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scholars selected for the program will connect with innovators from AID-member companies who can provide real-world guidance on how to advance new dermatologic treatment options, such as defining an opportunity, creating a drug development plan, and accessing expertise to navigate the regulatory approval process.
AID recognizes that insufficient financial resources can be a significant roadblock to innovation, especially in the high-risk early stages of proof-of-concept development. We have created the AID Accelerator Fund which is directed to bridge the gap between academic institutional funding and traditional venture capital. The fund provides seed funding and in-kind business support, such as guidance on establishing and protecting intellectual property. The fund is described in an article titled “Catalyzing Future Drug, Device, and Information Technology Breakthroughs in Dermatology” which appears online in the April 11 issue of JAMA Dermatology.
Beyond our work at Aclaris to drive dermatologic innovation, I am proud to have played a role in AID. If you are interested in learning more about it, visit www.advancing-derm.com.
When I treated patients in my dermatology practice, I saw people struggle with skin conditions that were not life-threatening, yet took an emotional toll. These people included patients with psoriasis who refrained from intimate relationships because of their skin plaques; patients with rosacea who worried that their colleagues would think they had been drinking; patients with alopecia areata who felt compelled to wear hats or wigs; and patients with vitiligo who minimized their time in public places to avoid strangers’ questions and stares.
Dermatologists know these stories are common. Take alopecia areata and vitiligo, for instance. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that results in partial or complete loss of hair on the scalp and body, and about 6.8 million Americans have or will develop alopecia areata during their lifetimes.[i] Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease in which the skin loses its pigment; it is the most common pigment disorder worldwide.[ii],[iii] Despite this prevalence and patients’ need for treatment, there is a gap – or white space – in the availability of safe and effective medications.
What can be done to improve patient access to treatments? Earlier this year, I was invited to address this issue of innovation and access at the Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference, a continuing medical education conference for dermatologists.
In my opinion, the first step to overcoming barriers to patient access is bringing new safe and effective medications to market. In response to the low priority that the pharmaceutical industry has placed on developing treatments for skin conditions, Aclaris focuses on discovering and developing compounds that could become therapies for conditions that fall into the white space of dermatology and immunodermatology. We have expertise in identifying promising work from research labs – like the early scientific work on Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors conducted at Columbia University – and then translating this work into the clinic. Right now, we are conducting clinical trials with multiple JAK inhibitor compounds for the treatment of alopecia areata and vitiligo – with the hope that one day we may have new medicines that will benefit millions of patients worldwide.
Unfortunately, even when treatments are available, too many interests interfere with the physician-patient relationship and limit patients’ access to care. My perspective is that the issue is three-fold, involving third-party payers, chain drug stores and patients.
Third-party payers have extraordinary power to limit coverage for branded medicines and shift a large percentage of the cost of treatment to patients and their employers. Payers often do provide better coverage and reimbursement for the first FDA-approved medication for a disease, so our strategy of focusing on the white spaces may help avoid reimbursement headwinds. Additionally, the business practices of chain drug stores sometimes add to the cost burden for patients, even for generic drugs. In some cases, generics are priced at 80 percent of the brand. And with increasing consolidation in that industry, patients have been left with very few alternatives. It will be interesting to see how the entry of Amazon as a new competitor affects the landscape.
That brings me to patients. I believe that some of the responsibility for access to treatment falls on patients themselves. Patients don’t always realize that when they prioritize convenience – say by seeking care for a skin condition at an urgent care facility or a clinic in a pharmacy – they may be sacrificing a good outcome that would have been accessible through the expertise of a board-certified dermatologist. Also, patients who see dermatologists should understand that not every treatment can be submitted to their insurance. They must keep in mind that they have to pay out-of-pocket for treatments whose sole purpose is to improve appearance, such as the removal of asymptomatic benign lesions like seborrheic keratoses (SKs).
Scientific innovation and openness to change are fundamental to the culture of Aclaris. We are committed to identifying, developing and commercializing therapies to address the white spaces in aesthetic and medical dermatology and immunodermatology. I’m confident we can do our part to increase patient access to transformative medicines.
[i] National Alopecia Areata Foundation. FAQ's. Available at: https://www.naaf.org/faqs. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
[ii] Boniface K, et al. New Insights Into Immune Mechanisms of Vitiligo. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2016 Feb;151(1):44-54. Epub 2015 Oct 29. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26512930.
Skin, the largest organ of the human body, plays a critical role in the immune system, providing a physical barrier against foreign substances and acting as an immunologic organ. Human skin contains an estimated 20 billion T cells – a white blood cell that is an important part of the body’s immune response – far greater than the number of T cells found circulating in blood.
Unfortunately, despite the amazing efficiency and precision with which the skin and immune systems work together, things sometimes do go wrong. These “errors” can lead to autoimmune dermatological disorders such as a type of hair loss known as alopecia areata, and other conditions including eczema, psoriasis and vitiligo.
As our understanding of the immune systems grows, one of the most exciting areas of dermatology research is the development of highly targeted immuno-therapeutics that have the potential to change approaches to managing skin disorders. Aclaris Therapeutics is working in this cutting-edge field of immunodermatology, working with several families of immunomodulators targeting Janus kinase (JAK), interleukin-2 inducible kinase (ITK) or the p38/MK2 pathway. These intracellular signaling pathways are involved with many aspects of the body’s immune responses, including skin inflammation.
The first of the four JAK enzymes was discovered in the early 1990s by researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Subsequent studies showed that genetic defects in a particular JAK, JAK3, can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). In fact, many of you may be familiar with the medical case of David Vetter, dubbed “the bubble boy,” who suffered from SCID. It was his case that ultimately led to the discovery of JAK and spawned the idea that drugs blocking these proteins might be protective against the damaging inflammation of certain autoimmune diseases.
At Aclaris, we are diligently working on oral and topical JAK inhibitor candidates, which are in clinical testing for conditions including alopecia areata. Our research and development team also is actively looking at the application of JAK inhibitors for the potential treatment of androgenetic alopecia, also known as male/female pattern baldness.
We find the potential for immunodermatology so promising that we recently acquired Confluence Life Sciences, Inc., a company focused on discovery of new kinase inhibitors. The Confluence acquisition expands our anti-inflammation and immunology pipeline. Confluence has developed a family of complementary JAK inhibitors, including unique, skin-targeted JAK1/3 inhibitors that we will evaluate for the potential treatment of alopecia areata and, possibly, other skin disorders. These skin-targeted, “soft” JAK inhibitors are designed to be active in the skin but rapidly metabolized in the circulation.
ITK inhibitors, a second category of kinase inhibitors was acquired by us as part of the acquisition of Confluence. This kinase is involved with T cell signaling, and it has a particularly potent influence on Th17 cells and their expression of interleukin-17. We have plans to evaluate ITK inhibitors in psoriasis and related pathologies.
A third drug class that has come to Aclaris via Confluence is called p38/MK2 pathway inhibitors. One can think of these drugs as “oral anti-TNFα and anti-IL1β” agents. P38/MK2 is the central pathway involved in all chronic inflammation.
Finally, with the Confluence acquisition, we not only expanded our inflammation and immunology pipeline, but also gained a drug discovery engine led by some of the leading researchers in the field.
As a dermatologist-led biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing innovative and differentiated therapies to address significant unmet needs in medical and aesthetic dermatology, we are proud to be on the front lines of immunodermatology.
Salmon JK, Armstrong CA, Ansel JC. The skin as an immune organ. Western Journal of Medicine. 1994;160(2):146-152.
Seneschal J, Clark RA, Gehad A, Baecher-Allan CM, Kupper TS. Human Epidermal
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o space program sent intrepid voyagers into the cosmos with little more than a visorless helmet, a jetpack and an ambiguous tool that may have been a weapon but more often than not was depicted as some kind of torch or signaling device.
The classic red spaceman above (pictured with said tool) came with the Galaxy Explorer (497) set released in 1979. This was by far the coolest of the early Lego space vehicles. It had a cockpit where several spacemen could pilot the craft, and a docking port in the rear where a small rover could be stored.
The set came with two red and two white space guys. The same spacemen were manufactured in other colors such as blue, black and gold in later years.
There have been many ghosts and variations of the ghost minifigure through the years, but the one you see here was the first. It came with a tiny set called The Black Monarch's Ghost (6034) which was released in 1990. The set also included a knight and instructions for building a small castle or holdfast of some kind where the ghost could hide.
The Castle theme had been big with Lego going back to the late '70s and early '80s. Back then the horses were made from Lego bricks, but not long after they started to produce horse figures. This small set was part of a much greater kingdom of knight sets.
Oh, and the ghost glows in the dark. Cool!
The desperadoes pictured above are Flatfoot Thompson, Dewey Cheatum and Black Bart.
They were recurring characters in the Lego western theme in the mid-1990s and early 2000s, and could be found in sets like Sheriff's Lockup (6755), Bandit's Secret Hideout (6761) and Fort Legoredo (6762). There were a few different versions of each minifigure.
You can see a couple of changes in the Lego minifigures of this period as compared to 15 years prior. Most obviously, the details had gotten much more intricate. Instead of the same smiley face for every character, different figures began to take on their own specific appearance.
The second change is the presence of genuine bad guys. The Utopian world of the original Lego town finally has a few citizens worth arresting!
Luckily there were still plenty of good guys around. The Sheriff, too, was a recurring character in Lego western sets. There were several different versions of soldiers and Cavalry officers. This one comes from a small set that was called Weapons Wagon (6716) which included a horse-pulled covered wagon towing a cannon.
The cowboy theme might have been a little outdated by the time these sets came out, but it sure worked for Lego, and resulted in some of the coolest sets ever. The presence of recurring characters was also an interesting idea, but almost inevitable as Lego was increasingly moving away from the generic character profiles.
The Pirate theme was another classic launched in the late-80s. This pirate with his loot and mischievous monkey named Spinoza was released in a small set simply called Buried Treasure (6234).
The pirate theme first hit the shelves in 1989, but into the 1990s Lego would expand on the pirate concept with some truly epic sets.
Along with the pirate minifigures came various adversaries and islanders they would encounter, and amazingly intricate ships and sets. The pirate theme originally ran until 1997, and was re-released in 2002.
Legos have changed a lot in the past thirty-five years, and this is reflected in the minifigures. Decade by decade, they're an interesting part of toy history. Whether talking about the classic figures of the past, or the incredibly elaborate figures of today, they each have their unique story to tell. They're easy and inexpensive to collect too, and if you have a few already laying around the house you're off to a great start.
Better still, if you can dig up those old Legos from your childhood you might find you have some gems hidden away in your collection. You can sell them for an unexpected profit, but like many of us you may prefer to keep them around as memories of days gone by.
Whatever you decide, have fun with your Lego minifigures!
Lego Technic: All of the Large Technic Sets of the Last Decade!
We've just been to LEGOLand Windsor and my daughter loved it. She was telling the staff there about all the stuff I'd given her from the early days. She even got her Photo taken with Mr Gold amongst others. What a great day out for LEGO lovers young and old.
Thanks TreasuresBrenda! The ghost is one of my favorites too!
Great page! I love the chef minifig and who doesn't love the ghost. I'm sure he was one of the favorites of my children.
I know what you mean! I saw the movie for the first time last week and I still can't get that Everything is Awesome song out of my head!
Lets build a spaceship! I can't help but think that when I see the space Lego after having seen the movie!
Thanks MPG. Everything is indeed awesome! Hope you can get your Legos back without a fight.
We gave all our Lego away to extended family members once our kids didn't use them any longer. I think we should ask for them back now.
"Everything is awesome" isn't it Eric. Honestly this hub is better than the movie so it definitely deserves the HOTD. Congrats, voted up and awesome.
Great hub about the LEGO minifigure. I enjoyed the history of the individual characters.
@PlumbingOnTap: You can find some vintage sets and minifigures online at places like Amazon and eBay. You can also try yard sales and flea markets.
There are parts missing but I've been able to find alternatives from new sets and even places that sell the bricks by the tub. Its just the likes of the Garage door I'm having trouble with.
That's so cool, brutishspoon. I love those old sets! I have a lot of the pieces still but who knows if there are actually enough to build one of the old sets.
My daughter inherited what I still had of mine. Lots of Police and space Mini Figs, Road pieces and a grass board. She can make the Police Station from the late 80's/early 90's, I just need to get replacement parts for the rolling garage door. She can also make the stable from that time.
Thanks Stephanie. My collection was kicked off when I found my old Legos when I was cleaning out a shed at my mom's house. The minifigures were still there, mostly. Glad she didn't toss them out over the years!
Just a warning, glassvisage: If you go back and look for your old Legos you might get bitten by the bug and start collecting again. Not that there's anything wrong with that! :-) Thanks for your kind comment!
I had all but the Doctor, Sheriff and Soldier... This makes me want to go back and see if I can find them all. The glow-in-the dark ghost was my favorite :) Thanks for sharing!
Thanks ajorod17! Hope this Hub brought back some good memories!
@Danette: Legos can be addicting, for kids and for adults! Love the Star Wars minifigures too!
My kids loved Legos and we probably invested thousands of dollars in them! In fact, I have about 5 Star Wars figures that I've been trying to sell. All the parts are there, just don't have the original box. I think they've gotten too much into the "sets" rather than just buckets of bricks and various random figures to spark a child's imagination.
Thanks everyone for all the great comments yesterday. It was a big honor to have this little hub named HOD!
Nicely done Eric, very informative and nice flow to your hub. Upvoted/useful/following. Congrats on HOTD! Peace. Kawi.
I still have some of those cowboy Lego mini figures. I remember getting a big fort set when I was young and playing with it for hours. Unique hub idea.
My son ( 7 years old) just received a lego prize at school and this hub remind me about early years and funny things so thanks for this hub and nice pics.
I have quite a few of these legos. I also have the original lego figures...just the head and arms, which are very rare. Long Live Legos!
This brings back memory's had loads of Lego as child and my kids know have loads of it as well,and my sons birthday is 3rd June and i know his nanny is getting him some more, great hub.
Thanks rebekahELLE! Hope you get a chance to visit Legoland!
Love it! My sons grew up playing with legos and we still have some of the sets with the minifigures. I took a set to school for my older kids and they love working with them. They're excellent for developing fine motor skills and allowing for creative play. We're not too far from Legoland. I've heard it's lots of fun and colorful! You've done a great job with this topic and it's nice to see it as HOTD!
Thanks for the kind comments, everyone. I'm very surprised by this Hub of the Day thing!
Man, I love Legos! I still don't like the 'new' faces with the different expressions. The old ones
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Few years ago, I discovered a different relationship with speed through the PAUSE Session X Mindfulness Lunch, led by The Wellness Report Group.
Following up on this, I had the privilege to have a deeper exchange with the Founder, Ferina Natasya Aziz, on “going slow” and how it can actually benefit entrepreneurs to go further and faster than they thought.
Alfred: These days, we seem to wear busyness as a badge of honor. “No time” has become such a buzzword in our daily interaction.
What is time to you as an entrepreneur?
Ferina: “As an entrepreneur, time is opportunity. With everyday, I wear different hats to my role, I allow time to be my segment for total bubble of focus.
I’m a Robin Sharma groupie and for me, time whether it is 10mins to 10 hours, I use that as my tight bubble of total focus – how it can move my business forward.
Alongside my personal view to time. Time to me is a privilege.
I used to look at time as time to work, time to play, time to eat etc.
Now I look at time as linear with no end goal and that every moment should be making me feel my best for myself or my loved ones or the community I’m serving.
More and more as I go deeper into the business, I continue to ask if I’m serving with the time given to me as leader for my initiative AND if I’m forgetting the ‘play’ and fun of it all in doing what I do.
Alfred: Speaking of time, while many people see it’s a matter of time management, I learned that it is more on defining our priorities.
What priorities do you hold as an entrepreneur, particularly in the area of wellness?
Ferina: “I believe in my daily self-care & my weekly & quarterly slowing down sessions.
I’m a lark and I love my alone time – so there is this non-negotiable scheduled in appointment that I do with myself: meditation, yoga, journaling. And on days where I need more of a ‘yang’ of slowing down, I explore new body techniques like martial arts, surfing etc.
I think many think of slowing down as going to a cave and meditate but I think everyone is different and perhaps a high intensity workout or cooking your own meal helps you to slow down as that takes you to your peace of mind, so go do that. Find your pause, really.
I think one needs to experience the benefits of slowing down to believe that it is beneficial for them.
When I feel overwhelm and still try to tick all that to-do list, I know for a fact it is all half-assed work. But when I take a step back, slow down, pause and witness my own thoughts on why I am rushing this and how this can benefit me and my business, I always end up knowing I need the slow down.
Alfred: Sometime earlier this year, a friend shared her comment with me that burnout usually happens to business owners and entrepreneurs more so than corporate executives. In my opinion, it affects everyone.
That said, what are some impact you have observed among entrepreneurs – physically, mentally, psychologically, emotionally and/or spiritually as a person leading the front?
Ferina: “Whatever business one is in, I notice that the ‘feeling alive’ obviously goes downhill after a while and I don’t blame them as the to-do list never seem to end. I notice the lack of vitality.
Using myself as the mirror, I notice that I was doing all the things I must be doing, morning/evening gym, getting work done, sitting almost the whole day, and start to notice I gained weight – due to the stress and bad food choices that I get peaks of energy but feeling low energy throughout the day.
I notice similarity among my business peers.
Alfred: While many of us may understand how slowing down can help us in a longer run, this phenomenon of busyness seems like a stubborn vicious cycle.
When we start advising people to take a break so that they have the stamina to travel a longer distance, there is almost always this guilt and fear of losing out on something if they slowed down.
For yourself, how do you transform such inner dialogue and inner conflicts to find that balance of being purposefully productive without compromising your well being?
Ferina: “I ask myself (for to-do tasks): why am I rushing this? What will happen if this gets delayed another day?
Alfred: For me, I learned that the urge to go faster and constantly be in a busy rat race is usually a smokescreen for us to delay facing the stuff that truly matters.
What are some side effects of speed? How is that affecting growth in a venture/movement you have observed?
Ferina: “I think like making a turn with a fast car is usually harder and much more dangerous than when you slow down at a bend.
I remember my first year in the business where I confused frequency, speed to be equivalent to success.
Instead, everything that comes out feels like ‘meh’ or not to the quality I usually hold. Hence, it didn’t work for my business where experiential pause sessions are part of what we do as an extension of the online magazine.
It also taught me that not everything that everyone else is riding on, is what I should be riding on.
That slowing down helps me to go inward in my true purpose. I may sound like I’m off to a silent meditation but I believe that business owners themselves know the answers to how the envision and want to bring their company forward – but because of all the noise and distractions, they can’t really tap into the truest answer.
In relevance to that, what are the key habitual mindsets hidden in us that we should take note of and bring awareness to so that we can work on them?
Ferina: “Notice Your Patterns – How you respond to challenges and also how you respond to your wins. This goes also with how you conduct yourself to your employees, business partners and so on.
Are you mindful? Do you make quick decisions or not at all? Are you easily reactive?
Alfred: I realised there is a lot of wisdom in PAUSING once in a while to recalibrate ourselves.
How did you arrive at this whole idea of PAUSE as an initiative?
Ferina: “I think it brought me to a time when I was going on adrenal fatigue, stress and also having constant panic attacks that literally stopped me on my tracks.
I kept being reminded (by my own mind) on ‘what if I had slowed down before that ultimate burnout’ or ‘this panic attack can be stopped only if I come back to my slow deep breathing’ and I saw that as moment of pause – not to be leaving that modern and urban lifestyle (we can’t get away from it or lock ourselves in a cave to meditate) but it is about that space in between how I should respond to it.
What is PAUSE in your definition?
Tell us more on how will you be bringing this initiative into our reality?
Ferina: “In a world with global burnout, obesity, depression etc, we seek validation on external where things doesn’t really exist.
Studies have shown that our addiction to that tiny phone screen has brought us to ‘likes’ to define who we are. This also brings in the kind of stress that could have been prevented.
I look at wellness more from the idea where one wants to seek self-actualisation.
After we have all our basic needs, food, shelter etc, we look beyond that and go into that inward journey. This is where we envision PAUSE to be.
We are firm believers that you slow down to speed up and that intermission/ break in between shouldn’t feel like a guilt sentence.
Through our PAUSE sessions, we want to create that space where we bring informative and uplifting perspective to living well.
Alfred: Sometimes when I interact with other entrepreneurs, this whole idea of slowing down is often judged to be unproductive or a sign of weakness. There is this resistance in many business owners to even stop for a moment and just breathe.
How do you counter this type of resistance?
Ferina: “The preventative stories of myself as the founder. I wished I had pause years ago when my body and mind was screaming for a slow down. We usually hit that breaking point and still push forward.
It is only when you have broken down, that you learn. And that crippling and scary time with my depression, anxiety and panic attacks is when I knew I don’t want any other human being to go through the same thing.
Alfred: I totally love what you are doing to create this nurturing space for us to PAUSE, especially in this busy society where people are relentlessly pursuing.
I like to explore from your perspective, what possibilities and future will you see as a result of practicing PAUSE? What difference will it make?
Ferina: “I believe people seek further than just financial success.
Alfred: I guess many entrepreneurs would like to understand how they can implement some of these practices into their lives while simultaneously growing their business.
As an entrepreneur and through your own experience, what are some of your counterintuitive wisdom to this whole culture of going fast and furious?
Earlier on, we explore this notion of priority. How can entrepreneurs get clear about their priorities and conviction of where they are heading towards?
Make non-negotiable to-BE time daily, weekly, quarterly.
Tackle my daily to-dos with tight bubble of focus and using my
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production of salmon. This is specifically termed aquaculture of salmonoids. One of the dangers of this practice is the possibility of domesticated salmon breaking free from their containment. The occurrence of escaping incidents is becoming increasingly common as aquaculture gains popularity. Farming structures may be ineffective at holding the vast number of fast growing animals they house. Natural disasters, high tides, and other environmental occurrences can also trigger aquatic animal escapes. The reason these escapes are considered dangers is the impact they pose for the wild population they reproduce with after escaping. In many instances the wild population experiences a decreased likelihood of survival after reproducing with domesticated populations of salmon.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife cites that "commonly expressed concerns surrounding escaped Atlantic salmon include competition with native salmon, predation, disease transfer, hybridization, and colonization" A report done by that organization in 1999 did not find that escaped salmon posed a significant risk to wild populations.
Crops refer to groups of plants grown for consumption. Despite domestication over many years, these plants are not so far removed from their wild relatives that they could reproduce if brought together. Many crops are still grown in the areas they originated and gene flow between crops and wild relatives impacts the evolution of wild populations. Farmers can avoid reproduction between the different populations by timing their planting of crops so that crops are not flowering when wild relatives would be. Domesticated crops have been changed through artificial selection and genetic engineering. The genetic make up of many crops is different than that of its wild relatives, but the closer they grow to one another the more likely they are to share genes through pollen. Gene flow persists between crops and wild counterparts.
Genetically engineered organisms are genetically modified in a laboratory, and therefore distinct from those that were bred through artificial selection. In the fields of agriculture, agroforestry and animal husbandry, genetic pollution is being used to describe gene flows between GE species and wild relatives. An early use of the term "genetic pollution" in this later sense appears in a wide-ranging review of the potential ecological effects of genetic engineering in The Ecologist magazine in July 1989. It was also popularized by environmentalist Jeremy Rifkin in his 1998 book The Biotech Century. While intentional crossbreeding between two genetically distinct varieties is described as hybridization with the subsequent introgression of genes, Rifkin, who had played a leading role in the ethical debate for over a decade before, used genetic pollution to describe what he considered to be problems that might occur due the unintentional process of (modernly) genetically modified organisms (GMOs) dispersing their genes into the natural environment by breeding with wild plants or animals.
Concerns about negative consequences from gene flow between genetically engineered organisms and wild populations are valid. Most corn and soybean crops grown in the midwestern USA are genetically modified. There are corn and soybean varieties that are resistant to herbicides like glyphosate and corn that produces neonicotinoid pesticide within all of its tissues. These genetic modifications are meant to increase yields of crops but there is little evidence that yields actually increase. While scientists are concerned genetically engineered organisms can have negative effects on surrounding plant and animal communities, the risk of gene flow between genetically engineered organisms and wild populations is yet another concern. Many farmed crops may be weed resistant and reproduce with wild relatives. More research is necessary to understand how much gene flow between genetically engineered crops and wild populations occurs, and the impacts of genetic mixing.
Mutations within organisms can be executed through the process of exposing the organism to chemicals or radiation in order to generate mutations. This has been done in plants in order to create mutants that have a desired trait. These mutants can then be bred with other mutants or individuals that are not mutated in order to maintain the mutant trait. However, similar to the risks associated with introducing individuals to a certain environment, the variation created by mutated individuals could have a negative impact on native populations as well.
Since 2005 there has existed a GM Contamination Register, launched for GeneWatch UK and Greenpeace International that records all incidents of intentional or accidental release of organisms genetically modified using modern techniques.
Genetic use restriction technologies (GURTs) were developed for the purpose of property protection, but could be beneficial in preventing the dispersal of transgenes. GeneSafe technologies introduced a method that became known as “Terminator.” This method is based on seeds that produce sterile plants. This would prevent movement of transgenes into wild populations as hybridization would not be possible. However, this technology has never been deployed as it disproportionately negatively affects farmers in developing countries, who save seeds to use each year (whereas in developed countries, farmers generally buy seeds from seed production companies).
Physical containment has also been utilized to prevent the escape of transgenes. Physical containment includes barriers such as filters in labs, screens in greenhouses, and isolation distances in the field. Isolation distances have not always been successful, such as transgene escape from an isolated field into the wild in herbicide-resistant bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera.
Another suggested method that applies specifically to protection traits (e.g. pathogen resistance) is mitigation. Mitigation involves linking the positive trait (beneficial to fitness) to a trait that is negative (harmful to fitness) to wild but not domesticated individuals. In this case, if the protection trait was introduced to a weed, the negative trait would also be introduced in order to decrease overall fitness of the weed and decrease possibility of the individual’s reproduction and thus propagation of the transgene.
Genetic In a 10-year study of four different crops, none of the genetically engineered plants were found to be more invasive or more persistent than their conventional counterparts. An often cited claimed example of genetic pollution is the reputed discovery of transgenes from GE maize in landraces of maize in Oaxaca, Mexico. The report from Quist and Chapela, has since been discredited on methodological grounds. The scientific journal that originally published the study concluded that "the evidence available is not sufficient to justify the publication of the original paper." More recent attempts to replicate the original studies have concluded that genetically modified corn is absent from southern Mexico in 2003 and 2004.
A 2009 study verified the original findings of the controversial 2001 study, by finding transgenes in about 1% of 2000 samples of wild maize in Oaxaca, Mexico, despite Nature retracting the 2001 study and a second study failing to back up the findings of the initial study. The study found that the transgenes are common in some fields, but non-existent in others, hence explaining why a previous study failed to find them. Furthermore, not every laboratory method managed to find the transgenes.
A 2004 study performed near an Oregon field trial for a genetically modified variety of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) revealed that the transgene and its associate trait (resistance to the glyphosate herbicide) could be transmitted by wind pollination to resident plants of different Agrostis species, up to 14 km from the test field. In 2007, the Scotts Company, producer of the genetically modified bentgrass, agreed to pay a civil penalty of $500,000 to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA alleged that Scotts "failed to conduct a 2003 Oregon field trial in a manner which ensured that neither glyphosate-tolerant creeping bentgrass nor its offspring would persist in the environment".
Not only are there risks in terms of genetic engineering, but there are risks that emerge from species hybridization In Czechoslovakia, ibex were introduced from Turkey and Sinai to help promote the ibex population there, which caused hybrids that produced offspring too early, which caused the overall population to disappear completely. The genes of each population of the ibex in Turkey and Sinai were locally adapted to their environments so when placed in a new environmental context did not flourish. Additionally, the environmental toll that may arise from the introduction of a new species may be so disruptive that the ecosystem is no longer able to sustain certain populations.
"Invasive species have been a major cause of extinction throughout the world in the past few hundred years. Some of them prey on native wildlife, compete with it for resources, or spread disease, while others may hybridize with native species, causing "genetic pollution". In these ways, invasive species are as big a threat to the balance of nature as the direct overexploitation by humans of some species."</ref>.
It can also be considered undesirable if it leads to a loss of fitness in the wild populations. The term can be associated with the gene flow from a mutation bred, synthetic organism or genetically engineered organism to a non GE organism, by those who consider such gene flow detrimental. These environmentalist groups stand in complete opposition to the development and production of genetically engineered organisms.
"Uncontrolled spread of genetic information (frequently referring to transgenes) into the genomes of organisms in which such genes are not present in nature."
"...imply either that hybrids are less fit than the parentals, which need not be the case, or that there is an inherent value in "pure" gene pools."
"Mixing" need not be value-laden, and we use it here to denote mixing of gene pools whether or not associated with a decline in fitness.
"If you take a term used quite frequently these days, the term "genetic pollution," otherwise referred to as genetic contamination, it is a propaganda term, not a technical or scientific term. Pollution and contamination are both value judgments. By using the word "genetic" it gives the public the impression that they are talking about something scientific or technical--as if there were such a thing as genes that amount to pollution.
Thus, using the term “genetic pollution” is inherently political. A scientific approach to discussing gene flow between introduced and native species would be to use terms like genetic mixing or gene flow. Such mixing can definitely have negative consequences on the fitness of native populations, so it is important not to minimize the
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You will notice that our nursery is not weed free. While we want to look presentable for our clients, the costs associated with weed control are financially and environmentally high. Herbicides eliminate pollinator habitat, so we try not to go nuts. We treat our production areas so that we can keep our plants healthy. Other areas are hand weeded, weed whipped or left alone. The guys know that I get a little testy when they pull out milkweed plants, so they usually leave them around until the end of the season. We use cover crops to fill the spaces between our rows of trees; which helps reduce the need for pesticides and prevents soil erosion. Our greenhouse floors are covered with ground cloth to keep the weeds at bay. A combination of control strategies helps us respectfully produce beautiful plants.
Our nursery is home to about a million bunnies, coyotes, deer, rodents and raptors. While they can produce some unique challenges for us, we enjoy our encounters with them. Last year, a prairie dog wound up in our shop. We don't see them very often around here and everyone was pretty intrigued. Monarch caterpillars were all over our swamp milkweeds last summer. We also saw plenty on wild plants in the fields. A bee keeper placed his hives right next to our property and we enjoyed hearing a soothing hum while we went about our daily tasks. This is what farming is like for us and we love it! While we are occasionally forced to use insecticides on some of our other crops, we try to avoid doing so whenever possible. We want our plants to be enjoyed by everyone, including the birds and the bees.
Bees LOVE anise hyssop. This beautiful, native plant can be used in place of salvias and veronicas. It blooms for a long time and can be made into an excellent tea.
Monarch caterpillars on one of my pet weeds.
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We have been getting tons of calls from customers, wondering when they can stop by and buy some trees. As we were reminded yesterday, it is still a bit early in the season to plant. However, we have been busy at the nursery. The guys have been spading trees for a couple of weeks now and we have quite a few trees out of the ground. Crabapples are always first, as we have to get them balled before their buds unfurl. This year, we were also able to dig some of our Freeman maples and other shade trees early. Normally, we don't start spading trees until the first or second week in April.
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We have yet to uncover our over-wintered shrubs and perennials. Quite a few of the larger nurseries started that process a couple of weeks ago. However, they ended up having to re-cover more sensitive plants to protect them from our current conditions. That is a leisure we don't have. We simply don't have the labor or time to undo and redo. The wind out here on the range does not help when you are dealing with 60' long sheets of plastic either.
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I am re-posting this article I wrote previously for "The Glencoe Enterprise". It seems, Februaries are much the same from year to year.
March is almost here, and the media is a buzz with spring enthusiasm. People in other states are already enjoying the scents of blooming flowers while we brace ourselves for what could be the biggest blizzard of the year. The weekend was a lovely one. My husband and I took a walk across Silver Lake on Saturday afternoon, and played bocce ball on the lake with our neighbor in the evening. The ice is still really solid here. Last week’s thin coating of snow has made it much easier to stay upright on it too. Saturday’s sunshine was powerful enough, that it forced us to remove our hats and scarves while we were out playing. All conditions were perfect for enjoying the day on the lake. In the winter, we feel like we have one, 472-acre backyard. Our neighborhood gang has plans to play ice croquet and bean bag before the season is through. However, Mother Nature’s mood is ready to swing again and she feels like hanging with Old Man Winter. Whether you love him or hate him, Old Man Winter is a loyal companion to Mother Nature and he is going to stick by her side for as long as he can. That is why Minnesotans are always so glad when spring arrives. When we see our first Robins or tulips of the season, our hearts are elevated. Even though we know spring will always return, we experience extensive relief when we know for sure that winter is finally over. For this reason, spring-blooming plants are a must for Minnesota gardens.
