accounting is done, the production might get a bit more, depending on how many locals were hired.
As a further incentive, when a production is owed a tax credit that it can't use (because, for example, it didn't turn a profit in the state where it shot, so it had no income tax bill), Entertainment Partners will sell the credit to a company or a high-net-worth individual. The going rate for a tax credit -- in the 14 states that allow them to be sold -- is from 80 cents to 90 cents on the dollar.
And this year, Entertainment Partners began loaning money to productions against the tax credits they will receive. It's a business CEO Mark Goldstein calls "really huge for us." In February, he hired to run its new financing division John Hadity, a former Miramax film executive under Harvey Weinstein and chairman of the Producers Guild of America East. Goldstein expects that loaning money against tax credits will be a growth business because of the large number of independent studios that are constantly seeking creative ways to finance productions.
Figuring out tax incentives is a "full-time job" and "very time consuming," says Eric Capogrosso, CEO of CAPS Payroll, one of the few payroll-services companies to specialize in TV commercials. CAPS created a business division for handling tax incentives three years ago.
"I have seen rebates of up to $1 million on a commercial, and often enough that's money that might have been left on the table," he says. Like Entertainment Partners, Capogrosso says CAPS plans to start a tax-credit resell business this year.
As tax incentives have become a big part of financing productions, competition has heated up among states, though some still put caps on how much they'll dole out. New York caps it at $420 million annually, for example, while Kansas will spend just $2 million a year on tax incentives.
"Bringing production to a state is very exciting," says Eric Belcher, CEO of Cast & Crew, "but when they see those big checks going back to Hollywood, people start asking questions, so states try to hit that sweet spot where no one complains."
In California, a lottery took place June 1 to decide how to allocate this fiscal year's $100 million in tax credits. Of 322 applicants, just 28 were awarded credits, including $7.1 million for the ABC Family drama Bunheads and $10.4 million for MTV's Teen Wolf, which will move from Georgia to California.
The California Film Commission says it received 83 percent more applications this year than last and that the 28 approved projects will spend $683 million in the state while employing 2,900 castmembers and 2,800 crew members.
While California and New York are production hubs already, several payroll-services executives say that the states taking the most business away from them because of their generous tax-incentive programs are Pennsylvania, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, Georgia and especially Louisiana (and Capogrosso would add Connecticut, Michigan and Illinois to the list).
Says Joe Bessacini, vp film and TV production incentives at Cast & Crew, "What was running away to Canada a few years ago is now running to those states."
Louisiana has beefed up its program so significantly that it hosts about 92 productions a year, up from 22 five years ago. Twelve Years a Slave, starring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender, will shoot for seven weeks in and around New Orleans beginning June 25, and White House Taken with Gerard Butler begins a 50-day shoot in Bossier City and Shreveport starting July 2.
In 2010, Louisiana returned $89.1 million to film and TV productions that spent $674 million there, generating $1.1 billion in economic output. Sony's Battle: Los Angeles, for example, spent $46.5 million of its $68.8 million production budget in Louisiana, including $12 million in labor payments.
Whereas "California is hostile to business," says PES Payroll CEO Stuart Grant, Louisiana has been aggressively courting Hollywood -- and doing so for the long term.
"They have incentivized the building of their infrastructure by giving tax credits to those who will build it, so now they have studios and companies that are providing equipment," says Grant. "People are moving to Louisiana because there's so much production that it's creating jobs."
Louisiana also will publicize some of the tax-credit sales. "So you can see what they're worth," notes Grant. "They're really creating a market for them."
Adds Chris Stelly, executive director at Louisiana Entertainment: "Competition is healthy. We certainly know what other states have done with their incentives, and we know some are copying us. We're just focused on the task at hand: making sure production remains a permanent mainstay of Louisiana's economy."
| 2019-04-19T21:06:25 |
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywoods-money-saving-weapons-335960
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WHAT TYPE OF LICENSE SHOULD I BUY?
With a standard license, you are given a unique serial number along with a personalized activation code. You can install MacVector on as many machines as you like, but only one copy with that serial number can be running on a local network at one time. MacVector checks on startup and at periodical intervals to check that no other copies with the same serial number are running on the network. If a conflict is detected on startup, MacVector simply refuses to run and will tell you the user and machine name that is using the serial number. If a conflict is detected later (e.g. if you let a computer running MacVector go to sleep then wake it up later and another user is running the same serial number) you can save or print any open files but you cannot run any analyses or open new files.
The standard license lets you install MacVector on a home computer, or on a portable computer that you might take to conferences or to other labs. While disconnected from your local network you can continue to use MacVector without affecting use of the primary copy installed on the lab or office computer.
Similar to a perpetual standard license, but the serial number and activation code are locked to a single machine. This is a cost-effective solution for small labs or individuals who do not need to install MacVector on multiple machines. Like standard licenses, these are perpetual licenses and can be moved to a new machine at a future date as long as a maintenance contract is kept up to date for the license. More details and answers to some common questions can be found on this page.
With a Network or "Concurrent usage" license, you install a small program on a central server that keeps track of the number of copies of MacVector currently in use on your network. Each time a copy of MacVector is started, a license is checked out from the server. If all of the licenses you have bought are in use, additional users will get a message that there are no licenses available and will be asked if they wish to join a waiting list.
If you have one or two machines, you will usually find that the "Static" license is the most cost effective, even if you need to buy two or three to cover all of your users or machines. However, once you have a larger network of 5 or more machines, the Network license approach is usually more cost effective. For larger networks, a ratio of one network license per 3-4 machines is usually sufficient to ensure that all users have access to MacVector when needed.
This is an add-on to the Network licensing that allows temporary use of MacVector even when not connected to the central KeyServer. This extends the Network license to allow usage of MacVector at home, at a conference, or even on a plane with no Internet connection.
If you have let your maintenance plan lapse, or have an older license of MacVector (any version), you can upgrade it. When you purchase an upgrade, you will be sent the latest version of MacVector, and will then be back on the maintenance plan. This means that you will be sent all new releases in the next 12 month period and be eligible for telephone and email support. If you have an older static license with an old ADB key, when you upgrade we will exchange your old key for a new USB key free of charge. We will send you a quotation before your yearly maintenance is expired to give you the opportunity to renew. For more information on maintenance please click on Why buy maintenance?
We also offer deeply discounted student and post-doc licenses to undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at accredited educational institutions.
| 2019-04-26T01:45:38 |
http://macvector.com/Buy/typeoflicense.html
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How does 2B hair react when cut to short/medium length?
hi! I've never used this site before, so if I did something wrong, please let me know and I'll be sure to fix it :) So, I think i have about 2B hair that I've been growing out for 3 years. I used to straighten my hair in middle school, now I'm a junior and don't use any heat on it. I've wanted shorter hair for a long time, since it's seemed to have stopped growing and I'm a bit tired of the length. I was thinking around collar bone length, since lobs are popular right now. Also, it's very fine and quite thin, so I don't get much volume. Edit: it doesn't seem to be letting me upload photos! :( but either way, does anyone have any before and after photos of 2B hair being cut medium/short?
I am a junior as well and have been embracing my natural texture for quite some time. I have 2C /3A hair. Mine is slightly course and thick. I went for mid back length to a stacked bob last year. The results were nice! If I had to recommend a length, however, I'd say stay below the ears and above the shoulders. Once my hair started to grow, it grew OUT. Literally. My loose waves became large curls, and have been that way ever since. I don't have any photos, but I hope that helps you. Good luck with your hair! I've had many styles, from long blunt hair to razored layers. Have fun!
| 2019-04-20T01:11:43 |
https://www.naturallycurly.com/questions/hair-type-wavy/does-2b-hair-react-cut-shortmedium-length-photos-included-13096
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TL;DR — I recently received an email telling me that I've been hacked. Since I don't believe it, I thought I'd make fun of it instead.
Glad to see that this is an RPG with open-source rules, and not an RPG about working in open source (which wouldn't be nearly as much fun).
Interesting technique to combine offline service works and the push notification API to create a background sync feature for a website / application. Neat!
| 2019-04-21T23:10:48 |
https://blog.itsericwoodward.com/?offset=20
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There is no doubt that BP is at fault and should be entirely accountable. The risks were not managed appropriately. However let's also admit that all these oil companies have the same bad practices and it is only luck or circumstance that it's not Chevron, Exxon, Shell etc in the spot-light.
I like using "EVs" as a measure. Maybe we'll have a larger unit too: BPGBO = BP Gulf Blowoutl. Time will tell how many EVs = 1 BPGBO.
Short term, why not use super tankers to take up all that oil? Isn't that the reason the blowout still continues? Sounds like the Saudis in 1993 at a 65 EV spill that was unreported, and that was managed using supertankers.
Long term, what we face may be a seemingly unprecedented need to convert society from one technology to another. I can think of two modalities: Economic/technological and Political/moral.
did the substitute finally win out? 1? 5? 10? Where was the tipping point?
The other example of a society-wide change in technology is not economic but political, moral. This might be abolition (and later, the elimination and regulation of child labor). We had whole national economies dependent on an input that people realized was morally repugnant. Is that the modality by which we will successfully move away from fossil fuels?
As for long term option 1, how about replacing the payroll tax with the carbon tax. This could be revenue neutral. Increase the personal deductible for individual income taxes so that the carbon tax is not regressive, but does not reward the use of excess fossil fuel machines. Soon you can increase the tax at a higher rate than the personal deductible as society makes long term changes that make it easier for individuals to rely on fossil fuels less.
As for long term option 2, perhaps a few more Gulf Oil spills will be needed.
Great ideas but would the US public ever accept them. They are not keen on new taxes. It will take great leadership to convince them that the hour is late.
A slightly different idea of a "feebate" has been kicked around and studied extensively. The feebate is a revenue-neutral market manipulation system with MPG pivot point around which fees are added for gas-guzzlers and rebates given to fuel-sipper vehicles. This has the effect of raising overall fleet fuel economy significantly (up to 29% in this recent study http://cta.ornl.gov/cta/Publications/Reports/FeebateEnergyPolicy_FINAL.pdf) and boosting sales revenue.
| 2019-04-19T00:24:17 |
http://www.greenexplored.com/2010/06/red-coat-petroleum-rcp.html
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TO the long list of food conundrums, add this: research has found elevated levels of lead in eggs from chickens in New York City public neighborhood gardens.
Henry M. Spliethoff, a research scientist in the Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment for the environmental health center of the State Health Department, tested 58 eggs from chickens living in New York City gardens and found that 28 of them contained lead in amounts of 10 to 73 parts per billion, with one egg having more than 100 parts per billion.
How to regard those results is a complicated question. If anything, they show how, as the locavorism gospel has spread, so, too, have questions about the safety of food cultivated in neighborhoods where previous revolutions were industrial, not epicurean.
Homeowners who keep chickens in their backyards have little way of knowing whether their eggs might be contaminated unless they have them tested themselves. The researchers tested 58 eggs from community gardens because those eggs were accessible and that was the number of eggs that met the criteria of their study.
Mr. Spliethoff plans to publish the study later this year after he finishes more analysis of data collected on soil and feed, in hopes of learning how those variables might contribute to the eggs’ lead content. In the meantime, he notified all the study participants of the results and provided them with a list of tips for reducing lead exposure.
Still, the Department of Health is taking a cautious approach to explaining how the preliminary findings should be interpreted, saying it takes lead poisoning seriously but does not want to discourage urban gardeners from eating nutrient-dense eggs.
The Food and Drug Administration does not have an established limit for acceptable amounts of lead in eggs, relying instead on a case-by-case approach to instances of contamination, a spokesman said. But in December 2005, after complaints about candy wrapped in colored papers that had lead, it established 100 parts per billion as the maximum acceptable lead level for candy likely to be consumed frequently by small children.
In the European Union, any poultry except game found to contain more than 100 parts per billion must be removed from the market, said Frédéric Vincent, a spokesman for the E.U. division of health and consumer policy. The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service does not have established limits for lead content in poultry.
In New York, an urban gardening group called Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities helped Mr. Spiethoff conduct the study, after finding almost no data on the safety of eating eggs from the gardens, even though tests often show soil contamination.
Michael Brownstein, 32, a philosophy professor who keeps six hens of various breeds in the backyard of his renovated town house in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, was concerned enough about the issue that this year he had his eggs tested by Zhongqi Cheng, the director of the Environmental Science Analytical Center at Brooklyn College.
Dr. Cheng, who also investigated eggs from another Brooklyn backyard, found that while some eggs were lead-free, others contained an average of 11.5 micrograms, an amount nearly double the 6 micrograms identified by the F.D.A. in 1993 as an acceptable daily intake level for children 6 years old or younger.
Dr. Cheng also found that egg yolks had a substantially higher concentration of lead than whites, something that scientists previously identified in a study of hens on a small farm in Iowa exposed to lead-based paint.
Confused about whether to continue feeding his eggs to his 6-year-old and 18-month-old, Mr. Brownstein consulted with their pediatrician and then a second doctor before deciding it was safe. But he said he wished there were clearer guidelines.
But Tamara Rubin, 42, a mother of four boys in Portland, Ore., who founded the Lead Safe America Foundation after her children were diagnosed with lead poisoning, said parents must be vigilant.
“Thinking about the right way to eat is a benefit and a curse,” Mr. Brownstein added.
| 2019-04-20T10:25:11 |
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/dining/worries-about-lead-for-new-yorks-garden-fresh-eggs.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
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In some questions about the text editor, I will mention that vim in the text editor is no editor can be out of its right, including Vim's old enemy Emacs, in this regard can not look at vim nape.
After these days of study, you should know that Linux is a text file dealing with the system, then how to deal with such a system? We have to learn how to create new files, delete files, modify files, and so on, so you need a text editing tool to do these things. And the most popular text editing tool in Linux is vi/vim; This article will give you a detailed account of how to use the Vi/vim text editor under the Linux operating system, a minute to understand Vi/vim's past life.
The first thing we need to know is what is Vi/vim?
The VI Editor is the most basic text editor on Linux and Unix, working in character mode. Because no graphical interface is required, VI is a highly efficient text editor. Although there are many graphical interface editors available on Linux, the functions of VI in System and server management are unmatched by the graphical editors.
The VI Editor can perform many text operations, such as output, delete, find, replace, block operations, and so on, and users can customize them according to their needs, which is not available in other editing programs.
Vim is a text editor developed from VI. Code completion, compilation and error jumps and other convenient programming features are particularly rich, in the programmer is widely used.
For VIM already has the basic understanding of you, certainly also wants to know its characteristic! It has three features that the public can understand!
Although it is not possible to adjust the font and size as Word documents do, the advantage is obvious.
There are three modes in the Linux vi/vim Text Editor: Command mode, input mode and last line mode. What is the difference between the three models?
Command mode: is the default mode after the Vi/vim editor enters, for example, if you want to edit the file, then you need to enter "I" to make the current mode into insert mode or input mode, so you can edit the text. You can also let users execute commands, such as copying rows and pasting rows.
Input mode: As the name implies is to do the input of this article operation, that is, you can make changes to the file operation.
Last-line mode: Used to find text, save changes.
+#< the line where the cursor is.
Repeat the previous edit operation:.
In visual mode, you can make all the edits you have made to the selected content.
| 2019-04-23T10:43:47 |
http://topic.alibabacloud.com/a/dont-say-you-dont-know-ita-minute-to-bring-you-to-know-vims-past-life_1_57_30130670.html
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1. In small bowl, combine yeast, warm water, and 1 tsp (5 mL) sugar. Set aside until foamy, about 30 minutes.
2. In large bowl, add flour. Make well in center; add eggs, yeast mixture, 1/4 cup (60 mL) sugar, margarine, nutmeg and salt. Using wooden spoon, stir until sticky dough forms.
3. On well-floured work surface, knead until dough is smooth, soft and bounces back when touched, about 3 minutes. Spray bowl with canola oil cooking spray, place dough in bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Set in warm place to rise until doubled, 1 hour or so.
4. On lightly floured work surface, roll dough to ¼-inch (0.6-cm) thickness. Using 2½-inch (6-cm) round baking cutter, cut into 18 rounds. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise 15 minutes.
5. In large saucepan over medium heat, heat canola oil until deep-frying thermometer registers 375 °F (190 °C).
6. Working in three batches, use slotted spoon and carefully spoon six rounds into canola oil. Fry until golden, about 45 seconds on each side. Remove with slotted spoon, transfer to paper towel-lined baking sheet. Immediately roll in sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.
7. Fill pastry bag fitted with #4 tip with jam (or fill plastic condiment squeeze bottle). Using wooden pick, make hole in side of each doughnut. Fit pastry tip (or tip of squeeze bottle) into hole, pipe about 2 tsp (10 mL) jam into doughnut. Repeat with remaining doughnuts.
| 2019-04-20T07:08:31 |
https://www.canolainfo.org/recipes/sufganiyots-jelly-filled-doughnuts
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Cheap term papers to buy: is it real?
When you're a student, it can be frustrating to write a term paper. Term papers usually take a lot of your time, and the research can be work intensive. Writing a term paper yourself is overwhelming for a lot of students, and they'd rather have someone else do the work for them. If that sounds like you, you might want to look into buying term papers online. You can find real writing services on the internet that will write it for you, exactly to the instructions from your teacher. This will make for a much easier assignment. As well, you'll get a better grade because it was written by a professional.
So that sounds great, but is it expensive? The short answer is that it depends. There are services online that charge a lot, but they're usually worth the price. You can also find writers who are just as good and cheaper. It just takes a little looking around to find the best writer that fits your paper and your situation.
If you can find all of the above things in one writing service, you've found a keeper. Even a company that has most of these, or the ones that are the most important to you, is a good one to try. You won't find the writer you love working with until you start hiring people. Eventually, you'll be able to have one person you go to for all your paper, research essays, and other homework needs. With all the time that this will save you, it's more than worth it to pay someone who is an expert to do it for you.
| 2019-04-24T20:03:46 |
http://www.parrishclass.com/advice-and-tips-for-buying-cheap-term-papers-on-the-web.html
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Percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.
The provided pie charts compare the domestic, agricultural and industrial water consumptions in six major parts of the world. In general, the highest percentage of water is utilised for agricultural purposes in Asian, African and South American countries while about half of the water in Europe and North America goes to industrial sectors.
As can be seen from the given pie charts, North America's water consumption has a striking similarity to that of Europe. In both of these continents, about half of the water is required in industrial sectors, almost one-third for crop cultivation and 13-15% for people’s household use. Interestingly, South American’s water-absorbing habit is quite contrary to the North American region and it is more like the Asian and African continents. A great portion of water goes to agricultural division in Asian, African and North American countries which is over eight-tenths of their total consumption. The highest water consumption is cultivation could be observed in Central Asia (88%) which is almost treble than that of Europe. Household water use in South America was higher than other parts of the world and that stands at 19%. Only 7 to 9 percent water is used by people in Asian and African countries for their personal use at home. Finally, the industrial water consumptions in Asian and African areas ranges from 5% to 12% and this ration is quite lower than that of Europe and North America. Interestingly, South East Asia uses more water for manufacturing than each of Africa, central Asia and South America.
The provided illustration compares water consumption for three main purposes in six different areas namely: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia. Overall, it is clear from the charts that Asian and African countries used more water for irrigation while North American and European countries used more water for their industrial needs.
To begin with, a major portion of water consumption could be observed in the agricultural sector and this was higher in African and Asian regions than that of American and European parts. More than 80% water in Africa and Asia went in agricultural fields while this percentage was only 32% in Europe and 39% in North America. North America and Europe required more water in their industrial sectors than that of Asian and African countries. While half of the water was used in the industrial sector in North America and Europe, the percentage of that in African and Asian regions ranged from 5% to 12%. Interestingly, water consumption in North and South America shows a contrasting scenario. Finally, more percentages of household water consumption could be observed in American and European continents than that of Asian and African regions.
The provided figures give information on the percentage of industrial, agricultural and domestic use of water in the six different regions of the world. Generally, as can be seen from the illustration, the highest percentage of water is used for agricultural demands, while the least percentage of water is used for the domestic needs.
In Africa, South America, Central and South-East Asia more than 70 percent of water goes to the agricultural sector, whereas in North America and Europe this index is 39 % and 32% respectively. On the contrary, these regions consume more water for industrial purposes (48% and 53%), while industrial purposes require only about 10 % average in South America, Africa, Central and South-East Asia. The biggest percent of domestic water use could be observed is in South America (19%) and Asian regions use the minimum water for domestic needs. The maximum usage of water for agricultural aims is in Central Asia (89 %), and only 32% of water is used by the European farming sector.
The Illustrated pie charts stipulate the information on water consumptions for different purposes across different parts of the world, namely North and South America, Europe, Africa, Central and South East Asia. At a first glance, the proportion of agricultural water usage exceeds other usages in mentioned countries with the exception of Europe and North America where Industrial usage leads in utilizing water resources.
To be more specific, in four out of six regions, water is perceptibly used for fertilization of crops, where central Asia used 88% of water, and usage in South East accounted for 81%, the second highest proportion of water use for irrigation. Moreover, South America and Africa utilized 71% and 84% water respectively. Noticeably, in Europe, half of the water is consumed in the industrial sector while agricultural water use is 32%. This is particularly true for North America as well where 48% water consumption accounted for industrial usage while 39% for farming. In addition, in Central Asia, utilization of water for industrial usage is markedly lower, approximately 5%; whilst, Africa, South East Asia, and South America accounted 7%, 12% and 10% respectively.
In terms of household usage of water, each mentioned area shares less than 20% of water utilization. While Central Asia and East Asia had a lower per cent of water usage for the domestic purpose.
#Modelanswer1 = "A great portion of water goes to agricultural division in Asian, African and North American countries which is over eight-tenths of their total consumption"
Here, North America = 39% which is wrong.
At the end of the model answer, there is a mistake. South East Asia uses way less water for manufacturing than North America. It is higher than South America's level.
Hello there, I am supposed to take my IELTS test in June, I wonder if I can post my sample answer and anyone help to check and provide me with the tips, please? That would be very useful. Thanks in advance. Laila Abdul Rahim.
I was looking through the Model answer 1.
It says " A great portion of water goes to agricultural division in Asian, African and North American countries which is approximately one-third of their total consumption".
But how come it could be one-third?? I thought it could be two-thirds or three-quarter. Am I getting wrong? Please help me!
It should have been written as more than two third of the total consumption actually.
you are correct. It should be either 'more than 80%' or considerably over two-thirds'. One-third is not correct.
The pie charts illustrate the ratio of water usage for a variety of purposes in North America, South America, Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and South East Asia. Overall, North America and Europe used more percentages of water for their industrial use while the remaining continents used the largest portion of their water for agricultural use.
Household use of water accounted for the least percentage of use varying from 7% to 19% in these continents. Domestic water use, in terms of total water consumption, was highest in South America (19%) and lowest in Asia and Africa. However, the African and Asian continents consumed over 80% of their water for irrigation and only 5%-12% for industrial use.
On the contrary, almost half of the water consumption in Europe and North America went on the industrial use and around one-third for horticultural use. South America’s water use was quite different than that of North America as the former used 71% of its water for agriculture and only one-tenth for their industries compared to 48% industrial and 39% irrigation use in the latter continent.
The pie charts illustrate the proportion of water usage for a variety of purposes in six main continents of the world. Overall, North America and Europe used the major percentages of water for industries while the remaining continents used the major part of water for irrigation.
In most areas, household water accounted for the least percentage of use ranging from 7% to 15%. Domestic water use, in terms of total water consumption, was highest in South America (19%) and lowest in Asia (7%). In addition, African and Asian continents consumed more than 80% of their water for irrigation and only 5%-12% for industrial use.
On the contrary, nearly half of the water consumption in North America and Europe went on the industrial use and around one-third for agricultural use. Notably, the pattern of water use in South America was quite different from that in North America as the former used 71% of water for irrigation and only one-tenth for industries compared to 39% agricultural and 48% industrial use in the latter continent.
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Can you give a check please ?
The pie charts show the comparison of water consumptions for industrial, agriculture and domestic use in six different regions.
Overall, agricultural sector accounts for the largest proportion of water consumption in most areas, except for North America and Europe. By contrast, North American and European people spend water mostly for industrial use.
Water for agriculture purpose is spent the most in South America, at 88%. Similarly, Africa, South America, South East Asia have a clear majority of agriculture water use- 84%, 71% and 81% respectively. In contrast to these four countries, this figure secures a smaller amount in North America and Europe, at approximate one-third each.
Although they use a small amount of water in agriculture, people in North America and Europe spend a good proportion (around 50%) in industrial purpose. It is noticeable that domestic use only accounts for a small percentage in all areas. This figure makes up above 10% in North America, South America, Europe whereas it is under 10% in other areas.
The pie charts compare water consumption in three main sectors in six regions around the globe. An overview of the illustration shows that the highest percentage of water use was for agriculture in Asia and Africa while the highest percentage of water in Europe and North America went on industrial purpose.
According to the given information, in all regions except Europe and North America, agricultural water use was the most common with over 80% of usage in Africa, Central and South East Asia followed by 71% in South America. On the contrary, the highest percentage of water goes to Industry in North America and Europe and the proportions of domestic use were there 13% and 15%, respectively. Usage of water for the Industrial purpose and Domestic use was lowest in Africa, Central & South East Asia and South America. Only 7% of water was used for Domestic usage in Asia and 9% in Africa. However, this usage was slightly higher in South America, which accounted for 19%. Turning to the Industrial water usage, the proportion of consumption in South East Asia was 12%, followed by 10% in South America.
Hello, I'm practising writing task 1 myself for my IELTS test next week, and I have a question about grammar for writing task 1. As I understand, we should use 'past tense' in this task when describing the given information, since all those information are taken from events that have already occurred. I wonder why you have used the present simple tense to describe the information as above! Please help me by explaining this. I am now a bit confused!!
First of all best wishes for you in your approaching IELTS exam. In a graph/ IELTS Academic Task 1 response, you should not use past tense all the time. If the data presented in a graph are taken from the past, you need to use past tense. If it shows general data on present circumstances, you will need to use the present tense. Finally, if the data gives prediction/forecast of the future, you should use the future tense. Sometimes you need to use a combination of the tense based on the data given.
| 2019-04-20T15:33:57 |
https://www.ielts-mentor.com/writing-sample/academic-writing-task-1/2455-water-used-for-different-purposes-in-six-areas
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Who should I talk to??
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Establishes and maintains college personnel files for temporary, on-call, student employees and graduate assistants.
Initiates personnel actions for temporary, on-call and student employees for Osteo Med Dean units under 10034624.
Initiates Pay Changes and/or Cost Redistributions for Osteo Med Dean Units under 10034624.
Provides first level review of department Cost Redistribution forms.
Monitors time entries for Osteo Med Dean units under 10034624 and communicates with departmental representatives.
General accounting assistance; gathers support for account reconciliation.
Support COM Business Office operations, including answering phones and routing phone calls.
Back-up for reception area duties as needed.
Primary contact for personnel actions related to Faculty and Academic Staff (FAS).
Interprets and explains policies and procedures and answers questions pertaining to FAS.
Approves personnel forms for College authorized signature.
Establishes and maintains college personnel files for FAS.
Reviews FAS offer letters and waiver requests.
Audits personnel actions for accuracy, completeness and funding.
Provides assistance with FAS annual raise process.
Monitors Union of Non-Tenure Track Faculty (UNTF) compliance.
Registers FAS for the annual New Employee Orientation.
Monitors Deans and Chairs five year reviews.
Coordinates the annual COM Projected Openings/Availability Data Survey for Tenure System Faculty.
Coordinates the annual COM Salary Cohort Analysis.
Runs periodic COM retirement reports.
Provides HR Leadership in the strategic management for the College of Osteopathic Medicine; advises Business Office HR Assistants and COM Unit Administrators/Heads on HR policies and procedures.
Liaison with Central HR, Office of the Provost and the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.
Provides assistance to COM units regarding labor relations.
Identifies HR training needs and develops training materials for COM units.
Supervises college finances and Business Office Finance support staff.
Reviews and approves college wide financial transactions, grant proposals and contracts for accuracy, completeness, compliance, adequate funding and appropriate signatures/approvals.
Represent the College at various group meetings.
Works proactively with HealthTeam accounting staff and department business administrators to facilitate timely, accurate financial reporting and processing of transactions.
Special emphasis on Health Services Related Component (HSRC) calculation and approvals.
Provides information, interpretation of policies & procedures and assistance with problem solving to departments.
Assists in budget and planning activities.
Generates periodic reports and maintains databases. Including the annual AACOM report, contract database and research proposal database.
Acts as assistant project manager for all project management functions for the Medicaid Enhanced Reimbursement (MER) program with a special focus on high-volume support for invoicing operations, data collection operations and issuing of remittance advice to providers and affiliate hospital systems.
Assists project lead with program evaluation and continuous process improvement programs for the MER program and other access to care outreach programs throughout the development lifecycle of programs.
Assists project manager with developing new hospital and provider contractual affiliation.
| 2019-04-24T16:17:40 |
http://com.msu.edu/Business_Office/Staff/Staff.htm
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Nearly a dozen General Motors plants are scheduled to be closed. Further car production cuts were announced last week. And that may not be the end of GM's corporate downsizing. A new study by a well-placed automotive consulting firm indicates that as many as five more GM assembly lines could be shuttered relatively soon, primarily because of a lack of demand.
One month ago, GM announced it would close or partially shutdown 11 of its assembly lines and body stamping plants in an effort to save about $500 million.
At the time, GM president F.James McDonald said there could be further closings in the future. According to William Pochiluk, chief analyst at Autofacts, a Paoli, Pa., research firm, that seems a certainty.
Mr. Pochiluk notes that in November General Motors' share of the domestically produced new car market fell to 49 percent, an eight-percentage-point drop in 12 months. And he expects that slide to continue.
The result, according to the Autofacts study, is that the nation's largest carmaker will have substantially more production capabilities than it needs by the end of the decade. As a result, he says, GM will have to close three to five more plants between 1987 and 1992.
``They will be vulnerable with their compact J- and N-car plants,'' which produce such cars as the Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Grand Am, Pochiluk says; ``also with their mid-size G- and A-car plants,'' producing the Buick Regal and the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera.
Since last month's closings affected only the company's most aging plants - factories that have been replaced by newer assembly lines since 1980 - the move did not actually reduce capacity, according to GM chairman Roger Smith.
But Pochiluk notes that any new closures will directly reduce production capacity, because there are no replacements for those plants.
The Autofacts forecast comes as no surprise to many other industry analysts, including John Hammond of Data Resources Inc., a Lexington, Mass., consulting firm.
Hammond notes there is an increasing flood of small cars coming into the US market, not only from Japan, but from newer low-cost auto manufacturing nations, including South Korea, Brazil, and Taiwan.
This is already beginning to happen. In recent weeks, GM has announced plans to trim production at four separate plants - three in Michigan, another in Missouri - indefinitely idling 5,100 hourly employees. Thousands more are being temporarily laid off.
Whatever the actual number of assembly plants GM ultimately closes or trims back, there will be a definite spinoff effect, meaning that a number of smaller component plants will also be partially or fully closed. And outside suppliers will likely also be affected.
| 2019-04-19T06:56:26 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/1986/1208/fgm-f.html
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IBM Invites Thousands To "Social Business Jam" - Business Debate Or Lead Gen?
