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1. To maintain and enhance the landscape, historic environment and waterscape of the park in terms of their scenic and conservation value and their overall amenity. 2. To safeguard the countryside of the Park from inappropriate development. Where development is permissible it will encourage the highest possible standards of design. 6. To encourage community participation including volunteering and environmental education. To promote the health and social well-being benefits that access to high quality green space brings.

Describe, briefly, the role of the financial institutions and financial markets in our economy. These systems are comprised of financial markets, institutions and instruments. These systems operate at both national and global level where all financial transactions and exchange between lenders, investors, and borrowers take place. Answer and Explanation: Financial markets are places where assets such as equities, bonds, currencies and derivatives are traded by buyers and sellers. These markets play the... See full answer below. Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Try it risk-free for 30 daysTry it risk-free Ask a question Our experts can answer your tough homework and study questions.Ask a question Ask a question Learn more about this topic: from GACE Marketing Education (546): Practice & Study GuideChapter 3 / Lesson 14

Before you freak out, water chlorination actually has its benefits. As much as we each have health concerns about tap water today, it used to be a lot worse back then before chlorine was used in our water supply. *taps blackboard twice* Here are some historical facts on how it all began. In the late nineteenth century, the second industrial revolution brought us tremendous city growth - especially in Europe and the US. To sustain the population living in the cities, governments began introducing public water systems. Back then, drinking tap water wasn't safe at all. Lack of proper transportation and water treatment put people's health at risk, making a lot of people sick and even causing death. In the US, cholera, typhoid fever, and other fatal viruses were killing people by the thousands. Introduction of water chlorination, amongst other purification methods, helped combat health concerns and eliminated the spread of waterborne diseases. HOW DID IT BEGIN? Back in 1774, a Swedish pharmacist named Carl Wilhelm Scheele accidentally discovered chlorine through a super cool science experiment. By combining a few drops of hydrochloric acid with manganese dioxide, he created a green-ish looking gas. Yup, that was chlorine. How does chlorine work? Well, the compound has strong bonding qualities that damage bacteria, viruses, and other icky stuff. Fast forward to 1847, a maternity ward of Vienna General Hospital in Austria first used a chlorine mixture to stop childbed fever from spreading. Followed by the success, chlorine has been the go-to solution to prevent the spread of fatal diseases, viruses, and germs. Do your eyes sting after you jump into the pool? That's chlorine. Now, it's commonly used in our piping systems to get rid of icky stuff like bacteria, pathogens, algae, odors, mold, and viruses. Chlorine is added to water treatment facilities in the form of either chlorine gas, sodium hypochlorite solution, or dry calcium hypochlorite. This starts the chemical process that controls disease-causing impurities in our tap water. WHEN DID WATER CHLORINATION START IN CITIES? Water chlorination began in Hamburg, Germany, in 1893, and the process quickly spread through other European cities. In 1905, the London Metropolitan Water Board started chlorine treatment in their water supply as well. Then in 1908, this method made its way to the United States, where water chlorination is now utilized in about 98% of water treatment plants over the country. In recent years, some European countries have found other methods for water treatment to reduce the harmful side-effects of chlorine byproducts and improve the taste. Countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland began the implementation of potable water delivery systems. WHAT'S THE DOWNSIDE OF CHLORINE? Like everything else in life, water chlorination has its downsides. The main issue here lies in the chlorine byproducts such as THMs and chloroform, which produces free radicals that harm your body. Even in small amounts, these byproducts can trigger cell damage and cause cancer. Science News found increases in chloroform in study participants' lungs of about 2.7ppb after a 10-minute shower. When you combine skin absorptions and lung inhalation, you're likely exposed to more chlorine byproducts showering compared to drinking 8 glasses of the exact same water. Showering in chlorinated water irritates and dries out your skin. If you suffer from skin conditions like eczema or psoriasis, chlorine can increase skin sensitivity, in return, triggering the symptoms. Chlorine can also wreak havoc to your hair. It dries out your scalp, causes split ends and dry hair. For those of us with highlights, chlorine can bond with iron compounds (found in your pipes) and oxidize dyed hair. With that being said, the World Health Organization states that "the risks to health from these byproducts are minimal in comparison with the risks associated with inadequate disinfection." KLEAN CAN HELP! Minimizing the potential effects of these chemicals is essential for better health and better skin and hair. KLEAN shower filter works through a process known as "Redox," in which the filter media transforms chlorine into elements harmless for your hair and skin. This technology is patented by the National Sanitation Foundation, a member of the World Health Organization. What else? KLEAN removes hard metals such as lead, iron, and mercury, as well as chlorine and hydrogen sulfide. We also filter out the nasties such as bacteria, fungi, algae, and other icky stuff.

Transformers: No Guesswork In Choosing Current Sensors Current sensors measure and control load current in a number of control circuits, including safety circuits and power supplies. Some applications require you to control the current such as power supplies. In these places, you have to sense the magnitude of the current accurately. It is a fundamental requirement. There are several selection parameters to choose the right current sensor for you. Embedded engineers know these parameters are important because they can optimize system performance. For example, we are seeing a proliferation of small electronic devices with a number of functions. We are also seeing an increasing demand for embedded devices with a custom power supply. The first step in choosing current sensors is to decide whether you are going to use direct or indirect measurement techniques. Indirect sensing uses Faraday’s laws and Ampere’s laws. Indirect sensing works on the principle that when current flows in a system, it creates a magnetic field which is proportional to the level of the current in the system. Ohm’s laws says current in a resistor is directly proportional to value of voltage applied to resistor value. Basically, the application requirements like required precision, voltage monitored, information used will determine what configuration you will use to monitor the current. You might consider installing a custom power supply to increase your accuracy.

Alex Mason is a World Champion Slackliner competing around the world flipping and spinning his way into history. World Champion Slackliner. He won his first World Championship at the age of just 16 in Vail Colorado with a massive crowd cheering him on and has many years ahead of him. His nickname is 'the machine' and he was the youngest person to ever land a slackline backflip at just 13 years old.

DNA is one of the best ways to identify a person, considering that each person’s DNA is completely unique to them. There is a DNA data bank, CODIS (Combined DNA Index System), run by the FBI. It has four indexes, all for different purposes. They are Convicted Offender Index, Forensic Index, Unidentified Human Remains Index, and the Relatives of Missing Persons Index. Some people worry about law enforcement and their personal privacy and rights when it comes to DNA collection. There is special concern about the relatives of missing persons because the people in that section are subjected to “lifelong genetic surveillance” even though they did nothing wrong. This can be one of the reasons a person refused to give a sample of their DNA. Some consider it to be invasive and do not want their personal information in a nation-wide database and can be matched to someone at any time. Sometimes DNA evidence sends the wrong person to jail and the truth doesn’t come out until years later or may never be revealed. This can be caused by mixing up samples, labeling mistakes, and misidentification of a sample. Samples can also be unknowingly contaminated. This is why the person handling and collecting the DNA must be extremely careful. Law enforcement has to be careful not to cross any boundaries when they collect DNA. Personal privacy is very important to some and the decision to not consensually give a DNA sample must be respected. Source: Krimsky, Sheldon, and Tania Simoncelli. Genetic Justice. New York: Columbia University Press, 2011. Print.

When it comes to divorce or separation in New Mexico, one of the most common barriers to ending an unhealthy marriage is income disparity. Income disparity is when one spouse makes a significant amount more than the other. There are a lot of concerns that come with divorces when income disparity is a severe problem. In the following paragraphs, we’ll be discussing what options are available to help navigate your divorce while also facing income disparity. One of the most commonly used tools for people who are facing divorce while dealing with income disparity is Interim Spousal Support. Interim Spousal Support is where the court orders spousal support be paid between the times that a family law court case is heard for the first time and when a final decision is made. Interim Spousal Support is designed to maintain the family home, financial responsibilities, and assets during the divorce. When an interim order for spousal support is requested, courts often tend to focus on the means and needs of the parties. Simply put, this means that the party who is making the request for financial support needs it and if the party receiving the request has the ability to pay it. It is extremely important to remember that interim support during the divorce does not determine post-divorce spousal support. Can I Get My Attorney Fees Paid For, Before The Divorce Is Settled? Petitioning the court for attorney fees is a potential option, in addition to petitioning for interim spousal support. For spouses who have a lower income, attorney fees can be petitioned during the divorce proceedings so you can receive legal representation but attorney fees are typically decided after the divorce case is finalized but it is an option for you to pursue, so you are not at an undue disadvantage during the process of divorce. You can also petition the courts for attorney fees in response to unfounded motions filed by the opposing party or if you “win” your case. However, if you were to “win” your case the fees would not be awarded until after the case is finalized. Spousal Support Post-Divorce is an option to address income disparity between parties getting a divorce. Similar to Interim Spousal Support, post-divorce alimony is based on need and ability to pay. However, other factors such as length of the marriage and the spouses earning potential. Generally speaking, the longer you were married and the larger the disparity, the more likely it is that you will receive spousal support. As an example, if you and your spouse were married for 20 years and your spouse was the primary breadwinner, while you stayed home to handle the household duties, you can expect to receive a fair amount of spousal support. Now, if you and your spouse were married for 5 years and you made 35,000 while they made 55,000, it is not likely that you will receive spousal support, especially for an extended period of time. It’s important to remember that spousal support and child support are completely independent of each other. Receiving spousal support does not necessarily mean that you will receive child support. If you are facing divorce and an income disparity, we here at Genus Law Group understand that it is overwhelming, when facing a divorce and losing your financial support. We can assist you with your legal needs. We look forward to being able to assist you with your needs.

The Khone Falls on the Mekong river in southern Laos, close to the Cambodian border, is “an ecologically unique area, so rare in nature that every effort should be made to preserve all of Khone Falls from any development”, according to a Mekong River Commission consultant in a 1994 report. A colony of Irrawaddy dolphins draws many visitors and helps to sustain a growing ecotourism in Siphandone, the Four Thousand Islands region, based around the Khone Falls, Asia’s largest waterfall. This important area is under imminent threat from the construction of a hydroelectric project, the 240 megawatt Don Sahong dam, only a few kilometers away. The government of Laos notified the Mekong River Commission (MRC) on September 30 of its plans to start construction of the dam in 2014. It will be the second Lao dam on the Mekong, after Xayaburi, farther upstream. The decision is facing opposition across the Mekong region. A coalition of 103 Thai mon-governmental organizations drawing much of its support from eight Thai provinces bordering the Mekong, have demanded that the Thai government take action to stop the dam. Chhith Sam Ath, executive director at Cambodian NGO Forum commented: “The Don Sahong dam will only push Cambodia and Vietnam closer to a food crisis. The project is next to Cambodia’s border. Have they forgotten that fish are our lifeline and the backbone of our economy? Fish are central to our diet and our main source of protein.” Scientists are warning of grave consequences for food security in the region if fish migration is blocked by a dam across the Sahong channel. Khone Falls, Mekong River. The Hou Sahong channel is the route used by 80-90% of migratory fish coming upstream from Cambodia that need to negotiate the Pha Pheng (Khone) Falls and rapids in the dry season. It could be considered the most perverse of choices to locate a dam right there, blocking the only viable channel for large scale fish migration. UK fisheries expert Terry Warren, a consultant on the first Don Sahong dam environmental impact assessment in 2007 explained: “If these fish can complete this migration, it means Cambodian fisheries will continue to flourish. Stop a migration and within a few years everything will start to collapse and eventually cease to exist. I see disaster looming for the fisheries of Cambodia and southern Laos if this project goes ahead.” The dam-builder, Megafirst has dismissed these scientific concerns as unfounded. The Malaysian company’s senior environmental manager, Peter Hawkins, claimed in the Vientiane Times that “environmental impacts can be mitigated by using other natural channels adjacent to the Hou Sahong.” Fisheries experts seriously doubt the possibility of using any other channel, and point out that fish ladder and fish-pass technology widely practiced in cold climates of North America, Norway and Switzerland cannot be simply transplanted to a totally different fish ecology and environment in tropical climes. Eric Baran, a fisheries expert working with the World Fish Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has stated that fish mitigation remains “untested” on the Mekong. Jeremy Bird the former CEO of the MRC, has strongly asserted that in considering dams on the Mekong “the fisheries is the number one issue that has to be solved, and the onus for demonstrating that this can be solved rests with the owner of the project.” (2011) The Don Sahong dam is bound to re-ignite bitter divisions within the MRC over the unilateral damming of the Lower Mekong. Cambodia and Vietnam insist on independent scientific studies of trans-boundary impacts before any dam goes ahead and do not accept the fish mitigation claims coming from Megafirst. What makes relations even worse between Laos and their riparian neighbors is the shock caused by the Lao government’s bid to reject the accepted definition of the Don Sahong dam as a mainstream dam on the Mekong, which would otherwise require at least six months consultation prior to any decision to go ahead with a hydropower project. In its September 30 notification to the MRC, Laos gave an interpretation that the Sahong channel did not qualify as a mainstream dam because somehow it had changed from being a “main stream” into a “tributary” during the course of 2013. In this way, the dam company and the government would escape serious scrutiny by the affected downstream countries and public fora where opposition voices could be heard would not take place. This is shaping up to be a major test-case for the Mekong River Commission to live up its mandate to promote sustainable development and at the same time garner peaceful international cooperation in the management of water resources. This depends on the Mekong’s survival as a healthy river rich in biodiversity, with a wealth of inland fisheries supporting 60 million people. The Xayaburi dam now under construction further upstream in Laos was subject to a six-month prior consultation process organized by the MRC as required under the 1995 Mekong Treaty. The Don Sahong dam announcement has prompted a strong response from Cambodia’s Sin Niny, the Cambodian deputy chairman of their National Mekong Committee. The Lao government’s construction plans must be suspended, he wrote to the Lao authorities, and neighboring countries – Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam – must be given the opportunity to review the environmental impacts. Laos has surprised almost everyone with its unilateral assessment that has reclassified Don Sahong as a dam that is not “mainstream”. The MRC secretariat and its technical experts since a 2007 study have always referred to this project as “mainstream”. Hans Guttman, the chief executive of the MRC, told Asia Times Online that “the Don Sahong is a mainstream dam in the view of the MRC Secretariat as the dam is located on the main stream and since its inflow comes not from a tributary, but rather through the main stream.” Guttman now says his secretariat has “no authority” over the MRC Council – on which sit the environment and water ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam – and appears to be bending over not to upset the Lao government. He stressed that “the MRC is not a regulatory body.” There is growing concern over the MRC Secretariat’s passive response to apparent violations of the 1995 Mekong Treaty, which Cambodia has previously highlighted over the Xayaburi dam, and now again with the second dam. Phil Hirsch, director of the Mekong Resource Centre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, told Asia Times Online: “It is disingenuous for the MRC leadership to say now that it has no authority to describe the dam as mainstream. By doing so, the MRC is failing in its obligations to facilitate good governance of the Mekong using all the publicly funded science at its disposal.” Ten major international donors to the MRC, including Japan, the United States and the European Union, have also requested the Lao government to submit the dam to prior consultation. This would appear to give Guttman the kind of mandate he needs to persuade the Lao government to accept the need for a detailed riparian review. The scientists are saying that the Mekong, with its wide biodiversity comprising almost 1,000 fish species, is being put at risk for a small dam with installed capacity that could not even maintain three shopping malls in Bangkok. Fisheries expert Terry Warren questions that given the such small benefits in energy creation and the huge “potential of the dam to ruin an extremely important SE Asian fishery and the livelihoods of thousands, why risk it?” Tom Fawthrop is the director of a TV documentary on damming the Mekong Where Have All The Fish Gone (Eureka Films 2013) and can be contacted as EurekaFilmsdocos@gmail.com. He has covered the Mekong region since 1979 for media published in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. This article originally appeared in Asia Times online.

Sandos Eco Caracol Resort in Playa Del Carmen has so much to offer guests, from the all-natural experience and waterpark to the beachfront setting. All the restaurants have delicious food options, but guests will surely want to plan an evening at El Templo. El Templo is a Teppanyaki-style restaurant where the food is prepared right in front of guests at their table. It’s dinner and a show, to say the least! The most common meats to use are shrimp, beef and chicken, accompanied by rice and various vegetables. All of the food can be combined and is filled with tasty flavors such as garlic and soy. The experienced chefs will put on a show for everyone at the table. They might juggle their cookware, start a contained fire or even sing. The children in the group will love it. One group may fill the whole table, or guests will be paired with other small groups at the resort to enjoy the show together. You will start the dinner with a drink of your choice to sip on during the show, along with an appetizer. After the show and the main course are finished, you’ll be able to choose a sweet dessert to finish out the experience—if you have room for it that is. As El Templo is a high demand restaurant, guests can email the resort ahead of time to have a reservation made prior to arrival. Read the Sandos blog to learn more about this entertaining restaurant.

The newly introduced multimedia messaging service (MMS), which can be used over the general packet radio service (GPRS)/Universal Mobile Telecommunication (UMTS) short message service (SMS) network demands on an efficient mechanism for handling the message traffic. In this paper, we consider the system's quality of service (QoS) requirements to the new and forwarded messages and design an optimal buffering scheme for short message transfer in GPRS/UMTS networks, such that the requirements are met. An analytic model is developed that employs one-dimensional continuous-time Markov chain. Based on the model, a search algorithm is designed to find the optimal parameters of the system. Zheng, J., Regentova, E. (2005). QoS-based Optimal Buffering for Short Message Transfer in GPRS/UMTS networks. in 2005 IEEE 61st Vehicular Technology Conference -VTC 2005 - Spring Stockholm: Paving the Path for a Wireless Future 2721-2725. IEEE.

Good vibrations from the stars: Our planet rings like a bell after a large earthquake. Stars can ring, too. Astronomers use these vibrations to probe stellar interiors and even estimate the age of the Universe New Scientist 27 January 1990 ASTRONOMERS and geophysicists share a common handicap. Neither can see directly inside the object they study. The interiors of stars are completely shielded from view: astronomers can see less than 0.01 per cent of our Sun, the star we know best. Most of the Earth is also out of reach. The deepest oil wells and mines barely scratch the surface of our planet. The Earth's core, separated from us by only a few thousand kilometres, might as well be light years away. Despite this, geophysicists have a fairly detailed idea of the internal structure of the Earth, carefully pieced together through seismology, the study of earth tremors. In recent years, the discovery of vibrations on the surface of the Sun and a few other stars has inspired astronomers to adopt a similar approach. This new breed of stellar seismologists hopes to uncover some of the secrets hidden in the centers of stars by using vibration.

The Espresso Martini seems to be all the rage these days, so we thought it was the perfect cocktail to give you a little pick-me-up in this chilly weather. While it may not be the most popular drink amongst bartenders– and isn’t even a true martini— it’s certainly the perfect cocktail for coffee lovers! So break out your espresso coffee machine, and let’s get shaking! In today’s video, our more traditional version combines vodka with only a 1/2 ounce coffee liqueur and full ounce espresso, plus a little simple syrup to offset the strong coffee flavor. Just FYI: While Absolut vodka is a popular choice of vodka, we’re using Broken Shed. As always, drink what you like! Note: Although it’s a popular after-dinner drink, it obviously contains actual coffee with caffeine and may keep you up at night! Personally, I prefer this as a brunch cocktail for that reason. Since you need an espresso maker to create these particular recipes, you can make your own shot of espresso– or plan ahead to pick up a cup at your local coffee house if you don’t have an espresso machine or coffee pod machine. If you do make your own, account for a little more prep time before you’re ready to serve your final cocktail, especially to allow your coffee to cool. Check out the full video to see how Chris and Rob make this flavorful Espresso Martini and hear Chris talk about some of the various ways you can achieve this delicious coffee cocktail and a little bit about its history. While both our versions include real espresso, we’ve seen the Espresso Martini made a variety of ways, from instant coffee or espresso powder to cold brew concentrate to Baileys Irish Cream liqueur to just plain ol’ regular coffee (which kind of feels like cheating). Honestly, we’ve seen so many different ways to make this cocktail, including with hot espresso coffee (our versions are served cold) or vanilla vodka for added sugar and sweetness… You really can pick your path when it comes to this yummy vodka drink. If you want to mix it up, our resident bartender, Rob Harrah, has a fun riff called the Espresso Ricomincia, which means “Espresso Restart” in Italian. Containing fresh espresso and no additional coffee liqueur, this creamy Espresso Martini packs a big coffee punch mixed with some delicious, rich texture from all the liqueurs. For this particular recipe, we’re featuring Black Momma Vodka in our recipe, but you can use your favorite vodka (but if you haven’t tried it, definitely pick up a bottle!). Mixed with the different liqueurs, this modern classic offers a nutty, creamy flavor mixed with the bitter bite of coffee. Build in cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Shake until mixed and chilled (about 10-15 secs). Strain into coupe cocktail glass (or Martini glass if you feel strongly about it– We personally prefer a coupe glass for a variety of reasons). Garnish with coffee beans on top of your beautiful foam. Fun fact: The three espresso beans represent health, wealth, and happiness! Let us know what you think of this take and the more classic Espresso Martini in the comments! Do you have a favorite recipe of your own? We’d love to hear what delicious cocktail you’re serving up during these winter months and what you’re looking forward to drinking in the spring. OK, ready to make your own delicious coffee cocktail? Get our more traditional recipe below, and until next time, stay warm… and cheers! A classic take on the Espresso Martini coffee cocktail-- with real espresso! Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker tin, add ice, and give a good shake.

Excavation in Iraq has continued and lots of new sites have been explored. Often this has been the result of 'rescue excavation'. A series of dams have been built across the rivers Tigris and Euphrates and their tributaries. The flood waters behind the dams have drowned large areas. Teams of archaeologists from as far afield as Britain and Japan joined Iraqi archaeologists to excavate sites before the area was flooded. They found evidence dating from the earliest farmers to modern times. Although all the sites are now under water our knowledge of the region has been dramatically increased.

What is Mindfulness? Put simply, mindfulness is about paying attention to the present moment at any given point in time. It is about being aware of your thoughts, feelings, sensations within your body and opening up your awareness to experience these things in order to engage with the present moment. Mindfulness is a form of meditation that has been around for centuries. Mindful people have the ability to create a headspace that allows them to step back and look at their life in a mindful way, which often allows them to see a new perspective and more easily be able to identify things that matter. In its purist form, mindfulness is about opening up and being curious to all the things happening around us and within us. What does the research say about mindfulness? There is tonnes of research out there supporting the health benefits of regular mindfulness practice. Studies have shown that regular mindfulness practice can quite literally change your brain increasing the number of connections between our ‘thinking brain’ and our ‘subconscious brain. Why is this beneficial? Because our ‘subconscious brain’ responds about 80,000 times quicker than our thinking brain and is the primary response area for our emotion regulation, our “fight/flight” or “stress” response and regulates our cardiorespiratory system. Practicing mindfulness from as little as 10 minutes a day can literally allow us to better regulate our emotions, better control our stress response and better manage our cardiorespiratory system. Here are a few other benefits of practicing mindfulness on a regular basis: - Improved concentration - Improved memory - Improved emotional regulation - Improved self-esteem - Sense of a greater control over your life - Greater sense of kindness and self-compassion • Boost in immune system - Improved ability to focus - Lower resting heart rate - Lower blood pressure - Decreased stress - Improved sense of well being - Improved sleep - Improved ability to handle difficult situations - Improved resiliency - Promote creative thinking How can mindfulness help my organisation? In order to be mindful, we just need to be able to pay attention to the present moment. Sounds easy doesn’t it? But you’d be surprised at how absent minded we have become in modern life. The research shows that approximately 50% of the day we spend thinking about something other than what we are doing. That’s approximately four hours in your work day or twenty hours of your working week where you’re not paying attention to the present moment. Imagine what you and your organisation could do with those extra four hours a day. Here are just some of the benefits of introducing a mindfulness program to your organisation: - Improved clarity and focus for staff - Decreased absenteeism - Increased productivity - Decreased conflict - Improved communication between employees - Lower blood pressure - Increased employee loyalty - Decrease in perceived level of stress What is a Strive mindfulness program? Strive employees regularly practice mindfulness as part of their health and wellbeing program and have been delivering mindfulness programs to organisations for several years now. Strive recognise the significant benefit that mindfulness has on an individual level and for an organisation. Strive’s mindfulness programs can be completely tailored to your organisations needs; however our most common program is an eight week program. Each mindfulness session usually takes approximately 30 minutes, once per week, and is aimed to provide the participants a broad overview of all the different mindfulness techniques available. Each of Strive’s mindfulness sessions is structured around introducing mindfulness as a discipline, discussing ways to integrate mindfulness into our work day and finally providing some reading to take away reinforcing the benefits of regular mindfulness practice. What is the cost of a mindfulness program? Please contact us to find out more about this great program.

In honor of Veterans Day, the Washington Post has created Portraits of War, a portfolio of some of the greatest war photography of the last 150 years. Among the ten featured photographers is Mathew Brady: Brady remains the single most famous photographer of the Civil War. His name came to overshadow those of other photographers, causing some mistakenly to believe that Brady had almost single-handedly created the immense photographic archive. Brady deserves credit for envisioning the possibility of using photography systematically to document the war. He would send teams of photographers – and occasionally go himself – to create images of battlefields and important leaders. His public display of “The Dead of Antietam” was the first time the American public viewed images of dead soldiers on the battlefield. Brady’s efforts to document the Civil War pushed him into a series of bankruptcies. In the years after the war, he campaigned to get Congress to buy his collection of negatives and prints. In 1875, Congress finally bought the rights to his work for $25,000. See the full tribute here. (Photo of Union soldier by gun at US Arsenal, Washington DC, 1862, by Mathew Brady via Wikimedia Commons)

From the air, Kiribati's capital island resembles the cross-section of a polished geode. You’ll see a painfully thin crust of land and a glassy lagoon that shifts with rising tides. For years, media outlets have called this equatorial nation “a canary in the coal mine for climate migration.” But what you perceive at a distance may be misleading. New Zealand could become the first country in the world to recognize climate change as a valid reason to be granted residency, according to an interview with a government minister on Tuesday. The nation's newly elected government is considering creating a new visa category for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate change. If implemented, New Zealand’s proposal would offer up to 100 humanitarian visas per year as an experimental — and unprecedented — trial. For countries across the Pacific, like the low-lying nation of Kiribati, New Zealand’s announcement comes as a welcome gesture of regional solidarity. Coastal erosion and freshwater contamination are already altering the lives of Kiribati’s 110,000 citizens. 32 of the nation’s islands, after all, sit on average just six feet above sea level. Famously, the 1951 UN Refugee Convention does not cover people displaced across borders due to climate change. Though Fiji had previously committed to providing future climate refuge to Pacific neighbors, the New Zealand proposal marks the first time a developed country has considered addressing the international legal protection gap with a regional visa agreement. In an interview with Radio New Zealand, Climate Change Minister James Shaw noted the proposal is a “piece of work that we intend to do in partnership with the Pacific Islands.” The proposal has triggered a flurry of questions. Though only a handful of climate migration cases have been brought to New Zealand courts in the last decade, will 100 visas per year satisfy future demand? Will this proposed regional experiment become a model for other nations? And how has it been received in Pacific nations like Kiribati? Walking around South Tarawa, the capital island of Kiribati, you’ll hear a strong reaction to the concept of climate migration. Many outright reject the label “climate refugee” in Kiribati. Some argue that it casts I-Kiribati citizens as victims of a foregone climate conclusion. Others believe the label doesn’t assign responsibility to high-emitting countries — and eclipses the nation’s fight to protect their homes. Just ask Pelenise Alofa, national coordinator for the Kiribati Climate Action Network. For her, migration is a measure of last resort: “It’s the last option. And if it’s the last option, let’s do everything we can now to remain in Kiribati.” Related: Series on living with rising seas Kiribati’s government is currently implementing various adaptation measures, including sea walls, artificial land reclamation and rainwater tanks. These efforts, along with staunch civil society campaigns, aim to avoid a scenario in which I-Kiribati citizens must be forced to use New Zealand’s proposed visa option. “We need to build Kiribati up,” says Alofa, who has traveled the world to speak about what the world’s carbon footprint feels like from her frontline home. “We need to strengthen it. So we can stay here.” Though many Pacific Islanders migrate to New Zealand each year to pursue educational or job opportunities, here too, you'll notice a common refrain. The international community must curb CO2 emissions so that they — and future generations — can have a stable homeland to which they can return. From PRI's The World ©2017 PRI

Vanessa Battista is a First-Year Associate at Richardson Law Professional Corporation, a Real Estate Law Firm located at Yonge and St. Clair. Vanessa earned both a Canadian and American law degree from the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in June 2019. As an articling student, she developed an interest in real estate law while working on complex commercial real estate. This drew her to her current position with Richardson Law. Vanessa’s practice touches on several areas of real estate law, including residential purchase and sale transactions, mortgage financing, mortgage enforcement, litigation and settlements. Vanessa has closed hundreds of transactions, developing a strong knowledge and practice in the areas of residential real estate and alternative financing.