One of the easiest ways to create an impressive, spring display is with fall-planted bulbs. Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths should all be planted right before the ground freezes in late autumn. This year, you probably could have planted them in December. Watering after planting is critical, so make sure you have the means to do so. Many people put their hoses away well before bulb-planting season arrives. Beds should be mulched after the soil hardens with evergreen branches, shredded leaves or clean straw. Most bulbs require a well-drained soil. Peat moss and compost can be used to amend heavier substrates. Daffodils and grape hyacinths have pretty commendable shade tolerance. Tulips prefer full sun. Many areas that are shady in the summer receive a good amount of sun before the trees leaf out. Early blooming tulips and daffodils, as well as a nice variety of minor bulbs, bloom well before the foliage of surrounding plants unfurls. This creates full-sun opportunities that aren’t there later in the season. More light always means more options. Bulbs work well planted amongst groundcovers and hostas. The longer you keep the foliage of ephemeral bulbs thriving in the spring, the more food they produce for the next season. For this reason, it is best to plant them in locations where their gradually senescing foliage won’t bother you. Shallow-rooted annuals can be planted right on top of deeply planted bulbs. This is another great way to camouflage withering leaves.
Many Minnesota wildflowers bloom early in the season. Bloodroots, shooting stars, Canadian gingers and wild geraniums are all members of my landscape repertoire. My pride and joy is a little lady slipper that my friend, Neil Hillstrom, picked up for me at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market several years ago. All of these plants do well in shadier portions of my gardens. I would say that none of them get more than half a day of sun. Many spring-blooming natives are ephemeral. That means that they disappear completely during the summer. Some of them make a fleeting, second appearance in the fall. Therefore, you have to handle them similarly to bulbs. In my gardens, I fill the transitional void with plants that need a little heat to get going. Coral bells, hostas and ferns get their extra beauty sleep, while the little wildflowers show their stuff. Then the early birds gracefully flutter away, allowing the vibrant colors and textures of summer to flourish. Many spring-blooming gems are quite tiny. They are best used in mass plantings or as borders for paths. As single specimens, they lack impact. Some native wildflowers take years to establish. They are well worth the wait, however; when your yard looks like a Monet in May.
Lilacs and peonies are two, controversial spring beauties. Many people shy away from lilacs because they attract bees. This is not hard for me to identify with, as I used to me terrified of bees. As a kid, I was stung on several occasions. Interestingly enough, I haven’t been bitten by one bee since I started working with plants ten years ago. Another common complaint about lilacs regards one of their strongest assets. When it comes to fragrance, it seems that people either love or hate their powerful perfume. Mom and Dad have a big old lilac hedge on the farm. Fond memories of vases flowing with fragrant flowers fill my head. In my mind, both lilacs and peonies trigger nothing but positive thoughts. Lots of folks have a beef with peonies though. From the ants that associate with them to their floppy postures, it seems that peonies have fallen out of popularity
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At most sleepaway camps (and if this is NOT the case for your child’s camp, I would encourage you to find another one), personal responsibility is the cornerstone of daily life. Daily chore charts that require every camper to participate include jobs like: wait the tables in the dining hall, wash dishes, deliver mail, vacuum, collect and empty garbage, etc. At many camps, the kids are responsible for cleaning their own bathrooms. YES, even toilets. My favorite job to be assigned was “super spatula.” This job entails scraping all of the food off of the plates at mealtime onto one main plate and then transferring the “ORT” (or leftover food morsels) to the “ort bucket,” the contents of which would be fed to the pigs at the camp’s farm.
Our children can be forgiven for thinking that the world they live in is universal. After all, many of our children haven’t had the opportunity to see much of the world during their young years. Sleepaway camp, particularly those that attempt to attract children and staff from different cities, regions, and backgrounds, provide our children with new and unique experiences and the opportunity to navigate and negotiate social situations that involve people who are different from them and the friends they interact with every day. Often, many sleepaway camps will hire staff from one of several international staffing agencies, thus diversifying the experience even more. Camp program staff design clinics, courses, and experiences that are likely to be novel for the campers, thus expanding a camper’s view on what he/she might enjoy or be good at. I have had the good fortune of observing scores of campers find new hobbies, interest, and passions from just one experience at camp. I know campers who have become chefs from having participated in outdoor cooking classes or children who have become veterinarians as a result of attending horse/ranch camp.
With peers: Ask any adult who has spent time as a camper or staff at a summer camp and they will most likely have close friends today that they met at camp, as well as an army of others that may not be as close, but whose sleepaway camp bond keeps them connected for a lifetime. Children learn not only how to build and maintain relationships with peers, but they also learn the VALUE of deep, supportive friendships. Especially as kids get older, I find that they appreciate having a world outside of school where friends “accept them for who they are.” At camp, children are able to let go of so much more of the pressures of “fitting in” and “measuring up” because they are in a new space. Not to mention, most sleepaway camps provide a technology-free environment for children to cultivate friendship the old-fashioned way--through conversation and shared experience--NOT through social media.
With non-parent adults: In an age when the pressures and distractions our children face are only increasing, one of the best defenses against childhood and teen depression, anxiety, and self-harm is a supportive adult outside the family that your child knows they can turn to. In school settings we ensure that each child has at least one adult on campus they know they can talk to, and a camp experience widens the net of available confidantes for our children. As our kids individuate, their bonds with other adults become more important. They will value and look up to role models they trust, and those trusted adults become part of the village that helps raise our children. As a “retired” counselor, I can’t tell you how many now-grown campers still reach out to me for support, advice, or just a friendly and non-judgmental ear. It is a privilege for me to me held in that esteem, but also a helpful relationship for them as they navigate their way through young adulthood. I know the counselors whom I most respected held that role for me and my life is better for it.
With YOU: Before you worry that sending your child off to meet and bond with other adults will diminish your own relationship, fear not. Consider that a child whose parents trust them enough to 1) send them to camp and 2) encourage them to seek mentorship outside the parental relationship feels valued and supported, and will actually respect you more for that freedom. I find that as children grow up, the parents with whom they feel closest are the ones who have learned to loosen the strings appropriately. We want the best for our kids, and helping them grow a network of close adults who can provide advice and support is one of the greatest gifts we can give them. Believe me, they will not forget about you – they will love you for the experience!
When I was a child, my friends and I were free to ride our bikes to the far ends of the earth (or at least that what it felt like) to discover our own adventures. We explored the outdoors with a lightness and whimsy that is often frowned upon today. Even though our neighborhoods are much safer than they have ever been, providing the freedom for children to explore the great outdoors feels too risky a venture for most parents. And even if we did provide that freedom, the draw of technology or the scheduling of numerous sports and activities has our children indoors and/or booked most of the time.
Sleepaway camp is a ticket outdoors without the worry of putting children’s safety at risk.
You don’t need me to remind you of the myriad of benefits being outdoors has on our health and wellbeing. There’s plenty of great research out there to tell you that being outdoors can do wonders to your body, mind, and spirit. However, maybe we all need to be reminded that our children need it, too. Desperately. And if you are like me and live in the middle of massive suburbia with all of its pressure, stress, noise, and competing interests, then we share an even greater need to get out in the great outdoors. Sleepaway camp provides this necessary connection to the natural world for our children.
Below is a graphic published by the American Camp Association that highlights some of the benefits campers, parents, and staff experience from camp.
I imagine that all this sleepaway camp talk has got you wondering a few things. Let me take a stab at answering the most likely questions you may have.
I am also a big supporter of day camps. In fact my own children attend several day camps in our area and love them. There are so many great options with specific sports, music, art or hobby foci. There are also more globally focused camps that try to address the teaching of innovation, adventure, or making skills. Day camps are a gradual entre to sleepaway camp, too. All that said, there is some developmental growth and experience that only sleepaway camp can provide. In my book, including at least one week of sleepaway camp in the summer plans, along with a smattering of day camps and family time is a great recipe for summer growth and respite.
How do I know my child is ready for sleepaway camp?
Begin with day camp experiences at least one year before signing up for sleepaway camp.
If possible, select a sleepaway camp that is near to your home when your child is younger. For those in the Bay Area, there are many options in the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding areas.
A one-week session is usually the perfect starting point for a new sleepaway camper.
Start talking about sleepaway camp early. My children hear about my sleepaway camp experiences all the time. Last summer we visited my former sleepaway camp in preparation for one of my children to begin this summer. He has been talking about starting ever since we visited.
Attend a family camp at your favorite sleepaway facility. Most camps properties provide family camp options during the off season. These are great opportunities to acclimate your children to sleepaway camp.
What are indicators of quality?
I’m going likely disappoint a lot of people by not recommending any specific camp. It’s not my job to presuppose a family’s needs and values; I also don’t want to leave any quality program out of my recommendations. That said, there are some great resources out there to help you identify a great camp for your child.
First get recommendations from people you trust. There is no better indicator of quality than the recommendation of friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Second, you want to make sure that the camp you choose is accredited. Accreditation ensures that camps have the proper facility maintenance, staff training and support, safety plans and measures, and philosophical approach. The American Camp Association is the largest accreditation organizations in the U.S., but there are others. To ensure that the camp is a right fit, you can also read online reviews and take a visit. Camps welcome parent visitors to their facilities to discover more; take them up on that welcome.
Sending your child to camp, especially the first time, with a friend is a great way to ease the anxiety that they--or more likely, you--have about being away from home for an extended period. Homesickness is real for many kids, even the most well adjusted and outgoing. Attending with a friend can help create just enough comfort, allowing kids, especially the younger ones, to adjust quickly to being away from home. Often, after the first experience with a friend, the childhood fears dissipate greatly. While attending with a friend is a great strategy, I do recommend providing at least occasional camp options that don’t always include the same group of kids your children hang out with at school or in sports/scouts/church, etc. Having an experience that
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the head if you want, and check the Autopsy Record No. 53477 File, about a dead body that was known to steal. The body in question is lying on the second to the far left on the far side of the room - and there’s a Diamond Key next to his hand you can grab - but he’ll wake up awfully angry when you do, as will the zombie by the door if you didn't kill him.
You can search the other sliding trays too - but be wary. One contains a zombie on the opposite side where you found the key - it’ll start banging when you open so you don’t have to keep opening it. Another body can be found in the far corner on the side you entered from, but thankfully this one won’t get up, and has a Flash Grenade. A tray in the middle of this row is full of cockroaches, but to the right is a Red Herb.
With the Diamond Key in hand, return through the Kennel, but be ready for another Licker to be waiting out in the hallway to ambush you. Unleash a Grenade Launcher round into his face or stun it with a Flash Grenade so it doesn’t get the chance to lunge at you. Before going to the Parking Garage, quickly dart back into the Firing Range. Use the Diamond Key to access the weapons storage area, which is annoyingly devoid of weapons. You can however score another Red Herb, and another roll of Film: 3F Locker. Be wary of the two zombies in the Firing Range - they'll have awoken if you didn't kill them earlier, but they might not see you if you're careful.
Back in the Parking Garage, head back to the hall with the elevator, and unlock the Diamond Door into the Elevator Control Room. Inside you’ll find the shutter control, but also a Blue Herb, High-Grade Gunpowder and a Shoulder Stock for the GM 79 Grenade Launcher that gives a better trajectory with less kick.
Taking the elevator up you’ll find a hidden balcony path behind the Main Hall where a Green Herb lies at the end, and past it is a secret door leading into the Chief’s Office. This lavash room is full of taxidermied animals - and includes a Typewriter and Item Box. You can also find a note on the main desk, a Copy of Emails to Chief Irons File, as well as Submachine Gun Ammo on the center table, alongside a Taxidermy Log File.
Since the door to the East Hall is is locked by a Heart Door, take the other door down to a shorter hall leading to the Private Collection Room. In here you’ll find a High-Grade Gunpowder on a shelf, and near it is a locked cage where you can see the Parking Garage Key Card dangling just out of reach.
The door to the cage is locked by a power panel that doesn’t seem to work. Search the back of the room for the Repair Shop Letter File that clues you in - you need two Power Panel Parts to restore the panel to working order. One of them is in the East Storage Room on the 3rd floor, and another is in the Clock Tower on the opposite side of the 3rd floor. Before leaving, look on the end table for a Lover’s Relief, and inspect the back of the frame to find the Heart Key hidden along the back.
Stash the Diamond Key for now and instead carry the Heart Key to unlock the door to the East Hall. Like the Parking Garage, you can’t open the shutters here either, but there is a Mr. Raccoon Toy next to the stairs. Before going upstairs, head down first to find a hall with a window a zombie will try to break in through. At the end of the hall is a Heart Door locked Interrogation Room and Club Door locked Observation Room, with High-Grade Gunpowder in the locker at the end. Claire cannot get the Club Key in her story, but you can enter the other room.
Unlike the Main Story, this room now contains an Electronic Lock, as it switched locations with the Bejeweled Box.
Inside you can find High-Caliber Handgun Ammo on the table by the door, and moving past the one-way mirror with ominous writing scrawled in it - there’s an Electronic Lock in the far corner. Be careful, because a Licker will burst through the mirror to try and ambush you. Loose a grenade round in its face and dash out of the room, and peek back through the door to finish it off with another round. Be sure to check back once the Licker is dead, as you can hop the broken mirror into the Observation Room to find a dead cop holding Gunpowder, and a Confiscation Report File.
Once you have a moment, inspect the Electronic Lock and solve its randomized sequence of buttons to get a Spare Key for the Safety Deposit Room. Be sure to return to the Chief’s Office and deposit it for later.
Up on the third floor, you can find Wooden Boards and several lockers - one contains a Flash Grenade while the other holds High-Caliber Handgun Ammo. Avoid the Balcony for the moment, and instead head into the East Storage Room.
One is waiting to grab you when you inspect the Heart Door along the bottom or the Shotgun Shells next to it, while the other wait to lunge out at the bottom left corner if you are running down from the locked door at the top. Take them out carefully, and don’t be afraid to retreat to the stairwell where you can group them up for a Grenade Round. Back in the middle of the room you can find a Large Gear, and a Blue Herb nearby. The gear does take a lot of space so you may have to leave it for later.
When the room is clear, open the Heart Door to find a second storage room full of creepy mannequins. One of them has a Combat Knife embedded in the head, and you can find a Boxed Electronic Part in the corner that holds the first Power Panel Part. Before leaving the room, be sure to look for the Mr. Raccoon Toy hiding on the shelves near the door.
Leave the storage room and head outside onto the Balcony where you can find another Blue Herb. Head down the ladder that supports your weight quite well, and go down to the lower roof.
You’ll be on the other side of the crashed helicopter now, and the burning wreckage prevents you from getting back to the Main Hall. Grab the High-Caliber Handgun Ammo on the bench next to the wreckage, and then look around. There’s a water pump near the broken ladder, but it only seems to be pulling water from the busted right valve.
Look for a stairway down into the alley, and check behind the stairs for two Green Herb guarded by a zombie. Further down you’ll find a boarded up Boiler Room with another zombie lurking on the right - and the pump controls off to the left. Switch the flow of water to the right to get the water flowing into the right pipe.
Return to the Roof and use the valve to send water gushing onto the helicopter, making it safe to progress. Enter the hall and grab the Red Herb in the corner before turning to see the Mr. X make his scheduled return.
Slip past Mr. X however you can and dash down the East Hall corridor through the helicopter wreckage - putting you on other other side of the shutters. From here you can either run down the Fire Escape and take shelter in the Break Room (the Tyrant can’t follow you into the Watchman’s Room), or head through the Waiting Room to the Main Hall.
Interestingly enough, in the Second Run - since the door to the Secret Room never closed, you can actually use it as a new safe space seeing as the Main Hall has no Typewriter anymore. Use the Secret Room to restock on supplies and store what you need.
Your next target is the only other Heart Door and Diamond Door - located at the Records Room via the room below the Operations Room, and the Linen Room below the S.T.A.R.S. Office.
Depending on Mr. X’s position (if he’s chasing you or not), you can head up from the Secret Room to the Library and Lounge. Make sure the coast is clear outside - and head down the hall to the Linen Closet which is locked by the Diamond Key. Inside you’ll find Gunpowder and another Electronic Safe. Solve the safe’s sequence lock like you did for the last one (it’s always random) to get the remaining Spare Key to use back at the Safety Deposit Room.
When the coast is clear in the West Hall, head into the room below the Operations Room. Use the Heart Key on the Records Room, and inside you’ll find Gunpowder near the far door, and up near the door you entered you’ll find a Grenade and a Mechanic Jack Handle - the item you need to finally reach the top floor of the Library and Main Hall. There’s a good chance Mr X. will soon come find you here, and the large row of shelves in the middle of the room can help you keep your distance from him.
With the Jack Handle in hand from the Records Room, it’s time to run for the Library - be sure to clear out any remaining zombies as this next part of the puzzle needs time. You also don
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was a noted die-off of honeybees, which was later termed colony collapse disorder. It was uncertain at the time what was causing this alarming problem. But the cause is becoming clearer.
Newsweek warned in a September 2018 article that glyphosate – the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup – is killing honeybees. The news magazine stated that glyphosate destroys ‘so-called good bacteria in the guts of honeybees, making them more prone to infection and possibly death.
The Newsweek article referred to new scientific research from the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) that indicates that honey bees that have been exposed to glyphosate lose some of the helpful bacteria in their guts and are more likely to get infections and suffer death from damaging bacteria.
Scientists in the UT Austin study – ‘Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honey bees’ published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America – argue this is strong evidence that glyphosate is contributing to a decline in the honey bee population around the world. Erick Motta, a graduate student who led the research, said that more effective guidelines for the use of glyphosate are needed, especially regarding how bees are exposed to it.
Right now, guidelines of the US government assume that bees are not harmed by Roundup. Evidence shows this is a shaky assumption at best.
Glyphosate interferes with a vital enzyme that is found in microorganisms and plans but not in animals, the study notes. So it has been assumed for years that glyphosate is nontoxic to animals, including humans and bees. But this new study indicates that by changing the gut microbiome in bees, which is the ecosystem of bacteria that reside in the digestive tract of bees, including ones that protect it from dangerous bacteria, glyphosate can compromise its ability to fight many types of infections.
According to the study, researchers exposed bees to glyphosate at levels that commonly occur in crop fields, yards and on the side of the road. The researchers worked with adult worker bees with established gut communities that were collected from hives at the University of Texas Austin.
They were marked on the thorax with paint, given glyphosate in amounts of 5 or 10 mg/L or sterile sucrose syrup for five days and taken back to the same hive. Fifteen bees from each group were studied before and three days after reintroduction to the hive. The same experiment was done using bees from different hives and different years. DNA was taken from dissected guts and used as a template for a qPCR analysis. DNA samples from the first experiment were used for Illumina sequencing at the Genomic Sequencing and Analysis Facility at UT Austin.
Of the eight major species of healthy bacteria in the bees that were exposed, four were found to be less abundant. The most affected bacterial species was Snodgrassella alvi, which is a vital microbe that assists bees in processing food and defending against various pathogens.
The study noted that glyphosate targets the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme in the shikimate pathway that is in plants and some microorganisms. Glyphosate can affect bacterial symbionts of animals that reside near agricultural sites, such as bees. The honey bee gut microbiota has eight bacterial species that encourage weight gain and reduce susceptibility to pathogens.
The gene encoding EPSPS is in virtually all of the sequenced genomes of bee gut bacteria. This indicates they could be susceptible to glyphosate. The study demonstrated the relative and absolute abundances of dominant gut microbiota species are reduced in bees that were exposed to glyphosate at levels that are common in the environment. Glyphosate exposure of young worker bees increased the mortality of bees that were then exposed to the pathogen Serratia marcescens. Various bee gut microbiota varied in their degree of susceptibility to glyphosate, largely depending upon whether they had an EPSPS of class I (glyphosate sensitivity) or class II (glyphosate insensitivity).
The basis for sensitivity differences was determined using in vitro experiments where the EPSPS gene from bee gut bacteria was cloned into Eschericha colia. All of the strains of core bee gut species, Snodgrassella alvi, have a sensitive class I EPSPS, and reduction in S. alvi levels was a regular result of the experiment. But some S. alvi strains seems to possess a different mechanism of glyphosate resistance. So, exposure of bees to the chemical can disturb their beneficial gut microbiota. This can affect bee health and how effective they are as pollinators.
Honey bees rely on gut microbial community for many functions, including food processing, the regulation of their immune system and defense against a variety of pathogens. Disturbances in this system have the possibility to cause negative consequences for fitness of the host. The study found that glyphosate affects bee gut microbiota composition and that bacterial strain and species in this community vary in the level of susceptibility to glyphosate.
Experimental and observational studies have provided strong evidence that dysbiosis that affects the bee gut can boost susceptibility to invasion by pathogens. Results also suggest that the development of a normal microbial community is important for protection against damaging pathogens of honey bees.
The study found that some species in bee guts can handle higher concentrations of glyphosate because of the presence of class II EPSPS enzyme. But others are more sensitive to the presence of class I EPSPS. The steady presence of glyphosate on bee gut microbiota had a negative impact on the growth of S. alvi, which have a sensitive EPSPS.
But some strains of S. Alvi may be able to handle the presence of glyphosate via an as yet unknown mechanism. Because bee but symbionts affect bee nutrition, development defense against enemies, disturbances in these gut communities could be a factor to make bees more vulnerable to various environmental stressors, such as poor nutrition and pathogens.
Bees with damaged gut microbiomes were more likely to die when they were exposed to the pathogen Serratia marcescens, compared with bees with normal guts. Serratia is a widespread pathogen that can infect bees all over the world. About 50% of bees with healthy microbiomes were still living eight days after they were exposed, while just 1/10 of bees whose microbiomes had been altered by exposure to Roundup were still living.
Moran noted that studies in bees, humans and other animals show that the gut microbiome is a normal and stable community that can resist infection by invading bacterial species. If you disrupt this stable community with a herbicide, the bee can be more susceptible to an invasion of dangerous pathogens.
Based on this research, the scientists recommend that landscapers, farmers, and homeowners do not spray Roundup on flowering plants that bees are most likely to visit.
More than 10 years ago, beekeepers in the US were alarmed to find their hives had been decimated by what is called colony collapse disorder. Millions of bees seemed to disappear mysteriously. This left farms with far fewer pollinators for their crops. Explanations for the problem have included exposure to antibiotics or pesticides, loss of habitat or bacterial infections. This newest study adds herbicides as a very likely factor in this disturbing trend.
The scientists note that this is not the only thing that is causing the deaths of bees, but Roundup is definitely involved. People should take note of it because glyphosate is used all over the place.
Also, native bumblebees have microbiomes that work similarly to honey bees, so it is likely that they would also be affected by glyphosate in the same way.
It also should be noted that glyphosate is not the only Monsanto ingredient leading to bee deaths. The company also markets seed treatment with neonicotioids. This is a class of insecticides that have been scientifically proven to kill bees and butterflies.
In 2013, the EU banned neonics from being used outdoors.
The news that the weed killer could be damaging to bees has serious consequences when we consider that the bee population is already in decline. Many factors are being blamed for the decline, including parasites such as the varroa mite, farming methods that kill flowering plants, and insecticides such as neonicotinoids that directly harm bees.
Bees are one of the major pollinators in the world and life as we know it would cease to exist without them. Without bees, many fruits and vegetables, most foods for babies and all prepared products that contain sunflower oil and personal hygiene products that have shea butter could not be produced.
Experts note that life on earth would basically collapse without insects. They are at the heart of all ecological processes. About ¾ of the crops that we grow benefit from insect pollination, which provides us with ⅓ of the foods we consume.
These include delicious fruits and vegetables, coffee and chocolate and more. Our diets would be much worse and less healthy without bees doing their work of pollination. Bees also are important for breaking down leaves, dead trees and dead animal bodies. They assist in recycling nutrients and make them available again.
If it were not for insects, cow manure and dead bodies of animals would pile up, so, scientists say, we should be very concerned about the decline in the bee population.
Ban the seven most dangerous pesticides, including glyphosate.
Protect pollinator health by better preserving bees’ wild habitat.
Greenpeace says restoring bee populations and making healthier bees will improve pollination and ecological agriculture, which will improve crop yields.
Of course, Monsanto denies that its product has any effects on bees.
A spokesperson stated in 2017 that claims that glyphosate has a negative effect on bees is not true. No large-scale study has found a link between glyphosate and the decline of the bee population. More than 40 years of
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fabricated, which were utilized for various applications such as a logic transistor, a memory cell, and a biosensor. He has authored or coauthored one book chapter, 70 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and 16 proceeding papers for international conferences.
A qubit is a unit of quantum information—the fundamental currency of quantum computing, which is predicted to be hugely more efficient for solving problems that are challenging for traditional computers, such as breaking secret codes. This presentation will describe a path to development of a practical qubit design based on silicon CMOS processing technology. The qubit device is an electrostatic silicon quantum dot (QD) with an implanted donor. We demonstrate for the first time coherent two-axis control of a two-electron spin logical qubit that evolves under QD-donor exchange interaction as well as interaction with the donor nucleus, with decoherence as good as that of competing systems.
Malcolm Carroll is the Principal Investigator for research on silicon quantum computing at Sandia National Laboratories, including development of quantum dots, cryoelectronics and quantum error correction schemes for future quantum circuitry. In 2001 he received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University and joined Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies at Murray Hill, NJ. In 2003 and 2006 he became a senior and then principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. Dr. Carroll was a Fulbright Fellow and has been an author on over 50 peer reviewed articles and 3 patents. He co-founded and is an organizing committee member of the Silicon Quantum Computing Workshop series and is an external advisor for the Australian Centre for Quantum Computing Technology.
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We are now in a very exciting period of time when many new and disruptive technologies emerge across a wide range of industries, making the existing technologies obsolete faster than anyone could anticipate. The new products with emerging technologies are generally smaller, lighter, stronger, more reliable and cheaper. To achieve all these, process control has becoming more important than ever, which gives good opportunities for various metrology tools to be incorporated into the advanced manufacturing processes. This leads to new challenges to integrate the metrology tools into the manufacturing tools. In this talk, I will review and compare several metrology tools and their applications in nanotechnology, and discuss about some of the challenges in integrating the tools into the manufacturing process.
Dr. Min Yang joined Bruker Nano Surfaces as Director of Applications Development, responsible for developing new applications for tribology, optical and stylus metrology, and optical coordinate measurement. Min has over 20 years of experience in tribology, metrology and failure analysis, mostly in the data storage business in Silicon Valley. She started her career as a tribology integration engineer for head/disk interface designs and held a number of positions at IBM and Western Digital in tribology and failure analysis. Prior joining Bruker, Min was an Engineering Director at Western Digital, responsible for the development of tribology and failure analysis testing on a wide variety of instruments including, SEM/EDX, AFM, FIB, TOF-SIMS, FTIR, Raman, optical analysis tools, and test chambers. Min holds a BSEE from Beijing University of Technology, a Masters in Materials Science from Beijing Aeronautical Materials Institute, and both a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in System Engineering from UC San Diego.
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One-dimensional (1D) materials like carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and two-dimensional (2D) materials like graphene have potential applications in low-power electronics and energy-conversion systems. These are also rich domains for fundamental discoveries as well as technological advances. This talk will present recent highlights from our research on CNTs, graphene, and MoS2. As an example, we used CNTs to enable the most energy-efficient phase-change memory (PCM) devices to date. We have also studied graphene from basic transport measurements, to the recent wafer-scale demonstration of analog dot product nanofunctions. We are presently evaluating the unusual thermal and thermoelectric properties of other 2D materials (like MoS2) which could lead to unconventional applications in energy harvesters and thermal circuits. Our studies ultimately reveal fundamental limits and new applications that could be achieved through the co-design and heterogeneous integration of 1D and 2D nanomaterials. For more info please visit http://poplab.stanford.edu.
Eric Pop ([email protected]) is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering (EE) at Stanford, where he leads the SystemX Heterogeneous Integration Focus Area. He was previously on the faculty of the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign (2007-13) and worked at Intel (2005-07). His research interests are at the intersection of electronics, nanomaterials, and energy. He received his PhD in EE from Stanford (2005) and three degrees from MIT (MEng and BS in EE, BS in Physics). His honors include the 2010 PECASE from the White House, and Young Investigator Awards from the ONR, NSF CAREER, AFOSR, and DARPA. He is an IEEE Senior member, he served as the General Chair of the Device Research Conference (DRC), and on program committees of the VLSI, IRPS, MRS, IEDM, and APS conferences. In a past life, he was a DJ at KZSU 90.1 from 2001-04.
The virtuous cycle of integrated-circuit (IC) technology advancement has been sustained for over 50 years, resulting in the proliferation of information and communication technology with dramatic economic and social impact. Industry experts predict that the pace of increasing transistor density will slow down dramatically within the next 5 years, however, due to fundamental limits of the conventional photolithographic patterningprocess. Scaling of IC feature sizes beyond the resolution limit of lithography has been enabled by multiple-patterning techniques, but at significant incremental cost. In the first part of this seminar, I will describe a more cost-efficient approach for defining sub-lithographic features, to help extend the era of Moore’s Law.
Beyond Moore’s Law,the proliferation of mobile electronic devices and the emergence of applications such as wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things have brought energy consumption to the fore of challenges for future information-processing devices. The energy efficiency of a digital logic integrated circuit is fundamentally limited by non-zero transistor off-state leakage current. Mechanical switches have zero leakage current and potentially can overcome this fundamental limit. In the second part of this seminar, I will describe recent progress toward realizing the promise of ultra-low-power mechanical computing.
Tsu-Jae King Liu received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. From 1992 to 1996 she was a Member of Research Staff at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Palo Alto, CA). In August 1996 she joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, where she currently holds the TSMC Distinguished Professorship in Microelectronics in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and serves as Associate Dean for Academic Planning and Development in the College of Engineering.
Dr. Liu’s research awards include the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award (2000) for development of the FinFET, the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award (2010) for contributions to nanoscale MOS transistors, memory devices, and MEMs devices, the Intel Outstanding Researcher in Nanotechnology Award (2012), and the Semiconductor Industry Association Outstanding Research Award (2014). She has authored or co-authored close to 500 publications and holds over 90 U.S. patents, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Her research activities are presently in advanced materials, process technology and devices for energy-efficient electronics.
Economic adulteration of milk is a serious issue that has caused illness in 0.3 million people in 2008 alone. This is made possible by the fact that milk quality is assessed solely on its nitrogen content. Currently only a small amount of milk is checked for adulteration as small molecule adulterants are detected via HPLC-MS and GC-MS systems in centralized laboratories, at significant cost in terms of resources, time, and product useful shelf-life. Thus portable, field-deployable systems are strongly needed for detection of milk adulteration. This talk will focus on directions and challenges of designing such systems and using nano-structures for performing sensing from real samples such as milk. The talk will also discuss efforts at HP Labs to enable such sensing via a nano structured surface enhanced Raman sensor (SERS).
Dr. Viktor Shkolnikov is a researcher at HP Labs, where he leads several microfluidics for life sciences projects. His research interests include experimental fluid dynamics and transport phenomena (especially micro/nano-fluidics), electrokinetics and electrohydrodynamics, microscale cooling, Lab-on-a-Chip and drug delivery devices, and fluid mechanics as applied to health care and life sciences. Viktor Shkolnikov received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. all in Mechanical Engineering and all from Stanford University.
Max Shulaker will be joining MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as a faculty member, having finished his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University under the supervision of Professor Subhasish Mitra and co-advised by Professor Philip Wong. He received his B.S. from Stanford University in Electrical Engineering. Max’s current research interests are in the broad area of nanosystems. His research results include the demonstration of the first carbon nanotube computer (highlighted on the cover of Nature, Sept. 2013), the first digital sub-systems built entirely using carbon nanotube FETs (awarded the ISSCC Jack Raper Award for Outstanding Technology-Directions Paper, 2013), the first monolithically
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channel that clicks the mouse button when a blink is detected. It is disabled by default and can be enabled under the Plugins menu.
I have recently started with Mindwave mobile which connects with brain Visualizer etc, but not with lucidscribe using the thinkgear connector 9.6. I get cpu display but nothing from EEG, meditation, alpha, etc. The EEG plot is flat at 256. Also the exit command does not close the program making it even harder to check different com ports. Thethinkgear icon shows a connection to visualizer but not lucid scribe. closing visualizer doesn’t help.
You should only have ThinkGear Connecter running before you start Lucid Scribe. The program minimizes to the system tray, next to the time – if you right-click on the icon and select Exit, it should close. Also, make sure that no other programs are connected to ThinkGear Connector, so close Brain Visualizer.
Please let me know if that works and if you can trigger the audio track by blinking six times.
I have followed your suggestions and have also installed the newest updates LS1.2.1, TG plugin.0.9.6. and NETframework 4.0 Still a flat display and no connection to TGC 3.1.9.0. I am running Windows 6.0, service pack 2 (Vista).
When connected to Visualizer, TGC shows ‘STATUS: connected’. This changes to ‘STATUS: disconnected’ immediately when Visualizer is disconnected. However, the TGC status always remained ‘disconnected’ when I run LS 1.2.1.