IBM uses "Jams" online meetings that can include tens of thousands of employees to brainstorm around specific subjects, and it often talks about how they are very successful.
IBM is planning a "Social Business Jam" from February 8 to 11, inviting thousands of "leaders" from outside of IBM to look at the evolution of business.
Social Business Jam participants will cooperatively explore the value of social technology in business, its challenges, and the management system required to drive a social transformation resulting in a blueprint for organizations to help them become a social business.
It is part of a new sales push at IBM focused on helping organizations become "social businesses."
The Social Business Jam comes on the heels of IBM's new initiatives to help organizations become social businesses with the broadest support for smart phones and cloud delivery models. IBM recently introduced new software, services and programs that will help organizations integrate social networking concepts into business processes to accelerate collaboration, deepen customer relationships, generate new ideas faster, and enable a more effective workforce.
What is a social business? In the past few years, the term has been used to mean "a non-loss, non-dividend company designed to address a social objective," - a new kind of capitalism to serve humanities most pressing needs, pioneered by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammed Yunus and others.
But with the rise of social media, another major use of social business has emerged. IBM's basic definition is short and simple: A Social Business embraces networks of people to create business value.
It will be interesting to see if anything interesting comes out of IBM's "Social Business Jam" or if it is just a big lead generation opportunity for IBM salespeople to push products and services. After all, it seems that IBM has all the answers already prepared -- it just needs the questions.
| 2019-04-21T07:15:24 |
https://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/ibm-invites-thousands-to-social-business-jam---business-debate--or-lead-gen/
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Snowing here this morning, enough to whiten the ground. I hope its the last of this for the season.
Ended up with close to 4" of snow yesterday putting us over 100" for the season. Was worried we would fall short of that mark for a while, that would have been embarrassing!
Virga storm ongoing out this way. Too bad, I think it would have been snow.
Seems like anything east of the Green Mountains does well. See current snow cover up there here https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/interactive/html/map.html?ql=station&zoom=5&loc=44.621+N%2C+73.238+W&var=ssm_depth&dy=2019&dm=3&dd=8&dh=17&snap=1&o9=1&o12=1&o13=1&lbl=m&mode=pan&extents=us&min_x=-73.858333333336&min_y=43.566666666662&max_x=-71.983333333336&max_y=44.624999999996&coord_x=-72.920833333336&coord_y=44.095833333329&zbox_n=&zbox_s=&zbox_e=&zbox_w=&metric=0&bgvar=dem&shdvar=shading&width=800&height=450&nw=800&nh=450&h_o=0&font=0&js=1&uc=0 Its like there is some CAD that protects areas east of the mountains from the brief thaws they do get.
I'll put up another vote for Vermont. I have my eyes set on a place up there someday, I try to get up there once a year (Waterbury). I was inspired by their beer and my brewery is essentially a Vermont South version of what they put out. Their sense of craft, whether beer, cheese, maple syrup, etc., is truly inspiring to me. Beautiful mountains, long snowy winters with few thaws, and summers that aren't too hot are definitely draws for me, too.
Yeah, these storms that depend on CAD benefit those just to our east on the other side of the Potomac Highlands. A lot of times we are raining and just 15-20 miles east and northeast of us is piling up the snow. We get hurt by quick warm air invasion from the west whenever a storm doesn't track right under us. But they don't get the upslope or truly elevation dependent storms (the elevation dependent storms usually only occur in the early or late season). So yes, the lack of consistent northwest flow has not only cost us this year, but it seems like the last few (since 13/14) have had this problem. Clippers are our best friend and they have been lacking for quite a while. I'm always looking for the clipper pattern to come around!
I have to admit I haven't looked at it too closely as I've become despondent from the worst winter we've had since I moved here in 2003. I suppose we'll crack 100", but not by much. My gut tells me we may see a few wet inches of snow on Friday, and we do have a good amount on the ground, so it should be a winter wonderland on Friday, at least. But then meltsville cometh on Saturday . . .
I'm glad a lot of you didn't grade my assignments in school.
I think I've actually cut back my drinking a bit by going with the high gravity stuff and just having one (maybe two if I'm crazy). I've really gotten into barley wines and trappist ales lately. I had Barrel Aged Down the Line Barleywine from Rip Current last night (14.2%) and it took me an entire movie to sip the whole thing down (really enjoyed it). I also love imperial stouts more than I used to. Now these styles are making their way into our brewery's lineup, as I've brewed many small batches over the last year and now we are ready to scale up. The ipa's we brew are the basis for our reputation and pay the bills as they are very popular, but I'm hoping to have a much broader portfolio of beers going forward and hope that people appreciate these styles more (barleywines, imperial stouts, belgian dubbels, tripels, quads, etc.). Enjoying a high gravity beer or two at home hits the spot for me -- but when I'm at the pub and I get going on the free ipas out of the tap the night starts out fun then quickly turns into me suddenly waking up the next morning feeling like crap and wondering what happened . . .
Please, no beer talk until after noon.
I recall people even complaining in those great years listed above (albeit less so). Some people are just never satisfied or feel the need to be downers.
Looks good! Let us know how it all turns out.
I would use the Columbus for bittering, then some Cascade near the end of the boil and Citra would be used as late as possible, preferably as a dry hop, as this is by far the most flavorful and aromatic of the three. The recipe formulators should give him an idea of ibu based upon when/how much of each hop is added to the recipe in order to meet whatever ibu he is trying to achieve.
Sounds like he just has to come up with a recipe for around a 5 gallon batch. I suppose the class has the equipment for an all-grain 5 gallon brew? I think a basic IPA would have a gravity in the 1.055 to 1.060 range (they may use the plato scale over there, I'm not familiar with that scale). I used to brew 10 gallon batches in the early days, and I would need around 25lbs of fermentable grains to get the gravity wort I wanted to ferment for my basic IPA -- so I'm guessing he is going to need somewhere around half of that amount for just a 5 gall (20L) brew. So something like 12 lbs of Maris otter, and maybe a half pound or so of some crystal/caramel 40L and that would be a nice simple grain recipe. Then he has to decide the amounts of hops to use and when to add them. When I brew an IPA, I look to it with as much aroma/flavor as possible, so I'm heavy on the late addition hops and especially heavy on the dry hops. This may not be the goal here since its the yeast variations that they are looking to detect, so he may just want to add a 1/2 oz. to 3/4 oz. hop addition at the beginning of the boil, then add a few more ounces very late in the boil or at flameout, then split into two different fermenters that can handle the 2.5 gallons each, then use a different yeast on each to, in essence, come up with two different versions from the same brew session. I would suggest playing around with an online beer recipe formulator so that the gravity of the brew ends up around what he is looking for -- what I suggested up above is probably close, but a lot depends on the brew system and its capacity (to brew a 5 gallon batch you would need to probably start the boil with 6.5 gall or so to anticipate boil-off etc.) and the system's efficiency. Not sure if I answered what you were looking for, I'd be glad to chip in more if you have something specific you're looking for on this.
| 2019-04-20T01:13:21 |
https://www.americanwx.com/bb/profile/507-jonjon/
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1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or small stockpot. Reserve a few slices of chilli to use as a garnish and add the rest of it to the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, over a medium heat for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, peel the squash. Cut it in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds and pith with a metal spoon. Cut the flesh into bite-sized chunks.
3. When the onion has been frying for 10 minutes, add the squash and stir well. Raise the heat under the pan to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the squash pieces are starting to turn golden brown.
4. Meanwhile, pick the tender coriander stalks from the leaves and keep them separate. Pour the stock and sherry into the saucepan, then add the coriander stalks and lentils and bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until the squash is very tender. While the soup is simmering, cut the spinach into strips.
5. Remove the soup from the heat and allow it to cool briefly. Then purée the mixture using a hand-blender. Return the soup to the saucepan and heat through.
6. Stir in the spinach and two-thirds of the coriander leaves and stir through the hot soup just until they are wilted. Taste and add salt and pepper as necessary, and adjust the consistency if desired with a little water.
7. Pour the soup into serving bowls, garnish with the reserved coriander and chilli and sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper before taking it to the table.
| 2019-04-20T14:49:42 |
https://goodfood.uktv.co.uk/recipe/butternut-squash-and-spinach-soup-with-chilli-and-coriander/
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Do You Think We Should Have Won This Contest?
I like contests. Especially contests where I have to submit photos, since I'm one of those annoying people always taking pictures. I'm also someone who doesn't get embarrassed very easily, so I'm perfectly comfortable taking unflattering pictures of myself especially if it means I can win a prize.
Guess what? I won! I was so excited my crazy plan worked and especially since I won the free tickets. I still listen to Nancy and Newman every morning, and I can tell they're the type of people who appreciated my originality.
And now that I've been a part of the marketing world for a few years, I understand the point of contests and promotions. It's not for naive high schoolers looking to show off their pictures, so businesses can sit around and have a laugh; brands want customers to engage with them, so they can generate a following.
But Doesn't Originality Still Matter?
I think it's great for brands and businesses to run contests or promotions, and as a customer or a follower, I still get excited about them. But no matter what the intent of the promotion is -- whether it's to drive sales, create buzz around a new product, etc. -- I still want to feel like the brand is taking the time to look at my individual photo and appreciating my individual submission. And if my submission is hilarious, I would have tons of loyalty to a brand who appreciated a sense of humor and originality instead of something cliche and expected. Maybe it's just me, but it's something to think about.
Okay, I'm sorry. But the winners literally submitted "excited selfies." Did they even look at the submissions, or did they just have an urge to pick photos that all looked the same? Nancy and Newman definitely did it right, if you ask me.
We were sure we were going to win. I RUBBED GUACAMOLE ON MY FACE TO LOOK LIKE PUKE. I still crack up when I look at it! How could they not?! I guess I can understand if they were offended, because they thought we were saying we would puke on the new roller coaster. I already told you I love them ... I guess I shouldn't have expected them to be mind readers. But still. They shouldn't have been able to resist this picture over the excited selfies. Their lack of appreciation for what I felt was originality is probably the reason I forget the brand/business who hosted the contest.
We were sad when they didn't pick us, but we got creative and tried again later in the week. My grandma is amazing and always up for anything, so why not show what a 70-year-old would look like on the roller coaster?
| 2019-04-21T14:09:47 |
http://www.emilyarcuri.com/blog/do-you-think-we-should-have-won-this-contest
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How to design calendar keywords for accelerated workdays?
Calendar keywords for workdays (e.g. WD01, WD02, ... WD15) need to be created. However, this should consider business accelerated workdays. These are special Saturdays that are considered as "workdays".
I know that there's some sort of a standard in creating calendar keywords for the normal workdays referenced here:https://community.automic.com/discussion/comment/21337#Comment_21337.I'd like to know how one can consider the accelerated workdays.
How would you setup such a scenario? Appreciate the help. Thanks!
I can offer 2 solutions, both have disadvantages.
static keywords disadvantage: its a general one, you have to define a validity period - after lets say 2 years NOONE will remember to extend validity period for this CALE Keyword.
I would define "workdays" as Monday through Saturday, and then treat the non-workday Saturdays the same way that you would treat a holiday.
| 2019-04-23T10:38:42 |
https://communities.ca.com/thread/241805085
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Gillian Seton, a young surgeon serving in Liberia during the outbreak of the most dreaded virus on earth.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a rich legacy of missionaries who have ventured into dangerous territories and situations for the sake of the gospel. Putting Christ first, others second, and themselves last, they’ve served as the hands and feet of Jesus in loving and caring for those in need.
One such missionary is Gillian Seton, a young surgeon serving in Liberia during the outbreak of the most dreaded virus on earth.
Dr. Seton shared her chilling experience during the Church in Mission program at the General Conference session in San Antonio, Texas. She was interviewed by Dr. Richard Hart, president of the Loma Linda University Medical Center in California, where many of our medical missionaries are trained. Dr. Hart has a history of extensive support for medical mission work and founded Adventist Health International.
Dr. Hart: Dr. Seton, you graduated from Loma Linda School of Medicine in 2008. After completing your general surgery training in 2013, you moved to Monrovia, Liberia, to serve at Seventh-day Adventist Cooper Hospital. What happened next?
Dr. Seton: I arrived at Cooper just weeks before Ebola was definitively identified in the country of Guinea, which is about a hundred miles away. The outbreak seemed to die down for a few weeks, and we thought things would be OK. But then it escalated. One sick person at a hospital would infect five or six others, and then the staff would die and that hospital would close. One hospital after another toppled until there were only three non-Ebola hospitals left open in Monrovia to care for a population of three and a half million people.
We realized that we couldn’t stand alone in this. We were desperate for supplies. Nothing was available for purchase, not even a pair of gloves. Thankfully, Loma Linda University, Adventist Health International, the General Conference, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, and some twenty other organizations came to our rescue, providing much needed medical supplies and volunteer personnel.
Dr. Hart: Tell us a little about Ebola and the risks involved in treating it.
Dr. Seton: The reason that Ebola is so much worse than all the other diseases that we know about is because it’s that contagious and it’s that deadly. It has up to a ninety percent mortality rate. One cc of blood from an advanced Ebola case may have between one and ten billion copies of the virus in it.
No one knows how much exposure is needed to become infected. However, with such a high viral load in a small amount of fluid, only a drop in the wrong place, such as in the eye or a cut in the hand, could lead to infection. This is part of the difficulty in controlling the spread: anyone who cares for an Ebola patient is at incredibly high risk of dangerous exposure, especially in the last stages of the illness.
Dr. Hart: I remember talking to you on the phone while your staff was facing a critical decision: Do we try to stay open or do we close and protect ourselves? Tell us what happened.
Dr. Seton: My staff got together for several hours to discuss the risks to themselves and their families. In the end, about seventy-five percent of them agreed that we couldn’t close, that we had to do everything possible to save the lives of people with non-Ebola related emergencies.
Dr. Hart: We had recently decided to make Cooper a non-Ebola hospital. There were a few centers open for Ebola treatment, but you were trying to take care of everything else in the city.
Dr. Seton: Yes. People would go to four or five hospitals seeking treatment, only to learn that they were closed. Eventually, they would come to Cooper, which is off the beaten track and a smaller hospital. We had cars parked four or five rows deep and a huge crowd of people waiting to be screened and to get help for their loved ones.
Dr. Hart: How did it go?
Dr. Seton: I don’t like to remember those days very much. We were able to help a significant number of people, especially those with obstetric complications and children with severe malaria and anemia. Our biggest challenge was identifying those who were in the early stages of Ebola from those with other aliments because often the symptoms look exactly the same. Sometimes we were wrong; we admitted at least five confirmed Ebola cases during September 2014. Yet God protected us every step of the way. The Lord facilitated things so that we could get help—personnel, equipment, and money—just at the last minute when we were desperate for it and enabled us to do everything we could to help some of the people who needed care.
Dr. Hart: We had several other missionary doctors, such as Doctors James Appel, Greg Saunders, and Greg Shank, who were willing to leave their families and assist you during this critical time.
Dr. Seton: Yes, and I am so grateful for them. Not only did their presence save my life on numerous occasions, their expertise enabled Cooper to provide care for many medical emergencies. And I’m thankful for your guidance, Dr. Hart, for you advised me to serve in Liberia, and it was absolutely the best fit for me. God clearly led me there.
Dr. Seton is also grateful for your prayers and donations. Your weekly mission offerings and world budget offerings help to support her ministry, Cooper Hospital, and Loma Linda University, as well as thousands of other Adventist missionaries and mission-driven institutions around the world. Their ministry wouldn’t be possible without your commitment. Thank you!
| 2019-04-23T20:09:18 |
https://am.adventistmission.org/4027-ebola
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The probe type for probing the health of a server. 'icmpProbe' : Probe server by sending ICMP echo requests. 'tcpProbe' : Probe server by opening TCP connections. TCP probe establishes and removes connections. 'dnsProbe' : Probe server by sending DNS queries. A DNS probe sends a domain name resolve request to the real server and verifies the returned IP address. 'httpProbe' : Probe server by sending HTTP requests. An HTTP probe establishes and HTTP connection to a real server and then sends an HTTP request and verifies the response. 'ftpProbe' : Probe server by opening FTP connections. An FTP probe establishes a connection to the real server and verifies that a greeting from the application was received. 'telnetProbe' : Probe server by opening Telnet connections. A Telnet probe establishes a connection to the real server and verifies that a greeting from the application was received. 'smtpProbe' : Probe server by opening SMTP connections. An SMTP probe establishes a connection to the real server and verifies that a greeting from the application was received. 'scriptedProbe' : Probe server by executable script. 'undefined' : New probe type not yet defined. 'udpProbe' : Probe server by opening UDP ports. 'httpsProbe' : Probe server by sending HTTPS requests. 'ldapProbe' : Probe server by connecting to LDAP server. 'popProbe' : Probe server by initiating POP/POP3 session. 'imapProbe' : Probe server by initiating IMAP session. 'radiusProbe' : Probe server by connecting to RADIUS server. 'tacacsProbe' : Probe server by connecting to TACACS server. 'sipProbe' : Probe server by sending SIP Commands. 'tftpProbe' : Probe server by sending tftp requests. 'fingerProbe' : Probe server by sending the command and waiting for the response. 'echoProbe' : Probe server by sending the data and response back. 'rtspProbe' : Probe server by sending the RTSP requests. 'snmpProbe' : Probe server by sending the SNMP requests.
The health monitor state of the probe for a server. The possible values are : 'other' : The health monitor state of the probe when none of the other values apply. 'invalid' : Server is not being monitored. Although user has tried to associate the probe to the server, but due to some internal problem it is actually not associated. 'init' : server is configured but not tested. 'active' : server is active. All expected responses received. 'failed' : probe has failed as expected responses have failed beyond acceptable limits. 'disabled' : probe disabled due to server being outofservice or no valid ip address configured to server.
The type of the inheritance for the probe port. The possible values are : 'other' : The inherited port when none of the other values apply. 'probe' : The inherited port is the probe's configured port. 'real' : The inherited port is the port of the real server to which the probe is associated. 'vip' : The inherited port is the port of the virtual ip address. 'default' : The inherited port is the probe's default port.
The probing function monitors the health of real servers. The SLB device actively probes real servers to determine if they are healthy. This table is for configuring the parameters of probes.
This entry provides the basic configuration of a probe of a particular name, served by a particular SLB entity. This entry may be of any probe type.
The name of the probe.
Time between health checks. It is from the end of previous check to the beginning of the next check.
The number of consecutive retries without a successful probe before marking the real server as 'failed'.
Time before retrying a 'failed' real server to see if it has recovered yet.
Maximum time to wait for a reply from a real server before considering this probe attempt to have failed.
Maximum time to wait for a TCP SYN/ACK frame from the real server. This entry is only valid for probes employing TCP, such as SMTP and HTTP probes.
The type of address stored in cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr.
The alternative destination IP address to be used with the probing packet. Probe frames are normally sent to a real server IP address. If the setting is not '0.0.0.0', probe frames are sent to the IP address given by this object. This entry is only valid with the following probes(cslbxProbeType value): icmpProbe, tcpProbe, dnsProbe, httpProbe, ftpProbe, telnetProbe, smtpProbe udpProbe, httpsProbe, ldapProbe, popProbe, imapProbe, radiusProbe, tacacsProbe, sipProbe, tftpProbe, fingerProbe, echoProbe.
The row status is used by a management station to create or delete the row entry in cslbxProbeCfgTable following the RowStatus textual convention.
The port number to be used by the probe. The value of zero indicates the probe will use the default port number. The default port number can be 0 or the default port of that particular probe. This object is not applicable when cslbxProbeType is 'icmpProbe'.
This object is used for configuring the description of the probe.
This object specifies whether the probe destined to IP address specified in cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr be routed using internal routing table or forced to use the known mac-address of the real-server/gateway that probe is associated with. The value 'routingTable' specifies that address be routed using internal routing table. The value 'transparent' specifies that the probe destined to cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr is routed using the ip address of the real server or gateway this probe is associated with. This object is applicable only if cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr is configured.
This object is used for configuring the transport layer protocol to send probe messages. The possible value(s) are : other: values other than mentioned below. This value can not be written. tcp : TCP is used as transport layer protocol. udp : UDP is used as transport layer protocol. This object can be set for the entries with following values of cslbxProbeType: sipProbe, echoProbe For other probes, this object can not be written and the value of this object is based on the cslbxProbeType.
This object specifies the number of successful probe responses that should be received before declaring a failed real server as pass. This object is used in conjunction with 'cslbxProbeFailedInterval'.
This object represents the probe priority. The priority value is in the decreasing order of the actual priority, i.e., lower the value higher the priority. Probes associated with critical services can be configured with highest priority such that the results of these probes can be used to trigger a state change in configuration.
This object represents the user name required for authentication. This object is applicable for following value of 'cslbxProbeType' : httpprobe, httpsProbe telnetProbe, ftpProbe, ldapProbe, imapProbe, popProbe, radiusProbe, tacacsProbe.
This object represents the password required for authentication. This object is applicable for following value of 'cslbxProbeType' : httpprobe, httpsProbe telnetProbe, ftpProbe, ldapProbe, imapProbe, popProbe, radiusProbe, tacacsProbe. This object returns zero length octet string when read.
This object specifies how the connections need to be terminated. The possible value(s) are : graceful : follow graceful handshake for terminating connections. forced : send RST to terminate connections. This object is applicable only for TCP based probes.
This object specifies whether to reuse the socket or not for the connection oriented probes. If set to 'true' same socket is re-used for multiple probes. If set to 'false' new socket will be created. This object is applicable only for TCP based probes.
This object represents the data to be sent for the appropriate probes. The possible value(s) are: ascii : ASCII data binary : binary data. This object is used in conjunction with object 'cslbxProbeSendData'.
This object represents the data to be sent for the appropriate probes. This object is applicable for following value(s) of cslbxProbeType : echoProbe fingerProbe sipProbe tcpProbe udpProbe.
This object represents the state of the probe. When the probe is associated with a real server or server farm it will be active which is represented by value 'true'. When the probe is active and if the real server is administratively put into in-service, then the real server health monitoring will be started. When the probe is not associated with a real server or server farm it will be inactive which is represented by value 'false', so no health monitoring will be performed.
The probing function monitors the health of real servers. The SLB device actively probes real servers to determine if they are healthy. This table is for configuring the parameters of DNS probes. In a DNS probe, resolution of a specific domain name is requested, and the resulting IP address must match one of a list of 'expected IP addresses' configured for that probe. This table stores the list of expected IP addresses for each DNS probe.
The IP address in this entry is a valid response to a request for resolution of the domain name associated with the DNS probe in this entry.
The name of the DNS probe.
The type of address stored in cslbxDnsProbeIpAddress.
The IP address that may be expected in response to a DNS probe from a 'healthy' real DNS server.
The object used by a management station to create or delete the row entry in cslbxDnsProbeIpTable following the RowStatus textual convention.
The probing function monitors the health of real servers. The SLB device actively probes real servers to determine if they are healthy. This table is for configuring the parameters of HTTP probes. In particular, each HTTP probe request may be sent with a number of fixed HTTP headers. This table defines such fixed HTTP headers sent with HTTP probes.
This entry defines the HTTP header value of a particular HTTP header name sent with a particular HTTP probe, served by a particular SLB entity.
The name of the HTTP probe.
An HTTP header of this name is transmitted in the HTTP request sent by this probe.
The HTTP header value associated with the HTTP header name given by cslbxProbeHeaderFieldName.
The object used by a management station to create or delete the row entry in cslbxProbeHeaderTable following the RowStatus textual convention.
The probing function monitors the health of real servers. The SLB device actively probes real servers to determine if they are healthy. This table is for configuring the expect status codes returned by a server.
This entry provides the configuration of a range of expect status codes for a particular probe, served by a particular SLB entity.
The starting value of the expect status code range.
The ending value of the expect status code range.
The object used by a management station to create or delete the row entry in cslbxProbeExpectStatusCfgTable following the RowStatus textual convention.
This table is for configuring attributes applicable to HTTP and HTTPS probes. This table supports configuration of the probe attributes in addition to the HTTP attributes configured in cslbxProbeCfgTable. Following objects from cslbxProbeCfgTable are applicable to HTTP/HTTPS probe: cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddrType cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr cslbxProbeRouteMethod cslbxProbeHttpRequestMethod cslbxProbeHttpRequestUrl cslbxProbePort cslbxProbeUserName cslbxProbePassword cslbxProbeInterval cslbxProbeRetries cslbxProbeFailedInterval cslbxProbeReceiveTimeout cslbxProbeTcpOpenTimeout cslbxProbeConnTermination cslbxProbePriority cslbxProbePassCount An HTTP probe establishes an HTTP connection to a real server and then sends an HTTP request and verifies the response. This table is applicable only for the instance value of cslbxProbeType 'httpProbe' or 'httpsProbe'.
An entry in HTTP Probe configuration table. An entry is created in the table when an entry is created in cslbxProbeCfgTable with cslbxProbeType 'httpProbe' or 'httpsProbe'. An entry is deleted from this table when corresponding entry (identified by the indices) is deleted from cslbxProbeCfgTable. Following objects are applicable to both HTTP and HTTPS Probes: cslbxProbeHTTPCfgVersion cslbxProbeHTTPCfgPersistence cslbxProbeHTTPCfgHashValid cslbxProbeHTTPCfgHashName Following objects are applicable only for HTTPS Probes: cslbxProbeHTTPCfgCipherSuite cslbxProbeHTTPCfgSslTlsVersion cslbxProbeHTTPCfgSslSessionReuse. The 'cslbxProbeName' refers to the probe which is created by adding an entry in 'cslbxProbeCfgTable' with cslbxProbeType 'httpProbe' or 'httpsProbe'.
This object represents HTTP version for the probe. The 'htpOneDotZero' specifies HTTP 1.0 protocol. The 'htpOneDotOne' specifies HTTP 1.1 protocol.
This object enables/disables persistence for HTTP(for both 1.0 and 1.1) probes. The pure HTTP/1.0 requires that a seperate TCP connection to be opened for each downloaded object. The persistence allows TCP connections to be re-used while requesting multiple objects without incurring a overhead of opening a new TCP connection.
This object enables the hash functionality. If set to 'true', the cslbxProbeHTTPCfgHashName is used. If set 'false' the value specified in cslbxProbeHTTPCfgHashName is not used.
This object specifies the hash value for the probe.
This object represents SSL Cipher suites to be used for HTTPS probes. The value 'rsa_any' is used for selecting a random cipher. The value 'rsaOther' specifies value other than those defined in the object. This value can not be written.
This object represents the version of the SSL/TLS protocol. The possible value(s) are : other : Version not applicable. This value can not be set by the user. sslv2 : SSL Version 2.0. sslv3 : SSL Version 3.0. tlsv1 : TLS Version 1.0. all : All supported versions as reported in cslbxProbeHTTPSslTlsVersionSupported object.
This object enables/disables reusing of the SSL Session ID. If set to 'true', SSL session ID will be reused. If set to 'false', SSL session ID will not be reused. In SSL, a new session ID is created every time the client and the SSL module go through a full key exchange and establish a new master secret key. Enabling this object allows the SSL module to reuse the master key on subsequent connections with the client, which can speed up the SSL negotiation process.
This object identifies the supported SSL/TLS versions. sslv3 - SSL version 3.0. tlsv1 - TLS version 1.0.
This table is for configuring attributes applicable to SIP probes. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an ASCII-based, application-layer control protocol that can be used to establish, maintain, and terminate calls between two or more endpoints. SIP is an alternative protocol developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for multimedia conferencing over IP. This table supports configuration of the probe attributes in addition to the attributes configured in cslbxProbeCfgTable. Following objects from cslbxProbeCfgTable are applicable to SIP probe: cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddrType cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr cslbxProbeRouteMethod cslbxProbePort cslbxProbeUserName cslbxProbePassword cslbxProbeInterval cslbxProbeRetries cslbxProbeFailedInterval cslbxProbeReceiveTimeout cslbxProbeTcpOpenTimeout cslbxProbeConnTermination cslbxProbeSocketReuse cslbxProbePassCount This table is applicable only if the value of cslbxProbeType is 'sipProbe'.
An entry in SIP Probe configuration table. An entry is created in the table when an entry is created in cslbxProbeCfgTable with cslbxProbeType 'sipProbe'. An entry is deleted from this table when corresponding entry (identified by the indices) is deleted from cslbxProbeCfgTable. The 'cslbxProbeName' refers to the probe which is created by adding an entry in 'cslbxProbeCfgTable' with cslbxProbeType 'sipProbe'.
This object represents the Registration address used in SIP protocol. Users in a SIP network are identified by unique SIP addresses. A SIP address is similar to an e-mail address and is in the format of 'sip:[email protected]'. The userID can be either a user name or an E.164 address. An E.164 address is a telephone number with a string of decimal digits that uniquely indicates the public network termination point. The number contains the information necessary to route the call to this termination point.
This table is for configuring attributes applicable to FTP probes. This table supports configuration of the probe attributes in addition to the FTP attributes configured in cslbxProbeCfgTable. Following objects from cslbxProbeCfgTable are applicable to FTP probe: cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddrType cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr cslbxProbeRouteMethod cslbxProbePort cslbxProbeUserName cslbxProbePassword cslbxProbeInterval cslbxProbeRetries cslbxProbeFailedInterval cslbxProbeReceiveTimeout cslbxProbeTcpOpenTimeout cslbxProbeConnTermination cslbxProbeSocketReuse cslbxProbePassCount This table is applicable only if the value of cslbxProbeType is 'ftpProbe'.
An entry in FTP Probe configuration table. Each entry represents the FTP request, File name and File type. An entry is created in the table when an entry is created in cslbxProbeCfgTable with cslbxProbeType 'ftpProbe'. An entry is deleted from this table when corresponding entry (identified by the indices) is deleted from cslbxProbeCfgTable. The 'cslbxProbeName' refers to the probe which is created by adding an entry in 'cslbxProbeCfgTable' with cslbxProbeType 'ftpProbe'.
This object identifies the FTP request to be used in FTP probe packets. The possible value(s) are: other : other than the values mentioned below. This value can not be written. ls : list files. get : Get request. put : Put request.
The string representing the File Name used in FTP Probe.
This object specifies the type of the data transferred from/to in case of FTP requests.
This table is for configuring attributes applicable to TFTP probes. This table supports configuration of the probe attributes in addition to the TFTP attributes configured in cslbxProbeCfgTable. Following objects from cslbxProbeCfgTable are applicable to TFTP probe: cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddrType cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr cslbxProbePort cslbxProbeInterval cslbxProbeRetries cslbxProbeFailedInterval cslbxProbePassCount This table is applicable only if the value of cslbxProbeType is 'tftpProbe'.
An entry in TFTP Probe configuration table. Each entry represents the TFTP probe related parameters. An entry is created in the table when an entry is created in cslbxProbeCfgTable with cslbxProbeType 'tftpProbe'. An entry is deleted from this table when correspnding entry (identified by the indices) is deleted from cslbxProbeCfgTable. The 'cslbxProbeName' refers to the probe which is created by adding an entry in 'cslbxProbeCfgTable' with cslbxProbeType 'tftpProbe'.