Can I take perdnisolone and Doxycycline with celler pill? What is Celler Pill? If you are referring to BCP, Yes you may but effectiveness of BCP will be lowered , so be careful and use barrier method also. I didn't take my last pill of doxycycline today and I can't take it now. Is it okay if I take it tomorrow at 2pm even though I usually take it at 5pm? Will taking doxycycline hyclate 100 mg pills once a day for 7 days cure chlamdiya? Can you take those 100 mg pills twice a day for 5 days work faster? I have doxycycline how long do I take these pills and how many times per day do I take them to treat the tonsillitis? I know I can't take my doxycycline pill with milk but how long after taking it can I drink milk? Can I not have it at all? I dropped my doxycycline pills for my skin on the floor & I washed them off. Now they smell & are stuck together. Is it still okay to take them? If I have taken doxycycline 2x a day for six days, am I most likely not contagious at that point? I still have 8 more days of pills to take and will. If I took vibramycin (doxycycline) 100mg for 5 days every day I took 2 pills that mean I took 10 pills how long it will take to eliminate it so I can take accutane?

<gh_stars>100-1000 package io.sentry.servlet; import com.jakewharton.nopen.annotation.Open; import io.sentry.Breadcrumb; import io.sentry.HubAdapter; import io.sentry.IHub; import io.sentry.util.Objects; import javax.servlet.ServletRequest; import javax.servlet.ServletRequestEvent; import javax.servlet.ServletRequestListener; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull; /** * This request listener pushes a new scope into sentry that enriches a Sentry event with the * details about the current request upon sending. */ @Open public class SentryServletRequestListener implements ServletRequestListener { private final IHub hub; public SentryServletRequestListener(@NotNull IHub hub) { this.hub = Objects.requireNonNull(hub, "hub is required"); } public SentryServletRequestListener() { this(HubAdapter.getInstance()); } @Override public void requestDestroyed(@NotNull ServletRequestEvent servletRequestEvent) { hub.popScope(); } @Override public void requestInitialized(@NotNull ServletRequestEvent servletRequestEvent) { hub.pushScope(); final ServletRequest servletRequest = servletRequestEvent.getServletRequest(); if (servletRequest instanceof HttpServletRequest) { final HttpServletRequest httpRequest = (HttpServletRequest) servletRequest; hub.addBreadcrumb(Breadcrumb.http(httpRequest.getRequestURI(), httpRequest.getMethod())); hub.configureScope( scope -> { scope.addEventProcessor(new SentryRequestHttpServletRequestProcessor(httpRequest)); }); } } }

Versa Technology’s Power over Ethernet (PoE) Extenders allow network administrators to extend their networks beyond the standard 100m unit limit of twisted pair Ethernet. Utilizing CAT5e/6 UTP cable, our PoE extenders offer a simple plug and play installation to make it easy to extend the distance of a network. Versa technology offers a diverse range of PoE extenders that support a variety of distances. Our IEEE-compliant units can be daisy chained to support longer distances. We also offer the VX-160COAX, a PoE Extender over Coaxial Kit.

Learn English Network Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë's only novel. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and a posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte. The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centres (as an adjective, wuthering is a Yorkshire word referring to turbulent weather). The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them. Now considered a classic of English literature, Wuthering Heights' met with mixed reviews by critics when it first appeared, with many horrified by the stark depictions of mental and physical cruelty. Though Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre was originally considered the best of the Brontë sisters' works, many subsequent critics of Wuthering Heights argued that its originality and achievement made it superior. Wuthering Heights has also given rise to many adaptations and inspired works, including films, radio, television dramatisations, a musical by Bernard J. Taylor and songs (notably the hit "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush), ballet and opera. The narrative is non-linear, involving several flashbacks, and involves two narrators - Mr. Lockwood and Ellen "Nelly" Dean. The novel opens in 1801, with Lockwood arriving at Thrushcross Grange, a grand house on the Yorkshire moors he is renting from the surly Heathcliff, who lives at nearby Wuthering Heights. Lockwood spends the night at Wuthering Heights and has a terrifying dream: the ghost of Catherine Earnshaw, pleading to be admitted to the house from outside. Intrigued, Lockwood asks the housekeeper Nelly Dean to tell the story of Heathcliff and Wuthering Heights while he is staying at the Grange recovering from a cold. Nelly takes over the narration and begins her story thirty years earlier, when Heathcliff, a foundling living on the streets of Liverpool, is brought to Wuthering Heights by the then-owner, the kindly Mr. Earnshaw, and raised as his own. Ellen comments casually that Heathcliff might have been descended from Indian or Chinese origins. He is often described as "dark" or "gypsy". Earnshaw's daughter Catherine becomes Heathcliff's inseparable friend. Her brother Hindley, however, resents Heathcliff, seeing him as an interloper and rival. Mr. Earnshaw dies three years later, and Hindley (who has married a woman named Frances) takes over the estate. He brutalises Heathcliff, forcing him to work as a hired hand. Catherine becomes friends with a neighbour family, the Lintons of Thrushcross Grange, who mellow her initially wild personality. She is especially attached to the refined and mild young Edgar Linton, whom Heathcliff instantly dislikes. A year later, Hindley's wife dies, apparently of consumption, shortly after giving birth to a son, Hareton; Hindley takes to drink. Some two years after that, Catherine agrees to marry Edgar. Nelly knows that this will crush Heathcliff, and Heathcliff overhears Catherine's explanation that it would be "degrading" to marry him. Heathcliff storms out and leaves Wuthering Heights, not hearing Catherine's continuing declarations that Heathcliff is as much a part of her as the rocks are to the earth beneath. Catherine marries Edgar, and is initially very happy. Some time later, Heathcliff returns, intent on destroying those who prevent him from being with Catherine. He has, mysteriously, become very wealthy. Through loans he has made to the drunken and dissipated Hindley that Hindley cannot repay, he takes ownership of Wuthering Heights upon Hindley's death. Intent on ruining Edgar, Heathcliff elopes with Edgar's sister Isabella, which places him in a position to inherit Thrushcross Grange upon Edgar's death. Catherine becomes very ill after Heathcliff's return and dies a few hours after giving birth to a daughter also named Catherine, or Cathy. Heathcliff becomes only more bitter and vengeful. Isabella flees her abusive marriage a month later, and subsequently gives birth to a boy, Linton. At around the same time, Hindley dies. Heathcliff takes ownership of Wuthering Heights, and vows to raise Hindley's son Hareton with as much neglect as he had suffered at Hindley's hands years earlier. Later on, Heathcliff tells Nelly that he despises his own son, Linton, who reminds him of Edgar and Isabella, and favours Hareton as a son, recognising an element of Catherine in him (it having already been established that both Catherine and Heathcliff considered themselves one of the same person), and therefore himself. Yet, Heathcliff chooses to ignore these paternal emotions so that he might continue to degrade Hareton as Hindley degraded Heathcliff: thereby achieving his revenge on his hated foster-brother. This perhaps demonstrates the "evil", dehumanized character Heathcliff is so often thought to represent. Twelve years later, the dying Isabella asks Edgar to raise her and Heathcliff's son, Linton. However, Heathcliff finds out about this and takes the sickly, spoiled child to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff has nothing but contempt for his son, but delights in the idea of him ruling the property of his enemies. To that end, a few years later, Heathcliff attempts to persuade young Cathy to marry Linton. Cathy refuses, so Heathcliff kidnaps her and forces the two to marry. Soon after, Edgar Linton dies, followed shortly by Linton Heathcliff. This leaves Cathy a widow and a virtual prisoner at Wuthering Heights, as Heathcliff has gained complete control of both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. It is at this point in the narrative that Lockwood arrives, taking possession of Thrushcross Grange, and hearing Nelly Dean's story. Shocked, Lockwood leaves for London. During his absence from the area, however, events reach a climax that Nelly describes when he returns a year later. Cathy gradually softens toward her rough, uneducated cousin Hareton, just as her mother was tender towards Heathcliff. When Heathcliff is confronted by Cathy and Hareton's love, notably Hareton's determination to protect the defiant Cathy from Heathcliff's attack, he seems to suffer a mental break from reality and sees Catherine's ghost. He abandons his life-long vendetta and dies broken and tormented, but glad to be rejoining Catherine. Cathy and Hareton marry. Heathcliff is buried next to Catherine (the elder), and the story concludes with Lockwood visiting the grave, unsure of what to feel. *Heathcliff - the central male character of the novel. An orphaned foundling raised by the Earnshaw family, he forms an early bond with his foster sister Catherine Earnshaw, and they fall passionately in love with each other as they grow. Meanwhile he nurses a bitter rivalry with his cruel foster brother Hindley, who resents the attention their father shows Heathcliff. A brooding, vindictive man, his anger and bitterness at Catherine's later marriage to their neighbor Edgar Linton sees him engage in a ruthless vendetta to destroy not only his enemies but their heirs, a crusade that only intensifies upon Catherine's death. Debates have arisen as to the true nature and perception of Heathcliff's character: should he be considered a semi-Byronic hero, whose passionate love for Catherine redeems is social deviances, or should his actions simply be considered too heinous for him to be nothing more than a fiend? *Catherine Earnshaw - Heathcliff's adoptive sister. A free-spirited, rather selfish, bad-tempered and somewhat spoiled young woman, she returns Heathcliff's love utterly, but considers him too far beneath her for marriage into poverty from both not having any money; instead choosing another childhood friend, Edgar Linton, through which marriage she hopes to advance Heathcliff. Heathcliff returns and she renews her friendship, making Edgar angry. However, her physical and mental health are destroyed by the stress of the feud between them, and she descends into prophetic madness before dying during childbirth. *Edgar Linton - a childhood friend of Catherine Earnshaw's, who later marries her. A mild and gentle man, if slightly cold, cowardly and distant, he loves Catherine deeply but is unable to reconcile his love for her with her feelings for her childhood friend. This leads to a bitter antagonism with Heathcliff, and it is partly this which leads to Catherine's mental breakdown and death. Linton is incapable of competing with Heathcliff's guile and ruthless determination across the decades, and his health fails him while still a relatively young man. *Isabella Linton - the younger sister of Edgar who becomes infatuated with Heathcliff. She fundamentally mistakes his true nature and elopes with him despite his apparent dislike of her. Her love for him turns to hatred almost immediately, as she is ill treated both physically and emotionally and held captive against her will. Eventually she escapes, leaves for London and gives birth to their son Linton Heathcliff, whom she attempts to raise away from Heathcliff's corrupting influence. *Hindley Earnshaw - Catherine's brother and Heathcliff's other rival. Having loathed Heathcliff since childhood, Hindley delights in turning him into a downtrodden servant upon inheriting Wuthering Heights. However, after his wife's death from consumption, after giving birth to their son, he becomes a self-destructive alcoholic and gambler and it is this that allows Heathcliff, upon returning to Wuthering Heights, to turn the tables and to manoeuvre the family property away from him. *Ellen (Nelly) Dean - at various points, the housekeeper of both Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights, and is one of the two narrators of the novel. She recognises early on that Heathcliff is Catherine's true love and tries to dissuade her from the disastrous marriage to Edgar. Having been a disapproving witness and unwilling participant to many of the events between Heathcliff and both the Earnshaw and Linton families for much of her life, she narrates the story to Lockwood during his illness. *Linton Heathcliff - the son of Isabella and Heathcliff. He bears no resemblance to Heathcliff and takes after his mother. He is a sickly child who grows up ignorant of his father until his mother's death, when he is thirteen years old. He is forced to live at Wuthering Heights and grows into a bullied, trembling shadow of his father. Heathcliff arranges for him to marry his cousin Catherine Linton so that he may inherit both the estates of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. He dies shortly after entering into the forced marriage. *Catherine Linton - the daughter of Catherine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton. She inherits both her mother's free-spiritedness and dark eyes and her father's gentle nature, facial features and fair hair. Heathcliff takes advantage of her fundamentally pure nature and manipulates her into marrying his own son, Linton. Once she has become another captive of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff resorts to the same torture he applies to everyone against whom he bears a grudge. As a result, she regards him with contempt and disgust and becomes silent and morose. She later falls in love with her cousin, Hareton Earnshaw. *Hareton Earnshaw - the son of Hindley Earnshaw, who is adopted by Heathcliff upon Hindley's death. Even before this, he has waged a campaign of torment against the young man while living together at Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff spitefully turns Hareton into a downtrodden, illiterate servant, much as Hindley once did to him, but does not further mistreat him as Hindley had done. Despite this, Hareton remains strangely loyal to him, even adopting a superficially similar personality. Quick tempered and easily embarrassed, he falls in love with Catherine at an early point, and despite her contempt for him is thus inspired to improve himself. He bears a strong likeness to his aunt and is the only person who mourns Heathcliff upon his death. *Joseph - a servant of the Earnshaws and later Heathcliff. A bullying, lazy and snide man, he hates Heathcliff but is somehow bound to be his servant. Intensely religious, he is sanctimonious, self-righteous and largely held in contempt by those around him. He speaks in the traditional West Yorkshire dialect. This dialect was still used in the Haworth area up until the late 1970s, but there are now only portions of it still in common use. *Lockwood - the narrator of the novel. A recently-arrived tenant at Thrushcross Grange at the beginning of the novel, he is intrigued by the curious goings-on at Wuthering Heights, and persuades Nelly Dean to tell him the story of what happened during a bout of sickness. Lockwood is apparently a wealthy, relatively young man who comes to regret not approaching the younger Catherine Linton himself. Despite displaying many self-centred attributes, he is also a sensitive and romantic soul who is deeply affected by the saga of Heathcliff and Catherine. *Frances Earnshaw - the wife that Hindley married while away at college. The fact that he did not tell his father suggests that Frances is not of high social standing. From her introduction she proves to be a kind woman to Nelly and Cathy but dislikes Heathcliff. She dies after childbirth, a death brought about by consumption, or tuberculosis, a fate shared by most of the Brontë sisters. *Mr. Kenneth - the local doctor and drinking partner of Hindley. Kenneth often sees to the ill or dead characters: Cathy in her madnesses, Frances during childbirth and TB, Heathcliff and his early illness, Edgar's final hours, and Hindley's death. Nelly tells Heathcliff that he should send for Kenneth to tend to his ill son, but does not tell him that Heathcliff's death is suicide by starvation. He also reports to Nelly that he saw Isabella leaving with Heathcliff.

<filename>src/MdCharm/util/gui/exportdialog.cpp #include <QDir> #include <QMessageBox> #include <QTimer> #include "exportdialog.h" #include "ui_exportdialog.h" #include "utils.h" #include "configuration.h" ExportDialog::ExportDialog(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(parent, Qt::WindowTitleHint|Qt::WindowSystemMenuHint), ui(new Ui::ExportDialog) { ui->setupUi(this); conf = Configuration::getInstance(); restoreState(); connect(ui->htmlCheckBox, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(htmlCheckBoxActionSlot(bool))); connect(ui->htmlPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(htmlPushButtonSlot())); connect(ui->pdfCheckBox, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(pdfCheckBoxActionSlot(bool))); connect(ui->pdfPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(pdfPushButtonSlot())); connect(ui->odtCheckBox, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(odtCheckBoxActionSlot(bool))); connect(ui->odtPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(odtPushButtonSlot())); connect(ui->selectAllCheckBox, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(selectAllCheckBoxSlot(int))); connect(ui->exportButtonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(close())); connect(ui->exportButtonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(okButtonSlot())); } void ExportDialog::restoreState() { //Load last operation int checked = 0; QVariant var = conf->getLastStateValue("ExportDialog_HtmlCheckBox"); if(var.isValid() && var.canConvert(QVariant::Bool) && var.toBool()){ checked++; ui->htmlCheckBox->setChecked(true); var = conf->getLastStateValue("ExportDialog_HtmlLineEdit"); if(var.isValid() && var.canConvert(QVariant::String)) ui->htmlLineEdit->setText(var.toString()); } else { ui->htmlLineEdit->setEnabled(false); ui->htmlPushButton->setEnabled(false); } var = conf->getLastStateValue("ExportDialog_PdfCheckBox"); if(var.isValid() && var.canConvert(QVariant::Bool) && var.toBool()){ checked++; ui->pdfCheckBox->setChecked(true); var = conf->getLastStateValue("ExportDialog_PdfLineEdit"); if(var.isValid() && var.canConvert(QVariant::String)) ui->pdfLineEdit->setText(var.toString()); } else { ui->pdfLineEdit->setEnabled(false); ui->pdfPushButton->setEnabled(false); } var = conf->getLastStateValue("ExportDialog_OdtCheckBox"); if(var.isValid() && var.canConvert(QVariant::Bool) && var.toBool()){ checked++; ui->odtCheckBox->setChecked(true); var = conf->getLastStateValue("ExportDialog_OdtLineEdit"); if(var.isValid() && var.canConvert(QVariant::String)) ui->odtLineEdit->setText(var.toString()); } else { ui->odtLineEdit->setEnabled(false); ui->odtPushButton->setEnabled(false); } ui->selectAllCheckBox->setTristate(true); if(checked==0) ui->selectAllCheckBox->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked); else if(checked==3) ui->selectAllCheckBox->setCheckState(Qt::Checked); else ui->selectAllCheckBox->setCheckState(Qt::PartiallyChecked); } ExportDialog::~ExportDialog() { delete ui; } void ExportDialog::saveState() { conf->setLastStateValue("ExportDialog_HtmlCheckBox", ui->htmlCheckBox->isChecked()); conf->setLastStateValue("ExportDialog_HtmlLineEdit", ui->htmlLineEdit->text()); conf->setLastStateValue("ExportDialog_PdfCheckBox", ui->pdfCheckBox->isChecked()); conf->setLastStateValue("ExportDialog_PdfLineEdit", ui->pdfLineEdit->text()); conf->setLastStateValue("ExportDialog_OdtCheckBox", ui->odtCheckBox->isChecked()); conf->setLastStateValue("ExportDialog_OdtLineEdit", ui->odtLineEdit->text()); } void ExportDialog::htmlCheckBoxActionSlot(bool b) { ui->htmlLineEdit->setEnabled(b); ui->htmlPushButton->setEnabled(b); updateSelectAllCheckBoxStatus(); } void ExportDialog::pdfCheckBoxActionSlot(bool b) { ui->pdfLineEdit->setEnabled(b); ui->pdfPushButton->setEnabled(b); updateSelectAllCheckBoxStatus(); } void ExportDialog::odtCheckBoxActionSlot(bool b) { ui->odtLineEdit->setEnabled(b); ui->odtPushButton->setEnabled(b); updateSelectAllCheckBoxStatus(); } void ExportDialog::selectAllCheckBoxSlot(int state) { switch(state) { case Qt::Unchecked: ui->htmlCheckBox->setChecked(false); ui->pdfCheckBox->setChecked(false); ui->odtCheckBox->setChecked(false); break; case Qt::Checked: ui->htmlCheckBox->setChecked(true); ui->pdfCheckBox->setChecked(true); ui->odtCheckBox->setChecked(true); break; case Qt::PartiallyChecked: break; default: break; } } void ExportDialog::exportOneFileFinished(bool isSuccess, bool addPer) { if(addPer){ ui->exportProgressBar->setValue(ui->exportProgressBar->value()+per); if(isSuccess) log.append("OK\n"); else log.append("Failed\n"); } if(stack.isEmpty()){ ui->exportProgressBar->setValue(100); QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Export Result"), log); close(); } else { ExportType et = stack.pop(); if(et==HTML){ log.append(tr("Export to Html file: ")); emit exportToHtml(ui->htmlLineEdit->text()); }else if(et==PDF){ log.append(tr("Export to Pdf file: ")); emit exportToPdf(ui->pdfLineEdit->text()); }else if (et==ODT){ log.append(tr("Export to Odt file: ")); emit exportToOdt(ui->odtLineEdit->text()); }else{ } } } void ExportDialog::updateSelectAllCheckBoxStatus() { if(ui->htmlCheckBox->isChecked()&&ui->pdfCheckBox->isChecked()&&ui->odtCheckBox->isChecked()){ ui->selectAllCheckBox->setCheckState(Qt::Checked); } else if (ui->htmlCheckBox->isChecked()==false&&ui->pdfCheckBox->isChecked()==false&&ui->odtCheckBox->isChecked()==false){ ui->selectAllCheckBox->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked); } else{ ui->selectAllCheckBox->setCheckState(Qt::PartiallyChecked); } } void ExportDialog::htmlPushButtonSlot() { QString suffix = QString::fromLatin1(".html"); QString filePath = Utils::getSaveFileName(suffix, this, tr("Save File"), ui->htmlLineEdit->text(), tr("Html files(*.html)")); if(!filePath.isEmpty()){ ui->htmlLineEdit->setText(filePath); updateOtherLineEdits(filePath); } } void ExportDialog::pdfPushButtonSlot() { QString suffix = QString::fromLatin1(".pdf"); QString filePath = Utils::getSaveFileName(suffix, this, tr("Save File"), ui->pdfLineEdit->text(), tr("Pdf files(*.pdf)")); if(!filePath.isEmpty()){ ui->pdfLineEdit->setText(filePath); updateOtherLineEdits(filePath); } } void ExportDialog::odtPushButtonSlot() { QString suffix = QString::fromLatin1(".odt");//multi suffixs QString filePath = Utils::getSaveFileName(suffix, this, tr("Save File"), ui->odtLineEdit->text(), tr("ODT files(*.odt)")); if(!filePath.isEmpty()){ ui->odtLineEdit->setText(filePath); updateOtherLineEdits(filePath); } } void ExportDialog::updateOtherLineEdits(const QString &filePath) { QFileInfo fileInfo(filePath); QString filePathWithoutSuffix = filePath.left(filePath.length()-fileInfo.suffix().length()); if(ui->htmlLineEdit->text().isEmpty()) ui->htmlLineEdit->setText(filePathWithoutSuffix+QString::fromLatin1("html")); if(ui->pdfLineEdit->text().isEmpty()) ui->pdfLineEdit->setText(filePathWithoutSuffix+QString::fromLatin1("pdf")); if(ui->odtLineEdit->text().isEmpty()) ui->odtLineEdit->setText(filePathWithoutSuffix+QString::fromLatin1("odt")); } void ExportDialog::okButtonSlot() { if(ui->selectAllCheckBox->checkState()==Qt::Unchecked) return; //assert line edit is not empty if(ui->htmlCheckBox->isChecked() && (ui->htmlLineEdit->text().isEmpty()|| ui->htmlLineEdit->text().trimmed().isEmpty())){ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Warning"), tr("Html file path can't be empty!")); return; } if(ui->odtCheckBox->isChecked() && (ui->odtLineEdit->text().isEmpty()|| ui->odtLineEdit->text().trimmed().isEmpty())){ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Warning"), tr("Odt file path can't be empty!")); return; } if(ui->pdfCheckBox->isChecked() && (ui->pdfLineEdit->text().isEmpty()|| ui->pdfLineEdit->text().trimmed().isEmpty())){ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Warning"), tr("Pdf file path can't be empty!")); return; } ui->selectAllCheckBox->setEnabled(false); ui->htmlCheckBox->setEnabled(false); ui->htmlLineEdit->setEnabled(false); ui->htmlPushButton->setEnabled(false); ui->pdfCheckBox->setEnabled(false); ui->pdfLineEdit->setEnabled(false); ui->pdfPushButton->setEnabled(false); ui->odtCheckBox->setEnabled(false); ui->odtLineEdit->setEnabled(false); ui->odtPushButton->setEnabled(false); ui->exportButtonBox->setEnabled(false); int i=0; stack.clear(); if(ui->htmlCheckBox->isChecked()){ i++; stack.push(HTML); } if(ui->pdfCheckBox->isChecked()){ i++; stack.push(PDF); } if(ui->odtCheckBox->isChecked()){ i++; stack.push(ODT); } if(i==0){ close(); return; } per = 100 / i; saveState(); QTimer::singleShot(50, this, SLOT(startExport())); } void ExportDialog::startExport() { exportOneFileFinished(false, false); }

Environmental Economics - How to Stop Deforestation? This Economist clip looks at the extent to which deforestation has generated negative externalities, the causes and consequences of this, as well as the potential solutions to this, at a time when the world is losing 27 football pitches worth of trees every minute. The clip starts in Costa Rica in the 1980s - where farmers were responsible for large-scale forest clearance, but which is now leading the way in reforestation and sustainable agriculture. So what are the market-based solutions to this? How can you value trees in a way that promotes sustainable development? And what are the distributional issues involved? Ending deforestation could reduce annual global greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 30

A few days ago, North American artbook publisher Udon Entertainment announced their plans to publish a hardcover version of Breath of Fire: Official Complete Works. This, it turns out, was not an isolated hardcover book announcement. Udon Entertainment has this evening confirmed that Street Fighter: Swimsuit Special Collection will be available for purchase from 23 June 2020 via select digital and physical stores. Udon Entertainment is no stranger to Capcom’s Street Fighter franchise, with an extensive line-up of pin-up specials, artbooks and comics available for purchase. Out of all IPs they publish, Street Fighter would arguably be the biggest, with other brands in their library including Persona, Mega Man, Bayonetta, Dark Souls, Disgaea and many more. Street Fighter: Swimsuit Special Collection will capture artwork of the many fighters taking a break from their brawls, and taking some R&R time at beaches, pools, volleyball courts and more. In addition to brand new cover artwork from Rob ‘Robaato’ Porter, this book features art from over 60 artists around the world. As you can see from some of the sample pages above, it also features rough concepts from various stages of the design process. Coming in at 136 pages in length and a price of $39.99 USD, Street Fighter: Swimsuit Special Collection will be available exclusively in its hardcover format from 23 June 2020 through selected digital and physical artbook retailers. If you want to guarantee your copy, pre-orders are open via Amazon at a reduced price of $29.18 USD.