I managed to get it connected again on my machine with Lucid Scribe 1.2.1 and ThinkGear EEG 0.9.6!
1.) Close all apps – ThinkGear Connector should be ‘disconnected’.
Mine is now working too w/ LS 1.2.1 and TG 0.9.6. I will email you a 1min screen shot that shows recording from the Occiptal region (Oz) and a response to 5 seconds of eye closing (which produces a big increase in alpha in most (but not all) people. You will see that the Alpha output increases with a short delay and then slowly decays. This suggests the use of a moving average in the algorithm. The EEG itself has been heavily filtered and is far from ‘raw’. You really can’t see the alpha activity even thought the FFT sees it!
Awesome! Thanks for your patience. I will update the instructions on the plugin download page, as even I was confused last night, expecting the ThinkGear Connector to be ‘connected’.
There should not be any empty logged minutes. Lucid Scribe outputs everything to the “Current” view, and writes it to file at the end of each minute. Can you also send a log file with missing minutes when you send the screenshot? Just right-click on the hour and select export and send me the LSD file. I have had this happen with earlier versions of Lucid Scribe when my machine was under heavy load… so I might still have some tweaking to do.
So, say we have a value of 500 for one second and then it updates to a value of 600: instead of having 10 dots in a flat line at 500 and then a jump to 600 for the next 10 dots, it starts at 500 and increments by 10 until it gets to 600. I can duplicate all the channels without the average if you like? But we won’t be able to get the values without a delay, except, perhaps – if we recalculate them from the raw “NeuroSky EEG” channel?
The Neurosky EEG output is clearly bandpass filtered, I don’t know if it is possible to get the real raw data but it sure would be nice.
Initialization seems to be another issue/solution. LS Connects with TGC only if you run TGC immediately before. If you run visualizer and then close and then try to run LS the connection fails. In a slightly similar way Logging starts and continues when you start LS (after a full exit) until you open log file. Then logging continues to show entries (384, 386, etc/min) but the log data display is blank. As for the frequency data, plotting one (large) point /sec would be a place to start. With a little more programing you could connect the dots or just draw a line back 1sec which is likely to be the epoch of FFT analysis.
I can check the NeuroSky spec and see what unit they were originally in.
Just for clarity, (from a card-carrying EEGer) Recorded from the scalp with any kind of electrode (including needle electrodes) EEG amplitudes ranges from 10-100 uV (micro volts) while awake. Beta activity is typically much lower in amplitude that Alpha or Theta, say10 uV versus 50uV.
With deep sleep or coma delta activity may reach several hundred uV. Cerebral death is usually defined as having no recorded EEG activity greater than 2uV. Certain types of epilepsy may produce abnormal discharges (Spike-wave activity) that may exceed 1000 or even 2000 uV (=2mV).
EEG activity recorded from subdural electrodes is similar to that on the surface of the brain and is usually 5-10x greater in amplitude thanscalp EEG.
You can use this formula to convert the values on the Raw EEG channel to voltages: (rawValue * (1.8/4096)) / 2000. This is due to a 2000x gain, 4096 value range, and 1.8V input voltage.
I want to have NeuroSky’s activities change the color and speed of an LED strip. Is that possible? I have no coding experience this this a job for a coder?
Sure. What type of LED strips would you like to use?
Hey Michael: Great to get your response. I am looking at these: http://www.adafruit.com/products/306. I also suspect that I will have to change the light pattern of the LEDs. They natively illuminate linearly and I would like to control the illumination speed as well and make the order random looking. Any thoughts on how to progress on this project would be awesome.
This guys has it running via USB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdGOdQhpz80. If you can figure out what contraption he shows at 1:10, I could write a plugin for Lucid Scribe to send commands to it through the USB port.
Thanks, yes I know what that contraption is and can be run via bluetooth. Can Neurosky output to bluetooth?
Have you an email address where we can discuss details off line?
You can reach me at [email protected].
I could write a Lucid Scribe plugin to output the NeuroSky measurements to Bluetooth. Do you have the headset working in Lucid Scribe?
Elite. The Mindflex plugin should work for your setup. You can download it from this thread: https://lucidcode.com/2013/08/23/mattel-mindflex-0-9-4/. Then you can select the COM port on which the Bluetooth is connected and it will be visually displayed and logged in data files for later review of the experiments. Please let me know if that works for you.
How did the experiments with the EEG SMT from Olimex go? Were you able to get it to trigger the audio tracks by only moving your eyes behind closed lids?
Michael Paul Coder thanks for the reply and help!! Try Mattel Mindflex 0.9.4, on EEG-SMT – I’m just starting to understand and explore, using Lucid Scribe and ElectrikGuru. I will keep up to date – thanks for everything!
Now sew a headband with electrodes EEG-SMT, http://postimg.org/image/3kiifv9en/.
‘ll Sleep with her uncomfortable – yes, but necessary.
Sleep with NeuroSky ThinkGear EEG-one wireless convenient and easy.
Elite. I see you have 3 active electrodes in there. You should be able to replace the electrode in the middle with the passive electrode (DLR) and still get it to trigger on eye movements. This is what my setup looks like: http://i.imgur.com/3n14ti1.jpg. Very comfortable and no sewing required. Check the halographs page for do it yourself instructions.
Can you get the Morse Code working with the NeuroSky ThinkGear EEG plugin?
http://eric-blue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screenshot-brain_grapher-2.png you like to do???
Cool. Help yourself to some more audio tracks I mixed: http://www.lucid-code.com/LSDBase/Anthems/.
For the MindWave? Not sure off the top of my head… will check when I am back home. But it definitely uses the Microsoft BT stack.
Hi Michael, sleep with the electrode on the ear – very uncomfortable. I want to move it to the forehead, what do you say??? will work???
There is only one way to find out, but it will be worth the endeavor. Let us know how it goes!
Elite. Can you still pick up the signal in Lucid Scribe and is it clean and can it pick up eye movements?
My friend makes the program to determine REM, I do spend experiences and gather information (sleep with the device). I don `t know if your program is suitable for our remodeling neurosky
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work with homeless youth, Jones works with as many as 480 students who experience some degree of homelessness — a number that oscillates as families continue to find and fall out of housing.
In April, Berkeley City Council heard a recommendation to streamline more funds for transition-age youth, or those from ages 18 to 24. For those under 18 and still in school, however, Jones is one of the only resources available.
As many homeless youth and their families search for basic shelter and food, they tend to become mentally removed from their schooling and face difficulties finding constants in their lives as they come of age.
Jones acts as one of those few constants — one of the few who sees these students’ reality. But everywhere else, homeless students blend into their surroundings, disguising themselves with polished veneers to avoid potential ridicule.
Stepping into Jones’ office with clean shoes, they wear sweatshirts fresh off the racks of any middle-class retailer, wield smartphones and appear just like anyone else at their school.
Jones said many families experiencing homelessness choose to shelter their image rather than sheltering themselves, spending what little income they have on maintaining the facade. Even Jones’ cabinets hide sundries for her students — not pencils and notebooks, but deodorants, toothbrushes, soaps, feminine products and toothpaste.
It’s like any other morning at school, and Sienna Crockett’s eyes sting as she stretches her eyelids apart, which feel heavier and heavier by the second.
On most weekdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., Crockett’s schedule is packed with six classes. This time, it’s only Crockett’s first period at school, and she’s already blinking every few seconds, fighting to stay awake.
It was three hours before, at about 5 a.m., when she pulled herself out of bed, a routine undergone every morning as she embarks on a journey from a safe house in Alameda to her school in Berkeley.
Younger children — such as 14-year-old Crockett — navigating homelessness with a parent can sometimes find shelter in Berkeley at Harrison House and the North County Women’s Center, but both places have a limited capacity.
Even scarcer are options for unaccompanied homeless youth: the teens who have left abusive or unstable homes and are on their own. Potential sanctuaries exist outside Berkeley at two shelters specific to unaccompanied youth under 18: DreamCatcher in Oakland and Calli House in Richmond.
The insufficient shelter space in Berkeley, coupled with rising housing costs, has forced many youth and their families either into others’ living rooms or out of the city.
For Crockett, the commute from Alameda is taxing, but not as taxing as the chatter and raucous noise that keeps her up most nights. Even during the shelter’s designated quiet hours, Crockett has grown accustomed to the ruckus that floods her ears despite the music pounding from her earbuds.
It’s 10 p.m., and she wants to sleep. But she and her mom, Chamisa, share a small cubicle with another family, with nothing but a thin wall separating them from the rest of the dormitory’s 30 other women and 14 children, many of whom are up playing with one another and their toys until close to midnight.
There’s no privacy living in a shelter, but it’s a change from years of hopping among hotels. There, she and her mom enjoyed privacy, though they’d have to constantly uproot themselves, chasing cheaper prices.
It was with Jones’ support that Crockett and her mom eventually relocated to a safe house in Alameda, which is the closest thing to home consistency Crockett has experienced while attending school.
Many other homeless youth who choose to attend Berkeley schools are scattered around the East Bay, and Jones helps facilitate transportation to and from campuses and counsels students in their academics.
But there’s only so much Jones can do for students whose chronic limbo can’t be freed from their minds. Many of them are inevitably drawn away from enjoying their education, out of exhaustion, shame, despair and even habit.
For Jada Carter, 16, the consequences of this limbo were hard to leave at the door of her classrooms. Having spent her adolescence in public housing complexes in the Midwest, Carter has known poverty her entire life, even after her mother plucked her and her family out of the rust belt and into Berkeley to escape the incessant homelessness her family was cycling.
Disconnected from her home, Carter felt disconnected from her school. In the classroom, she thought less about her lessons and more about the pains of working multiple jobs when her mom could no longer support them both.
Eighteen years old and wide-eyed, Stephon Brewster can almost relive the time when he was Crockett’s age and suddenly heaved out of his home.
After his landlord raised their rent, he and his mom spent every night of his freshman year of high school sleeping in a car. That year, he failed nearly all of his classes, introducing unexpected pressure into his life.
That pressure — the pressure of trying to conquer his life-long struggle with homelessness as he enters adulthood — is a fear Brewster can’t shake, particularly as he becomes a college student.
Other youth, such as those exiting foster care, often end up on the streets, while other youth leave their families because of abuse.
After maxing out their 18-month stay at Harrison House, a shelter in Berkeley, Brewster and his mom are now couch surfing. His siblings in the area won’t take them in. It feels like an upgrade from the distress of sharing a dormitory with other families and navigating the interiors of a fractured welfare system.
Older youth tend to double up with other families or curl up on a sofa in the living rooms of their acquaintances for a night’s sleep. Stays are indefinite — there’s no predictability, no guarantee — when anything could trigger a host to sever the informal housing agreement.
Juggling the daily concerns that come with homelessness and the existential questions every student entering college has to grapple with becomes a constant project, he said.
The widespread anxiety among homeless youth who are approaching adulthood often arises from the cultural expectation that postgraduation, a youth should embrace and conquer newfangled independence as an adult, according to Grant, who helps shelter older youth who are exiting foster care or abusive homes or who have lost their jobs.
Besides YEAH, which operates five or six months of the year, the only other housing programs available for homeless, transition-age youth in Berkeley are at Fred Finch Youth Center.
Currently, there are only 43 affordable-housing units in Berkeley designated for transition-age youth.
The struggle for homeless youth becomes even greater, Grant said, when the unemployment rate for young people in general is so stacked.
In 2014, youth ranging from 16 to 24 years old saw the highest rates of unemployment nationwide — rates that were even higher among young underrepresented minorities. Specifically, youth between the ages of 16 and 17 experienced an unemployment rate of about 21 percent, compared with the 5 percent experienced among adults between the ages of 25 and 54, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Councilmember Max Anderson, in a City Council recommendation to provide $125,000 to transition-age homeless youth housing support stipends, credited high rent prices — on top of a lack of affordable housing options — as severe impediments to achieving stable housing, even when homeless youth are employed in a minimum-wage job or enrolled in school.
Brewster casts down his eyes as he describes how the high price of living in Berkeley has prevented people from accessing basic housing.
Now that he’s passed his high school exit exam on his first try, however, Brewster plans to graduate early, take some community college classes and get a job to try to support himself — something he considers an ideal start coming out of homelessness.
A young artist named Matisse kneels down on a floor that looks like a Jackson Pollock, sanding off a chair he plans to paint for his grandmother.
The consistent scratching doesn’t bother the dozens of teens who are stationed around a rectangular table, lost in the movement of their brushes and captivated by the feel of paint as it slides and sets on a canvas.
Their energy ricochets off the shelves of housing supplies, off stacks of old and forgotten canvasses kept for reuse, and off dozens of vibrantly tinted paintings lined along the walls. Accompanying each frame is little slice of paper that displays the artist’s name and the selling price.
When Wilson leaves Jones’ office at the end of the school day, she makes the voyage from one refuge to another: a hole-in-the-wall art studio on the opposite side of town called Youth Spirit Artworks, or YSA.
During the week, students — including Carter and Brewster — trek from their high school to the studio, where they develop their own artwork, execute art projects with their peers and cultivate skills as a way to begin entering the job market.
YSA is one of the few targeted programs in the city in which transition-age youth experiencing poverty, fractured homes or homelessness can begin to experience entrepreneurship and business, learn how to set prices for their work, and discover the ways in which the demand for art influences the prices they can set.
Many of the youth begin funding themselves with the art sales, said YSA associate director Danielle Gibbins. But even more, the studio is a creative outlet for Wilson, Carter, Brewster and their peers — a place where
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dangerous game and so you should be secure in the saddle and able to stay on if you need to gallop out of danger. You must be able to rise to the trot and gallop in a forward seat for long distance (c. 10 minutes).
There is a weight limit of 90kg but slightly heavier riders may be accepted on payment of a supplement for a second horse.
The morning rides can be fast and exhilarating and all paces are practiced. There are plenty of opportunities for long canters on the dry islands or across the flood plains. When water levels are deep it may also be possible to swim the horses across some channels - expect to be completely soaked!
The afternoon rides are shorter, c. 2 hours, and slower. You may walk and trot, but not canter. This is the time to take your camera and appreciate the sights and sounds of the bush - the afternoon light is beautiful.
A team of grooms will feed, care for and saddle your horses. You can help with untacking if you wish, but this is not expected.
Easy environment with a gentle climate the entire year, ideal from April to October.
Guests who do not ride regularly are requested to get fit prior to the ride. It is of particular importance to ensure you are comfortable and balanced when riding at speed across rough terrain and open spaces. If the guides feel that you are unsafe on horseback, then you will be offered non-riding activities instead.
Water bottles are provided on all of the horses. Saddle bags are available on some horses or the guides can carry small items for you, such as sunscreen.
English tack. There are seat savers on all of the saddles.
This safari takes place in a private concession area of over 2500 sq kilometres using two different camps, both in diverse areas.
Kujwana Camp, the principal camp, is situated south west of Chiefs Island in the Okavango Delta. It accommodates a maximum of 6 guests in spacious safari tents each with bathrooms en-suite. The main area has a fully stocked bar, tree house overlooking the Xudum River and a separate dining area. The camp is equipped with a solar system lighting all tents and the main area - this also provides enough power for the charging of cameras during daylight hours.
IMPORTANT: Mokolwane and fly camp options are only offered from March through to November. In January, February and December, guests are based at Kujwana Camp.
The Okavango Delta is a seasonal flood plain and so different times of the year offer different experiences - each magical in its own way. The seasons in southern Africa are the reserve of the UK and so December/January is mid-summer with high temperatures and the chance of dramatic thunderstorms, whereas July/August is mid-winter when temperatures are lower and there is little chance of rain. The water level in the Delta depend on the rainfall in Angola and the floods usually arrive around April/May and recede around September/October, but this varies every year and is difficult to predict. The following guide may prove useful when planning the best time for your holiday.
March/April : Daytime temperatures are warm/hot (25-35c) and will drop to 10-20c at night. There is a small chance of rain and the bush is green and lush. There will be waterholes left over from the rainy season but the flood may not have arrived yet. Because of the rain, lush grazing and plentiful waterholes the game is dispersed and not gathered in big herd but will look fat and healthy.
May : Daytime temperatures are falling (20-30c) and it is starting to feel cooler at night (5-10c). The floods normally arrive in May which brings high levels of bird life. The large herds of lechwe antelope and buffalo will start to move into the area, but game is still dispersed as there is plenty to eat and drink.
June-August : Daytime temperatures are still pleasant (20-25c) but night are cold (3-5c) and so the early morning and late evenings are chilly. The floods are at their highest and so there is plenty of wading from island to island and boat activities. Hippo and crocodile may move into the area as well as large buffalo and antelope herds.
September/October : Spring arrives and temperatures start to climb with daytime temperatures of 30-45c, dropping to 15-25c at night. The floods are starting to recede, the islands are dry as there has not been rain for months and so the game starts to concentrate around the water holes.
November - February : The rain can arrive anytime in November. Daytime temperatures are high before the rains (30-40c) but drop after each shower. It is unlikely to rain persistently, but usually for a few hours. Nights are still warm (15-20c). The bush turns green after the rains and the grass starts to grow again. Once the waterholes start to fill again the game will disperse. The antelope will give birth during this time of plenty.
Breakfast is usually taken very early (before dawn) and is therefore light, consisting of cereals, fruit and rusks with tea or coffee.
Lunch is also light and may be quiche and salad or a variety of salads with cold meats.
Dinner is three courses. Wine is served with the meals and a selection of drinks are available.
Vegetarians and special diets can be catered for with advance notice.
You will always be guided by at least two guides - a lead guide and a back-up guide. One of these will carry a rifle. You may or may not be guided by PJ or Barney themselves - they have a number of very competent guides who have been working for them for many years, such as Thabo.
- Please don't take a hard sided suitcase. Your luggage should be soft sided, particularly for light air transfers. There is usually a luggage limit of 20kgs including hand luggage. If you are transferring into/out of camp by road rather than by helicopter then it may be possible to have a slightly higher luggage weight limit - please check with us.
- Equus Journeys strongly recommend that you wear a riding helmet and that you take your own to ensure a correct fit.
- Any liquids, such as shampoo, moisturiser, deodorant unless they are less than 100ml and all bottles can fit in a small, clear, plastic ziplock bag. Some toiletries are provided by the camp so you can pack lighter.
To enter Botswana, a passport valid for at least six months is required by British, Australian, Canadian, USA and all other EU nationals. Outgoing travel documents and sufficient funds are also required. We recommend having two blank facing visa pages in your passport for the official stamps.
Visas are not required by British, Australian, Canadian, USA or other EU nationals for stays in Botswana of up to 90 days.
Nationals of countries not listed above are advised to contact the high commission/embassy to check visa requirements.
From 1st June 2015, South Africa have introduced tough rulings for anyone travelling with children, including passengers transitting South Africa to another destination.
- One parent travelling with a child will need to show the UBC plus either: a Parental Consent Affidavit (PAC) from the parent not travelling OR a letter of special circumstance.
- Children travelling with family friends will need a UBC, PCA, copies of the parents passports and contact details for the parents.
Contact South African Immigration for what is required for other circumstances.
There are no vaccinations legally required to travel to Botswana from the UK, however, you need a yellow fever vaccination if you have travelled to a country (7 days or less before entering Botswana) where that disease is widely prevalent, such as Zambia/Victoria Falls.
You should check with your doctor who has access to the most up-to-date information but the following vaccinations are usually recommended - Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DTP) together with Hepatitis A and typhoid.
If you are staying longer than 3 months or have a particular risk you might consider a rabies vaccination. Vaccination against Tuberculosis as well as Hepatitis B are also sometimes recommended for stays longer than 3 months.
Malaria is prevalent in the country, but mainly during the warm and wet season and particularly in the northern half of the country. The south is generally considered lower risk. Don't underestimate this tropical disease and take precautions. Buy repellent (preferably with 50% DEET) and sleep under a net and speak to your doctor about anti-malarial medication.
There are very few public phone boxes. The country calling code to Botswana is 267. To make an international call from Botswana, the code is 00.
Mobile phone roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies. Coverage is average in the major towns but you are unlikely to get any signal at all when in remote camps.
Pula (BWP; symbol P) = 100 thebe.
Notes in denominations of P100, 50, 20 and 10.
Coins in denominations of P5, 2 and 1, and 50, 25, 10 and 5 thebe.
It is not necessary to change money into local currency for any of our Botswana rides - they accept GB Pounds, Euro, US Dollars and South African Rand.
220-240 volts AC, 50Hz. 15- and 13-amp plug sockets are in use. Plugs used are British-style with two
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-consented deliberate sin (i.e., if it's sinful and you didn't know it, you only committed a venial sin). Mortal sin committed after baptism separates man from God again, and must be confessed to God through the sacrament of penance (i.e., confession. It is worth noting that Catholic teaching is that one must truly have a penitent heart; not just that going to confession cleanses you whether you are sorry or not). Venial sins incurred after baptism impede our progress to the Kingdom, but do not prevent it. As such, confession is not required for these sins, although it is encouraged. Those who die without mortal sin not having been forgiven them are condemned to hell. Those who have been baptized and die in venial sin (all or most of us) go to purgatory, where they are cleansed once and for all before they see the Beatific Vision (i.e., U***n with God).
This is it, in a nutshell. There is not enough room to go into all the arguments for these various doctrines here. As is evident though, the main difference lies in the mechanical nature of Catholic piety vs. the "spiritual" nature of Protestant worship. I confess, though, that it is this mechanical-ness that attracts me to Catholicism. After all, we are humans, incarnate beings, not pure spirits. We were made to process the world through flesh and blood. And, I believe, it is this intrinsic human-ness that God has provided for in the Catholic church and other sacramental churches (i.e., the necessity of bread, wine, water, the sounds of forgiveness, the smell of incense...they are the gospel made physical and really present, as opposed to present in our minds only).
I apologize for the length, but it is a lengthy subject to which I have no doubt done very little justice. One last point, to others who read this and say that all of this invalidates Christ's work for us, is that it is simply not true. Baptism, confession, the Eucharist, purgatory etc are all thought of as Christ's work being made present to us, physically, in the here and now (or in the then and there). In other words, we are not left to merely think about Christ, but he and all that he has done for us, under various forms, is physically brought into our presence.
Thanks for the explanation - so I guess the need to ask forgiveness after committing a mortal sin is what would lead to not believing in eternal security?
Where do the rest of you fall out on that? Once saved always saved?
I do belive in "once saved always saved", but the issue is back to the deffinition of "saved". I would say that someone who appears to be leading a godly life and then backslides and rejects God was never REALLY saved. He may have gone through the motions, and had an intellectual UNDERSTANDING of Jesus, but never took the step of turning over his life and taking Jesus into his heart.
Not to start any flame wars, but there are some major points of that Catholic doctrine you stated that I have some pretty big problems with.
John-Boy wrote: Thanks for the explanation - so I guess the need to ask forgiveness after committing a mortal sin is what would lead to not believing in eternal security?
That is correct. As for "once saved always saved" (OSAS), I don't buy it. As far as I can tell, one must be a Calvinist to believe that. In my opinion, OSAS is the logical conclusion of a system that believes that God has eternally decreed individual's salvation, and consequently, other's perdition. And I believe that all humans have a shot at salvation, not just the elect. If our salvation is not eternally decreed, and we actually have free will, then we must have the free will to reconsider our allegiance to Christ. Otherwise, it's not really free.
I used to be Calvinist and really enjoyed the security of it, though.
sguthrie wrote: I do belive in "once saved always saved", but the issue is back to the deffinition of "saved". I would say that someone who appears to be leading a godly life and then backslides and rejects God was never REALLY saved. He may have gone through the motions, and had an intellectual UNDERSTANDING of Jesus, but never took the step of turning over his life and taking Jesus into his heart.
No flame war here, buddy. I am not Catholic. Assuming your issues are with the doctrine and not with my no-doubt flawed explanation of it, I used to have the same issues you no doubt have. But recently, for me, the tide has been turning the other way.
As for your questioning as to whether someone is really saved, I don't see much of a practical and ultimate difference between someone who everyone thought was saved but REALLY wasn't, and someone who was and now isn't. They are both ways of explaining the same phenomenon, i.e., of people who once professed and acted in a certain way, and now don't. You explain it your way because you a priori believe in security, and I explain it my way because I a priori believe in free will. Under both explanations, the person, as it stands now, is doomed to perdition. To speak of "if's" (i.e., what if he had died then?) is to speak of a universe that has never existed.
I re-emphasize the in all of this.
Okay you free willers ( ) - how does God determine if He's going to let you in the club? Sounds like it's your relationship with Him at the time of death?
John-Boy wrote: Okay you free willers ( ) - how does God determine if He's going to let you in the club? Sounds like it's your relationship with Him at the time of death?
It's God's decision based on his wisdom, justice and mercy, and His take on the sum total of my life's faith and work. The ball is entirely in the court of his mercy and justice, and I try not to make predictive statements about the outcome. In the meantime, I try to do my best to "work out my salvation with fear and trembling" in cooperation with the grace He so lavishly pours out on us.
tasty_weed wrote: That is correct. As for "once saved always saved" (OSAS), I don't buy it. As far as I can tell, one must be a Calvinist to believe that. In my opinion, OSAS is the logical conclusion of a system that believes that God has eternally decreed individual's salvation, and consequently, other's perdition. And I believe that all humans have a shot at salvation, not just the elect. If our salvation is not eternally decreed, and we actually have free will, then we must have the free will to reconsider our allegiance to Christ. Otherwise, it's not really free.
I don't see that at all. I have free will whether to accept Christ or not. The point being is that once I TRUELY HAVE accepted him, there is no way in the world I would ever give it up because we've experience the joys and benefits.
tasty_weed wrote: It's God's decision based on his wisdom, justice and mercy, and His take on the sum total of my life's faith and work.
Oh boy, this is gonna be a fun group - I don't agree with that either. I don't think that our lifes work determines AT ALL whether we get into the club. I think if you sincerely accept Christ you're in, even if you NEVER live the life he wants you to lead. I also think there are varing degrees of reward in Heaven (and punishment in Hell) - I works will determine exactly HOW good or bad it is, but that one decision will affect IF it's good or bad.
If I may jump in, I would like to throw my hat in the ring as one who believes whole-heartedly in eternal security.
To say that one can lose his salvation is to say that some behavior is necessary to be qualified for it, whether this qualification comes before or after salvation. As soon as we say that, we have thrown grace out the window. I do not now, nor have I ever, deserved my savation. Salvation is by faith alone, and no action or behavior adds or subtracts from that.
While eternal security can perhaps be easier for a Calvinist because of election, I would argue that most Calvisnists don't have eternal security either! A Calvinist can get stuck in the question, "Am I really elect?" This stems from the expectation that a believer will necessarily persevere in good works. As soon as a Calvinist sins, or sins "too much", the necessary question of "true" belief flares up. Imagine the torture of this situation. Since there appears to be evidence of non-election, this person is in a bad situation. If they are not elect, there is nothing they can do about it!
Continuing with the thought that a saved individual must of necessity show his salvation in his works is to mix salvation with discipleship. As each of us that is a believer knows, following God and avoiding sin is not something we perfect here on Earth. It is a conscious, day-by-day day decision to set aside our flesh, and choose to follow Him by faith. Some will follow the urging of the Holy Spirit and make that choice, and, as we have all done before, some will ignore the Spirit and not follow. Just because we don't follow for an hour or a day or a year or
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To try and see what the coming year holds, you need to take note of the significant developments 2017 brought to the world of social media. Here are some of the more noteworthy changes that came to the different social media platforms.
Ephemeral content came into its own in 2017, with Facebook rolling out an option to syndicate Instagram Stories last October. This development has made brands’ utilization of Stories an extremely crucial aspect of any social media marketing strategy.
The ease with which you can syndicate Stories on different platforms is already great news for brands. The exponential reach brought about by this feature only adds to the power of short-lived, albeit, more authentic content.
Influencer marketing isn’t going anywhere. Its effectivity as a strategy goes beyond the stat from Twitter analytics firm Annalect suggesting that 40 percent of people made online purchases after seeing a product being promoted by a social media influencer.
But because consumers are increasingly placing value on authenticity and transparency, Instagram rolled out its “paid partnership with” tag. According to Instagram, the feature ensures that the community easily recognizes when someone is paid to post content.
But more importantly for brands, the tag provides marketers access to data on influencers’ posts – making the previously tricky task of measuring influencer marketing ROI that much easier.
In early November, Twitter raised its limit to 280 characters – giving brands and marketers more space to relay their stories.
And while visual content will continue to dominate social media, according to Social Flow, the small sample size has shown that users are like and retweeting longer tweets two times more than shorter ones.
Now that we’ve done a quick run through of some of the most significant social media developments in 2017, let’s move on to some predictions of things and trends you should take note of in crafting your 2018 social media marketing plan.
In the middle of 2017, it wasn’t too difficult to notice that you were seeing less content from the accounts you were following. The major platforms’ conscious decision to change its algorithms means that the days of free content exposure will continue to decline.
This means that paid social will no longer be an option for brand marketers, but a necessity. Brands will need to be more thoughtful in its use of paid social – taking everything from targeting and scheduling, to which content to boost into careful consideration.
This development is also seen to push a significant increase in outbound marketing, with brands reaching out to audiences rather than letting them find their content.
Stories have a raw, more authentic feel compared to carefully curated content – and this is a big reason why people have increasingly gravitated towards this kind of content. But apart from feeling more real, ephemeral content has a way of playing with people’s FOMO, inciting audiences to not only keep viewing them but to take fast action on any CTA.
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As previously discussed, Instagram took an initiative to ensure transparency with influencers’ sponsored posts. On a similar, but exponentially more serious note, Facebook is currently testing a feature that will let users see what ads an organization has purchased, and how they’ve been targeted.
Apart from being a response to consumers’ preference for transparency, the initiative is a response to the pressure put on Facebook to take responsibility for its role in shaping political discourse.
For its part, Twitter has also launched its transparency center, which allows everyone to know who is behind an ad, how long it’s been running while providing users a platform to give feedback.
Ad transparency will only grow as 2018 moves along. Marketers will have to be continually mindful of this as they craft their social strategies.
Again, before you come up with a plan, it’s integral for you to re-assess how you’re using social media and its effectivity. This way, you can see what works, what doesn’t, and what could use improvement.
It’s important to note that it’s better to focus on a couple of social media channels than to try and maintain an unfocused presence on every social network. So once you see where your audience is, and how they’re using the platform, you can begin to use that information to your advantage when crafting your social media plan.
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Not every organization is big enough to have a dedicated team of marketers to create and curate content for your social media marketing. One excellent way to get an idea of what could work for you is to look at other brands in your niche. Taking a look at what kinds of content your competitors are posting, and measuring how it performs, gives you an idea, not only of what works with the audience but also for how you can create content that can stand out.
Apart from your competitors, you can also look at your targeted audience to see how they’re engaging with different platforms and content. This way, you can get a good idea of what types of content resonate with them – helping you come up with similar ones, and boosting your chances of achieving your goals.
As well, industry leaders are a great source of inspiration when it comes to social media marketing. Because while you may not have the reach or the resources to emulate their success, there’s plenty of great ideas you can implement to your own strategy.
After having a clear analysis of your past social media activities, the predictions for 2018, and gaining social media inspiration, you should have an idea of what strategies you should focus on in the coming year.
The next step is to find out the number of resources at your disposal. Just like having a clear set of goals is to the plan, having a complete understanding of how much is at your disposal when it comes to social media marketing is essential before you proceed to craft your plan.
It is good to create a presentation to the dedicated individual in your company/brand about your target plans the coming year, including your estimated expenses. In this way, it will help your company identify which to invest into and which strategies to debunk, in accordance with the budget your company is willing to allocate to your department.
While authenticity and transparency, as previously discussed, are important elements in social media marketing – one factor has remained crucial to any strategy’s success – consistency. And this is what makes having a content calendar an integral part of any social media marketing plan.
What types of content will I post?
How will my posts inform and entertain my audience?
Do my posts help achieve my goals?
Meanwhile, tools like Hootsuite (which are free to sign up for) allow you to schedule social media posts in advance, automating the process of posting at specific times.
Once you fill up your calendar, take note of which type of content works best, and which times of posting get more engagement – this will help you improve your calendar as you move forward.
Though certain elements like consistency in posting persist, there are a number of variables in social media that can change without notice. This makes it important to integrate testing capabilities into the actions you take on social media.
Tracking number of link clicks on different platforms using URL shorteners and UTM parameters.
Analyzing your hits and misses and adjusting your plan accordingly will keep you from spending valuable resources on platforms and posts that don’t resonate with your audience.
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Logic traditionally used in expert systems, which defines a method for reasoning from the general to the specific.
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Subtracting previous from current values to obtain a stationary (detrended) time series: P stationary = Pt – Pt-1.
A partial differential equation, used in solving a random walk problem.
An index that measures the percentage of individual series that are positive compared with the aggregate group that is, the percentage of S&P groups that are above their 30-week moving average.
Developed by J. Welles Wilder, DMI measures market trend.