This object identifies the TFTP request to be used in TFTP probe packets. The possible value(s) are: get : Get request. put : Put request.
The string representing the File Name used in TFTP Probe.
This table is for configuring attributes applicable to IMAP probe. This table supports configuration of the probe attributes in addition to the IMAP attributes configured in cslbxProbeCfgTable. Following objects from cslbxProbeCfgTable are applicable to IMAP probe: cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddrType cslbxProbeAlternateDestAddr cslbxProbeRouteMethod cslbxProbePort cslbxProbeUserName cslbxProbePassword cslbxProbeInterval cslbxProbeRetries cslbxProbeFailedInterval cslbxProbeReceiveTimeout cslbxProbeConnTermination cslbxProbePriority cslbxProbePassCount An IMAP probe initiates a IMAP session and then attempts to retrieve e-mail from the server and verifies the response. This table is applicable only if the value of cslbxProbeType is 'imapProbe'.
An entry in IMAP Probe configuration table. Each entry represents the IMAP probe related parameters. An entry is created in the table when an entry is created in cslbxProbeCfgTable with cslbxProbeType 'imapProbe'. An entry is deleted from this table when corresponding entry (identified by the indices) is deleted from cslbxProbeCfgTable. The 'cslbxProbeName' refers to the probe which is created by adding an entry in 'cslbxProbeCfgTable' with cslbxProbeType 'imapProbe'.
This object is used for configuring the IMAP Mailbox value.
This table provides the statistics of a probe applied to a real server. This will address probes configured under a serverfarm and also under a real server. Deprecated because of the change in index requirement.
Each entry provides the probe related stats for a real server. In the following cases one or more entries get created: 1. An entry gets created when an entry is created in the cesRealServerProbeTable. 2. When an entry is created in cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName), then entries are created in this table with as many entries in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName) for the same server farm. 3. When an entry is created in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName), then entries are created in this table with as many entries in cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName) for the same server farm. In the following cases one or more entries get deleted: 1. An entry gets deleted when an entry is deleted from the cesRealServerProbeTable. 2. When an entry is deleted from cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName), then entries are deleted from this table with as many entries in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName) for the same server farm. 3. When an entry is deleted from cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName), then entries are deleted from this table with as many entries in cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName) for the same server farm.
This object identifies the name (unique identifier) of the real server. This value must correspond to an entry in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX cesRserverName) or cesRealServerProbeTable (identified by INDEX cesRserverName).
The port number of the real server. The value zero specifies that port number is not used in conjunction with real server IP Address. This value must correspond to an entry in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX cesServerFarmRserverPort) or cesRealServerProbeTable (identified by INDEX cesServerFarmRserverPort).
The number of probes passed for this real server. The probe is identified as pass if the real server returns a valid response.
The number of probes failed for this real server. The probe is identified as failed if the real server fails to provide a valid response for a specified number of retries.
The health monitor state of the probe for this real server.
This table provides the accumulated statistics for each probe type.
An entry in the cshMonProbeTypeStatsTable. 1. The entries in the table are created when the system boots up. 2. There is no use case where the entries gets deleted. The 'slbEntity'is used in identifying the module in which configuration is applied. The 'cslbxProbeType' identifies the type of the probe.
This object identifies the number of probes sent to the real servers.
This object identifies the number of passed probes. The probe is identified as pass if the real server returns a valid response.
This object identifies the number of probes that received connection errors while trying to connect to the real server.
This object identifies the number of probes that received TCP RST.
This object identifies the number of probes that suffered receive timeouts.
This object identifies the number of probes failed due to internal errors. Internal errors are unexpected errors during configuration, scheduling or processing a probe.
This object identifies the number of failed probes. The probe is identified as failed if the real server fails to provide a valid response for a specified number of retries.
This object identifies the number of probes whose connections were refused by the real servers.
This object identifies the number of probes that received timeout while trying to open a connection to the real server.
This object identifies the number of probes that are currently using a socket in the system.
This table provides the statistics of a probe applied to a real server. This will address probes configured under a serverfarm and also under a real server.
Each entry provides the probe related stats for a real server. Please refer to 'probe port inheritance' explained in this MODULE-IDENTITY description. In the following cases one or more entries get created: 1. When an entry is created in cesRealServerProbeTable, then an equal number of entries are created in this table for each inherited port associated with each probe instance. 2. When an entry is created in cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName), then entries are created in this table with as many entries in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName) for the same server farm multiplied by the number of inherited ports associated with each probe instance. 3. When an entry is created in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName), then entries are created in this table with as many entries in cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName) for the same server farm multiplied by the number of inherited ports associated with each probe instance. In the following cases one or more entries get deleted: 1. When an entry gets deleted from the cesRealServerProbeTable, then an equal number of entries are deleted in this table for each inherited port associated with each probe instance. 2. When an entry is deleted from cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName), then entries are deleted from this table with as many entries in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName) for the same server farm multiplied by the number of inherited ports associated with each probe instance. 3. When an entry is deleted from cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX slbServerFarmName), then entries are deleted from this table with as many entries in cslbxServerFarmProbeTable (identified by INDEX cslbxServerFarmProbeFarmName) for the same server farm multiplied by the number of inherited ports associated with each probe instance.
This object identifies the port number of the real server. The value zero specifies that port number is not used in conjunction with real server ip address. This value must correspond to an entry in cesServerFarmRserverTable (identified by INDEX cesServerFarmRserverPort) or cesRealServerProbeTable (identified by INDEX cesServerFarmRserverPort).
This object identifies the port number which is inherited by the probe instance. Please refer to probe port inheritance concept explained in this MODULE-IDENTITY description.
This object identifies the number of probes passed for this real server. The probe is identified as pass if the real server returns a valid response.
This object identifies the number of probes failed for this real server. The probe is identified as failed if the real server fails to provide a valid response for a specified number of retries.
This object identifies the health monitor state of the probe for this real server.
This object indicates the date and time of the last probe.
This object indicates the last date and time that the probe's state transitioned to 'active'.
This object indicates the last date and time that the probes's state transitioned to 'failed'.
This object indentifies the type of the inherited port for this probe instance.
This object identifies the number of times the probes socket usage exceeded 90% in that minute.
The notification is generated when probes socket usage exceeds or equals 90% atleast 100 times in one minute. The object cshMonSocketOverusageCount represents the number of times the probes socket usage exceeded 90 percentage in that minute.
The notification is generated when the probes socket usage becomes normal i.e the socket usage does not exceed 90% 100 or more times in that minute and after cshMonSocketOveruse notification is generated. The object cshMonSocketOverusageCount represents the number of times the probes socket usage exceeded 90 percentage in that minute.
The compliance statement for entities which implement the Cisco SLB Health monitoring MIB.
The second revision of the collection of SLB server health probe objects.
The collection of objects to configure probes in an SLB device.
A collection of objects providing information specific to SIP Probes.
A collection of objects providing information specific to FTP Probes.
A collection of objects providing information specific to both HTTP and HTTPS Probes.
A collection of objects providing information specific to HTTPS Probes.
A collection of objects providing information specific to TFTP Probes.
A collection of objects providing information specific to IMAP Probes.
The collection of objects to configure scripted probes in an SLB device.
The third revision of the collection of SLB server health probe objects.
Group of objects providing statistics of a probe applied to a real server.
Group of objects providing statistics per probe type.
A collection of objects providing healthmon notifications.
| 2019-04-22T12:30:28 |
http://www.circitor.fr/Mibs/Html/C/CISCO-SLB-HEALTH-MON-MIB.php
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Cats are common pets throughout the world, and their worldwide population exceeds 500 million.
Cats are the second most popular pet in the U.S. by number of pets owned, behind freshwater fish. Although cat ownership has commonly been associated with women, research has shown that men and women in the U.S. are equally likely to own a cat.
They are ranked as the third most popular pet in the U.K. by number of pets owned, after fish and dogs, with 8 million being owned.
What can be concluded from the text above?
More cats are kept as pets in the U.S. than dogs.
Cats are one of the three most popular pets in the world.
Women and men are equally likely to own a pet.
More than 8 million fish are kept as a pet in the U.K.
Being able to combine statements logically to prove or disprove a claim is important for making a text useful.
| 2019-04-21T08:57:28 |
https://www.testdome.com/questions/verbal-reasoning/cats/13595
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For the first time since 1977, it's beginning to look as if Luke Skywalker has once again become the audience stand-in for the Star Wars franchise — at least when it comes to the opening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The sneak footage shown to Disney shareholders Wednesday gave Luke the chance to voice the question that fans have been asking since 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, when he says to Rey, "Who are you?"
Of course, there's every possibility Luke means it in a more literal sense than Star Wars fans; after all, to him, she's a stranger who's shown up on his island hideaway, offering him a lightsaber. Why wouldn't he want to know who she is? He hasn't seen the last movie, and so doesn't know anything about her adventures with Han, Finn et al, nor why she suddenly has the Millennium Falcon. "Who are you?" is the most appropriate thing he could say to her.
But the question manages to make Luke more relatable to the audience than he has been since the first Star Wars movie. After three installments that first elevated him away from the viewer by stripping him of his "everyman" status in terms of abilities and later lineage, and then removed him from the narrative altogether, he once again comes back to the position of not being the character who knows more than other people about the primary storyline. Nor is he the focus of the narrative. Instead, he's the one who needs answers — and, just as importantly, he is asking them of the character who is, for all intents and purposes, his replacement.
Placing the "Who are you?" as the focus of the first footage from the movie to be screened outside the confines of Lucasfilm is, in its own way, the mirror of the climax of The Force Awakens; as Rey presents the lightsaber to Luke at the end of that movie, cementing the continuity of the Skywalker Saga, if not necessarily the Jedi Order itself, so does Luke's question present the role of protagonist to Rey — a metaphorical passing of the torch that also firmly focuses the audience's attention on what is likely to be the core question at the heart of The Last Jedi.
That's not to say that the movie will necessarily answer all the questions regarding the character's backstory — indeed, I hope that it won't, but that's merely because I'm similarly hopeful that she won't turn out to be Luke's daughter. Instead, don't be surprised if the film performs a similar task to that done by The Empire Strikes Back for Luke himself: a transformative, educational process that leaves her confident in her abilities and her sense of self ahead of the third and final installment of the trilogy. "Who are you?" isn't just a question about origins, after all, but one of destiny, as well.
This first footage, then, does far more than would appear to be the case on first glance. It doesn't just reveal that Mark Hamill hasn't lost his voice, nor confirm that the opening of The Last Jedi does, in fact, pick up immediately from the climax of The Force Awakens. It resets the character dynamics of the series and reveals just what the movie is about, without spoiling any plot details whatsoever. If only all previews could be as simultaneously filled with meaning and devoid of specifics.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be released Dec. 15.
| 2019-04-24T18:04:36 |
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-last-jedi-what-lukes-first-episode-8-dialogue-means-984514
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Joe Biden once got in trouble for plagiarizing a speech and inflating his academic record. So it will not surprise you to find that his famous working-class background turns out to be mythical. But it may surprise you to learn that Biden isn't the one who has trouble with the facts.
In his Wednesday night speech at the Democratic convention, Biden referred to "those of us who grew up in middle-class neighborhoods like Scranton and Wilmington." In the video preceding his address, he said that the people he knew as a boy didn't regard themselves as working class but as middle class.
So what did the news media report? "Sen. Joseph R. Biden accepted the vice presidential nomination of the Democratic Party with a speech that harkened back to his working-class roots in Scranton," said The Washington Post. The Wall Street Journal informed readers that "Sen. Joe Biden showcased his working-class upbringing." The New York Times said he "spoke frequently, and earnestly, of his blue-collar background."
No, he didn't. In fact, he did just the opposite. Anyone paying attention would have noticed as much. But the legend of Joe Biden, born in a welding shop, dies hard with political reporters, who find it easier to romanticize a gritty, hardscrabble childhood than a conventionally comfortable one.
The facts are there for anyone who wants to look at them. When Joe Biden Sr. died in 2002, his obituary in the News-Journal of Wilmington reported that when he married in 1941, "he was working as a sales representative for Amoco Oil Co. in Harrisburg."
It went on, "Biden also was an executive in a Boston-based company that supplied waterproof sealant for U.S. merchant marine ships built during World War II. After the war, he co-owned an airport and crop-dusting service on Long Island." Upon moving his family to Delaware, the News-Journal said, Biden "worked in the state first as a sales manager for auto dealerships and later in real-estate condominium sales."
Executive, co-owner and manager? Those titles identify the jobholder as solidly middle class, if not better. They fall in the category of white-collar occupations, not blue-collar.
And Biden Sr. clearly knew the difference. In his book, "Promises to Keep," Biden writes that his father was "the most elegantly dressed, perfectly manicured, perfectly tailored car sales manager Wilmington, Del., had ever seen."
Biden notes that he himself could have gone to the best public high school in Delaware. Instead, he enrolled at Archmere Academy, a Catholic prep school that made him think he had "died and gone to Yale." He took a summer job to help pay the steep tuition, which today amounts to $18,450 a year.
That doesn't mean the Bidens never had financial trouble. Biden says they had to move in with his mother's parents after one setback, and he remembers "when the electric company would send a collector to the house."
For nearly a year, the father was reduced to cleaning boilers for a heating company. But middle-class people are not immune to unemployment and bad business deals, and the Bidens regained their footing before long.
So where did he get his working-class reputation? Partly it comes from Biden's streetwise demeanor and his preoccupation with the fact that his family wasn't as well-off as some of the people he knew -- which seems to have given him a permanent chip on his shoulder. Partly it comes from his frequent tributes to blue-collar folks, such as the firefighters who took him to the hospital when he suffered an aneurysm.
But mostly it reflects journalists' weakness for simple, vivid narratives. It's easy to write about a statesman who worked his way up from a log cabin. It's easy to write about a leader who came from great wealth. But someone growing up the son of a sales manager is a bit lacking in color and drama.
The errors about Biden bring to mind the recent satirical report from humorist Andy Borowitz: "A member of the U.S. Olympic diving team was disqualified from competition today when it was learned that he did not have a sufficiently compelling human story line to exploit on the NBC telecast of the worldwide sporting event."
Biden just didn't have a sufficiently compelling human story line for a presidential campaign. Luckily, he does now.
| 2019-04-24T02:43:40 |
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html
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But you will say, that gold coins, excepting the difference of colour, and of some other properties of the metals, have as much the appearance of money as silver coins: Granted; and so have copper coins too; and so might pewter ones, &c., but this is nothing to the purpose; it is not the mint, but the laws, and the universal concurrence of mankind, that make money.
But you will say, that gold coins, excepting the difference of colour, and of some other properties of the metals, have as much the appearance of money as silver coins: Granted; and so have copper coins too; and so might pewter ones, &c., but this is nothing to the purpose; it is not the mint, but the laws, and the universal concurrence of mankind, that make money. You will say again, that the laws oblige me to take gold, as, or instead of money; whereas, I am at liberty to refuse any other commodity, that may be offered me instead of money. True; and I have before shewed* the propriety and conveniency of ordaining that gold coins, should pass at certain rates, pro tempore, as or instead of money? But still, this doth not make gold money: These rates are not to be fixed arbitrarily, but are to be regulated by the price which gold then bears, in respect to silver as a standard; and these rates are, and always have been, considered as being subject to this rule, and so to be altered again and again, whenever the case may so require. Under this limitation, it is very convenient, that gold coins should pass as or instead of money, but not as being themselves money, or the standard measure of the values of all other things. It is a fundamental characteristic of money, that, as a measure, it continues invariable; that is, that a payment in the standard coins, of any specific sum or quantity of money agreed upon, is, whenever made, a full discharge of that contract; without regarding at all, how silver may have varied in its value with respect to commodities in general, by an increase or decrease of its quantity. But gold coins are to be considered in another view: Payments in them, may not be by quantity for quantity; it is by the rates only, which gold coins bear in respect to silver as a standard, at the time of payment, that contracts are discharged; and not according to the rates, which these coins might have, at the time when the contracts were made. In this view only, gold coins are to be considered; and, in this view, they are upon a footing with any other commodity; though less liable to a sudden and great change in their value, than most other things.
John Ramsay McCulloch (1789-1864) was a follower of David Ricardo, the first professor of political economy at the University of London in 1828, and a pioneer in the collection of economic statistics and historical economic tracts. In 1856 he published two valuable collections of documents, one on commerce and the other on money. Henry Vaughan’s treatise comes from the latter. In it he makes the excellent point that money (in this case gold coins) emerges from a commonly agreed upon standard of exchange. He debates whether “the mint” (i.e. the government) or the “universal concurrence of mankind” is the more powerful force in inducing people to accept certain coins in order to make their sales and purchases. He seems to come down on the side of voluntary, popular acceptance by the users as the key factor. This is a similar theory to that developed by Ludwig von Mises in his 1912 work The Theory of Money and Credit, a cornerstone text in the development of the Austrian school of economics.
| 2019-04-19T13:15:52 |
http://oll2.libertyfund.org/quotes/156
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WebVR is an open specification that makes it possible to experience VR in your browser. If a website implements WebVR support and provides 3D content, it can display immersive content in the headset, with user consent.
What is the difference between WebVR and browsing the web in VR?
WebVR is a technology that allows a website author to add VR functionality to a page. The WebVR API is used by a page to display 3D content (such as 360 degree video, or a 3D model, or a 3D game) to the entirety of your headset. Example: Viewing a 360 Video on cnn.com/vr. If a page supports WebVR, it will add a button or other UI element that you can click to enter VR.
Browsing the web in VR means using the Edge browser while you are wearing your headset, as a 2D app slate within the Cliffhouse.
Do all websites support WebVR?
No. Website authors must opt-in to use WebVR and furthermore they may create sites that are optimized for specific browsers, headsets, and controllers. For example, some WebVR content is optimized for mobile VR devices only. Also, keep in mind that web sites need to explicitly create and provide WebVR content. The number of sites that have some WebVR compatible content is growing every day.
Can I use my Vive/Oculus etc to view WebVR content in Microsoft Edge?
No. You must use a Windows Mixed Reality headset to use WebVR in Edge. However, you may be able to access WebVR content in another browser; see the complete list of compatible devices and browsers at: WebVR.rocks.
Where can I find the WebVR developer documentation?
The developer documentation is located here: WebVR Developer Documentation.
I've found a website with WebVR that doesn't work in Windows Mixed Reality. What do I do?
You can report broken sites directly to the Microsoft Edge browser team in the issue tracker, or via twitter using #EdgeBug hashtag.
What is a good page to test if WebVR is working?
How do I set up WebVR?
Ensure your headset is connected.
Launch Microsoft Edge, either on the desktop or within Mixed Reality.
Navigate to a WebVR enabled page.
Your headset should begin displaying the WebVR content.
| 2019-04-22T10:52:10 |
https://docs.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/mixed-reality/enthusiast-guide/webvr
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0.999989 |
Physics Buzz: Curiosity detects organic compounds, but are they Martian?
Curiosity detects organic compounds, but are they Martian?
Today, scientists working on NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover released some of their preliminary results from soil samples taken on the red planet.
They made a number of intriguing announcements, including the detection of simple organic compounds — some of the building blocks for life. There's a very important caveat, however. These compounds may have hitched a ride from Earth, and scientists don't have definitive evidence that the compounds actually originated on Mars.
John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Curiosity mission at Caltech, emphasized caution and patience during the team's announcement at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting in San Fransisco today.
"It has made this detection of organic compounds, simple organic compounds," said Grotzinger, referring to the mission's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument.
Importantly, he added, "We simply don't know if they're indigenous to Mars or not."
If confirmed, organic compounds on Mars could indicate a more life-friendly environment than previously thought. Grotzinger cautioned, however, that there are a slew of tests needed before scientists can even entertain the idea of life on Mars.
First, scientists have to confirm that the compounds originated on Mars and not Earth. Next, they have to determine whether or not these compounds are part of the "background fall of cosmic materials," that fall onto every terrestrial planet, he said.
Only after dissecting these two questions can scientists start to examine whether certain compounds are biological or not. In other words, there's plenty of work ahead.
A few weeks ago, Grotzinger caused a stir when he told an NPR reporter that the data presented today would be "for the history books." Speculation abounded, forcing NASA to officially backtrack a few days ago. They sent out a press release to lower expectations and asked everybody to "chill" on the official Facebook page.
Quite a few internet commenters have expressed anger and disappointement, and many feel that Grotzinger deceived them with his earlier comment. Although Grotzinger's statement was a little hyperbolic, I think the whole episode was an important insight into how science works.
Discoveries require corroboration — and that takes time. Increasingly, people expect to have all the answers immediately, but science can rarely guarantee instant gratification.
Perhaps this is partly because science is presented as a series of breakthroughs in the media. This archetype works well in a fast-paced news environment, but it's not the most accurate portrayal of how results become established science.
Nonetheless, Curiosity will continue its mission, moving across varied terrain that should reveal more about Mars and its past. In time, we may just find something unexpected.
"Curiosity's middle name is patience," said Grotzinger. "And we all have to have a healthy dose of that."
To watch the full video of today's announcement for yourself, check out the recorded announcement on ustream.
JPL's press release for today can be found here.
| 2019-04-23T18:15:57 |
http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2012/12/curiosity-detects-organic-compounds-but.html
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0.999875 |
Evaluate each task and match specific equipment needed to complete each task.
Develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive safety program that includes training for all employees in hazard recognition and in the proper use of equipment.
On May 11, 1999, the MA FACE Program was notified by a Massachusetts medical examiner, through the 24-hour Occupational Fatality Hotline, that on May 6, 1999, a 48-year-old male shipper for a bakery had been fatally injured. The victim fell from a ladder inside a storage freezer. An investigation was immediately initiated. The MA FACE Program Director traveled to the incident site on May 28, 1999, where the victim’s co-workers and the bakery owner were interviewed. The death certificate, OSHA fatality/catastrophe report, witness interviews, and photographs were obtained during the course of the investigation.
The company employed approximately 45 people, 32 of them were working at the site when the incident occurred. The victim had been the only employee assigned to perform a task inside the walk-in freezer. The company did not have a designated individual in charge of safety or written safety procedures.
The victim had been employed by the company for approximately six months at the time of his death. His training was primarily on-the-job by more experienced employees, who gave basic safety warnings about ladders, specifically not to work from the top of a stepladder.
The ladder used by the victim was a new eight-foot fibrous glass stepladder and was brought inside the freezer when needed. The walk-in storage freezer measured 20 feet by 30 feet and contained one shelf 78 inches from the floor. This allowed storage both on and below the shelf. The boxes of product stored on the freezer shelf typically were not stacked higher than approximately 41 inches. The majority of the boxes were approximately 17½ inches by 12 inches by 10 inches and on average weighed 17 pounds with a maximum box weight up to 30 pounds. The temperature inside the freezer ranged from 10oF – 20oF with a minimum temperature of 0oF. The victim spent approximately 10% – 30% of his shift inside the walk-in storage freezer gathering and restocking the different products.
Because the victim was working alone inside the walk-in storage freezer at the time of the incident, it was not clear what specific tasks he was engaged in or what caused him to fall. Interviews with the employer and co-workers suggest that he was either retrieving or restocking a box on a shelf while standing on the stepladder.
Several office employees of the bakery heard a noise that came from the direction of the freezer and went to find out what had caused it. They found the victim lying on his back on the floor of the freezer with his feet on the rung closest to the floor. There were no boxes on the floor or out of place and the ladder was in the upright position. Two of the office employees stayed with him while the owner of the company called for emergency assistance. He was then transported by the town’s ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The town’s police department where the incident occurred did not generate an incident report.
The medical examiner listed the cause of death as blunt head trauma.
Recommendation #1: Employers should evaluate each task and match specific equipment needed to complete each task.
Discussion: A rolling ladder with a platform would be a better piece of equipment than a stepladder for moving objects to different heights. Rolling ladders were designed like portable staircase for individuals to carry items, such as boxes, to higher or lower levels. The majority of rolling ladders comes complete with guardrails and a large platform above the top step of the ladder.
The FACE Program advises that stepladders not be used when carrying items, such as boxes, to higher or lower levels. Carrying objects up and down ladders and lifting objects with both hands up and over one’s head while on a step or extension ladder is hazardous. When performing these types of tasks, the employee cannot always maintain three-point contact (e.g. two feet one hand or two hands one foot) with the ladder. Maintaining three-point contact while using a step or extension ladder is necessary to minimize the hazard of falling.
Recommendation #2: The employer should develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive safety program that includes training for all employees in hazard recognition and in the proper use of equipment.
Discussion: The company did not have a comprehensive written safety program in effect at the time of the incident. A program should be developed with the help of employees. The program should include, but not be limited to, analysis of hazards associated with any equipment that employees might come in contact with, such as ladders. Once hazards are identified the next step would be to implement controls for those hazards, and conduct training.
In this case, the victim had been employed by the company for six month and received only basic safety warnings about ladder use. As stated in the OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.26 employers should train employees in the proper use of ladders. The training should include, but not be limited to the proper procedure for setting up ladders and climbing up and down them. In addition, proper care and maintenance procedures should be included.
Code of Federal Regulations, Labor 29 Part 1910.26 Portable Metal Ladders.
American National Standards for ladders – portable metal – safety requirements, ANSI A14.2-1990, American National Standards Institute, New York.
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Wanna see all my art?
I'm a hopeless DBZ fangirl with a slight Goku and Vegeta obsession. ^_^, (do with that statement what you will) Other obsessions include: Kurama, Yugi Mutou, Yami no Yugi, Ryou Bakura, Yami Bakura, Malik Ishtar, &amp;amp;amp; Yami no Malik.
I'm a 30 year-old college graduate who listens to rock and alternative music, has a lot of black in her closet, and is just a wee bit psychotic.
My hobbies include: reading, writing fanfiction, drawing, playing video games, and of course, harrassing my muses.
| 2019-04-20T07:05:30 |
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MARGATE -- The perfect partner is the one you can't beat.
Think of your back board as a gun with six chambers. The more you fill up the chambers, the stronger you are.
Never forget that every game is different. That's what keeps you interested.
Those are the rules, according to Nat Paris. Oh, and there is one other, perhaps stricter than any rule in the book.
If you learn backgammon, it becomes a sickness. You can't give it up.
Yes, Nat Paris, 75, is a sick man. As if the perfect game is waiting just around the corner, he always carries his favorite backgammon board around in his car. The board is a bruised thing with a peeling cork face. Its leather cover is held together by plastic contact paper printed with a wood grain.
"This board has a history," Paris said, patting its plastic side affectionately. "Famous people have played on it." The president of Johnson and Johnson company, doctors and college professors have rolled its dice, as well as "how do you say it, undertakers?" Paris said. "They were at a convention."
Sixteen years ago, the people who ran the Doral resort hotel in Miami Beach handed the backgammon board to Paris and told him: teach. He was a hotel security guard then.
But the hotel recreation staff had heard rumors that this guard was a backgammon whiz. And the guests were demanding instruction and practice in what was becoming known as "the game of the jet-setters."
Born in Turkey and christened Isidore Nathaniel Paris, his parents immigrated to America when he was a baby. Formal schooling ended for young Isidore after sixth grade, when he began to earn a living.
But Paris' father gave his son three skills more vital than those he took from school -- a capacity for hard work, a knack for foreign languages and a love of backgammon. At the Doral, Eden Roc, Carillon, Doral Country Club and other luxury resorts where Paris taught backgammon on and off for 16 years, the staff relied on Paris' ability to speak fluid Spanish and smatterings of Yiddish, Italian and Greek.
Since he moved to Margate last year, Paris has traded the hotels for city's Northwest Focal Point Senior Center, where he conducts backgammon lessons every Monday.
"The way I teach, anyone can learn the basics in one lesson," Paris said. He cites a backgammon text with passages on variation moves and running games.
"Now, who can understand that? I teach in a way that I can reach people."
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It's Victoria Day in Canada today! Ah, the freedom. But it's not political freedom we're talking here. Canada attained independence in 1982 although it's still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and has the reigning British monarch as a figurehead.
- Freedom from clothes! Leave that outerwear behind and feel the breeze on your bare skin. Yeehaw!
- Freedom to plant! It doesn't matter where you live in Canada, you can safely plant your garden on or after Victoria Day and you don't have to worry about frost.
- Freedom to camp! Yes, campgrounds open this weekend and quickly fill with exuberant party-goers who've shed their clothes in their eagerness to become mosquito bait.
- Freedom to suntan! Canadians suffer more sunburns on Victoria Day weekend because of all those clothes they've left behind in the house.
- Freedom to go to the beach! Regardless of how cold that water is, all beaches in Canada open for public swimming and scantily-clad bodies show off their ghastly white skin*.
- Freedom to open the cottage. Highways are jammed as cottage country owners leave their urban homes to spend the weekend mucking dead moths, flies and rodent feces out of their chosen home-away-from-home.
Need I say, Canadians thrive on Victoria Day.
Victoria was born in 1819. She took over the throne in 1837 at the young age of 18 upon the death of her uncle George IV. She ruled as queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India until her death in 1901, when her son Edward the VII became the King of England.
Here's a Canadian 5 cent piece from 1899 and yes, that's a young Queen Victoria you see there.
As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth), the current British monarch is displayed on the reverse of all Canadian coinage.
Back in 1845, the Legislature of the Province of Canada declared May 24th, the queen's birthday, a national holiday. In 1952, an amendment to the Statutes of Canada established he Monday preceding May 25 as the actual holiday. That means Victoria Day is the 3rd Monday in May.
- Her image was used on the first postage stamps ever printed back on May 6, 1840 in the United Kingdom.
- Young Victoria was taught to keep her chin up by placing a prickly holly sprig under her collar.
- Although she ruled for 64 years, Queen Victoria never learned to speak perfect English because her mother only spoke German at home.
- Queen Victoria was the last teenager to rule England.
Victoria Day is always the weekend before the U.S. Memorial Day.
So, what are you doing either this long weekend or next weekend for Memorial Day?
*This is not to imply all Canadians are caucasian because we aren't. Canada is made up of a diverse ethnic population. It's just that pale skin which hasn't seen the sun in 9 months looks . . . ghastly.
Thanks for educating this neighbor from down South on Victoria Day...the things I don't know, hmmm.
Memorial Day weekend around here means it's the start of Tourist Season in Virginia Beach. time to avoid the beach area because of the crowds of visitors.*sigh* i'm defintitely not a crowd person. time to run for the hills and camp.
Deb H., I'm in Virgina Beach too. What a coincidence. You're right. I go to the beach mostly in April, May, September, and October. I want to try to go more this summer, though, for my son who likes to surf.
Has it only been a year since you've dived, Deb? Would you need to get re-certified? I can't remember if it was every year or second year when hubby used to dive.
Yes, you definitely need a life jacket for Guppy. Extremely important if you want to take him boating.
From your pics... beached whale? pu-leeze. Although, I'd suspected the mail-order bride* part was because it took you so long to find the love-of-your-life. But it was so worth it, eh.
* I posted a book review about a mail-order bride on Sat.
You got it, Andrea. I'm lifting up MaryGrace.