The functions of financial management are guided by the ultimate aim of any business i.e. profit and wealth maximization. If we broadly classify the functions of a finance head of the business, it can be the procurement of funds and utilization of funds. The objective underlying the function of procurement of funds is to minimize the cost of funds whereas the objective behind the utilization of funds is to maximize the returns. Following is a diagrammatic representation of the Functions of Finance. Extracted from Prasath Saravana B, Padhuka’s Student’s Handbook on Cost Accounting And Financial Management. Table of Contents - 1 PROCUREMENT/SOURCING OF FUNDS - 2 UTILIZATION/APPLICATION OF FUNDS PROCUREMENT/SOURCING OF FUNDS Assessing the Requirement of Funds The function of procurement of funds starts from estimating the requirement of funds. It involves a lot of forecasting exercises to identify each and every future requirement of the project and find out the sum required for investment in fixed assets and working capital. Not only the quantum of a requirement is enough, the finance manager has also to decide the timing of that requirement. The timing of funds is very important in financial management because it carries time value of money and we know ‘a dollar today is the same as a dollar 1 year later’. Financing Decisions/Capital Structure Decisions Once a reasonable estimate of funds is charted out, the capital structure decisions would finalize two things viz. a) the mix of long-term finance and short-term finance 2) the mix of own funds and debt funds. Longs term funds are normally used to finance long-term requirements such as fixed assets, other long-term investments and a part of the working capital that remains permanently invested at any point of time. UTILIZATION/APPLICATION OF FUNDS Working Capital Management Decisions Working capital management is a very important day to day activity for a finance manager. It spreads over both the broader functions i.e. procurement as well as utilization of funds. It mainly involves management of current assets and current liabilities and keeps the gap between two managed as per the available funds with the organization. Cash management is a big task in working capital management. The finance manager has to ensure that all the branches, units etc have the sufficient cash to address the necessary expenses. The smoother the management of cash, the smoother is the flow of operations of the business. Dividend decisions mainly involve taking decisions in relation to the payment of dividend to the shareholders. The main concerns to handle is to decide the dividend payout ratio which is dependent on a lot of things like requirement of funds to the company in their projects, the comparison of returns expected in company’s projects and the return available to the shareholder in the normal market, stability of the dividend payment, market expectations, trend of earnings, tax considerations to the shareholders etc. Investment Decisions/Capital Budgeting Investment decisions involve utilization/application of funds in the right mix of projects and fixed assets to maximize the returns for the organization. There are various techniques used like Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, and Payback Period etc. Financial Analysis/Performance Appraisal The financial analysis is neither included in the functions of the finance but it is necessary to evaluate all the functions of finance which are performed. This evaluation results in the findings for improvements etc. Performance appraisal assesses the effectiveness of procurement of funds and their respective utilization. There are other functions like dealing with day to day transactions and negotiating with the creditors, debtors, bankers etc.Last updated on : February 27th, 2018

Not long ago it must have seemed to Austria-Hungary’s Conrad that he was on the brink of a great military triumph. His Trentino Offensive was pushing back the Italians and threatening to surge down from the mountains to the coast, cutting off the Italian army. But now his army is the one in crisis. Brusilov’s offensive in Galicia has smashed his forces there, netting the Russians a huge bag of prisoners and leaving the Eastern Front close to collapse. Conrad has no option but to divert men from the Trentino Offensive, sending them east in a desperate attempt to plug the gaps in his line. But the Italians sense his weakness and begin to counter-attack in earnest, recapturing lost ground. And Conrad knows that the collapse in Galicia is so total that the men he is sending there will not be able to hold back the Russian onslaught. He accepts the inevitable, travelling to Berlin to beg Falkenhayn for German reinforcements. Falkenhayn had always seen the Trentino Offensive as a waste of time; now he insists that Conrad bring it to a halt as the price for German assistance. Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (World War One – 100 Years Ago) Erich von Falkenhayn (The Great War Blog)

South West water resources South West water resources Streamflow, dam inflows and regional groundwater levels have been declining across the South West since the 1960s. The effects of decreasing rainfall on ground and surface water resources varies with location. Some of the worst affected areas are those with clay soil covered in forest such as the Blackwood Plateau. Some of the least affected areas are locations with sandy soils, high water tables and no perennial vegetation like parts of the Swan and Scott Coastal Plains (CSIRO, 2009). South West drinking water The South West’s drinking water supply is delivered by two water service providers – Bunbury Water Corporation (Aqwest) and Busselton Water (Corporation) , which abstract approximately 6.5 GL/year and 5.2 GL/year of groundwater, respectively. In 2016/17, Aqwest and Busselton Water delivered drinking water to 17 273 and 13 174 customers (properties), respectively. Over the next fifty years, demand for drinking water supply across the South West may more than double from 12 GL/year to nearly 30 GL/year. The Water Corporation, in conjunction with Aqwest and Busselton Water, are focusing on reducing water use, increasing water recycling and developing new water sources to meet this challenge – Water for Growth: Urban. Waterways in the South West are the most vulnerable to climate change in Western Australia, due to the long-term decrease in rainfall and streamflow and added population pressures, which drive increased demand for land development and water. Declines in river flows, groundwater levels, increased drought, extreme flooding events, and salt-water intrusion can all result in changes to freshwater ecosystems. Existing threats to freshwater ecosystems like altered hydrology, habitat loss, algal blooms, fish kills and invasive species will be intensified by climate change, increasing the risk of species extinctions and shifts in the benefits that healthy waterways provide for people. We use information from climate models to identify the risks of different climate futures to water resources, and this informs our water planning, flood advice and management of water-dependent ecosystems. We aim to enable ecologically sustainable development of the state’s water resources by recognising and protecting water-dependent ecosystems and the benefits and values they provide. Sea-level rise and flooding Since 1993, the rates of sea-level rise to the north, west and south-east of Australia were higher than the global average, and rates of sea-level rise on the central-east and southern coasts of the continent were closer to the global average. Sea levels recorded at Fremantle indicate a long-term average rise of 1.5 mm each year from 1897 to 2004. More recent shorter-term data from the Hillarys monitoring station indicates a greater increase of about 9 mm each year between 1991 and 2011. Modelling of future climate scenarios predicts a 100 mm increase from 1990 to 2030 for the median case. As sea levels rise, low-lying coastal freshwater floodplain and wetland ecosystems are at risk as the incidence of inundation events increases and vegetation has less time to recover after more and more regular flooding by seawater. The Department of Planning Lands and Heritage uses climate model information about sea level change to inform Western Australia’s state coastal planning policy. It is still not clear how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of flooding Western Australia. Climate change is expected to affect the intense rainfall events that cause flooding, but the changes are likely to vary depending on the rainfall duration, rainfall volume and the season. This variability, combined with the indirect influence of changing annual rainfall on runoff generation and average storage volumes in reservoirs and lakes, means that even with higher rainfall intensities, there is no certainty that flooding will increase. Adapting to less rainfall in the South West We take past trends and future projections of climate into account through water allocation plans, meeting demand, water and land use planning, water licensing, and provide advice on flooding and ground and surface water ecosystems. We have developed a standard, state-wide approach to integrate projections of future rainfall, evaporation and temperature into modelling of water resources. We use this modelling to inform water availability through water allocation and water supply plans. We can’t reliably predict rainfall for a given season or year with climate modelling, but we do consider the impact of dry months, dry years and series of dry years in managing water resources. In systems with large dams or connected infrastructure, the department uses monitoring and adaptive management to adjust management from year-to-year in response to rainfall variability. In systems where we have less control and ability to vary water use within and between years, we set annual limits and rules for water abstraction. Water supply and allocation We tailor water management around the type of water resource and the infrastructure used to access it. This ensures the best use of available water as the climate changes. How and where you access water is important – either from mains water supply, from a dam or pump on a river, or from a groundwater bore. It will shape how reliably you can access water and how your water use impacts on other users as well as the environment. We are managing water shortages around the South West through water allocation plans by using allocation limits, licensing rules, recycling and efficiency measures. The case studies below are examples of how the we have used future climate projections to make water supply and allocation planning decisions for different systems across the South West. - Refining allocation limits in the Cockburn groundwater area - Linking water releases from South West dams to inflow – Managing releases from the North Dandalup Dam and Managing releases for the Serpentine River - Rebalancing the Gnangara Groundwater System - Optimising and securing water resources in the South West - Rural case studies on water efficiency and innovation – Shire of Wyalkatchem and Shire of Kellerberrin

The Lagos State government on Monday failed to arraign the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), alongside the indicted Engineers who supervised the collapsed guest house belonging to SCOAN, before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja. The failure came due to the inability of the state government to effect service of court processes on some of the defendants which prompted their absence in court. It would be recalled that the Lagos State government had initiated a criminal charge against the defendants: Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Hardrock Construction Company, Jadny Trust Ltd, Oladele Ogundeji and Akinbela Fatiregun sequel to their indictment and subsequent recommendation for prosecution by the Lagos State Coroner’s inquest set up by the state government to investigate the cause of the collapsed guest house which led to the death of 116 people, mostly South Africans, in September 12, 2014. Founder of the church, Prophet T.B Joshua was represented by a member of the Trustees, while others were absent. It would be recalled that the inquest, presided over by Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe had in its verdict of August 7, 2015 ruled that SCOAN and its contractors were essentially negligent in the fatal collapse of the six-storey guest house. Following the Coroner’s verdict, the indicted engineers, Ogundeji and Fatiregun (4th and 5th defendants in the suit) had initiated two separate suits before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, seeking an order restraining the police from inviting, arresting or prosecuting them over the victims’ deaths. They described the verdict as unreasonable, one-sided and biased. However in his ruling, Justice Buba held that the engineers “had not made a case for infringement on their fundamental human rights even on the merit of the application. The judge consequently dismissed their applications on November 11, 2015 paving the way for the trial to commence. At the proceeding, lawyer to the 1st and 2nd defendants, Seun Abimbola notified the court that apart from his two clients, other defendants in the suit have not been served. In responding, Lagos State Attorney General and Justice Commissioner, Adeniji Kazeem, confirmed that only two of the five defendants have been served due to invalid addresses of the 3rd to 5th defendants. However, the court issued a directive that counsel to the 1st defendant, Abimbola help furnish the prosecution with valid addresses of the 3rd to 5th defendants within 72 hours to enable the prosecution effect service on them before the next adjourned date. While adjourning the matter till December 11, 2015, Justice Akapo said that the matter was a sensitive criminal case and that service in any proceeding is fundamental and anything done outside of it is a nullity.

In 1939, when England and France declared war on Germany, they had done so believing that their two countries were in the best possible position to jointly defeat Germany. While the United States was concerned about the European situation, Americans were content to remain distant observers of the events unfolding. The United States was still rebuilding after the effects of the Great Depression; and although most Americans did not approve of the actions of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, their hope was that the British and French could indeed contain Hitler. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, their hope was that England and France could indeed contain Hitler. In May 1940, the French had fallen to German troops. In October of 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill predicted that the German campaign would expand. That same month, Greece was brought into the war when Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini decided to begin his own campaign in Eastern Europe. He unsuccessfully attempted an invasion of Greece through its northern borders. The German campaign in Greece, Operation Marita, began in April 1941 (delaying Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia, which many believe led to its detriment). By the end of April, Germany forces reached Kalamata, and the “great island” was next in their sight. In the early morning hours of May 20, 1941, the Germans began bombing the island of Crete, and hundreds of German paratroopers descended on the island (see German newsreel here of the event). The battle that ensued was unlike anything else that had occurred in this war. As Churchill told the House of Commons, the fighting on Crete had attained “a severity and fierceness which the Germans have not previously encountered in their walk through Europe,” and the American President encouraged his country that, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself...”

New Update is amazing I hadn’t played in a couple months and I found out about the update here. My 12 man crew in Meagher Valley, each with a .50 or Starshank launchers are basically under siege nonstop. Even when the siege ends, they keep rushing the base. Smoke and fireworks. I think the game is harder. Way more volume in zombies and freaks. The blood plague zone forces you to just deal with multiple plague hearts instead of gaming yourself not to create an outpost and just reoutfit. Hence, you kill a plague heart and search it hoping for more munitions or health items. The volume of baddies is so high that running out of bullets is a thing. Maybe it’s my imagination but some caliber bullets don’t stop with one shot to the ahead. The new outpost format solves some of the bullshit we go through with keeping or discarding comrades. MV got screwed with the landmark outpost but that’s fine.

Bank Indonesia (BI) is the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia. Perry Warjiyo is the current governor. The last governor before Perry Warjiyo was Agus Martowardojo who completed his five-year term of office in May 2018. Perry Warjiyo was sworn in for a five year term (2018-2023) by president Joko Widodo on 24 May 2018.

Today a solemn ceremony of opening the bust of philanthropist Levon Hayrapetyan took place in Stepanakert. Lernik Hovhannisyan, Minister of Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of Artsakh, gave an opening speech. He noted that Levon Hayrapetyan, throughout his life did everything for the development and prosperity of his homeland. “Back in the 90s, when he was engaged in journalistic activities and was the director of the “Sobesednik” publishing house, he presented a number of materials about the Artsakh Liberation Struggle. This newspaper was popular and in demand among the population. All his further activities, charity programs aimed at developing the economy of the republic, show his love for the Motherland,” Hovhannisyan said. Director of the “ IDEA”Foundation, national philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, who also attended the event, said that Levon Hayrapetyan was a wonderful person. “He was very kind and caring person, able to infect us all with his patriotism. I came to Artsakh for the first time thanks to him and I have been a part of Artsakh since that day. In difficult times, he was always with his friends, and he encouraged us in every way. This bust speaks about his great contribution, as well as the attitude of the people of Artsakh towards him,” said Vardanyan. Hayrapetyan's daughter said that it was a great honor for her to be in Artsakh and participate in the opening ceremony of her father's bust. She thanked the President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan and all those who made their contribution to his beloved father. The honor of the opening of the bust was given to the sculptor Yuri Hovhannisyan and Levon Hayrapetyan’s daughter Angelika Hayrapetyan. The architect of the bust is Vladimir Sargsyan and the benefactor of the project is Arman Hakobjanyan.

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These suggestions would not only make your skill of coding better but also make your apps get swifter and more user-friendly. 1. For comparison it’s better to use triple equal (===) instead of double equal(==) Double Equals (==) checks loosely, i.e. It automatically converts the type of data wherever needed. While the triple equals (===) strictly checks the equality, i.e. It checks both value and data type. So, we must always use triple equals to compare two objects. - Double equal (==) is also said as Loosely Equal. It performs type conversions while comparing two things. - Triple equal (===) is also said Strictly Equal. As it doesn’t type conversions while comparing two things. 2. Use SET to Get Unique Values [10, 20, 30] Without Set, the same process is time-consuming. We’ve to iterate through the array and store the unique elements in a new object one by one. 3. Direct operations in Console.log() We can directly do operations on the console.log() itself. We don’t need to calculate first before printing it in the console. It can do Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Exponentiation, Increment, Decrement operation, and Logical operations on the console itself. Addition of a and b: 30 Subtraction : -10 Multiplication between a and b: 200 The Quotient will be: 2 The Modulo when b is divided with a: 10 Value of a after pre-increment: 11 Value of a after post-increment: 11 Value of b after pre-decrement: 19 Value of b after post-decrement: 19 2 raise to the power 3: 8 4. Reduce the length of an array The length of the array can be reduced by the length function ( array.length). Suppose, there is an array of size 10. And you need the first k elements where, (k< 10) of the array, We can reduce the length of the array to get the reduced size array. Array: [ 11, 12, 122, 133, 152], size= 4; And, we want an array of size 2. Hence the array will be: [ 11,12 ]. The array of size 5 The array of size 4 is : [ 1, 2, 5, 78 ] The array of size 3 is : [ 1, 2, 5 ] The array of size 2 is : [ 1, 2 ] 5. Use ‘Slice’ to get the selected elements in an array The Slice method is used in arrays to get the selected elements from an array. It returns a new array containing the selected elements, but the original array remains unaffected. It takes two parameters. The first is start, whose default value is 0 and this can take both negative and positive arrays. Positive values start from the beginning of the array while negative values from the end of the array. Second is the end, its default value is the last element of the array. It also takes both positive and negative values and negative values start from the end of the array. [ 'GEEK' ] [ 'GEEK', 'geek' ] [ 'GEEKSFGEEKS' ] [ 'gfg' ] 6. The Spread operator Remember? Copying an array A into an array B index by index. This hectic and slow process is converted into a very easy and single-step operation with the use of the Spread operator. The Spread operator allows us to copy an iterable and spread it into another similar object. It copies the properties of the existing object into the other. - On operating on an Array: Suppose we have an array and you need to amend a key into it at a definite position. This task can be easily done by the use Spread operator. - In the argument list of a function: Whenever there are several arguments in a function, we can call all of them by shortening up the syntax of the argument. - Object literal: Whenever one has to merge, shallow clone or perform similar kinds of operations on objects, This Spread operator could be easily done with the help of the Spread operator in a much shorter syntax. The only drawback is that while using the spread operator one cannot mutate the object. the product of array's three elements are -: 6 7. The use of the “This” keyword Invocation of a function can be done in various ways but the This keyword refers to the current execution context. The value of This depends on the runtime binding. It gets changed every time the function is invoked. Whenever there is implicit binding, to refer to the object at the invocation time, we can use the This keyword. It would bind the keyword to that current object. 8. Use of the Arrow function Arrow functions can only be used if the function has a single line of execution statement. The arrow functions also support the passing of parameters. The context inside the arrow function is lexically defined. The length of each string in the names array is: [ 3, 3, 13, 4 ] Please Login to comment...

- What do SPDF stand for? - How do I learn SPDF? - What are the values of n and l for the Subshells? - What is the 2 8 8 rule in chemistry? - How many electrons are there in KLMN shell? - What are the value of n for the shells KL and M? - Why is 3rd shell 8 or 18? - Can two electrons be in the same shell? - How many electrons are in the third shell? - Why are there 18 electrons in the third shell? - How do I find my KLMN shell? - What is the value of SPDF? - Which element has 2 5 electrons per shell? - What is the L quantum number? - How many electrons are in the 4th Shell? - What is KLMN shell? - What is Hunds rule? - What is SPDF rule? - Why are there 8 electrons in the outer shell? What do SPDF stand for? generally stands for four line groups that are Sharp, Principal, Diffuse, and Fundamental.. How do I learn SPDF? Start with aufbau’s principle. You will get a general idea for filling orbitals. Then learn hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity. Using this, you will be able to know about some exceptional electronic configurations. What are the values of n and l for the Subshells? For n = 4, l can have values of 0, 1, 2, and 3. Thus, s, p, d, and f subshells are found in the n = 4 shell of an atom. For l = 0 (the s subshell), ml can only be 0. Thus, there is only one 4s orbital. What is the 2 8 8 rule in chemistry? There is a 2-8-8 rule for these elements. The first shell is filled with 2 electrons, the second is filled with 8 electrons, and the third is filled with 8. You can see that sodium (Na) and magnesium (Mg) have a couple of extra electrons. How many electrons are there in KLMN shell? 32 electronsIn K, L,M, N shells,in the N shell it can accommodate 32 electrons. What are the value of n for the shells KL and M? In Electronic configuration the values of the K L and M shells are 2 8 and 16 respectively. Electronic configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule in atomic or molecular orbitals. For example, the electron configuration of the Ca atom is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2. Why is 3rd shell 8 or 18? The third shell of an atom has 18 electrons only not 8 electrons. You might be confused because first the electrons of 4s are filled and then the 10 electrons of 3d shells are filled. They are filled because of the n-l rule. … So after filling the 3s and 3p subshell with 8 electrons, the next shell to fill is the 4s one. Can two electrons be in the same shell? The Pauli exclusion principle says that no two electrons can have the same set of quantum numbers; that is, no two electrons can be in the same state. This exclusion limits the number of electrons in atomic shells and subshells. Each value of n corresponds to a shell, and each value of l corresponds to a subshell. How many electrons are in the third shell? eighteenThe shell closest to the nucleus, 1n, can hold two electrons, while the next shell, 2n, can hold eight, and the third shell, 3n, can hold up to eighteen. The number of electrons in the outermost shell of a particular atom determines its reactivity, or tendency to form chemical bonds with other atoms. Why are there 18 electrons in the third shell? The 3rd subshell consists of an s orbital , a set of (3)p orbitals and a set of (5)d orbitals. Each orbital holds 2 electrons and you will indeed find that you can fir 18 electrons in. … This is because it is the maximum capacity of the 3rd shell and it doesn’t tell about the order in which the electrons are filled. How do I find my KLMN shell? Rule 1: The maximum number of electrons present in a particular shell is calculated by the formula 2n2, where “n” represents the shell number. For instance, K shell is the first shell and it can hold up to 2(1)2 = 2 electrons. Similarly, L shell is the second shell and it can hold up to 2(2)2 = 8 electrons. What is the value of SPDF? spdf: l=0,1,2,3 for s,p,d,f respectively. spdf designates subshells. s subshells hold 1 orbital. p holds 3, d holds 5, f holds 7. Which element has 2 5 electrons per shell? List of elements with electrons per shellZElementNo. of electrons/shell49Indium2, 8, 18, 18, 350Tin2, 8, 18, 18, 451Antimony2, 8, 18, 18, 552Tellurium2, 8, 18, 18, 681 more rows What is the L quantum number? The principal quantum number, n, describes the energy of an electron and the most probable distance of the electron from the nucleus. In other words, it refers to the size of the orbital and the energy level an electron is placed in. The number of subshells, or l, describes the shape of the orbital. How many electrons are in the 4th Shell? Search formShellSubshellTotal Number of Electrons in Shell1st Shell1s22nd Shell2s, 2p2 + 6 = 83rd Shell3s, 3p, 3d2 + 6 + 10 = 184th Shell4s, 4p, 4d, 4f2 + 6 + 10 + 14 = 32 What is KLMN shell? The KLMN(OP) method is based on electron shells, with the labels KLMN(OP) being derived from an experiment in which the spectroscopist wanted to leave room for lower energy transitions in case there were any. K denotes the first shell (or energy level), L the second shell, M, the third shell, and so on. What is Hunds rule? Hund’s Rule. Hund’s rule: every orbital in a subshell is singly occupied with one electron before any one orbital is doubly occupied, and all electrons in singly occupied orbitals have the same spin. What is SPDF rule? The orbital names s, p, d, and f stand for names given to groups of lines originally noted in the spectra of the alkali metals. These line groups are called sharp, principal, diffuse, and fundamental. Why are there 8 electrons in the outer shell? The eight- electrons stability of an atom is stemmed from the stability of the noble gases or the elder name inert gases, which had long been known as unreactive or noble. … However, this rule is justified for elements of second row in the periodic table, which their outermost- shell capacity is 8 electrons.

Caesar Augustus, the first emperor in the ancient Roman Empire, was ruling when Jesus Christ was born. Who was the king of Rome during Jesus? “Caesar Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD) was the first Roman emperor and one of the most successful. He reigned for 45 years and was ruling at the time of Jesus Christ’s birth.” Caesar Augustus was the first emperor in the ancient Roman Empire. What religion was Rome when Jesus was alive? There the Romans found themselves often drawn into the divisions between various Jewish groups. It was the Roman involvement in the divisions caused by Jesus of Nazareth that would change the world. Jesus was a Jew who preached for greater fulfillment of the words of Jewish prophets. Who was the Caesar when Jesus was crucified? He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. |Names Tiberius Claudius Nero Tiberius Caesar Regnal name Tiberius Caesar Augustus| |Father||Tiberius Claudius Nero Augustus (adoptive)| Which Roman legion crucified Jesus? Legio X Fretensis (“Tenth legion of the Strait”) was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. |Legio X Fretensis| |Active||41 BC to after 410| |Type||Roman legion (Marian)| What religion were the Romans before Jesus? The Roman Empire was a primarily polytheistic civilization, which meant that people recognized and worshiped multiple gods and goddesses. Despite the presence of monotheistic religions within the empire, such as Judaism and early Christianity, Romans honored multiple deities. Why did the Romans oppose Christianity? Although it is often claimed that Christians were persecuted for their refusal to worship the emperor, general dislike for Christians likely arose from their refusal to worship the gods or take part in sacrifice, which was expected of those living in the Roman Empire. What happened to Pontius Pilate after Jesus was crucified? According to some traditions, the Roman emperor Caligula ordered Pontius Pilate to death by execution or suicide. By other accounts, Pontius Pilate was sent into exile and committed suicide of his own accord. What did Jesus say about Caesar? “Render unto Caesar” is the beginning of a phrase attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels, which reads in full, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s” (Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ). Who was emperor after Commodus? Commodus was succeeded by Pertinax, whose reign was short-lived; he would become the first claimant to be usurped during the Year of the Five Emperors. In 195, the emperor Septimius Severus, trying to gain favour with the family of Marcus Aurelius, rehabilitated Commodus’ memory and had the Senate deify him.

A powerful and charismatic politician, Draco was a member of the House of House of Lords, and served in the Chamber of Lords for almost two decades. He is also the author of several books and articles on the history of the English monarchy. He has written three books about the House and the British Parliament. He was a fierce critic of the Roman Catholic Church and wrote a book in which he defended the practice of baptising children at birth to convert them to Catholicism. In recent years, Draco has been widely accused of sexually assaulting a female student, which he denies. He also faced sexual harassment charges from a female journalist who was a former friend. A few years ago, Draco’s book, “House of Lords,” was banned from the shelves of the British Library, after the publisher and his publisher, the American publisher Simon & Schuster, filed a defamation lawsuit. A number of other books have also been banned. Draco has written books about his time in the House, as well as on the workings of the monarchy, as a member and as a historian. He holds a doctorate in medieval history from Oxford University. Sources: NBC News, NBC News Archives, Reuters, ABC News, The New York Times, CBS News, Associated Press, U.S. Senate, U/S. House of Representatives, US. President Donald Trump, U./S. Department of Justice, UJFK, UIC, UPI, ULI, UMass Boston, Harvard University, University of Illinois, UConn, UWM, Harvard, Harvard Law School, University at Buffalo, The Harvard Crimson, The Boston Globe, The Associated Press and NBC News.

During times of Christian suffering and affliction, one is quick to become depressed, anxious, saddened or angry that we feel we can’t change our current state. Feelings of despair may creep in, even during our average day. Imagining someone who is depressed usually entails a couch and a pint of ice cream. Not so. Even those you never expected can become their own worst enemy. Look around you. Those who sometimes look the happiest are those who carry the most affliction. At bottom, or drifting downward, many tend to wonder about God, and ask themselves where God is or if He’s listening, watching or even caring about what we are facing. It is easy to look to the biggest source for an answer. But what happens when you think He’s nowhere to be found? Ask yourself at that moment just how many things you’ve thanked Him for lately. We tend to go to God and ask Him for favors, one after the other. Many unknowingly assume that prayer is for either begging or thanking Him for a meal. But what about the other stuff? So much goes on around us, but even moreso, have you ever wondered what’s going on across the ocean, state or world? Have you thought of the abuse many are facing, the financial woes, the loss of employment, the broken marriages, the lack of food, and widespread sickness? Have you thought of a person who may have just lost a child, or a child who may have just lost their only parent? It sounds depressing, and this is not a guilt trip requesting that you forget your problems and think solely of others. This is a moment to awaken your senses to see the broad spectrum. We are many, yet we are one in the challenges we face; each with a different dilemma or trauma. How is God looking down on this? And how are you looking upon God while this is happening to you as well as the rest of the world? Praise must be given at all times, even during Christian suffering and affliction. It is it’s most meaningful when we are facing such affliction, and praise Him for that which we do have. Christ grants our prayers the most when it is the world’s suffering the we bring to mind, and express our appreciation for our current blessings. While it may sound cliché, it cannot be ignored that we often don’t know what we really have until we see someone with not even a fraction. Do you have a roof over your head? Simple as it sounds, not everyone does. Thank God for His provision in helping you to sustain that place to live. Thank Him that while you may have ailments, there are people who face the same ailments or worse, who cannot obtain help, or even a listening ear. Many are alone, and virtually incapable of having or finding a thing to smile about. Not so much as a knock on the door from a neighbor may be heard, and time may be running out for them. We know that through this, the Lord will take care of this person. We know this and we would tell others who suggested such a scenario, that God knows His sheep, and He will not allow their suffering to be endured. Go about your day seeking hope. Ask that God give you extra faith, and remove this aching you feel, not just partially, but completely. Thank Him for such precious gifts as those He has given you. Perhaps even your affliction is a gift, while you may not know it yet. The Lord knows, sees and hears all. Perhaps thanking Him is something you’ve done many times. Have you really though? When was the last time you thanked Him for the things you had as a child? Simple as it may sound, the clothes on your back are worth the gratitude that is owed to God. Think back, as far as you can. Be in silence and recall as many things as you can that you’re thankful for. It can be people entering into your life and teaching you something, or it can be the time you spent with loved ones as a child. Think of your childhood, your teen years, and through adulthood.Were there things you received that you may not have thanked God for? What about the bad things that happened, that you now see more clearly? Did God pull you out of a bad situation that happened years ago? Have you reminded yourself that there is no time limit in thanking God for the gifts he gave you years ago? What could you thank Him for, which you are sure He will see to in the future? This is where Faith comes in. Faith is revealed at it’s strongest when you are willing to thank God for not just today’s food, but also the food that you know He will provide next year. He has loved you enough thus far, and His love will continue as He promised. In all things, praise His name. Think about what you truly have and recognize the blessings. While it’s ok to continue to ask for things, there is no prayer like a submissive prayer of humility and praise, even in the midst of Christian suffering and affliction.