Any set of related values described by an average (that is, mean), which identifies its midpoint, a measure of spread (that is, standard distribution) and a measure of its shape (that is, skew or kurtosis).
When two or more averages or indices fail to show confirming trends.
Stockholder payment of a share of a company’s profits.
A program offered by a publicly held company in which dividends are used to buy more shares of the company.
A session in which the open and close are the same (or almost the same). Different varieties of doji lines (such as a gravestone or long-legged doji) depend on where the opening and close are in relation to the entire range. Doji lines are among the most important individual candlestick lines. They are also components of important candlestick patterns.
Using the same amount of funds to regularly invest (often quarterly or monthly) and not take into consideration whether the securities being purchased are high or low in price. By using this method, an investor will see an average between their investment costs and the market’s up and down movements.
The price action of a security or market average where it has declined (advanced) two times to the same approximate level, indicating the existence of a support (resistance) level and a possibility that the down ward (upward) trend has ended.
A price series that has been smoothed by a mathematical technique such as a moving average. This first series of smoothed price data is then smoothed a second time.
See Double Bottom. A price pattern seen on a chart. The patterns occurs when prices rise to a resistance level on significant volume, retreat to a support level, and subsequently return to the resistance level on decreased volume. Prices then decline and break through the support level, marking the beginning of a new downtrend in the price of the stock.
The reduction in account equity as a result of a trade or series of trades.
The probability that first order correlation exists. With a range between zero and 4, the closer to 2.0, the lower the probability is.
Ability to automatically update an application from within another application.
Refers to programming code that can be used (“called”) by your main program while running under Windows.
A large price movement in one direction within the first 15 minutes after the open of the daily session.
The estimated earnings projected for a company for a fiscal year.
All known information is already discounted by the market and reflected in the price due to market participants acting upon the information.
The ability to recover an original configuration.
Independent execution systems set up by brokerage firms, matching new retail limit orders with compatible orders already in the system.
A pattern-recognition technique published by Ralph Nelson Elliott in 1939, which holds that the stock market follows a rhythm or pattern of five waves up and three waves down to form a complete cycle of eight waves. The three waves down are referred to as a “correction” of the preceding five waves up.
Lines surrounding an index or indicator that is, trading bands.
The point at which a trader gets into a position in the market.
A price region that represents a balance between demand and supply.
Created by Richard W. Arms, a chart in which the vertical axis is the high-low range for each day, while the horizontal axis represents the volume of shares of stock or the number of contracts traded for the day. The purpose of the chart is to highlight the relationship between price and volume.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
(%) Change in estimated mean earnings for the current fiscal year from the last month, last three months and last six months to the current month.
Dollars deposited in foreign banks, with the futures contract reflecting the rates offered between London branches of top US banks and foreign banks.
The bearish counterpart of the morning star pattern; a top reversal, it should be acted on if it arises after an uptrend.
Collections of stocks that are bought and sold as a package on an exchange, principally the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), but also the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
The day on or after which the right to receive a current dividend is not automatically transferred to a buyer.
The process by which the holder of an option makes or receives delivery of shares of the underlying secu rity.
The point at which a trader closes out of a trade.
Dynamic but not adaptable, expert systems are rule-driven systems that cannot learn as the result of new information being fed into its system as opposed to neural networks, which can.
The last day on which an option can be traded.
The relative reduction in the variation of variable Y that can be attributed to a knowledge of variable X and its relationship to Y.
A mathematical-statistical method of forecasting that assumes future price action is a weighted average of past periods; a mathematic series in which greater weight is given to more recent price action.
Dynamic but not adaptable, expert systems are rule-driven systems that cannot learn as the result of new information being fed into its system as opposed to neural networks, which can. Most successful in financial applications where governing rules are consistent.
The highest or lowest price during any time period, a price extreme; in the CBOT Market Profile, the highest/lowest prices the market tests during a trading day.
The ratio of the variance explained by treatments to the unexpected variance.
Selling a rising price or buying a falling price. A trader fading an up opening would be short, for example.
The inability of price to reaffirm a new high in an uptrend or a new low in a downtrend.
In Elliott wave theory, a five-wave pattern of movement in which the fifth impulse wave fails to move above the end of the third, or in which the fifth wave does not contain the five subwaves.
The theoretical prices generated by an option pricing model (i.e., the Black-Scholes option pricing model).
A method by which to decompose data into a sum of sinusoids of varying cycle length, with each cycle being a fraction of a common fundamental cycle length.
A declaration that market conditions in the futures pit are so disorderly temporarily to the extent that floor brokers
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During their middle school years, children are starting to develop a sense of autonomy, a yearning to control their own lives and be independent. From a social perspective, they’ve started expanding their circles, interests, and activities both online and in the real world. In the 21st century, children learn how to be tech-savvy very early on because of the ease of access they have for digital devices. With this in mind, most of the middle schoolers you’ll be teaching are probably already on the internet with active social media lives.
It is for this reason that teaching digital citizenship at this age becomes critical to empowering our youth to become healthy, active, and productive members of the digital landscape. Digital Citizenship becomes a critical tool for them to do this, as it teaches them how to be independent, safe from harm, and courteous to one another, despite the relative anonymity they have on the internet.
One of the best ways you can teach digital citizenship is by providing your students with practice scenarios and guide questions that not only test what they know about proper online behavior, but also pushes the boundaries of their digital ethics and morals, as well as their critical thinking. Here are some examples that you can use.
There’s a hot new social media site that all your friends have started joining. A key feature of this new site is that it only displays the username of each person. The trick is to create a user profile that is based on your name, but vague enough that strangers will not know who you are.
What name would you use and why?
Lesson: Being Mindful About Who You Add As Contacts On Social Media. As A General Rule, Only Add People You Know In Real Life.
You receive a friend request on your most frequently used social media site. It’s from a profile featuring a person of the same age as you. You check their profile and see that you have fairly similar interests, and the profile photo looks legitimate.
Should you accept their request? Why did you make your decision?
Lesson: Some Sites Are Restricted To Adults Only. There’s a Reason For This, And One Should Respect The Age Restrictions That Websites Have On People Viewing/Joining Their Site.
A friend of yours recently joined a dating site that is for adults only. On the homepage, it clearly states that all users MUST be 18 years old and above. Your friend lied about his age so that he could join the site. Your friend then starts telling you that they received an invite to go on a date with one of the other users of the site.
What advice would you give to your friend? Do you tell an adult?
Lesson: Privacy Settings on Social Media Are There To Protect You From Scammers, And Other People Who May Want To Harm You.
One of your classmates is making jokes about your last holiday. You haven’t ever spoken to them about it and you think they might have been looking at your social media profile and pictures. You are not friends with them but your privacy settings are set at Friends of Friends.
A schoolmate of yours, who you’re not particularly close with, starts asking you about your recent holiday. This makes you uncomfortable as you rarely speak to this person, and when you ask them how they knew about your holiday, your schoolmate says they saw it on your social media. However, you are not friends with this person on social media, and your privacy settings are set to Friends of Friends.
What does the privacy setting Friends of Friends mean? Should you upgrade your privacy settings?
Lesson: The Photos You Post On Social Media Can Be Seen By A Large Number of People, Some of Them Might Not Be As Kind As You. Only Post Appropriate Photos, Videos, and Texts.
Your friend posted photos of herself in very revealing clothing and in very provocative poses. She then tells you that she’s received numerous compliments from her “online friends”, but she has also received some hateful comments.
What should you do? What advice should give to your friend?
Lesson: Online Behavior That Makes You Uncomfortable or Disturbed Can Be Reported to the Authorities.
An online friend of yours, who is older and of the opposite gender, starts chatting with you through instant messenger. You’ve spoken to each other at length online, and so far this person has been friendly, and in fact, shares many similar interests as you. However, this time, this person is starting to ask you inappropriate questions about what you’re wearing at the moment, if you’ve ever kissed anyone, and whether you’re alone at home. The person then starts pressuring you to send you “daring” photos of yourself. This makes you very uncomfortable.
Lesson: Talk To your Parents, Teachers, or Other Authority Figures About Things You Experience Online. The More Open You Are, the More People Can Help You If You’re in Trouble.
Someone outside of your real life and social media circle of friends posted a funny photo of you and started making fun of you. Soon enough, other people you don’t know started joining in. While some of the comments really are funny, some of them are hateful, hurtful, and very rude. You see that some of your friends posted on the photo as well, but you’re scared to call them out as they might get angry at you for being too sensitive.
Who should you talk to and why?
Lesson: Hateful Comments Online Can Have Real Consequences On A Person. Show that you’re A Responsible Digital Citizen by Not Joining In On Hateful or Hurtful Threads.
You and your friends are invited to join a group chat on an instant messaging app. The group shares funny jokes, videos, and memes. At first it was fun, but then you notice that the other people have started posting hateful comments about other people, as well as sharing racist, derogatory, and pornographic images and videos.
Lesson: There’s No Difference Between Real Life and Online Bullying, And You Shouldn’t Participate in Either of Them.
Your classmates are all huddled together over a phone. One of them calls you over to see a “funny photo” of one of your classmates. As you get closer, you see that they’re making fun of a person from your school. The group is posting comments that are intended to be jokes, but are in fact very mean, hurtful, and damaging to a person’s psyche. In fact, one of them even encourages the person to commit suicide.
Lesson: Never Tolerate Online Bullying. If You Encounter a Thread Online That You Feel Is Unkind or is Bullying Someone, Report Immediately to Authorities.
There’s a meme going around your school that features a funny image of one of your schoolmates. This particular schoolmate of yours has cerebral palsy, but instead of being kind and understanding, other people have started making fun of his condition via the meme. A schoolmate then asks you to like their post so that it can go viral.
What should you do? Ignore it, post a comment, or report it?
Lesson: Some People Want You To Be Racist and Bigoted Like Them, So They Make Websites That Propagate Their Negative and Destructive Thinking. A Proper Digital Citizen Avoids Websites Like That And Will Not Hesitate to Report it to Authorities.
One, boring, weekday night, you’re browsing the internet and you stumble upon a “news” website that contains some inaccurate articles. As you continue reading, you realize that it’s a neo-nazi website, and that many of the commentors in the forum are members of your local community.
Lesson: “Stalking” People Online is Creepy. If You Did That in Real Life, It Would Make You And the Person You’re Stalking Feel Uncomfortable, So Don’t Do it Online.
You have a crush on a person in your school. You search for their name on social media apps and find their profiles have no privacy settings. You start saving their photos on your device and start following their social media feed. You haven’t sent them a friend request because you’re afraid they might reject you. A friend of yours sees the photos you’ve saved and tell you that it’s not right.
Lesson: Illegally Downloading Movies, Tv Shows, Music, Games Etc. Online is Piracy. Piracy is Stealing. Stealing is Against the Law.
Your favorite artist dropped a surprise album the other day on iTunes. However, the artist made sure that people will buy the whole album and not individual songs because it’s “part of the artistic experience”. It’s priced at a premium level, but your friend tells you about a website where people can download music for free.
Do you search for and download the music?
A friend of yours is hanging out with you in your room. You decide to spend the afternoon watching TV shows and listening to music. Your friend notices that you have a fairly extensive collection of music and asks if they can copy
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I also wonder why we as taxpayers, citizens, voters continue to allow all of this.
Your comment gives me some hope. Too many people want to nail common thieves to crosses. But what about uncommon ones?
The Federal Reserve — it ain’t federal, it has no reserves. Yet it is allowed to control a nation’s financial system as a private entity.
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I suppose it’s like that Eddie Izzard joke about killing people.
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Kill two, they kill you.
Kill a dozen, they lock up for life and look at you from a little hole.
At least in the case of Chase, the criminal investigation is still open. It’s complicated by a law that requires that any bank which is corporately convicted or where certain C-level executives are convicted of criminal activities loses its banking charter. The DoJ has tried to negotiate with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to be lenient in the case of criminal conviction, but the OCC has said that it would have little choice in the matter.
If that happened to Chase or other mega-giants, the instant shut-down of all services would probably cause significant damage to the world economy. This is why deferred prosecution agreements have become the common way of addressing the cases. They’re not perfect, but they do present at least a semblance of a threat.
I’m not arguing against criminal cases, and think a lot of people should be in jail. I’m just pointing out the major complication.
Don’t hijack this thread about an evil man, who could have been Obama’s son, stealing from the U.S. Taxpayers just because you want to advance you Communist agenda.
that scam off. He sure proved it.
In case you hadn’t noticed, simply shouting “Communist” in a crowded theater doesn’t frighten people into believing whatever you have to say. At least not the way it once did.
But people with an attitude like yours, who look for (and find) any and all occasions to throw mud at Obama for no good reason at all, definitely *are* quite scary.
Take your racism somewhere else. It’s *not* appreciated here.
Communism isn’t a race so take your “card” back and use it somewhere appropriate. I’m guessing he learned how to sling mud from those who so passionately flung it at the previous administration. Glass houses EstherD.
The original Robert.Walter comment does come across as a hijack and is annoying, even a bit self absorbed.
But the pointless comment re “could have been a son of Obama” is obviously racist – whatever else explanation could there be for it.
As well, the “communist” accusation is just a simple ad hominem smear.
But trying to say that “Robert” learned bad behavior from someone somehow distantly and stereotypically affiliated with the person calling it out is just slinging more mud, offers no real defense, and stoops to about the same level as Robert himself.
robert.walter you are a thread hijacker. and the worst kind that goes blah blah blah about unrelated crap. your comment and the others that follow to ramble on in response to the initial hijack have nothing to do with this article nor has anything to do with security. what a bunch of blowhards.
Murder is defined as the unjust taking of an innocent life. How better to describe identity theft? Not that I would prefer to be murdered, but at least I would not have to spend the next few years of my life, or longer, trying–and often failing–to reclaim what was taken from me.
If you rule the death penalty off the table for any and all reasons, I cannot imagine a sentence that is too extreme for an identity thief.
As the brother of a sister who was murdered almost four years ago, I would much rather that her identity had been stolen.
I would gladly have recovered her identity a multitude of times for her if given the choice between that or her murder.
I don’t disagree that identity theft is a heinous crime but it is in every way, shape and form several orders of magnitude less heinous than murder.
To suggest otherwise even as hyperbole is to completely misunderstand the facts.
Or rather, if you skip town during the trial or during jury deliberations and you are later found guilty, you forfeit the right to appeal in CA.
I wish California could do a real Public service and demand he be extradited to California.
This guy has skills which obviously show he is not stupid, just criminal (could be the same thing but not always).
If THIS guy can do this stuff via the internet there is NO hope for a more secure internet.
Go cash, go snail mail, use the telephone and forget this internet mess.
Also see this juicy recent media background piece.
Lance’s DAD is also on the run and being sought by U.S. Marshalls for drug charges AND to cap it off Lance’s dad tried to run for GOVERNOR! Nobody could make this stuff up!
>Ealy fired his attorney and chose to represent himself in court.
Hahaha. Oh wow. Talk about stupid.
Naive but not stupid. Firing his lawyer was quite smart considering convictions on all counts.
This man lived on the lamb for 4 months from a ton of law enforcement and still managed to arrange collecting revenue checks from inmates. He is shrewd and connected. He is clever but not stupid.
If you go to the Dayton, Ohio Municipal Court website, Lance Ealy has a nice past criminal record, along with his father.
Interesting filings Ealy wrote. Clearly management material.
I rather enjoyed the government’s response. It reads like a well-told, patient, fact-telling story, so at first I didn’t see why Brian said their response was ‘incredulous’, but the impression grows on you. It’s so well done I’m reluctant to see how bad the guy’s story is on the other side.
HA! I bet he cut and pasted most of this off other PDF’s. and put in his own relevant information. SURE, he had plenty of time to mess around on the run, especially if he kept that DOPE hat on throughout.
What this guy needs is a new hat. One that says Genius. Yeah, that’s the problem.
“Genius” should have been written on the backside … of the cap.
Shouldn’t people in prison or on parole be in a database that the IRS and others can access to alert them to the fact? It would make them pause before processing their paperwork. A simple measures would easily repay the cost of such a system.
The proper term here is “fraud against the bank” but the banks don’t want that liability so they call it identity theft and blame us.
Tax fraud!= identity theft. Bank fraud!= identity theft. Both are indeed fraud. I too am sick of conflating one with the other. I have seen the result of actual identity theft and it is quite ugly, repetitive, and life-altering. It touches far more aspects on one’s life than a single theft or fraud. Ehich is why it rankles me also that Brian repeatedly uses the term for things like this. Possessing info you should not have, even using it to commit a limited fraud, is not identity theft in and of itself. I would argue when ‘identity theft’ is used it should be used properly. Ditto aggravated identity theft.
He made his stash the old fashioned way: He used his brains in combination with super lax US/state ID controls, for coin of the realm.
Plus, he never used a gun to garner the easy low lying fruit/loot that is out there.
Lance proved that you don’t have to be an illegal alien to use purchased and stolen IDs, to enjoy ill-gotten benefits/gains beyond the dreams of mere avarice, right here in the USA.
Ain’t it a great country, or what!
Exactly my point and I agree Blanche.
This guy ought to serve time AND be offered his chance to help “law enforcement” instead of losing his savvy to the history books. This guy is not stupid as so many couch potatoes
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excerpt from one of my four courses on CoachTube entitled "Expanding the Vertical Package." I will soon be adding another project involving pass protection.
I have gotten a lot of questions about my new book, Read and Shoot: Coaching a Multiple Read Passing Game in the Spread Offense. For this work, I tried to be as detailed as possible, while still allowing for ideas that can be implemented in any passing game.
From here, the remaining installation schedule is covered, and the rest of the book is really set up so that one has insight into all the elements of coaching a pass-first offense, from how to format an animated QB Manual, to how to tag data for game planning. Read and Shoot can be found HERE.
I am happy to announce that in addition to my new book, Read and Shoot: Coaching a Multiple Read Passing Game in the Spread Offense (found HERE), I have begun to release the first of a series of courses designed tap into newer developments in the passing game. These courses can be found on CoachTube, and the first one is entitled Creating Half-Field Passing Concepts (which can be found HERE).
In it, using over an hour and a half of white board and video analysis, I cover some new pass pattern structures that are applicable to any system. Coaching points, from protection to pattern philosophy and assembly, are discussed. As mentioned previously, new classes are already developed and will be released soon; the next one will be entitled Expanding the Vertical Passing Game. Many defensive trends have led to the 4 Verticals package losing effectiveness; this course will look at updated strategies in pushing the ball down the field.
As always, I can be contacted via social media (@Dan_Gonzalez16) with any questions.
"Read and Shoot" Now Available!
The process is now over, and my newest book is available HERE.
Dan has always been among my favorite authors on offensive football, and this latest work is a good example of why. It is a remarkably timely work that will help any coach build a more well-rounded offense with principles that are thoughtfully explained and thoroughly relevant to the issues in today’s football. For me, this is the kind of resource that will broaden my understanding of what’s possible, equip me to provide better answers for my players, while at the same time helping me sharpen my skills as a communicator. Highly recommend!
I first found out about Dan in 2009 when I read his first book, "Concept Passing: Teaching the Modern Passing Game." Since then, I have gone back to use it as a reference many times. It is a must read for all football coaches. I have even required some of my entry level coaches to read it! He has taken it to another level with his new book. His ability to put a system in place to process information and put it in a teachable format is incredible. After reading the book, you will look at the way you teach and format your system in a whole new way. It's not what we know, it's what we can teach. Dan is an expert at this!
New Book: Read and Shoot -- Available soon!
I am happy to announce that in the coming days, my new book "Read and Shoot: Coaching a Multiple Read Passing Game in the Spread Offense" will be available. Formatting and editing are complete, with some housekeeping issues to be completed before "Go Live."
This one is less centered on the system I have used; rather, it is more pointed towards concepts and theory that go into the passing game. A few years ago, I set out on an iBook series; the third became "lost in space" as the platform used was not Apple - I had the very good intention of making it available on every kind of device. The company, however, encountered problems, and that also ceased work on the 4th iBook I was to do. Here, in a more stable format, I am able to communicate the building blocks of a system that has won state championships, produced immediate results for my consulting clients, and was proven to be executable by teams as raw as youth level.
In order to get the diagrams to speak to the reader, each of the approximately 200 diagrams are in color; further, a TERM GLOSSARY is made available. The goal is to spark ideas and critical thinking in the development of one's passing game.
This last few weeks of the NFL season is perhaps the saddest time of the year for me. I usually take on some big project to pass the time until the start of spring football, and this year is no different: I will move my cut ups over to HUDL for clients, and I am also working on another book. Hopefully to be released by the end of February, a lot of the content will center on the teaching, installation, and game week focus in the passing game.
Anyway, since I haven't posted in a while, I thought I'd add something from this past season's install teaching videos. Every season, new video install packages are available to clients (which will be the next big project later this Spring). Here, in Install 4, we get to some situational Scoring Zone and 3rd Down stuff. Enjoy.
Coaches - Don't just be able to call a play, be able to teach it!
In any truly great venture, the measure of success is found in replication. Is a rock band truly great, or just a "one hit wonder?" Does an electronics company come up an innovative gadget, only to be passed up by the competition? In football, does a system churn out production year after year, or does a program collapse with the graduation of a generational player?
The more I watch college and NFL film, the more surprised I am at how many teams simply rely on a huge arm at QB or a blazer at WR to move the ball. If you think about the teams that are ALWAYS good, they scheme the daylights out of the opponent; moreover, they adjust to personnel changes not only from season to season, but from pre-season to playoffs as well. When one is able to combine talent with unmatched scheme, special results will follow.
This is what we should strive for in coaching - giving our players the ability to accomplish feats they never thought possible. This will never happen unless player learning and execution is placed at the center of the discussion.
Bottom line is this: anyone can spout off a play call from a given "big name" team, and understand the logic that lead to the success or failure of a given play. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE THIS STUFF, and learn a great deal from these discussions with coaches, and am so thankful we are in an electronic age where I can be connected to folks on Twitter and learn from them. BUT -- a system from the context of coaching must be able to replicate what is being taught!
When I wrote Recoded and Reloaded several years ago, this was precisely the mission: to be able to make a sophisticated passing game learn-able at any level. The evolution of the offense has continued, as the teaching and refinement have, to the point where much of original system has been re-organized. Using my son's team as a test case, we have proven that it is possible to complete over 70 percent, and have a 38 TD: 4 INT ratio (in 9 games). Moreover, high schools have been able to replicate these numbers. Clients have seen immediate dividends, and a baseline for continued success is established, which is the exact intent of having a "system" - for a coach to be unlimited in their implementation of the passing game.
Coaches are famous for spending countless hours in game plan prep, pulling parts of their system that will allow for the shredding of the opponent defense. The real key, however, is making sure these specialized calls make it to the field come game time. Further, the sequencing is more critical than one could imagine. For example, a deep shot against a gambling corner might be eminent, but said corner might be protected by a strong pass rush. A complete plan would account for the pass rush of course, perhaps by sequencing the shot deeper into a series, where a prolonged drive could negate the defensive charge. In conjunction with the formation worksheets we use to formulate our overall plan, we would have scripted attack ideas for each opponent. These attack ideas represent the backbone of the plan.
Because of the anticipated reaction to Rock/ Load motion, we could get a clean, quick-rhythm throw to our best RAC guy. If not, we had a basic combination to move our eyes into. The key here is that the offense is not only efficient, but that the best calls are not left on the play card.
Just as important is the development of an adjustment script. For the example above, the single-high and weak pressure answers were anticipated and planned for. This is easier to plan for than one might think -- most defenses simply do not have the time to be very multiple. If they are, they usually aren't that technically sound.
Using these mini-scripts, the results for us this season have been astounding: completing over 70% for the year, with over a 6:1 TD/ INT ratio. Below are some examples of what is being discussed at using junior high players.
I just wanted to say, "thank you" for providing me with the information, insights, mental approach and so much more regarding offensive development, especially in the passing game. You have been accessible via email, phone calls, text, and especially through your easy to follow video playbook system. What I have learned from you has been valuable to my development as a head coach, offensive coordinator and play caller. As a Head Coach for a youth 10U football team here in California,
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However, around 4:30 or 5, my next door neighbor moved in, and shortly thereafter invited me in for a beer. I accepted, not wanting to make a bad impression with my new neighbor, and also because I just wanted to meet him, and Scottish people in general. His name’s Ben, from the Isle of Islay (AYE-luh). He likes to hunt, drink, and play rugby. I don’t know if I really like him. It might just be confirmation bias, or something like that, but he and his friend Mike really were nothing like what I expected. They said most of the students at Edinburgh are English, not Scottish, and were mostly educated at public (to us, private) school. You have to understand, in the UK, apparently rugby is the sport played by people who go to prestigious public school, whereas football is the sport played by the less elite. These two guys actually LOOKED DOWN on football players! I was appalled. But I was also drunk and trying to be friendly. I have a very low tolerance, surely from not drinking much really ever. Erica came in around 5:30, and then we left around 6:30 or so. She had a much less negative impression of the fellows than I did. She, like a normal college student, likes her alcohol, and thought the two would be fun to party with, if not necessarily the most pleasant of company on a regular basis.
We met two Butler people for dinner, Emily, who lives on my hall, and Sarah, from Franklin & Marshall. They’re both very friendly, if very preppy. After dinner (and the confrontation with the dining hall lady), we went upstairs to the bar. I really didn’t want another drink, but the bartender gave them to us for free because we had just gotten there, so I figured it’d be rude to decline. And awkward to not have a drink with my new friends. So I got a half-pint of Guinness (though apparently no one gets half-pints there), which was not as good as the Guinness I’d had before. I liked better the “girly drink” that Sarah and Emily had, called a Snakebite. It was sweet, almost sickly so. I liked it; you couldn’t really taste the alcohol. That’s the best kind, from my perspective. We went back to Holland house and saw everyone’s room, then they went off to watch Under the Tuscan Sun in Sarah’s room in the new dorm (that Erin lives in too), Chancellor’s Court. I stayed in.
I was productive though. I rearranged and cleaned up my room, made it pretty, put up stuff on the walls. I made a pretty name sign for my door, and started a pen & ink drawing on a piece of cardboard that had been part of packaging for something. Skipped the party in the Student Union building; it was 3 quid for entry, and I didn’t feel like going out anyway.
Monday morning, I got up, showered, went to breakfast. Went to the Microlab, which is very close by and free internet. I then went in to George square (where my classes are) and tried to get into the International Students’ Lounge for some free tea, but it was closed. I saw an Italian girl whom I met at International Students’ Orientation. Her English isn’t very good; I hope she does okay in her classes. I went over to the Uni Library, and hung out in the computer lab (more free internet) until close to class time. Well, half an hour before. I went over to David Hume Tower (DHT), where my classes are, and scoped out where they all were. Oh, the power was out, so there were no lights, but I was impressed by the architecture; a big building and just about every room I saw had some natural light. But even though the electricity was off, one of the three lifts was working. I unthinkingly used it to check out where my classes were, and it worked fine. However, when it came to time to actually go to class, I got in it again (along with 12 other people), and it died on the 4th floor or so. So yeah, it was really crowded, and we were stuck there, in the dim light, for about 10 minutes. Luckily, there were about 4 other people from my class there, so when we finally did get out, the lecturer readily accepted the excuse. In the elevator, some people were being really loud, and I was just being calm and waiting. There were two or three other North Americans in the lift, one in my class.
The class was good, not at all scary, just pretty much like a class I’d have in the US. An hour of lecture, then an hour of tutorial (discussion). It was about how Descartes is considered NOT to be a good basis for environmentalism. Okay…. After class, I talked to Bethany on the way home. I was bored, so I went up to visit Erica. she was doing nothing, so we went and hung out with Emily. My goodness, they seem preppy to me. popped collar, that sweater with the diamondy pattern down the front…lots of popped collars here. Lots of scarves too, of various sorts. Lots of long coats, and on women skirts and tights with boots. I approve, I suppose. Anyway, we talked, then went to dinner. We met another random American, and she and I lost Erica and Emily. We sat with some random Scottish students, and then they left, then she left, and I went and sat with Erin and Natalie and Matt. And two other girls, Laura from South Carolina (the girl who fainted), and Megan, from Scripps College in SoCal.
Leaving dinner, I called Liz Finlayson, a friend of a friend who studies here. She said a local pub was having all-drinks-for-a-quid night, and invited me along. When I got back to my room, I realized I really didn’t want to go drinking, so I texted her back saying I’d be staying in. I played some computer games, and watched Ocean’s 11 and Catch Me If You Can on my computer. While I was watching the movies, I worked on the pen and ink drawing I started the day before. It’s really nice so far; I’m really proud of it.
I was depressed last night, too. I think it’s mostly because I don’t have as stable a social situation as I do at home. I don’t really have any friends here, just acquaintances who I’ve spent time with. I don’t think enough of any of them to spend more time with though, that’s the thing. Feel like we don’t have enough in common, either. The one group I feel is sort of lame and I don’t think they’re that cool, the other is too preppy and focused on drinking. Drinking is such a big thing here. I mean, it is at home too, but there I have established friends, so it’s different. Also, coming into the environment there, I had the social sanctuary of Blackstone to go to if I wanted to get away from the drinking culture; here I don’t have anything like that. I think once I get involved with some societies I’ll have more meaningful social contact, but I’m pretty lonely until then.
Why is it that so many people are so obsessed with drinking, and I don’t like it? Surely neither way is better than the other, but still, frequently it seems like it’s not okay to not drink. I mean, it’s unusual. Especially in Europe, it seems pretty uncommon. But I just don’t like the stuff, not how it tastes, not how it feels, not how it affects my budget. And yet, there’s this pressure to do it anyway, because it’s what other people (who I like except for this) expect and want you to do.
ANYWAYS, today, I had to get up early to meet with my Director of Studies (DoS; they like abbreviating and pronouncing the abbreviation of things here), who’s somewhat like an academic adviser. The meeting was very short, and since then I’ve been here in the library on the internet via wireless on my laptop. I really need to get on getting in touch with the people about fixing my room’s internet. I want to see if my computer-savvy Scottish acquaintance can do anything though. I suppose I need to get in touch with him.
I have class today at 4, and maybe at 2 as well, although I doubt it. Oh, sometime yesterday I figured out when various concerts I want to go to are, and when various societies I want to look into meet. Stuff to do. I’m still kinda down, but feeling better than last night. Ooh, tonight’s the folk music society. That’s where I’m hoping to fit in, although I’m not going to pretend like drinking won’t be involved with that. In regards to drinking, I think I just need to figure out how to hang out with people who are drinking without doing so myself. Once I get that, I should be fine. It’s the lack of social contact and the pressure to drink that are getting me down. Ooh, articulation catharsis. Wonderful. I’m hoping to get up another map and some pictures soon. Enjoy. Pat on the back to all of you who got to the end of this
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the only feasible, practical, and accessible source of maternal health care. Some scholars emphasize this point by suggesting that any attempt to abandon trained TBAs in resource-poor settings creates a danger of wiping out the only available source of care [7–9]. However, questions on whether trained TBAs can be relevant to women living with HIV in resource-poor settings remain unanswered. Therefore, the aim of this study is to help fill this gap by assessing the relevance of trained TBAs to women living with HIV in resource-poor settings by using Mfuwe, Zambia as a case study.
We locate our assessment with the help of the framework of public value in health care provision. The public value framework to health care emphasizes that the relevance of a health care service is seen from its localized interpretation and context-specific responsiveness to local needs. The framework broadly allows local people to characterize a service as relevant or not by relying on their own interpretation of its value given their local needs. The localized interpretation is usually assessed in terms of quality, access, efficiency, and costs of the service. We thus use the public value framework as a heuristics device guiding our analysis and presentation of results.
We obtained ethical clearance from the National Health Research Authority of Zambia and from the Zambian ERES Converge IRB. Other than that, informed consent was sought from the participants before participation. Further, participants were informed of their right to discontinue their participation at any point should they wish to do so.
Mfuwe is one of the rural settlements situated in the South Luangwa national park in the Eastern province of Zambia. The main health center in Mfuwe is called “Kamoto Hospital”. This hospital caters for a population of over 207,000 people spread roughly over an area of 370 km2 [12, 13]. According to the 2013–2014 Zambia Demographic Health Survey (ZDHS), it is estimated that over 70% of the people in Mfuwe live in abject poverty. The HIV prevalence rate in this area ranges from 10.6 to 14%, whereas the maternal mortality rate (MMR) stands at 398 deaths per 100,000 live births.
In recruiting our participants, we relied on convenient and purposive sampling techniques. In total, we recruited 40 participants. In order to increase the diversity of our responses, participants were divided into four groups: (a) HIV-positive women who used trained TBAs (n = 12), (b) HIV-positive women who never used trained TBAs (n = 11), (c) trained TBAs (n = 8), and (d) health workers (n = 9). In general, our participants varied in age, educational level, marital status, and occupation. We ensured variety in participants in order to increase the diversity of opinions expressed.
Focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted separately with groups A (TBA utilizers) and B (non-TBA utilizers). Further, we conducted individual interviews separately with groups C (trained TBAs) and group D (health workers).