Happy Victoria Day! Sounds like fun... Memorial Day is around my dad's birthday so for me, the long weekend involves red meat and lemon merengue pie, Dad's favorites. This year it's also the Sunday School end-of-year picnic. Hopefully we won't freeze, since it's unusually brisk for late May here.
Great post, Anita! Enjoy your celebrations!
Very interesting, Anita! I had no idea Canada had such a holiday.
Of course, it snowed again briefly here this morning... I would love to have a day we could set as the beginning of summer, when it's safe to plant, safe to put away the snow shovel, and safe to go somewhere without keeping the boots, mittens and window scraper in the back of the car!
And that picture of the young Victoria is BEAUTIFUL! Wow!
wedding toppers I've ever seen... dive buddies. They even look like Deb and her hubby!
Surf at Virginia Beach? For some reason, I assumed all surfing happened on the west coast where the water's warmer.
The image of young Victoria is when she was 14 yrs old. A photo of the actual painting is found at Victorian Station but I used the one I found here.
Yes, she was beautiful. And I imagine having 9 kids had something to do with the famous figure most people recognize.
Anita -I'm pretty sure the water on the east coast is warmer than the west coast, but I agree, the waves may generally be bigger coming in on the Pacific.
I didn't realize that Canada's Victoria Day and the U.S of A's Memorial Day had so much in common.
The start of macaroni salad season and time to plant the gardens here in the Northeast.
Weatherwise, we (NY) seem to have started summer already. Sorry Niki.
I'm looking forward to our theme this week! thanks for starting it off.
Having a birthday to celebrate is an excellent way to enhance a long weekend. It creates special memories and anticipation.
A sunday school picnic in May? Brrrr. When I lived in Ontario, we always had it the middle of June. Here on the prairies, it's the end of June. And that's not even near a body of water.
Deb - Macaroni salad? Mmmm - BBQ time. Yes, here, too. The only reason I didn't add it in is because everyone seems to be using their BBQ earlier every year. And, it's not uncommon to smell that unmistakable BBQ scent even when there's snow on the ground. I believe the progress on sophisticated BBQ equipent has something to do with it.
Sorry, but there's no way you can make me believe the cold North Atlantic Ocean is warmer than the balmy Pacific. Uh uh. Nope. Nada.
Anita, interesting post! We celebrate the Queens Birthday (holiday weekend) on the second Monday in June. The holiday relates to the ruling British monarch and I'll probably be working on that day.
Eye candy. Ha ha :) I admit, the surfer guys don't look too bad.
I'm sorry everyone. My internet service was horrid yesterday and then an electrical storm rolled in. At 9 pm, I finally gave up, unplugged my equipment, and went to bed to read.
Narelle, do you still celebrate Empire Day? When King George and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) visited Canada in 1939, His Majesty said Canada was the only country in the Empire who marked Empire Day by remembering Queen Victoria.
Or do you change the holiday to reflect the current monarch's birthday? Considering Queen Elizabeth II's birthday is actually April 21st, why do you celebrate in June?
And if you're working on the 2nd Monday in June, does that mean it's not a national holdiay?
Hey Angela, I would have thought you'd have yours planted already, what with the chinooks and all.
My daughter lives in Calgary and has been sassing me about the warm weather for weeks.
Anita, Anita What have you done???
You mentioned the lovely May 24 weekend and the weather trolls, elves and other horrid Saskatchewan creatures decided to negate everythig you said!!
I only live 400 KM due north but what is happening down there?
It is rain/snowing with a 35 km wind. I am dressing warmly because I have planted on the May 24 weekend all my life.
Deb and Anita - I got to thinking which coast is warmer - and I may be wrong - although - it is SUCH a rare event that the Guinnes Book of World Records have been annoying me with their repeated request!
I can only speak for Newfoundland, Canada's east coast, the North Atlantic, and the Queen Charlottes, across from Alaska - on the Pacific coast re which is warmer.
The North Atlantic is phenomenally cold. During WWII, Canadian corvettes moving cargo to N. UK and then Russia, were covered in ice the whole trip.
Nova Scotia's east coast in one place, is actually internationally known for its surfing, so it isn't be anywhere near as cold as Newfoundland but it is no way warm!
The Queen Charlottes and Vancouver Island have that lovely warm current which makes them warmer - way way way warmer - no icicles for those folk - than the north Atlantic - which, by the way, have the most beautiful beaches you have ever seen - miles and miles and miles of them. Figures eh?
I would swim in the ocean off the coast of BC - - but only at gunpoint - because I hate swimming in lakes or seas. I have an unreasonable fear of sharks - unreasonable as I live in the middle of Saskatchewan, which is pretty much around the centre of the continent.
Anita, sorry for the late reply. I've heard of Empire Day but it hasn't been celebrated here during my lifetime. I have no idea why we celebrate in June. We already have Easter and Anzac Day public holidays around April, so this may be part of the reason. Unless the Queens Birthday holiday replaced Empire Day? Or June was King George VI's birthday? Will have to do some research on this :-) I work in retail and often work on public holidays. The only days the shops are closed where I live are Good Friday and Christmas Day.
| 2019-04-24T08:33:33 |
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PM: Wales concerns 'taken into account' Jump to media player The prime minister says Welsh concerns about Brexit are being taken into account.
Sturgeon sets likely date of indyref2 Jump to media player Nicola Sturgeon says a second referendum on Scottish independence will be called between autumn 2018 and the spring of 2019.
'People have right to finish' Brexit Jump to media player The public has the right to finish the Brexit process through a second referendum, the president of the Welsh Liberal Democrats says.
The prime minister has told MPs the "particular concerns" of Wales are being taken into account as she prepares to trigger the formal Brexit process.
Theresa May rejected criticism that devolved governments were not being fully involved in preparations for the UK to leave the European Union.
Plaid Cymru's Parliamentary leader Hywel Williams said Welsh Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford described a forum set up to bring the UK and devolved governments together as "less organised than a community council".
| 2019-04-26T00:32:25 |
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when asked whether they consider themselves as a national citizen first or as a Muslim first, French Muslims split relatively evenly (42% vs. 46%) on the issue. Not only is this remarkably different from Muslims elsewhere in Europe (fully 81% of British Muslims self-identify with their religion rather than their nationality, for example) but it is remarkably close to the responses given by Americans when asked whether they identify first as national citizens or as Christians (48% vs. 42%). Perhaps in this, as in other things, Muslims living in France are indeed absorbing the secular ways of their countrymen, among whom fully 83% self-identify with their nationality, rather than their religion.
That's the one thing that grates me most when French people of Arab origin are described as Muslim. It's like describing me as Catholic. It's just as true technically (my family certainly has Christian roots), and just as false in reality (in what it says about me and my opinion of religion in general or of the Catholic faith). They are mostly secular, and mostly French. Anybody that says otherwise is either ignorant, or has an agenda, usually of the scaremongering kind.
Nearly eight-in-ten French Muslims (78%) say they want to adopt French customs. Those under age 35 are equally as likely to say this as are their elders. This high preference for assimilation compares with that expressed by 53% of Muslims in Spain, 41% in Britain and 30% in Germany.
This confirms the above - and the difference with other countries is pretty striking, which reflects first of all the very unique nature of the French secular, integrationist (by ironing out / ignoring differences) model and its fundamental difference with the model of other countries. But it does mean that French "Muslims" accept this model and make it their own; just like all previous groups of immigrants to France. Note also how they are seen to be integrating by a much larger chunk of the general population (46%) - in stark difference with general perceptions in other countries.
I hope this can kill both the anti-semitic stories, as well as the supposed need for French authorities to pander to their virulent Muslim communities in their Middle Eastern policies. They are not virulent, and do not need to be pandered to any more than other groups in the population. With the largest Muslim community and the largest Jewish community in Europe, France knows both groups as real people, "normal" French people for the most part, and maybe fears them less?
Solid numbers for France. In fact, it appears that French Muslims are really no different from the general population.
Those numbers intrigue me all the way around.
I have seen a good bit of discussion elsewhere along the lines that the British have been pursuing a "multi-cultural" approach toward their minority populations while the French have pursued an "integrationist" approach. I'd be interested to know if people here think that that dichotomy is a valid description of reality. If it is, then it leads to the possibility of an interesting exploration of the different experiences between the two societies.
Wow. This impressive set of stats should put a lot of stories to rest. About, of course, as you say, "France's Muslim problem" and "French/Franco-Muslim antisemitism".
I'm not entirely surprised. What I see of Muslims in France (admittedly, I'm not constantly in touch with them) corresponds to what is said here. I'm perhaps more surprised by how much contrast there is with other countries.
I'll say this: if France were only more faithful to herself -- that is, to secular, republican egalitarianism -- these numbers would be even better. I'm thinking for example of the decision by the right (Pasqua, Sarko's original mentor, was behind it) to take away automatic nationality by birth and replace it by a deliberately expressed choice at 18 (see other thread about immigration), was imo a betrayal of the French model of integration and a stupid thing, because France grows by assimilating waves of immigrants.
But it's hard after years of hearing how arrogant you are, and how much of a failure you are, and how you need to become more like the Anglo-Saxons in every respect.
The rivalry has always been there, and there are certainly aspects of the Anglo-Saxon, model to commend and that France might usefully absorb, but the reverse discourse is simply not being heard. The English language totally dominates global discourse (and in particular the business world, which has become increasingly influential in recent times, and provides/attracts the elites/models in most countries, including in France), and the French point of view is only marginally expressed and heard, including even in France.
In particular, French elites, which do pretty well in the global world, are naturally absorbing that anglo influence, including the deprecating discourse on anything French (except the frivolous stuff), and repeating it.
The thing, of course, is that the negative language is a self-fulfilling prophecy to some extent (impacting on perceptions and morale in any case) - and yet it is still untrue to a surprisingly large extent. France is far from being the sick man it is so often presented to be, and these numbers on the Muslim population (a term I hate - am looking for substitutes) are just one example.
Like all such dichotomies, real life seldom fits neatly into one box or the other. I've had a fair amount of direct experience with various minority communities in the US and there is always a dynamic tension between the value of "fitting in" to the dominant culture and developing pride in your own heritage.
The politics of the past year certainly raise all sorts of questions about how well things are working in the UK. It is very difficult to get beyond the headlines of occasional dramatic incidents such as a bombing in Britain and the burning of cars in France. I think the real issue is what is happening with the vast majority of people who are simply trying to go about their daily business.
I don't know if any data on the matter is available, but it would be interesting to see if there is any correlation between the people who feel psychologically integrated into French society and those who are achieving economic gains.
Altough worried about the British numbers. This is a real eye-opener. My view from England was that despite the odd race flare-up we are pretty well integrated, whereas in France the whole thing seemed to have imploded with all the rioting and car-burning last year.
I wonder then what the "muslim" rioting in France was about? Was it more an anti-police sentiment? I know that this exists.
I'd also like to point out that integration is not synonymous with equal treatment, as any African American can tell you. This poll was helpfull, but it may be even more helpfull to survey the non-Muslim/Arab French population about if they think the Muslim/Arab French population has integrated well, and if they seem as French first or Muslim or Arab first.
And lastly I will add that if France is feeling unfairly singled out by otherwise liberal folks like me, it is a case of higher expectations. Plus, the success of France is the success of everthing France stands for, values shared by liberals everywhere.
I tried to follow those upheavals as closely as I could from a distance. It seemed to me that economic issues, e.g. lack of employment opportunities, were probably a bigger factor than those of culture and religious ideology.
But are the economic factors results of their ethnicity or religion? Results of not being white and French born?
There are certainly people who have made such allegations. I've never seen any efforts to go out and try to do an in depth analysis of exactly who was doing the rioting, their backgrounds and their psychological profiles. While that information would be decidedly interesting, I somehow imagine that researchers would have some difficulty in locating "qualified" interview subjects. What I have seen is people in the media and on talk boards making broad sweeping generalizations about their backgrounds and motivations based on little more than the particular political axe that the particular pundit had to grind.
The poll is precisely about what the French Muslims think and/or how they see themselves/their integration, in some instance compared to what the general population thinks on such topic, so it should respond to that particulat objectionc.
The riots were about youth, youth unemployment (or precarious employment) and the fact that society does not seem to trust them much. It had little to do with being Muslim or Arab.
Nobody is denying the riots, or denying that there are problems in France. It's just that the constant pounding, especially when it's false, gets tiresome at times.
But your comment about higher expectations is well taken.
Were non-Muslim or Arab kids rioting?
Who's got the arrest stats handy? A good proportion of those arrested were not of foreign origin at all as I recall.
The arrest stats likely have some correlation with an inability to run fast.
Arrested people were surprisingly normal (in school around average, or working) IIRC reading newspapers articles on the ones presented before the judges (cannot find a link sorry). Probably people not used to hide efficiently from the police as you say :).
Ok, I don't want to make this the thread that never dies, and I'm not trying to be difficult just because it's fun. But, as an American, speaking from experience and observation, I really cannot see how one can so easily differentiate between class and race. Racism is bad because it is wrong to judge people on their color or heritage but it is not just a theoretical or ideological problem. It is primarily an economic problem. What kinds of injustices result from racism? Inadequate access to education resulting in inadequate access to jobs, esp good paying jobs resulting in not having much money resulting in not having very good representation in government to fight for better access to education, jobs, representation.... Right?
Look at the immigration issue in America. People don't want the Mexicans out because they are Catholic or dark skinned. They want them out because they think they are taking jobs. Mexicans don't come here because they want a change of scenery, they come here because they want jobs.
You say: "the riots were not motivated by religious or ethic reasons in any way, there were about economic alienation"
I'm asking: what was this economic alienation a result of?
It's never as simple as racism or economic disadvantage. I would not hesitate to say that the US a problem with racism and being on the receiving end of racial descrimination is an economic disadvantage. However, it doesn't do a great deal to explain why some people riot and other people don't. African Americans have been involved in some rather dramatic riots on ocassion. They certainly have been victims of racial descrimination. However, Mexican Americans and Asian Americans have been the receipients of essentially about as much descrimination and I don't recall an instance of their engaging in riots.
No rioting, but some massive, massive, demonsrations.
There's a big difference between peaceful protest and setting fire to stuff.
Yes, but what does this have to do with the topic we are discussing? You lost me.
The difference in the way that people who have all suffered the economic and psychological impact of racial discrimination deal with their grievances. You seem to be trying to establish racial discrimination as the cause of the riots in France. I am pointing to the US experience to demonstrate the difficulty is establishing such a cause and effect relationship.
I don't think there are very many people who would try to claim that there are no problems with racism in France. The question is whether that caused the riots. While I'm sure that it has some relation to events, it doesn't appear to be that simple.
The question is whether the alienation is permanent (and caused by their being Muslim), or is linked to the fact that they are simply the last wave of immigrants and will have been absorbed in a couple of generations, just like the Poles, the Italians and the Portuguese, to name only a few, have.
History, and the data in this diary, suggests it's temporary. Waronterra politicians like to promote the idea that there's something substantially wrong with Muslims. I know which I believe.
they are simply the last wave of immigrants and will have been absorbed in a couple of generations, just like the Poles, the Italians and the Portuguese, to name only a few, have.
How did those Poles, Italians, Portugese, etc. get absorbed into French society? I would guess it would be through the gradual evolution of their French language ability, cultural values, knowledge of the French educational, political, and economic system, etc.
It will be interesting to see how this dynamic happens among immigrant families from North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and the Carribeans, as well as from Indochina, China, and southeast Asia.
Out of the Dark Age came the most magnificent thing we have in our society: the recognition that people can have a society without having a state.
It is probably unavoidable that we look at the situation of other people through the prism of out own experiences. The American experience with immigration was that race was a major factor in the ability of people to successfully integrate. In the late 19th C there was significant prejudice against the later European immigrants such as Poles, Eastern Jews, Italians, etc. similar to what you are describing in France during the 1930s. However, this did not prove to be a permanent situation and these groups became assimilated in a generation or two.
The situation was very different for Africans, Asians and aboriginal Americans. They were excluded from assimilation and it took the major social upheavals of the 1950-60s to begin to change the situation. The question that come to my mind about the situation of people from Africa in France is how much the perception of racial difference may be a factor. Are they simply regarded as foreigners who need to learn French culture or are they regarded as inherently alter? I don't claim to know the answer, but I'd be interested in knowing what people in France think about this.
On the issue of class and race in America (and personally I think the insights of this study can be extended to cover other countries) a book well worth looking at is Promises I Can Keep by Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas. It's the report of a long study of poor women in Philadelphia and Camden, NJ, from African-American, Hispanic, and white backgrounds. The authors don't appeal to the concept of class to explain their findings, but they show a surprising amount of similarity of experience in terms of economic, family, and social difficulties, that lead to the conclusion that race (and negative discrimination on racial grounds) is not the principal factor involved -- that being part of an uneducated underclass is the main obstacle.
I'm not pointing to this to say racism 1) does not exist 2) has no economic consequences. Neither am I saying the French car-torchers do not suffer from racism, and that it is not one of the causes of their economic and social alienation. (In a comment above, I specifically mentioned it as a contributory cause, and it's a fact that Arabs in particular are subjected to discrimination in the job and housing markets). But what probably most united the youth, Arab, black, and white, was the fact of belonging to an underclass with poor economic prospects, and identification with the suburban zones they are parked in (street gangs in the cités are organized on the basis of the cité you belong to, not on your colour).
These kids were "French" in the sense, born in France. Those under 18 wouldn't yet have "confirmed their choice" of French nationality. I think that's an aggravating factor. The right-wingers that changed the law on nationality were short-sighted. (It's in France's interest to integrate immigrants and in particular, obviously, their children). The rioting kids must surely feel (this is my take, I've no evidence to point to) a certain amount of insecurity re nationality that must make them more sensitive yet to the general insecurity of their situation.
I am very interested in explanations of social problems that determine the main causes of such problems to be economic and/or political policy. Because policy, while hard to change, strikes me as being much easer -- certainly much more within our control as a society -- to change than entrenched social attitudes, culture, perceptions, prejudices, etc.
So if there is an explanation of why ethnic minorities are dispropotionately represented in prisons, crime statistics, poverty statistics, etc. that can be traced back to (relatively) changeable policy -- policy that generates and keeps in place a "uneducated underclass" -- rather than to fairly entrenched social attitudes, culture, etc., then I am very curious to explore that, especially if it can explain any differences among various groups in this underclass as mentioned by Richard above.
Robert Pape's theory about the strategic logic of suicide bombing is another theory that traces the most significant factors behind a very complex issue to matters of social policy, and for this reason I am hoping that he is right.
For if this theory is (for the most part) correct, then we can dramatically reduce suicide terrorism by changes in policy. In particular, we don't have to try converting large numbers of terrorists from their extremist and violent interpretation of Islam, much less destroying them altogether -- both obviously much harder (and morally dubious) tasks than altering our political policies.
This seems plausible to me, but it seems rather more tenuous. I've actually written to Pape to ask him specifically about this point, but he told me to read his book and see his comments following the latest terror plot bust. So far, however, I have not found anything that specifically addresses this particular issue.
Could it be that some people -- even though they are economically relatively comfortable and fairly well educated -- feel so alienated from the society they live in that they turn to a radicalized, violent interpretation of their religion to find meaning in their lives?
Reading the numbers about British Muslims in this Pew report was pretty depressing on this point.
Societies codify their culture and attitudes into policy in the form of laws and the two become closely linked. When pressure for change begins to build both things have to change. In the US racism was fully enshrined in law up until the 1950's. The attitude of some people started to change and they pushed for changes in the law. As new laws were passed and enforced other people were pressured to change their attitudes. I do not think it is a matter of culture OR policy. One does not exist independent of the other.
I don't know what specific policy changes would help eliminate the uneducated underclasss that afew was talking about his comments. But my point is that while racism -- both white on minority, as well as within and between minorities -- is not something you can try to directly eradicate in and of itself as policy, you can, through policy, try to arrange economic, social and political circumstances in an attempt to alleviate if not eliminate this underclass.
Thus, if -- as afew seems to be saying -- problems such as the overrepresentation of African-Americans in U.S. prisons or the overrepresentation of youths of African and Carribean descent in the French riots are not primarily due to racism, then that is a relatively hopeful situation. For in that case, we do not have to undertake the gargantuan task of getting rid of racism head on, but can make significant changes through the relatively easier task of implementing policy changes.
I totally agree that culture does not exist independent of policy. But law/policy and culture/attitudes do not march together in lockstep, nor of course are culture/attitudes monolithic across a region in which a policy/law is applicable.
School vouchers are another example. They are bitterly opposed and fervently opposed by different parts of the population. But they have already been implemented as experiments in certain areas, and if they are found to "work", they may become more populat and become more popular, and more permanent.
But this means that North Africans and (black) Africans who were arrested were quite overrepresented as compared to their proportions in the general population.
This reminds me of the situation in the U.S., where the percentage of African-Americans in jail compared to whites is much higher than the respective percentages in the general population.
While obviously a very touchy and controversial topic, in the U.S., one of the pat answers as to why this is the case is various forms of "racism", from your run of the mill sort to institutional racism to victimization mentality, and so on.
Can a similar dynamic be said to exist in France?
this means that North Africans and (black) Africans who were arrested were quite overrepresented as compared to their proportions in the general population.
Yes, but they were not overrepresented compared to their share of population in the lowest rungs of society, maybe.
They were actually quite representative of the population living in the "cités", the suburbs were the rioting took place: multi-ethnic, with a strong proportion of children of immigrant families from North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and the Carribeans.
As Jerome, and other commenters (like me), explained at the time, the "Muslim riots" moniker used ad nauseam in the English language press was, at best, a diversion, just like calling the Iraqi nightmare the main front of the war on terror.
It's not just a touchy and controversial topic, it's complex (whatever country you look at). What explains the high proportion of African-Americans in jail? Institutional racism, and particularly police/justice racism, or poverty, more exactly belonging to a deprived and excluded underclass? Both are there. Both are there in France too -- certainly in terms of police racism, which "suburban" youth is especially subjected to.
But for the broader socio-economic picture, see my comment above about Promises I Can Keep.
I think we have some parallels between the upheavals in the French suburbs and the Katrina disaster in the US. People in distant places see images on TV of a large number of non-white people and assume that the problem is fundamentally one of racism. It's the kind of simple explanation that can be used for effective political impact. In both cases the reality and causes are far more complex.
In both cases the reality and causes are far more complex.
Absolutely. Which is why I wrote that racism is "one of the pat answers". Another possible factor is the culture of the minority experiencing racism (is this what you were alluding to in your comment above? if not, apologies for the misinterpretation); another is the existence of an "uneducated underclass", raised by afew in his comment about Promises I Can Keep above.
Having said this, even though the reality and causes are clearly many and complex, it is quite possible that some factors are more significant than others. I believe that racism -- along with a few others -- may be such a factor in the U.S.
I am not so sure about France, not being as familiar with France by a long shot. But that is what I was inquiring about in my comment.
Thanks for the reference to Promises I Can Keep. I found an interview of the authors Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefelas on the Kojo Nnamdi show, so I will listen to this.
Their specific focus is on young women, motherhood and marriage. But they show that socio-economic conditions, and cultural attitudes, are similar across ethnic lines.
To put it another way (my way, not that of the authors of Promises I Can Keep), African-Americans come up against racism probably rather more than Hispanics rather more than whites; but what takes precedence is a set of conditions and a set of behaviours proper to all three groups taken as a class, and a set of attitudes towards them in society at large that one might call "anti-poor racism" (which in turn, in a complex interplay, become internalised by the victim in the form of low personal expectations).
what takes precedence is a set of conditions and a set of behaviours proper to all three groups taken as a class, and a set of attitudes towards them in society at large that one might call "anti-poor racism"
I hope you are right. Poverty is a condition which can be changed, but race... you can't do much about.
Would you care to tell us who's doing that?
First of all you're right to put Muslim between quotes. The rioting was not specifically Muslim, had no religious roots or claims at all. Not all the youth involved was Muslim, even though a majority no doubt was -- but they were not kicking up because they were Muslim. It's no doubt a mix of economic problems -- under-qualification because of school problems, unemployment, poor prospects, plus the racism faced by many (the Pew Report doesn't say French Muslims consider there is no discrimination against them), and then above all the deliberate provocation by the Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy who called them scum. And, yes, a bad incident with police (there are plenty) and the opportunity to challenge the cops and win over several days.
So it's not that there's no problem in France with under-privileged youth in the cités, (the French equivalent of sink estates), there is. But what is so often said, that France has a "Muslim" problem, that it isn't integrating Muslims, that in fact (see the headscarf controversy) it doesn't have a clue, doesn't appear to be true.
@Ig: want to trade your tag for some Zuccini and tomatoes.
You agree to deliver your side +-1 November, next year.
I'll deliver my side in consumer friendly baskets, shrink-wrapped if desired.
It would be interesting to see numbers on these things from more countries, like Sweden, Finalnd, Norway and Denmark.
And also more precise statistics, like shia, sunni, bahai, persians, arabs, north african arabs, sub saharan muslims, sub saharan christians, income levels, level of education , active believers, atheist "muslims" etc.
Seeing immigrants or muslims as a homogenous mass is a very big mistake.
Compare the Pakistani figures to the British figures. The have a similar attitude towards Islam and their nationality.
Overall frightening and extremely interesting.
I'm having a few problems with their results for Turkey. I've been there more than a few times (although only as a tourist) and cannot see most people seriously arguing Muslim first and Turk second. If that were the case, then how does one explain the antipathy toward the Kurds? It's exactly because the Kurds DON'T see themselves as Turks that we see the problems there in southeast Turkey. The results for attitude toward Christians also seems at odds with their attitudes toward their own Christian minority and neighbors.
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https://www.eurotrib.com/story/2006/8/25/12215/3841
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The biggest film festival in the Czech Republic and most prestigious film festival in Central and Eastern Europe is without a doubt the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which this year celebrated its jubilee anniversary. And as usual the festival brought with it the right atmosphere saturated with countless screened feature films, memorable accompanying events and friendly visitors from both the industry and general public.
The big Crystal Globe award, which is the work of Moser Karlovy Vary and the Miloš Vacek sculpture studio, was quite rightfully received by Alena Mihulová for her acting comeback in the movie Domácí péče (Home Care). Kryštof Hádek took the same award in the category of Best Actor for his role in the film Kobry a užovky (Cobras and Grass snakes), as expected Karlovy Vary's Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema and in recognition of the 50th International Film Festival, was placed in the hands of the American Idol and film star Richard Gere and undoubtedly caused many film fans hearts to leap. The IFF KV President's Award by Jiří Bartoška was deservedly presented to Iva Janžurová for her contribution to the Czech cinematography.
Let's summarize this year's 50th anniversary cinematic spectacle in numbers: the 50th Karlovy Vary IFF 2015, was attended by 12,857 accredited visitors, during the festival there were 488 film performances which were attended by 135,105 spectators. More specifically a total of 226 films, including 186 feature films and 40 documentaries. Of the films shown at the festival this year there were 35 world, 26 international and 12 European premieres. 199 screenings were personally presented by a delegation of filmmakers.
The Hotel Carlsbad Plaza considers it a great honor that it could, traditionally organize several prestigious social events, during the festival and welcome many distinguished guests.
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http://www.carlsbad-revue.de/the-50th-karlovy-vary-international-film-festival
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Can't wait for Google Glass to become available in 2014? This may temper your enthusiasm: A Canadian man wearing similar eyewear in a French McDonald's claims he was physically attacked when someone in the store tried to rip the device off his head.
Steve Mann, a Toronto resident, blogged on Monday that the incident occurred on July 1 at a McD's in Paris. After ordering two Ranch Wraps, one burger, and one mango McFlurry, the attacker "angrily grabbed my eyeglass, and tried to pull it off my head," Mann wrote. Mann notes that 'the eyeglass is permanently attached and does not come off my skull without special tools."
According to Mann's blog, the attacker was not a McDonald's employee but had a nametag that he covered up. Since the device Mann was wearing was still photographing, he published pictures of the incident with the attacker's faces blotted out.
Mann, an inventor, claims he has worn a "computer vision system" for 34 years. He has worn the current version (pictured above) for three years. "I originally created this technology, and the computer vision algorithms (e.g. HDR = High Dynamic Range), to help people see better," Mann wrote.
To address fears that the device might be used for spying or other purposes, Mann says he carries a doctor's note. He produced the note at the Paris McDonald's when an employee asked about his eyewear. The employee appeared to accept the note and shortly afterwards, Mann says he had a pleasant interaction with the cashier at the restaurant, who complimented his daughter's French.
Things went awry after that though. As Mann writes, "Subsequently another person within McDonalds physically assaulted me, while I was in McDonald's, eating my McDonald's Ranch Wrap that I had just purchased at this McDonald's." Mann then showed the doctor's letter and the attacker and two others reviewed it.
One of the men then ripped up the letter and the initial attacker pushed Mann out on the street.
Though Mann has no proof that the attacker worked for McDonald's, he speculates that the company took issue with him photographing the inside of the restaurant. In fact, there was a similar incident in 2011 with another Paris McDonald's in which a woman claimed she was assaulted for taking a photo.
McDonald's reps could not be reached for comment on Mann's claims.
Meanwhile, Mann has been acknowledged as a pioneer in wearable computers. A rep for the University of Toronto also confirmed that Mann is a professor there. A Wikipedia page also shows Mann wearing various forms of digital eyewear from 1980 until the late 1990s. He is also the author of a book listed on Amazon called Cyborg: Digital Destiny and Human Possibility in the Age of the Wearable Computer. Mann could not be reached for further comment.
| 2019-04-24T22:57:16 |
https://mashable.com/2012/07/17/google-glass-eyewear-bizarre-attack/
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A method for forming a metal mesh pattern is provided. The method includes the operations below. First, at least one pitch of each of mesh base units of a mesh base is determined, and thereby the mesh base is formed. Then, a seed region is set in each of the mesh base units of the mesh base, in which a ratio of an area of each of the seed regions to an area of each of the mesh base units is a constant. Then, a plurality of seeds are generated by randomly selecting a point in each of the seed regions. Finally, the metal mesh pattern is formed, in which the metal mesh pattern is a set of perpendicular bisectors of lines connecting the seeds and their adjacent neighboring seeds.
1. A method for forming a metal mesh pattern, the method comprising: determining at least one pitch of each of a plurality of mesh base units of a mesh base, thereby forming the mesh base; setting a seed region in each of the mesh base units of the mesh base, wherein a ratio of an area of each of the seed regions to an area of each of the mesh base units is a constant; generating a plurality of seeds by randomly selecting a point in each of the seed regions; and forming the metal mesh pattern, wherein the metal mesh pattern is a set of perpendicular bisectors of lines connecting the seeds and their adjacent seeds.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mesh base units are rectangles.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the mesh base units is aligned with its adjacent mesh base units.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the mesh base units are staggered with the adjacent mesh base units.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the mesh base is inclined relative to a corresponding display panel.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein an inclined angle between the mesh base and the display panel is substantially 30 degrees.