"War does not determine who is right -- only who has been conquered and defeated" MASTER OF THE EMPIRE by Trilliun Software Products is a strategic wargame of global conquest, diplomacy and empire building. In your conquest you will assemble massive armies of force, powerful economic machines with the ability to give and take vast worlds. You start with one basic city and from this humble start you attempt to produce a global encompassing empire, where you have benign control of all others. In the process of developing this empire you must deal with not only persistent combat with enemies, but also the development of a comprehensive city production schedule. This production utilizes 10 units that must be produced in order to effectively conquer the many empires you will face. There are no consolidations with enemies, only one can survive! Your goal is total annihilation and domination of the globe!

Some of the money “basics” are confusing to those just starting their financial future. Financial lessons are learned at many different times in life, including youth. Here is a humorous twist to ten lessons that make for a good conversation starting point with your young person. 1. Money doesn’t grow on trees. Learn to earn. It develops respect. 2. Saving for the future starts immediately, not when you grow up. Saving early builds a strong habit and a strong future. 3. Checking accounts do have limits. You can’t keep writing checks just because you have them. 4. Interest rates are at about a 45-year low. Review your debt to insure proper interest rates are in place. Early payoffs are not always recommended in the current rate environment. 5. Credit cards should not be used as long term loans. There are better ways to finance. If you don’t have a good payment plan, one maybe you should re-evaluate the purchase. 6. The telephone banking line doesn’t have ESP. The balance information given has no way to recognize checks written but not presented for payment. 7. Online banking operates 24/7 so you can bank anytime. No more sleepless nights worrying about your banking. 8. The vault has no mercy. Don’t put your item in your safe deposit box if you need it after business hours. The vault won’t open no matter what your emergency. 9. Auto payments don’t originate from the ignition of your car. It’s easy to get auto-pay started and guarantees on-time arrival of your payment. 10. Generally, no one under 18 can own a bank account alone. It doesn’t have to be a parent, just someone 18 or older. Choices include joint, custodial, uniform gift to minors, or Money matters are complicated. These tips are a healthy start to a strong financial future, but they are just a beginning. Meeting with a banker to understand your personal situation is always a good idea.

The concern regarding a possible link between food dyes and hyperactivity highlights just one factor in the campaign for child health in our country. With the foods children and parents are pulling off of the grocery store shelves, the battle is far from over. Dyes, additives, and artificial sweeteners are primary ingredients in treats marketed to children — young children. The great news is that real food is better than the junk. It just has to be taught — and modeled. If your children are just brand new, start right and get them hooked on the real deal. If you've created a candy addict in your child (or are one yourself), change the rules, and make the commitment to clear your kitchen of junk with these replacements. 1. Instead of fruit chews, feed them dried cranberries. The health benefits of cranberries include cancer-fighting antioxidants, antibiotic properties, and plenty of vitamin C. Dried cranberries don't have the bitter taste like fresh ones (though packaged dried cranberries may have added sugar). 2. Try dark chocolate instead of colored, milk chocolate candies. Buy it in big bars and cut up into small pieces for snacks or as a sweet treat following a meal. 3. Instead of mixed candy, serve granola. To add a little punch, mix in No. 1 and/or No. 2. To control the sugar, make your own. 4. Instead of packaged candy bars, make oatmeal cookies. 5. Instead of cookies with cream: Multigrain cracker sandwiches. Spread with hummus, nut butters, or put thin slices of cheese in between. 6. Instead of pudding: Applesauce. Make your own or use pure stuff from the store that has no added sweeteners. Apples contain heart-healthy, stomach-filling fiber and are naturally sweet. 7. Instead of sugared juices, make real fruit drinks. 8. Homemade popsicles. Highlights High Five has a Watermelon Raspberry Slush Recipe that doubles as a great recipe for popsicles. Scroll down on the left side and click on number 30 to hear the recipe on audio. Follow the recipe directions, putting the mixture in popsicle molds instead of a big bowl. Keep them in the freezer and pull them out for a very healthy snack.These treats are messy as they melt and are best eaten outside. Let children eat them after taking a swim or playing in the sprinkler, then just hose 'em off!

The most common use of a construction container is as a planning or recreation room on the construction site. Often, a fairly simple design is sufficient here: two windows, a door, light. However, if the construction container is also used in the cold season, for example, a heating system should be installed. In addition to individual units, we can also provide entire facilities as construction containers. By renting, you remain flexible in any case and have a fast, stable and cost-effective solution.Contact us In addition to the basic features like heaters, lights, electrical outlets, two windows with shutters, and the door, there is plenty of room for upgrades like a vestibule or a sink. Even a small pantry kitchen is possible. Let you imagination run wild and we will be happy to help you realize your needs.Flooring, ceiling and walls can be painted in standard colors. If you have special requests, almost anything can be realized right at the factory. The accommodation container can be set up using a standard crane. Often the trucks own crane will suffice. Since they do not need an additional base or foundation, accommodation containers can be set up nearly anywhere. The installation of electricity, water and sewage must be done by a professional. When you rent construction containers, you save time and money compared to a conventional building and gain a high degree of flexibility.

Keep an eye on your inbox as Rebecca will be in touch with you shortly with more information about the program. Can't wait until it launches in early February 2019? You may find a 1:1 Coaching Call with Rebecca is what you need to get started. Rebecca spends an hour speaking with you about your SIBO experience, providing practical tips and suggestions and answering any questions you may have.

Q: Title: Improve Your Job Review: The author offers ways to improve the situation in your workplace. Think about implementing some of these actions:*take responsibiltity for your own professional development*establish a mentoring relationship (as a mentor or mentee)*thank people at work*Aim for a win-win solution in conflicts*thank people (daily)*foster better working relationships (be less critical of others)*take time for yourself (use those vacations)*study the strategic plan and align your work with itI've seen people sour on a workplace, because they expected it to change to accomodate them. Without selling out on your own needs, you can improve the workplace and your own feelings about it by trying some of Ford's recommendations. Is this product review negative? The answer is: No

Mind Body Soul Connection Box is a quarterly yoga subscription box created to enhance your practice both on and off the mat. In this magical box you will receive 5 to 7 mind, body, and soul themed items with a retail value of over $80. Each treasure hand picked by Donna. Items range from incense, organic snacks, essential oils, candles, healing crystals, beauty items, card decks, meditation supplies, teas and more. Your treasures will come from a small and local business so as to support small businesses, the employees that work there and the local community. Pre-order your Mind Body Soul Connection box for yourself or as a gift! Orders to be received by February 5. Boxes will be porch drop off delivery for the Green Bay area on March 5th. If shipping as a gift outside of the area please add $20 shipping.

The Caribbean is a popular destination across the world for honeymoons because, put simply, it offers incredible resorts and often an excellent value for money. They’re also wonderful destinations year round, with many escaping the rainy season or experiencing only brief bursts of rain in the midst of brilliant sunshine. Turks and Caicos experiences a huge amount of sunshine every year, with sunny weather an average of 350 out of 365 days out of every year. We recommend Parrot Cay, a COMO property, as one of our top romantic resorts on the islands. Parrot Cay is naturally beautiful, with crystal clear waters and wide expanses of coral just beneath the surface, all located on its own island. This makes the resort seem secluded, private, and tranquil, perfect for your escape after a hectic wedding (or even a relaxed wedding!). The shabby chic rooms are just the ticket for this island which is all about emphasizing the natural over the glittery and artificial. And Parrot Cay has won a number of Conde Nast Traveller Awards, so you don’t have to just take our word for it. Antigua is one of the world’s most laid back destinations with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of romance. It’s perfect for both weddings abroad and honeymoons, as there are no residency requirements to fulfil for a wedding abroad. Combined with its sister island of Barbuda, these two islands are wonderful choices for island hopping and pure relaxation. Curtain Bluff is *the* destination where Antigua is concerned; it’s been open for more than 48 years but still treats its guests like a new resort that needs to impress! Many of the rooms and suites are situated directly on the beach; the resort is also great for honeymooners with children as there is a specially designated Kids Play Room to keep them busy. Alternatively, Sugar Ridge is another of our favourites, situated on a lush hillside covered in sugar cane. The Cayman Islands are authentic, discerning experiences designed to enhance your honeymoon, especially if you’re keen on snorkelling, as the sea life around Cayman is exquisite. Lucky for everyone, dive sites are open to beginners as well as experts, with classes offered for those with no experience just a short swim away from the shore. Even better, there are plenty of wrecks under the sea in the Cayman Islands; not the more cheerful of scenarios but certainly an adventure to explore. We recommend spending time on both Grand Cayman and Little Cayman – Cotton Tree is one of our favourite chic resorts on Grand Cayman! Barbados is the jungle paradise you’ve always dreamed of, complete with the palm trees and the warm scent of nutmeg wafting through the air. With gorgeous weather year round, there is no particularly bad time to head to Barbados, though July is the wettest month. With a wealth of white sand beaches, lush rainforests, and rocky outcrops, you’ll truly feel like you’re honeymooning on paradise. We recommend The Sandpiper, one of the most exclusive boutique hotels in the West Indies, as a top hotel on Barbados. It’s small, but stylish with a strong commitment to service by the family who owns the hotel. Many repeat visitors have been captivated by the beauty and tropical allure of this hotel. When you go there, you’ll undoubtedly feel the same. If you have any questions at all about Caribbean honeymoons, please just let us know!

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It runs modern society and fuels serious political tension. But where does oil really come from, and how much is left? The far-out possibilities might surprise you. Nature has been transmuting dead life into black gold for millions of years using little more than heat, pressure and time, scientists tell us. But with gas prices spiking more than $1 per gallon in the United States this year and some experts predicting that the end of oil is near, scientists still don't know for sure where oil comes from, how long it took to make, or how much there is. A so-called fossil fuel, petroleum is believed by most scientists to be the transformed remains of long dead organisms. The majority of petroleum is thought to come from the fossils of plants and tiny marine organisms. Larger animals might contribute to the mix as well. "Even some of the dinosaurs may have gotten involved in some of this," says William Thomas, a geologist at the University of Kentucky. "[Although] I think it would be quite rare and a very small and insignificant contribution." But another theory holds that more oil was in Earth from the beginning than what's been produced by dead animals, but that we've yet to tap it. How it works In the leading theory, dead organic material accumulates on the bottom of oceans, riverbeds or swamps, mixing with mud and sand. Over time, more sediment piles on top and the resulting heat and pressure transforms the organic layer into a dark and waxy substance known as kerogen. Left alone, the kerogen molecules eventually crack, breaking up into shorter and lighter molecules composed almost solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Depending on how liquid or gaseous this mixture is, it will turn into either petroleum or natural gas. So how long does this process take? Scientists aren't really sure, but they figure it's probably on the order of hundreds of thousands of years. "It's certainly not an instantaneous process," Thomas told Live Science. "The rate at which petroleum is forming is not going to be the solution to our petroleum supplies." The United States' latest reminder of its petroleum dependency occurred when hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf of Mexico, where the majority of the country's oil platforms and refineries are located. Many analysts predicted gas prices would surge to $4 and $5 per gallon, but the fears turned out to be overblown. Many of the structures suffered only glancing blows and were operating again soon afterwards. SPECIAL REPORT Thinking Beyond Oil Still, the average price of regular gas nationwide is about $2.94 a gallon now, according to the American Automobile Association. It was $1.77 at the beginning of the year. The idea that petroleum is formed from dead organic matter is known as the "biogenic theory" of petroleum formation and was first proposed by a Russian scientist almost 250 years ago. In the 1950's, however, a few Russian scientists began questioning this traditional view and proposed instead that petroleum could form naturally deep inside the Earth. This so-called "abiogenic" petroleum might seep upward through cracks formed by asteroid impacts to form underground pools, according to one hypothesis. Some geologists have suggested probing ancient impact craters in the search for oil. Abiogenic sources of oil have been found, but never in commercially profitable amounts. The controversy isn't over whether naturally forming oil reserves exist, said Larry Nation of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. It's over how much they contribute to Earth's overall reserves and how much time and effort geologists should devote to seeking them out. If abiogenic petroleum sources are indeed found to be abundant, it would mean Earth contains vast reserves of untapped petroleum and, since other rocky objects formed from the same raw material as Earth, that crude oil might exist on other planets or moons in the solar system, scientists say. Both processes for making petroleum likely require thousands of years. Even if Earth does contain far more oil than currently thought, it's inevitable that reserves will one day run out. Scientists disagree sharply, however, on when that will occur. And, some say, a global crisis could begin as soon as increasing demand is greater than supply, a possibility that might be measured in years rather than decades, some analysts argue.

Gin Mayo , 170 ml, was made for the first time in 2014, by head chef Sten @Mosel&Gin, using the restaurant's blend of typical Dutch "Zaanse Mayonaise" and Bobby's Dry Gin from Schiedam to create the condiment of our dreams. The Gin Mayo has 5% gin in it, that's 2% alcohol! So it's a cocktail sauce with a real punch!

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How to Measure Flatness - Technical Article There are a number of ways to measure the flatness of a surface. The most common method within the Flat Lapping sector is by using a Monochromatic Sodium light unit and an Optical Flat. This gives extremely precise measurements, more accurate than most CMM measurements, in an economical way. What are light bands? Light Bands were discovered by Isaac Newton who first studied them in 1717. They are an interference pattern created by the reflection of light between two surfaces. When using a monochromatic light source it is possible to use the phenomenon to calculate the flatness of a component, but the surface of the component must be reflective in order for the light bands to appear. The light bands are made up of a bright and dark fringe. Combined, these correspond to the wavelength of the monochromatic light which in the case of a Sodium light source is equal to 589nm. When checking parts for flatness, it is only the dark bands that are counted, so as this is half the total fringe, each dark band equals 294nm or 0.00029mm. Diamond lapping processes are ideal for producing reflective surfaces, which can be measured for flatness using this method directly after the lapping operation. Typical light band patterns which show flatness accuracy |Surface geometry||1 Light band | |2 Light bands | |3 Light bands | |9 Light bands | Convex or ConcaveSurface parallel to flat ConvexWith concave surface band will curve in opposite direction CylindricalConvex or Concave Saddle ShapedSymmetrical Pattern How to read light bands with an Optical Flat First clean the surfaces of the component and optical flat with a lens tissue or soft lint free cloth. Both faces must be absolutely clean. Place the optical flat carefully on top of the component. Do not slide it across. As the optical flat and component come together lines will appear through the flat. Manipulate it to obtain a line pattern, as illustrated. The lines are interference fringes or bands and are an indication of the level the component’s surface has risen or fallen in relation to the optical flat. Light band reading Showing perfect flatness Lapping plate flatness Ring pattern moves towards finger pressure. If workpiece is convex the lapping plate is concave. Lapping plate concaveThe control rings must be moved to the outside of the plate to correct this condition Ring pattern moves away from finger pressure. If workpiece is concave the lapping plate is convex. Lapping plate convexThe control rings must be moved to the inside of the plate to correct this condition The straight parallel bands, and not the width of light band indicates the flatness. Surface finish chart Surfaces are produced by a variety of material removal processes. The total geometry which results can best be considered to be split-up into three components - roughness, waviness and form. Parameters - The various parameters Ra, and Rt are illustrated. It may be seen that the centre line is that line which divides the areas such that: A1 + A3 + ............ A7 = A2 + A4 + ............ A8 The two most common surface finish measurements are Ra and Rt These are described as follows: Ra is universally recognised as the most used international parameter of roughness. It is the arithmetic mean of the departures of the roughness profile from the mean line. Rt is the maximum peak to valley height of the profile over the measured length. Measurements are usually quoted in microns. 1 Micron = Approx 40 Micro Inch Examples of Ra and Rt Typical statements of surface finish or texture on drawing: Symbol A How to specify maximum roughness value in Ra microns. Symbol B How to specify maximum and minimum roughness values. Symbol C How to specify maximum roughness and finishing process. Kemet conversion tables |Imperial to Metric| |Millimetres (mm)||Microns (μm)||Angstroms (Å)| |1 INCH (1.00”)||=||25.4||25,400||254,000,000.| |1 THOUS. (0.001”)||=||0.0254||25.4||254,000| |1 MICRO INCH (μin)||=||0.0000254||0.0254||254| |Metric to Imperial| |1 MILLIMETRE (mm)||=||0.039 37||39.37||39,370| |1 MICRON (μm)||=||0.000 039 37||0.039 37||39.37| |1 ANGSTROM (Å)||=||0.000 000 003 937||0.000 003 937||0.003 937| Equipment for measuring flatness Produced from Quartz, Kemet Optical Flats are available in single and double sided, 1/4 light band or 1/10 light band accuracy. Standard sizes from 25mm up to 300mm diameter. Produces clear flatness readings when used with Kemet Optical Flats. The compact designed Light is easily transportable and uses a sodium long-life sodium light source. Supplied with a flatness reading interpretation chart. The Kemet Flatness Gauge is used to monitor a lapping plate’s flatness and to give an indication of the flatness the plate will produce on a given part size.

--- title: Liebe und Gerechtigkeit miteinander verflochten date: 10/11/2021 --- #### imBlick Jahwes Charakter kommt in 5. Mose 10 voll zur Geltung. Gott liebt zuerst und sehnt sich im Gegenzug nach unserer Liebe (V. 15). Wir sind nicht in der Lage, irgendetwas aus eigener Kraft zu tun, aber wir können mit Liebe auf die Liebe reagieren, die Jesus in unser Herz gießt. Wir können uns dafür entscheiden, mit Gott in Beziehung zu stehen, ihn an unserem Herzen arbeiten zu lassen, seiner Stimme zu folgen, ihm mit unserer ganzen Person zu dienen und darauf zu vertrauen, dass er unsere Erlösung und Heiligung bewirkt. Liebe kommt vor Gehorsam. Tatsächlich können wir nicht aus eigener Kraft gehorchen. Selbst unsere guten Taten sind wie schmutzige Menstruationslumpen (Jes. 64,6) und bedürfen der Reinigung durch Jesu Rechtschaffenheit. Ohne Gottes Liebe gibt es keine Hoffnung für uns. Gott gehört das Universum, aber er kommt auch ganz nah in unser Herz. Er ist der große, mächtige und furchterregende Gott (V. 17). Und doch sehnt sich sein Herz in Liebe nach uns. Das Herz ist der Schlüssel zu einer engeren Beziehung zu Gott, und doch beginnt sie mit Gottes Herz. Das ist ein so starkes Bild für die Errettung durch den Glauben und die vorauseilende Gnade (Gottes Gnade, die am Werk ist, um uns zu ihm zu ziehen, bevor wir uns dessen überhaupt bewusst sind). Dann fährt Gott fort, im Heilsplan viel Ehrfurchtgebietendes und Erstaunliches für uns zu tun. Er vervielfacht die Segnungen für uns und führt uns in eine immer bessere Beziehung mit ihm. Gott ist auch des Lobes würdig (V. 21), und wir sollen an ihm festhalten oder uns an ihn klammern wie Honig auf unserer Haut haftet (V. 20). Das ist eine Erinnerung daran, dass unsere Beziehung immer süßer und kostbarer wird, wenn wir uns auf die Dankbarkeit Gott gegenüber für das, was er getan hat, konzentrieren. Letztlich ist Gott auch ein Gott der Gerechtigkeit. Er bevorzugt niemanden, und er lässt sich nicht bestechen. Auch wenn es unseren von der Sünde geblendeten Augen so erscheinen mag, sind dies die Lügen des Teufels, damit wir Gott misstrauen. Jahwe liebt alle Menschen gleichermaßen und wünscht sich, dass jeder Mensch die Ewigkeit mit ihm verbringt. Besonders bei den Menschen, auf die andere eher herabschauen, wie die Armen, diejenigen ohne Familie oder Erbe, und diejenigen, die aus ihrer Heimat fliehen mussten (V. 18), sorgt Gott dafür, dass sie genauso gut versorgt werden. Und er ruft seine Nachfolger auf, seine Wünsche für die Schwachen auszuleben, für diese zu sorgen, wie er es tun würde, und ihre innere Seele als unendlichen Wert zu sehen, und nicht die äußeren Umstände (siehe auch 5. Mose 15,7-11). Aber selbst wenn wir das nicht tun, wird Gott letztlich Gerechtigkeit für sie ausüben (Matthäus 25,31-46). `Anmerkungen`

Showa Restoration strategy? Really want to do a Showa restoration, but am not totally sure how to take on the Soviet Union. Mongolia and Tannu Tuva will be easy enough prey, but I'm fairly certain there aren't enough Victory Points in Siberia to approach winning. Is there any real strategy other than march troops through the entire country? I'm playing singleplayer, so while I expect Germany will attack the Soviets, I'm also expecting them to get trounced after a few months.