FGDs lasted for an average of 90 min while interviews lasted for 40 min. All interviews and FGDs were conducted by the first author, a Zambian national, in Chichewa (the local language) and English where possible. A topic guide was used during the FGDs and interviews. The guide included about 11 broad questions ranging from reasons why participants chose to use or not use trained TBAs, women’s experiences with the given service (TBAs or professionals) during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Other questions centered on women’s thoughts regarding benefits and disadvantages of the type of service used etc. The topic guide used to interview trained TBAs and professional health workers broadly consisted of questions asking them to describe what services they offered, reasons why those services were offered, experiences encountered during service provision etc. During both FGDs and interviews, we ensured that follow-up questions were asked for clarification and also to encourage respondents to expand upon their answers. The participants in the FGDs came from different ethnic groups but they all spoke the common language of Chichewa and basic English. Interviews were conducted in Chichewa, and where possible, English was used. Participants were also encouraged to express themselves freely in their ethnic dialect. We also made sure that any ethnic words and phrases used that had no English translation or good English equivalent were left un-translated.
We used NVivo as a software tool to conduct a thematic analysis. Thematic analysis was chosen because it effectively allows the researcher to neatly pinpoint, examine, and describe phenomenon by using themes which systematically elucidate the content of and give meaning to the data. Resulting codes were progressively clustered in 34 number of organizing themes and 17 global themes (see column 1–3 in Table 2).
Table 1 summarizes key baseline demographic features of our participants. As can be seen, our participants varied in social demographic characteristics. For example, the age ranged from 18 to 63 years with the majority of them being in their twenties and thirties. In terms of educational attainment, the range was from “no education at all” to “university graduates.” A substantial number of them had acquired primary education. The number of married and unmarried women was comparable. Similarly, the number of women in employment was somewhat comparable to that of the unemployed.
Table 2 summarizes key findings from our study. A thorough explanation of these findings is given below.
Although the experience with trained TBAs varied among these women, we observed no major differences in opinions on the basis of age, marital status, and education level. In general, the majority of the women in this group described several benefits of using trained TBAs over facilities, and in the process also noted the shortcomings of using trained TBAs.
In summing up benefits of using trained TBAs, these women pointed out that trained TBAs were easily accessible, cheaper than institutional care, provided efficient and quality care, provided support which included referrals and transportation to facilities, and treatment adherence support.
Although HIV-positive women who utilized skilled attendants also had varied responses, in general, most of them spoke highly of professional care. Considering the vulnerability that comes with being HIV positive, TBAs were considered to be a risky option by these women. Their argument centered on the idea that TBAs were not able to give accurate advice to women with HIV regarding specific complications that may arise during pregnancy. It is for this reason that they preferred professional care over trained TBAs. In as much as they praised professional care, these women remained critical of the logistical and economic difficulties involved in accessing professional care in health facilities.
Although the majority of the women who gave birth in facilities praised facility-based care, some of them criticized professionals for exhibiting “bad attitude.” These women stated that they were neglected and abused by medical practitioners in health facilities. Specifically, three of them accused professionals of verbally and physically abusing them during labor.
Trained TBAs stated how their functions were usually misunderstood and misrepresented by most people who usually accused them of duplicating medical professionals’ roles. Trained TBAs categorically distinguished their services from professional care by highlighting that their functions were only to provide “soft services” (such as treatment adherence support, nutritional support, counseling, psychological support, logistical support, and referrals to facilities). Their functions did not, in any, way include surgical procedures. This, therefore, meant that their services were complementally and not substitutional to those of professional care givers in health facilities.
Although medical professionals, in general, were critical of trained TBAs by suggesting that services of TBAs had some shortcomings (e.g., lacked adequate knowledge), some of them acknowledged the importance of TBAs in maternal care of women with HIV. Specifically, they highlighted how useful their functions (psychological, social, and logistical support) were especially in the face of inadequate health workers.
In this study, we set out to assess the varied ways our respondents characterized the relevance of trained TBAs in maternal care of women living with HIV in Zambia. Our findings illustrate the fact that despite the Zambian government’s policy (which emphasizes strict utilization of professional care for women with HIV), women have continued to utilize services of trained TBAs [5, 15]. Specifically, TBAs provide the following “soft services” to women with HIV: treatment adherence support, nutritional support, counseling, psychological support, logistical support, and referrals to facilities. This means that these services form part of a pragmatic response to maternal health care in Zambia. As other scholars have pointed out [3, 16], maternal health care is a continuum which requires attention not only of medical professionals but also of TBAs (in the form of soft services).
A growing body of literature has consistently pointed out that most resource-poor settings can benefit from task shifting through apportioning and recognizing suitable functions of trained TBAs. In line with this, evidence from our study suggests that TBAs can help improve access to care, decongest health facilities, and counteract social barriers to antiretroviral treatment, all of which are important in promoting maternal health in women with HIV. Just as other studies have shown elsewhere [7, 9], we demonstrate that TBAs indeed do have limitations (such as lack of advanced knowledge); however, delegitimizing them because of this means that opportunities to maximize their benefits and minimize their costs are effectively lost. It thus seems clear that there is much to lose when TBAs are not recognized and regulated within the line of care, as this will effectively force them to operate without any form of regulation. It can be seen that despite government’s efforts to promote exclusive institutional care, HIV-positive women have continued to rely on trained TBAs due to structural barriers to professional care in Zambia. A policy of strict institutional care for women with HIV is out of touch with the realities of Zambia.
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The manifestations of human monocytic ehrlichiosis range from a mild febrile syndrome to a severe multisystem illness. Myocardial involvement is uncommon. We report a woman, 78 years of age, who was treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole after a tick bite, in whom myocarditis was subsequently diagnosed. She recovered completely after doxycycline therapy.
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) is caused by an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae. The first reported case of ehrlichiosis occurred in a man, 51 years of age, in Arkansas, United States. The man experienced a prolonged febrile illness after being bitten by ticks. Four years later, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, the causative agent of this syndrome, was recognized (1). Ticks acquire E. chaffeensis from a reservoir host, the white-tailed deer, and transmit the organism to humans during blood meals (2).
The clinical manifestations of HME range from a mild febrile syndrome to severe multisystemic illness. Although ehrlichiosis has sometimes been referred to as Rocky mountain spotted fever without the rash, a rash is not uncommon (2). Gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and central nervous system symptoms are well described, but cardiovascular disease is rare (2). Including the patient described herein, 4 persons in whom HME was diagnosed have had myocardial involvement.
A woman, 78 years of age, who had a 4-day history of fevers, chills, fatigue, and myalgias sought medical treatment after a syncopal episode. She denied dyspnea or chest pain. Ten days earlier, while in southern Virginia, she had noticed a tick on her ankle. After tick removal, the area became inflamed, and the patient received trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) from a local urgent care center.
Her vital signs were as follows: oral temperature 39.3°C, blood pressure 120/60 mm Hg, heart rate 90 bpm, respiratory rate 16 breaths per min, and oxygen saturation 98% on room air. Except for a 2–cm erythematous patch on the medial aspect of her right ankle, results of her physical examination were normal. Her leukocyte count was 1.4 ×103 cells/μL (34% non-segmented neutrophils) and platelet count was 66 × 103/μL. Blood cultures were negative. The serum aspartate aminotransferase level was 173 U/L (reference <50 U/L), and the serum alanine aminotransferase level was 109 U/L (reference <50 U/L). Urinary sediment was unremarkable and a chest radiograph was normal.
The following day, the patient became dyspneic. A room air arterial blood gas revealed a pH of 7.43 (reference range 7.38–7.42), PO2 of 70 mm Hg (reference range 75–100 mm Hg), and PCO2 of 20 mm Hg (reference range 38-42 mm Hg). Pulmonary congestion without focal infiltrates was evident on a chest radiograph; an electrocardiogram indicated normal voltage, and saddle-shaped S-T elevations in 6 leads did not indicate ischemic distribution. On hospital day 3, her cardiac enzyme levels were markedly elevated: creatine kinase was 2,524 U/L (reference <325 U/L), creatine kinase-MB 27.3 ng/mL (reference <2.3 ng/mL), and troponin 27.3 ng/mL (reference 0–0.03 ng/mLl). A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed left ventricular systolic dysfunction with global hypokinesis and an ejection fraction of 30% (reference range 55–70%). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed mild atherosclerosis.
Review of the patient’s peripheral blood smear from the day of admission showed several monocytes with characteristic morulae. She was empirically treated with doxycycline, and experienced prompt defervescence. Her cardiac decompensation resolved over several days and an ejection fraction of 70% was noted on echocardiogram 10 weeks after her admission.
Serologic results for Borrelia bergdorferi, Rickettsia rickettsii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Francisella tularensis were negative. Initial serologic analysis for E. chaffeensis demonstrated a positive result (IgM titer 320) and a negative IgG result. Convalescent-phase serologic analysis 1 month after discharge showed an IgG titer for E. chaffeensis of 8,192, indicating recent infection; markers of cardiac injury had returned to reference levels.
The Dallas criteria for a diagnosis of myocarditis are applied based on histopathologic findings of an inflammatory cellular infiltrate with or without myocyte necrosis. Unfortunately, these criteria have low sensitivity, lack prognostic value, and necessitate an invasive procedure. Autopsy studies have shown that myocardial inflammation is not homogeneous and that sampling issues can contribute to a high rate of false negative endomyocardial biopsies. In clinical practice, the diagnosis is made based on the clinical syndrome, cardiac biomarkers, and electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings (3).
Although a wide variety of pathogenic organisms have been associated with myocarditis, the etiology of this disorder in most patients remains idiopathic. In those cases in which an etiologic agent has been identified, viruses, in particular coxsackie B viruses, have been most frequently implicated (4). Endomyocardial biopsies during the late 1990s revealed other viral agents such as adenovirus, influenza A and B, cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B-19, and Epstein-Barr virus, among others (3,4). Myocardial involvement and cardiac dysfunction are frequently recognized in patients with HIV infection.
Trichinella spiralis and Toxoplasma gondii have also been recognized as causes of myocarditis, and, outside the United States, trypanosomes are commonly recognized etiologic agents (4). Bacteria can cause myocarditis through the effects of toxins, as is the case with diphtheria. Endotoxins have a direct suppressant effect on myocardial contractility, and myocardial dysfunction can occur in patients infected with gram-negative bacteremia. Alternatively, the presence of other organismsa, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophilia spp., or Borrelia bergdorferi within the myocardium has been demonstrated, indicating a more direct effect (3,4).
Myocardial involvement is a rare complication of HME. Studies in which dog models were used have shown that acute infection with E. canis is a risk factor for myocardial injury (5). In 2 earlier reported cases of HME with myocardial involvement, previously healthy men had clinical symptoms of HME confirmed by serologic analysis and left ventricular dysfunction and electrocardiographic abnormalities developed, similar to those of the patient in this study. Myocarditis resolved in both patients after doxycycline therapy (6,7). A third case of HME-related myocarditis occurred in a patient with Wegener granulomatosis (8). The patient was immunosuppressed by use of a tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor, which may have contributed to the more severe manifestation of HME. This patient also appeared to recover after initiation of doxycyline. Jahangir et al. reported the sudden death of an otherwise healthy outdoor worker 19 days after the worker was bitten by a tick. An autopsy revealed transmural myocarditis and pulmonary congestion and serology consistent with human granulocytic anaplasmosis (9).
There is a demonstrated association between use of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and fulminant manifestation of rickettsial diseases; the mechanism is unknown. Severe cases of HME have been reported in otherwise healthy adolescents taking short courses of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (10,11), and in transplant patients receiving long-term regimens of sulfa drugs as prophylaxis (12,13). Our patient’s disease severity may have been exacerbated by her recently prescribed regimen of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
Myocarditis associated with human monocytic ehrlichiosis is distinctly uncommon. The possibility that this condition is caused by simultaneous infection with another microorganism cannot be excluded, although such dual infection is rare (14). Whether subclinical myocarditis may occur more frequently is unknown, but increased evaluation of cardiac function may reveal that this is a more common phenomenon.
The mechanism whereby this organism produces transient myocardial dysfunction is unknown. Rickettsial infection is characterized by direct endothelial cell infection and inflammation mediated by cytokine and chemokine activity, which leads to increased microvascular permeability (15). Occasionally, small vessel occlusion and local ischemia may occur. In patients with ehrlichiosis, perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrates may be seen on histopathologic examination (16).
The observed improvement in myocardial function following doxycycline therapy in the patient in this study and in those previously described suggests that myocardial dysfunction may be caused by direct infection of the myocyte or a toxic effect of sulfa drugs, or may be secondary to an innate inflammatory response mediated by E. chaffeensis. It would be less likely to be a result of the host’s adaptive immune response, e.g., rheumatic fever. Considering the spread of this organism throughout the south central and southeastern United States, and the frequent use of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole to treat localized soft-tissue infections, it is necessary to recognize this pathogen as a treatable cause of myocarditis.
Dr Nayak is a Clinical Associate at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research interests include resident medical education and improving clinical care among HIV patients.
Dr Simon is the Walter G. Ross Professor of Clinical Sciences and a professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine and of Biochemistry
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his habitual usage of dependency-causing substances), you can almost see he has ran the gamut.
He fears nothing. But there is something that is unconcealed about his manner, though no man can keep anything hidden for too long. Many people believe, and I think correctly, that he is effectively the power behind the throne — the Mayor of the Palace in a manner of speaking. Listening to him speak at a public rally in Western Kenya last week, you would not miss the cautiously evasive yet unambiguously open message that was meant to vocalise what the President himself cannot put to words.
Murathe made it clear that there was no MoU with anyone, and that the anticipated support DP William Ruto was expecting from Mt Kenya, was not there after all. He urged the Rift Valley to produce another leader, other than Ruto.
Murathe’s remarks have blown through the political field like a category 5 storm. It was similar, almost in effect, to retired President Daniel Moi’s declaration that his Vice President, George Saitoti, “…ni rafiki…” (Is only but a friend) permanently changed the political landscape at that time. But Murathe’s was virtually one of countless clues that not all is well in Jubilee.
The fact that the President did not or has not out-rightly condemned or contradicted him, and the fact that Jubilee chairman Raphael Tuju even came to his defense, are some of the clues causing analysts to believe a storm is brewing in the ruling party. Clues have been going out for a while now, from the President’s “kutangatanga” invective to words set to music “kitaeleweka” and others.
It is not clear if anyone is reading too much or too little of the situation, but the writing, it appears, is finally on the wall.
When Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei fired the first salvo against Murathe, it was followed by unusual quiet by Ruto’s allies and the Kalenjin political class. In fact, none of the Deputy President’s usual volley masters (Duales, Murkomens, Sudis, Mandagos et al) have said much. Playing dumb seems to be the strategy for the moment. Ruto has often been quoted saying when the situation calls for it, he would play dumb ‘like Moi did’ — in reference to the former President’s penchant to appear stupid in the face of contemptuous treatment in the hands of junior officials.
When he was allegedly slapped (twice) by Rift Valley police boss James Mungai, Moi — then as Vice President — simply straightened his jacket, dusted himself and walked away. But when he became President, it was Mungai’s turn to run. He fled through Sudan and on to self-imposed exile in Switzerland — fearing victor’s revenge. This is why Ruto has said nothing to Murathe, and he will not. In fact, there has been more voice against Murathe from his Mt. Kenya backyard than from the bitterly disappointed Jubilee followers from the Rift Valley.
Ruto’s anticipated running mate Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru could not hide her disdain for his remarks and has called for the Jubilee Party to conduct urgent elections to weed out Murathe.
The former Gatanga MP retorted saying he was only speaking what many in Central Kenya were afraid to say.
Those allied to the Deputy President from Mt Kenya region have also echoed Waiguru’s call. Ruto even got support from unexpected quarters such as former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo, who is not known to like him very much.
It was actually Kabogo who first threw the bombshell when in June 2016 said Mt Kenya support for Ruto in 2022 was not guaranteed. Back then, many of Mt. Kenya leaders, including Irungu Kang’ata (Kiharu), Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu), Alice Ng’ang’a (Thika Town), Maina Kamanda (Starehe), Jude Njomo (Kiambu), Benson Mutura (Makadara) and Kiragu Chege of Limuru, among others, quickly came to Ruto’s defence and thoroughly excoriated Kabogo. In fact, it is thought that those remarks compounded Kabogo’s problems and were directly attributed to his loss at the 2017 polls. But when Murathe dropped the bombshell, there was silence in heaven. The seventh seal, it seems, had been broken.
Of course the DP himself is not without blemish and penchant to create enemies as well as his stubborn indisposition to allow any opinion not acceptable to him was apt to fertilise dissent against him. However, those who distrust Ruto, do so for different reasons. There are probably as many reasons as there are detractors. And sometimes there are no reasons!
For some, it is his alleged role in the 2007-08 post-election violence — real or imagined. It has not disappeared in the minds of many. The same narrative comes out in the popular Kikuyu songs that strongly allude to this.
Others hate him because of his perceived corruptocratic tendencies. Others simply don’t like his energy, which, they believe stems from the fact that he eschews inebriation and such people are said to be particularly difficult if not out-rightly brutal and dictatorial (the Hitler-Churchill paradox).
Others don’t feel that he is competent enough to handle statecraft.
Critic-at-large David Ndii acerbically disparaged the recent PhD claiming it to be nothing but another title to colour Ruto’s obituary — he did not specify if it was the political one or the literal one. In brief, those who hate Ruto, do so for a plethora of reasons. The uncompromising pettiness of some of his haters, can only be matched by their own unscrupulousness much less the DPs.
Gideon Moi speaking in a recent televised interview, claimed to ‘love’ Ruto, which remarks were monstrously, if not theatrically ironic.
We are entering an uncertain though not entirely unprecedented state of affairs.
Murathe is the new Kihika Kimani. The latter spoke feverishly in near similar terms in the 1970s, only for us to discover later, and to our unsurprised dismay, that he was only speaking for President Jomo Kenyatta. They were the words of the President, unblemished. So what Murathe is saying, is not unprecedented, but it will have certain clear implications. The first is that it will intensify the ‘Change-the-Constitution’ movement and one of the referendum questions might just as well be to grant the President the express ability to fire his Deputy should the need arise. I am sure that if it was that simple, Raila would have been the Deputy President by now. Although the referendum is now appearing inescapable, Ruto will definitely try to craft a survival strategy, because it appears, his enemies were really not in NASA-ODM: They were in the house all along!
It is rather ironic that post-handshake, the leadership of DP Ruto is inviting such unparalleled expressions of displeasure, when before that, he was such a darling.
He seems to have outlived the warmest admiration much of which he had gathered through his energetic defense of Uhuru during Kenya’s most uncertain period — before and after the two elections of 2017.
Ruto stood with all his might and fought for Uhuru, and would have taken the bullet for him if the need arose. This, everyone thought, would be the glue that would permanently cement the earlier resolve to have a Jubilee 10-10. But the road to perdition, they say, is paved with good intentions. If Uhuru had any good intentions with his deputy, then they remain just that, intentions. Nothing more.
It seems his strategy is to sacrifice Ruto at the altar of the handshake, to appease Raila. Even though Ruto had worked hard to have him reelected, he is guilty of failing to cause the quiet necessary to let him do his legacy projects. It is like Henry VIII who beheaded his wife for failing to bear a male heir, even though he had a child already by her. That power to create the much-needed quiet was in the hands of Raila and not Ruto. So Uhuru has simply moved with his cheese.
If, however, Ruto plays dumb, as he is currently doing, it seems that Uhuru will be building the political capital Ruto needs, inadvertently though it seems. If Ruto can successfully craft the narrative of betrayal as did Raila in 2005 and 2007, then things could go well for him in 2022: The law of Unintended Consequences. People rallied around the candidacy of Raila just because he successfully told them that he had been betrayed by Kibaki.
Supposing Ruto decides to bring down the house and declare a ‘Red Ocean’ strategy where all the predators go for each other? What would happen if he decides to spoil the party for Uhuru, as Raila did after sorely losing the two elections of 2017? Jubilee, it seems, was only held together because they had a powerful common enemy – Raila. In the absence of that, following the handshake, the party is now unravelling. In fact, this is possibly the moment when it begins to unravel as did its predecessors Narc and PNU.
Would rocking the boat from within buy Ruto a modicum of respect / sympathy? Knowing full well that they are tied
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Tri-elemethane Gas is very carcinogenic. That is where we come up with Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Colon Cancer and other cancers. I met a lady who said she only drinks water from the North Ogden spring. Here is 30 gallons of North Ogden water. (Reed holds up a quart size clear jar with a thick white substance.) That is what Is in the spring. Remember whenever you are drinking right out of the ground, right out of the dirt, you are drinking dirt. You are drinking filth. You are drinking everywhere you have walked. You are drinking everything that is on your shoe. It doesn’t matter where that water is from the filth is there. These inorganic minerals are what we are drinking. This is right out of a distiller. (Reed holds up a plate with white, crusty, hard materials.) Does that look like it would be good for the inside of our bodies? Dr. Charles Mayo of the Mayo Clinic said “Water hardness (inorganic minerals in solution) is the underlying cause of many, if not all, of the diseases resulting from poisons in the intestinal tract. These (hard minerals) pass from the intestinal walls and get into the lymphatic system, which delivers all of its products to the blood, which in turn, distributes to all parts of the body. This is the cause of much human disease.” In Dr. Banik’s book “The Choice is Clear” he says, “If you are concerned about arthritis, hardening of the arteries, kidney stones, gall stones, cataracts, glaucoma, loss of hearing, diabetes, obesity or emphysema. Do not drink the inorganic minerals found in water.” He is just talking about the inorganic minerals, we have talked about 80,000 different chemicals in our water. We have talked about the insects, bacterium, parasites, virus, and dead animals in our water. When I installed a water distiller in my home, during the very first week this is what we took out of the water. That is what six people would have drank in tap water in just the first week. When I got showing this to people and my wife and kids they were astonished. Can you see right there? Look there are actually animal hairs here. There are six animal hairs in this bottle. (Reed holds up a quart sized clear jar with a white substance and points to one of the six thick, course, dark animal hairs.) When I called the Water Treatment Plant manager and asked him why there were animal hairs in my drinking water, he said “I thought they took that all out.” I said, “Well what animal was it?” He said, “We don’t know what the animal was, it was too badly decomposed.” I said, “Well why didn’t you tell everybody that they were drinking a dead animal this week?” And he said, “Oh don’t worry we put more chlorine in your water!” Chlorine is 400,000 times more poisonous that DDT. It is linked to a lot of diseases, even
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that CANNOT be Controlled and results in death- for all coming into contact.
BSE is certainly an issue, although no longer in the limelight in the US for the last few years. Chronic Wasting Disease in deer is a big issue now in Texas, since Texas’ farmers raise trophy deer for wannabee safarians and big-game hunters to shoot from the comfort of their padded shooting blind chairs.
Actually Ann Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), like BSE, is a spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease) specifically CWD is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is closely related to BSE, scrapie in sheep and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. No one knows for certain the origin of CWD, but some theorize that deer came into contact with it at winter feeding stations where, ironically, rendered cow protein was available or that infected deer or elk were rendered as road kill. CWD deer are commonly observed at these winter feeding stations.
You are correct Mollie, CWD is another a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. As a PhD in Veterinary Systems Physiology I was trying to keep it simple for non-medical readers. Down south, overwintering deer are fed differently than in my native upper Midwest. We do not have CWD in either wild or ranched deer in Texas (so far as we know).
I could not agree more. The way that animals are viewed by most in our culture is seriously sick. Other than us true animal lovers, there is no recognition that any animal has intrinsic value: value to and of itself, not in relation to what humans can get out of it. I stopped eating beef when the BSE scare first hit, and I saw it looked just like JKD. Now I am vegan, and am very careful where the meat comes from that my dogs eat…and I avoid beef for them as well, for many reasons, the least of which is BSE.
Jane: Since you’ve decided to do your health, animalkind and the environment a huge favor by no longer eating animal products, have you considered that your dogs could join you? Please see my reply to Wendy above.
Yeah, I know. It’s not just in the spinal and brain tissue, but for the layperson out there I thought it best to leave that argument alone and focus on what our government has decided are SRMs. If people knew the whole story, they would be mortified.
Anyone working in forensic medicine knows what tissue is like once it is at that stage of decay – very fragile. Fragile in terms of it’s ability to remain intact.
Add to that the field day the maggots and other critters who have been using them for their personal banquet.
Let’s not forget the official AAFCO definition of meat and bone meal: …”rendered product from mammal tissues, including bone, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents…” …Uh huh yeah, sure they are. No one in their right mind would bother attempting to de-hide a decaying carcass.
Actually CrashnBurn, carnivorous predators such as lions, etc. won’t eat something already dead. And something lese to ponder. Carnivorous animals in the wild will not eat other carnivorous animals. They will eat only vegetarians.
There is a reason that “like avoids like” (e.g., carnivores avoid eating other carnivores). Some scientists believe that the BSE outbreak that started in GB resulted from the feeding of sheep offal contaminated with scrapie to dairy cattle in the early 1980s as a cost-saving measure. Scrapieis a TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathy) identified in the 1730s, over 280 years ago.
Sorry Ann, I didn’t realize you already know all this stuff! Me and my big mouth.
Not to worry, and no need to apologize, Mollie. Even though I’ve left teaching and pursued 3 other careers after that, I try to keep up on topics of interest to me — and TSE is one of them. Sometimes I just try to state what I understand in “bare bones” format so there is some take-away. The saddest thing I read these days are papers with language that is so obscure that I scratch my head and say WTF, can’t you people write a simple declarative sentence?
Scavengers operate on a different level than dedicated carnivores and herbivores. I’m not sure what to make of omnivores. But certainly feeding sheep bits to cows is not the coolest idea around. And I worry about feeding cow/sheep/other remains to poultry which is then recycled back into the food chain for cows, dogs and cats. I’m not aware of TSE in canines; as of March 2012 there is no positive identification of prion disease in captive wolves or companion dogs.
Sadly though, I suspect antibiotic-resistant superbugs are the more immediate threat to public health.
Not all animals in the wild consume carrion (rotting corpses) only scavengers do.
This just turned my tummy..flip flop. OMG, how do these people sleep at night knowing that their product(?) Is being used in pet foods?
I think a major reason why people don’t question the garbage in pet food is because they themselves eat garbage and poisons on a daily basis. Just look at how many food products contain titanium dioxide. Even our children’s breakfast cereal has no nutritional value on its own except for the vitamins that get pumped into them.
Do we know or can it be learned which pet food manufacturers use this stuff?
You probably already know this, but I would estimate that 90% (perhaps more) of the market share use rendered meat meals. Do they all come from shifty renderers? Who knows. It’s the independent renderers I worry about, mostly. You think the PFI is secretive, try digging into the rendering industry.
Also interesting in roadkill. In WV, and other states, roadkill can be distributed to, and consumed by, humans.
I would like to assume this rot will wind up in the lowest of the low, Ole’ Roy, but it could wind up anywhere, couldn’t it?
But not in the food I feed!
Repeat after me: Natures Logic, Natures Logic, Natures Logic.
I am using the NL raw chicken dinner to start the weaning process with my litter of whippet puppies. They are so fat and happy on this new solid food!
I used to have to drive by that plant every day on my way home from work. Anyone who buys a house out there is an idiot. There were days the traffic would back up on Sunrise and the stench, the most horrible stench would make me wretch until I got quite a ways beyond Kiefer. How anything even remotely resembling ‘food’ could come out of there is beyond comprehension. Oh I have to stop, I’m going to get sick.
I’ve been thinking about this topic, and I *think* I have something even better than pictures…I have the video from the Mike Rowe TV show “Dirty Jobs”.
Specifically, I have the episode where he spends the day working at the rendering plant ( http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Rendering/dp/B002J25KKM ). He opens the show by standing by a bunch of dead cows that are crawling with maggots, etc., and he SAYS they end up in…pet food!
If anyone’s interested in this video, just let me know and I’ll arrange for you all to be able to download it.
I am very interested in seeing the Mike Rowe video from “Dirty Jobs”.
I did a couple of pieces on it over on Poisoned Pets a while back. Watch Mike Rowe skin a cow with a huge hydraulic air hose. It’s awful good – in a really sickening way.
After 2 years of mourning my sweet Buster, whose death occured while he was consuming Natural Balance Sweet Potato, I am feeling someone may be listening. All of the work you and other advocates have done has become official, by making major headlines and being featured on news shows. Even pet owners and Vets. have looked at me like I was exagerating my concerns. It is sad it takes the news media to give belief to the crimes of this horrible disgrace called the Pet Food Industry. I don’t worry about my fur babys food any longer because they eat food fit for human consumption that I make them. Unfortunately just 2 days ago I had a woman tell me pets should not be feed people food because it could hurt them! Such ignorance still exists that places our lovebuns in some alien catagory. Keep up the good work and I will continue to give out my advice to pet owners whether it is wanted or not.
So, we’ve all known that rendered carcasses are used in pet foods for a while now. This time, it was a Sacramento Bee article that nudged the blur that sits in the corner of our eyes into focus — again.
The question is: what will we do with this knowledge, this time?
Demand a new standard for domestic dog & cat. Separate the standards for livestock, if necessary, to force the truth that humans — children — handle the disgusting end product of this filthy material.
That fact, alone, is sufficient reason for all of us to act.
Contact your state legislators (forget your State agriculture department. This will
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EFhd2 increases the velocity of kinesin-mediated transport of a synaptic protein - synaptophysin - in primary neurons. Knockdown of EFhd2 in primary neurons increases the formation of presynaptic densities. Thus, the local concentration of EFhd2 may regulate controlled delivery of cargo. Either overexpression or loss of EFhd2 may lead to displaced presynaptic cargo.
EFhd2 is expressed in cortical neurons and its expression appears to be biphasic when neurons are allowed to culture in vitro. At the subcellular level, Efhd2 has a discrete punctate distribution which was shown to co-stain along neurites with microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) and tau, potentially hinting at it being involved in vesicle transport, and it was partially located at synaptic regions co-staining with synapsin 1a/b and closely associated with postsynaptic density 95 (PSD95). The specific and significant change in the EFhd2 protein levels in dementia leads to the question of what EFhd2 does and whether this down-regulation of expression is important for the biochemistry and physiology of the neuron. Recent studies have now indicated that EFhd2 may have roles in both synapses and intracellular transport.
The synaptic presence of EFhd2 was confirmed by biochemical analysis of isolated synaptosomes [6,7]. As described above, physiologically in various types of dementia there is a decrease in the amount of both protein and mRNA levels of EFhd2, although, intriguingly, this only appears to occur in the cortex regions and not the hippocampus. It is also of note that there is also no difference in EFhd2 levels whether the dementia has underlying tau pathology. The decrease in the protein levels of synaptogenic EFhd2 would suggest a potential phenotypic change in neuronal behaviour. Initially and possibly surprisingly, the removal of EFhd2 appeared to have no effect on the activity of synapses as there were no reported differences in electrophysiologically stimulated release of synapto-phluorin from transfected primary neurons derived from EFhd2KO mice as compared with wild-type mice. However, there was a significant difference in the number of synapses that could be formed, i.e. a decrease in EFhd2 expression led to the production of more synapses (Figure 2). Given the ability of the frontal cortex to respond to the onset of dementia by neuronal reorganization, the regulation of EFhd2, be it at the RNA or protein level, could allow a challenged cortical neuronal circuit system to cope with damage. It is tempting to speculate that these hypothetical remodelling mechanisms function through EFhd2’s functions in the Cdc42/Rac/Rho/cofilin pathways (as outlined above), its function in kinesin-mediated MT gliding (outline below) or in a dynamic exchange between the actin and MT system (Figure 3).
(a) In the absence of EFhd2, a local increase in Ca2+ might be less translated into F-actin stabilization. Concomitantly, kinesin-mediated transport increases and gets delivered into a relative flexible pre-synaptic compartment. (b) When the local Ca2+ concentration increases in the presence of EFhd2, F-actin becomes bundled by EFhd2 and is thereby stabilized. Whether this affects transport of cargo along MTs in not known, but a pool of EFhd2 might be stabilized on F-actin and be less accessible at MTs. (c) In the presence of EFhd2 and with low intracellular Ca2+, kinesin-mediated transport on MTs occurs normally, F-actin is accessible to cofilin, not bundled by EFhd2, and therefore more flexible.
Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) but not senile plaques parallel the duration and severity of AD. Hence, a critical issue appears to be the amount and phosphorylation status of the tau protein: even moderate overexpression of wild-type tau can induce neurodegeneration, possibly by interfering with kinesin-mediated transport of mitochondria, vesicles and endoplasmatic reticulum [64,65]. It does so by limiting distance travelled by cargo and also a reduction in multiple kinesin velocity. Hyperphosphorylated tau that relocalizes to the somatodendritic compartment disrupts normal axonal transport massively by trapping the kinesin adapter-molecule JIP1 (Jun N-terminal kinase-interacting protein 1; now called MAPK8IP1) in the soma [67,68]. JIP1 would normally interact with Doublecortin (DCX), thereby also controlling actin dynamics in the growth cone. Thus, tau malfunction affects also the actin cytoskeleton. A physiological function of tau, however, appears to be the stabilization of MTs to control axonal transport, which is negatively regulated by phosphorylation, but reversible and controlled phosphorylation of tau are as well be important for synaptic plasticity [34,70]. Interestingly, alterations in intracellular endo-lysosomal vesicle transport as well as autophagy appear even to precede amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) and tau pathology. In the light of these findings, it is therefore intriguing that we have previously shown that kinesin (KIF5A)-induced MT gliding was decelerated by the addition of a GST–EFhd2 fusion protein to this system, indicating a dose-dependent functional interaction between EFhd2 and KIF5A. Therefore, we proposed that a potential mechanism of the interference with kinesin activity towards MTs could be inhibition of MT binding to kinesin by EFhd2 (Figure 2). Of note, neurite outgrowth and axonal regeneration of Drosophila neurons have been proposed to be mediated by kinesin-mediated MT gliding [72,73].
Thus, down-regulation of EFhd2 could foster synaptic delivery through kinesin-mediated transport, an idea that is supported by the finding of Borger et al. of increased presynapse formation in EFhd2-knockdown neurons. It is therefore reasonable to assume that EFhd2 is linked to intra-neuronal transport and dementia, which would support hypotheses of alterations in the endo-lysosomal vesicle transport system as being involved in neurodegeneration [74–76]. Given the reported interaction of EFhd2 and tauP301L, it is striking that both proteins inhibit kinesin-mediated transport independently [7,77]. It is even more striking that both EFhd2 and tau exhibit F-actin-bundling activity, that actin dynamics are altered in tauopathies and that EFhd2 was found in synapses [6,7]. A locally increased concentration of EFhd2 in synapses could thus serve to stop axonal transport and to place cargo correctly–in synapses (Figure 3). On the other hand, a local Ca2+ transient, for instance induced through an action potential, could foster synaptic stabilization by aiding Ca2+-controlled EFhd2 dimerization and F-actin bundling–putatively in filopodia or arcs composed of bundled F-actin. If the EFhd2 concentration was limiting, kinesin-mediated transport could then resume, thereby replenishing used-up cargo. Moreover, there might be pools of EFhd2 shuttling between the MT and actin system, depending perhaps on the local Ca2+ concentration (Figure 3). It is thus tempting to speculate that loss of EFhd2 could modulate long-term potentiation by modulating delivery of kinesin-transported cargo and by orchestrating local actin dynamics in a dynamic equilibrium.
Intracellular transport along MTs and axon formation under the control of actin-membrane dynamics is required for delivery of vesicles and mitochondria to synapses. Conversely, this system is also required for intracellular waste disposal and recycling. The hallmark of many dementias is the occurrence of intra and extra-cellular aggregates of misfolded proteins. In particular, deposits of tau have been intensively characterized for many years.
Two main degradation pathways for tau exist: autophagy and the proteasome. Both degradation pathways appear to be possible targets for the treatment of AD [81,82]. Autophagy is a lysosomal survival pathway and regulates degradation and recycling of damaged organelles and cytoplasmic proteins, which appears to be specifically important in neurodegenerative diseases [83,84]. In chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA), heat-shock cognate 70 (Hsc70) binds proteins with exposed KFERQ motifs and delivers them to lysosomes through LAMP-2A (lysosome-associated membrane protein type 2A). The tau complexes Vega et al. had purified from JNPL3 mice contained not only EFhd2 but also Hsc70, which controls CMA. Hence, EFhd2 could be involved in CMA and removal of pathological tau isoforms. On the other hand, EFhd2 co-localizes with hyperphosphorylated tau in AD brain, with Aβ-bearing neurons and recombinant EFhd2 can be rendered an amyloid protein itself as shown by electron microscopy. In addition, thioflavin S binding in the presence and absence of heparin has revealed extensive β-barrel sheets in EFhd2. Although the authors interpreted their finding as evidence for amyloid EFhd2 being putatively dangerous, EFhd2 as a component of insoluble tau or Aβ aggregates could as well be a harmless or even beneficial ‘off pathway’ side product, perhaps from CMA, as tau tangle-bearing neurons can also be long-lived.
The observed down-regulation of EFhd2 in dementia might have opposing functions and its mechanism is unknown. Thus, the function of EFhd2 in neurodegeneration has to be further elucidated, probably with inducible knockout or transgenic EFhd2 mouse models in a neurodegenerative background. It will also be important to analyse more dementia patients across different intercontinental cohorts for EFhd2 expression. One facilitation in this process might be the analysis of PBMCs for EFhd2 expression. As EFhd2 has been shown to modulate F-actin bundling, cofilin activity
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iros sinais de alerta.
It’s next to impossible to come up with one working definition of a company in distress—and dangerous to think that you have one for your own company. Depending on the situation, there are probably 25 different signs of potential distress (exhibit). The problem is seldom made up of just one or two of these things, however. Rather, it is the result of a greater number of them interacting together and with other external factors.
There are numerous signs of distress—and a distressed company is typically dealing with multiple signs.
Such trigger points should be oriented both to operational and market performance as well as to basic financial metrics and cash flow. Look at where you are as a company using basic financial and cash milestones, and then look at where you are with respect to your industry and competitors. If you’re not moving with the rest of the industry (or not outpacing it, if the industry is struggling), then your plan may be obsolete. And don’t forget to look back at your performance over past cycles to identify any trends. If you keep missing performance targets, ask why.
The beauty of a board is that it has enough distance from the company to see the forest for the trees. Managers often treat their board as a necessary evil to placate so they can get on with their business, but that undermines the board’s role as an early-warning system when a company is heading for distress.
It’s also the board’s responsibility to look the CEO, the CFO, and the chief operating officer (COO) in the eye and say, “OK, we like your plan. Now let’s talk about what it would take to cut costs not just by 3 percent but by 20. Let’s talk about all the things that can go wrong—the risks to the business.” Sometimes significant events happen that no one could have foreseen, of course. But in a typical distress situation, a company has usually just had 18 to 24 months of poor performance, and the board hasn’t been aware or hasn’t asked the right questions. Independent board members—truly independent ones—can have a big impact here.
The senior team at one company maintains a list of risks to the business, employees, and the plan. They review those risks with the board on a quarterly basis to ensure that they’re staying top of mind. It’s an excellent way to have conversations that you wouldn’t normally otherwise have in a business operation.
A successful turnaround really comes down to one thing, which is a focus on cash and cash returns. That means bringing a business back to its basic element of success. Is it generating cash or burning it? And, even more specifically, which investments in the business are generating or burning cash?
I like to think about this in the same way one would if running a local hardware store. By that, I mean asking fundamental questions, such as whether there is enough cash in the register to pay the utility bill, for example, or to pay for the pallet of house paint that will arrive next week, or how much more cash I can make by investing in a new delivery truck. When you bring a business back to those basic elements, the actions you need to take to get back on track become pretty clear. In many of the cases I have seen, the management team and board are focused on complex metrics related to earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and return on investment that exclude major uses of cash. For example, variations on EBIT commonly exclude depreciation and amortization but also exclude things like rents or fuel. These are all fine metrics, but nasty surprises await when no one is focused on cash.
Keeping track of cash isn’t just about watching your bank balance. To avoid surprises, companies also need a good forecast that keeps a midterm and longer view. For example, failing to pay attention to the cash component of capital investments routinely gets companies in trouble. Project net present values can look the same whether the return begins gradually at year two or jumps up dramatically at year five. But if you’re not focusing on the cash that goes out the door while you’re waiting for that year-five infusion, you can suddenly find yourself with very little cash left to run the business, sending you into a spiral you may not recover from.
If you can tell that story in a paragraph or less, in a way that means something to the average guy on the front line, then people will get on board. In this case, employees wanted to have their children and their grandchildren work for this company in the same remote mining location, and the change story spurred them to action. The key was a simple message, not fancy metrics.
Without a crisis mind-set, you get a stable company’s response to change: risk is to be avoided, and incrementalism takes over. Your workers are asked to do a little more (or the same) with less. More aggressive ideas will be analyzed ad nauseam, and the implementation will be slow and methodical.
In contrast, a crisis demands significant action, now, which is what a distressed company needs. Managers need to use words like crisis and urgency from the first moment they recognize the need for a turnaround. A company that’s in true crisis will be willing to try some things that it normally wouldn’t consider, and it’s those bold actions that change the trajectory of the company. Crisis drives people to action and opens managers up to consider a full range of options.
The tendency of most managers is to put all of their focus and resources into three or four big bets to turn a company around. That can be a high-risk approach. Even if big bets are sometimes necessary, they take a lot of time and effort—and they don’t always pay off. For example, say you decide to change suppliers of raw materials so you can source from a low-cost country, expecting 30 percent lower direct costs. If you realize six months later that the material specifications don’t meet your needs, you’ll have spent time you don’t have, perhaps interrupted your whole production schedule, and probably burned a bunch of cash on something that didn’t pay off.
In addition to going after big bets, managers should focus on getting a series of quick wins to gain traction within the organization. Such quick wins can be cost focused, cutting off demand for some external service they don’t need. Or it could be policy focused, such as introducing a more stringent policy on travel expense.
Not only do such moves improve the bottom line, they also generate support among employees. In any given company, you’re likely to find that a fifth of employees across the organization are almost always supportive. They work hard. And they will change what they’re doing if you just ask them. These are the people you’ll want to spend most of your time with, and they’re the ones you’ll promote—but you’ll probably spend too much time with the bottom fifth of employees. These are the underachieving ones who actively resist change, look for ways to avoid it, or are simply high maintenance.
What often gets ignored is the remaining 60 percent of the organization. These are the fence-sitters, and they are tuned into action, not just talk. They see the changes going on, and if you proactively work with them, then 80 percent of the organization will be behind you. But if you don’t give them a reason to stand up and be positive about the company, they’ll go negative. That’s the importance of quick wins. When you quickly take real action, and when those actions affect the management team as well, you send a powerful message.
In a turnaround, take a lesson from the private-equity industry and throw out your old plans. Instead, offer managers incentives tied specifically to what you want them to do. Do you need $10 million of improvement from pricing? Then make it a big part of your sales staff’s incentive plan. Need $150 million from procurement? Give your chief purchasing officer a meet-or-beat target. Be willing to forgo bonus payments for those that don’t achieve 100 percent of their target—and to pay out handsomely for those whose results are beyond expectations.
Experience tells me that most successful turnarounds involve changing out one or two top-team members. This isn’t about “bad” managers. In my 20 years of doing this, I’ve only seen a small handful of managers I thought were truly incompetent. But it’s a practical reality that there are managers who must own the decline. And more often than not, they are incapable of the shift in mind-set needed to make fundamental changes to the operating philosophy they’ve believed in for years. Whether they realize it or not, they block that change because they’re bent on defending what they believe to be true. Although it’s difficult, removing those people sends another signal to your stakeholders that there will be changes and you’re not afraid to make tough moves.
Beyond the leadership team, there are two types of people I look for immediately. First are those that have the institutional knowledge. They may not be your top performers, but they know all the ins and outs of the company—and are vital to understanding the impact of potential changes on the business. Many times they are the disgruntled ones, unhappy with the company’s performance. But you need people who are willing to point out the uncomfortable truths.
A turnaround is also a real opportunity to find the next level of talent in an organization. I’ve been through multiple crises where the people who added the most value and impact weren’t the ones sitting around the table at the beginning. I have often found great leaders two and three levels down who are just waiting for an opportunity—and the
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Provided is a method for creating a physical teeth model. Further, the method includes providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that includes at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stump on which a crown is to be fitted or a region on to which a bridge is to be fitted; and preparing a physical model of the jaws of a subject from a blank, based on information from said virtual 3D image.
This application is a Continuation application filed under 35 U.S.C. §120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/633,417, filed on Dec. 5, 2006, which was a Continuation application filed under 35 U.S.C. §120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/676,257, filed on Oct. 2, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,220,124, which was an application claiming the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/415,931, filed on Oct. 3, 2002, and which was an application claiming the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/422,782, filed on Oct. 31, 2002, the content of each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
A virtual three-dimensional (3D) image is obtained e.g. in the manner as described in PCT publication No. WO97/03622 or PCT publication No. WO00/08415.
Digital data representing a virtual teeth model may be obtained by a variety of methods, such as that described in PCT Application No. PCT/IL96/00036 (publication No. WO97/03622) and in PCT Application No. PCT/IL99/00431 (publication No. WO00/08415). The virtual three-dimensional image may be manipulated, for example, in a manner described in PCT Application No. PCT/IL99/00577 (publication No. WO00/25677). In particular, the virtual three-dimensional (3D) image is obtained by utilizing a physical negative teeth model, e.g. a negative teeth model that comprises the teeth impression by means of an impression matrix. The physical negative teeth model may be used as such, thus providing digital negative representation of the patient's dentition, from which a digital positive representation of the patient's dentition may be digitally obtained. Alternatively, the physical negative teeth model may be used to prepare a physical positive teeth model, from which a digital positive teeth representation is provided.
After the virtual image is generated, the display is typically a computerized display, provided with software permitting the technician to visualize the virtual image from different angles. As will be appreciated, the invention is not limited to any specific display means and any means for presenting the image such as, for example, in a printed format, on a computer display screen, etc., may be employed in accordance with the invention.
Reference is now being made to FIG. 2 showing a system generally designated 40. In FIG. 2, like components to those shown in FIG. 1, are given the same reference numerals shifted by 20 (namely component 42, for example, is functionally identical to component 22 in FIG. 1). System 40 of FIG. 2 includes an apparatus 50 that is used to construct a physical model utilizing digital data received from software utility 48. For this purpose, a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) milling machine 50 may be used. However, the invention is not limited to the use of a CNC machine and any other CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology that can produce a physical model out of virtual data may be used.
It should be noted that the physical model generated by device 40 might be a positive model or alternatively, a negative model. FIG. 3 shows plaster cast members 100 and 102 fabricated according to the invention and representing the upper and lower jaws, respectively. The members 100 and 102 can be mounted on an articulator 104 to simulate the proper occlusion relation. For that both members have articulator engagement portions 106 with reference holes 108 that can be registered with holes 110 engagement bit 112 of articulator 104, which engagement is through pins 114. The engagement portion 106 with the reference holes 108, are initially defined in the virtual 3D image. In this model the proper inter-jaw occlusion are first defined, as explained above, and after the proper inter-jaw occlusion is determined, the virtual 3D model may be virtually combined with an articulator to define the articulator-engagement portion with its reference holes. This is then included in the digital file used to produce the plaster model. The reference holes may be produced automatically by the milling machine. However, the reference holes may be difficult to produce by the milling machine and may need to be produced after milling, as a separate step, for example, based on markings produced automatically during the milling procedure.
wherein one or more of a first plurality of first positioning reference components or a second plurality of second positioning reference components are formed to allow the first plurality of first positioning reference components to come into reversible contact with the second plurality of second positioning reference components in a fixed spatial relationship to thereby provide the occlusion alignment between the lower teeth of the lower arch model and the upper teeth of the upper arch model based on said modified virtual 3D representation.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said model is a plaster model.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said model is a positive teeth model.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual 3D representation comprises a dental region on which a dental appliance is to be fitted, and wherein the dental appliance is a crown or a bridge, and wherein said dental region includes a tooth stump on which the crown is to be fitted or a region on to which a bridge is to be fitted.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual 3D representation comprises a dental region on which a dental appliance is to be fitted, and wherein the dental appliance is a crown, and wherein said dental region includes a tooth stump on which the crown is to be fitted.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual 3D representation comprises a dental region on which a dental appliance is to be fitted, and wherein the dental appliance is a bridge, and wherein said dental region includes a tooth stump on which the bridge is to be fitted.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first alignment structure and the second alignment structure are arranged to place the upper teeth in contact with the lower teeth of the physical model upon engagement of the first plurality of first positioning reference components with the second plurality of second positioning reference components.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first alignment structure comprises three positioning reference components.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the second alignment structure comprises three positioning reference components.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of first positioning reference components and the second plurality of second positioning reference components comprise end abutments and matching recesses.
wherein each of the first plurality of positioning reference components is shaped to fit a corresponding second reference component of the second plurality of positioning reference components in order to define the occlusion alignment with the first plurality of integral alignment structures and the second plurality of corresponding integral alignment structures.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the dental appliance is a crown, and wherein said dental region includes a tooth stump on which the crown is to be fitted.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein the dental appliance is a bridge, and wherein said dental region includes a tooth stump on which the bridge is to be fitted.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of integral alignment structures and the second plurality of integral alignment structures are arranged to place the upper teeth in contact with the lower teeth of the physical model upon engagement of the first plurality of integral alignment structures with the second plurality of integral alignment structures.
15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of integral alignment structures comprises three positioning reference components.
16. The system of claim 11, wherein the second plurality of corresponding integral alignment structures comprises three positioning reference components.
17. The system of claim 11, wherein the first plurality of positioning reference components and the second plurality of positioning reference components comprise end abutments and matching recesses.
wherein the first plurality of positioning reference components and the second plurality of positioning reference components comprise end abutments and matching recesses.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the first plurality of integral alignment arms and the second plurality of corresponding integral alignment arms are arranged to place the upper teeth in contact with the lower teeth of the physical model upon engagement of the first plurality of integral alignment arms with the second plurality of corresponding integral alignment arms.
20. The system of claim 18, wherein the first plurality of integral alignment arms comprises three positioning reference components.
21. The system of claim 18,
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la, Senior, 29.06. 2, Wootton, Ariel, Joliet, 29.16. 3, Hegg, Peyton, Senior, 29.95. 4, Coombe, Kyelynne, Joliet, 30.17. 5, Martin, Emmy, Harlowton, 30.2. 6, Plasterer, Isabella, Senior, 30.24.
400: 1, Zimmer, Laura, Senior, 1:02.51. 2, Vladic, Tiahna, Senior, 1:02.95. 3, Bentler, Eliza, Senior, 1:06.17. 4, Crouse, Gabrielle, Senior, 1:08.56. 5, Brown, Emily, Senior, 1:10.35. 6, Martin, Emmy, Harlowton, 1:11.64.
800: 1, Zimmer, Laura, Senior, 2:29.53. 2, Vandersloot, Elena, Senior, 2:32.20. 3, Hagl, Alexis, Harlowton, 2:49.34. 4, Crouse, Gabrielle, Senior, 2:52.45. 5, Songstad, Jalyn, Joliet, 2:55.65. 6, Ottman, Abby, Senior, 3:04.14.
1,600: 1, Vladic, Tiahna, Senior, 5:11.42. 2, Vandersloot, Elena, Senior, 5:33.42. 3, Bentler, Eliza, Senior, 5:47. 4, Hagl, Alexis, Harlowton, 6:32.7. 5, Erekson, Louise, Billings Sen, 6:42.92. 6, Glennie, Katie, Harlowton, 7:00.79.
3,200: 1, Vladic, Tiahna, Senior, 11:11.53. 2, Vandersloot, Elena, Senior, 12:06.08. 3, Bentz, Maria, Senior, 13:29.45. 4, Erekson, Louise, Senior, 14:41.99. 5, Babb, Delaney, Senior, 16:24.3.
400 Relay: 1, Billings Senior A 53.70. 2, Joliet A 55.74.
1,600 Relay: 1, Billings Senior A 4:25.83. 2, Harlowton A, 5:03.02.
High Jump: 1, Malone, Jadyn, Senior, 4-11. 1, Zinne, Kallie, Joliet, 4-11. 3, Wynia, Kendra, Senior, 4-9. 4, Hegg, Kim, Senior, 4-3. 5, Brown, Emily, Billings Senior, 4-1. 5, Davis, Simone, Livngston, 4-1.
Pole Vault: 1, Breum, Hailey, Senior, 8-6. 1, Kiekover, Shelby, Senior, 8-6. 3, McClenahan, Desiree, Senior, 7-0. 4, Atkinson, MaKenna, Senior, 6-5. 5, Klein, Kate, Senior, 6-0. 6, Wilson, Lily, Senior, 4-6.
Long Jump: 1, Leo, Cameron, Senior, 15-3. 2, Zinne, Kallie, Joliet, 15-2.5. 3, Bushman, Makenna, Joliet, 14-11.75. 4, Porter, Sala, Senior, 14-9. 5, Long-Westmorland, Nigeria, Senior, 14-7.5. 6, Green, Aaliyah, Senior, 14-4.
Triple Jump: 1, Porter, Sala, Senior, 32-0.5. 2, Leo, Cameron, Senior, 31-11. 3, Green, Aaliyah, Senior, 31-5.5. 4, Zinne, Kallie, Joliet, 30-11.5. 5, Coombe, Kyelynne, Joliet, 29-9. 6, Bushman, Makenna, Joliet, 29-7.
Shot Put: 1, Skidmore, Audrey, Senior, 32-6. 2, Miller, Brooke, Joliet, 30-0. 3, Heiser, Makayla, Senior, 29-11. 4, Orr, Alexis, Livingston, 29-9. 5, Model, Mikayla, Senior, 29-3. 5, Rickard, Eva, Senior, 29-3.
Discus: 1, Rickard, Eva, Senior, 104-11. 2, O'Donnell, Bryanna, Senior, 100-1. 3, Miller, Brooke, Joliet, 95-6. 4, Nielsen, Addie, Senior, 93-3. 5, Lysaght, Val'Ree, Senior, 89-11. 6, Model, Mikayla, Senior, 82-5.
Javelin: 1, Brewer, Esther, Senior, 102-9. 2, Rickard, Eva, Senior, 95-2. 3, McClenahan, Desiree, Senior, 86-3. 4, Nelson, Megan, Livingston, 77-0. 5, Seymour, Annalea, Joliet, 75-4. 6, Butler, Mesa, Harlowton, 72-3.
100: 1, Ping, Brock, Senior, 11.70. 2, Waddell, Jack, Livingston, 11.74. 3, Waddell, John, Livingston, 11.92. 4, McPherson, Will, Senior, 12.06. 5, Hanser, John, Senior, 12.21. 6, Netley, Matt, Livingston, 12.22.
200: 1, Waddell, Jack, Livingston, 23.81. 2, Waddell, John, Livingston, 24.26. 3, Stilson, Taiyan, Senior, 24.62. 4, McLaughlin, Caleb, Senior, 24.63. 5, Netley, Matt, Livingston, 24.88. 6, Cassady, Daniel, Senior, 25.08.
400: 1, Waddell, Jack, Livingston, 53.99. 2, Waddell, John, Livingston, 54.9. 3, Wynia, Ethan, Senior, 55.29. 4, SunGoesSlow, DeQuan, Senior, 57.84. 5, Hanser, John, Senior, 57.97. 6, Creason, Mitch, Livingston, 58.74.
800: 1, Bentler, Finn, Senior, 2:06.7. 2, Wynia, Ethan, Senior, 2:08.69. 3, Wilson, Ethan, Senior, 2:09.65. 4, Fenley, Ryan, Harlowton, 2:16.24. 5, Gall, Hayden, Senior, 2:17.09. 6, Eoff, Gunnar, Harlowton, 2:17.79.
1,600: 1, Bentler, Finn, Billings Sen, 4:40.43. 2, Smith, Owen, Senior, 4:41.13. 3, Dimich-Louvet, Jesse, Senior, 4:45.94. 4, Wilson, Ethan, Senior, 4:50.83. 5, Gall, Hayden, Senior, 5:03.67. 6, Fenley, Ryan, Harlowton, 5:05.63.
3,200: 1, Smith, Owen, Senior, 10:20.3. 2, Dimich-Louvet, Jesse, Senior, 10:22.13. 3, Contreraz, Zach, Senior, 11:32.24. 4, Taylen, Boomer, Senior, 11:33.3. 5, Erekson, Elijah, Senior, 12:37.6. 6, Ard, Alek, Senior, 12:37.66.
110 Hurdles: 1, Netley, Matt, Livingston, 17.04. 2, Smith, Brigham, Joliet, 20.03. 3, Fike, Riven, Joliet, 22.12.
300 Hurdles: 1, Netley, Matt, Livingston, 44.44. 2, Brown, Nathan, Livingston, 48.56. 3, Sulser, Ewan, Senior, 49.75. 4, Smith, Brigham, Joliet, 51.69.
1,600 Relay: 1, Billings Senior A 3:41.92. 2, Billings Senior B 4:03.00. 3, Harlowton A, 4:05.68. 4, Joliet A 4:05.74. 5, Harlowton B 4:10. 6, Billings Senior C, 4:27.
High Jump: 1, Olson, Ry, Joliet, 6-2. 2, Harris-Watts, Jamy, Senior, 5-10. 3, Bailey, Caleb, Joliet, 5-8. 4, Palm, Caden, Senior, 5-2. 5, Nardinger, Caleb, Joliet, J5-2.
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the Alleghany the Ojibwa and their native allies prepared for war in their usual way.
War dances were danced and war songs were sung. These were interspersed with long harangues by war chiefs and seasoned warriors containing previous great deeds done in battle. These speeches always ended with a tremendous strike a the war post with a war club or tomahawk and loud shouts of war whoops. This spectacle never ceased to send a chill through their European allies. On this occasion it was the French who watched from Fort Duquesne’s ramparts along with a young English colonial who had been captured three days before.
Three days before the young Pennsylvanian James Smith was captured by three warriors, two Delaware and one Mohawk from Caughnawaga. His companion was killed and scalped but he was brought back to the fort a prisoner. He was only 18 years of age. When they neared the fort they gave the victory cry, a long halloo for each scalp or prisoner taken. Hundreds of warriors responded by pouring out of their wigwams shouting and screeching and firing their guns in the air. The French responded to the celebration likewise by firing off their guns including cannon from inside the fort. Smith was awed by the din and thought they must number in the thousands. What was about to come surprised him even more.
A great number of warriors began to form two columns. They were all whooping and yelling and carrying sticks. All were prepared for war with faces and bodies painted in various pigments of red, black, yellow and blue wearing nothing but breechcloths. It was a fearsome sight for the young man to behold.
One of the Delaware warriors who captured him spoke a little English and told him he must run between the two columns from one end to the other. He said to run fast, the faster the better as they were going to beat him. A shove from his advisor started him racing receiving blows all the way. As he neared the end one blow knocked him down. He tried to get up but someone threw sand in his eyes so he could not see where he was going. Beaten down again he took the warriors blows until he was rendered unconscious. Young James regained consciousness inside the fort being attended to by the post physician.
Smith was interrogated by the war chiefs after receiving medical attention. Then the Delaware warrior who spoke English came to see him. He asked his captor why the warriors treated him so badly thinking he had offended them in some way. But he was told that he did not offend but it was just an old custom they had…like saying, how do you do? Smith then asked if he would be permitted to stay with the French and was told he would not but after he recovered he must live with the Delaware and become one of them. When he could get out of bed he made his way around with the aid of a crutch.
Meanwhile, General Braddock and his army had left Williamsburg following the road cut by the Virginians the year before. They were an impressive sight to behold. A long column of British regulars, 1,750 in all, dressed in bright red tunics, white helmets and sashes with steel bayonets flashing in the sun. They were followed by 450 Virgina Militia dressed in blue. Interspersed in the column were cannon and howitzers, 600 pack horses and 175 wagons carrying supplies and tools. All of this to supply the newly conquered fort and more.
The colonies were hemmed in by mountain ranges which made expansion impossible. But the British had ambitions to do just that and they had a plan. Braddock was to take Fort Duquesne and quickly move on to Fort Niagara. Sir William Johnson was to take Crown Point. William Shirley Sr., Governor of Massachusetts, was made a Major General and was to take Fort Beausejour. This all on the pretense that the French had invaded British territory. It seemed impossible that the plan should fail. The colonies had yet to see an army the size of Braddock’s and the English had population figures on their side. The total white population of New France, from Quebec to Louisiana, was just under 80,000. The British on the other hand had a population of 1.6 million including 200,000 slaves.
So Braddock headed for Fort Duquesne with his superior army and his arrogance intact. He had little respect for the colonial militia and even less for First Nation warriors. Benjamin Franklin, who was the postmaster of Pennsylvania at the time, came to see him at Williamsburg. He spent five days with Braddock and warned him of the forest warfare practiced by the First Nations suggesting that he should consider new battle tactics. Braddock replied “These savages may, indeed, be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the King’s regular and disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible that they should make an impression.” Braddock was about to get the shock of his life!
By the mid 18th century the Ohio valley was a hotbed of activity. The population was made up of many First Nations villages and towns. They included many Delaware, Shawnee, Miami and Wyandotte communities with a few roaming Ottawa and Iroquois bands. The English called the Iroquois in the area Mingoes. British traders had set up trading houses at the larger First Nations’ towns. But the English had more in mind than just trade with the First Nations. They wanted their land for settlement.
They had signed the Treaty of Albany with the Iroquois in 1722 that marked out a line dividing their territory with the colony of Virgina. That line basically followed the Blue Ridge mountains. However, Virginian settlers soon began crossing the Blue Ridge and squatting on First Nations’ territory. Many paid with their lives and by the 1740’s the Iroquois were so frustrated with their allies, the British, that they were ready to declare all out war on Virgina. In 1743 the British paid the Iroquois 100 pounds stirling for any territory claimed by them in the Shenandoah Valley. The following year under the treaty of Lancaster the Iroquois sold the British all of the Shenandoah Valley for 200 pounds of gold. At the Treaty of Logstown in 1752 the Iroquois recognized English trading rights in all of their territory southeast of the Ohio River.
The French saw the Ohio River Valley as French territory by way of discovery by La Salle and by way of French presence in the territory for a hundred years previous. They saw all this British activity as a violation of the treaty of Utrecht, which at best gave the British only the right to trade with First Nations in their own territory. The British crown complained to the French court in Paris, but this was a long process.
Lieutenant-Governor Dinwiddie of Virgina believed the Ohio Territory belonged to the Colonies under Virgina’s original charter. The boundaries in the charter were more than vague so he extended the northern border to at least include the Ohio River and its tributaries. On top of all the activity around trade the English wanted this territory for settlement. In order to facilitate this settlement the Ohio Company was formed. It was an association given a grant of 500,000 acres in the Ohio Valley by the British crown providing they could establish 100 families, build a fort and maintain a garrison there within seven years.
The French were not about to sit idly by and let the British take over the territory. Officially the British Crown complained to the French Court at Paris. Unofficially the French were about to take action to reassert their ownership of the territory that gave them unfettered access from Quebec to Louisiana. Duquesne, governor of New France, ordered a French presence in the territory backed by a series of French forts.
The French landed an expedition at P’resqu Isle, today’s Erie, Pennsylvania, on the south shore of Lake Erie. It had a fine natural harbor so they build a fort here then cleared a roadway of only a few leagues to Riviere Aux Boeufs today called French Creek. They built another fort here calling it Fort Le Boeuf.
The First Nations of the territory saw an opportunity to play one European nation against the other. Although they had a trading alliance with the British they had always been more fully allied with the French. They all went out of their way to help the French move the large amount of heavy supplies to garrison two forts. The only ally the British had in the area that was fully committed to them were the Mingoes. Shortly after Fort Le Boeuf was built a Mingo chief named the Half King arrived and ordered the French to leave the territory. But the French were arrogant and haughty laughing the Half King out of the fort. He was mortified and full of rage against the French. They had made an enemy that were sure to hear from again.
In the fall of 1753 Legardeur de St. Pierre arrived to command Fort Le Boeuf. He had just settled in expecting a long and monotonous winter when a stranger arrived on horseback along with the fall rains mixed with wet snow. He was tall, young and brash a mere youth of 21 years. He was accompanied by a much older man, several others with the pack horses backed by the Half King and several warriors. He carried a letter from Dinwiddie introducing him and containing orders for the French to leave British territory immediately. His name was George Washington.
St. Pierre afforded the young Virginian Major every courtesy and after studying the document he had presented he replied by letter to Dinwiddie that he would forward his correspondence to Duquesne for consideration. In the meantime he could only remain at his post and follow the orders of
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will almost certainly come to a similar conclusion: if we and our children are to have a reasonable chance of living stable and secure lives 30 or so years from now, according to one recent study 80% of the known coal reserves will have to stay underground, along with half the gas and a third of the oil reserves.
If only science were enough.
If not science, then politics? MPs, presidents, prime ministers and members of congress are always telling us (often suggesting a surrender of civil liberties in return) that their first duty is the protection of the public.
But politics sometimes struggles with physics. Science is, at its best, long term and gives the best possible projection of future risk. Which is not always how politics works, even when it comes to our security. Politicians prefer certainty and find it difficult to make serious prudent planning on high probabilities.
On climate change, the public clamour is in inverse proportion to the enormity of the long-term threat. If only it were the other way round. And so, year after year, the people who represent us around the UN negotiating tables have moved inches, not miles.