7. The method of claim 1, the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions to the area of each of the mesh base units is from 25% to 65%.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the seed regions and each of the mesh base units are concentric.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein a ratio of a length of the pitch of each of the mesh base units to a side length of a sub-pixel of a corresponding display panel is from 1.05 to 1.2.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein a ratio of a length of the pitch of each of the mesh base units to a side length of a sub-pixel of a corresponding display panel is from 1.5 to 1.7.
11. A touch panel, comprising: a substrate; and a first metal mesh disposed on one side of the substrate, wherein the first metal mesh has a first metal mesh pattern formed by the method of claim 1.
12. The touch panel of claim 11, wherein the first metal mesh comprises a plurality of first mesh units, and the shapes of the first mesh units are irregular hexagons.
13. The touch panel of claim 11, further comprising: a second metal mesh disposed on the other side of the substrate, wherein the second metal mesh has a second metal mesh pattern formed by the method of claim 1, the first metal mesh comprises a plurality of first mesh units, the second metal mesh comprises a plurality of second mesh units, and orthographic projections of the first mesh units onto the substrate are staggered with orthographic projections of the second mesh units onto the substrate.
This application claims priority to Chinese Application Serial Number 201410689869.1, filed Nov. 25, 2014, which is herein incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a metal mesh pattern and a touch panel.
Metal mesh technology is a touch technology, in which thin metal wires (invisible for naked-eyes) are disposed in the grid pattern and detect the position of the touch object. Compared with the indium tin oxide electrode technology, mesh metal technology has advantages of low impedance, low manufacturing cost, good transparency, and high flexibility. Metal mesh technology is suitable for applications such as laptop computers and other electronic devices with large-size displays.
Though metal wires used in metal mesh technology are thin, the metal wires remain opaque. Therefore, moire generated by the superimposition of the special pattern showed by the display panel and the metal mesh may be seen. In order to avoid generating moire, the metal mesh pattern is usually specially designed. Common metal mesh pattern is square-shaped, diamond-shaped or hexagonal. Though diamond-shaped or hexagonal metal mesh does not generate moire in the monochromatic picture with the maximum brightness, moire may still be generated when the display panel shows a special pattern (for example, when the display panel shows a monochromatic picture in a specific grayscale, the pattern showed by the sub-pixels of the display panel is similar to the pattern of a checkerboard), leading to a poor display performance.
This disclosure provides a method for forming a metal mesh pattern and a touch panel to avoid generating moire on a display panel.
In one aspect of the disclosure, a method for forming a metal mesh pattern is provided. The method includes the operations below. First, at least one pitch of each of a plurality of mesh base units of a mesh base is determined, and thereby the mesh base is formed. Then, a seed region is set in each of the mesh base units of the mesh base, in which a ratio of an area of each of the seed regions to an area of each of the mesh base units is a constant. Then, a plurality of seeds are generated by randomly selecting a point in each of the seed regions. Finally, the metal mesh pattern is formed, in which the metal mesh pattern is a set of perpendicular bisectors of lines connecting the seeds and their adjacent seeds.
In one or more embodiments, mesh base units are rectangles.
In one or more embodiments, each of the mesh base units is aligned with its adjacent mesh base units.
In one or more embodiments, the mesh base units are staggered with the adjacent mesh base units.
In one or more embodiments, the mesh base is inclined relative to a corresponding display panel.
In one or more embodiments, an inclined angle between the mesh base and the display panel is substantially 30 degrees.
In one or more embodiments, the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions to the area of each of the mesh base units is from 25% to 65%.
In one or more embodiments, each of the seed regions and each of the mesh base units are concentric.
In one or more embodiments, a ratio of a length of the pitch of each of the mesh base units to a side length of a sub-pixel of a corresponding display panel is from 1.05 to 1.2.
In one or more embodiments, a ratio of a length of the pitch of each of the mesh base units to a side length of a sub-pixel of a corresponding display panel is from 1.5 to 1.7.
In another aspect of the disclosure, a touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate and a first metal mesh. The first metal mesh is disposed on one side of the substrate, in which the first metal mesh has a first metal mesh pattern formed by the aforementioned method.
In one or more embodiments, the first metal mesh includes a plurality of first mesh units, and the shapes of the first mesh units are irregular hexagons.
In one or more embodiments, the touch panel further includes a second metal mesh disposed on the other side of the substrate, in which the second metal mesh has a second metal mesh pattern formed by the aforementioned method. The first metal mesh includes a plurality of first mesh units. The second metal mesh includes a plurality of second mesh units. Orthographic projections of the first mesh units onto the substrate are staggered with orthographic projections of the second mesh units onto the substrate.
By the aforementioned method, the shapes of mesh units of the metal mesh pattern are different, i.e., the shapes are random. Therefore, moire may not be generated by the superimposition of the metal mesh in the metal mesh pattern and the pattern showed by the display panel, such that the display device has a better display performance.
FIG. 7C is a schematic view of the touch panel when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions to the area of each of the mesh base units is 81% according to another embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for forming a metal mesh pattern 200 according to one embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2A is a schematic view of a mesh base 100, seed regions 120, and seeds 130 according to one embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2B is a schematic view of the metal mesh pattern 200 formed by the seeds 130 of FIG. 2A. A method for forming a metal mesh pattern 200 is provided. The metal mesh pattern 200 is applied to metal mesh touch technology.
As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2B, operation 10 is determining at least one pitch of each of a plurality of mesh base units 110 of a mesh base 100, such as a width A and a length B (the width A and the length B may be the same or different according to the pixel design of the corresponding display panel) and thereby forming the mesh base 100. Operation 20 is setting a seed region 120 in each of the mesh base units 110 of the mesh base 100, in which a ratio of an area of each of the seed regions 120 to an area of each of the mesh base units 110 is a constant. Operation 30 is generating a plurality of seeds 130 by randomly selecting a point in each of the seed regions 120. Operation 40 is forming the metal mesh pattern 200, in which the metal mesh pattern 200 is a set of perpendicular bisectors of lines connecting the seeds 130 and their adjacent seeds 130.
As shown in FIG. 2B, by the aforementioned method, the shapes of mesh units 210 of the metal mesh pattern 200 are different, i.e., the shapes are random. Therefore, moire may not be generated by the superimposition of a metal mesh in the metal mesh pattern 200 and the pattern showed by the display panel (for example, a pattern similar to the pattern of a checkerboard showed by the sub-pixels of the display panel when the display panel shows a monochromatic picture in a specific grayscale), such that the display device has a better display performance.
Because moire is not easy to be generated by the superimposition of the metal mesh and the pattern showed by the display panel, the linewidth of the metal mesh can be greater without influencing the display performance. Therefore, the process for manufacturing the metal mesh becomes easier, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
Additionally, by the aforementioned method, the areas of the mesh units are approximately the same, so the metal wires of the metal mesh in the metal mesh pattern 200 are substantially evenly distributed and suitable for touch detection.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A, in operation 10, specifically, the mesh base units 110 are rectangles. Embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. People having ordinary skill in the art can make proper modifications to the mesh base units 110 depending on the actual application.
Each of the mesh base units 110 is aligned with its adjacent mesh base units 110. Embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the mesh base units 110 may have other distribution pattern (For example, the distribution pattern in FIG. 3A).
In operation 20, specifically, the seed regions 120 are rectangles, and each of the seed regions 120 and each of the mesh base units 110 are concentric. Embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. People having ordinary skill in the art can make proper modifications to the mesh base units 110 and the seed regions 120 depending on the actual application.
In operation 30, specifically, the probability of selecting each point in each of the seed region 120 is substantially the same. In other words, the probability of disposing the seed 130 in each point in each of seed regions 120 is substantially the same.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2B, in operation 40, specifically, the distance between any point in each of the mesh units 210 and the seed 130 in the same mesh unit is smaller than the distance between any point in each of the mesh units 210 and the seed 130 in any different mesh unit 210. In other words, any point in each of mesh units 210 is closest to the seed 130 in the same mesh unit 210 among all seeds 130. This kind of pattern is so called voronoi diagram.
FIG. 3A is a schematic view of the mesh base 100, the seed regions 120, and the seeds 130 according to another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3B is a schematic view of the metal mesh pattern 200 formed by the seeds 130 of FIG. 3A. As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, this embodiment uses another distribution pattern. Specifically, the mesh base units 110 are staggered with the adjacent mesh base units 110, and there is a column difference C between each column of the mesh base units 110. For example, in this embodiment, the column difference C is a vertical distance between bottoms of the mesh base unit 110 and the neighboring mesh base unit 110 in the neighboring column. The column difference C is less than the width A, and the actual relation of the column difference C and the width A is adjusted according to the pixel design of the corresponding display panel. By using this distribution pattern, the shapes of the generated mesh units 210 of the metal mesh pattern 200 are irregular hexagons. Specifically, the shapes of the mesh units 210 are similar to a honeycomb. Compared with the mesh units 210 of FIG. 2B, the mesh units 210 of the embodiment are distributed more evenly.
FIG. 4A is a schematic view of the metal mesh pattern 200 when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of mesh base units 110 is 0 according to another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4B is a schematic view of the metal mesh pattern 200 when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of the mesh base units 110 is 25% according to another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4C is a schematic view of the metal mesh pattern 200 when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of the mesh base units 110 is 64% according to another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4D is a schematic view of the metal mesh pattern 200 when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of the mesh base units 110 is 90% according to another embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D, when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of mesh base units 110 is different, the overall characteristic of the metal mesh pattern 200 is different.
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 4A, when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of mesh base units 110 is 0, each of the seed regions 120 is one point disposed in the center of each of the mesh base units 110. Therefore, the shapes of the mesh units 210 of the metal mesh pattern 200 are rectangles.
As shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of mesh base units 110 is from 25% to 64%, compared with the shapes of the mesh units 210 of FIG. 4A, the shapes of the mesh units 210 appear more irregular and more random.
As shown in FIG. 4D, when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of mesh base units 110 is 90%, compared with the shapes of the mesh units 210 of FIGS. 4A and 4B, the shapes of the mesh units 210 appear more irregular and more random, and the areas of the mesh units 210 become more differentiated.
From the above comparison, the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of mesh base units 110 can be from 25% to 65%. In this condition, the shapes of the mesh base units 210 are different, i.e., the shapes are random, and the areas of the mesh base units 210 are substantially the same. Therefore, moire may not be generated by the superimposition of the metal mesh in the metal mesh pattern 200 and the pattern showed by the display panel, and the metal wires of the metal mesh are substantially evenly distributed, such that the metal mesh in the metal mesh pattern 200 is suitable for touch detection.
FIG. 5A is a schematic view of the metal mesh pattern 200 with a line similar to the horizontal line 220 according to another embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIG. 5A, the metal mesh pattern 200 sometimes has a line similar to the horizontal line 220, and the line similar to the horizontal line 220 is easy to be superimposed with the pattern showed by the display panel to generate moire. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5B, which is a schematic view of the mesh base 100, the seed regions 120, the seeds 130, and a display panel 300 according to one embodiment of this invention, when the metal mesh pattern 200 is formed, make the mesh base 100 inclined relative to a corresponding display panel 300. Therefore, even the metal mesh pattern 200 has the line similar to the horizontal line 220, the line is inclined relative to the display panel 300, such that moire is not easy to be generated by the superimposition of the line and the pattern showed by the display panel 300.
Specifically, an inclined angle between the mesh base 100 and the display panel 300 is substantially 30 degrees. Embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. People having ordinary skill in the art can make proper modifications to the relation of the mesh base 100 and the display panel 300 depending on the actual application.
A ratio of a length of the pitch, which may be the width A or the length B, of each of the mesh base units 110 to a side length of a sub-pixel of the display panel 300 is from 1.05 to 1.2 or from 1.5 to 1.7. Therefore, the display panel 300 has a better aperture ratio/transmittance and thus has a better display performance.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a touch panel according to one embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIG. 6, a touch panel 400 is provided. The touch panel 400 includes a substrate 410, a first metal mesh 420, and a second metal mesh 430. The first metal mesh 420 is disposed on one side of the substrate 410. The second metal mesh 430 is disposed on the other side of the substrate 410. The first metal mesh 420 and the second metal mesh 430 respectively has a first metal mesh pattern and a second metal mesh pattern formed by the aforementioned method.
FIG. 7A is a top view of the touch panel 400 when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of the mesh base units 110 is 25% according to another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7B is a schematic view of the touch panel 400 when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of the mesh base units 110 is 49% according to another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7C is a schematic view of the touch panel 400 when the ratio of the area of each of the seed regions 120 to the area of each of the mesh base units 110 is 81% according to another embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIG. 7A to 7C, the first metal mesh 420 includes a plurality of first mesh units 421. The second metal mesh 430 includes a plurality of second mesh units 431. The shapes of the first mesh units 421 and the second mesh units 431 are substantially irregular hexagons. Orthographic projections of the first mesh units 421 onto the substrate 410 are staggered with orthographic projections of the second mesh units 431 onto the substrate 410.
Specifically, the spacings between the orthographic projections of the first mesh units 421 onto the substrate 410 and the orthographic projections of the second mesh units 431 onto the substrate 410 are similar. Compared with FIG. 7A, in FIG. 7C, the spacings between orthographic projections of metal wires 422 onto the substrate 410 and orthographic projections of metal wires 432 onto the substrate 410 are more differentiated, the orthographic projections of some of the metal wires 422 onto the substrate 410 almost overlap with the orthographic projections of some of the metal wires 432 onto the substrate 410. Additionally, the distribution pattern of metal wires 422 and 432 of FIG. 7B is between the one of FIG. 7A and the one of FIG. 7C.
If the spacings between the orthographic projections of metal wires 422 onto the substrate 410 and the orthographic projections of metal wires 432 onto the substrate 410, capacitances and electric fields distributed in the touch panel 400 are more uniform, such that the touch panel 400 is suitable for touch detection.
By the aforementioned method, the shapes of mesh units 210 of the metal mesh pattern 200 are different, i.e., the shapes are random. Therefore, moire may not be generated by the superimposition of a metal mesh in the metal mesh pattern 200 and the pattern showed by the display panel, such that the display device has a better display performance.
Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state "means for" performing a specified function, or "operation for" performing a specific function, is not to be interpreted as a "means" or "operation" clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. §112, 6th paragraph. In particular, the use of "operation of" in the claims herein is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112, 6th paragraph.
| 2019-04-22T11:04:19 |
http://www.patentsencyclopedia.com/app/20160149572
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Keeping the refrigerator clean is essential, yet not a very easy task. Dropping bits of food in the refrigerator can cause mold or mildew to grow, especially around the door gasket or along the drawer guides. Mold is also often noticed if you accidentally unplug the electricity outlet of the refrigerator for days. Mold, being a health hazard to you and your children, is a cause of alarm. It can often cause allergic reactions and respiratory problems. However, the solution to your mold problem lies in the proper cleaning of the refrigerator. This article provides you with all the information that you need to get rid of your mold problem. Firstly follow the steps below.
1. Firstly, unplug the electricity outlet of the refrigerator, and move it outside if possible, to avoid the smell being spread in the whole house. Exposing your refrigerator to direct sunlight is likely to kill some of the bacteria.
2. Before you move on to the cleaning part, make sure to put on gloves and a mask.
3. Empty the refrigerator. Dispose of all spoilt food in plastic bags, and throw them in the garbage can. You can let unopened packets and airtight containers be in place. You must pour liquids down the kitchen sink, and later wash the basin too.
4. Take out all refrigerator parts, such as drawers and trays.
5. Pour water in a bath tub, and put all removable parts in it. Add one cup of baking soda to water to clean these parts.
6. In case there was mold on any of the removable parts, soak them in a solution of vinegar and warm water before cleaning them with the baking soda solution. An average sized bath tub will require 2 cups of vinegar.
Now, to clean the interior of the fridge, you can proceed in one of the two following ways.
1. Mix 1 part bleach to 1 part water.
2. Now pour this cleaning solution into a spray bottle.
3. Next, spray the solution on to the sides and ceiling of the refrigerator. Let the solution set for 10 to 30 minutes.
4. Wipe the walls and ceilings with a sponge, rag or cloth. Repeat this process till the mold disappears. In the end, rinse with water and then wipe it dry with a cloth or sponge.
5. Make another solution to clean the door gaskets. Mix 1 part vinegar with 1 part water and spray it on the door gaskets. Let the solution set for up to 5 minutes.
6. You can use a toothbrush to clean the grooves. If cleaning the refrigerator out in the open, leave the doors open for the sunlight to dry the door gasket rather than wiping it clean. If not, wipe the solution with a cloth, sponge or rag, and then rinse with cold water. In the end, wipe it dry.
7. Now, remove the drip pan under the refrigerator. To clean it, use the bleach solution if it is not a metal. If otherwise, use the vinegar solution.
8. Ensure that no moist area is left in the refrigerator as it may serve as a breeding ground for mold.
9. Lastly, to get rid of the bad smell in the refrigerator, put an open bag of charcoal inside for a day.
10. Your refrigerator is now ready to use again!
1. To make your cleaning solution, add 1 tablespoon of baking soda to 1 quart of water in a bowl or bucket. Keep stirring the solution till it mixes completely.
2. Now, wash a cloth in the solution and start scrubbing the interior of the refrigerator.
3. Be careful while doing so. You do not want to scratch the surface of glass shelves.
4. To reach out to the corners and crevices, you may use a toothbrush.
5. Repeat the process till all the mold disappears.
6. Once done, pour down the solution down the kitchen drain, and wash the dirty cloth.
7. Pour fresh water in the bucket and dip the second cloth in it.
8. Now wipe the walls and ceilings of the refrigerator with the second cloth.
9. Make sure that interior is completely dry and no moist patches are left.
10. Lastly, put the refrigerator-specific deodizer inside the refrigerator to get rid of the odor.
Some manufacturers may not approve of bleach or baking soda as a cleaner. Read the refrigerator manual for any specific notes regarding approved cleaners.
| 2019-04-21T19:04:50 |
http://www.removeallstains.com/2013/07/how-to-clean-mold-from-your-refrigerator.html
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Alice DeWolf Kellogg Tyler, 1862-1900, was a well known artist in Chicago and highly regarded art instructor at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (Art Institute of Chicago). 1888 she was in Paris and took formal instruction at the Academie Julian and the Academie Colarossi and exhibited paintings at 1889 Exposition Universalle in Paris, and Chicago's 1893 World's fair. By 1890 she was teaching and exhibiting in Chicago at Jane Adam's Hull-House. In 1891, she was first woman honored with membership in Society of American Artist. She was elected president of Chicago's Pallete Club in 1891, '92, and '95.
When she died at age 37 of a complication of diabetes, many of her studies, works, letters, photos, and personal effects were locked into storage where they remained for 80 years. Alice's nephew, John Rich with his second wife Phyliss, moved to Eureka Springs, Arkansas with that large collection about 1950. John died 1974, Phyliss in May 1981.
Memory of Alice Kellogg Tyler may have never awaken had not her great-grand niece, JoAnne W. Bowie, 1951-2016, become involved in the settlement of the estate Phyliss Rich. JoAnne, a granddaughter of John Rich and his first wife, was the only relative in living Arkansas. She was contacted by an aunt, Sally F. Rich, daughter of John and Phyliss, who wanted JoAnne to have a piece of heirloom furniture and other keepsakes from her grandfather's home.
On our first visit to the house in Eureka Springs (abt Aug 1981), we found a large room that was cluttered with boxes of old letters, photographs, drawings, charcoals, paintings ( framed, loose, rolled, and folded ). As we browsed the piles of these things, JoAnne commented several times "who did this" and "this is really good". over the next few weeks?/months?, she found that even though Kellogg had been a notable, highly respected artist, information about her was scarce and difficult to find. On the other hand, the letters, diaries, and sketch books had details with names, dates, and events that greatly expanded on the available history of that period and of women artist in particular.
Soon JoAnne was saying "I am going to reintroduce Alice Kellogg to the world". By the time JoAnne died in January 2016, it was clear that she had succeeded in reviving the memory of Alice Kellogg Tyler and her art as evidenced by exhibits, print publications, and online biographys and images (such as pinterest and wikipedia ).
1893, Board room of the Women’s Building in Chicago at World's Columbian Exposition.
1989-1990, Pennsvlania Academy of Fine Arts tour, Norfolk VA, Philadelphia PA, and Memphis TN.
Attitude portrait study, c1887-89, charcoal on paper , about 21 x 15 inches.
Lisa , figure study c 1887-89 charcoal on paper, abt 24x14 inches.
A Sunny Corner of the Verandah, 1889, oil on wood panel, 7 x 10 inches, signed and date lower left.
Out of Work, drawing, published in "Twenty Years at Hull House", Jane Addams, 1911, page 220.
Portrait of Jane Addams, 1860-1935 A progressive social reformer and activist in Chicago, winner of Nobel Peace Prize 1931.
Williams & McCormick catalogs offering ADK works for sale, with biographical essays, 1986 and 1987. 15 MB file.
Biographic resources for Alice Kellogg Tyler, 1862-1900.
Tribute by Lorado Taft, one year later.
"The Excellent Becomes Permanent", eulogy by Jane Addams, later published in book, chapter V, pages 51-58.
Biography of Kellogg Tyler, Alice DeWolf, 1862-1900 by JoAnne Wiemers Bowie , pages 458 to 470 of the book Women Building Chicago 1790-1990, A Biographical Dictionary; Indiana University Press, Bloomington,IN, 2001, Editors: Schultz & Hast. ISBN 0-253-33852-2.
Title:The Mother. copy in Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution .
Book of Bowie Front Page.
| 2019-04-23T08:52:01 |
http://bookofbowie.net/ADKWorks.html
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Scads of books, audiotapes, and training sessions have been dedicated to the delicate art of negotiating. Now there's a software program that promises to provide expert advice molded to fit your negotiating style and, moreover, to propose strategies that will help you work effectively to reach a mutually agreeable solution.
Negotiator Pro is based on 15 leading books, including the best-selling Getting to Yes, and draws on such notable experts as Roger Dawson, author of several helpful audiotape programs and books. One of the program's strengths is its hypertext system, an online help tool that lets you see definitions of highlighted terms. If another term in the definition is highlighted, you can read that explanation as well. Hypertext allows you to perform research by free association, a very pleasant experience that stimulates creative thinking. You'll find related terms, definitions, strategies, and tips that you might not otherwise unearth using a printed text. You'll find the information when you need it so you can use it for maximum effect.
First, categorize your negotiating style. Negotiator Pro asks ten questions concerning your style of time management, use of threats, methods of revealing information, and likelihood of giving concessions. The results tell you whether you are cooperative or competitive. You repeat the process for your opponent.
How well does this system work? I left one question blank because I couldn't decide how to answer. However, when Negotiator Pro read my other answers, it suggested how I would have answered that question--a nice touch that makes me believe that you can get a fairly good idea of personality styles based on just a few questions. However, I had limited information for my opponent and can't believe that Negotiator Pro could have made an intelligent guess on answer that I really wasn't sure of. Still, if you have some knowledge of your opponent, this tool could provide further useful insights.
The computer selects the most effective negotiating style and displays suggestions on the screen. For instance, I have an amiable style, as does my opponent. The computer advised this strategy: Be somewhat like them; be friendly and informal. Ask personal questions. Be nonthreatening, consitent, and professional. Don't push too hard, but gently use objective criteria and time limits to help the amiable reach closure. Be reassuring and stress the benefits to all the people that would flow if your interests are fulfilled. Show how everyone benefits in a win-win outcome. This paragraph contains a lot of practical advice.
The next step involves the creation of an action plan and briefing book to guide your team through the negotiating process. The program presents an outline of 35 stages of negotiating, such as opening gambits, midpoint tactics, and approaches to closing. After you select a topic, the computer takes you to a small word processor, which allows you type your ideas, goals, and strategies.
If you're strapped for time, Negotiator Pro will present you with the top ten outline topics. Whichever method you choose, you can also import text from other programs, so if you assign part of the plan to others, you won't have to reenter the text--merely integrate their work with yours. When you've finished, you can print the document and present it to each member of your team. The publisher stresses this feature because if participants enter the negotiating sessions in latter stages, they will have the benefit of reading this master plan to gain insight into the other side's negotiating character and your side's goals and strategies.
While clear, the manual could be better organized. It includes 35 pages of definitions and negotiating tips, but not all the hypertext terms are listed. Why were some terms and strategies included but not others? What was the distinction? The manual does contain a wealth of information, but it is presented in alphabetical order, rather than categorized by strategies or skills. In short, the material is interesting, but not as valuable as it would be with more logical organization.
Each time you use the program, you must specify the appropriate batch file to load your computer's monitor type. This is a minor flaw, but a dated process. You also must unload all TSRs as the program uses all 640K memory. I failed to do this initially and found myself waiting literally 15 minutes as the computer displayed a collecting memory message on the screen, which led me to believe the computer was working. In reality, the computer was hung up. A toll call to the company for support resulted in a phone message and the promise of a return call the next day. The courteous chief programmer called with the answer the next morning. Despite the flaws with the manual and installation, Negotiator Pro will help you organize your thoughts, brainstorm, and gain insight into your own needs and wants as well as those of your opponents. That's a pretty good compromise.
| 2019-04-19T10:45:40 |
https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue133/135_Negotiator_Pro.php
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First, state the problem. We want to multiply the number 9 by the number 2.
Next we multiply numbers 9 and 2; the answer (product) of 2 times 9 is 18. Bring the 8 down in column A (one column) and carry the 1 to the tens column B.
Last step is to bring the carried 1 in the tens column down to the answer (product) line. We now have the complete answer to 2 times 9 which is 18.
Complete answer to 2 x 9 = 9 + 9 = 18.
Now let's look at the easiest way to multiply two numbers.
Here we have the standard way of multiplying two numbers.
| 2019-04-23T20:50:35 |
http://www.mathkplus.com/Integer-Math/Multiplication/Solve-Complex-Multiplication-Problems.aspx
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I cannot print from my computer via network (for Macintosh).
I'm using Windows Vista or Windows 7 and trying to use a Brother machine connected to the network, but the machine stays offline and I cannot print.
I'm using my Brother machine in a Windows XP / Windows Vista networked TCP/IP environment. I was able to print, but suddenly I cannot print. Why?
I'm using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Apple® Mac OS X. The printer appears in the "Print Center", "Printer Setup Utility", "Print & Fax" or "Print & Scan", but I cannot print.
An error message referring to BRSVC01A.EXE appears after installing the printer driver on Windows® XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003.
I'm using the Simple Network Configuration capabilities of Apple® Mac OS® X. I can print from a Macintosh®, but not from a Windows® PC.
| 2019-04-26T16:05:54 |
https://support.brother.com/g/b/faqlist.aspx?c=gb&lang=en&prod=hl5170dn_all&ftype3=1972
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Is it rational for me to grow, in my garden, my own vegetables and herbs? I ask myself this as I contemplate the fortifications I have erected around my recuperating stand of basil and around my two remaining pumpkins. Furtive and voracious groundhogs have increased the costs, in labor expended, of raising this year's crops beyond the usual regimen of planting, watering, and weeding.
I know how a friend of mine, who is an economist, would answer my question. He came in from his garden once with a handful of cucumbers and announced, "Here's this year's crop. If I count what I paid for the seeds, and figure my labor at minimum wage, they cost at least five bucks apiece." So ended his gardening career. From then on, his cucumbers came from the supermarket. My basil would not be so easily replaced, I realize. Out here in the boonies, bought basil is dried basil, and dried basil does not make a salad heavenly or supply the basis for pesto. So it's grow it myself, or do without.
But what about the pumpkins? In a few months, farmers not five miles from where I've encaged my swelling gourds will have roadside stands glowing orange with their harvest. For less than $4, I could have one of their pumpkins for a jack-o'-lantern and one for our Thanksgiving pie. Is it rational to go to this trouble so that the pumpkins we use have been grown under our care?
I'm still thinking about this as I gather wild blackberries and blueberries for a fruit salad at dinner. They're growing in the sun like weeds in a patch by the edge of our woods. It's mid-July and the berries are bursting with their ripened juices. Ten minutes of grazing yields the handful I'll need. I look with pleasure at my yield, glistening at the bottom of the white bowl.
Whether the means are rational or not, it comes to me, all depends on how one understands the ends achieved. Do the "goods" I've gained from my labor consist entirely of these objects? Is our consumption of these berries in the bowl the same as if we'd bought them in the store? If the answers are yes, then my 10 minutes spent for 40 cents worth of berries was worth less than half the minimum wage. But I know that these equivalences are false, and it is here that our notion of economic rationality can lead us to act irrationally.
Adam Smith founded his famous economics on the power of the division of labor. If each of us concentrates on doing just one thing, he showed, we'll each be more productive. Then we can truck, barter, and trade with our fellows, exchanging a bit of our product for more of what they produce than we could have made for ourselves. If a pinmaker spent his 10 minutes making pins, in other words, he would earn enough to buy more blueberries from a blueberry grower than he could harvest on his own in that time.
But there are costs and benefits left out of that calculation. The time of the pinmaker is enormously productive, but it is conceived and, too often, lived as a means to an end. One of the sacrifices of specialization is that the stuff of our lives - time - is sacrificed on the rack of narrowness and repetition. My time grazing for berries, or watering my pumpkins, is not pure cost like the labors of the efficient pinmaker. It's a labor of love.
For the part-time gardener, the means is part of the end, and it enriches beyond the production of a mere commodity that can be purchased in stores. I become connected with the organic processes of the earth in a way that pulling some produce off the counter could never do. Where the specialist's world tends to narrow toward the size of a pinhead, with my devotion of time I have purchased a larger world for my spirit to dwell in.
Tonight, when I combine the berries with yogurt and cinnamon, the result may taste no different than if the berries had been store-bought. But for my family and me, it will not be the same bowlful of food. We will be savoring also our place on the earth, the ground on which we live.
Come this Thanksgiving, when my wife, April, makes a pie from one of the pumpkins we've grown, I'll be celebrating not only the blessings of living in this prosperous country, but also the pleasures of watching a plant turn earth into pumpkin.
What's rational is to seek a life that's rich in more ways than one.
Andrew Bard Schmookler lives in Virginia and is author of "The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution."
| 2019-04-19T01:12:40 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/1996/0806/080696.opin.opin.3.html
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Nearly 37,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that the Home Office halt moves to deport British-trained doctor Luke Anthony Ong, just months before he qualifies as a GP.
The BMA said the Home Office stance on the matter was 'incomprehensible' under the circumstances.
Dr Ong moved to the UK from Singapore ten years ago to train as a doctor and applied for indefinite leave to remain in September 2017, only to be refused by the Home Office for being 18 days late.
Dr Ong claims that the first visa appointment he could get was 18 days after his extended student visa expired.
He passed his exams and completed three years of GP training at Tameside hospital in Manchester. He is now unable to complete five months of on-the-job training to become a GP because of problems with his visa.
Dr Ong appealed the Home Office’s decision with an appeal which was heard by the First Tier tribunal. The tribunal’s Judge Lloyd ruled in favour of Dr Ong in an appeal hearing.
The Home Office is now seeking to overturn Judge Lloyd’s ruling in a further appeal at a high immigration court.
Dr Ong said in his petition page: ‘At a time when the NHS is struggling to train and recruit GPs, I find it absolutely ridiculous that I am on the cusp of becoming a GP, but potentially facing deportation if the Home Office press ahead with their appeal.