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Health behaviors and weight status among urban and rural children Citation: Davis AM, Boles RE, James RL, Sullivan DK, Donnelly JE, Swirczynski DL, Goetz J. Health behaviors and weight status among urban and rural children. Rural and Remote Health 8: 810. (Online) 2008. Available: http://www.rrh.org.au [View Author Details] Introduction: Pediatric overweight is currently reaching epidemic proportions but little information exists on differences in weight related behaviors between urban and rural children. Objective: To assess health behaviors and weight status among urban and rural school-age children. Methods: Fifth-grade children at two urban and two rural schools were invited to participate in an assessment study of their health behaviors and weight status. A total of 138 children (mean age = 10 years; % female = 54.6) chose to participate. Results: Children in rural and urban areas consumed equivalent calories per day and calories from fat, but rural children ate more junk food and urban children were more likely to skip breakfast. Urban children engaged in more metabolic equivalent tasks and had slightly higher total sedentary activity than rural children. The BMI percentile was equivalent across rural and urban children but rural children were more often overweight and urban children were more often at risk for overweight. Conclusions: Although some variables were equivalent across urban and rural children, results indicate some key health behavior differences between groups. Results should be interpreted with caution as the sample size was small and there were demographic differences between urban and rural samples. Key words: health behaviors, pediatric obesity. The prevalence of overweight among children in the USA has increased rapidly over the past several years1 to the point that it is now being termed a public health epidemic2. Recent data indicate that 10-25% of children under the age of 18 years are overweight or at risk for overweight3. Children who are overweight are likely to maintain their weight status and become adults who are obese4,5. However, even if they lose weight and become adults of normal weight status, these individuals are likely to have significant health concerns in adulthood secondary to their childhood overweight status including heart disease, lipid abnormalities, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, infertility, gall bladder disease, and some cancers6,7. Data also indicate that overweight is a problem for children of all ages, from 4 years of age through adolescence, and is a significant problem for both males and females8. Adult studies using large samples indicate that obesity is more common among rural samples than among urban samples9,10. However, there has been little direct research on differences in overweight among urban and rural children. Research designed to study other issues has led to some information on pediatric overweight among urban and rural children. For example, in a study designed to assess psychiatric disorders among rural youth, researchers found that overweight and at risk for overweight was 3-4 times more prevalent in their rural sample compared to national norms11. In a study of pediatric weight status and cardiovascular risk factors, researchers found that 43% of children in their rural sample were at risk for overweight and over 25% were overweight12. In a similar study researchers found that 29.5% of rural children in their sample were overweight13. In a study of New York City schoolchildren researchers found at risk for overweight or overweight prevalence rates of 25% in their large sample of urban children14. However, a study of body image perception among urban and rural children found no difference in body mass index (BMI) among the urban and rural children15. Therefore, the few data that are available on pediatric weight status among urban and rural children are inconclusive. In the one previously mentioned study that does directly compare urban and rural children’s rates of overweight, the authors found that overweight was more prevalent in rural children (29.5%) than in urban children (21.7%)13. However, the authors did not assess differences in health behaviors, which may explain these differences. Becoming aware of differences in health habits among urban and rural children is imperative for the development of empirically supported interventions to specifically target weight loss or weight management among these two different groups of children16. The purpose of the current project was to assess health behaviors (eg eating habits and physical activity habits) and weight status among school-age children in urban and rural areas. All fifth-grade students in four public schools (N = 525; urban: n = 404, rural: n = 121) were invited to participate in the current project; two of the schools were in urban areas and two were in rural areas, as defined by the US Census Bureau 2000 criteria (http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.html)17. Schools were chosen based upon their location (rural versus urban) and the availability of a telemedicine connection. Recruitment flyers were sent home to the parents of all fifth-grade children in the four participating schools. One week following flyer disbursement, families who indicated interest in the study were called by research personnel to discuss questions and consent procedures. Consent forms were signed and sent back to the school nurse to collect and mail back to researchers. Simultaneously, school nurses were trained via telemedicine in data collection procedures, including how to take height and weight properly and how to administer all other measures. This study was approved by the University of Kansas Medical Center Institutional Review Board. Once signed consent forms were received, the home-based measures were sent home with the children for parents and children to complete together. Approximately 2 weeks later, school nurses invited each child to their office during a non-academic class period to gather school-based measures. At the same time, nurses collected and reviewed the home-based measures brought in by the children for accuracy and completeness. If necessary, parents were called at this time to provide additional information. All measures were then mailed to researchers for data collection and storage. Scales and stadiometers were checked for accuracy on a monthly basis throughout the study and calibrated if necessary. Dietary data were analyzed using the Nutrition Data System for Research software v 2005 (University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN, USA), which yielded the amount of calorie intake, the percent of calories from fat, the vitamin and mineral composition of foods as well as the timing of meals and meal location. Families were paid $15 for their participation. Because an initial analysis of the data revealed problems with skewness and kurtosis, Mann-Whitney U- tests were completed. To be thorough, all analyses were also run as t- tests. Where t- tests and Mann-Whitney U- tests differ, the more robust Mann-Whitney U is reported. Demographic questionnaire: The demographic questionnaire (DEM) is a one page measure completed by parents that assesses parents’ education levels and occupations, household income, number of members living in the household, and parent self-reported weight and height. Three-day food record: Parents kept a three-day food record of the food and beverage items their child consumed for three consecutive days (two weekdays and one weekend day) on a booklet form provided by researchers. Parents were instructed in how to properly keep this record via an instructional handout, and were encouraged to complete missing information with the help of their child, especially for school lunches and other meals eaten away from the parent. Three-day food records have been shown to be representative of dietary intake over a seven-day period18,19. The seven-day physical activity recall: The seven-day physical activity recall (PAR) was completed by parents and children together at home and is designed to assess total weekly energy expenditure via frequency, intensity, and duration of physical activity over the past week and has been found to be a valid and reliable measure of physical activity in previous research (for review, see 20). Metabolic equivalent task: Information provided by families on the PAR allowed for calculation of metabolic equivalent tasks (METs) per day for each participant. A single MET is defined as ‘the energy expenditure for sitting quietly’; therefore, ‘a 2-MET activity requires two times the metabolic energy expenditure of sitting quietly’21. In this study, the frequency of each activity was multiplied by the corresponding MET value taken from an existing coding scheme for classifying physical activity rates of energy expenditure21. The MET values used in this study were based on adult norms because MET values specifically for children have not yet been established. Sedentary activity (screen time): Information provided on the PAR allowed for calculation of the total number of hours per day children spent in sedentary activity, including playing video games, watching TV, and using a computer. The total number of screen time hours per week was summed across these activities to obtain a total weekly sedentary activity score in hours (see 20). Twenty-four hour dietary recall: Children were interviewed by school nurses regarding their eating habits for the past 24 hours using the 24 hour dietary recall. Nurses were trained in proper administration of a 24 hour recall by an expert dietitian (DKS) prior to the start of the study, and standardized food models were provided to all schools for use during the 24 hour recall. This measure has been shown to be a valid and reliable representation of a child’s overall diet in previous research22. Physical activity interview: Nurses administered this interview of activity habits to children, after being trained by research staff. This measure has been shown to be a valid and reliable measure in previous research20. Height: All schools were provided with a Nasco Mechanical Stadiometer, Model SB32644G (Nasco; Fort Atkinson, WI, USA), with built-in leveling bubble and locking headpiece to measure height throughout the study. Nurses were trained in proper use of a stadiometer prior to data collection, and all heights were taken in triplicate. Weight: All schools were provided with a Nasco 400# capacity Digital Column Scale (Nasco; Fort Atkinson, WI, USA) to measure weight throughout the study. Nurses were trained in proper use of a digital scale prior to data collection, and all weights were taken in triplicate. Body mass index: Based upon their height and weight, each child’s BMI was calculated using the metric formula BMI = [Weight in kg/ Height in cm/ Height in cm] x 10 000. Each BMI was then plotted on an age/sex chart, allowing the computation of each child’s BMI percentile. As is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control23, children over the 85th percentile were considered at risk for overweight and children over the 95th percentile were considered overweight. In addition to being recommended as the primary measure of child weight status by the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics, BMI percentile was chosen as our measure of child weight status as current research indicates it is the best variable for measuring adiposity change in growing children24. A total of 138 children chose to participate, 102 from the two urban schools and 36 from the two rural schools. The two urban schools were located in two large, metropolitan areas in Kansas; the two rural schools were located in towns of less than 20 000 in population in Western Kansas. These towns were often hours away from the nearest shopping or medical services and were largely sustained by farming and agriculture. The following demographics are based on the total sample of 138 children whenever possible. Because some participants did not complete all items of the demographic questionnaire some analyses contain less than 138 participants. The mean age of the children was 10.1 years (SD = .74; n = 135) and 54.3% were female (n = 138). The urban participants were more racially diverse (6.4% Caucasian, n = 78) than the rural participants (93.3% Caucasian, n = 30). The urban sample also had lower household income (76.0% below $30,000, n = 75) as compared with the rural sample (26.7% below $30,000, n = 30). Maternal years of education were greater among the rural sample (46.6% four years or more of college, n = 30) than among the urban sample (21.9 % four years or more of college, n = 76). Chi-square analyses found that these three differences between the urban and rural samples were statistically significant (p < .05). Parent self-reported BMI was significantly higher for urban mothers (mean = 29.3, SD = 6.8, n = 61) than for rural mothers (mean= 26.7, SD = 4.8, n = 29) (t(74.8) = 2.102, p = 039). However, parent self-reported BMI for fathers was approximately equivalent across urban and rural groups (mean = 26.4, SD = 4.4, n = 51; mean = 27.2, SD = 5.8, n = 28; t(77) = -.716, p = .476). Table 1 provides more detailed participant demographic information, and information regarding how our sample matched the population on key demographic variables. Table 1: Participant demographics Because there were two measures of dietary intake, these measures were collapsed prior to data analysis, as done in previous nation-wide studies25. Each measure was analyzed for total energy in kilocalories and percent calories from fat and then these two data points were averaged for each participant to arrive at the two variables total energy per day and percentage of calories from fat per day for each participant. The average energy (kilocalorie) intake for the entire sample was 1840.8 (SD = 429.7, n = 129). The average intake for children from urban schools was 1835.5 calories per day (SD = 447.5, n = 95) and for children from rural schools was 1855.7 (SD = 381.5, n = 34; t(127) = -.235, p = .815). Children from urban schools obtained an average of 33.6% of their daily calories from fat (SD = 5.8, n = 95) and children from rural schools obtained an average of 34.6% of their daily calories from fat (SD = 4.1, n = 34; t(127) = -.980, p = .609). Table 2 provides additional detail. Table 2: Child physical, activity, and nutritional characteristics (mean, SD) Differences between urban and rural children’s dietary intake were further investigated through analyses of their daily servings of fruits, vegetables, dairy products (milk, cheese and yogurt), sugary beverages (soda and sweetened fruit drinks), and junk food (cakes, cookies, candy, and chips). Urban children consumed slightly more servings of fruit (mean = 1.81, SD = 1.65, n = 97) than rural children (mean = 1.53, SD = 1.50, n = 35; t(130) = .878, p = .381). However, rural children ate slightly more servings of vegetables (mean = 1.71, SD = 1.79, n = 35) than urban children (mean = 1.65, SD = 1.49, n = 97; t(130) = -.188, p = .851). When analyzed together, servings of fruit and vegetables were higher for urban children (mean = 3.45, SD = 2.27, n = 97) than rural children (mean = 3.26, SD = 2.36, n = 35; t(130) = .424, p = .672). The average number of dairy servings was 2.14 (SD = 1.18, n = 97) for urban children and 2.07 (SD = 1.24, n = 35) for rural children (t(130) = .293, p = .770). Rural children drank slightly more sugary beverages (mean = .92, SD = 1.00, n = 35) than urban children (mean = .89, SD = 1.16, n = 97; t(130) = -.121, p = .903). The differences between urban and rural children’s consumption were minimal and did not reach statistical significance. However, the difference between urban and rural children’s consumption of junk food did approach significance. Rural children ate more junk food (mean = .49, SD = .77, n = 35) than urban children (mean = .26, SD = .49, n = 97; U = 1423, p = .089). Both METs and sedentary activity were assessed across urban and rural participants. The average METs expenditure for the entire sample was 56.7 (SD = 61.6, n = 106). The average METs expenditure for children from urban schools was 61.9 per week (SD = 65.6, n = 76) and for children from rural schools was 43.4 (SD = 48.6, n = 30; t(71.5) = 1.586, p = .117). Table 2 provides more detail. Children from urban schools had slightly higher sedentary activity (mean = 18.7, SD = 15.5, n = 76) than children from rural schools (mean = 14.0, SD = 10.3, n = 30; t(104) = 1.520, p = .132). These differences in METs and sedentary activity did not reach statistical significance. Differences between urban and rural children’s physical activity patterns were further investigated through analyses of their participation in different types of physical activities, sports teams, and strenuous activity within the past year and within the past week. Urban children participated in a wider variety of physical activities (mean = 5.4, SD = 3.3, n = 77) than did the rural children (mean = 4.0, SD = 2.5, n = 30; t(105) = 2.020, p = .046). The most common physical activities for urban children were running/jogging, basketball, and walking. The most common physical activities for rural children were basketball, bicycling on streets, and dancing. However, children from rural schools played on more sports teams (mean = 1.5, SD = 1.1, n = 30) than children from urban schools (mean = .58, SD = 1.9, n = 77; t(50.0) = -4.463, p < .001). The most common sports teams were basketball, softball, and volleyball for rural children and basketball, baseball, and football for urban children. The above differences were statistically significant. Rural children also participated in higher levels of strenuous activity within the past year and within the past week. The average number of hours per week of strenuous activity within the past year was 7.2 (SD = 7.9, n = 34) for rural children and 4.6 (SD = 4.9, n = 90) for urban children (t(42.8) = -1.795, p = .080). The average number of hours per week of strenuous activity within the past week was 5.5 (SD = 5.5, n = 35) for rural children and 4.7 (SD = 5.0, n = 101) for urban children (t(134) = -.793, p = .429). The differences in strenuous activity did not reach statistical significance. Sedentary activity was also assessed by collapsing the two measures of physical activity. Each measure was analyzed for hours per week of watching TV, playing videogames, and using the computer and then these three data points were averaged and summed for each participant to arrive at the four variables: TV time, videogame time, computer time, and total sedentary time. Total sedentary time was higher for children from urban schools (mean = 20.3, SD = 11.4, n = 75) than for children from rural schools (mean = 17.7, SD = 7.9, n = 28; t(69.5) = 1.327, p = .189). More specifically, the average number of hours per week spent watching TV was higher for urban children (mean = 14.4, SD = 9.1, n = 75) than rural children (mean = 12.0, SD = 5.5, n = 28; t(80.2) = 1.644, p = .104). Likewise, urban children also spent more time playing videogames (mean = 3.4, SD = 4.2, n = 76) than rural children (mean = 1.8, SD = 2.5, n = 30; U = 936, p = .147). The one exception to this general trend in sedentary activity is that rural children spent more time using the computer (mean = 3.9, SD = 4.9, n = 30) than urban children (mean = 2.6, SD = 2.9, n = 76; t(104) = -1.782, p = .078). The difference in TV time, videogame time, computer time, and total sedentary time did not reach statistical significance across the urban and rural participants. The overall BMI percentile for the entire sample was 68.0 (SD = 29.0, n = 135). The average BMI percentile for children from urban schools was 70.1 (SD = 26.7, n = 100) and for children from rural schools was 62.0 (SD = 34.4, n = 35; t(49.0) = 1.250, p = .217). Table 2 provides more detail. Of the urban children in this sample, 44.0% were classified as either overweight or at-risk for overweight (20.0% overweight; 24.0% at-risk for overweight) and the remaining 56.0% had a BMI below the 85th percentile. In the rural sample of children, 42.8% were considered either overweight or at-risk for overweight (25.7% and 17.1%, respectively) and the remaining 57.1% had a BMI below the 85th percentile. The differences between urban and rural samples in terms of the percentage of participants in each BMI category were not found to be statistically significant (χ2(2, N =135) = .949, p = .622). The current project describes the assessment of health behaviors and weight status among urban and rural children. This is an important contribution to the literature in that previous studies have not reported on the specific health behaviors that contribute to problems with weight status such as eating habits and exercise habits. Nutrition analyses indicated that rural and urban children consumed equivalent calories and equivalent percentage of calories from fat. Also, urban children were more likely to consume fruits rather than vegetables, and rural children were just the opposite, more likely to consume vegetables rather than fruits. Both groups consumed approximately two servings of dairy per day which is below the United States Department of Agriculture recommendation for children of three servings per day. Rural children ate more junk food than urban children, and urban children were more likely to skip breakfast than rural children. Physical activity analyses indicated METs were lower for participants in rural schools, suggesting children in the urban schools engaged in more physical activity than children in rural schools. Interestingly, though, the same measures also indicated that children from urban areas engaged in higher rates of sedentary activity than children from rural schools. Although these two pieces of data may seem to conflict, it is possible that children from rural areas were engaging in activities that are not covered by traditional physical activity assessments, such as caring for animals or doing other farm based activities. Therefore, the urban children would receive higher scores on the measures simply because the physical activity measures applied more to their activities, whereas the rural children would score lower because the measures did not capture how they were likely to spend their time. Urban children engaged in a higher number of physical activities, but rural children engaged in more strenuous activity and were more likely to play on a sports team. This was a somewhat surprising finding as we had predicted rural children would be less likely to play on sports teams due to the long travel times between school and home. Regarding sedentary activity, urban children engaged in more sedentary activity, particularly with TV and video games, and rural children tended to spend more time on the computer. This, again, was a surprising finding as we had anticipated rural settings would have more trouble procuring internet services, a major reason children spend time on the computer. Future research will need to further assess this relationship between sedentary activity habits and rural/urban status. Regarding BMI, one interesting finding was that urban children who were over the 85th percentile were more likely to be in the at risk for overweight category, and rural children who were over the 85th percentile were more likely to be in the overweight category. This finding could have a number of explanations. It is possible that children in the rural sample simply reach the overweight category at a younger age, and that children in the urban sample who are on their way to being overweight are still falling into the at risk for overweight category. Alternatively, it could be that there is some environmental or behavioral variable that protects urban children from reaching the overweight category but rather maintains them in the at risk for overweight category. Future research is necessary to explore these hypotheses. Implications for rural intervention Our findings indicate that traditional weight loss interventions that have been primarily studied on children in urban areas may need to be altered for use with rural children. Interventions specifically targeting rural children who are overweight may need to focus on the heaviest children, as our data indicate children in rural areas over the 85th percentile were more likely to fall into the overweight category. Children in rural schools were quite active, but their variety of activities was somewhat limited, so increasing variety of activities may be important. Regarding eating habits, children from rural areas may need more information on decreasing junk food at snacks, decreasing late night snacking and portion size violations (particularly with cereal and milk) as our data indicate rural children were likely to engage in these unhealthy behaviors. There are several limitations to the current study. First, our urban and rural groups were not balanced on race or socio-economic status, and we were not able to control for these differences statistically due to lack of power. Recruiting balanced samples on race alone would have required extensive efforts, as population statistics indicate that 93.5% of rural school children are Caucasian, while only 12.5% of urban children are Caucasian. There are numerous data to indicate that health behaviors do significantly differ among individuals with different racial and ethnic backgrounds, so our results should be interpreted with caution given this limitation26-28. Second, our sample sizes were small and we could have been insufficiently powered to detect meaningful differences between groups. Small sample sizes were predominantly due to marginal participation rates. Participation rates were acceptable at three schools given that active parental consent was required, but were very low at a fourth school (one of our urban schools). We believe the participation rates were poor at this school because the nurse was unable to disperse all of the recruitment flyers as planned, and did not give parent reminders. Also, there were fewer rural children than urban children who participated. Although rates of participation were equal across the two groups, there are simply fewer children in rural schools. Finally, our measures of diet and physical activity were self-reported. Although these self-reported measures are commonly used in the literature and have demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity, they still have many limitations. Although the current study is a valuable contribution to the early literature on differences in weight status and health behaviors among urban and rural children, much future research is needed. First, future researchers should increase sample sizes by partnering with rural researchers from other sites. Second, researchers would be wise to use the new objective measures of physical activity. Third, researchers should apply qualitative measurement techniques to the question of differences in weight status and health behaviors among urban and rural children by conducting focus groups or structured interviews to determine how weight loss barriers differ across these two groups of children. Addressing these issues will lead to important information that can in turn be used to modify existing obesity interventions to meet the needs of these two unique groups of children. This research was funded in part by the Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans. The authors thank the Sunflower Foundation for this support, and all the participant families. 1. Strauss RS, Pollack HA. Epidemic increase in childhood overweight, 1986-1998. The Journal of the American Medical Association 2001; 286(22): 2845-2848. 2. Strauss RS. Childhood obesity. 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While the iPhone XR lacks pressure-sensing 3D Touch technology that is available on all the recent iPhone models including the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, Apple provided Haptic Touch as an alternative. The feature originally offered an ability to instantly launch the camera or flashlight with a long-press gesture. But with iOS 12.1.1, the Haptic Touch feature on the iPhone XR appears set to get one-step even closer to 3D Touch by enabling the option to expand notifications by long pressing them. This is notably a part of iPad models for a long time - despite having the absence of 3D Touch and Haptic Touch. As 9to5Mac reports, iOS 12.1.1 beta 2 brings the option to expand notifications and see their rich content by long pressing them on the iPhone XR. A haptic feedback emerges upon the long-press gesture to confirm the section. Models using 3D Touch offers the same experience by slightly hard pressing notifications. Moreover, the latest development is notably an expansion of Haptic Touch that was previously offering the option to launch the camera or flashlight from the lock screen or adjust various settings on Control Center. It is worth noting here that while the iPhone XR is finally getting the ability to expand notifications by long pressing on them, Apple isn't bringing an identical experience on older iPhone models. This means users on a dated iPhone will still have to swipe notifications to the left and then press the View option to see their rich content. Having said that, the long-press gesture to expand notifications has been available on the iPad family for a long time, though iPad models don't have 3D Touch or Haptic Touch. The addition of the long-press gesture to expand notifications is certainly a welcome move for iPhone XR users. However, the latest affordable iPhone model still lacks features such as Peek and Pop that require 3D Touch. This makes some distinction with the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max that both have 3D Touch to support all the pressure-sensing features that debuted with the launch of the iPhone 6s back in September 2015. That being said, you need to wait for the final release of iOS 12.1.1 to get the upgraded experience on your iPhone XR. The new iOS version is initially available in developer beta, though it could reach its public debut stage sometime before the end of the year. The new version also includes an improved card interface for FaceTime to highlight the flip camera button and restores Live Photo feature that silently got removed in iOS 12.0. Also, there are new complications for Apple Watch Series 4. Note that the improved Haptic Touch feature was spotted in the iOS 12.1.1 beta, there is a chance Apple may decide not to bring the feature to the public release of the new iOS version.

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Children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of cold weather. These tips help Head Start parents and staff keep children safe, healthy, and warm in the winter. Early childhood programs keep children safe when their facilities, materials, and equipment are hazard-free and all staff use safety practices such as active supervision. Find resources to help staff and families reduce the number and severity of childhood injuries everywhere that children learn and grow. Discover tips for use at home, in cars and buses, on the playground, and in all early childhood settings. Dr. Rachel Moon presents the updated 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force recommendations that relate to safe sleep practices in early childhood education (ECE) programs. Keep children safe and reduce injuries by having staff learn and continuously practice active supervision. Use these resources to plan for a systematic approach to child supervision. All Head Start staff, from classroom teachers to bus drivers, are responsible for making sure no child is left unsupervised. Find out what active supervision is and how to use it across all program activities. Plants are important to our health and well-being, and they can help children understand and respect the natural world. However, some plants and seeds can be harmful when eaten or touched. According to Caring for Our Children Standard 188.8.131.52: Prohibition of Poisonous Plants, poisonous or potentially harmful plants are not allowed in any part of a child care facility. If Head Start management or staff are unsure whether a plant is toxic, they can work with the Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) to identify it and determine whether it is safe. Review the list of common household plants to learn which are poisonous. Staff also can share the list with families so they can protect their children and pets from toxic plants at home. Infants depend on their families for food, warmth, and care, and for meeting such basic needs as eating, diapering, sleeping, bonding, and safety. But all babies are unique. Some infants may settle easily and be capable of quickly soothing themselves. During the first five years, children constantly acquire new skills and knowledge. Caregivers who know what children can do and how they can get hurt can protect them from injury. Hazard mapping is a process that Head Start programs can use after an injury occurs. It helps to: 1) identify location(s) for high risk of injury; 2) pinpoint systems and services that need to be strengthened; 3) develop a corrective action plan; and 4) incorporate safety and injury prevention into ongoing monitoring activities. Hazard mapping is employed effectively in emergency preparedness planning related to natural disasters. It also is used to isolate locations of disease outbreaks and determine where prevention efforts are most needed. Explore and share materials about disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for Head Start families and programs. Early childhood programs keep children safe when their facilities, materials, and equipment are free of hazards and staff promote safety practices like active supervision. These resources help staff and families reduce the number and severity of childhood injuries. Discover tips for use at home, in cars and buses, on the playground, and in all early childhood settings.

Client Affairs The Home - Estate Planning During Lifetime For the “middle England” or UK family business person, the home is usually the most important and substantial asset. In applying estate plan... For the “middle England” or UK family business person, the home is usually the most important and substantial asset. In applying estate planning, the home is clearly a difficult and complex asset in many circumstances. Consider, for example, the IHT gift with reservation provisions, and the new Finance Bill 2006 Sch 20 draconian trust proposals. Contrast other assets such as portfolio stocks and shares. Subject to this are set out some useful suggestions. A Gift of Cash and Trading Down It may be possible to base an arrangement on a gift of cash, but the donor must not go into occupation for at least 7 years in order to avoid the pre-owned asset (“POT”) income tax charge – FA 2004 Sch 15 para 10(2)(c). An example: Jack gives his daughter Jill £100,000 in cash on 1 November 1997. Jill invests the cash and buys a home “Bijou” in November 2003. Jack is invited to join Jill and moves into Bijou on 1 December 2003. Jack will be POTted. Had Jack not moved in for a period of at least 7 years from the effective gift (not just the date of the cheque), e.g. 1 December 2004, he should not be POTted. A gift of cash for improvements should be outside POT. Also consider “trading down” where the estate owner sells his home for a smaller, cheaper version and is thereby able to make a gift of cash from which donor is excluded, or gift of cash with no benefit reserved for at least 7 years. Segregating Surplus Accommodation/Land An example: Parents occupy separate granny home and give away main home: an outhouse or flat is separated and given to a specified beneficiary(ies). If correctly/genuinely carried out, this should not constitute a POT transaction. Contrast the sharing proposal below, where there is co-ownership plus shared occupation. Main or Holiday Type Home(s) – Sharing An estate owner could retain a share of the home – say a third or a quarter (if it is the main home 50/50 is safer) – and give the rest to this children or to trustees of a children’s settlement so that the estate owner and the other owner(s) are occupying and sharing the home as “tenants in common” or as “joint tenants” (the former is normally more flexible and therefore preferable). Each joint owner must occupy the home and pay his due share of the running costs and expenses such as insurance, repairs, decoration, council tax. (The position of the donor is different – see below). This method is based on a Hansard statement on 10 June 1986 as follows: “... it may be that my Hon Friend’s intention concerns the donors’ occupation is for a full consideration.” New FA 1986 s.102B ss (4) gives statutory authority to these occupation by donor and donee arrangements. However, beware, the donor must not receive any benefit (except a negligible benefit) at the donee’s expense e.g. the donee must not pay more than his share of the outgoings. Contrast property expenses with living expenses. It is probably better, therefore, if donor pays 100 per cent. HMRC have stated that this principle can apply in appropriate circumstances notwithstanding that the co-owners do not share equally (see the Law Society’s Gazette 1 June 1987 p35). However, with the new POT income tax charge from 06.04.05 onwards, it is recommended that the donor should retain 50% - but see 3.3. below as to holiday homes etc. This method may be particularly appropriate where a bachelor son/daughter is living in the parental home, which situation is likely to last indefinitely. The donee does need to be in co-occupation. However, the terms of new s.102B do not strictly require occupation of the family home (as did the Hansard Statement), merely occupation of a property such as a holiday home or pied à terre. Moving Out The practical problem is that, if the estate owner’s children already have their own home, the necessary element of sharing the home with them is absent. Moreover, if the home was initially shared and the children later moved away, the estate owner would have to pay a full rent for the property from then on, or be seen as starting reservation of a benefit or be liable for the POT income charge. This problem of a gift with reservation (“GWR”) arising could previously be avoided by the child who is about to move out granting the parent a life interest in the child’s undivided share with remainder to child. On parent’s death (providing the child survives) there was an IHT exemption under ss.53 and 54(1) i.e. the revertor to settlor exemption. This arrangement is unlikely to apply, however, following the changes in the Pre Budget Report of 5 December 2005. It should be possible to apply this principle to holiday homes and pied à terre (but in such case the only or main residence rule for CGT exemption on the gift/transfer/disposal will not apply). In that case, the 50/50 recommendation seems less crucial, e.g. parent and 3 children co-own and use a holiday home on a commensurate basis and own 25 per cent each. Here follow some suggestions not to be currently recommended mainly as being caught under the POT regime FA 2004 s.84 and Sch 15. Reversionary Leases A popular planning device has been where the freeholder retains the freehold but grants a deferred long lease as a gift, the right of the lessee to occupation under the lease being deferred for, say, 15 to 20 years. Practitioners have regarded this arrangement with considerable confidence, although it must be admitted that it is untested. However, paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 15 to the FA 2004 states that the creation of a new interest in land out of an existing interest in land is to be taken to be a disposal of part of the existing interest. This brings in the basic charge under that paragraph, which in broad terms, applies where an individual continues to occupy land after a disposal or part disposal of it, otherwise than as an excluded transaction. Lease Carve-Outs In Ingram v Commissioners of Inland Revenue [1999] STC 37 a carve-out scheme in relation to the late Lady Ingram’s main residence was upheld by the House of Lords. She had transferred the property to her solicitor, who executed declarations that he held the property as her nominee. Thereafter, he granted her a 20 year lease and the freehold was transferred to a family trust. These schemes were blocked by the FA 1999 s104, but as with reversionary leases, any pre-1999 carve-out schemes still running would seem to be caught by the basic charge under paragraph 3 to Schedule 15 FA 2004. Eversden Schemes In Commissioners of Inland Revenue v Eversden [2002] STC 1109 the Court of Appeal upheld the effectiveness against the reservation of benefit rules of an arrangement whereby assets are initially placed into trust for the spouse, but later trusts including the settlor and/or spouse ensue. Paragraph 8 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2004 is intended to catch these arrangements where the assets in trust are investments: paragraph 3 will deal with schemes involving land. The income tax charge on pre-owned assets will, however, not operate for so long as the spouse continues to have an interest in possession in the trust, or if the settlor has such an interest. The exclusion also applies if the spouse had an interest in possession which ceased on his or her death. The Double Trust Lifetime Home Loan Plan This is considered to be within the POT mischief, plus Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”). The plan involved: A sale of the home for full value. This clearly involves ad valorem SDLT and remembering that this tax can no longer be avoided by leaving the sale in contract. Setting up a trust, the trustees giving the estate owner an IOU for the sale price for the property: The IOU is gifted as a PET to another trust: The estate owner continues to occupy the home, e.g. by way of life interest. It was claimed that the IOU was the subject matter of the gift. However, this contention is likely to fail because the debt is not on arm’s length cash terms and is on favourable terms for the settlor. The home on death remains in many ways an effective asset for estate planning. We aim to return to this subject in due course.

The accomplishments of people are documented throughout this category. We have the stories of historical figures like Lewis and Clark, who attempted to find the Northwest Passage and instead discovered much of the Great Plains. We also have the stories of Amelia Earhart, Pontius Pilate, and Sitting Bull. In the area of literature and the arts, you’ll find the stories of authors, actors, dancers, p ... Read more The history of medicine is also filled with important and amazing people. It started with Hippocrates, the inspiration behind the Hippocratic oath, and also includes Jonas Salk, the man who developed the polio vaccine, and Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Religions and philosophies are based on the lives, stories, and teachings of some amazing people – just a few are Buddha, Mohammad, Jesus Christ, and Confucius. Also, people who followed these religions have led amazing lives like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. The world of science and technology is also rich with stories of amazing inventors, researchers, scholars, and thinkers. This include Charles Babbage, who proposed and attempted to build the first computer, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who founded and built Apple Computer, and Eli Whitney, who invented the cotton gin. From Louis Leakey to the first justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, there are many stories of important and influential people in social sciences and the law. In the area of sports and games, important names include Abner Doubleday, the inventor of baseball, Ivan Lendl, a tennis star, and Paavo Nurmi, a Finnish track star. Explore more stories about people below.

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I overheard a regular customer, who I’d always found a bit odd. He suspected his partner had slept with someone else and instead of confronting her had used her toothbrush to clean the toilet bowl. Then the bit I’ll never forget, I was listening as he leaned closer to his pal to tell him that he wasn’t satisfied by that.