When, as Guardian colleagues, we first started discussing this climate change series, there were advocates for focusing the main attention on governments. States own much of the fossil fuels that can never be allowed to be dug up. Only states, it was argued, can forge the treaties that count. In the end the politicians will have to save us through regulation – either by limiting the amount of stuff that is extracted, or else by taxing, pricing and limiting the carbon that’s burned.
If journalism has so far failed to animate the public to exert sufficient pressure on politics through reporting and analysis, it seemed doubtful whether many people would be motivated by the idea of campaigning for a paragraph to be inserted into the negotiating text at the UN climate talks in Paris this December. So we turned to an area where campaigners have recently begun to have marked successes: divestment.
There are two arguments in favour of moving money out of the biggest and most aggressive fossil fuel companies – one moral, the other financial.
The moral crusaders – among them Archbishop Desmond Tutu – see divestment from fossil fuels in much the same light as earlier campaigners saw the push to pull money out of tobacco, arms, apartheid South Africa – or even slavery. Most fossil fuel companies, they argue, have little concern for future generations. Of course, the companies are run by sentient men and women with children and grandchildren of their own. But the market pressures and fiduciary duties involved in running public companies compel behaviour that is overwhelmingly driven by short-term returns.
So – the argument goes – the directors will meanwhile carry on business as usual, no matter how incredible it may seem that they will be allowed to dig up all the climate-warming assets they own. And, by and large – and discounting recent drops in the price of oil – they continue to be reasonably good short-term businesses, benefiting from enormous subsidies as they search for even more reserves that can never be used.
What is fossil fuel divestment and why does it matter?
The pragmatists argue the case on different grounds. It is simply this: that finance will eventually have to surrender to physics.
If – eventually – the companies cannot, for the sake of the human race, be allowed to extract a great many of the assets they own, then many of those assets will in time become valueless. So people with other kinds of fiduciary duty – people, say, managing endowments, pension funds and investment portfolios – will want to get their money out of these companies before the bubble bursts.
Of course, the financial risk comes not simply from the threat of regulation, but could also be hastened by the march of alternative clean energy. Global investment in clean energy jumped 16% in 2014 to £205bn, but because of the rapid drop in the price of that energy (the cost of solar has dropped by two-thirds in 6 years), the money invested last year bought almost double the amount of electricity capacity as in 2011.
So there’s a risk calculation to be done by anyone invested in fossil fuels – which, one way or another, is probably most of us. Get out too early and you might forgo the reasonable returns based on current performance and the book value of the assets that are notionally exploitable.
But what of the risk of being a late exiter? Do you wait and judge when the politicians could finally summon the will to start making regulatory and market interventions … and then get out? And at the same time as everyone else is trying to do the same?
This is why the divestment movement has changed from being a fringe campaign to something every responsible fund manager can no longer ignore. How could they, when even the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has warned that the “vast majority of reserves are unburnable” and the bank itself is conducting an inquiry into the risk that inflated fossil fuel assets pose to the stability of the financial system?
When the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, urges: “Be the first mover. Use smart due diligence. Rethink what fiduciary responsibility means in this changing world. It’s simple self-interest. Every company, investor and bank that screens new and existing investments for climate risk is simply being pragmatic”?
When the Bank of England’s deputy head of supervision for banks and insurance companies, Paul Fisher, warns, as he did this month: “As the world increasingly limits carbon emissions, and moves to alternative energy sources, investments in fossil fuels – a growing financial market in recent decades – may take a huge hit”?
So the argument for a campaign to divest from the world’s most polluting companies is becoming an overwhelming one, on both moral and pragmatic grounds. But the divestment movement is sometimes misunderstood. The intention is not to bankrupt the companies, nor to promote overnight withdrawal from fossil fuels – that would not be possible or desirable.
Divestment serves to delegitimise the business models of companies that are using investors’ money to search for yet more coal, oil and gas that can’t safely be burned. It is a small but crucial step in the economic transition away from a global economy run on fossil fuels.
The usual rule of newspaper campaigns is that you don’t start one unless you know you’re going to win it. This one will almost certainly be won in time: the physics is unarguable. But we are launching our campaign today in the firm belief that it will force the issue now into the boardrooms and inboxes of people who have billions of dollars at their disposal.
It’s clear, from our researches over the past few weeks, that many company directors and fund managers have had a nagging feeling that this is something coming up the agenda that – one day – they will have to think about. As the Guardian’s campaign mounts, we hope they will appreciate that there is some urgency about the choices they make.
Who will take the lead? Some huge endowments and investment funds have already announced that they will be decarbonising their portfolios, exiting fossil fuels altogether and/or investing in cleaner alternatives.
They include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Stanford, Glasgow and Australian National Universities; the British Medical Association; Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, which has sold off 32 coal companies on climate and environmental grounds; AP4, the giant Swedish pension fund; and many other faith groups, local councils and asset managers. The World Council of Churches has committed not to invest.
Our own campaign will give readers the information they need to make their own investment decisions and to apply pressure on the workplaces, unions, schools, colleges, churches, NGOs, pension advisers and charities in their lives. But we also want to try to change minds at one or two institutions that have demonstrated inspiring thought leadership in other spheres of life.
The Wellcome Trust handles a portfolio of more than £18bn and invests around £700m a year in science, the humanities, social science education and medical research. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment of $43.5bn. Last year it gave away $3.9bn in grants towards health and sustainable development.
In 2014 the Wellcome Trust had £564m invested in Shell, BP, Schlumberger, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton alone. The Gates Foundation has a financial stake of over $1bn in fossil fuel companies.
The ask of them is, we think, both modest and simple. We understand that fund managers do not like to make sudden changes to their portfolios. So we ask that the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust commit now to divesting from the top 200 fossil fuel companies within five years. And that they immediately freeze any new investment in the same companies.
We will, of course, suggest that the Guardian Media Group does the same, and keeps you informed about its own deliberations and decisions.
Please sign, retweet and generally spread news about the petition. In everything we say to these foundations, we will emphasise that we come in admiration for what they have done, and continue to do for human health and wellbeing. They aren’t the “bad guys”. But they could certainly show themselves to be the good guys in this matter of life and death.
One final thing. This campaign is going to be backed up by much reporting and analysis. We would be very pleased to hear from anyone working in the fossil fuel industries at a senior level, either currently or recently. We are interested, for instance, to learn about internal discussions and papers about the state of knowledge and debate about the environmental harm caused by the extractive industries. You can email me confidentially at alan.rusbridger@theguardian.
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Doing good is one thing, getting reelected is another. If any president ever dared do something like what you suggest the opposition would start a massive smear propaganda campaign that would get dash his hopes of reelection. It doesn’t matter that he’s done the right thing as long as the public perceives him as “soft on crime” or “soft on immigration” or “soft on defense” he’s screwed.
Gary Johnson is not governor of New Mexico.
Gary Johnson did not quit as governor of New Mexico in order to run for the President of the U.S.
Gary Johnson was in private life and decided to run for President of the U.S.
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I don’t think that’s the proper way to look at it. Pardoning everyone convicted of a drug crime wouldn’t solve any problem, though it’d throw a huge monkey wrench in the drug war. I think it’d be more accurate to say that people in power can do a lot to negate the harmful effects of other people’s misguided policies, and the more power they have, the more they can do. But, on the other hand, that’s unlikely to happen, since you win points with the public by actively going forward with new things (not cleaning up after others), and going against other powerful people is a sure way to win enemies.
However unjust the drug laws may be, those who broke them are not “innocent” in any sense of the word. Every one in jail for a drug offense knew that he or she using or selling an illegal substance, and chose to break the law and accept the risk of arrest and incarceration. For a president or governor to free drug offenders on the grounds that they are “innocent”, before having struck the laws down would be a kind moral showboating inappropriate for someone with the actual power to influence lawmaking. While the “War against Drugs” is unquestionably a bad thing, it’s not so onerous as to counterbalance the unquestionably good principle that all citizens should obey the laws, even the ones they don’t agree with.
U.S. presidents have tended to be significantly taller than the median. Also, campaigns (and administrations) have featured physical and sports attributes when they could.
But you would be removed and your good undone. Have you read the Logic of Political Survival?
Without getting into specifics, I think there is a great deal of path dependence in the actions of any president. That Obama sounded so different from Bush but acts so similarly is good evidence that the actions of the office are highly constrained (perhaps more than ever) by the forces of public choice economics. Any president who wants to make a difference must be immune to those forces and would, by definition, need something just short of a miracle to win the office.
No one could be elected President if it were known that he planned to pardon Federal drug offenders. To get himself elected, he would have to lie about his intentions; this would be an offense against public morality.
To be elected honestly, the pardoning President would have to *become wise* only *after* he was elected. Even then, his later wise actions would betray the trust that the voters (in their unwisdom) had placed in him.
I’m a bit surprised to see you suggesting this “tyrant’s” move – I’m the boss these are my pardons.
It would be more libertarian if the President were to introduce legislation to achieve this goal.
Maybe he could help Governors of States wishing to legalise drug use.
But just giving pardons seems the antithesis of the libertarian way.
I said I’m surprised – maybe that should have been shocked.
If you think everyone in jail has broken a law, you should probably read the latest edition of Reason magazine.
“This American Life” has also had several good episodes about innocent people imprisoned for long periods of time.
While I think a blanket pardon would not be politically popular, I can easily imagine a candidate coming up with many examples of people in prison for drug offenses that a substantial majority of voters would agree were examples of injustice.
This would seem to be a particularly effective strategy against a “liberal” candidate like Barack Obama.
Obama could have simply ordered the military to repatriate all Guantanamo prisoners to a federal prison and then told Congress that they had the choice between accepting those people be tried in courts or pardon them.
Obama could have not been the President who presided over the greatest number of whistle-blower lawsuits by ordering his DoJ to not prosecute such offenses.
Also, I think Tim Hardford was not speaking of the problems where government action is the problem in and of itself. He was probably speaking of problems where the type of government action is the problem. On those problems, he is entirely right. The President can’t do as much as many think.
i have yet to hear an adequate explanation for why we imprison drug users. we dont even imprison those with mental problems who commit murder, instead going for the humane approach of putting them in psychiatric hospitals. how then can imprisoning drug addicts be helpful? unless people think drug addiction isnt a medical condition? and even then, prisons have become notorious for the drugs smuggled in, so it is impossible to make the argument that it is for rehabilitation. they will continue to use drugs, whether in prison or out.
my biggest problem with the “war on drugs” is that people are dying who are neither drug users nor drug dealers. innocent kids getting gunned down walking home from school right when a gang war breaks out. innocent men getting gunned down in their homes by police officers operating on the faulty word of drug addicted informants. can anyone honestly claim that things could get any worse if drugs were legalized? if anything, honest businessmen would drive out criminal organizations who need prohibition to operate profitably.
im convinced the drug war only persists because of police unions, prison guard unions, private prisons, and even the alcohol and tobacco industries who fear competition. not to mention district attorneys who make their political careers prosecuting drug dealers. they all have an interest in maintaining the current status quo, even if it means lowering the quality of life for everyone.
That’s a bit of a bait-and-switch. Fearless leaders caused the drug war; of course they can end it any time they want to. Similarly, Obama can call an immediate end to our occupation of Middle East states any time he wants to.
Leaders can immediately undo any problem caused by leaders. That’s not the same thing as solving a problem.
You haven’t really criticized libertarianism here, you’ve pointed out how easy it is to stop totalitarianism no matter how far it goes.
What is the basis for the claim that “all citizens should obey the laws” is a good principle, if not one’s faith that laws generally are reasonable and just? When some category of law so clearly fails to meet that requirement, shouldn’t that modify our expectations?
It’s probably morally permissible to disobey laws whose compliance would put your or another’s life in danger, or that make it impossible for you to pursue a lawful livelihood. But drug use is a recreational activity, and its prohibition, while foolish and unnecessary and heavy with negative social externalities, doesn’t threaten your life or ability to earn your living while you wait for the rest of society to come around to your view that it should be decriminalized. An opposing situation might be if the government one day decided to listen to the antivaccine crowd, and passed laws forbidding children to be immunized against smallpox, measles and rubella. That would call for some kind of civil disobedience — as would a new draft law that threatened to send unwilling conscripts into battle. But drugs are just one of life’s little extras for those who enjoy them, like water skiing and video games are for those who like that sort of thing. Thoreau was jailed (as I recall) to express his opposition a deadly government menace, the odious Mexican American War. Somewhere, there might be a brave and civilly disobedient soul who is willing to stand in the middle of the town square, sell what I believe they call a “nickle bag” of pot to another individual in full view of a policemen, and allow himself to be jailed in support of the principle that the government has no right to prohibit free exchange between willing parties. That would be an act of civil disobedience in support of a larger principle. But the people currently in jail are not testing the law like that — at least not purposely.
See the PBS American Experience TV show on the Freedom Riders. It’s excellent.
They were heroes, and should be honored as such.
Actually, a president could end the drug war on his own.
The reason this would work is that there is no constitutional authority for the war on drugs. To take the place of one, the US instigated a treaty called the UN Single Convention on Narcotics.
And the president can pull us out just by giving the UN one year’s notice. I don’t believe he needs the approval of Congress or anyone else before giving that notice.
Once we’re out of the treaty, the federal drug laws will be unconstitutional and would be struck down (assuming an honest Supreme Court, which I admit may be too much to assume).
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or know of someone who's thinking of making the plunge), you won't want to miss this!
Well duh, right? Hold up for a minute... there's a little more to buying a van than just shelling out some cash.
Don't be afraid to widen your search a little bit, too. We ended up driving about 3 hours from where we live to pick up our van because the prices are super high in our area.
We used Craigslist to find our van, but reaching out to friends and family is a good idea, too. You may be surprised at the connections you have.
Mileage and age of the car are both obvious things to consider, but here are a few other things to think about when buying a used van.
Tires: How are the treads? Will they need to be replaced? If so, use this as a way to negotiate price.
Air conditioning and Heat: Do they work well? Living in a space without AC or heat can be very uncomfortable and fixing these systems can be difficult and expensive.
Clearance: Check out how low the van is to the ground. There are some campsites and "off the beaten path" roads that will be difficult to navigate if your vehicle has low clearance. This is a good thing to keep in mind when purchasing a campervan or RV.
Noises: Listen to the engine as it's shifting gears. Any unknown noises can be a sign of a problem that'll need to be fixed.
Leaks: If the van has been sitting for a while, look underneath and search for any signs of leaks. Some leaks are easily fixed, but others can be expensive. You'll want to know what you're getting into.
Brakes: Make sure the pads aren't too worn down and that they don't squeak when pressure is applied.
4WD vs. RWD: This isn't a make or break, but it's a good thing to know before buying. RWD will not be the best come wintertime (if you're in places where it will snow). That said, our van was a rear wheel drive and it made it up many mountain passes in the summertime.
How much does buying a used van cost?
We paid $2,000 for our used van. It is a 1994 Chevy G20 Van with 85,000 miles (super low!). We also had to pay $310 for the title transfer and registration (Washington has notoriously high fees for this service).
As mentioned above, the market for this type of van will vary depending on which area you're searching. Prices may be a bit higher or lower, but this should give you an idea to start with.
Chances are that if you are buying an inexpensive used van, there will be some initial work to do to get it all cleaned out.
Tip: Try selling any valuable items on Craigslist - you never know what people around you may be searching for!
We used Arm & Hammer carpet cleaner, a vacuum and a hard bristle brush to get the smells and grime out of the carpet. Then we used Simple Green to deep clean all the van's hard surfaces. We bought a small air freshener and left the doors open for several hours, and it smelled brand new!
How much did the gutting and cleaning cost?
We bought a couple cleaning products, totaling $7.83, but since we sold the wheelchair lift and bench seat, we actually made back some money here. This may not be the case for everyone though.
To give you a better estimate, we did not take into account the money we earned on these sales.
The next step is to measure everything in your car: length, width and height obviously, but also take measurements of the wheel wells and the windows. Also, many cars bow out slightly so the width will vary from the floor, to the center, to the ceiling. Getting all the measurements will the next steps as simple as possible.
Start drawing out some basic plans using the measurements you took in Step #3.
This is where you'll get to work with your hands (and get them dirty, if you're doing it right!).
With the measurements of the van, we created a bed platform using plywood, 2x4's and 2x6's. Ben also made a kitchen counter that holds a stove, cutting boards and our functional sink.
How much did our campervan bed platform cost?
We had some wood laying around our house, but we paid about $35 for all the plywood and 2x4's at Home Depot. Also, we were lucky enough that a friend had a full mattress she wanted to get rid of, so that part was free for us.
Tip: If you can't find a real mattress that's in your budget, you could always look for futon mattresses or thick foam padding.
We had to come up with a custom plan for the bed frame to fit exactly in our car. Once we had the plans and the lumber, Ben measured, cut and assembled the bed frame in about 4 hours.
We love to cook, so having a kitchen -- however tiny -- inside our campervan was a huge plus. We (aka Ben) built a simple countertop that held a Coleman 2-burner stove, a small cutting board, a working sink, and a water container. Plus, there's plenty of storage space below!
How much did our DIY campervan kitchen cost?
The wooden kitchen counter Ben built was made out of plywood and 2x4's. The lumber cost about $15 from Home Depot. The coleman stove was about $35 and the kitchen sink was about $23.
We put a lot less thought into the kitchen counter compared to the bed frame, because it basically is a flat table with four legs. The only tricky part was getting the sink hole to fit the sink nice and snug. in total, it took about 2 hours. Take a look at our step by step tutorial on how to make a campervan kitchen.
After a bit of trial and error, we kind of perfected the process and we have put together a step-by-step DIY tutorial so you can make your own campervan curtains too!
How much did our DIY campervan curtains cost?
With the thrift store sheets, thread, picture wire, screws and velcro, we spent a total of $26 for all our curtains. This cost will be higher if you get your fabric from a craft store.
1. How will we get power to charge your electronics in the van?
Also, we always travel with our Anker external battery pack to charge items like our phones, GoPro and portable fans. This baby has 7 charges in it!
If you have more time and a higher budget, why not consider adding solar panels to your campervan!
2. How will you light your campervan at night?
We bought a pack of battery-powered push lights that lasted 3 months and are still going strong.
We have a solar powered lantern, Luci, that we left on the dashboard while we were driving. It inflates and gives off tons of light at night. Perfect for the campervan and brining on any backcountry trips we did along the way.
3. How will you wash clothes in your campervan?
Over our 3-month road trip, we went to 1 laundromat and washed clothes at a few friends' houses.
Most often though, we washed our clothes by hand. We either washed them in our sink, which conveniently has a drain stopper, or we took them into restrooms when we showered and washed them then.
We use Dr. Bronners as laundry detergent and dish soap. It has tons of uses, is biodegradable and lasts a super long time.
We made a laundry line by stringing up a clothesline and fastening it to the ceiling. We bought clothespins to secure our clothes. This worked wonderfully because we could wash a few items in the morning and they'd be dry before evening.
USB fan: At night, we set this beside us and plugged it into our Anker charger. It would run all night and keep us cool.
Chargeable fan: We had a small handheld fan that is more portable and if charged, doesn't need to be plugged in. We found that it didn't last as long though, so it was nice to have both as backups.
Check out our ultimate campervan packing list for even more ideas of what to bring.
1. Underneath the bed is a great spot for clothes, camp chairs and all other big things.
We used the containers from a 3-tiered drawer to store toiletries and pantry items.
We used one large but shallow plastic container (minus the lid) to keep our clothes. We put all of our clothes into packing cubes first to keep them better organized and compressed, then placed them into the container for easy access.
2. Use a behind-the-door-organizer to hold kitchen supplies, like spices and oil. Hanging this on the back of the driver's seat will maximize your space.
3. Make the most of your vertical space. We hung a laundry bag for dirty clothes and hung a shoe rack from our ceiling.
Then I made a horizontal cut in one side of the bag near the middle.
Lately, we hung it from the van's ceiling.
It's as simple as that! We were careful not to put too many vegetables or fruit inside at once so that it didn't tear, but it was a nice place to store fresh produce!
This was the step I was most excited about, but Ben kept telling me to wait until everything else was done. And he was right, of
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like a walking highlight reel at times. The big problem is that his hitting skills are weak, which is the reason he was taken in the third round, rather than the top of the first round. The latter is where you’d expect to see a strong defensive shortstop who can hit.
I ran into Alemais when he arrived at Pirate City for Spring Training, and asked him about the workouts with Reyes and Beltran.
“I’m hoping they were able to teach me how to hit,” he joked.
It wasn’t really a joke though. They spent a lot of time working on his hitting mechanics, with Alemais and Reyes getting instruction from Beltran on how to maximize their power and hitting abilities. It’s hard to think of a better example to follow than Beltran, but will it work?
The Pirates have a no-touch policy when a player arrives in their system. They don’t make adjustments with players until about 3-4 months after getting a chance to know the player and observe them. They have conversations with a player, and figure out what type of hitter they will be, how much the player knows about their own game, and how much they understand about what they need to do to develop their game. For drafted players, they usually start making adjustments around instructs.
The Pirates made a few adjustments with Alemais during instructs. They first wanted him keeping both hands on the bat through his swing, and giving kind of a photo finish with two hands, rather than what he was doing before, which was letting one hand off the bat and finishing his swing with one hand. Having two hands the whole way through forces the barrel of his bat to stay in the zone longer, and getting length after contact.
Alemais also added a bit of a load to his swing, aimed at getting more power. He’s not looking to be a home run hitter, but hoping for something more than singles. That said, he hit four home runs his first week of instructs, which was a feat so rare for him that his father didn’t even believe it happened when he called to tell the news.
The adjustments so far have been quickly adapted by Alemais. A big reason for that is due to his advanced hitting skills. He’s not necessarily advanced in terms of applying his skills to the game, but he’s very knowledgeable about what he needs to do to hit, and what type of hitter he will eventually become.
Alemais and Reyes had mutual friends, so at the start of the offseason he reached out to him and told Reyes he wanted to work. He got the number for Reyes’ trainer, and they ended up working out together. Reyes worked out with Beltran on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Alemais tagged along.
Growing up in New York, Alemais watched two people: Derek Jeter and Jose Reyes. He was a shortstop, so Reyes was one of his childhood idols.
Reyes is actually going through a transition in his game. He can’t rely on his speed as much as in the past, so he’s focusing more on hitting for power and driving the balls out of the infield. Beltran was helping Reyes with this new approach. It’s the same approach Alemais was focusing on with the Pirates, so the lessons applied to him as well.
Alemais has been a contact guy all his life, but has felt he has some power. That’s not to the point of being a home run hitter, but to the point where he could drive the ball more often to the gaps and be more than just a singles hitter.
The work with Beltran and Reyes was focused around maximizing the power potential you have by using your legs the most and using your backside. They did a lot of drills that focused on incorporating your legs with your upper body.
The Pirates started adjusting the swing for Alemais during instructs. He took that swing, explained what he was working on with Beltran and Reyes, and they made some suggestions.
The thing about the mechanical focus for Alemais — putting the focus on the legs and how to approach different pitches — is that it’s the same type of instruction he would have received with the Pirates. It’s just that players usually don’t receive that level of instruction until they reach the upper levels. Alemais talked with Sutton about his work with Beltran during the offseason, and about some of the strategies he was employing. He said that Sutton told him he’s now talking about advanced hitting techniques.
Alemais is now ahead of the curve with his learning, focusing on things that are well beyond his current level. A lot of that is due to his advanced understanding of hitting. And it will help adjust how the Pirates teach him going forward.
I could explain the drill that Alemais was working on with Beltran, but it’s best to show them. First, here is Beltran teaching Alemais, which is in Spanish. The translation of the work will be in the video below.
I showed that last video to Sutton to get his reaction of what Alemais was working on. He discussed when the Pirates typically do these drills with their prospects.
The Pirates do the same tee drill that Alemais was working on with Beltran, for a lot of the same reasons. The goal is to keep the swing path short to the ball, but stay behind the ball, working with a deeper contact point. This helps with hitting off-speed pitches, and hitting to the opposite field.
Here is a look at Alemais from the start of Spring Training, with the new swing approach in the cage.
Along with his hitting, Alemais got some work with Reyes on base running and defense. His fielding is the strongest part of his game, but that doesn’t mean he has nothing to learn from a long-time MLB shortstop like Reyes.
Alemais also got some tips on stealing bases. He’s got some speed, although not nearly as much as Reyes had at the same age. But stolen bases aren’t about speed as much as getting a good read on the pitcher. That is where Alemais got some help.
Before we get to the end of this article, let’s take a look at a Reyes and Alemais montage, which was kindly shared with me by Alemais after our discussion of his work.
Teams invest in strong defense/no bat shortstops like Alemais with the hope that something will click and they will learn how to hit enough to be a Major League player. Sometimes they hit enough to be a backup or a depth option. Sometimes they go a step further and they can be a defensive-minded starter. The dream is getting them to the point where the offense doesn’t take away value.
It’s hard to say where Alemais could end up on this spectrum. He’s got an advanced understanding of hitting, and got some great instruction in the last year from the Pirates and from Beltran and Reyes. But that doesn’t always translate over to results on the field.
Sutton said that a lot of guys might have success with this type of approach in the minor leagues, but won’t understand why the approach is important for Pittsburgh at the MLB level. Alemais seems to have that understanding, we’ll before hitters normally understand the lesson in Bradenton or Altoona.
That’s the path Alemais could be headed down this year. He’s advanced enough that it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Pirates give him a push to Bradenton, giving him a shot to see what his advanced hitting approach can do at a harder level. That would be a good test to see how much of the training from Beltran and Reyes carries over to the field. If he does manage to see his knowledge translate to results, he could become not just one of the top prospects in the system, but one of the top prospects in baseball.
Awesome report and huge fan of this kid.
As good as he is defensively, if he hits at all, I’ll be excited about him. Just like I felt about Gift, but Gift never figured out hitting.
With the Pirates professing they want their hitters to get the ball off the ground to raise OPS, does it make sense to apply the principles outlined in this article to prospects earlier in their development?
It seems to me staying over your backside longer not only keeps the bat in the hitting zone longer, but also provides more lift to the swing.
No one has actually said that. I was talking to Adam Berry about this yesterday. He wrote an article where he used a quote from Hurdle pointing out the OPS was higher on balls in the air than on the ground. It was just an observation.
Someone else at MLB wrote an article off that, saying the Pirates were teaching their hitters a new approach. But no one from the Pirates — players or coaches — has said they are using this approach. They’re just pointing out the obvious, that it is better when balls are hit in the air.
Seems like quite the systemic developmental flaw if it’s “obvious” and yet so many of their hitting prospects tend to put the ball on the ground.
Of the Huntington-Era hitters developed internally currently on the 25-man, only Mercer posted MiLB groundball rates under 50%, and even he was around ~48%. Polanco has shown a sizable decrease in groundball rate as he’s developed at the highest level (down to 39% last year from
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years old, he decided to go and see how his brethren among the Israelites were doing. Acts 7:23 says, "Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit (episkeptomai) his brethren, the children of Israel." Moses actively sought out his brethren to see if there was any way he could help them. You know what happens. He tries to help them in his flesh by killing an Egyptian, which forces him to flee to Midian where he hid for 40 years before returning in the power of God.
But the point is that we are to seek out and care for those in the church who have genuine needs. We don't wait for them to come to us. Sometimes, as here in Acts 6, those with needs seek out help for themselves, but for the most part, we should be on the look out for them, and then doing something to meet their needs. So this is what the church is supposed to do for those who are in need. And specifically here in Acts 6, and James 1:27, the widows. Now the Bible contains very clear and careful instructions on how to care for widows.
1 Timothy 5:3-16 contains the Biblical teaching on the care of widows. This passage provides a clear, step-by-step process for determining which widows to care for and how their needs should be met. Verse 3 shows first of all that there are two classes of widows. There are widows and widows indeed. There are widows and those who are really widows. You say, "What's the difference?" Well, the following verses reveal that a widow is anyone who has lost her husband to death, divorce or departure. But a widow indeed is more than just a widow. A widow indeed is a woman who not only has lost her husband, but is completely without help from family members. She has no one in the world who will meet her needs. You see the husband's role was to protect and provide for her. If he dies, then it is the role of her father, her brothers or brothers-in-law, her uncles and her children, if they are grown, to take care of her. But if there is nobody to meet her needs, then she is a widow indeed. She has nobody to provide for her or protect her.
So Paul gives instructs for both in verses 4-16. First, for those who are widows. He says that they should be cared for by their extended family. In verse 4, he calls upon children and grandchildren to take care of her. He says in verse 16 that any of her Christian family members should take care of her. He says in verse 8 that if a family does not take care of its widows, they are worse than unbelievers. He says in verse 14 that younger widows should get re-married if at all possible. But what about those who do not have any family members who support them? What about those who are widows indeed? He says in verse 5 that they should rely on God in prayer and supplication. And then in verse 9, she should be put on the widow's list. Under certain conditions, the church provides for these widows and cares for them (5:9-16). They in turn, kind of become "staff widows" are expected to serve in the church and meet the needs of other people in church, and help teach, train and support the younger women (Titus 2:3-5).
Apparently, it is these widows indeed who are being neglected in Acts 6. It is not all of the widows, but only the Hellenistic widows. They do come to the apostles and ask for help. And the apostles correctly discern that something must be done to meet this need, but that they themselves cannot meet it and still focus on what God has called them to do. In fact, very likely, they realize that this situation has arisen, because they have not been giving enough time to the teaching of the Word. However, they can't do both. They cannot meet this real need and still perform their God-given priorities. They cannot care for the widows and accomplish their purpose in the church. So in verses 2-4, they discern that they need some help. They set their pastoral priorities and lay out some principles for choosing deacons.
2Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. 3Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; 4but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
They gather the church together and say, "Look, here's a need that must be met. But our purpose is not to serve in this way. God has ordained us to meet people's spiritual needs with the Word of God. If we neglected the Word, in order to serve tables, certainly, people would be fed physically, but then they would starve spiritually. "But we do recognize that this need is important, and so select some men to meet this physical need. Meanwhile, we will continue to focus all our energy on meeting the spiritual needs. We will do this through two things - prayer and preaching the Word."
It is not that they disliked caring for the needy, nor does it imply that they thought they were too important for such work. To the contrary, they knew that such work was vitally important. But they knew that caring for the sick and poor was not their first priority. Their first priority was not meeting the physical needs, but meeting the spiritual needs of people. So they tell the church to select men to meet the physical needs. Notice in verse 3 that there are three stated requirements for deacons.
First, they had to be men of good reputation. Or men of honest report. This means both inside and outside the church, they are to be well liked. They must be men who are honest and reliable. It is not a popularity contest, but these men are well known and well liked in the community. Second, they are full of the Holy Spirit. These men are spiritually mature. The working of the Holy Spirit is evident in their lives. They reveal the fruit of the spirit and a knowledge of the Word. They are under the control of the Spirit. Finally, they are also full of�wisdom. They are wise and understanding. They are men of discernment. They are able to correctly judge the actions and motives of people to whom they are giving care. Handling the funds of the church requires great wisdom and prayerful discernment.
So from these three qualifications, we see that they are not spiritual slackers. Sometimes, deacons in churches are chosen simply by whoever is willing to serve, or whoever has money to give. But these men were spiritual giants in the church. These were men of faith and integrity and power. They were intimate with the Word and filled with the Holy Spirit. They were wise and discerning. No deacon should ever feel that they are second class leaders in the church. Being a deacon is a high privilege and is meeting a great need that pastors and elders cannot meet.
Now, there are other qualifications besides these three. 1 Timothy 3:8-13 lists several more. They are to be men of dignity, not double-tongued, not addicted to wine, not greedy, and must live out in life what he believes. His wife has certain qualifications also, and he must be devoted to her and be a good father to his children. We could go into great detail on all of these. One author who has is a man named Alexander Strauch in his book, The New Testament Deacon.
1 Timothy 3 also lists the qualifications for elders. There are many similarities between the two offices, but the main difference is in the function. Deacons are to meet the physical needs of the members of the church; the elders are to be those who meet the spiritual needs of the church, primarily through the teaching of the Word. This is what we see the apostles say in verse 4.
4but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
The two things every pastor, every elder should focus on is prayer and preaching. If these things are not getting done, it is his responsibility and the responsibility of the church to cut things out of his schedule, and take away certain responsibilities until these things become his number one priority and purpose and function in the church. It has become popular today to think of the pastor and the elders as the ones who go about serving people and visiting people in the hospital and in their homes and helping them do the fix-it projects at home and spending time with them on the golf course and in the fishing boat. Now, these things are all fine and dandy for a pastor, or an elder, to do, IF the people in the church are being fed spiritually.
We all know we need food in order to live. That is why we expend so much energy to provide food for ourselves. Yet, most people don't know they also need the Word of God in order to live. In the Old Testament, Moses told Israel, "'�[God] let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know�that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord'" (Deuteronomy 8:3). Our Lord also said, "'Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man shall give to you'" (John 6:27).
I am convinced that the main reason the
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years to fund what is now known as the Football Players Health Study at Harvard, though the project is much more than the extensive survey, which seeks to identify the myriad health problems former players face.