The case comes as the UK Government plans to spend £100,000 on private recruitment firms to bring in 3,000 overseas GPs to fill gaps in the system.
BMA chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul said: ‘This situation, in which a doctor who has committed the last ten years of his life studying, training and serving in the NHS faces deportation over what appears to be an honest oversight, beggars belief at a time when the government is prepared to spend millions recruiting GPs from abroad.
RCGP chair Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard said: 'We need every single appropriately-trained doctor we can get working in UK general practice, so it makes absolutely no sense that a GP trainee who has studied medicine here – at great national investment - and chosen to become a family doctor here, is being pushed out instead of being welcomed with open arms.
'We understand the need for well-defined rules on immigration, but these need to be intelligently applied. This really is a tragic example of bureaucracy getting in the way of common sense.
not to mention how much tax payers money is used for months of surveillance of international criminals who still manage to get through porous immigration before being caught or let out for'lack of evidence'..ridiculous .Good luck Antony , but with your mrcgp completed Australia would willingly take you..
just playing Devil's advocate here, but why did the poor chap leave it so late to apply for his extension?
I've had to extend my visa several time over the years (thankfully, I've finally got my PR status) but I've always applied well in advance.
Good luck Luke. It might be a blessing in disguise.
Agree with truth finder above. Run mate, run!
Medway CCG has introduced a Contract Variation form which basically can empower them ' not to allow singlehanded or 'other' GPs, to take on Partners.
Folly, corruption or gross racism and discrimination - at loss of words !!Unbelievable that such a clause can be put in a Contract Variation notice !!
One has to realize how racist, corrupt and absolutely immoral NHS establishment has become as it decomposes slowly with vultures picking on any tissue left.
It has been the case for years that commonwealth residents are not allowed to train for GP in britain, because they are not europeans. How did he get this far?
But, agree, better off in australia!
The instructions can only come from those higher up and politicians.
The original decision made sense because he was late to reapply. He won his appeal because the court could rightly apply some common sense and over-rule the rigid application of the rules. ...but for the Home office to try to take this to a higher court is ridiculous.
| 2019-04-20T17:04:53 |
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/your-practice/practice-topics/employment/gp-leaders-question-incomprehensible-home-office-decision-to-deport-trainee-gp/20036499.article
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Don't let these simple looking weapons fool you. They're made from the world's strongest Applied Phlebotinum, and could crush a tank.
Afrofuturism is an artistic genre that melds Speculative Fiction with the cultures and experiences of Black people around the globenote As Wikipedia puts it: "A cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, Afrocentrism , and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies in order to critique not only the present-day dilemmas of black people, but also to revise, interrogate, and re-examine the historical events of the past... Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through a technoculture and science fiction lens, encompassing a range of media and artists with a shared interest in envisioning black futures that stem from Afrodiasporic experiences.".
While black artists have been writing science fiction since the 1860snote Martin R. Delaney's Blake, or the Huts of America , an Alternate History novel about an attempted slave insurrection in the antebellum South, was published in 1859, the concept and term were coined in the early 1990s by Mark Dery's essay/interview series "Black to the Future" , which contrasted the seeming lack of African-American science fiction writers with the preponderance of sci-fi/fantasy elements found in the work of other African-American musicians and artists at the time.
A key point of Dery's essay (and a driving force behind much Afrofuturistic work) is the amount of overlap between sci-fi tropes and African-American history — as an example, he cites the similarity between African slaves and alien abductees: captured by unknown and incomprehensible beings with advanced technology, shipped to a strange and alien world for sinister purposes, and frequently subjected to horrific medical abuse. Another common aspect of Afrofuturism is deliberate pushback against the lack of black (or at least non-white) characters in science fiction, and stereotypes of Africa as a primitive third-world nation and its people as savages or poverty-stricken waifs who can't grasp superior Western technology. Incidentally, YMMV on the current plausibility of this trope....but the keyword there may be "current". Given Africa's ridiculously large preponderance of people(the second largest continent after Asia in this regard), equally large preponderance of natural resources, and very long crop growing seasons on most of the continent...a great many international observers feel that as Africa increasingly outgrows its post-colonial strife and increasingly gets its hunger and disease issues under control, and as China and India settle into existence as First World nations....Africa is probably the "Next Big Thing" in the global economy by the middle decades of the 21st Century. China's ever-increasing investments therenote Admittedly done at least as much to increase Chinese political influence on the continent as for economic purposes; China is a vastly preferred investment source by Africans because A: It doesn't have the racist and imperialist legacy of the West in Africa, and B: It's rich. will probably accelerate this process.
While most Afrofuturist art tends to be retroactively labelled as such, an increasing number of contemporary creators have consciously adopted the genre, and now incorporate it into their work.
For speculative fiction that explores topics related to other marginalised groups, see Feminist Fantasy and Speculative Fiction LGBT.
When adding examples, bear in mind this trope is not simply "black people IN SPACE!" It refers to science fiction and fantasy that specifically draws on the aesthetics and history of African and black cultures.
Black Panther is probably the first example that comes to mind in discussions of Afrofuturism. Thanks to the amazing capabilities of the metal vibranium, the African nation of Wakanda is the most technologically advanced society on Marvel Earth.
Dwayne McDuffie's early work with DC imprint Milestone Media was centered around creating minority heroes, many with a sci-fi bent. One of his creations, Static Shock, became popular enough to star in his own award-winning TV show.
Elephantmen: The eponymous Elephantmen were created and trained by MAPPO at a huge lab/base somewhere in Northern Africa.
The Pan-African Judges comics set in the Judge Dredd universe.
Concrete Park features a cast comprised of Earth's outcasts (coincidentally all black or brown ethnic people), exiled to a distant desert planet and forgotten, left to their own devices.
Cold Equator, the third and final book of the Nikopol Trilogy at least vaguely skirts this trope. Enki Bilal clearly put a lot of love into the eponymous futuristic climate-controlled arcology's fascinating blend of traditional African design and fantastic technology but he just can't resist the temptation to throw in tons of wacky ethnic stereotypes (not that the earlier volumes were much kinder to Europeans, mind you).
Black Panther (2018) leans heavily into this trope, with the central conflict centered on how involved the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda should become in the affairs of the world, more specifically the affairs of the Black Diaspora.
Space Is the Place: A film starring Sun Ra (see his personal example below), who attempts to relocate African-Americans to a new planet. The film has been said to be a response to the Black Panther Party, represented by the Overseer.
Blade: A science-fiction-fantasy superhero movie starring an African-American hero, it also references Afro-American syncretic religions such as Santeria.
Get Out: A blend of science fiction and horror which satirizes modern-day racism in the United States.
Bright Bright uses the metaphor of various fantasy races to discuss present racial tensions and issues (Orcs are the lowest class of citizens, elves control much of the cities' economic and political power) while one of the main characters is a black police officer paired with the first Orc cop.
John Sayles' The Brother From Another Planet, about a mute black-passing Human Alien named "the Brother" wandering the black communities of New York City in The '80s and running from the (white) Men in Black.
Most of Sorry to Bother You's primary cast is made of black actors and the film mixes science fiction and surreal comedy.
Africa Paradis, released in 2007, is a Beninese-French co-production set in 2033, about a United States of Africa and its influx of white immigrants escaping from a third-world Europe.
Samuel R. Delany: One of the "Big Three" in afrofuturism (specifically he was one of the authors name-dropped in Dery's 1994 essay), famous for being one of the first major black science fiction writers to break into the mainstreamnote That we know of; given the prevalence of anonymous authors during the earlier eras of science-fiction it's quite possible some of said authors were black, or at least non-white. Works such as "Aye, and Gomorrah..." were groundbreaking in their time for their explorations of race and sexuality.
Octavia Butler: Second of the "Big Three" mentioned in Dery's essay. Works like the Xenogenesis trilogy (which often feature black female protagonists) emphasize the importance of diversity and change in protecting and preserving the human race.
Steven Barnes: Final member of the "Big Three". A frequent collaborator with Larry Niven, and writer on sci-fi shows such as Outer Limits and Stargate SG-1.
N. K. Jemisin tends to get labelled as an Afrofuturist writer given that she writes science fiction and fantasy. She contests the label, however, finding it reductive and ill-defined.
Most of Nnedi Okorafor's books take place in a technologically updated future or alternate universe Africa that is also a Magical Land. Some examples are Zahrah the Windseeker, The Shadow Speaker, and Who Fears Death.
The novel Invisible Man (not to be mistaken for that other novel with a similar title) uses the power of Invisibility as a metaphor for living as a black person in America.
Mumbo Jumbo: Alternate History novel (with elements of Urban Fantasy) set in The Roaring '20s about a millennia-old Ancient Conspiracy devoted to suppressing black history and culture.
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm takes place in Zimbabwe, in the year 2194.
In Otherland the Post-Cyberpunk applies to everywhere in the world, but notable is that Renie and !Xabbu are from Durban, South Africa.
Jon Courtenay Grimwood's Ashraf Bey books are set in an alternate universe North Africa.
The Watekni subculture in a 20 Minutes into the Future Kenya in Ian McDonald's Chaga.
Zoo City is a Cyberpunk novel with fantasy elements set in South Africa. It has an endorsement from William Gibson himself and has the same kind of grey market protagonist that Gibson's novels favor.
Alastair Reynolds's novel Blue Remembered Earth. While not everything is perfect in the African countries, they've become new economic and technological powers and the overall tone is quite optimistic. A Post-Cyberpunk sensibility is present, but it's mostly set dressing.
Raphael Carter's The Fortunate Fall, a Post-Cyberpunk novel set in a 24th century where everywhere but Africa is a third-world crapsack. Africa, on the other hand, is the hypertechnological promised land where, in an inversion of the "one drop" rule, only those who prove via blood test to have African ancestry are allowed entry. And did we mention the possibly real/possibly cyber versions of the Egyptian gods?
In Isaac Asimov's I, Robot universe, the Tropic Region (a unified Africa, South America, Latin America and Mexico) eventually becomes Earth's primary economic driver, while Europe sinks into a sleepy backwater that's more of a retirement community writ-large than anything else.
Alien in a Small Town. Set in the 24th century, only a brief section near the end of the book is set in Zimbabwe, but we learn that Earth's capital city is located there, and it seems to be a generally good place to live. Tendai grew up here, and he shows his wife Indira the country's ancient stone cities, wildlife preserves, etc. Notably, there is a monument to all who died in the AIDS plague of our own time, and to those who died under "the vile 21st century tyrant Mugabe."
Children Of Blood And Bone takes place in a future/alternate universe (it's not specified which) Nigeria in which there is a Ban on Magic, and much of those who practice magic (or maji) were murdered a decade before the book begins. The maji who were not killed are viewed as second class citizens and oppresed by the government. Much of the book parallels modern-day racism, with maji looking different to non-maji (being darker skinned with Mystical White Hair). The author, Tomi Adeyemi, states that she was explicitly inspired by modern instances of Police Brutality and institutionalized racism.
Straight Outta Fangton by C.T. Phipps is the story of Peter Stone, a black vampire who is locked out of the riches and hedonism of the "Old Ones" of his kind by a combination of prejudice as well as classicism. Peter comments on the fact Fantastic Racism doesn't really correlate to a lot of his regular experiences as a black man in New Detroit, parodying the concept. He routinely deals with hate groups, Neo-Nazis, vampire hunters, and bill collectors in an Unmasqued World.
The book Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff is a story about a family of black Americans traveling to H. P. Lovecraft's Arkham, Massachusetts (or the city which inspired it in-universe). There, they are confronted by a mixture of racism and supernatural horror.
Luke Cage takes a comic book setup (superpowered hero defends his hometown from evildoers) and uses it as a springboard for exploring police brutality, racial identity, and fighting white supremacy.
Cloak & Dagger (2018) stars an interracial couple with Wonder Twin Powers - the black, upper-class Tyrone (Cloak) has darkness-based powers while the white homeless Tandy (Dagger) can shoot light-based projectiles.
The South African/Canadian sci-fi series Charlie Jade involves three different universes in its storyline. One of them, the "Alphaverse", is dystopian and completely cyberpunk, including lots of rain. Its counterpoint is the ecotopian "Gammaverse" (unpolluted, but rife with political corruption and social engineering). The neutral one is the "Betaverse", which is our own early 21st century world. The whole series takes place in the Cape Town region and very little info about the rest of the world is ever given. According to the series's script, both the Alphaverse and Gammaverse are supposedly alternate histories of the Betaverse, with a divergence occuring shortly after WWII or during the early Cold War period.
Star Trek, while not afro-futurist in and of itself, did have an influence on the genre due to the presence of Uhura; the fact that a black person had a place on a futuristic space ship left a serious impact on young viewers.
I am a human being, dammit! You can deny me all you want, but you can't deny Ben Sisko - he exists! That future, that space station, all those people, they exist in here [pointing to his head], in my mind...You can pulp a story, but you cannot destroy an idea. Don't you understand? That's ancient knowledge. You cannot destroy an idea! That future, I created it and it's real! Don't you understand? It is REAL! It's REAL!
In a similar vein to Luke Cage, Black Lightning centers on a black superhero who uses his powers to fight crime and institutionalized racism.
Sun Ra is widely considered the Trope Codifier, with the way he combined alien and space motifs with African (especially Egyptian) imagery.
Parliament Funkadelic uses crazy sci-fi costuming and imagery in their music and live shows.
George Clinton, describing the inspiration for Mothership Connection: We had put black people in situations nobody ever thought they would be in, like the White House. I figured another place you wouldn't think black people would be was in outer space. I was a big fan of Star Trek, so we did a thing with a pimp sitting in a spaceship shaped like a Cadillac, and we did all these James Brown-type grooves, but with street talk and ghetto slang.
Janelle Monáe uses futuristic and android imagery to discuss contemporary issues faced by the African-American community.
I'm tired of Marvin asking me, "What's Going On?"
Beyoncé incorporates Afrofuturist elements into her music videos and live performances, such as her robotic costuming in the music video and live performance of "Sweet Dreams" , and her cyborg hand in the "Single Ladies" video. Most notably Lemonade (2016) leans heavily into the "fantasy" side of Afrofuturism, using religious imagery inspired by Yoruba and Christianity as well as referencing famous African-American legends such as Igbo Landing .
Boney M did this sometimes— "Nightflight to Venus" and the A-side of 10,000 Lightyears come to mind.
The entire subgenre of Detroit techno is Afrofuturist. Drexciya combines sci-fi with aquatic themes.
In Magic: The Gathering, the West Africa inspired Jamuraa was one of the most magically and technologically advanced societies of Dominaria, essentially making it Magic's Wakanda, though this is downplayed as the focus on the sets featuring it was on the fantasy rather than sci-fi aspects. To a lesser extent Amonkhet, which is based off Ancient Egypt with Stargate-ey aesthetics, but still features predominantly african humans and has a colonialist narrative.
The Trinity roleplaying game subverts this; Africa is a leading force in 22nd century Earth, though not without its problems. It helps that Africa managed to avoid the worst damage of the Aberrant War, and the more modern Europe and North America got hit hard.
Transhuman Space has a lot of preppy Post-Cyberpunk, but one of the biggest themes is that the degree of penetration is horribly uneven and the full benefits of the Fifth Wave of technological advancement are only available to the richest parts of the world. Africa is not one of the richest parts of the world, and it's straight cyberpunk if you're lucky.
While Shadowrun is primarily focused on North America (especially Seattle), Africa receives no small amount of attention, with both the setting's worst Wretched Hive and its most advanced space port (and Space Elevator) being situated on the continent, along with several other places of note.
Halo: New Mombasa, Kenya, is a high-tech city and spaceport. At least when Halo 2 begins, before there's lots of Stuff Blowing Up. The horrible nature of the place is brought up in audio logs found in Halo 3: ODST, where we learn about a young girl trying to save her scientist father during the attack, dealing with panicking looters, people generally Dying Like Animals, and the chief of police being a Dirty Cop and molester trying to make the worst of the situation.
One of the campaigns of Empire Earth 2: The Art of Supremacy takes place during the "Synthetic Age" (202X-204X) (featuring things like nanotech enhanced soldiers and giant mecha) in Africa, and deals with the poor natives taking up arms against the exploitative megacorps. It ends with Kenya becoming a technologically advanced world superpower thanks to the deposits of otherwise unattainable elements there.
Played with in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey and its sequel Dreamfall Chapters, which takes place in a Cyberpunk future where most of Africa has risen as one of the world's leading economic superpowers following several economic collapses and crises in Europe and America. As a result, most African countries are consistently portrayed and described as peaceful, idyllic, and prosperous; a stark contrast to the run-down and polluted, borderline dystropic Europe.
The People's African Union is one of the factions colonizing space in Civilization: Beyond Earth. In-universe, it's said to have come about as part of a sub-Saharan renaissance, and has an AI focusing on the Harmony affinity and eschewing the Supremacy affinity. However, while they're likely to make and keep alliances and their faction bonus is a boost to food production, their leader is a stern Reasonable Authority Figure who, behind his jovial front, harbours a measure of resentment over how the the African people were exploited and humiliated by foreign powers in the past few centuries, and is determined to make sure that never happens again. A faction of Beware the Nice Ones, basically.
Overwatch has the city of Numbani in the West-African savanna. It is a gorgeous, technologically advanced metropolis built after the Omnic Crisis and is one of the few places where humans and omnics live side by side in peace, working together to create a Utopian Africa. As a result, it is unofficially known as "The City of Harmony". Certain characters have special dialog on the location, ranging from admiring its peace to rage and disgust at the idea of tolerating omnics.
League of Legends champion Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time has an Afrofuturist sensibility: A street-smart, anti-authoritarian black kid capable of manipulating time with his high-tech equipment.
Some people interpet the Toejam and Earl games as a science fiction allegory to the african diaspora.
Technobabylon takes place in the independent high-tech city of Newton. Based on some comments, it's implied that Newton is located in Kenya, not too far from Mombasa.
| 2019-04-25T10:38:50 |
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Afrofuturism
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Answering the question, Use of articles with adjectives, got me thinking. Why is the word "any" not classified as an article? We learn in grade school that the three English articles are "a", "an", and "the". Later on we learn that articles are part of a larger class called determiners.
The word a is one of the indefinite articles for singular nouns, used before a word beginning with a consonant sound. A cat is sleeping.
The word an is one of the indefinite articles for singular nouns, used before a word beginning with a vowel sound. An owl just hooted.
The word any is the indefinite article for plural nouns, regardless of what the next word is. Are there any red shirts? It may sometimes substitute for a and an to force the specific context of "one among many". [e.g., "plural-like"] Any book will do.
Neither a nor an can be used with a plural noun. If any is not an indefinite article, a plural form does not exist.
I discern two differences with the accepted indefinite articles. The first is that any can also be a pronoun. Any of them will do. So what? The word a can also be a noun, the first letter of the Latin alphabet. Do we really need the second a of aardvark?
I don't know, but it wasn't the one on your arm.
Damn! Any ants are too many. I don't want any ant to bite me.
I know, right? Let's go see if we can find a bandage.
In other words, a, an, any, and the all force contexts. That's sort of their point. So why is any the one left out?
The term "article" is relatively old, and grammatical terminology has a certain amount of inertia. So this is partly a historical question: why did the word "article" come to be used to refer to some words, but not others in English? Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that historical question, so I'll try to provide alternative explanations (although I think without historical background this is necessarily an incomplete answer).
Words that are called "articles" are generally among the most frequently used words in a language. "The" definitely qualifies, being according to a variety of online sources the most frequently used English word (e.g. Wikipedia). "A" also seems to be in the single digits ("an" is lower, but if we consider it to be the same word as "a", just an automatic phonologically conditioned variant, this doesn't really matter), with only other common function words like "and" outranking it.
"Any" seems to rank around 100 or so. This is certainly very frequent, but in most of the lists I found that means it is less frequent than at least a few common content words such as "one" or "know".
I am not a syntax expert so I can't really say how articles might form a syntactic class relative to other determiners, but apparently some people think they do.
I found "The Internal Syntax of Determiners", by Thomas Leu, a dissertation that presents his analysis of determiners in Germanic languages. It's too technical for me to understand most of it (well actually, I haven't even tried to read through it) but I did skim it and he does seem to analyze articles as structurally distinct from other determiners.
This thesis is a comparative study of determiners (mostly) in Germanic, with an emphasis on Swiss German. A distinction is made between determiners (e.g. that, both, which, such, my, no) and articles (the definite marker and the indefinite article). Such a distinction has previously been argued for (see Szabolcsi (1994); Giusti (1997); Matthewson (2001)) and will in the present work be taken to syntactically be one between phrasal constituents (determiners) and heads (the articles).
I did find and read the paper by Lisa Matthewson (2001) that Leu references, "Quantification and the nature of crosslinguistic variation". Matthewson brings up a point that I did not think of, that there is a distinction between the behavior of certain determiners, such as the definite article "the" or the demonstrative "these", and quantifiers such as "many" and "most" (which are also traditionally classified as determiners). The quantifiers can be used in what is called "partitive constructions" such as "many of the people" or "most of the people"; but we cannot say *"the of the people" or *"these of the people" (164). She argues from this and other facts (including comparison with other languages such as St’át’imcets/Lillooet Salish and French) that maybe English quantifiers don't take noun phrases as arguments, as determiners do, but rather take determiner phrases as arguments (although this might just be default behavior rather than a hard constraint). She doesn't explain "any" (in fact, she notes that a reviewer pointed out free-choice any as a "potentially problematic item" because it "can take a bare singular noun as its argument") but I found it an interesting read.
Giusti 1997 seems to be up on academia.edu (http://www.academia.edu/1032147/The_categorial_status_of_determiners._The_New_Comparative_Syntax_ed._by_Liliane_Haegeman); I haven't read it but I did look through it and she describes some criteria for calling a word an article.
Certainly, just because Leu writes this in his dissertation doesn't mean all linguists agree with it. I don't know how many linguists would agree that English articles are definitely distinct from the other determiners.
It is worth noting, I think, that "article" is not a theoretical primitive in (most if not all) contemporary generative theories of syntax. [...] articles are a notion of classical grammar and are definitionally restricted to the definite and indefinite."
I agree with Chrissy that the term/concept of ‘articles’ is from traditional grammar, and was perhaps created to name those words which didn’t exist in Latin but came into existence in the Romance languages (along with Celtic, Germanic, Greek and Semitic). It is still used in traditional grammar and in language-learning, but not so much in scientific linguistics as it doesn’t really name a natural category. Instead what we call ‘articles’ are just a subset of ‘determiners’, a category created by linguistics based on actual evidence of a common syntactic role.
1, 2): as I said, many people would consider "a" and "an" to be two forms of the same word, rather than two distinct words. But this isn't super important.
3) “Any” really doesn’t function like a plural equivalant to “a/an”, so this part of your argument is not convincing to me. As you note, they actually contrast before singular nouns. “Some” is certainly a better candidate for a plural indefinite article in English in my opinion (although it also has the problem of contrasting with "a/an" before singular count nouns).
5) Sure, in the mainstream analysis a plural indefinite article doesn’t exist in English. You should explain why this is a problem; it’s not obvious that it is.
In fact, I know of a (minor) piece of evidence that there is no plural indefinite article in English: the so-called “Big Mess Construction”, which is the use of an adjective before an indefinite article in some contexts such as “not that good a book,” “not so serious a problem” (I talked about this more in another post: If I can say “not that good a review,” does that mean I can say “not that good reviews”?). This construction does not work with either “any” or “some”: *“not that good any books”, *“not that good some books”.
I can't think of any good reason why an indefinite article being plural would disqualify it from being used in this construction. A more satisfying explanation in my opinion is that "any" and "some" don’t work here because they differ from "a/an" not only in plurality, but also in part of speech: that they aren’t indefinite articles, and the “Big Mess” construction requires an article, not just any kind of determiner.
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Is there a difference between articles and determiners?
If I can say “not that good a review,” does that mean I can say “not that good reviews”?
| 2019-04-23T20:56:45 |
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/373666/why-is-any-not-classified-as-an-article
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My current research focuses on human behavioral and electrophysiological (EEG) experiments (in collaboration with Prof. Leon Deouell’s lab) and large scale neural-network modeling of ‘intentions’, ‘intention formation’ and complex processes such as ‘change of intention’. These and other notions and processes are closely related to the concepts of will and agency. I’m also interested in the following general question: in what way can progress in the scientific realm of these concepts lead to deeper understanding in the related philosophical discourse, and vice versa?
In most neuronal systems, neural activities are in the form of dynamic time series of spikes, and stimulus representation in some sensory systems is characterized by a small number of precisely timed spikes. More generally, many of the most interesting tasks our brain performs involve the processing of temporally modulated stimuli and the production of temporally accurate output, for example, fast visual processing (reading), auditory processing of time varying signal (speech) and production of fast accurate motor output (speech, singing, writing or playing a musical instrument).
These findings suggest that the brain possesses a machinery for extracting information embedded in the timings of spikes and for generating series of precisely timed spikes. Thus, understanding the power and limitations of spike-timing based computation and learning is of fundamental importance in computational neuroscience.
In our work we study the way in which neurons may perform the processing and generation of spike-timing based inputs and outputs. Our goal is to develop a complete model for neuronal learning in the temporal domain.
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab. My main research interest is in ascertaining the fundamental principles that underlie computation in networks of neurons in the brain. I am also interested in issues of intention and how it is manifested in human large scale neuronal networks, especially as measured using EEG.
I am studying the dynamical and computational properties of large recurrent neuronal networks in the chaotic dynamical regime. The brain, and cortex in particular, are built from very large and highly complex networks of interconnected neurons. Though the dynamics of a single neuron may be complicated by it self, the collective behaviour of large networks create emergent phenomena that origin from only a handful of common properties of the individual neurons. I am using theoretical tools from statistical mechanics to derive such macroscopic dynamics based on models of single neuron. In particular I am interested in the large-scale and long-time patterns that are observed in chaotic large network and in the computational capacity of such systems.
My main field of interest is theory of learning in neural networks. I'm working on understanding the neural mechanism underlying the development of invariant representations: how low-level sensory signals are transformed into abstract, highly selective and very tolerant representations reported in high-level brain areas.
| 2019-04-21T08:45:05 |
http://neurophysics.huji.ac.il/labmembers
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In terms of communication skills, I want to share a story of something that happened to me, which is demonstrative of how I work with people. I was in a relatively new position as a counselor in an agency, and the director was suddenly unavailable to give a public talk. I was asked to step in and represent the organization despite my lack of experience there.
I focused on staying relaxed because I had to go in cold without time to prepare, write, or memorize anything. I continued to concentrate on feeling grounded as I was sitting in my seat while they were introducing me. As I stood up to talk, I kept reminding myself to remain relaxed while I spoke to the group, so I could enjoy the process.
I addressed the topics that I was asked to speak about, and then I sat down to answer a few questions. Several colleagues who were there commented afterward that they really enjoyed the way that I communicated, and I did too. I do not mean to brag or say I did a great job, but rather I mean to say I felt comfortable while I was speaking, and I think other people can sense when we feel comfortable.
So, one of the ways I can provide support is to help you learn to feel comfortable within yourself while you communicate, and with practice, you can get really good at that.
| 2019-04-23T02:10:49 |
https://www.davisanxietycounseling.com/relax-while-speaking/
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Instead, cetaceans, the group including today's whales and dolphins, evolved 50 million years ago from small four-legged animals with hooves.
Paleontologists have discovered skeletons of these early creatures in India and Pakistan, but this new find, as discussed in Thursday's edition of the journal Current Biology, was found in the Pisco Basin on the southern coast of Peru.
"As this is the first four-legged whale skeleton for South America and the whole Pacific Ocean, the discovery in itself was a major surprise," study co-author Olivier Lambert wrote in an email. Lambert works at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. "We were also surprised with the geological age of the find (42.6 million years ago) and with the preservation state [of] so many bones from most parts of the skeleton, even including a patella (kneecap), some small ankle bones, and the last phalanges with marks of tiny hooves."
The team that found it named it Peregocetus pacificus. It means "the traveling whale that reached the Pacific."
Scientists had known that the whales' body shape had changed over the years, making the creatures better adapted to life in the water; however, they didn't know how the creature had moved from South Asia to South America. Early whale ancestors were not fully aerodynamic like whales are today.
"Four-legged whales, the ancestors of nowadays whales and dolphins, have been previously found in three main regions: the geologically oldest come from India/Pakistan, somewhat younger taxa [the plural of taxonomy] were described from North and West Africa, and even younger ones from the east side of North America," Lambert said. "Based on the available evidence, and on the fact that the postcranial skeleton is poorly known in species from both Africa and North America, several questions remained debated: When did quadrupedal whales reach the New World? Which path did they take? And what [were their] locomotion abilities during that long travel?"
The ancient whales also had long toes that were most likely webbed, meaning they moved a lot like today's otters. That's probably how they crossed the Atlantic Ocean, researchers said. Today, a giant otter-type creature would have to swim a long way to migrate, but at that time in the Earth's history, the distance between Africa and South America was two times shorter and the currents were strong.
From South America, they probably migrated to North America, as well. They probably didn't become fully marine animals until about 12 million years after this creature roamed the Earth, scientists think.
There are many intermediary stages of this "spectacular evolutionary history" that have been found over the years, "but we still miss elements, so we should keep searching in other parts of the world, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, for skeletons of these strange four-legged whales, to make the whole scenario better understood," Lambert said.
"A skull would be great, as well as the tip of the tail," Lambert said.
| 2019-04-20T02:36:08 |
https://www.kezi.com/content/news/508158072.html
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IForgeRegistryEntry at net. LaunchClassLoader. findClass( LaunchClassLoader. java: 191) at java. Error that is occuring: java. NoClassDefFoundError: net/ minecraftforge/ fml/ common/ network/ IGuiHandler What I know: I know basic crash report reading. LoaderExceptionModCrash: Caught exception from Better Builder' s Wands ( betterbuilderswands) Caused by: java. NoClassDefFoundError: net/ minecraftforge/ fml/ common/ registry/ IForgeRegistryEntry at java. LoaderException: java. NoClassDefFoundError: mods/ castledef/ azurn/ EntityKnight at cpw. FMLClientHandler.
finishMinecraftLoading( FMLClientHandler. java: 206) at net. run( Unknown Source) Caused by: java. [ size= medium] package mods. client; [ / size] import cpw. RenderingRegistry. The game crashed whilst initializing game. NoClassDefFoundError: net/ minecraftforge/ fml/ common/ registry/ RegistryDelegate. Hope this isn' t Optifine related. Forge version: 14. 2406 Minecraft version: 1. 12 Replay Mod version: v1.