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Underlying this behavior are the neural circuits of the teen brain. Neuroscientist B. J. Casey and her colleagues at the Sackler Institute of the Weill Cornell Medical College believe the unique way adolescents place value on things can be explained by a biological oddity. Within our reward circuitry we have two separate systems, one for calculating the value of rewards and another for assessing the risks involved in getting them. And they don’t always work together very well. Casey has tracked the workings of those dual systems by having volunteers play a game while lying in an fMRI scanner. She and postdoctoral fellow Leah Somerville showed 62 volunteers a series of smiling or calm faces. In some trials the volunteers had to press a button whenever they saw a smiling face; in other trials they were asked to resist the happy faces and instead respond to the calm ones, even though the sight of a happy face summons up the same reward-seeking responses in the brain as the sight of a dollar sign or the prospect of tasty food. Casey tallied up how often the volunteers correctly responded to the calm faces, and how often they failed to resist the urge to press the button when viewing happy ones. Then she examined the brain scans of her subjects to see which areas of the brain became active and to see whether the age of the volunteers—ranging from 6 to 29—made a difference in their responses. Once again, the teens stood out from the others. When asked to press a button for calm faces, they became much more likely to mistakenly press the button for happy faces, too. In other words, the reward of a happy face made it harder for them to control their impulses. The brain scans revealed how they were processing rewards differently. In teenagers only, the sight of a happy face triggered a significant response from the ventral striatum, a small patch of neurons located near the center of the brain. The ventral striatum is especially sensitive to dopamine, which produces a feeling of anticipation and helps the brain focus on reaching a goal. The ventral striatum produces bigger responses to bigger rewards, and in teens it is rigged up to an amplifier, making rewards seem more appealing still. A separate network of regions in the front of the brain is responsible for evaluating conflicting impulses. This cognitive control network allows us to hold back an action that could deliver a short-term reward if it interferes with a long-term goal. The network grows very slowly over the first 25 years of life. As a result, it works poorly in childhood, better in teens, and even better in adults. Casey was able to watch the cognitive control network in action. She and her colleagues analyzed the brain scans of volunteers while they kept themselves from hitting a key that they weren’t supposed to hit. At those moments, part of the cognitive control network, called the inferior frontal gyrus, was more active than it was at other times. When the scientists compared the cognitive control network response in people of different ages, they found a striking pattern. In children the network was the most active, in teenagers the activity was lower, and in adults it was lower still. Casey proposes that as the cognitive control network matures, it gets more efficient. The upshot is that as we age, we need to put less effort into holding ourselves back. The trouble with teens, Casey suspects, is that they fall into a neurological gap. The rush of hormones at puberty helps drive the reward-system network toward maturity, but those hormones do nothing to speed up the cognitive control network. Instead, cognitive control slowly matures through childhood, adolescence, and into early adulthood. Until it catches up, teenagers are stuck with strong responses to rewards without much of a compensating response to the associated risks. From an evolutionary point of view, the daredevil impulses of adolescents can be beneficial, Casey points out. Once a young mammal becomes sexually mature, it needs to leave its parents and strike out on its own. It must find its own supply of food and establish its place in the world of adults. In some mammal species, adolescence is a time for individuals to leave one group and find a new one. In others, it is a time to seek out sexual partners. The reward system of the teenage brain may make adolescents more willing to face the risks that come with this daunting new stage of life. But with access to modern dangers like illegal drugs and fast cars, the human risks have increased. Evolution does not operate quickly enough to have reacted to such factors. The brain’s heightened responses can also open the way for psychological troubles. Due to experience, environment, or genes, some teens may possess relatively low levels of cognitive control, making them particularly vulnerable to neurological signals of fear, Casey suggests. If the signals go unchecked, they may lead to anxiety, depression, or other disorders such as addiction. And even well-adjusted adolescents may be primed to choose the heart over the head—or, perhaps we should now say, the ventral striatum over the inferior frontal gyrus.

# DSValidator Validation [](https://travis-ci.org/dmitrysimkin/DSValidator) Features: - bla - ba ## Installation Framework doesn't contain any external dependencies. ### [Carthage](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage) Add this to `Cartfile` ``` github "dmitrysimkin/DSValidator" ``` and then run: ```bash $ carthage update ``` ### [CocoaPods](https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/using-cocoapods.html) Add to your `Podfile` ```ruby pod 'DSValidator' ``` and run: ```bash $ pod install ``` ### Swift package manager * Go to `File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency ...` * enter url `https://github.com/dmitrysimkin/DSValidator.git` * select version/branch/commit ### Manually using git submodules * Add DSValidator as a submodule ```bash $ git submodule add https://github.com/dmitrysimkin/DSValidator.git ``` * Drag `DSValidator.xcodeproj` into Project Navigator * Go to `Project > Targets > Build Phases > Link Binary With Libraries`, click `+` and select `DSValidator.framework`

Click on image for larger version This HiRISE image (PSP_001936_1370) shows a crater in Terra Cimmeria, approximately 10 km (6 miles) in diameter. The roughly concentric ridges and throughs in this crater's floor are known as "concentric crater fill," and probably result from compression caused by viscous flow of a thick mixture of rocks, soils, and ice inward from the crater's walls. This and other examples of concentric crater fill (see (PIA09662) occur at high latitudes, where theoretical calculations indicate that ice may exist under the surface, mixed with rocks and soil. This image's cutout (180 x 560 m, or 200 x 600 yards) shows a small portion of the crater's north-looking wall; downhill is up, illumination is from the left. In the lower part of the cutout a relatively harder, rocky layer protrudes from the crater's wall; some blocks broke up from it and fell down the slope. Loose soils accumulated behind these blocks (uphill), forming what looks like bright-colored tails. The crater's floor, in the upper part of the cutout, is covered here by elongated dunes. A channel 7 to 20 m (7.5 to 22 yards) wide cuts deeply into the crater's wall; it is unclear if this channel was carved by a fluid or by landslides. The channel is cut by a younger scarp (shown with yellow arrows pointing downhill) which approximately separates the crater's wall from its floor. This cliff can be followed for more than 3 km (2 miles) along the southern part of the crater's floor. Elsewhere in this image channels similar to the one shown here cut through (and, therefore, are younger than) the scarp, extending inside the crater's floor. This scarp may have been produced by settling of the crater's floor, maybe due to flow of ice, soil, and rocks towards the center of the crater, and/or to sublimation of underground ice. Acquisition date: 12 December 2006 Local Mars time: 3:47 PM Degrees latitude (centered): -42.7° Degrees longitude (East): 158.5° Range to target site: 251.6 km (157.3 miles) Original image scale range: from 25.2 cm/pixel (with 1 x 1 binning) to 50.3 cm/pixel (with 2 x 2 binning) Map-projected scale: 25 cm/pixel and north is up Emission angle: 2.4° Phase angle: 72.3° Solar incidence angle: 74°, with the Sun about 16° above the horizon Solar longitude: 155.9°, Northern Summer NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment is operated by the University of Arizona, Tucson, and the instrument was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp., Boulder, Colo.

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The cerebrospinal fluid venereal diseases research laboratory test is also called CSF-VDRL. The CSF-VDRL test is used to diagnose neurosyphilis, a late-stage form of syphilis that has infected the spinal cord and brain. Neurosyphilis develops in people who have had syphilis for 10 years or longer. Because syphilis can begin with few symptoms, then become asymptomatic (have no symptoms), it is possible to have the infection for a number of years without knowing it. This test is conducted by a procedure called lumbar puncture (sometimes known as a spinal tap). This test looks at cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a liquid in your body that forms a barrier around your brain and spinal cord to cushion them. Your doctor has ordered the CSF-VDRL test because he or she is concerned that you may have neurosyphilis. This is a potentially deadly disease. The sooner you get diagnosed and treated, the better your chances of recovery. Neurosyphilis is difficult to diagnose without the CSF-VDRL test because symptoms could indicate many other conditions, which might mistakenly be diagnosed as behavioral or as signs of aging. Symptoms of neurosyphilis include: - difficulties seeing - lack of mental clarity - numbness in the toes, feet, or legs - walking problems, including stumbling and complete inability to walk Your doctor will need to know if you’re taking any blood-thinning medications or if you have a history of back or spine problems. He or she will also need to know if you have any neurological illnesses or conditions. As always, give your doctor complete information on what medications you take, including over-the-counter medicines. If your work is strenuous and involves your back (for example, lifting and moving objects), you may need to arrange to take the day off. You should expect to rest for at least an hour after your test is complete. The lumbar puncture for your CSF-VDRL test takes place at a hospital or clinic. You will need to change into a hospital gown with the back open so the person conducting the test can easily access your spine. You will be asked to lie on your side and expose your back or sit up and bend over so your back is exposed. The person conducting the test will clean your back with antiseptic. Next, a local anesthetic will be applied. The anesthetic will reduce or eliminate the pain of the insertion of the needle to draw the CSF from your spine. A hollow needle will be inserted into your lower spine, and a small amount of CSF will be withdrawn. You must hold very still. The person conducting the test will clean and cover the location where the needle was inserted. The CSF will be sent to a laboratory for diagnosis. You can expect to rest for an hour or two after your test. Your doctor may suggest you take a mild pain reliever. Lumbar puncture is widely used and considered safe. However, risks include: There is usually some discomfort during and for a little while after the test. Many people have a headache after a lumbar puncture. This should go away within 24 hours. Let your doctor know if it doesn’t. Your test results should be ready in a couple of days. Your doctor will read them and discuss likely next steps. A positive result to the CSF-VDRL test means it is very likely you have neurosyphilis. You’ll need to follow your doctor’s orders and begin treatment right away to beat the disease. A negative result to the CSF VDRL test can mean you do not have neurosyphilis. However, this is not always the case. Even in the instance of a negative CSF-VDRL test result, your doctor might recommend a lengthy course of antibiotics, after which you may have more tests. Remember, neurosyphilis is a potentially deadly disease. Listen carefully to your doctor’s advice.

The Big Chill: Joliet's Best Italian Beef Sandwich? JOLIET, IL — The last time I visited The Big Chill on Joliet's west side was in mid-April when I wrote an uplifting human interest story. That morning, The Big Chill made 120 pizzas to deliver to the Stateville Correctional Center as a token of gratitude from one of the Stateville guards who had recovered from the coronavirus. Indeed, The Big Chill is definitely known for its pizzas, but The Big Chill has much more than pizza on its menu. On Wednesday morning, in search of my first Italian beef sandwich in many weeks, I pulled into 623 Wilcox St. and ventured inside. The Big Chill, for the time being, cannot serve indoor dining guests, but fortunately, there's a few small patio tables and chairs set up outside. Wednesday was a perfect day to sit outside, enjoy the beautiful weather and devour a truly outstanding Italian beef sandwich and for a reasonable price. The Big Chill offers several specials available Monday through Wednesday. I purchased the Italian beef with a small fry for $7. With the month of September now more than halfway over, Joliet area baseball fans are blessed to have both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox as viable shots to play in the World Series. Along the same lines, if Joliet ever hosted a World Series of local food, I think you would have to put The Big Chill's Italian beef sandwich in the discussion for best Italian beef sandwich. The Big Chill's Italian beef comes on a toasted bun and it's loaded with garlic butter. Boy, is this a good sandwich. At $7 for lunch, you can't go wrong with this sandwich. About an hour later, I was on the phone with Joliet Fire Chief Greg Blaskey. I told him about The Big Chill, and he agreed that its Italian beef sandwich is a hit with many people around Joliet. Blaskey also said that Joliet Fire Station No. 5, on the other side of Plainfield Road, is a huge fan favorite of The Big Chill's food. One more thing: The Big Chill's Monday through Wednesday specials also feature a hot dog and small fry for $3; two pizza puffs with small fry for $6.50; poor boy with small fry for $7; a 12-inch two-topping Calzone for $9.99; a 12-inch Italian beef roll for $9.99, a 16-inch two-topping pizza with breadsticks for $20;a half tray of spaghetti or mostaccioli with four meatballs and breadsticks for $25; and a 14-inch two-topping pizza for $10. All of those Monday through Wednesday specials sound terrific, but if it were up to me, there's one I can recommend with confidence: go with the Italian beef and small fries. The Big Chill phone is |||PHONE_NUMBER||| . It's at the corner of Plainfield Road and Wilcox Street and it's open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. It's closed Sunday. The Big Chill also offers drive thru and delivery service. The Big Chill has changed a lot since I last visited in April. This time, I was able to pay with a credit card. Since opening back in 1993, The Big Chill historically only accepted cash from customers.

Trained to do three foundational tasks — retrieving, pushing, and tugging, America's VetDogs service dogs help disabled veterans. Learn how. Kent Phyfe’s body is a registry of damage. One traumatic brain injury, seven broken bones in his legs, three vertebrae crushed beyond repair, seven heart surgeries, and one condition that causes him to faint without warning. Jumping out of planes for 15 years will do that to a body. In 1981, Phyfe began his military career as a member of the elite 82nd Airborne Infantry Division. After parachuting his way into combat zones in Grenada and Panama, he switched to the U.S. Army Special Forces, serving in Japan and Korea. In 1996, medical issues forced him to take an early retirement at age 32. After spending 300 days a year circumventing the globe on missions, Phyfe became a virtual recluse. His damaged body and fainting spells kept him cloistered in his home in Brooklyn, Conn. Phyfe had almost given up, when he came across America’s VetDogs, an organization based in Smithtown, N.Y., that pairs active duty service members and veterans with service dogs. He talked to a representative, who told him he qualified for a dog — at no cost to him. “I was like, ‘You’re kidding me.’” Nine months later, he was introduced to Iris. The main liaison between disabled vets like Phyfe and their service dogs is himself a veteran. Ken Kirsch, America’s VetDogs’ director of service dog training, served six years overseas as a military patrol dog handler. After leaving the military in 1989, he oversaw training for two service dog organizations — Paws With a Cause and Canine Companions for Independence. He joined America’s VetDogs just over four years ago. Since then he’s been training service, hearing, guide, and PTSD dogs for veterans from World War II through Afghanistan. The organization breeds its own dogs, which are a mix of Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and Lab/Golden Retriever crosses — breeds that were carefully chosen for their traits. “You have the stoicism and the physicality of the Lab, and the sensitivity and gentleness of the Golden,” Kirsch says. The dogs enter training at eight weeks old, first learning to socialize by spending time with inmates at nearby prisons. At 15 months, they’re paired up with professional trainers to learn all the commands they’ll need to work with veterans. Nine months after Kent Phyfe’s first call to America’s VetDogs, he traveled to Smithtown, N.Y., to meet his new partner — a black Lab named Iris. Service dogs like Iris are trained to do three foundational tasks — retrieving, pushing, and tugging, Kirsch says. Using those three principals, the dogs can perform 177 different tasks — everything from pulling a wheelchair to taking clothes out of a dryer and opening the refrigerator to retrieve a bottle of insulin. Service dogs are also trained to assist with emotional trauma — post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety that veterans like Phyfe often bear. Dogs help them re-engage with society. Phyfe’s current service dog is a yellow Lab named Mike, who brings him his clothes in the morning, picks up items off the floor, and presses buttons to open handicap-accessible doors. If Phyfe has a seizure, Mike presses a GPS-enabled 911 button to summon emergency help. And if he gets anxious, Mike puts his head on his lap to calm him. Phyfe and Mike travel around the country, spreading the word about service dogs to other veterans. “VetDogs allowed me to talk to people like this,” he says.

Cow and Chicken was popular enough in the late 1990s to get a spin-off show of its B-story segment I Am Weasel. A fair amount of people remember it, especially the character of the Red Guy. It was also Cartoon Network's 3rd Cartoon Cartoon series after Dexter's Lab and Johnny Bravo, debuting the day after Bravo did. It was a part of their initial marquee lineup, so it counts as important. As popular as Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, and PPG though? Flapjack was in that dark period of the mid-2000s before Adventure Time debuted. I think Chowder was the only series from that time period that even got a nod in this promo (unless you count Ben 10). Hardcore animation fans appreciated it, but it wasn't a general audiences fave. It was just before its time.

We will be using the PewShop data which you can download from Canvas. You must include the output to receive full credit (regression tables; frequency tables). 1. You decide to investigate whether parents as compared to non-parents are more likely to own technological gadgets, like cell phones, tablets, etc. You decide to run a regression using the variable XYparent (not parent=0, parent=1) and the variable XYtechindex (which is the number of technological gadgets the person owns, such as cellphones, ebooks, tablets, ipods, game consoles, etc.). Think about what your independent variable is and what your dependent variable is and run a linear regression in SPSS (2 points). a. Using the information in the SPSS output, what is the equation for the regression line? (1 point) b. How many tech gadgets are parents predicted to own? (1 point) c. How many tech gadgets are non-parents predicted to own? (1 point) d. Is this slope coefficient for parenthood statistically significant? (1 point) e. What is the null hypothesis? (1 point) Can we reject it? (1 point) What is our end conclusion? (1 point) 2. Now you want to investigate the types of communities people live in and whether that affects income. For this, you are going to use the variable XYcommunity (0=Rural, 1=Suburban, 2= Urban). You are going to create dummy variables, using suburban as the reference group. a. Create a new variable named Rural and add the variable label: Rural Dummy. (1 point) b. Recode Rural variable such that 1= Rural and 0=Suburban or Urban. (1 point) c. Check that this has been recoded correctly by creating a frequency distribution for XYcommunity and a frequency distribution for Rural. Using the frequency distributions, prove that it has been correctly recoded (1 point). (Note: you need to complete this step to get credit for the previous steps). d. Create a new variable named Urban and add the variable label: Urban Dummy. (1 point) e. Recode Urban variable such that 1= Urban and 0=Rural or Suburban. (1 point) f. Check that this has been recoded correctly by creating a frequency distribution for XYcommunity and a frequency distribution for Urban. Using the frequency distributions, prove that it has been correctly recoded (1 point). (Note: you need to complete this step to get credit for the previous steps). 3. Now it is time to run a regression using your newly created Rural and Urban variables. Run a regression on XYincome (income in thousands of dollars) including both the Rural and Urban dummy variables you just created as the two independent variables (2 points). a. Using the information in the SPSS output, what is the equation for the regression line? (2 points) b. What income are rural residents predicted to have? (1 point) c. What income are suburban residents predicted to have? (1 point) d. What income are urban residents predicted to have? (1 point) e. 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Brit here. It's mostly because a lot of foreigners will do a 'British' accent, typically based on the received pronunciation accent, regardless of the character's origin. British accents are varied, and complex, and it's really only people in the posher bits of Southern England who speak like BBC presenters. And it's sometimes extremely grating to hear somebody trying to sound like a Brit but there's nuances missing. Probably the same as any country.

Q: Casperjs random delay I use casperjs and i want to move in site in rantom time intervals. I made such code, but it didn't work: function getRandomIntFromRange(min, max) { return Math.round(Math.random() * (max - min)) + min; } var casper = require('casper').create(); casper.start('http://stackoverflow.com/'); casper.on('remote.message', function(msg) { this.echo('remote message caught: ' + msg); }); casper.then(function() { for (i=0; i<=5; i++) { delay = getRandomIntFromRange(1000, 5000); this.wait(delay, ( function(j) { return function() { this.echo('Test ' + j + '; delay: ' + delay); }; })(i)); } }); casper.run(); Output was so: Test 0; delay: 1320 Test 1; delay: 1320 Test 2; delay: 1320 Test 3; delay: 1320 Test 4; delay: 1320 Test 5; delay: 1320 A: casper.then(function() { for (i=0; i<=5; i++) { delay = getRandomIntFromRange(1000, 5000); this.wait(delay, ( function(j,d) { return function() { this.echo('Test ' + j + '; delay: ' + d); }; })(i,delay)); } });

Dentists and the dental team are required by law to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. In fact, anyone can make a report of suspected cased of abuse or neglect. The whole dental team should be aware of the increased incidences of abuse and know the indicators to watch for. Multiple studies have confirmed that more than 50% and up to 75% of child abuse involved trauma to the mouth, face or head. As well, while abuse parents may not go to the same doctor (fearing the doctor will recognize the abuse), abusive parents do often tend to return to the same dentists. The percentage of dentists who file reports of suspected child abuse or neglect is small. Data shows the majority of reports come from teachers, social workers, and permissive reporters (individuals who report out of concern for the child). It is the responsibility of the whole dental team to watch for the indicators and to document anything they suspect to be abuse. Make sure the documents are dated, clearly written, and are precise documentation on location, findings, colors, types of indicators, behavioral indicators and if the patient had any explanations as to what happened. Documentation is key to follow up on repeat cases and to have proof if a case would come to court. Abuse in society is an ever-increasing concern to all people. Abuse occurs in homes, workplaces, in public places, schools, and health care facilities and on the street. Most often someone known to the victim commits the violence’s but abuse can also be random, and spontaneous, as well as calculated to overpower and control. All forms of abuse are damaging to the victim and can have short term or long-term effects on the victim’s mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Domestic Abuse is violence or abuse by one person against another in a marriage or cohabitation relationship. The abuse can be physical, emotional, verbal, economic, and sexual. Child abuse is the emotional, sexual or physical maltreatment or neglect of a child. Child abuse includes anything that results in harm, potential harm or threat of harm to a child. It can occur in the child’s home, school, or in the community the child lives in. There are 4 categories of child abuse: - Physical abuse - Psychological or emotional abuse - Sexual abuse Elder abuse can be in a single or repeated act where the elder lacks appropriate care, which caused harm or distress to the elder person. Information provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers. - Fractured and broken teeth - Oral lacerations - Fractures and dislocations of the jaw - Bruising of the face or body - The presence of several injuries that are healing at various stages - Adult bite marks - Black eyes - Injuries to bone or soft tissue - Hair loss or bald patches - Severe periodontal disease - Enamel erosion which may result from the effects of bulimia or prolonged sperm containment in the mouth - Overly withdrawn and fearful children who avoid being noticed by adults - Excessive nervous, anxious or eager to please child - Uncharacteristically aggressive, violent child who shows uncontrolled rage - Excessive gagging when objects are placed in the mouth - Parent-child interactions in which the parent is striking or verbally abusive - Runaway attempts and fear of going home - Delay of treatment - Poor self-care, nutrition and neglect of oral health - Reluctance to obtain treatment - Ill fitting dentures

McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, also known as cartilage-hair hypoplasia, is a rare progressive inherited disorder characterized by unusually fine, sparse hair and short stature with abnormally short arms and legs (short-limbed dwarfism). Portions of the long bones of the arms and legs develop abnormally with unusual cartilage formations and subsequent abnormal bone formation at the large (bulbous) end portions (metaphyses) of these long bones (metaphyseal chondrodysplasia). In addition, most individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may exhibit impairment of specialized cells (T-cells) that play an important role in helping the body's immune system to fight infection (cellular immunodeficiency). Affected individuals may also have abnormally low levels of certain white blood cells (neutropenia and lymphopenia); low levels of circulating red blood cells (anemia); and/or increased susceptibility to certain infections, such as chickenpox. In some cases, affected infants may also exhibit improper intestinal absorption of certain necessary nutrients (malabsorption) and/or dental abnormalities such as unusually small teeth (microdontia). Some individuals with the disorder may also have additional physical abnormalities. The range and severity of symptoms vary widely from case to case. McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia is a rare progressive inherited disorder characterized by unusually fine, sparse hair; short stature with abnormally short arms and legs (short-limbed dwarfism); a variety of additional skeletal malformations; and/or abnormalities of the immune and digestive systems. The range and severity of symptoms associated with the disorder vary widely from case to case. Many affected infants have abnormally fine, sparse, light-colored hair that, in some cases, may also be brittle. In addition, some affected individuals may have very little scalp hair. The eyebrows, eyelashes, and body hair may also be affected. In rare cases, individuals with the disorder may not exhibit such hair abnormalities. Individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may exhibit growth deficiency before birth (prenatally). In addition, portions of the long bones of the arms and legs develop abnormally with unusual cartilage formations and subsequent abnormal bone formation at the large (bulbous) end portions (metaphyses) of these long bones (metaphyseal chondrodysplasia). As a result, affected individuals exhibit unusually short arms and legs and short stature (short-limbed dwarfism), findings that typically become apparent during childhood. Abnormal cartilage and bone formation may also affect other bones of the body, including those of the hands and feet (e.g., metacarpals and metatarsals). As affected individuals age, abnormal cartilage formations in the affected areas may harden into round (bulbous) masses of bone, which may become prominent. Affected infants may also have small wide hands with abnormally short fingers (brachydactyly), unusually short fingernails and toenails, and/or slightly bowed legs (genu varum). In some cases, the calf bone (fibula) may be disproportionately longer than the shin bone (tibia). In addition, affected children may also exhibit unusually flexible (hyperextensible) joints of the hands, wrists, and/or feet. However, some affected children may be unable to completely extend their elbows. Additional skeletal abnormalities associated with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may include an abnormal horizontal depression across the lower part of the chest (Harrison’s groove), an unusually prominent breastbone (sternum), flaring of bones of the lower rib cage, and/or abnormal backward (lordosis) and/or side-to-side (scoliosis) curvature of the spine. In some cases, infants with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may have abnormalities of the head and facial (craniofacial) area. For example, they may have an unusually short, broad head (brachycephaly) and/or dental abnormalities such as unusually small teeth (microdontia). In many cases, individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may exhibit impairment of certain cells of the immune system (T-cells) that play an important role in helping the body to fight certain infections (cellular immunodeficiency). In addition, individuals with cellular immunodeficiency may have abnormally low levels of certain white blood cells (i.e., neutropenia and lymphopenia). As a result, affected children may have an increased susceptibility to certain infections, particularly chickenpox (varicella). In addition, they may be unable to fight off such infections due to the improper functioning of their immune systems. Affected children may exhibit diminished immune response against foreign substances (diminished hypersensitivity). In addition, in some cases, children with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may also exhibit abnormally low levels of circulating red blood cells (anemia). The degree of anemia may correspond to the severity of immunodeficiency. In individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, the severity of immunodeficiency varies widely from case to case. Infants with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may also have abnormalities of the digestive system. For example, they may exhibit improper intestinal absorption of certain necessary nutrients (intestinal malabsorption). In addition, in some cases, affected infants may have Hirschsprung’s disease, a disorder in which absence of nerve fibers (ganglia) in the muscle wall of the colon prevents the muscles from efficiently pushing waste materials (feces) through the lower digestive tract. As a result, feces abnormally accumulate within the colon. (For more information on Hirschsprung’s disease, please see the Related Disorders section of this report below.) In rare cases, some individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia appear more prone to developing certain malignancies (e.g., Hodgkin’s disease, lymphoma, or leukemia) than the general population. (For information on these disorders, choose the specific disorder name as your search term in the Rare Disease Database.) McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Genetic diseases are determined by two genes, one received from the father and one from the mother. Recessive genetic disorders occur when an individual inherits the same abnormal gene for the same trait from each parent. If an individual receives one normal gene and one gene for the disease, the person will be a carrier for the disease, but usually will not show symptoms. The risk for two carrier parents to both pass the defective gene and, therefore, have an affected child is 25% with each pregnancy. The risk to have a child who is a carrier like the parents is 50% with each pregnancy. The chance for a child to receive normal genes from both parents and be genetically normal for that particular trait is 25%. Investigators have determined that McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may be caused by disruption or changes (mutations) of the mitochondrial RNA-processing endoribonuclease (RMRP) gene located on the short arm (p) of chromosome 9 (9p21-p12). Chromosomes are found in the nucleus of all body cells. They carry the genetic characteristics of each individual. Pairs of human chromosomes are numbered from 1 through 22, with an unequal 23rd pair of X and Y chromosomes for males, and two X chromosomes for females. Each chromosome has a short arm designated as “p” and a long arm identified by the letter “q.” Chromosomes are further subdivided into bands that are numbered. Some cases of McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia have had parents who were related by blood (consanguineous). All individuals carry 4-5 abnormal genes. Parents who are close relatives (consanguineous) have a higher chance than unrelated parents to both carry the same abnormal gene, which increases the risk to have children with a recessive genetic disorder. The symptoms and findings associated with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (e.g., short stature or the severity of immunodeficiency) may vary greatly from case to case (variable expressivity). In addition, all of the characteristics associated with the disorder may not be manifested in all those who inherit the gene (incomplete penetrance). According to recent research, T cell deficiency of individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may be due, in part, to increased cell fragmentation and death (apoptosis). More research is needed to determine whether abnormally increased apoptosis is characteristic of a majority of individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia. McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia is a rare disorder that affects males and females in equal numbers. Approximately 200 cases have been reported in the medical literature. The disorder was first detected in the Old Order Amish population of the United States and Canada. However, it has been seen all over the world, with a higher occurrence in Finnish populations. According to one estimate, the prevalence of McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia in the Finnish population is 1 in 23,000 births. In most cases, the diagnosis of McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may be made by the second or third year of life. Diagnosis of the disorder may be confirmed by a thorough clinical evaluation, identification of characteristic physical findings, a detailed patient history, and a variety of specialized tests, particularly advanced imaging techniques. These include x-ray studies that may reveal malformation and/or characteristic appearance (e.g., scalloped or cupped) of the end portion of the shafts of the long bones (metaphyses). Children who are diagnosed with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia should receive a complete immunological evaluation to determine whether cellular immunodeficiency, particularly improper T-cell function, may be present. In some cases, blood tests may be conducted to detect low levels of red and/or white blood cells as well as diminished effectiveness of white blood cells. For example, certain white blood cells (lymphocytes) normally respond to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in laboratory (in vitro) tests. Failed or diminished responsiveness of lymphocytes to PHA may further suggest McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Phytohemagglutinin is an antibody formed from a protein substance (lectin) found in certain plants. The treatment of McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia is directed toward the specific symptoms that are apparent in each individual. Treatment may require the coordinated efforts of a team of specialists. Pediatricians, physicians who specialize in treating skeletal disorders (orthopedists), physicians who diagnose and treat skin disorders (dermatologists), physicians who specialize in blood disorders (hematologists), dental specialists, speech pathologists, dietitians, physical therapists, and/or other health care professionals may need to systematically and comprehensively plan an affected child's treatment. Orthopedic techniques, orthopedic surgery, physical therapy, and/or other supportive techniques may help treat certain skeletal abnormalities potentially associated with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, such as limited range of motion of the elbows and legs. In addition, physicians may regularly monitor affected individuals for hematological abnormalities (i.e., neutropenia, anemia, lymphopenia) potentially associated with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia. In some severe cases of neutropenia, anemia, and/or lymphopenia, transfusions of specific blood components (e.g., neutrophils) may be given to help reduce associated symptoms. Because individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia may have an increased susceptibility to certain infections, physicians may closely monitor affected individuals, recommend preventive measures, and immediately institute appropriate treatment should such infections occur. In severe cases of such infections, hospitalization may be required. In addition, physicians may recommend that small pox and live polio vaccinations be avoided. Some individuals with this disorder may be more prone to developing certain malignancies than the general population. Although this association is uncommon, physicians may closely monitor an affected individual to ensure early detection and appropriate treatment. Individuals with Hirschsprung's disease may require surgery during early childhood to remove the damaged (i.e., widened [dilated]) portion of the colon and re-connect the undamaged portions of the large intestine (i.e., colon and rectum). In some cases, before this procedure is performed, a temporary opening for the colon may be made in the abdominal wall (colostomy) to allow passage of feces from the body. Genetic counseling will be of benefit for affected individuals and their families. Other treatment for this disorder is symptomatic and supportive. In individuals with McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia who experience severe infection (e.g., a severe case of chickenpox), treatment may include the administration of antiviral agents such as leukocyte interferon or acyclovir. Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov. All studies receiving U.S. government funding, and some supported by private industry, are posted on this government web site. For information about clinical trials being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, contact the NIH Patient Recruitment Office: Tollfree: (800) 411-1222 TTY: (866) 411-1010 For information about clinical trials sponsored by private sources, contact: (Please note that some of these organizations may provide information concerning certain conditions potentially associated with this disorder [e.g., short stature, immune dysfunction, blood abnormalities, etc.].) Jones KL, ed. Smith’s Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Co: 1997:352, 382-7. Behrman RE, ed. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 15th ed. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company; 1996:573-4. Beighton P, ed. Mckusick’s Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book, Inc; 1993:631-3. Champion RH, et al., eds. Textbook of Dermatology. 5th ed. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1992:368. Buyce ML, ed. Birth Defects Encyclopedia. Dover, MA: Blackwell Scientific Publications; For: The Center for Birth Defects Information Services Inc; 1990:1132-3. Gorlin RJ, et al., eds. Syndromes of the Head and Neck, 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 1990:184-7. Ridanpaa M, et al. The major mutation in the RMRP gene causing CHH among the Amish is the same as that found in most Finnish cases. Am J Med Genet. 2003;121C:81-3. Makitie O, et al. Hirschsprung’s disease in cartilage-hair hypoplasia has poor prognosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2002;37:1585-8. Ridanpaa M, et al. Worldwide mutation spectrum in cartilage-hair hypoplasia: ancient founder origin of the major 70A–>G mutation of the untranslated RMRP. Eur J Hum Genet. 2002;10:439-47. Yel L, et al. 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Cartilage-hair hypoplasia syndrome: immunological evaluation of two cases. Rev Paul Med. 1993;111:314-9. Makitie O, et al. Cartilage-hair hypoplasia – clinical manifestations in 108 Finnish patients. Eur J Pediatr. 1993;152:211-7. Makitie O, et al. Skeletal growth in cartilage-hair hypoplasia. A radiological study of 82 patients. Pediatr Radiol. 1992;22:434-39. Makitie O, et al. Growth in cartilage-hair hypoplasia. Pediatr Res. 1992;31:176-80. Makitie O, et al. Cartilage-hair hypoplasia in Finland: epidemiological and genetic aspects of 107 patients. J Med Genet. 1992;29:652-5. van der Burgt I, et al. Cartilage hair hypoplasia, metaphyseal chondrodysplasia type McKusick: descriptioni of seven patients and review of the literature. Am J Med Genet 1991;41:371-80. Le Merrer M, et al. Cartilage hair hypoplasia in infancy: a misleading chondrodysplasia. Eur J Pediatr. 1991;150:847-51. Brennan TE, et al. Abnormal elastic tissue in cartilage-hair hypoplasia. Arch Dermatol. 1988;124:1411-4. Trojak JE, et al. Immunologic studies of cartilage-hair hypoplasia in the Amish. Johns Hopkins Med J. 1981;148:157-64. FROM THE INTERNET McKusick VA, ed. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). Baltimore. MD: The Johns Hopkins University; Entry No:250250; Last Update:9/29/95. Entry Number:156400; Last Edit Date:7/20/95. Entry Number:250400; Last Edit Date 2/19/94. The information in NORD’s Rare Disease Database is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or other qualified medical professional. The content of the website and databases of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is copyrighted and may not be reproduced, copied, downloaded or disseminated, in any way, for any commercial or public purpose, without prior written authorization and approval from NORD. Individuals may print one hard copy of an individual disease for personal use, provided that content is unmodified and includes NORD’s copyright. 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Unless, of course, the spirit of Republicans is so broken by that time that they simply cease to fight, roll over and die, and stay dead, at least until 2012. More likely, the really crippling dissent will come from within, anyway: Paglia isn't the only member of the liberal-leaning intelligentsia with a deep, almost cosmic interest vested in the victory of Barack Obama. She's just the second-most-famous. This campaign is not over.

The Marianna dam once provided water supply from Tenmile Creek to the coal mines, and later to Marianna Borough, but it now stands idle. Tenmile Creek is a biodiversity gem in southwestern Pennsylvania, hosting sportfish like walleye, muskellunge, and smallmouth bass, and also important small species such as darters that host freshwater mussels, which in turn naturally filter and purify the water. A recent survey by PA Fish & Boat Commission found that the dam is a barrier that prohibits these fish from accessing the smaller tributaries upstream that support their lifecycle, and this causes a cascade effect that reduces fish populations and impacts water quality. The dam is a public safety hazard where at least one person has drowned in recent years. The dam is also causing Tenmile Creek's current to eat away at the foundation of a section of state route 20/20. Removing Marianna Dam will allow for the installation of stream structures that will redirect the current away from the road embankment and reduce the potential for landslides there. When the dam is removed, a safety hazard will be gone and native fish will once again flourish. When that happens, Ten Mile Creek can become an important fishing location and a community asset for citizens in Marianna and West Bethlehem Township.

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Anti-nuclear movement in Austria Construction of the first Austrian nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf on the Danube, about 20 miles upstream from the capital, Vienna, began in 1972. Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was designed as a boiling water reactor with a capacity of 700 MW(e), that was expected to generate about 10% of the Austrian electricity production. However, in June 1978, the Socialist Chancellor Dr. Kreisky, announced a referendum on nuclear power, which was set down for November 5, 1978. The referendum resulted in a narrow majority against the Zwentendorf plant. Nearly two thirds of the voters (3.26 million people) went to the polls and of these 49.5% voted for, and 50.5% against, nuclear power. The Zwentendorf plant was completed but has never produced electricity from nuclear energy. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann expects anti-nuclear petition drives to start in at least six European Union countries in 2012 with the goal of having the EU abandon nuclear power. Under the EU's Lisbon Treaty, petitions that attract at least one million signatures can seek legislative proposals from the European Commission. This would pave the way for anti-nuclear activists to increase support. - The Greens – The Green Alternative - Hildegard Breiner - Mathilde Halla - Robert Jungk - Freda Meissner-Blau - Energy in Austria - Nuclear power phase-out - Viki Weisskopf - Austria's no to nuclear power - Austria‘s Anti-Nuclear Crusade - "Austria expects EU anti-nuclear campaign this year". Reuters. Mar 12, 2012.

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package jmp0.test.testapp import android.content.Context import android.util.Base64 import android.util.Log /** * @author jmp0 <<EMAIL>> * Create on 2022/3/8 */ class TestKotlin() { private data class Base64Info(val data:String,val len:Int) private fun testxx(context: Context){ testResources(context) testLopper() } private fun testBase64(): Base64Info { val xx by lazy { String(Base64.encode("testets".toByteArray(),0)) } return Base64Info(xx,xx.length) } //not implement public fun testResources(context: Context):String{ return context.getResources().getString(R.string.app_name) } public fun testLopper(): Int { val _msgThread = MsgThread() Log.d("jmp0 test",_msgThread.toString()) _msgThread.start() Thread.sleep(1000) _msgThread.sendMsg(123456789,"asm jmp0") _msgThread.sendMsg(238974893,"asm jmp0 mocked") Thread.sleep(3000) _msgThread.looper.quitSafely() Log.d("asmjmp0","lopper exit") return 0 } fun testString(context: Context) = apply { ImportTest().run { Log.d("test",context.packageName +"=>" + testBase64()) } } }

To identify new markets and potential opportunities, or eliminate unsuitable markets, researchers should first examine macroeconomic data. Macroeconomics refers to research into the overall aspects of a country’s economy, including income, national output and the interrelationship between economic sectors. The economic characteristics of an international market are conditions that organizations cannot control. If an organization cannot contend with these characteristics, or if the characteristics mean that a product or service is unlikely to be suitable for that country, then the market can be discounted as an opportunity or the organization can investigate methods of adapting to the market. The macroeconomic features of a potential host country can be divided into several areas for research: 1. Gross national product (GNP) The market value of all final goods and services produced by the nationals of a country in an annual time frame. GNP is often used as a measure of the size of a country’s economy, and incorporates income derived from overseas activity. 2. Gross domestic product (GDP) The market value of all final goods and services produced in a country or region in an annual timeframe. GDP per capita is often used as a measure of the standard of living in a country. 3. Purchasing power parity (PPP) Compares the purchasing power of different currencies in their domestic countries and is often used as an alternative to GDP figures for measuring the standard of living in a country. PPP is calculated using the amount of domestic currency needed to purchase a similar collection of goods in different countries. 4. Household disposable income This is the average amount a household in a country has to spend after taxes and payment of essential items, such as housing costs and utilities. 5. Market size The market’s total number of buyers. The larger a country’s population, the larger the potential customer base. 6. Market potential Describes how many people or businesses in a country could realistically be expected to purchase a product or service. 7. Market resources The presence of natural resources in a country will have an impact on international business success. The presence of resources such as oil, soil, timber and minerals increases a country’s wealth and leads to increased development of infrastructure. It is also important for exporters to consider the geography and climate of a potential market country, because both have an impact on the transportation of goods and dictate which products or services are likely to be purchased. For organizations considering sourcing goods from an international market or setting up a production site in a foreign county, the presence of resources needed for production processes will be essential for success. 8. Market activity In some cases, organizations will need to investigate the major economic industries present in a specific country. For example, an organization wishing to sell building machinery might need to check whether a potential market has its industry centered on agriculture rather than industry. A country’s infrastructure, such as the transportation network, the distribution of cities and major centers, and the extent of the national power supply, will have an impact on the distribution of goods or services and the costs involved with distribution. In some cases, this information will also indicate a need to adapt a product or service (because the supply of electricity is intermittent, for example), or will indicate the unsuitability of exporting to that market. Information about a country’s infrastructure will also give an idea of how effective business communications might be (for instance, the availability of telephone, Internet and mail services) and how easy it will be to travel to the country for meetings and to monitor business activities. The amount of urbanization in a country is a measure of that country’s demand for certain goods and services and its income levels. In general, workers in urban areas are paid higher wages than workers in rural areas.

Fresco di stampa è questo libro di Jet McDonald intitolato Mind is the Ride, che utilizzando un nuovo stile narrativo, ci racconta le esperienze vissute nel suo viaggio in bicicletta di 4000 miglia fino in India e ritorno. ” When Jet McDonald cycled four thousand miles to India and back, he didn’t want to write a straightforward travel book. He wanted to go on an imaginative journey. Mind is the Ride takes the reader on a physical and intellectual adventure from West to East using the components of a bike as a metaphor for philosophy, which is woven into the cyclist’s experience. Each chapter is based around a single component, and as Jet travels he adds new parts and new philosophies until the bike is ‘built’; the ride to India is completed; and the relationship between mind, body and bicycle made apparent.

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Advertisements added: 16 May 2014 // by: Music-News.com Newsdesk Liam Payne is reportedly 'really keen' to start dating again. The 20-year-old One Direction star dated Middlesex University student Sophia Smith for eight months before they allegedly broke up a few weeks ago. But it doesn't appear like Liam is wallowing in heartbreak, as it is claimed he was flirting up a storm at David Beckham's swimwear range launch party at Shoreditch House in London Wednesday night. 'Liam was chatting-up lots of girls at the party,' a source told British newspaper The Mirror. 'He's making the most of being single, as of all the boys he is the one that has been in the longest relationships while being in the band. He was really keen to get back on the market.' Apparently the singer fancied one lady in particular on the night. It is rumoured he even asked her to attend an after party at Chiltern House with him. 'Liam caught the eye of a fashion student from California at the bash,' the insider detailed. "He insisted the student, Shelby, and her friends join them after the party.' During Liam's flirtatious chat with the unnamed young woman, it's claimed he discussed plans to relocate to her native land. The star is supposedly hunting for houses in Malibu, a star-studded coastal town just minutes from Los Angeles. "He made a beeline for her and told her that he is currently looking at buying a beachside place in Malibu and that he plans to move there next year,' the source said. Get our free BREAKING NEWS email for Music News and Film News. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, Twitter and NEW Intagram page. > For more Music-News stories click here Bookmark this news story: Advertisement

But she is by far the most significant female driver to ever race in nascar, period. The “Danica Effect” is the fact that female drivers are now a normalized part of the competition that people don’t really freak out like they did when Danica made her debut. There is a genuine interest from women to actually race and teams are now not really hesitant and, as seen from Deegan, they aren’t a gimmick for sponsors anymore. Her presence will be felt in the ensuing decades. And yes by this same token Shawna Robinson should also be inducted.

Data collected by weather stations is used not only to forecast future weather and to pre-determine risk but also to deal with real time weather conditions during critical events. Weather data forms a fundamental part of the essential information provided to a huge number of industries and in particular, the marine industry relies on weather data. Reliable data from weather stations provides crucial information which improves safety both on and off-shore and helps to reduce costs. Here are some examples of how fitting professional sensors improves safety and reduces operating costs across the marine industry: Dynamic Positioning System A dependable, accurate anemometer on a ship or offshore platform provides real-time wind speed and direction measurement to the systems dynamic positioning systems. The navigation systems are used by ship’s captain to make informed decisions when manoeuvering or keeping a vessel on station during drilling or maintenance operations. In the case of fully automated systems wind data collected from an ultrasonic anemometer is fed via a control system to the vessels thrusters. This ensures that near immediate compensation is applied to the vessel should gusts of wind attempt to push it off station. Safe docking and operation Ferries, cargo ships and cruise ships with professional weather stations provide valuable meteorological data back to meteorological centres. This data is used to provide real time information to other vessels and enables weather centres to produce more accurate shipping forecast for other marine workers and for coastal communities. With a collection of accurate weather data, shipping routes can be automatically calculated which have the benefit of saving fuel, improving safety and decreasing journey times. Offshore Oil and Gas Weather conditions play an essential part in the safe operation and supply of offshore oil and gas rigs and continuous, accurate monitoring of the weather is crucial for safe helicopter and supply vessel operation. All sensors operating in these environments must conform to CAAS, FAA and WMO regulations to provide accurate and reliable data. Additionally, weather monitoring provides alarms when safe working limits are exceeded, such as crane or maintenance operations. Navigation The International Maritime Organisation sub-committee on Safety of Navigation states that the wind measuring equipment on a vessel should be regarded as navigational equipment providing the wind information necessary for safe navigation, as well as a general meteorological instrument. This emphasises that understanding weather and its behaviour is one of the core skills needed for safety at sea and the provision of reliable, accurate information from high-quality instruments is crucial to safe navigation. Offshore Wind Farms Wind energy is a growing sector and offshore wind farms are popular with developers and energy companies alike, but understanding wind movements before and after installation is critical to their success. Safe working on ever larger and distant installations is also paramount and accurate weather reporting on-site not only enables companies to profile the amount of energy they can generate with the available winds, but also ensures that safety limits are not exceeded for maintenance operations.

Genre: YA - Paranormal/Romance Publisher: Snowy Wings Publishing Publishing Date: May 1st, 2018 Page Count: 330 Source: Sent for Review Format: Ebook Description from Goodreads.com:. Review: Wow! That is definitely the first word that comes to mind when thinking about this book. I have to say I really didn't know what to expect from this book, but I was very, very pleasantly surprised. All I knew going into it was that it had to have alternating POV's, some romance, and some paranormals. And, all of that I only got from reading the description. This is definitely not like any other paranormal romance I have read before. After reading so many paranormal romances you start to recognize patterns. They becomes a little mundane and a little predictable. I am not saying this is a fault of any authors, but I mean just like when watching a scary movies, after awhile you know the clues to look for when something scary is about to happen. Not to say they aren't steal enjoyable. I mean, I'm still reading them aren't I? My point is that this book was SUCH a breath of fresh air, because there was not a single thing predictable to me, and I am usually a very good guesser! Let's start with our main characters. We have Ember and Ivy who are new step-sisters and "friends". I use friends pretty loosely here, because they were never friends to begin with, but they were never enemies or ever had any ill feelings towards one another. I really enjoyed both of these characters and found they were both very distinguishable from one another. I really found myself creating a bond with these two girls and could see myself in both of them. This book deals with some pretty confusing things for a human to blindly accept, and it was written so well that it wasn't the plot points that were confusing me. I was confused, because our main characters were confused. We are learning everything through them and I found that the writing so well done that I was only confused, because I was supposed to be. It didn't even make me made that nothing made sense. lol. Both Ember and Ivy are very relatable and likeable, and I think they were the perfect MC's. By the end there was definitely one I felt more kinship, but I will wait to declare my official "team" at the end of this review ;) Books with alternating POV's are my absolute favorite. Everyone knows this, but this one did throw me a little. I don't read many books with alternating points of view where both of the main characters are the same gender. They were both very distinguishable characters so I never got confused on who was speaking right now or who was Ember and who was Ivy, BUT I did sometimes get confused on small details like who learned what first. Like I would think Ember knew something and be confused when she was acting like she didn't, but it would turn out it was actually Ivy who was told that. Nothing too crazy or annoying to affect my view of the story. Really just a reminder for me to pay more attention. I will say, though, that this instance of alternating POV probably made me yell at the book the most. I mean, I usually always yell at the book when we have alternating POV, because you learn things before the characters do. So when it comes to a romance, you're like "UGH! Open your eyes, you idiot! She loves you!". With this one, though, there are so many things unsaid between the step-sisters, because they are on opposite sides of this war. Like if they would have just locked themselves in Ordin's cabin for 24-hours and told each other everything, things could have been so much different! I loved it, but AH! it was killing me. I have definitely dealt with insta-love's before. Some work for me, some don't. This one did not, but the great thing was that it wasn't the author's fault. Again, it was the author's purpose. The insta-love didn't work me, because it didn't work for our MC's. They both were like, "Um...are you crazy? I literally just met you an hour ago." As the book went on I definitely thought we would get to know the guys, and their intentions, more and eventually come to terms with the romance. This kind of happened. To me, and I'm not sure yet if it was just me or the author's intention, but to me only one actually worked. The one that worked is the one whose "team" I am on so, again I will not name names just yet. As for for the paranormal aspect of it, I really, truly enjoyed it. Like I said earlier, this did not follow any normal tropes, or patterns, or assembly line plot that I am used to. It seemed very fresh and original and I really enjoyed getting to know these paranormals the best I could. I really look forward to getting to know more in the next book. Now, for the part you have all been waiting for: my thoughts on the ending and whose "team" I have officially joined. Or rather, whose "champion" I have become. I am officially "Team Ivy & Calder/Team Merpeople"! Ivy just spoke a little more to me personally. I found myself relating to her more and more, and by the end I was definitely NOT on Team Ember. I also found that Ivy & Calder's relationship seemed a lot more genuine and believable when compared to Ember & Dean. Dean definitely seems smitten with Ember, but she still seems on the fence, and I definitely have suspicion on whether or not his feelings are completely true and selfless. I kind of wonder if he is just using her. We shall see in the next book. In terms in how this book ended, again I can only think of one phrase... "That shit cray!". lol. That definitely sums it up perfectly. It was such a whirlwind of craziness and confusion. I can't wait for book two to come out so I can finally learn what exactly happened in the pool room and what the future holds. A lot of game changers happen at the very end so if cliffhangers kill you, you might want to consider waiting to read this book until book two comes out. Overall: I absolutely loved this book. I read a lot of paranormal romances and I found this to be a breath of fresh air. It is completely original and unpredictable. I loved our MC's and loved that it is in alternating points of view. Since both of the MC's are female it did get confusing sometimes with the smaller details, like who was told what, but overall very easy to follow. I loved this author's writing style and I found everything to be very purposeful. I'm not sure I would write this book any other way. I did find that one of the relationships worked for me and the other didn't. I'm not sure if that was the author's intention or my personal opinion, but I will definitely find that out in book two. Overall, such a great first book to a series and I am definitely, hands down #TeamMerpeople! Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 5/5 --- About Amy: 1 winner will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card, International. *!

Me: 'sees the title' Also me: 'alex meyers cough' wha-wh-wHaTTtTtTt!!! Sorry run that back Turbo. Even though it may not be the main point, as a PotterHead, I came to this video to laugh at you, which I assume you have as a second point for the video. Edit: Very Entertaining, would recommend. Well I learned we are the same age friend! Actually there is something called wandless magic and magic where you don’t have to say the incantation you just have to think it. I’m getting really nit picky because I’m reading the books for the first time. I LOVE HARRY POTTER TX! If you want to review Harry Potter, the movies aren't the right medium. Filmora 10! How many are there first filmora 9! Never got into Harry potter as a kid either. That Hollow Knight music bit around 6:40 got me in the feels. Wasn't expecting it there. Your mum didn't give you a face until you were two? Slytherins are ambitious.Not evil.Gryfindor is for those who are brave. Not twisted. Ravenclaw is the house of the wise. If the other team gets more than 150 points the snitch wouldnt award them the win. In the 4th book at the beginning, Fred made a bet that Krum would catch the snitch but the other team would win. He was right. 9:46 it sounds like “Seeker? But virgins,” I can’t remember the line I and I don’t want to discard the comment. he asked why harry made a spell without an incantation and a wand and heres an answer from a potterhead: before their 11 year old birthday, wizarding children start to get "in touch" with their magic, which means when their emotions are too strong they might accidentally make something happen. now in another movie u do see hermione casting a spell without her wand which means she's just very matured and skilled/strong enough to do that. Alex: Harry Potter Literally makes no sense LOTRians: HUZZAH! A man of quality! If we ever want to impress aliens, then we will have to show them the greatest thing humans have ever invented: Harry Potter. Alex can say McGonagall but not Mallark. Harry: the Boy Who Lived Draco: the boy who has countless fanfics. It wasn't snape who casted spell on Harry Broom. It was Quill influenced by Voldermort and Snape was casting counter-spell on Harry. When Hermione was trying to get to Snape she accidentaly pushed Quil which casued him to lose eye-contact with Harry Broom and cut the spell. But they were sure that it was Snape since moment later she set his robes on fire and since Harry broom was ok again they were sure it was Snape. Also Harry defeated Voldemort by touching his face because of protective spell his mother casted on him when she sacreficed herself to protect him from Voldemort (same spell that deflected Avada Kedavra on Voldemort when Harry was infant and same that protected him in Dursleys home as long as he can call it home). That's why when he touch Voldy the protective spell was literally lethal to him. Only in 4th book when Voldy used his blood to get back his body he was able to touch Harry again but then that ancient shield started to work in different way against voldy (disallowing him to hurt harry with spells when he has wand in hand since now both have the same protection and harry has also piece of Voldy soul since he is final horkruks). "The Power of Love" is what Dumbledore calls this kind of spell becasue it has no name. It's an act of sacrefice out of love for someone that gives that kind of ultimate shield. Hence "the power of love". Same power Harry uses when he sacrefice himself and let himself be killed by Voldy in book 7th, killing Voldy soul in him and giving everyone at Hogwart same protective spell against Voldemort becasue he went there sure he will die and that that is again, "A power of love". It's forgotten kind of magic since even Dumbledore says that it's ancient and that Harry and Voldy went into realms of magic unknown before. You know how long it would take one hat to sort all those kids into houses... and it serves no purpose but to define you as a personality. THREE MONTHS. A WHOLE FOURTH OF A YEAR. Also, I don't ever see a time out or a break in Quidditch, so I'm assuming that the players somehow played through those months STRAIGHT. I've heard two possibilities for this, one much funnier than the other, 1. Brooms were just that slow back then, so catching the Snitch was THAT hard to do 2. The Seekers were just REALLY BAD Either way, the role of the Seeker and Snitch means if you're doing badly in a game, you can tell the Seeker to just play keep-away with the other Seeker to delay the end of the game to catch up, OR to score more points if you're in the lead so that even if the opposing Seeker catches the Snitch, you still win and the game is over...also if a Seeker is optimal enough to know the behavior and exact speed of the Snitch, they could speedrun catching it and win the game in as little as a couple minutes, probably. @Burger King Oh ok that's MUCH better. But then what does the Seeker do once they've caught the Snitch? Do they just...wait for their team to get the remaining 30 points? If it was real, it would probably be my favourite sport. Okay if had read the books then you would know that kids you get the 10 will show signs of magic with out a wand! ok first of all the reason snape didnt see him there is cuz the cloack is one of the deathly hallows know what that is honey? and its more powerfull than the usual iinvisibility cloaks. The reason Dumbledor have it to harry is cuz it was his fathers and harrys rightfull possesion also cuz he couldnt tell harry the secret behind his scar but knew tht he would have to use the cloak one day since harry is the chosen one and snape did have a suspicion that someone was there he is one of the greatest wizard so is albus i dont think u want to dissagree with them so what im rlly trying to say is BeLiVe In MaGiC yOu MuGgLe!!! 0:14 me too. You’re not alone I love sailor Saturn and Neptune too . They cannot channel magic consciously like that without a wand though. Only very skilled witches and wizards can do so without the aid of a wand. I still don't get why they are so afraid of Voldemort. I personally think of him and a no-nose bald one trick pony who looks like he has a disease.

I met Katy a few weeks back from WhereI’veBeen.com, a travel site with over 9 million travellers who share their travel experiences. The outcome of our convo’s led to a published guest post by me on the Do’s and Don’t’s of Dining in Venice. It has some insider tips and leads you to three of the most locally-known cicchetterie, Venetian tapas bars. You can enjoy a glass or two of wine over some Venetian finger foods. Hungry yet? Click on the photo below! I’ve never been to Venice, but have been to Rome. We walked aoslmt everywhere and took the subway a few times. The subway is pretty easy to figure out if you have a good map of the stops. We had three two from guidebooks and one from our hotel between the three getting around was a piece of cake.Getting to and from Rome was a bit trickier. We trained in, and got quite turned around in the terminal. Luckily my husband knows a bit of Italian. I would definitely pick up a phrase book! You could even call ahead (not from the airport but now) to the hotel and see if they can give you directions from the airport to the hotel. Who knows they may have a shuttle? What you’re looking at is Northern Europe/Scandinavia. I bcakpacked around there for a month and had NO issues with a language barrier. It’s really no exaggeration that almost everyone there speaks english (Except maybe Russia, but I’ve never been there so I don’t know).Just a gquestion, but why are you so interested in tours? If you buy a proper guidebook you’ll find out jsut as much information and be able to do everything on your own time. Plus, it might be cheaper. I’ve travelled around Europe both with tours and without them, and I think going without is far preferable!In Paris, absolutely use Public transportation. London and Paris have the easiest, nicest, most convenient forms of public transportation I’ve ever used. It’s wonderful.I lived in Londn, so I’ve no idea wher to recommend you stay (other than you might want to make sure it’s in either zone 1 or 2, because that’s where most of the atttractions are and it’s WAAAAY cheaper to just travel within those two zones than to add on any of the other 5 or so). .Paris St. Christopher’s Inn. I’ve stayed there twice, it’s wonderful. And they do have private rooms.Venice I stayed at Ca’ Danieli, it’s a very nice (but cheap-ish) hotel just outside Venice, easily accessible by bus. I HIGHLY recommend it. the room they give you is a lot like an apartment with a kitchen, dining room, and whatnot. The owner is very very sweet, but be forwarned that she doesn’t speak English. It’s hard to not like her anyway though. :)Also, just so you know, trains in Italy are incredibly good. They are easy to use and get around with. I don’t speak Italian and I had to travel around on them by myself a lot, and I had such an easy/good time. It was great. Hi there, just met you virtually while prnpeipg for a holiday to Abruzzo (just outside Atessa) we start on Sunday. Thanks for introducing me to some aspects of life in the area, which I feel will be a wonderful break from English life for us. So there’ll be a bit more English spoken in Abruzzo during the next couple of weeks!I’m sorry to have read of your recent loss been there too and I have also had the midlife mother experience, having my 3 when I was 32, 36 and 41. Some of us do need to kiss a lot of frogs before we meet our handsome price ..Best wishes to you, my dear.Mary Reply:July 31st, 2010 at 2:26 pmThanks Sue. It’s too bad you’re not passing by my neck of the woods, we could get together. not sure exactly what your budegt is, but when I was in London with my mum we stayed at the Luna Simone hotel (lunasimonehotel.com/). It’s not too pricey and has a nice atmosphere. It’s in Victoria and quite a good location (5-10 min walk to the tube) with restaurants and pubs around as well. Everybody should have the opportunity to see Venice at least once.

Art Wood, an award-winning political cartoonist himself, collected more than 16,000 political cartoons by hundreds of the leading creators of the 'ungentlemanly art,' a phrase that is commonly used to describe this type of graphic satire. He used the word “illustration” to describe the enormous talent and craft that went into a work of art produced to capture a moment in time. From the nineteenth century's Gilded Age to recent times, political illustrations have appeared in magazines, editorial pages, opinion pages, and even on the front pages of American newspapers. These visual editorials reflect multiple viewpoints conveyed by a wide variety of artistic approaches, including the classic cross hatching techniques of Harper's Weekly cartoonist Thomas Nast, the sweeping brush work of Ding Darling, the rich crayon line work of Rube Goldberg and Bill Mauldin, and the painterly styles of contemporary cartoonists Paul Conrad and Patrick Oliphant. The broad spectrum of political perspectives informs our understanding not only of the past but also of the present. The Crown Covers a Multitude of Shortcomings Senator James G. Blaine was an extremely popular Republican politician in the nineteenth century. He might have been elected president if he had not been continually dogged by charges of corruption. In 1888, when Blaine returned from a lengthy European trip, he refused to run for president, and instead supported Benjamin Harrison's campaign. However, Blaine's enormous popularity caused cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902) to characterize him as the “uncrowned king” of the Republican Party. Nast defined American political cartooning in the nineteenth century. Through his work for Harper's Weekly, he popularized such American political symbols as the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey. Thomas Nast. The Crown Covers a Multitude of Shortcomings. Sir James (G.B.) “No one will miss it now, you know,” 1888. Published in The Daily Graphic, September 27, 1888. Ink with scraping out over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (1) “Is this what you mean?” Herb Block created this anti-isolationist cartoon just before the United States entered World War II. Through this image, Block argued that Americans, by turning their backs on the world, permitted global occupation by forces from both the political left and right. This cartoon was most likely produced in 1939, when the Soviet Union, briefly allied with the Axis powers joined Germany in attacking and conquering Poland. Block (1909-2001) had a cartooning career that spanned seven decades. For more information about his career, see Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock, Herblock's Gift, and Herblock's History. Herb Block. “Is this what you mean?” ca. 1939. Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Ink, crayon, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing with overlay. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-07910 © Herb Block Foundation (2) To Avoid Hitting the Brick in the Road Jay N. “Ding” Darling (1876-1962) uses the metaphor of a careening taxi in this cartoon to critique delayed legislative controls on inflation of farm prices and wages during World War II. A cab, with passengers labeled “Farm Prices” and “Wages” being driven by a man labeled “Congress,” avoids a brick in the road by swerving into a crowd, hitting men, women and children on “Cost of Living Ave.,” and inflicting “Everybody's Injury.” Darling's sweeping brushwork and expansive, dynamic composition suits this scene of collision. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he worked many years for the Des Moines Register and the New York Herald-Tribune. Jay N. "Ding" Darling. . To Avoid Hitting the Brick in the Road, 1942. Published in the Des Moines Register, September 29, 1942. Ink brush over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-09121 (3). Courtesy of J.N. “Ding” Darling Foundation. © J. N. “Ding” Darling Foundation From Ever Darkening Clouds A giant skeletal arm reaches down from dark clouds labeled “Air War” to clutch the prone form of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in this World War II cartoon by Edmund Duffy (1899-1962). Not showing Hitler as brutally invincible, Duffy depicts the stricken tyrant peering upward, fearful of deadly air attacks. In the background, bombs fall from the turbulent sky and a building flying the swastika lies in ruins. Duffy employs his signature style of heavily outlined forms as a means of boldly and graphically sounding the death knell for Hitler. “It's from the I.R.S.” Etta Hulme, one of the few female practitioners of the craft of editorial cartooning, twists the well known plot of men stranded on a desert island unearthing buried treasure, into an ironic reminder that income taxes are due. Etta Hulme earned her fine arts degree at the University of Texas at Austin and immediately headed for Disney Studios in California, where she worked in the animation division for two years before returning to Texas. She began her cartooning career in 1954 at Austin's Texas Observer and has been with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram since 1972. Etta Hulme. “It's from the I.R.S.—it says, 'all income, from whatever source derived . . . ,” 1975. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 10, 1975. Crayon, ink, and opaque white over blue pencil and graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-04613 (5). ©Etta Hulme, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1975 World of Creepers Art Young (1866-1943) published this drawing in Life magazine with the title “This World of Creepers; Afraid of Themselves and of Others, Afraid of the Almighty, of Life and of Death.” He later identified it as one of his best, describing the image as, “the crawling, cringing horde of human beings afraid to stand up and call their souls their own.” Young drew for a wide variety of publications that included the Saturday Evening Post as well as the socialist periodical The Masses. His left wing views were featured in the humor magazine Life, which, for a time, embraced support for socialism. Turkey Hunting in the Old Dominion Clifford K. Berryman In this cartoon, Teddy Roosevelt caresses rather than shoots these domesticated turkeys at his hunting lodge, Pine Knot, near Charlottesville, Virginia, while the Clifford Berryman's (1869-1949) trademark “teddy bear” presses his paw against the flap of his game bag. On November 1, 1906, Roosevelt's neighbors played a joke on him, turning a flock of domestic turkeys loose into the area, but the president discovered the trick. Although Roosevelt may not have killed domesticated turkeys, he did shoot a wild turkey that week at Pine Knot. Berryman was renowned for his lighthearted likenesses of politicians and for popularizing the teddy bear, which became an iconic toy for American children. C.K. Berryman. Turkey Hunting in the Old Dominion, November 3, 1906. Published in the Washington Post, Saturday, November 3, 1906. Pen and ink over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-07883 (7) The Mysterious Stranger John T. McCutcheon This best known cartoon by John T. McCutcheon (1870-1949), graced the front page of the Chicago Tribune on November 10, 1904, and gave a humorous, visual explanation of the presidential election results. Depicting telltale footprints leading from the Democratic to the Republican column of delegates, McCutcheon pictures Missouri's historic act of breaking ranks with the southern states for the first time since Reconstruction, voting Republican, and thus carrying the state for Theodore Roosevelt. A world famous traveler, war correspondent, and Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist, McCutcheon drew for the Chicago Tribune from 1903 to 1946. “Ah'm makin' way fer Bobby K” British cartoonist John Jensen (b. 1930) portrays a somber President Lyndon Johnson sitting in an undersized rocking chair. The artist vividly caricatures Johnson as a morose, demoralized leader, with a sunken mouth, deeply wrinkled face, and a tangle of elongated, misshapen arms and legs. The president's lapel button reads “Ah'm Makin' Way Fer Bobby K,” a reminder that his main rival, Robert Kennedy, brother of President John F. Kennedy, announced his candidacy for the presidency on March 16, 1968. Faced with this challenge and worsening news on the Vietnam War, Johnson informed the country on March 31, 1968, that he would not run for re-election. “Barry's the Captain …” Cheerful members of the Republican Party look overboard as Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater mans the rudder of a boat in a shallow stream. Despite Goldwater's victory in the California primary, cartoonist John Fischetti (1916-1980) satirized the campaign as going nowhere. Nelson Rockefeller, a Republican moderate, issued a parting shot that if Goldwater were in the mainstream, “we've got a meandering stream.” Goldwater carried only six states in his race against President Lyndon Johnson. Fischetti's mature artistic style showed his roots in animation. His use of horizontal space and spare pen and ink style influenced a generation of cartoonists. John Fischetti. “Barry's the captain and if he says this is mainstream, that's good enough for me,” 1964. Published in the New York Herald Tribune, 1964. India ink, tonal film overlay, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing with paste-ons. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-04607 (10). © Publishers Newspaper Syndicate, 1964 Rubbing It In Rube Goldberg (1883-1970), best known for his crazy inventions, created forceful editorial cartoons while working at the New York Sun. This anti-Japanese World War II cartoon shows General Jonathan Wainwright slamming the face of a Japanese soldier into the Filipino province of Bataan. While Wainwright did not participate in the recapture of Bataan due to his incarceration in a labor camp in Formosa, Goldberg suggests that the moral victory over the Japanese would be his. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Reuben Lucius “Rube” Goldberg used his intelligence, humor and gift as an artist in creating serious editorial cartoons. Fat Man with Telescope Standing on a Mound of Skulls An overfed man wearing a formal black jacket and black silk hat stands atop a mound of human skulls pierced by protruding guns and bayonets in this editorial cartoon by William Gropper (1897-1977). With chilling disregard for the human remains beneath him, the man peers into the distance through a telescope. The ample figure with a grotesque profile represents a type of capitalist/politician. Like much of Gropper's work, this drawing underscores the horrifying human costs of war during World War I. William Gropper. Fat man with telescope standing on a mound of skulls, between 1914 and 1918. Ink, crayon, and opaque white with spatter over blue pencil. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-03602 (12). © The Gropper Estate But How to Let Go—Gracefully President Lyndon Johnson clings grimly to the tail of a giant tiger (labeled “Vietnam”), that lunges wildly through a nocturnal universe in this cartoon by Vaughn Shoemaker (1902-1991). This drawing of 1965 addresses how America would extricate itself from the war in Vietnam. U.S. troops did pull out in 1973. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Shoemaker studied at the Chicago Academy for Fine Arts, drew editorial cartoons at the Chicago Daily News for nearly thirty years, and taught at his alma mater. His artful, gestural style became looser and more painterly in the 1960s. Vaughn Shoemaker. But How to Let Go—Gracefully, 1965. Published in the Chicago American, 1965. Ink brush, crayon, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing with overlays and paste-ons. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-09125 (13) “You've been acting like civilians!” With easy crayon and ink brush strokes, Bill Mauldin (1921-2003) portrays an angry Nikita Khruschchev berating writers, artists and musicians, who stand at attention as if they were soldiers for the Communist Party propaganda machine. Khrushchev compelled creators to use Social Realism, a style that the Party argued was most accessible to the masses. Mauldin portrayed the hardline approach as militaristic and portrays himself as the artist with the pen, second from the right. The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist began his career in the army and had a long career with the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Sun-Times. For more information about his career and work, see Bill Mauldin: Beyond Willie and Joe. Bill Mauldin. “You've been acting like civilians!” 1963. Published in the Chicago Sun-Times, April 17, 1963. Crayon, ink and opaque white with scratching out and paste-on over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-07893 (14). © 1963 by Bill Mauldin. Courtesy of the Mauldin Estate “My disarmament plan is better than your disarmament plan!” Paul Conrad (b. 1924) with his even crayon strokes and exceptional attention to detail, captures the anger and posturing as Cold War tensions mounted over the fate of East and West Germany and nuclear disarmament. On September 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy in his speech to the United Nations Assembly stood up to the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and demanded that he join a “peace race.” Meanwhile, both nations had resumed nuclear testing, as Conrad points out, belying their advocacy for disarmament. The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner spent fourteen years at the Denver Post before becoming chief cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times in 1964. Today, he continues to draw cartoons and makes sculptures. Paul Conrad. “My disarmament plan is better than your disarmament plan!” 1961. Published in the Denver Post, Sept. 27, 1961. Crayon and ink brush over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-09425 (15). © used with permission, Paul Conrad, The Denver Post, 1961 “I want to make it perfectly clear that national defense requires 18-cent oil” President Richard M. Nixon gives a speech against a backdrop of oil derricks, pipes, and two smiling figures who are probably oil executives. Edmund Valtman (1914-2005) questioned Nixon's motives for rejecting oil import quotas under the guise of ensuring sufficient oil for defense. By depicting drops of liquid as oil money, dripping into a storage tank labeled “Political Contributions,” he strongly signaled the president's interest in bolstering financial support for Republicans in the upcoming Congressional elections. Conservative in outlook, Pulitzer prize winner Valtman proved that he spared no U.S. president, including Nixon, hard scrutiny in his work. For more information about his career and work, please see Edmund Valtman: The Cartoonist Who Came in from the Cold. Ed Valtman. “I want to make it perfectly clear that national defense requires 18-cent oil,” 1970. Published in the Hartford Times, March 1, 1970. Ink and tonal film overlay over graphite underdrawing with paste-on. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-09112 (16). © Estate of Edmund S. Valtman, used with permission First Woman Astronaut Food prices skyrocketed in the mid-1970s as presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford dealt with inflation. In 1974 alone food prices rose by almost 15 percent. Women, who did the most of the grocery shopping, boycotted such staples as meat and grains in protest. In this cartoon produced for television, Art Wood depicts an American housewife shot into outer space, by the shock over food costs. Wood labels her the “First Woman Astronaut,” (although the first American woman went into space in 1983). Wood served as president and spokesman of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists in 1974. “Where do we go from here?” In this Art Wood cartoon, the blazing sun beats down on a ramshackle farmhouse, tilting silo, and dying crops in a field of cracked, scorched earth. A sign on the buildings reads “Fifty Years of Federal Farm Programs.” This image strongly suggests that federal farm programs enacted since the beginning of the New Deal in the 1930s have failed, making the time honored institution of the American farm a major casualty. In the late 1980s, American farmers faced extremely harsh drought conditions, which precipitated unusually urgent appeals for federal aid. Art Wood. “Where do we go from here?” 1983. Published in the Farm Bureau News, August 29, 1983. Porous point pen and opaque white over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-09113 (18). © Art Wood Washington Money Machine In this cartoon Art Wood captures the sentiments felt by many taxpayers. By the late 1950s, increases in local, state and federal taxes as well as social security meant that the average family spent more on those than they did on food. Paying for national defense during the Cold War accounted for much of the increase. A prize-winning political cartoonist, Wood worked at the Richmond News Leader before moving to Pittsburgh, where he was the chief editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Press from 1956 to 1965. Art Wood. Washington Money Machine, between 1956 and 1965. Published in the Pittsburgh Press. Crayon, ink brush and opaque white over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-09426 (19). © Art Wood In February 1963, four Soviet-built MiG fighter planes based in Cuba, fired on an American shrimp boat in international waters. Though the boat was not hit, the incident heightened tensions between the U.S., Cuba, and the Soviet Union. President John F. Kennedy ordered retaliation in case of recurrence. Art Wood's depiction of Uncle Sam with painful injuries captured the nation's dismay. Wood drew this cartoon while chief editorial cartoonist at the Pittsburgh Press from 1956-1965. In 1955 both Democrats and Republicans in Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $10,000 pay raise—from $15,000 to $25,000—at a time when most Americans earned less than $3,900 a year. Art Wood implies that the dramatic pay raise not only contributed to the federal debt, but also brought Congressional leadership into question. Von der Goltz Pacha et le bec-de-gaz d'Erzeroem During World War I, Freiherr Colmar Von de Goltz, known in Turkey as “Goltz Pasha,” ruthlessly pursued German aims against the British. However he and his Ottoman allies could not resist advancing Russian forces. Dutch cartoonist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956) portrays the battle of Erzurum as a literal confrontation between Goltz and the Russian army. Raemaekers produced fiercely anti-German cartoons during World War I for De Talegraaf and faced trial for compromising Dutch neutrality. Although acquitted, the Germans put a bounty on his head, and he had to flee to England. Louis Raemaekers. Von der Goltz Pacha et le bec-de-gaz d'Erzeroem, 1916. Translated as The Orient Express, and reprinted in Kultur in Cartoons. Charcoal, watercolor, and graphite. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-09428 (22) Waiting for Reagan Pat Oliphant (b. 1935) captures President Ronald Reagan's political plight in the summer of 1982 in this dramatic cartoon. The Moral Majority and other rightist groups publicly criticized Reagan for what they perceived as his neglect of social issues important to conservatives. Inspired by Thomas Nast's depiction of the infamous Boss Tweed and his Tammany Hall cronies as vultures, Oliphant pictures Reagan's critics, “The New Right,” as five menacing, vulture-like creatures, out on a limb. One of the great draftsmen in the field, Oliphant combines boldly rendered forms and dramatic perspective in this witty allusion to his artistic predecessor. For more information about his career and work, see Oliphant's Anthem. Pat Oliphant. Waiting for Reagan, 1982. Published by Universal Press Syndicate August 11, 1982. Ink with opaque white out graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-10609 (23). Image reproduced courtesy of Patrick Oliphant and Susan Conway Vandal in Victory, Vandal in Defeat Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Rollin Kirby (1875-1952) drew a World War I German soldier looting and pillaging a European village. The war left communities such as Amiens, Verdun, and Lille devastated by occupation, the relative stagnation of trench warfare along the front, and powerful weapons on both sides. Kirby wrote, “what art there is in cartooning is the art of driving the message home,” a skill at which he excelled. Kirby, one of the top editorial cartoonists after World War I, worked for both the New York World and the New York Post. His strong use of crayon influenced a generation of cartoonists. “I can't stand any more of this, I think I'll go out and face the unions” Raymond Allen Jackson British cartoonist JAK (Raymond Allen Jackson, 1927-1997) shows Roy Jenkins, Chancellor of the Exchequer, making a speech to the House of Commons in 1969. Members of the House respond grimly to disclosure of tough budgetary measures including higher taxes and governmental measures to curb unions' wildcat strikes. On the ministers' bench, Labour Party Prime Minister Harold Wilson tells Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart he cannot stand any more and may leave to face the unions. Among England's leading political cartoonists, JAK reportedly became the most highly paid while under contract with the London Evening Standard. Raymond Allen Jackson. “I can't stand any more of this, I think I'll go out and face the unions,” 1969. Published in the London Evening Standard, April 15, 1969. Ink brush, crayon, opaque white, and watercolor wash over graphite underdrawing. Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-03297 (101)

By tonytran2015 (Melbourne, Australia) – Re-Blogged From https://survivaltricks.wordpress.com Understanding the Concept of Allying to Distant Powers to Subjugate Immediate Neighbours. Contrary to Westerners’ impression, China is not ruled by successive descendents of an Empire founder for thousands of years. Actually, there are many successive empires in China, each killing all eligible inheritors and most officials of the previous empire to grab its power and to prevent its resurgence. The new empire then restored and continued to use most Citadels built by the previous empire. Except for a short period of the Zhao dynasty (who ruled by being virtuous but was therefore bullied by their own followers), whatever empire occupying the Central Citadel always practice Allying to Distant Powers to Subjugate Immediate Neighbours. 1. The central empire state and its surrounding vassal states. The ruling Emperor always had to award his contributing followers while keeping them under control. The empire is carved into many vassal states (each is a miniature copy of the central state but having to pay annual tributes to the Emperor) awarded hereditarily to the contributing followers of the emperor. The vassal states sometimes wage wars among themselves, their boundaries are not fixed but always change due to wars/feuds between their rulers. Sometimes the Emperor has to intervene to stop wars among his vassal states. The ancestors (in name, but not biologically) of the founder of the Qin Empire were followers of the Zhao emperors and had been awarded the vassal state of Qin, but they successfully bullied the Zhao Emperors to gradually rob their land and their throne. 2. Allying to Distant Powers to Subjugate Immediate Neighbours (within the empire). The desire is understandable. Chinese history has shown many stories of rebellion by trusted officials to steal the Emperor’s throne and wives. On a national level, each emperor let his most trusted generals be the rulers of distant non-prosperous vassal states. The distant governors have no chance of becoming more powerful than the Emperor, but they can be recalled to subdue any rebellious official in the Emperor’s court. 3. Allying to Distant Powers to Subjugate Immediate Neighbours (on international level). There are times when the central state of the empire is threatened by another stronger empire/nation (for examples the Huns Nomades, the Kim empire (a predecessor of the current North Korea ruled by Kim Jong Un), the Mongolian Empire of Ghanghi Khan, the Manchurian Empire.) In that case, the Enperor will pretend to find new markets and send trade emissaries to third (and maybe fourth and fifth) countries behind the back of the undesirably strong neighbour. Trade talks with those countries may soon become secret talks of alliance for double thronged attacks on the undesirably strong neighbour ! The spoils of wars will be divided among “allies” according to their contributions. It is known that 2000 years ago, China has reached distant countries like Persia, various non-united nomadic countries in Siberia. The purpose was not purely for trading. It was to keep open the possibilities for alliance against immediate neighbours of the empire. Vietnam (Annam in Chinese history) was never a Chinese land and has revolted against Chinese occupations. China used to ally itself with the Southern neighbours of Vietnam (Champa some 400 years ago, and Khmer Rouge recently) for many plans for double pronged attack on Vietnam. India is a Southern neighbour of China. The method calls for an alliance with Sri Lanka and provoking wars between the two harmonious neighbours India and Sri Lanka. Burma has a common boundary with China. Its national cohesion is declining. The country would be a suitable candidate for application of China’s all three policies of Forever Expanding, Strike-then-Consolate, Allying to Distant Powers to Subjugate Immediate Neighbours. A suitable ally for China would be some revolting Minorities in the South (see ). North Korea is a neighbour of China but historically had fought against China. Its is always on guard against China surprise overrun (Tibet typed operation). China makes pressure on it by opening trade with its Capitalist opponent South Korea. China may also ally with the US to attack and occupy North Korea at some convenient time. Territorial gains would have to be kept by China as the huge occupation army would logically be Chinese. (This whole paragraph was written before 05 April 2017 and publish before the meeting between US and Chinese leaders in 06 April 2017. Events after publication date now unfold almost exactly along these predictions.) CONTINUE READING –>

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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Ave., SW Roof tiles made of fired clay are key elements of traditional Korean architecture. They not only protected wooden structures from the weather; they also carried aesthetic value and symbolic meaning. One special type of ornamented roof tile is the focus of this exhibition. Called chimi in Korea, these impressive features crowned both ends of the main roof ridge of prominent buildings. In addition to protecting and embellishing building peaks, they were believed to ward off evil. While the ancient wood frame buildings they adorned are long gone, clay roof tiles, including chimi, have survived more than one thousand years. This exhibition features three chimi unearthed from the sites of two Buddhist temples and one palace complex dating to the Three Kingdoms (Baekje) and Unified Silla periods. Also included are round roof tile ends excavated at the same sites. Together, these artifacts reveal hidden stories of the ancient architecture of Korea. Most of these works have never been exhibited outside Korea. We thank our colleagues at the National Museum of Korea for sharing their research and for facilitating this exhibition.

For me, doing too much of any exercise causes pain. By doing smaller sets, I think your dr is suggesting that you try to do less. When I first started exercising, i did literally 1-5 reps of an exercise. Or i just did a couple light stretches. Anything to get me out of bed, if only for 5 minutes. Then, if the amount of exercise you’re doing doesn’t hurt, you can increase it very slightly the next day/time you exercise. Instead of 5 reps, do 6. Honestly if your pain is bad, don’t even worry about how many sets or their size. Just focus on doing reps and gradually trying to increase the number of reps you can do without pain. Once you can do 12-14 reps without pain, then you can start dividing your reps into sets. (Ex 2 sets of 6, then 2 sets of 7). This is all just my personal though- just do what makes your body hurt less!