0- b7 Problem: Connecting to servers say " Internal Exception: java. NoClassDefFoundError: net/ minecraftforge/ fml/ common/ registry/ GameData" and fails to connect. but fails to connect to any server containing the error above; Java( TM) Platform SE binary and the Minecraft Launcher are both ran. A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:. java: 188) at java. NoClassDefFoundError: cpw/ mods/ fml/ common/ ICraftingHandler at java. 99} [ Forge Mod Loader] ( forge- 1. To post a comment, please login or register a new account. to make a minecraft mod. I have setted up everythng and when i try to launc it for a test i get theese ErrorsMinecraft Crash Report - -. ClientProxy at net.
forName0( Native Method) at java. java: 270) at cpw. NoClassDefFoundError: net/ minecraftforge/ common/ MinecraftForge. register( DIClientProxy. loadClass( Unknown Source). Even if it was working, as I said, any mods that are out for 1. 8 now will not work with just basic fml.
| 2019-04-26T15:56:53 |
http://softop.duckdns.org/74a8f0bb.html
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Which Social Media Platform Should My Business Use?
There is a large assortment of social media platforms out there. Social media networks range from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, MySpace and many more. Having a profile page on each of the major social platforms can be daunting as well as overwhelming. Rather than spread yourself thin among the top 5, 10 or 15+ social platforms it is often best to choose a number you can maintain and be active on. This may well be one social site and the site may not be the most popular social media network.
What you need to do is be on the right one(s) rather than all. One of the best ways to find the best platforms is to contact your current customers and see which, if any, they are on. Also, which platforms are your competitors on?
When it comes to promoting your business you need to decide what your overall objectives are you want to achieve. Is it more fans, more recognition of your brands, services you offer, customer service, promoting a contest, special offers or coupons, event notification and signup, etc.?
Don't post on your page items that don't pertain to your core business just so that you can show a "post". This will make your fans wonder if your business is truly what you say it is if you do not promote items directly related to your business. Be an expert and leader in your field. This is what your customers want. They do not want to know about your latest dinner, unless you are a restaurant or a baker. If your business is spread across many different areas you will find most social sites allow you to endorse and link between sites. Use this to cross promote your businesses so they can stay focused on their core businesses.
The frequency of updates and interaction is determined not only on your schedule as you may have to make additional time for a successful social media plan. How often does news and information that can be beneficial to your site fans benefit from receiving information from you? Is it daily, weekly or monthly? You should strive to post at least weekly but only if you have meaningful information to present.
| 2019-04-22T04:48:29 |
https://www.jm2marketing.com/Blog/Details/SocialMediaAndBusiness/
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How to follow: Watch live on BBC One from 19:00, listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
Manchester United's FA Cup quarter-final replay with West Ham on Wednesday is the "defining moment" of their season, says defender Phil Jones.
Last month, manager Louis van Gaal said United were competing on three fronts.
They have since lost to Liverpool in the Europa League and are four points behind Manchester City in the race to finish fourth in the Premier League.
"We have to go to West Ham, play well and beat them," said Jones, 24. "It has been a difficult season."
United's campaign took another downturn on Sunday when they conceded three times in six minutes to lose 3-0 at Tottenham.
"The players are gutted with the result and the way we conceded so quickly," added the England international.
Failure to win the FA Cup would mean the Old Trafford club have gone three seasons without a major trophy for the first time since 1987-89, the early years of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign.
Jones was part of the squad that won the Premier League in 2012-13, the Scot's final season in charge.
Since then, United have struggled to adapt to life without Ferguson in the dugout, reaching one League Cup semi-final under his successor David Moyes and finishing no higher than fourth in the league.
"There is a big incentive to get our hands on some silverware," said Jones, who signed from Blackburn in 2011 in a deal thought to be worth up to £17m.
"There is no-one more disappointed than the dressing room. We know we have to excite the fans, play attractive football and win games.
"I don't think we can look at anyone in the dressing room and say, 'you didn't give 100%'. Everyone gives their absolute maximum for this club, the fans and the manager. At times it has not worked but we are still positive."
Jones completed the full 90 minutes of Monday's 1-0 under-21 win against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford.
It was only his second game since 2 January after it was found he had strained ankle ligaments in a game at Watford six weeks earlier.
"I just landed awkwardly," said Jones. "I thought it was nothing at the time but one thing leads to another and then you're out."
It was the latest fitness issue for the player capped 20 times by his country.
He has started just seven games this season, fewer than team-mate Luke Shaw, who broke his leg in September.
Jones missed the start of this campaign with mild thrombosis, played only one game in three months from September 2014 with a combination of hamstring and shin problems - and had two month-long absences the season before that too.
He has started 104 Premier League games in his five seasons at Old Trafford and has never started more than 30 league games in one campaign.
"It has been difficult but there is no point dwelling on the past," he said. "You can't change what has been done - I am just looking ahead.
"I still think I need more fitness, but if the gaffer feels I'm ready for the West Ham game I am happy to be part of it."
Jones has been picked for every England squad he has been fit for since he was first called up in September 2011, just after arriving at Old Trafford.
He has little time to prove he is worth a place in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad for this summer's European Championships in France, which the England boss will name on 12 May.
"Roy has regular contact with all the players," said Jones. "He has not spoken to me personally, but the doctors will talk, ask how you are and report back.
"It's not in the forefront of my mind, though. Obviously I'd be absolutely delighted to be there but I have got to get back playing first, that's the main thing."
| 2019-04-19T12:50:26 |
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36025837
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Analysis: Does Obama's candor on naivete inspire confidence?
Like Americans, Mideast leaders won't play cat and mouse.
The new year is a time for frank introspection and earnest resolutions, and US President Barack Obama engaged in exactly that during an interview with Time magazine at the start of the second year of his presidency.
In doing so, he showed considerable candor as he acknowledged having made mistakes and missteps in his Middle East policy during the last year even as he recommitted himself to the peace process.
But then again, internal reflection is one thing and public confession quite another. Sharing as Obama did raises questions about whether he's learned the right lessons.
For starters, detractors have long labeled Obama as naïve and hubristic; in the Time interview, he seems to echo their assessment.
He told Joe Klein that the political realities confronting Palestinian and Israeli leaders made it harder than expected for them to come to the negotiating table. "I think that we overestimated our ability to persuade them to [negotiate] when their politics ran contrary to that," he said, adding later that, "If we had anticipated some of these political problems on both sides earlier, we might not have raised expectations as high."
It's as though legions of Middle East experts, Arab and Israeli officials and large chunks of the American Jewish community hadn't told the administration exactly that, repeatedly. Acknowledging not having comprehended that reality smacks of, indeed, naivete; proceeding in the face of such advice suggests, well, hubris.
For another, one of the most widespread critiques of this administration's approach to the peace process has been its penchant for declaring in public what should have been whispered in private. The unfulfilled demand of Israel to totally freeze settlements, including in East Jerusalem, is perhaps the most outstanding such example, with many observers suggesting that more closed-door communications would have yielded better results, and it would also not have raised the stakes so high that it became difficult for Arabs and Palestinians to accept anything less than a complete construction halt.
These latest public ruminations, while honest, also might not be strategically helpful. Whose cause does Obama aid, exactly, by acknowledging that his administration misread the situation such that it "overestimated" some of the basics, i.e., the difficulty of the situation and that it is "as intractable a problem as you get"? Does it inspire the confidence, does it command the respect whose lack some have argued made it that much harder for the US president to extract the concessions he sought from the parties?
And finally, one of Obama's major setbacks was his loss of the Israeli street early on last year. That was one error, at least, that the administration seemed to understand and actively attempt to fix in recent months.
Though Obama didn't make grander gestures of visiting Israel or even giving interviews to the Israeli media, the White House did reach out to American Jewry, heavily supporting Israel on issues like the Goldstone report and Turkish shunning of the IDF, and publicly praised the settlement moratorium Jerusalem eventually adopted.
Yet, in two breaths, Obama undermined those efforts, simultaneously sowing doubts about their sincerity.
In the interview, Obama said that for both sides‚ political environments have made it "very hard for them to start engaging in a meaningful conversation." This comment ignores Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's calls, from his first Oval Office meeting with Obama in May, for an immediate resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians (who, on the other hand, refuse to sit down without a total settlement freeze).
And worse yet, from an Israeli perspective, he went on to say that, "Although the Israelis, I think, after a lot of time showed a willingness to make some modifications in their policies, they still found it very hard to move with any bold gestures."
In effect - if not his intention - Obama belittled a settlement moratorium which, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed out, is unprecedented in its scope, not to mention Netanyahu's reversal to endorse a Palestinian state and his willingness to hold substantive talks.
More to the point, if Obama doesn't encourage Israelis for what most see as the maximum Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition can deliver short of Palestinian reciprocation, the public and government will question the utility of further concessions. And they will raise the charge that he still doesn't understand the political realities on the ground in Israel.
It is perhaps no coincidence that Obama admitted a lack of discernment concerning the "political problems" confronting Israelis and Palestinians as he faced a major domestic reversal born in part by a lack of discernment concerning the political problems of his own party.
In the loss of the Massachusetts US Senate seat held for 46 years by Democratic stalwart Ted Kennedy to an unknown Republican state legislator, Obama forfeited his super-majority in the Senate and with it the momentum for passing his signature legislation, health care, as well as the sense of a popular mandate for his policy agenda.
Moreover, his political team's inability to assess and then address the vulnerability of such a crucial seat, which should have been a shoo-in for the Democrats, has raised questions about what else his staff is missing. And what else he's no longer on top of.
These questions are being asked not just in Washington, but in Jerusalem and Cairo and Beirut.
As an Arab reporter said at a rare press briefing White House National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer held Friday: "Given the increasing domestic problems you're having at home [in the US], how will this impact the foreign policy agenda? There is an increasing sense in the Middle East that this will tie the President's hands, especially on the peace process; you know, that the administration is in a weaker position and has less momentum than when you guys started."
In response Hammer reassured the reporter that the president wouldn't be distracted from the peace process by his political fortunes at home.
"His commitment is not driven at all by the politics of our country," he said. "Don't be distracted by domestic politics; the President certainly isn't when it comes to national security."
Pressed by another Arab reporter on Obama's Time magazine quotes, and who exactly the president held responsible for the current impasse, Hammer said that "this is not an issue of assigning blame to either of the parties." Rather, he said, the course of events needed to be put "in context," and referred to the Gaza war at the start of Obama's term as creating a "difficult situation" that then ended, but was followed by the election of the Netanyahu government.
"You had a new Israeli government, so from the get go it was going to be a challenge to move forward and of course trying to establish talks between the parties," Hammer said.
Still, he stressed, the main point was the White House's continued focus on the peace process.
As Obama said at the conclusion of the Time interview, "We are going to continue to work with both parties to recognize what I think is ultimately their deep-seated interest in a two-state solution in which Israel is secure and the Palestinians have sovereignty and can start focusing on developing their economy and improving the lives of their children and grandchildren." Happy new year.
| 2019-04-24T18:06:41 |
https://www.jpost.com/International/Analysis-Does-Obamas-candor-on-naivete-inspire-confidence
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- The Torah (Law of Moses)--is it in full force today? Yeshua (Jesus) said, "Don't think that I have come to abolish the Torah... I have come not to abolish, but to complete." What did he mean?
- Sha'ul (Paul) wrote, "All Israel will be saved." Was he speaking of all Jews? Messianic Jews (Jews who believe Yeshua is the Messiah)? The Church? Who is Israel?
- Why did Yeshua juxtapose the saying, "Do not store up for yourselves wealth here on earth" and "The eye is the light of the body"?
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| 2019-04-25T06:08:05 |
http://bethhamashiach.com/bookstore_cbhm2.htm
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Let's imagine that I've added tag A to way X and tag B to way Y. I then decide that I want to upload only the second of these changes. How do I do this?
You can only undo the last command(s). In this case, you could select way Y and click "File > Upload selection".
o All commands disappear from the command stack.
o The other changes have been made to the data layer, but not to OSM, so when you exit JOSM you'll get a warning. When you do an "upload data" it does upload the rest.
Unfortunately it appears that you can only select one item at once on JOSM's command stack. You can, however, select more than one item at once on the map.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/10815119 is an example of me selecting 2 items of 3 changes on the map and uploading them, and then discarding the one remaining change to the data layer when exiting JOSM.
I'm not aware of a programm where you can undo steps in between. You always need to undo the last step before you undo the penultimate step, because the last step could have an effect on the penultimate step.
| 2019-04-24T16:23:34 |
https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/10622/josm-how-do-i-remove-commands-from-the-command-stack
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Stationary rowing at a moderate pace on a rowing machine for an hour will burn around 420 calories if you weigh 125 pounds. If you weigh more, you'll burn more. A 155-pound person will burn roughly 520 calories and a 185-pound person will burn 622 calories. Your intensity level will affect the actual number of calories burned, so aim for between 30 and 60 minutes per day of moderate-intensity exercise or half that amount of vigorous intensity. One way to measure intensity is by your ability to talk. If you're breathing harder than usual but you can chat with a buddy, you're probably at a moderate intensity. If you can only say a few words at a time, you're working out at a vigorous rate.
The cable supine curl tones the biceps brachii muscles of the upper arm. To keep your workouts focused on slimming the arms, perform two to three sets of 12 or more repetitions with a weight that allows you to complete that many reps one after the other. To perform a cable supine curl, sit in front of a cable machine and grasp the bar attached to the low pulley with an underhand grip. Your hands should be shoulder-width apart. Lie flat on your back with your legs straight so your heels are against the machine. Keep your arms at your sides and straight. Then flex your elbows and pull the bar toward your shoulders. Reverse the motion to complete a cable supine curl.
The dumbbell one-arm triceps extension exercise targets the triceps brachii. To perform this exercise, sit on seat with a back rest and hold a dumbbell in your right hand. Bend your knees and place your feet on the foot rests or the floor. Hold in your abs to press your back into the seat. Extend your right arm straight above your right shoulder with your palm facing inwards and dumbbell vertical. Bend your elbow to lower the weight toward your upper back. Keep your elbow in line with your shoulder and the dumbbell vertical. Raise the weight back up toward the ceiling to finish one repetition. Perform 12 or more repetitions with your right arm and then do a complete set with your left arm.
| 2019-04-25T10:26:06 |
https://www.sportsrec.com/233133-exercises-to-slim-down-upper-arms-fast.html
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Is there a list of NTSC NES games where the PAL version was adjusted in any way? I'd really be curious which games did changes to the code to accomodate for the 50 Hz since most PAL games simply run slower than their NTSC part.
Games where just the music was corrected don't need to be listed since this feature is relatively common, uninteresting and doesn't influence the gameplay.
Of course, games where the PAL version was changed in a purely stylistic way that had nothing to do with the technical side ("Contra"/"Probotector"), those don't count either. I'm only interested in technical NTSC/PAL adjustments, not in content-wise changes between the American and European version.
Duplicate of your previous topic about PAL adjustment?
No. Last time I wanted to know what I can do for my game to adjust it to PAL.
Now I'm asking which actual games (not homebrew, but the commercial games) changed anything for their PAL conversion and what exactly they changed.
This time, I don't want to apply it to my own game. It's just general curiosity what different things were done in real games.
All 5 Mega Man games had the music pitch and speed adapter to PAL, and this even caused some "bug" in Mega Man 3 where you can hear the proto man whistle song continue too far before he attacks. I think that means most Capcom games released in PAL have their music speed and pitch adjusted - this would have to be verified.
Konami also have most of their games with music speed and pitch adjusted, except the early ones. For instance, I'm pretty sure Castlevania 1 does not have any adjustement made, but Castlevania II and III have their music speed and pitch adjusted.
Same for Nintendo, early games have music speed and pitch untouched (so wrong in PAL), but later games have it fixed. SMB1 has 2 releases, one is 1:1 identical to NTSC, and the second has music speed, pitch but also game play speed adjusted, which is probably the only officially released NES game with gameplay speed adjusted.
Batman has the music speed adjusted, but not pitch, so the soundtrack is lower, but plays at normal rate.
Zelda 2 has link's vertical movement sped up, but not his horizontal movement.
"Commercial" literally means an item in commerce, which in the case of NES games means sold on cartridge.
"Not homebrew" means first published before 1997.
"Official" means licensed by Nintendo.
Games included on the Action 53 compilations meet "commercial" but not "not homebrew" or "official". Games by Codemasters meet "commercial" and "not homebrew" but not "official".
SMB1 has 2 releases, one is 1:1 identical to NTSC, and the second has music speed, pitch but also game play speed adjusted, which is probably the only officially released NES game with gameplay speed adjusted.
Are you sure about the NTSC SMB being released for PAL consoles? First time I hear about that.
No. I'm pretty sure that this was in Bootgod database but it's down at the moment. Check the database in wayback archive and you should find early PAL version with the NTSC ROM on them.
Rainbow Islands got a completely different port for the PAL and NTSC versions on NES.
Battletoads' PAL version fixes the 2 player bug with the Clinger Winger level, but I don't think there are any other changes (i.e. game just runs slower). The Japanese version of Battletoads actually makes a whole bunch of changes for difficulty (always start with 5 lives, the hardest section of each level made easier, etc.).
Dragon's Lair actually plays slower in the NTSC version, which is unusual. There's some other cosmetic changes too, I think.
Blaster Master's PAL version reportedly has a bunch of bugs the NTSC one doesn't. There's TASes that exploit this. This might be the result of trying to adjust speeds for the PAL version; might be one to take a further look at?
Yeah, I think they were trying to save money. The NTSC version uses UxROM (=> CHR-RAM), whereas the PAL and Japanese versions use MMC3 (with CHR-ROM). PAL version has got a bigger ROM and extra transitional screens between levels also.
It's just general curiosity what different things were done in real games.
That's what the other topic had drifted to, though.
Now I'm confused. Which did you mean?
In general, I mean games that were sold by actual companies back when the NES was current. No homebrew/"doing it for the love and passion" stuff because I'm interested in the way things were done apart from the knowledge of this community here.
Yes, I know that today's games on cartridges are commercial as well and that companies might be behind it. But they're still created by people like us with access to countless documentation on the internet in a time when the NES doesn't get sold anymore.
I was talking about the PAL solutions in companies that developed for the NES back in the day, under "real world conditions".
Not really. Some names like "Super Mario Bros." or "Turrican" were thrown around, but you cannot really find a list of the PAL-adjusted NES games in that thread.
In general, I mean games that were sold by actual companies back when the NES was current.
So 1. commercial NES games 2. published before 1997 with or without a license from Nintendo, with 3. separate versions for NTSC and PAL regions where 4. the PAL version has faster movement.
I'm not aware of such a list. You could try asking the collectors what they know about the topic. Or if you want to build your own list, I'd recommend first investigating games developed by Codemasters and published by Camerica.
Or, to tell it in an easier way: What did the developers back in the day do to adjust their games to PAL, apart from the music?
And no, this time it's not a question to find a game that I like for my collection, like with the female protagonist. This one is really just a question about programming techniques, so no need to enumerate a list of requirements.
Cosmic Spacehead has region detection.
In NTSC mode, the game runs at normal speed.
In PAL mode, it alternates between running 1 frame of game logic and running 2 frames of game logic, for an effective game speed of 75FPS.
In Dendy mode, the game is unplayable with servere graphics glitches since the game thinks it's a PAL console.
| 2019-04-23T14:03:07 |
http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?p=176585
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Out among Saturn’s menagerie of moons, a shiny white egg rests in a nest of ice crystals.
Named Methone, this small, oval moon was seen in close-up for the first time last year by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Methone is utterly unlike the other small balls of ice and rock that dot the solar system, which are deeply scarred by impacts. Instead it is smooth, with not a hill or pockmark in sight. Now astronomers may have a clue as to why: Methone is made of lightweight fluff.
Objects in our solar system have been battered by asteroids and comets for billions of years, but planets and big moons have ways of smoothing themselves out. For one thing, their strong gravity pulls them into a spherical shape. Some worlds have enough internal heat to create lava flows and other volcanic events that can fill in craters, and a few boast rain or strong winds to erode away evidence of the impacts.
Small moons, though, are geologically inactive and airless, so are unable to erase the damage. “When we look at objects less than 200 kilometres in radius, they are all like potatoes. They have lumps, grooves, craters,” says Cassini team member Peter Thomas, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. That makes Methone’s smooth exterior a puzzle.
In fact, this 5-kilometre-wide moon is one of a clutch of space eggs, all orbiting Saturn in the same region between the larger moons Mimas and Enceladus. None of its siblings have been imaged as closely as Methone, but from a distance two – Pallene and Aegaeon – appear to be fairly smooth as well.
Each moon lies within its own ring arc, a fragmentary ring of Saturn. One idea was that ice crystals in the ring arc might be settling down on the surface of Methone to bury any craters or other topography. Something similar has probably happened to two other moons of Saturn, the flying-saucer-shaped Atlas and Pan. Material from Saturn’s rings seems to have piled up around each moon’s equator.
But Thomas points out that the ring arcs are much more tenuous than the main rings, so much so that it would take ten billion years for just 1 metre of obliterating snow to accumulate on Methone.
Thomas and his colleagues at Cornell have now attempted to crack the egg and look inside – by calculating Methone’s density.
They assumed that Saturn’s gravity pulls the moon into its elongated shape, just as Earth’s moon raises tides in our oceans. Then the team worked out how dense the moon would have to be for its own gravity to balance those tidal forces and create the egg-like shape.
It comes out at about 300 kilograms per cubic metre, as they reported in March at the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. That’s less than a third the density of water, making Methone less dense than any other known moon or asteroid.
Material at Methone’s surface could be even more lightweight, says Thomas. It is possible that such fluffy stuff can flow, at least on timescales of thousands or millions of years, to erase any crater scars.
The team also suggests that electrostatic forces could help keep the egg soft-boiled. Electrons in Saturn’s radiation belt could be charging ice crystals on the surface, levitating them and making them more mobile. But so far these are just speculations.
“We are just beginning to try and figure out quantitatively how all this might smooth a surface,” says Thomas. Cassini might collect some indirect clues by analysing the ring arc material, but it is unlikely to come close to the moon again before the mission ends in 2017.
Meanwhile, planetary scientists are trying to work out how often crater-forming impacts should happen in this neighbourhood, which will tell us how fast Methone must be reforming its surface to cover up the damage and maintain its eggy appearance.
| 2019-04-26T13:37:09 |
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23560-astrophile-saturns-egg-moon-methone-is-made-of-fluff/
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| 2019-04-21T07:00:20 |
https://worldofpcgames.co/wolf-tails-free-download/
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Sabermetric Research: Charlie Pavitt: what's the false positive rate for MLB steroids tests?
1. The test shows a higher concentration of testosterone than actually exists. In this case, a retest is useful.
2. The test accurately measures the testosterone level, but it's a result of natural vairation in testosterone levels. In this case, a second test will not be useful.
Let's look at case 1. David Pinto's post cites a study that suggests that the false positive rate can be as high as 14%. So what's the probability of two consecutive false positives? 1.96%, which is still fairly high. If we test 1000 players once, we'd get about 2 players false-testing positive twice in a row. And, given that we're testing major-league players (1200 on the 40-man rosters) and minor league players (what, around 2000?), that's around 6 false positives per test. If we test more than once per year, just multiply that.
But the problem is worse because there is natural variation. Here' Pinto's post suggests a upper-bound of 0.8% of the population producing testosterone above the Olympic cutoff. Or 8 out of 1000. That's really huge, and retesting would not change that at all, becuase the test would be accurate, but, for these players, maeningless.
The problem still exists for substances that the body does not naturally produce (all we have is case 1), but the issue of false positives remains of extreme importance.
And here I fault the media. I haven't ever seen the question raised; the reporting (and opinionating, which has been a zillion times worse than the reporting) apparently assumes the tests are 100% accurate all the time.
Poeple don't generally care about false positive rates -- if they did, I wouldn't have to put up with the constant wail of car alarms going off outside my window whenever a truck drives by.
It will take some kind of large financial incentive for baseball to even look into the issue -- maybe someone could sue them for defamation or something.
I'd think that if a player were falsely accused and suspended, and he knew he was clean, he would raise so much bloody hell that Bud Selig would fear for his life and those of his children.
No major league player is going to take an unjust conviction lying down.
But, Phil, how's he going to "prove" his innocence? MLB hols up this positive test. No one talks about false positives. Everyone--except someone who knows he never used, or maybe knowing he never knowingly used, any prohibited substances--believes he's guilty.
Or look at Barry Binds. No positive tests for steroids, right? But what does "everyone" believe? What do people believe about Sammy Sosa? Or look at cycling. Lance Armstrong? No positive tests, but what do people believe? Or Floyd Landis, who did use the false positive defense? What happened to him?
You know you're clean, but everyone believes you're dirty. What di you DO about it?
>You know you're clean, but everyone believes you're dirty. What do you DO about it?
Well, suppose in your job, you got tested for steroids, and came up dirty when you're really clean, and because of that, you got fired. What would YOU do? Yell, scream, threaten to sue, demand another test immediately. If that didn't work, you WOULD sue.
As a major-leaguer, you complain to every reporter around. You say colorful things to get quoted. You show up on every sports talk show you can to discuss false positives and you're getting screwed by Bud Selig.
I can't imagine any innocent player just sitting back and taking a suspension without raising hell.
If he does have a false positive as a result of something natural in his body, then wouldn't further tests continue to confirm this? He can get quarantined every day for two weeks, tested every day, and then prove that yes with no changes in the testosterone levels, then that is his natural level.
I agree that drug testing is not the same as DNA. And it's not as bad as lie detector testing.
Minor leaguers: Each major league team has about 200 players (major and minor combined) under contract, so the total is about 6,000.
Thanks for all your responses to my post. Phil - what if the player is a minor leaguer and has no interested media to scream to and no resources to pay for a lawsuit?
Anyway, my point is that I don't trust the test results in any given case; maybe it is accurate, maybe it is not.
>Phil - what if the player is a minor leaguer and has no interested media to scream to and no resources to pay for a lawsuit?
| 2019-04-20T00:48:24 |
http://blog.philbirnbaum.com/2008/08/charlie-pavitt-whats-false-positive.html
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In today's economic climate, downsizing is an unfortunate reality for many businesses. Despite staff reductions, a company must continue to produce if it is to survive long term. While contingent staffing may seem like a logical way to get the work done—and keep headcount and associated employment costs such as taxes and benefits down—think twice before engaging the services of an “independent contractor” (IC).
Simply because (a) you refer to a worker as an IC, (b) he or she has agreed to the arrangement in a written contract, and (c) payments are issued by accounts payable rather than the payroll department does not mean that the individual is, in fact, an IC. The nature of the relationship between the individual and the company is the true determinant, and misclassification can result in serious consequences for an organization. These consequences include back-paying taxes; retroactively providing benefits, including vacation pay, stock options and 401(K) contributions; and stiff financial penalties.
There are a number of events that may trigger an investigation into your worker classification practices. For example, a contingent worker may apply for unemployment benefits at the conclusion of his or her contract, make a complaint of discrimination or harassment, or file a workers' compensation claim. In addition, the IRS may target the organization for an audit either randomly or in response to a sudden and significant change in the number of reported W-2 employees.
The specific criteria used to discern whether an individual is an employee or an IC depends upon which government agency is researching the situation. Beware: It is not uncommon for one office to get others involved, and their conclusions are not always consistent.
The focus of any such inquiry is the level of control that the employer holds over the individual. It is important to note that whether this control is actually exerted is irrelevant; what really matters is whether the employer could, if it so desired, dictate the details of the individual's work.
The Internal Revenue Service's 20-Factor Control Test is the most explicit in its requirements. The good news is that no single factor is decisive. Rather, the facts and circumstances surrounding all of them must be carefully considered when assessing the degree of control that exists in a given work arrangement.
1. Is the individual's work vital to the company's core business? Employee activities are integrated with the organization's business operations. IC services typically are limited to non-essential business activities.
2. Did the company train the individual to perform tasks in a specific way? Employees usually are taught the specific work procedures that they are expected to follow and must comply with any other employer requirements with regard to these activities. ICs generally are considered "experts" in their field and, as such, can determine which work methods are most appropriate. Additionally, they typically are held accountable only for outcomes, not the means with which they are achieved.
3. Do you (or can you) instruct the individual as to when, where, and how the work is performed?
4. Do you (or can you) control the sequence or order of the work performed?
5. Do you (or can you) set the hours of work for the individual? Employees generally work on a schedule determined by their employer. ICs can work whatever hours they choose, provided that agreed-upon deadlines are met.
6. Do you (or can you) require the individual to perform the work personally? Employees must do the tasks for which they were hired themselves. ICs are free to delegate to their own staff or subcontract the work to others.
7. Do you (or can you) prohibit the individual from hiring, supervising, and paying assistants?
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15. Are tools or equipment furnished for the individual? Employees generally use company-provided supplies. ICs are expected to own and use their own supplies.
16. Does the individual have a significant investment in facilities, tools or equipment? Employees typically use their company's facilities, tools and equipment. ICs incur expenses related to work space, equipment, etc., like any other business owner.
17. Can the individual realize a profit or loss from his or her services to the company? Employees usually can expect steady paychecks ICs run the risk of non-payment if a project is not completed according to the specifications detailed in the contract.
18. Does the individual make his or her services available to the general public? Employees typically do not position and market themselves as service providers. ICs publicize their services to a wide range of potential clients via direct mail, advertising, etc.
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Do these 20 factors make it clear if the worker is an employee or not? Not always! There is currently federal legislation proposed to create IRS code to replace the 20-factor common law test with a supposedly simpler Internal Revenue Code. While this may or may not happen, the above factors are still practical questions for employers considering how to classify and use contingent staff.
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Of the above items, the final two, training and travel, are more blurred in nature. Generally, generic training that is available to the public, and on-going developmental training should be the responsibility of the contingent workers and/or their employer. The company should provide any training that is specific in nature and required to successfully complete the job assignments. This often includes machine or specific software training or site-specific safety training. If a contingent worker will be required to travel during the course of their assignment, his or her employer should be responsible for all costs, reservations and reimbursements. The company should provide adequate notice and information to the appropriate employer.
In addition, the company should provide information on specific work-related policies and procedures contingent workers need to be aware of during their job assignment. These may include parking, building access, ID badges, smoking, phone systems, e-mail and other communication systems, solicitation, dress code, safety, company culture and conduct, and confidentiality and non-disclosure.
Employers must be aware of the ramifications involved with the use of contingent workers. There are ways to minimize the risks involved, specifically by knowing the legal and common-law landscape, using external vendors such as temporary and contract firms, and developing and enforcing company policy on the care and treatment of company employees and contingent workers. As we all continue to fight in the war for talent, having a staffing toolkit designed to provide the utmost in flexibility will go a long way toward ensuring the company's success and growth.
| 2019-04-26T02:51:17 |
http://www.dresserassociates.com/knowledge-center/contingent-staffing/Employee-vs-Independent-Contractor.php
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The Backup Wizard will guide you step by step to backup your entire site or restore a website from the last backup saved.
1. On the homepage of your cPanel, click the Backup Wizard icon under Files.
4. Select Home Directory from the Backup Destination drop down menu.
5. Enter the email address where you will be sent a notification once the backup process is completed.
6. Click on the Generate Backup button.
7. You will receive an email notification once the backup is completed.
3. Under Select Partial Backup, choose whether you want to perform a partial backup on the home directory, MySQL database, or email forwarders.
4. If you want to perform a partial backup on the home directory, click Home Directory.
5. Click on the Home Directory button to download the partial backup to your computer.
6. If you want to perform a partial backup on the MySQL Database, click MySQL Database.
8. If you want to perform a partial backup on the email forwarders or filters, click Email Forwarders & Filters.
9. Under Forwarders or Filters, click on the link of the appropriate forwarders or filters to download it to your computer.
3. Select the type of feature you want to restore. If you want to restore the home directory, click the Home Directory.
4. If you want to restore a MySQL database, click the MySQL databases.
5. If you want to restore email forwarders & Filter, click the Email Forwarders & Filters.
6. Select the zipped file from your computer.
7. When you are done, click on the Upload button.
8. You will receive an email notification once the backup is completed.
Administrators can exclude specific files from the backup by uploading a simple configuration file to your directory on the server.
| 2019-04-19T15:05:29 |
https://www.megahowto.com/how-to-perform-a-full-backup-with-backup-wizard
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Revealing mistake: When Joey hands the reporter the cup of coffee in Pacey's office, you can tell the cup is empty. It tilts to one side, and is behaving as if very light without any fluid in it. Joey pretends to pour cream into the cup, implying there is already coffee inside. But the way the cup tilts in the reporter's hand, it's obvious it's actually empty.
Continuity mistake: This episode shows a full day's events repeatedly in 4 separate segments, and it appears they reused the same scenes and dialogues. But there are noticable differences between Act 3 and Act 4. At the end of Act 3, when Dawson confronts Joey and Pacey about their relationship; he says to William and Andie, "Better yet, ask Joey. Ask her how long [she's] been lying to me and to you." During this same scene in Act 4, Dawsons varies it slightly: "Better yet, Ask Joey. Ask her how long [the two of them] have been lying to you and to me." He also switches 'you and me' interchangeably. Act 3, Dawson further says, "Go ahead ask them, because I can't [stand to look at them]." But in Act 4, he changes it to "Go ahead ask them, because I can't [even stand to look at them anymore]." The way these two scenes were shot varies also. During Act 3, when Dawson is finished talking he storms back into his house, and makes it inside the inner front door alone. But in Act 4, Dawson starts running back into his house with Joey following close behind him, so that she is in the frame when he reaches the inner front door.
Continuity mistake: When Joey and Dawson are talking at her house before the party, there is a shot of Joey with her hair swept back behind her right shoulder, and the ends curled up as if blown by the wind. She says, "Doing what?" Then the next shot of Joey, as she says "I know," her hair is suddenly completely down around her face, in front of both shoulders, and not curled up on the ends or wind blown. Then the next shot of Joey when she says, "Oh it was nothing, it was great," her hair is once again swept back behind her right shoulder, and curled up on the ends from the wind.
Plot hole: When Dawson and Eve are in the PSAT room after hours, looking for the test, a security guard suddenly comes in. They both have time to duck under a desk and avoid being seen, but as soon as the guard passes them, they start talking in rather loud whispers. The guard is still very close to them, as he quickly returns to walk past them going the other way. It seems reckless for them to be talking like that with the security guard so close at hand who would normally hear them, and so soon after he walks by them.
Plot hole: After Drue has spent the night at Jen's house, Grams explains to Jen that she had a nice talk with Drue right after Jen left for school. But this doesn't make sense, because why would Jen have to be at school a certain time, and Drue not go to school at the same time or at all? His attendance at school would have been required as well.
Plot hole: During Pacey's phone call to Joey at the end of the episode, Pacey lies about being on a fishing trip and mentions having caught a "91 pound marlin" which is a pretty big fish. This doesn't make sense for him to say that, as a fish that large would be noticably missing when he and Doug returned home. And they wouldn't have likely thrown a fish that large back into the sea. It would reveal he was lying if he returned home without the fish.
Continuity mistake: At the very end of the episode, when Joey and Pacey are sailing out into the sunset the sky keeps changing between shots. When they are first setting off, it's earlier in the day with bright sun and a cloudless sky. The sun appears at a high angle. The next shot, as they sail further the sky is suddenly full of clouds and it's almost sunset, with the sun lower in the sky. The final shot after that, the sky is still cloudy and in sunset hues as the sun appears just over the horizon about to set. Obviously these shots were taken at different times of the day, although they appear to be right after each other in the show.
Plot hole: When Pacey and Joey are in the break room, waiting for the police to call them back, they start arguing. The phone suddenly rings, and Joey asks Pacey not to answer it in order to finish their conversation. But this doesn't make logical sense; considering their desperate circumstances (being locked in the store all night) and how hard they tried to get hold of law enforcement to help them get out, there is no way Joey would not want to answer such a critical phone call. It may have been their only chance to communicate with help.
Factual error: When Harley talks Joey into calling Eddy's parent's home in Worcester, Joey picks up the old dorm phone that has a handset cord attached. This doesn't make sense, because since Joey is calling long-distance to Worcester she would be more likely to use her cell phone which probably has a pre-paid plan. The old black phones are standard land lines, that come in the dorms; but the roommates both have cells and they also have a more modern wall phone.
Plot hole: Joey tells AJ that her Mother used to read "Little Women" to her, and in fact named her 'Josephine' because "Little Women" was her favorite book. But in a previous episode when Joey and Dawson visit her Mother's grave, the gravestone has printed 'Lillian Josephine Potter', meaning her Mother already had Josephine as her middle name. So naming Joey 'Josephine' wasn't only because of the book "Little Women"; her Mother more likely named her that because it was her middle name.
Factual error: Not only are the northern lights the wrong color, they also move far, far too fast. They look like they've been sped up. Northern lights move slowly.
Continuity mistake: When Jen and Grams are arguing in the kitchen, Jen says "Why don't you donate to someone who cares". At this point, Jen turns to face away from Grams. But the next shot shows Jen suddenly turned towards Grams, facing her. Later in the scene when Grams says "Why don't you take the time to fill out a couple of your college applications", Jen is turned towards Grams. But the next shot suddenly Jen is facing away from Grams again. Apparently this scene were filmed two separate times, and edited together.
Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, Joey and Pacey are repainting over the ruined mural with light blue paint. Joey starts to paint a small section of the wall with her roller. Dawson then comes out of a room, and glances down the hallway to see them both painting. But Joey's patch of light blue paint at this point is suddenly much larger. It doesn't seem realistic that Joey would have been able to paint that much more of the wall, in the short amount of time elapsed.
| 2019-04-26T15:54:48 |
https://www.moviemistakes.com/tv3201/page7
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What if one of the teachers had a gun?
Does making schools "gun-free zones" really protect children, or make them easy targets?
The recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has left many wondering how best to keep children safe from mad gunmen who ignore the "gun-free zone" laws -- - and indeed any gun-control laws - -- to open fire on our nation's most innocent.
According to news reports of the Connecticut massacre, Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother Nancy dead at their family home, then drove to the school, where he gunned down six more adults and 20 children, before killing himself.
But what if one of the teachers had a gun, too? Could Lanza have been stopped and many of the children's lives saved?
The question isn't new. Back in 1999, the year of the Columbine school shooting, an organization called Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership interviewed Dr. David Th. Schiller, a leading gun-rights advocate in Europe on how to combat the school shootings that even then were deemed "quite common" on U.S. soil.
Schiller cited the example of Israel in the 1970s, which had suffered a string of horrific attacks on schoolchildren by Palestinian terrorists.
"After this a controversial debate erupted in Israel in regards to guns, self-defense, etc.," Schiller said. "We heard, of course, the same dumb arguments by some good people you always hear on these occasions, like, 'We do not live in the Wild West here!' or, "Guns don't solve problems!" or similar silly things."
But then, Schiller explained, Israel dumped its strict gun laws dating back to British rule over the area and opened the doors for concealed carry permits.
"Teachers and kindergarten nurses now started to carry guns, schools were protected by parents (and often grandpas) guarding them in voluntary shifts. No school group went on a hike or trip without armed guards," Schiller explained. "When the message got around to the PLO groups and a couple infiltration attempts failed, the attacks against schools ceased. Too much of a risk here: Terrorists and other evildoers don't like risks.
"The only thing we can do is protect possible victims," Schiller concluded. "And laws written in some books will not achieve that. Never have, never will."
In the U.S., the question of teachers with guns has been debated since Columbine -- if not before -- and has come up again following the tragedy at Sandy Hook.
According to the Associated Press, Oregon State Rep. Dennis Richardson contends the Connecticut massacre is another "heartbreaking failure" of school personnel to ensure protection and evidence that teachers should be allowed to carry guns in the classroom.
Richardson wrote in an email to three southern Oregon school superintendents that gun bans on school property must be overturned.
"If I had been a teacher or the principal at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, and if the school district did not preclude me from having access to a firearm, either by concealed carry or locked in my desk, most of the murdered children would still be alive, and the gunman would still be dead, and not by suicide," he wrote.
Richardson added, "We need to ensure that our children are safe, and we can't do that by disarming those who are on the scene."
In Medford, Ore., where the school district faced a lawsuit over barring a high school teacher from bringing her gun to school in 2009, Police Chief Tim George argued Richardson is misguided.
"Teachers don't go into teaching to be police officers, they want to teach kids," George said. "In crisis situations there are a lot of very complex things happening all at once, and you have to constantly train for deadly force incidents."
Medford's schools Superintendant Phil Long agreed, saying he believes it's best if teachers focus on getting children to safety if a shooting happens.
"I know (Richardson) is well-intentioned when he says this," Long said. "But we can't jump to conclusions immediately after a tragedy like this occurs."
In 2008, the tiny school district in Harrold, Texas, made national news when it approved a policy change permitting employees to carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings.
In order for teachers and staff to carry a pistol, the Associated Press reported at the time, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations and have to use ammunition that is designed to minimize the risk of ricochet in school halls.
Superintendent David Thweatt argued there was just too little protection for the children, when his schools lie more than 20 minutes from the nearest sheriff's office.
"When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that's when all of these shootings started," Thweatt told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Why would you put it out there that a group of people can't defend themselves? That's like saying 'sic 'em' to a dog."
Texas law typically outlaws firearms on school campuses, "unless pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization of the institution."
Four years later, following the Connecticut shooting, the Star-Telegraph revisited Thweatt and the Harrold school district's "guardian plan."
Thweatt said there has not been an incident on his campus since implementing the policy and he doesn't expect one.
"Is that 100 percent? No," Thweatt told the newspaper. "Nothing is 100 percent. But what we do know is that we've done all we can to protect our children."
Thweatt explained his district has also installed special locks and cameras, but that isn't enough. He doesn't want a plan where you "lock yourself in your closet and hope that an intruder won't hurt you. So what we came up with was a policy that would protect."
He also said his heart was heavy after learning of the shooting in Connecticut: "It's just tearing me up ... I have children of my own. I can't stand to think of my little guys just getting slaughtered like that. My heart just bleeds for these people."
Lawmakers in a number of states in recent years have made arguments similar to Thweatt's, attempting to clear the way for trained teachers or officials to protect schools with firearms.
The aforementioned Oregon, after a school shooting in 1998 -- when student Kip Kinkel killed his parents at home, then drove to Thurston High School in Springfield and opened fire in the cafeteria, killing two and wounding 25 others -- has drafted a number of bills to permit concealed carry in schools. The bills, however, have failed to pass.
After a string of school shootings in Wisconsin, Colorado and Pennsylvania in the span of only a few weeks in 2006, Wisconsin State Rep. Frank Lasee pushed for legislation that would allow teachers, principals, administrators and other school personnel to carry concealed weapons.
"To make our schools safe for our students to learn, all options should be on the table," Lasee told the AP. "Israel [has] well-trained teachers carrying weapons and keeping their children safe from harm. It can work in Wisconsin."
The director of school safety for Milwaukee Public Schools, Pete Pochowski, opposed Lasee's proposal at the time.
"Statistically, the safest place for a child to be is in school," Pochowski said. "We have problems in our schools, but not to the point where we need to arm our teachers and principals."
Children in Israel are far more vulnerable to daily violence than students in America, he said.
Just last year, Nebraska State Sen. Mark Christensen introduced a bill to allow teachers, administrators and school security guards to carry concealed guns.
Christensen told the Lincoln Journal Star he introduced his bill in response to a 2011 shooting at Millard South High School, where 17-year-old student Robert Butler Jr. shot Assistant Principal Vicki Kaspar and then shot Principal Curtis Case after Kaspar had suspended Butler from the school earlier that morning. Kaspar died of her injury, while Curtis recovered.
"Do we want a situation where somebody can just walk in and start shooting teachers and all kinds of kids?" Christensen asked at the time.
His measure, had it been on the books, might have allowed someone to stop Butler, he argued.
"We might have been better off," Christensen said. "To me, it's much better to be able to deal with the situation quickly. We can stop additional lives from being taken."
Three months after Christensen proposed the legislation, it was tabled indefinitely.
Drew Zahn is a former pastor who cut his editing teeth as a member of the award-winning staff of Leadership, Christianity Today's professional journal for church leaders. He is the editor of seven books, including Movie-Based Illustrations for Preaching & Teaching, which sparked his ongoing love affair with film and his weekly WND column, "Popcorn and a (world)view.
| 2019-04-26T05:38:25 |
http://jpfo.org/articles-assd02/wnd-if-teacher-had-gun.htm
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Nucleus-to-Cytoplasm microRNA Transport: A Two-Way Route?
Microribonucleic acids, best known as microRNAs or miRNAs, are small, non-coding RNAs with important regulatory roles in eukaryotic cells. Here, I present a broad review on highly relevant but generally non-depicted features of miRNAs, among which stand out the non-conventional miRNA seed sites, the unusual messenger RNA (mRNA) target regions, the non-canonical miRNA-guided mechanisms of gene expression regulation, and the recently identified new class of miRNA ligands. Furthermore, I address the miRNA uncommon genomic location, transcription, and subcellular localization. Altogether, these unusual features and roles place the miRNA system as a very diverse, complex, and intriguing biological mechanism.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) of approximately 23 nucleotides (nt), are well known for their role in RNA interference (RNAi), where they mediate posttranscriptional gene expression regulation (Bartel, 2009). miRNA genes generally reside in intergenic regions carrying their own promoters or in intronic regions of transcription units, therefore sharing the host gene promoter and being commonly transcribed by RNA polymerase (Pol) II (Bartel, 2004; Cai et al., 2004; Lee et al., 2004; Kim and Nam, 2006). The approximately 1000 nt primary transcript (pri-miRNA), a stem-loop structure with long single-stranded ends, is typically processed by a nuclear RNase III enzyme named Drosha, giving rise to an approximately 60 nt hairpin intermediate known as the miRNA precursor (pre-miRNA). This pre-miRNA bears an approximately 2 nt overhang at the 3′-end of the stem-loop structure, which is important for its further processing in the cytoplasm by a second RNase III enzyme, named Dicer. This second cleavage removes the loop of the pre-miRNA, leaving another 2 nt 3′overhang and, thus, a miRNA duplex (Bartel, 2004; Cullen, 2004). In general, only one strand of the miRNA duplex is loaded into the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), where it will guide, in a sequence-specific manner, mRNA degradation or translation inhibition (Cullen, 2004; Bartel, 2009). This interaction is mainly reported to take place between the 5′-end of the miRNA and the 3′untranslated region (UTR) of the mRNA. The process described above is generally seen as the miRNA canonical aspects and their main mode of action. However, current literature has brought to light non-conventional miRNA features, which are the center of this review.
Hereafter, I review the current knowledge in the miRNA field with focus on the non-canonical facets of these molecules in animals, which are summarized in Figure 1. For a complete review on non-conventional Drosha and Dicer pathways, readers can address two published articles (Yang and Lai, 2011; Ha and Kim, 2014).
FIGURE 1. An overview of the canonical and non-canonical aspects of miRNAs. Conventional and non-conventional features of the miRNA system in animals are outlined by full and dashed arrows, respectively. The non-conventional route can be represented by one or more unusual aspects. 1 Non-conventional Drosha and Dicer pathways have been reviewed elsewhere (Yang and Lai, 2011; Ha and Kim, 2014). Ago, Argonaute protein; CDS, coding sequence; Pol, RNA polymerase; pre-miRNA, precursor miRNA; pri-miRNA, primary miRNA; UTR, untranslated region.
Although there is no consensus about the most frequent miRNA genomic location in animals due, among other factors, to varying miRNA genomic distribution in different species, there is no doubt that they mainly map to intergenic regions as solo or clustered genes or to intronic regions of defined protein-coding or non-coding transcription units (Bartel, 2004; Kim and Nam, 2006). The most striking deviation was shown in mouse testes, where approximately 30% of the miRNA genes mapped to exonic sequences (Ro et al., 2007).
While it has been assumed that intronic miRNAs rely on host gene transcription in order to be expressed (Bartel, 2004), compelling evidence has suggested that a set of intronic miRNAs can be expressed, both in humans and Caenorhabditis elegans, independently of their host gene (Isik et al., 2010; Monteys et al., 2010). In a Drosophila melanogaster short RNA data meta-analyses, Berezikov et al. (2011) identified 12 miRNA loci also giving rise to miRNAs from antisense strand transcription and processing. Besides this potential source of novel miRNAs in Drosophila, Berezikov et al. (2011) located miRNA loci in coding sequences and UTRs. Antisense strand origin was consistently found in humans, although miRNAs derived from the antisense transcription of the miRNA loci showed to be lowly expressed (Burroughs et al., 2011).
Canonical transcription of miRNAs involves Pol II, the same enzyme generally producing mRNAs (Cai et al., 2004; Lee et al., 2004). However, a miRNA cluster in human chromosome 19 (C19MC) downstream from an Alu repeat was shown to be associated only with Pol III, suggesting that this same enzyme, responsible for Alu activity, is also involved in C19MC transcription (Borchert et al., 2006). Moreover, on a bioinformatic approach, the authors proposed that miRNAs flanked upstream by tRNA-, besides Alu- based promoters, might be transcribed by Pol III. However, the first findings were challenged by Bortolin-Cavaillé et al. (2009), who proposed that C19MC miRNAs are actually derived from Pol II placenta-specific non-protein-coding transcripts. Still, further studies have shown that miRNAs of murine γ-herpesvirus 68 (Bogerd et al., 2010) and herpesvirus 4 (Diebel et al., 2010), and miRNA-like small RNAs of Neurospora crassa (Yang et al., 2013) are indeed transcribed by Pol III. Therefore, it remains to be demonstrated whether functional miRNAs can be produced through Pol III activity in animals.
It has long been proposed, since the initial studies of miRNAs in C. elegans (Lim et al., 2003), D. melanogaster (Aravin et al., 2003), and mouse (Lagos-Quintana et al., 2002), that during miRNA biogenesis and maturation only one of the arms of the pre-miRNA fold-back is generally found accumulating at steady levels. The less common mature miRNA sequence derived from the precursor has been named miRNA∗ (miRNA star) or “passenger strand,” while the most abundant one has been named miRNA or “guide strand,” as it is thought to be preferentially incorporated into Argonaute (Ago) protein complexes and, therefore, to guide posttranscriptional regulation (Lau et al., 2001; Yang et al., 2011).
However, several studies have suggested that miRNA∗ strands are more abundant than initially thought and that these might be more than mere carriers of the guide strand. Comparisons between human, chimpanzee, mouse, rat, dog, and chicken genomes revealed that several human miRNA∗ strands are highly conserved, especially at the seed sequence vicinity, which, in turn, exhibits significant 3′UTR complementarity across vertebrate evolution (Yang et al., 2011). miRNA∗ seed sequences and center regions have also been shown to be conserved across Drosophilid evolution (Okamura et al., 2008) and a group of typical vertebrates (human, zebrafish, chicken, and frog; Guo and Lu, 2010). By analyzing 10 different libraries from human and mouse deep-sequencing data, Kuchenbauer et al. (2011) found among all detected miRNAs a percentage of miRNA∗ ranging from 0.3 to 12.3%, suggesting a tissue and species-specific miRNA∗ expression. Moreover, classification into miRNA/miRNA∗ ratio groups pointed out that approximately 13% of all ratios favor the miRNA∗, while approximately 13, 24, and 50% favor the miRNA at low, intermediate, and high ratios, respectively. The class of miRNA duplexes giving rise to balanced strand expression was termed “β-duplexes,” while the class of miRNA duplexes giving rise to a dominant strand was called “α-duplexes” (Kuchenbauer et al., 2011). Finally, these broader and evolutionary analyses are accompanied by reporter assays focusing on validating the miRNA∗ functionality (Okamura et al., 2008; Ogata et al., 2010; Kuchenbauer et al., 2011; Yang et al., 2011; Byrd et al., 2012; Niederer et al., 2012; Chang et al., 2013; Goedeke et al., 2013; Martin et al., 2014). Altogether, these evidences suggest that all miRNA loci are potential dual-function genes, as two distinct miRNAs may originate from the same hairpin and, therefore, target different sets of genes (Okamura et al., 2008; Ogata et al., 2010; Ohanian et al., 2013).
It is a general assumption that pre-miRNAs are transported by Exportin-5 in a one-way direction from nucleus to cytoplasm (Yi et al., 2003; Lund et al., 2004). However, many lines of evidence indicate that these molecules can also be guided back to the nucleus. A hexanucleotide terminal motif of miR-29b is responsible for this cytoplasm to nucleus transport (Hwang et al., 2007). CRM1 (Exportin-1), known to transport different classes of RNAs, enables the miRNA nuclear import (Castanotto et al., 2009). miRNAs and piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) were found in the nuclei of spermatocytes and Sertoli cells (Marcon et al., 2008). These miRNAs may enter the nucleus to undergo modifications, associate with nuclear proteins or with target transcripts, participate in chromatin remodeling, or regulate ncRNAs. An example of miRNAs directly regulating transcriptional silencing includes the knockdown of POLR3D mRNA expression due to increased levels of mature miR-320 (Kim et al., 2008). Other examples of miRNAs found in the nucleus are miR-709, miR-690, miR-30e (Tang et al., 2012), and miR-122 (Földes-Papp et al., 2009). miRNAs can also be found in the nucleolus as precursor forms, like miR-494 and miR-664, and as mature miRNAs, like miR-21, miR-1, miR-351, miR-206 (Politz et al., 2006, 2009), and miR-320 (Marcon et al., 2008). Another intriguing subcellular localization of miRNAs is mitochondria, where they may modulate apoptosis processes in a coordinated way (Kren et al., 2009).
Ago family proteins have also been consistently detected inside the nucleus (Ohrt et al., 2008; Rüdel et al., 2008; Tan et al., 2009; Ahlenstiel et al., 2012). It has been shown that Importin 8, besides being required for efficient binding of Ago2 to target mRNAs, directs Ago proteins to the nucleus of human cells (Weinmann et al., 2009). Taken together, these data add more evidence for the important function of regulatory RNAs inside the nuclear compartment.
After translation initiation, interactions between miRNAs and mRNAs resulting in translational repression may occur beyond the well-defined 3′UTR target, possibly taking place at the 5′UTR and coding sequence of the mRNA (Lytle et al., 2007). Although there is still some debate about the mechanisms of repression induced by miRNAs binding to different regions of their targets (Lytle et al., 2007; Forman et al., 2008), several computational screenings have pointed to putative miRNA sites in coding regions and 5′UTRs (Stark et al., 2007; Forman et al., 2008; Lee et al., 2009; Forman and Coller, 2010; Schnall-Levin et al., 2010). Several screenings bring experimentally validated results from reporter assays mainly (Forman et al., 2008; Schnall-Levin et al., 2010), confirming the possible physical interaction of miRNAs with 5′UTRs and/or coding regions. Several other studies focusing on such reporter assays have also confirmed this non-conventional targeting (Tay et al., 2008; Qin et al., 2010; Schnall-Levin et al., 2011). It remains a challenge to identify the broadness of miRNA:mRNA interactions that take place elsewhere in the mRNA.
Interestingly, Lee et al. (2009) observed among the 5′UTR motifs a preferential interaction of these sites with the 3′-end of miRNAs, suggesting that different ends of a miRNA may bind to both UTRs of an mRNA. Another type of interaction has been proposed to take place mainly between nucleotides 4–14 or 5–15 of a miRNA and its targeting sites, with these being named as “miRNA centered sites” (Shin et al., 2010). Together, these data indicate mRNA non-conventional seed sites, i.e., sites recognized by regions other than the miRNA 5′seed sequence.
The discovery of miRNA-mediated gene expression regulation at the posttranscriptional level has revolutionized molecular biology, bringing new avenues to the treatment of several diseases, such as cancer and viral infections. However, emerging new mechanisms of gene expression regulation through miRNA activity should be considered by researchers when it comes to data interpretation and application. miRNAs have been recently proposed to recognize and guide transcription factors (TFs) to their correct gene promoters (Korla et al., 2013). Based on earlier results that many pre-miRNAs carry binding sites for TFs (Piriyapongsa et al., 2011) and that miRNAs target TFs (Dannemann et al., 2012), Korla et al. (2013) hypothesized that miRNAs would act as a decoy for TFs, driving them to their correct gene promoters. In a computational approach, miRNA seed sequences have also been shown to match gene promoters in a frequency comparable to miRNA/3′UTR matches and some miRNA/promoter pairs exhibited unusual sequence complementarity (Younger et al., 2009). Together with their previously discussed nuclear accumulation, these findings suggest that miRNAs may have an important function in this cellular compartment.
Other studies have deeply investigated and reported miRNAs as negative gene transcription regulators (Kim et al., 2008; Younger and Corey, 2011). Another line of evidence has proposed that dsRNAs also regulate gene expression through a mechanism termed as RNA activation (RNAa), in opposition to RNAi. RNAa has been shown to take place in humans at the transcriptional level as a consequence of both sequence-specific promoter (Li et al., 2006; Place et al., 2008), and/or sequence-specific antisense transcript (Morris et al., 2008; Schwartz et al., 2008) targeting by dsRNAs. In the first case, dsRNAs promoted gene activation by targeting AT-rich promoter regions, while in the second case activation was achieved through chromatin structure changes. More recently, RNAa was also shown to occur in non-human primates, mouse, and rat (Huang et al., 2010, 2012).
Positive regulation of gene expression is also an emerging feature of miRNAs at the posttranscriptional level. The first study to verify that miRNAs can act upregulating translation suggested a model by which human miR-369-3 directs, in a sequence-specific manner, the association of Ago and fragile X mental retardation-related protein 1 to the AU-rich element of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) mRNA under starvation conditions, leading to increased TNFα translation efficiency (Vasudevan et al., 2007). Similar results were found later and demonstrated that miR-10a targets the 5′UTR of ribosomal protein (RP) mRNAs resulting in RP enhanced translation under amino acid starvation. As a consequence, indirect global protein synthesis also occurred through the aforementioned miRNA–mRNA interaction, since it leads to increased availability of the translation machinery (Ørom et al., 2008). Together, this data may suggest that positive or negative posttranscriptional regulation by miRNAs might take place depending on the physiological state of the cell or organism. Another example of translation stimulation by miRNAs has been speculated by Jopling et al. (2005) and confirmed and detailed by Henke et al. (2008): the liver-specific miR-122, with two complementary sites on the 5′UTR of Hepatitis C Virus genome, induced viral RNA translation by contributing to the association of ribosomes in a sequence-specific manner.
A miRNA–miRNA posttranscriptional regulation network has been postulated on the basis of the finding that primary mRNA-like ncRNAs in mice are significantly underexpressed in tissues where their putative targeting miRNA is expressed (Zhao et al., 2008). Indeed, such an example of miRNA–miRNA regulation has been recently demonstrated: miR-709 inhibits miR-15a/16-1 maturation by binding to its primary transcript in the nucleus (Tang et al., 2012). Similarly, in C. elegans, let-7 mature miRNA carries a complementary sequence to its own primary transcript, whereby the interaction, in the presence of Ago protein ALG-1, induces primary transcript processing (Zisoulis et al., 2012). More recently, long non coding RNAs (lncRNAs) were shown to be potential targets of miRNAs, revealing also a possible miRNA-lncRNA regulation network (Jalali et al., 2013). These exciting results may open new possibilities to restoration strategies of pathologically relevant altered miRNA expression patterns.
It has for long been a dogma that miRNAs loaded in RISCs bind to mRNAs through Watson and Crick base pairing. Interaction with other molecules, such as proteins, remained unknown until recently, when miRNAs were found to bind to and inhibit the activity of a class of RNA-binding proteins (RBP), named heterogeneous ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), in a RISC-independent manner, but yet in a sequence-specific interaction (Eiring et al., 2010). Similar findings by Balkhi et al. (2013) have proposed miR-29 as a decoy for another RBP, named human antigen R (HuR). In a later study, two miRNAs with extracellular expression – miR-21 and miR-29a – were shown to reach a different cell and bind to murine Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 and human TLR8, both located inside endosomes (Fabbri et al., 2012). The authors also verified that the miRNA–TLR interaction is immunologically relevant, as typical cytokines upregulated upon TLR activation were augmented in murine and human cells expressing TLR7 and TLR8, respectively, after treatment with miR-21 and miR-29a, miRNAs typically secreted by tumor cells. Similar results were found for another miRNA in the context of the nervous system. Using a murine experimental model, the extracellular miRNA let-7b was shown to directly activate the TLR7, inducing neurodegeneration (Lehmann et al., 2012). These results are extremely relevant as the authors also found that let-7b is overexpressed in Alzheimer’s disease subjects in relation to healthy controls. Another role for let-7b in the nervous system has been recently described, proposing that this miRNA acts as a pain mediator through TLR7 and ion channel activation in nociceptor neurons (Park et al., 2014). Mir-21, in turn, has been recently reported to mediate cell death of murine myoblasts through TLR7 (He et al., 2014). In summary, the existence of another class of miRNA-binding molecules is suggestive of an even wider role of these ncRNAs in development and disease in animals.
The canonical field of miRNAs has not yet been fully challenged and the next years of miRNA research will continue to teach us how complex this system is. With the growing usage of next-generation sequencing methods in transcriptomics, the identification of new genomic sources of miRNAs must rely on careful inspection of deep sequencing data, as RNA degradation fragments may be easily read as small ncRNAs. Another issue in miRNA research is that algorithm-based websites for the identification of miRNA binding sites, which are among the most diverse and used bioinformatic tools, frequently overlook 5′UTRs and coding sequences as potential targets of miRNAs and rarely consider their non-seed sequences as being likely to induce posttranscriptional regulation. This limitation clearly brings a bias to miRNA studies and might be responsible for several data misinterpretations. Moreover, the fast-growing field of extracellular miRNAs may contribute not only to the elucidation of the mechanisms involved in cell–cell communication, but also to our knowledge of the repertoire of miRNA-binding molecules. Finally, if on one hand the different emerging modes of gene expression regulation involving miRNAs suggest caution to their clinical application, they might on the other hand open new avenues for therapy strategies.
The author would like to thank Dr. Maria Luiza Petzl-Erler for indirectly inspiring the scope of this review, Sheyla Mayumi Kuniwake with whom this review was initially idealized, Dr. Roseli Wassem for the critical reading of this manuscript, and the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior (CAPES) for the Ph.D scholarship.
Korla, K., Arrigo, P., and Mitra, C. K. (2013). Promoters, toll like receptors and microRNAs: a strange association. Indian J. Biochem. Biophys. 50, 169–176.
Accepted: 08 September 2014; Published online: 23 September 2014.
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