The project got under way in February 2014, with the survey and three pilot studies launched immediately. Four studies have since been added, selected after the medical teams received dozens of proposals.
To date, more than 2,100 former players have completed the health survey. While it’s great progress, it represents only about one-10th of the number who could participate. To Harvard researchers, there is value in getting any living player who took part in even a week’s worth of practices as a practice squad player to respond, not just players who were part of the NFL for years.
While the survey is a long-term project, the hope is that at least some of the pilot studies will provide results and help in a shorter amount of time.
■ Bioenhanced ACL repair. Over the last four seasons, 230 NFL players have suffered torn ACLs, a common injury for athletes across many sports. Dr. Martha Murray, also a Harvard Medical School assistant professor and orthopedic surgeon at Children’s, appears to have developed a way for the ACL to repair itself. Currently, reconstructive surgery on the ligament involves the use of cadaver or hamstring tissue or the patellar tendon of the patient to restabilize the knee. Recovery time is months, and 80 percent of ACL repair patients will develop osteoarthritis in the joint within 14 years. Murray’s method creates a scaffold of sorts around the torn ligament, allowing blood to flow between the torn ends, and the ACL essentially repairs itself. In animal studies, the animals had less muscle loss, with no occurrence of osteoarthritis. The first human clinical studies have recently started.
■ Light-emitting diodes for treating concussions. Studies show that there is less blood flow to the brain for days or even weeks after a concussion, and less blood flow slows healing. This study, in which Meehan is involved, works with the hypothesis that the brain needs more adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the energy-carrying molecule found in cells, to heal, and that brain cells with more ATP will recover more quickly. By shining red/near-infrared light on brain cells, there is an increase in metabolic activity. Participants in preliminary trials are reporting improved sleep and fewer post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.
■ Myocardial dysfunction. This study, led by Dr. Aaron Baggish, a Harvard Medical School assistant professor of medicine based out of Massachusetts General Hospital, seeks to find the effects of strength training on the heart. “People who are long-distance runners, cyclists, have ‘big hearts’ in a way that’s beneficial,” Meehan said. “But maybe lifting weights makes [the heart] bigger in a way that’s not beneficial.” Testing has found that strength training can make heart walls stiff and inflexible, and makes it difficult for the organ to rest properly. As Baggish’s work proceeds, it will look for ways to intervene and prevent that stiffness.
■ Osteoarthritis hydrogel. Currently, options for treating osteoarthritis are limited to physical therapy, oral pain medications, or steroid injections, which patients can receive only every few months, and often, total joint replacement. A team of Harvard Medical School assistant professors based out of Brigham and Women’s Hospital is developing an injectable hydrogel that kicks into action and provides pain relief when an individual’s joint is inflamed. The rest of the time, it essentially waits.
Concussion data from mouthguards worn by football players, collected by i1 Biometrics, is shown.
■ Detecting brain movement in the skull. There are mouthguards and helmets designed to detect concussive hits, but those only measure the impact on the implements, not the actual brain. Led by Dr. Gary Strangman, a Harvard Medical School associate professor of psychology based at Mass General, the goal is to develop an on-the-field, non-invasive device that can monitor the movement of the brain while players are in motion.
■ Tau protein antibody. Recent medical research shows that tau proteins in the brain contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s. Dr. Ping Lu, a Harvard Medical School professor of medicine based at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and his team have developed an antibody that in animal studies blocks the spread of tau but prevents brain cells from dying.
■ Injury-preventing knee brace. The brace Conor Walsh, a Harvard professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering, is trying to develop, would prevent ACL tears. The brace would be soft, not limiting the range of motion of the wearer — that is, unless the tibia (shin bone) starts to move in front of the femur (thigh bone). If that happens, the brace would lock into place, preventing the tibia from moving too far forward, which leads to a torn ACL.
Massachusetts native Zak DeOssie, heading into his ninth season with the Giants and a member of the NFLPA executive committee, believes current players are far more invested in their long-term health, and he is excited by the prospects of the studies.
Health and safety is paramount, DeOssie said, as is making sure there are future generations of players who learn the great lessons of football.
Greg Hardy’s suspension was reduced to four games.
Not surprisingly, last week came and went without an announcement of a decision on Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game Deflategate suspension, but on Friday afternoon the league did announce a decision on the appeal for Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy.
Hardy had his 10-game suspension reduced to four games by arbitrator Harold Henderson, a former NFL labor executive. In May 2014 while with the Panthers, Hardy’s girlfriend accused him of assault. The woman said that in an attack at his apartment, Hardy pulled her on the floor by her hair, choked her with both hands, and picked her up over his head, throwing her onto a couch that had guns on it. He also threatened to kill her.
As Hardy’s case went through the North Carolina legal process, he played Week 1 for Carolina. But then the team decided to deactivate him for Week 2, and ultimately placed him on the commissioner’s exempt list. Hardy was paid his full salary for the remainder of the season but was not allowed to practice or play.
Though the case against Hardy was dismissed on appeal (he had been found guilty by a judge in a non-jury trial) when the victim did not make herself available to prosecutors, the NFL’s investigation found enough evidence to determine that Hardy deserved punishment under the personal conduct policy.
Commissioner Roger Goodell gave Hardy a 10-game suspension, which Henderson significantly reduced.
The announcement immediately brought up questions regarding Brady’s case. As it stands, in the eyes of the league doing the heinous things Hardy was accused of is on the same level as what the league believes Brady likely knew about what happened with footballs before the AFC Championship game.
Even before the Hardy decision, there was no question Brady’s suspension should be reduced, but keep in mind there’s an X factor: Goodell refused to recuse himself as arbitrator in Brady’s case, so he is deciding against his/Troy Vincent’s decision. There is no Harold Henderson or Judge Barbara Jones (who decided on Ray Rice’s appeal) to apply logic in this situation.
Goodell could dig in his heels after taking some high-profile losses and decide to uphold Brady’s four-game penalty, though in that case Brady might take the league to court. Or, being as public relations-conscious as Goodell seems to be, he could realize that it looks ridiculous to have a player who might have known about an infraction that might have happened serve the same suspension as a player who, evidence shows, assaulted a woman, and reduce Brady’s suspension to two games or even one.
Incidentally, if Hardy does not take his case to court — there were reports that if his suspension was not reduced to two games he would take that action — his first game would be against the Patriots Oct. 11.
Through its punishment of the Patriots and Tom Brady, the NFL wants you to believe that it takes the PSI level of footballs very seriously. But if the league is truly serious about it, why not do a little research?
So here’s an idea: Do that, for every ball, at every game this season. Take the notion of whether or not Jim McNally surreptitiously did something with the footballs off the table for a moment, because if he did, the Patriots deserve punishment.
But instead of theories on Ideal Gas Law and weather and Ted Wells taking referee Walt Anderson’s word on some things (his recollection of the approximate PSI levels of the Patriots’ and Colts’ footballs before the AFC title game) but not others (Anderson said his “best recollection” was that he used the gauge with a Wilson logo to measure the balls pregame but Wells dismissed that), why not get an idea of just how much footballs fluctuate during games?
It’s expected the league will have some new rules this season when it comes to the handling of footballs (here’s hoping that a more stringent accounting of each ball’s measurement and having the balls stay with officials the entire time and not handed off to a game-day attendant are at the top of the list) because of Deflategate.
And for this year at least, some data should be gathered.
Let’s use the Patriots-Steelers Week 1 game as an example. In a best-case scenario, Official A would be assigned to measure the Patriots’ 12 footballs pregame, and then again at halftime,
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to notice the buyer, at the Seller's country official bank rate increased of 5 percentage points and the exclusion from the warranty provisions of clause 7 of the present agreement until payments have been settled..
4.1. (Property Transfer) - The ownership of the goods is transferred to the Buyer at delivery.
4.2. (Title Retention Provision) - Notwithstanding the above provision, in case of deferred payments the Seller keeps the property of the goods until the payment of the whole amount due is settled.
4.3. (Consequences of no compliance with this paragraph) - In case of Buyer's violation of his obligations as mentioned in this paragraph, the Seller has the right to terminate the contract with immediate effect; furthermore, the Seller is entitled to withhold the sums paid so far by the Buyer as a penalty without prejudice to compensation for any further damages that may be suffered.
5.1. (Delivery of the goods) - The goods are supplied EXW (Incoterms 2010) unless differently agreed. This applies also if it is agreed that the shipment of goods or part of it is organized by the Seller.
5.2. (Risks' Transfer)The risks are transferred to the Buyer at the time of delivery. The Seller is not responsible in any case for goods' loss, perish or damages occurred after the Risks' Transfer. In any case, the Buyer is not freed from the responsibility to pay the price of the goods when the loss or damage occurs after the Risks' Transfer.
Likewise if the Buyer (or any other person appointed by him for this purpose) is required to provide the Seller with manufacturing instructions, technical data or any other information necessary for the production of the goods, the delivery date will be automatically extended for a period equal to the delay occurred in providing the information to the Seller.
In case of changes agreed among the parties and occurred after the date of conclusion of the contract, the delivery deadline will be automatically extended for a reasonable period of time needed to perform those changes.
5.4. (Force-majeure) - The delivery time will be extended for a period equal to the duration of the force-majeure causes, such as strikes of every kind, fires, floods, lack of power, shortage or lack of raw material, failures and accidents to the Seller's manufacturing plant and any other obstacles not depending from the parties' will which will temporarily make the delivery impossible or too expensive.
As soon as the Seller is informed of the force-majeure event, he will inform the Buyer within a reasonable time about it and, if it is not clear from the nature of the impediment, about the possible consequences on the delivery obligations. Likewise the Seller will inform the Buyer about the termination of the force-majeure event.In case of any events as detailed in this clause no. 5.5, neither the Seller nor the Buyer are entitled in any case to any reimbursement or compensation.
a) the compliance of the sails' manufacturing to specifications and drawings being part of the quotation.
The test is considered as positively passed if no written non-conformity report is issued; in any case the Buyer is not entitled to complain about any defects other than those of the object of the test specified in sub a).
6.2. (Consequences of Tests and Trails) - The Buyer loses his right to warranty, to act or to object about any sails' non-conformity or defects which could have been detected using ordinary diligence during the Tests unless a detailed and specific non-conformity report is issued in writing during or immediately after the Test.
7.1. (Sails' Conformity) - According to the terms of this paragraph the Seller commits himself to delivering goods corresponding to the agreement and free from defects making them unsuitable for the normal use of sails' of the same kind.
7.2. (Extended Guarantee) - The Seller is not responsible for defects or non-conformities of goods resulting from the normal use of those components which, by their nature, are subject to fast and continuous wear (for example the luff cord).The Seller is not responsible for the non-conformities and defects on goods if they are the result of the Buyer’s failure to comply with the Use and Maintenance Instructions or if the goods are used for purposes different from sailing or if the sails are used beyond the limits described in the “Sail Code” published on the website www.onesails.com. Moreover, the Seller is not responsible for the goods if the Buyer has made changes or has repaired them with no prior written approval by the Seller.
7.3. (Warranty Term) - If it has not been agreed that the goods are delivered at the Buyer's premises, the warranty period is 12 months for a professional Buyer or 24 months if the Buyer is an end-user. The warranty starts from the date of delivery.
If goods are delivered at the Buyer's premises, the warranty period is 12 months or 24 months (respectively for Professional and End-User) starting from the test date at the Buyer's premises; but, in any case, it will not exceed 14 or 26 months from the date of Sails' Delivery. Warranty for repaired or replaced parts expires on the same day of the main goods' Warranty.
7.4. (Non-conformity Claim) - In addition to what is stated in the previous paragraph No. 6, the Buyer has to notify the Seller in writing about the non-conformity or the goods' defect specifying the details about its nature within 60 days from the date when he has discovered it or he could have discovered it through an accurate test and control of the goods, in order to be granted the warranty.
In no case it is possible to notify a non-conformity defect or goods' fault after the warranty's deadlines stated in the previous clause No. 7.3 or of those agreed between the parties. The Buyer loses any warranty rights if he does not allow any reasonable control required by the Seller or, in case the Seller has asked for the return of the faulty sail at his own expense, if he does not give it back within 15 days from the Seller's request.
c) to reimburse the Buyer for the price paid for the defective parts.
7.6. (Seller's Limited Liability Clause) - Except for willful deceit or gross negligence of the Seller, the possible refund of whatever damage to the Buyer, could not exceed the value of the defective part.
The warranty specified in this paragraph includes and substitutes any other guarantee or responsibility provided for by law and it does not admit any other Seller's responsibility related to and arisen from the goods supplied; In particular, the Buyer could not request any other refunds for the damage, neither a discounted price nor the cancellation of the contract. After the warranty expiry date no claims against the Seller will be accepted.
7.7. (Liability towards third parties or properties) - In no case the Seller shall be considered responsible for damages towards third parties or properties as a direct or indirect consequence deriving from the use of the sold goods. The use of the goods occurs under the Buyer's control and therefore under his liability; therefore, the Buyer undertakes full responsibility of all the risks resulting from the use of the goods and frees the Seller from any kind of liability.
8. (Remuneration) - Unless differently agreed in writing, the Buyer will pay the Seller the amount of money agreed in the contract. The payment will be settled at the delivery of the goods.
9. (Trustworthy Text) - In case the contract is issued in several languages, the trustworthy and legal text will be the English version.
10 (Legal Disputes) - With reference to the legal and commercial disputes related to the present contract (including issues referred to the validity of contract, to its interpretation, execution or termination) that both parties are unable to solve in a friendly way, a Judge will be appointed according to the Seller's registered address and to the applicable Law for the contract.
11 (Data Protection) - By sending the Order, the Buyer accepts and recognizes that the Seller can store, process and use the data included in the Order with the aim of processing the Order itself. Some pieces of information provided by the Buyer could be sent by the Seller to the companies involved in the goods delivery. Moreover, in case the Buyer has been given a loan, in order to pay the ordered goods, the information provided by the Buyer will be handed to the companies that had granted the loan for the purchase. Furthermore, the Buyer accepts and recognizes that the above mentioned data could be handed to other companies belonging to the OneSails group or to other societies whose products are available at the Seller's premises, in order to provide the Buyer with information about any product or service that could be of interest. In case the Buyer does not want his data to be handed to the mentioned companies to provide information about products or services of the Seller or of other third parties, he should state his refusal in the specific section of the Order Form. If requested in writing, the Buyer could have a copy of his data held by the Seller. The costs related to the Buyer's request will be at his expense. In case the data held by the Seller and referred to the Buyer should be wrong, the Seller will correct them upon written request of the Buyer. The Buyer's personal data provided in the Order will be collected, recorded and processed by the Seller who is the Data Controller.
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not be done without when it comes to financial trading.
Be it that you are a commodity trader or a Currency trader, you will definitely still need to make use of a broker to process your orders and register your trades into the market. They are like the one behind the processing of every single trade transaction that is being made every day. There are a lot of brokers out there and you need to be very careful when you are selecting the broker that you want to bank with. An example of a CFDs broker is SimpleFx.
SimpleFx is a CFD broker best known for winning the best Cryptocurrency broker of the year in 2017. They operate mainly by allowing traders the chance to make bets on whether an asset will increase in price or not. They cover all kind of instruments with Cryptocurrency just being the main focus of the company.
Stocks: you get to enjoy access to trade on the potential movement of top stocks shares like US: BAC, MS, APPL; JP: Toyota, Sony, NTT; DE: BAY and ALD.
Cryptocurrency: cryptocurrencies instrument provided are up to 16 in numbers, which included all the major crosses like (BTC/ETH, ETH/USD, and BTC/USD). SimpleFx allows a leverage of up to 10:1 on Cryptocurrency trading.
CFDs Commodities – SimpleFX Commodities instrument basket contains about 11 instruments which are solely Natural oil and gas (USOIL, UKOIL) and precious metals (Spot mini Silver, Spot mini Gold, Spot mini palladium).
Forex – with over 60 Currencies pair being traded on the platform, you have access to all major crosses such GBP/USD, EUR/USD and minor Forex pairs like AUD/NZD. Through this, you will be able to alternate your trades as you wish.
Indices – when you register with simple FX, trading up to 13 popular Indices CFD’s will become an easy thing for you. With indices instruments like DAX30, IBEX35, SPX500, FTSE100, your chances of kissing it all goodbye becomes greatly reduced.
SimpleFx was founded in the year 2014 as a subsidiary of SimpleFx Ltd, with registration in St. Vincent and the Grenadines a Caribbean country. The Caribbean country has little or no regulation, which makes SimpleFx perfect for irregular and not well document transactional procedures. With a single known office in the Caribbean, the company serves more than 140,000 clients worldwide. Even US clients are being accepted on their platform.
The main work of a CFDs broker is to provide its clients with the opportunity to make bets on whether any of their listed pairs are going to increase in prices or they will go down. The trader then profits from accurate predictions of this movements. This means whenever you make a trade for a position, you are in no way buying a right to own the underlying instruments you have made your purchase on. With SimpleFx also, you will be provided with leverages which will further amplify the effect of your account and make it quite possible for you to buy into large priced instruments without having to shell out a lot of money in the process.
There is no record of SimpleFX regulation details although their very responsive customer care insists they are under registration in the Caribbean.
SimpleFX Cryptocurrencies Trading- how it works?
When it comes to Cryptocurrency trading online by a CFDs broker, Simple FX is a leader. Being the first broker to integrate cryptocurrency trading as part of its tradable instruments, the broker is recognized as a pacesetter in the industry. SimpleFx has also gone extra with cryptocurrency by making it possible for a trader to actually buy real bitcoin and not the CFDs. This is far above what is done by other brokers. So now they also act like a wallet for Bitcoin and also a broker for its CFDs.
on SimpleFX bitcoin is not the only tradable asset on the network. You are also allowed to trade up to about 16 other cryptocurrency crosses. To trade Cryptocurrency CFDs your leverage is being caped at 10:1.
Spreads – This is basically padding on actual or current market price of a particular trading instrument by the brokers. This way every trades being made is actually starting up with a negative balance and it becomes positive or remain negative based on whether the trader made the right trade choice. SimpleFx offers a fix spread rate on its pairs. This means you get to be charged the same amount of spread during news or a significant economic period that is known to rapidly increase the size of spreads. The downside to a fixed spread rate is that they are generally higher than that of brokers with variable spread rate. Positively also, SimpleFx fees do not go beyond these fixed rates so you get to enjoy zero fees charges on all other transactions performed in your account.
Overnight commission – This is a standard fee charged to all brokers. The overnight commission is regarded as the cost charged by a broker to carry a long trade overnight. The fee is only restricted to long trades and short trades might get a commission from the liquidity provider/broker in some cases. SimpleFx overnight fees are actually known to be on the very high side.
Withdrawal fees and deposit fees– Simple FX has won great points by not charging a single extra dime of withdrawal and deposit done from a traders account.
Here you get to enjoy the chance and opportunity of trading the very risky financial market absolutely risk-free. You get to make long or short trades without actually having to worry about you losing money even if you made the wrong call on your trades. You also get enjoy all you would be enjoying when you switch to a standard trading account. With SimpleFx you can only a demo account with just a few steps of registration and a simple email confirmation process.
With the real trading account, you greatly become introduced to a risky market environment, where any single mistake might cost you a huge amount of money in a matter of seconds. So always make sure you are careful ones you are in this phase as there is no room for mistake allowed here. With SimpleFx no level of verification is needed to successfully run a standard account. As a matter of fact, the opening of the live account and demo account is the same thing, just fill the sign-up forms and you are good to go full steam. For traders that would love to upgrade their accounts, they might be required to submit some supporting documents in the process.
SimpleFx offers easy signup using your Google, Facebook and VK preexisting accounts details for registration and logging in to trade.
The broker also allows a minimum deposit of just $1 and you can use this to make trades on a cent account.
Simple FX has been around for up to 4 years now. In those 4 years, they have made a lot of improvements and also achieved quite a lot especially when it comes to Cryptocurrency. Apart from the recent SimpleFX scam scandal where the exchange nullified all cryptocurrency trades made after November 11, 2017; there have been few complaints about them. Nonetheless, the scandal affected their reputation a lot, with some traders quitting operations on the exchange immediately.
What’s Simple FX lacks in regulation they made up for it to some extents with the use of security. With their 2FA you can easily set up your account to a 2 level of authentications. You are more assured that anyone with a password can’t just access your account. The website has HTTPS enabled so every piece of information going in and out of the website is encrypted. They also make sure to keep your personal details of the emails channels and all logins, and payment details are being kept on an offline server. Fiat money accounts are also being kept in a segregated account and for Bitcoin, they claim to keep the cryptocurrency in a cold wallet, while making just 10% of it available on their hot wallet at any point in time. All this is not normal with a broker, so it is quite a big deal for SimpleFx security to be this tight.
SimpleFx offers a 24/5 live support with emails and phone call support available. Their ever ready customer care service is known to respond to inquiries quickly. They happen to be the fastest we have tested so far. They are also very knowledgeable and they offer the best solutions to a problem. They also have support ticket system, where you can easily follow up on your inquiry without having to state your case all over again. Overall the speed of service is what we find impressive the most.
All trades are processed directly and you rest assured of booking your trade at the same amount you entered it into the market at no slippage of anything similar to that. All trades are processed through automatic means which makes it very fast and straightforward.
This is the basic thing and also the first stage of trading with a CFDs broker. Without a fully registered account, there is very little you can do on the platform apart from just taking a tour of the site overall frontend. The account registered could be a Demo account meant for practice purposes or a real live account. Upon filling out the online forms and confirming your email address, you need to go to the verify account section of the website to submit your valid documents and also verify your mobile number.
To start making trades for the purpose of making money with you brokers, fund your account. SimpleFx is well known for its extensive network of depositing methods. There are about 15 different ways to fund your account with the broker. You can fund your account using Local bank transfers: Fasapay, QiwiWallet, and others.
Downloading and choosing of the trading terminal.
There are only just two terminals available for trading, namely the MT4 trading terminal and the web terminal.
The MT4 trading terminal is widely recognized and also well supported. With more than 30
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children are to have a reasonable chance of living stable and secure lives 30 or so years from now, according to one recent study 80% of the known coal reserves will have to stay underground, along with half the gas and a third of the oil reserves.
If only science were enough.
If not science, then politics? MPs, presidents, prime ministers and members of congress are always telling us (often suggesting a surrender of civil liberties in return) that their first duty is the protection of the public.
But politics sometimes struggles with physics. Science is, at its best, long term and gives the best possible projection of future risk. Which is not always how politics works, even when it comes to our security. Politicians prefer certainty and find it difficult to make serious prudent planning on high probabilities.
On climate change, the public clamour is in inverse proportion to the enormity of the long-term threat. If only it were the other way round. And so, year after year, the people who represent us around the UN negotiating tables have moved inches, not miles.
When, as Guardian colleagues, we first started discussing this climate change series, there were advocates for focusing the main attention on governments. States own much of the fossil fuels that can never be allowed to be dug up. Only states, it was argued, can forge the treaties that count. In the end the politicians will have to save us through regulation – either by limiting the amount of stuff that is extracted, or else by taxing, pricing and limiting the carbon that’s burned.
If journalism has so far failed to animate the public to exert sufficient pressure on politics through reporting and analysis, it seemed doubtful whether many people would be motivated by the idea of campaigning for a paragraph to be inserted into the negotiating text at the UN climate talks in Paris this December. So we turned to an area where campaigners have recently begun to have marked successes: divestment.
There are two arguments in favour of moving money out of the biggest and most aggressive fossil fuel companies – one moral, the other financial.
The moral crusaders – among them Archbishop Desmond Tutu – see divestment from fossil fuels in much the same light as earlier campaigners saw the push to pull money out of tobacco, arms, apartheid South Africa – or even slavery. Most fossil fuel companies, they argue, have little concern for future generations. Of course, the companies are run by sentient men and women with children and grandchildren of their own. But the market pressures and fiduciary duties involved in running public companies compel behaviour that is overwhelmingly driven by short-term returns.
So – the argument goes – the directors will meanwhile carry on business as usual, no matter how incredible it may seem that they will be allowed to dig up all the climate-warming assets they own. And, by and large – and discounting recent drops in the price of oil – they continue to be reasonably good short-term businesses, benefiting from enormous subsidies as they search for even more reserves that can never be used.
What is fossil fuel divestment and why does it matter?
The pragmatists argue the case on different grounds. It is simply this: that finance will eventually have to surrender to physics.
If – eventually – the companies cannot, for the sake of the human race, be allowed to extract a great many of the assets they own, then many of those assets will in time become valueless. So people with other kinds of fiduciary duty – people, say, managing endowments, pension funds and investment portfolios – will want to get their money out of these companies before the bubble bursts.
Of course, the financial risk comes not simply from the threat of regulation, but could also be hastened by the march of alternative clean energy. Global investment in clean energy jumped 16% in 2014 to £205bn, but because of the rapid drop in the price of that energy (the cost of solar has dropped by two-thirds in 6 years), the money invested last year bought almost double the amount of electricity capacity as in 2011.
So there’s a risk calculation to be done by anyone invested in fossil fuels – which, one way or another, is probably most of us. Get out too early and you might forgo the reasonable returns based on current performance and the book value of the assets that are notionally exploitable.
But what of the risk of being a late exiter? Do you wait and judge when the politicians could finally summon the will to start making regulatory and market interventions … and then get out? And at the same time as everyone else is trying to do the same?
This is why the divestment movement has changed from being a fringe campaign to something every responsible fund manager can no longer ignore. How could they, when even the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has warned that the “vast majority of reserves are unburnable” and the bank itself is conducting an inquiry into the risk that inflated fossil fuel assets pose to the stability of the financial system?
When the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, urges: “Be the first mover. Use smart due diligence. Rethink what fiduciary responsibility means in this changing world. It’s simple self-interest. Every company, investor and bank that screens new and existing investments for climate risk is simply being pragmatic”?
When the Bank of England’s deputy head of supervision for banks and insurance companies, Paul Fisher, warns, as he did this month: “As the world increasingly limits carbon emissions, and moves to alternative energy sources, investments in fossil fuels – a growing financial market in recent decades – may take a huge hit”?
So the argument for a campaign to divest from the world’s most polluting companies is becoming an overwhelming one, on both moral and pragmatic grounds. But the divestment movement is sometimes misunderstood. The intention is not to bankrupt the companies, nor to promote overnight withdrawal from fossil fuels – that would not be possible or desirable.
Divestment serves to delegitimise the business models of companies that are using investors’ money to search for yet more coal, oil and gas that can’t safely be burned. It is a small but crucial step in the economic transition away from a global economy run on fossil fuels.
The usual rule of newspaper campaigns is that you don’t start one unless you know you’re going to win it. This one will almost certainly be won in time: the physics is unarguable. But we are launching our campaign today in the firm belief that it will force the issue now into the boardrooms and inboxes of people who have billions of dollars at their disposal.
It’s clear, from our researches over the past few weeks, that many company directors and fund managers have had a nagging feeling that this is something coming up the agenda that – one day – they will have to think about. As the Guardian’s campaign mounts, we hope they will appreciate that there is some urgency about the choices they make.
Who will take the lead? Some huge endowments and investment funds have already announced that they will be decarbonising their portfolios, exiting fossil fuels altogether and/or investing in cleaner alternatives.
They include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Stanford, Glasgow and Australian National Universities; the British Medical Association; Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, which has sold off 32 coal companies on climate and environmental grounds; AP4, the giant Swedish pension fund; and many other faith groups, local councils and asset managers. The World Council of Churches has committed not to invest.
Our own campaign will give readers the information they need to make their own investment decisions and to apply pressure on the workplaces, unions, schools, colleges, churches, NGOs, pension advisers and charities in their lives. But we also want to try to change minds at one or two institutions that have demonstrated inspiring thought leadership in other spheres of life.
The Wellcome Trust handles a portfolio of more than £18bn and invests around £700m a year in science, the humanities, social science education and medical research. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment of $43.5bn. Last year it gave away $3.9bn in grants towards health and sustainable development.
In 2014 the Wellcome Trust had £564m invested in Shell, BP, Schlumberger, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton alone. The Gates Foundation has a financial stake of over $1bn in fossil fuel companies.
The ask of them is, we think, both modest and simple. We understand that fund managers do not like to make sudden changes to their portfolios. So we ask that the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust commit now to divesting from the top 200 fossil fuel companies within five years. And that they immediately freeze any new investment in the same companies.
We will, of course, suggest that the Guardian Media Group does the same, and keeps you informed about its own deliberations and decisions.
Please sign, retweet and generally spread news about the petition. In everything we say to these foundations, we will emphasise that we come in admiration for what they have done, and continue to do for human health and wellbeing. They aren’t the “bad guys”. But they could certainly show themselves to be the good guys in this matter of life and death.
One final thing. This campaign is going to be backed up by much reporting and analysis. We would be very pleased to hear from anyone working in the fossil fuel industries at a senior level, either currently or recently. We are interested, for instance, to learn about internal discussions and papers about the state of knowledge and debate about the environmental harm caused by the extractive industries. You can email me confidentially at [email protected]; see my PGP key on @arusbridger on
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I’m sure. Already Curious George is on more than it should be. And congrats on the new home! How exciting!
2. I heard this song by The Wind and The Wave on a show on E! and I downloaded their whole album and am obsessed.
3. My husband and I got married this year and we paid for it all ourselves. We both had credit card debt beforehand, and while we didn’t make progress paying it off at all during the past year, we did manage to keep it from going up. 2015 is the year of repayment!
4. This is tough! Oregon Trail! All the memories! Honestly, though, I have to say Sim City. I used to have one family that I used the money hack for – and I bought every single thing I wanted and decorated the house to the nines – and then I had another family that I had work for it for the “real game experience”. Best of both worlds!
5. I forget how I stumbled across you guys – but I think your PF blog is one of the best out there. Lots of other ones are so technical in nature – you guys share your real lives and weave personal finance into it. Its so much more relatable than reading the same old dry, informational post about interest rates or whatever. Also, love the humor you guys sprinkle throughout!
The next time Johnny and I have a long weekend or time off (might not be until April!), we’ll have to binge on True Detective… seems to be a major favorite for everyone we talk to! I’m dying laughing at your Sims comment. I would do the exact same thing! I felt I could justify my money hacking that way haha. Amazing.
A friend wants a TV show to binge-watch. What’s your recommendation? Walking Dead and The Profit.
What song/audio/sounds you got on repeat? Anything my kids are listening to, probably Meghan Trainer and Ariana Grande.
What financial achievement from 2014 are you most proud of? Actually taking a real vacation! First one with our kids. Oldest is 14. Went to San Francisco and spent 8 days traveling back down to LA. Only have ever taken long weekend trips. The joys of being a small business owner.
Choose one to play for the rest of your life: Oregon Trail or Sim City.haven’t really played either, but am aware of both. Probably Oregon Trail because I like 1800’s history.
Why are you here (OFB.com)? Love all three almost 4! of you.
+1 for The Profit. Love that show.
We’ve added it to our “must-watch” list!
Oh man, that is an achievement! Way to go. That sounds like a super cool trip. We have failed at that one for a few years, but it’s on my to-do list for next year!
1. Newsroom, Parenthood, Gilmore Girls.
2. This American Life and more recently Serial.
3. Um, not taking out a new loan? I know, lame sauce.
I feel ya… If I didn’t have to share my TV with Johnny, I would have shows like Parenthood and Gilmore Girls on at all times!
1) Haven – I love Sci-fi, and my guilty pleasure would be Hart of Dixie.
3) Finally got the husband on board with savings and the concept of retiring early.
4) Sim City, hands down.
Guilty pleasure shows are the best. I have too many to count. And Johnny wooed me with Damien Rice music when we were dating… I’d play one of his songs on the piano, and we’d sing it together… good times!
2. Lately music is all about Ed Sheeran. And I’m constantly pondering the podcast thing, I just can’t get aboard.
3. Hitting my savings goals so I can begin the debt repayment journey but yet have a cushion incase my job decides to relocate this year.
4. Oregon Trail. I loved seeing who of my family/friends was the strongest. Because a computer game can totally tell.
5. I’m here because I have so much to learn and you have taught me using a vocabulary I can understand with examples that I can relate to my own life.
Too true. I love watching shows that make me feel good about myself! And your Oregon Trail comment cracked me up… I remember doing that, too!
1 – A friend wants a TV show to binge-watch. What’s your recommendation? Friends, obviously. But then again, there might not be anybody who hasn’t seen it at this point. I also recommend Luther, Sherlock, Broadchurch and Doctor Who. I’m a Brit living in Atlanta, so I need to get my British TV fix.
2 – What song/audio/sounds you got on repeat? At almost 40 yrs old, it’s hard for me to say this, but Blank Space by Taylor Swift. That young lady has totally mastered the art of the perfect pop song.
3 – What financial achievement from 2014 are you most proud of? This is a holdover from 2013, but living on one income and not going broke during a period of unexpected unemployment for me after our move to Atlanta. I now have a job, and it’s been surprisingly hard to readjust to a dual income. I maybe got a little spend crazy when we had extra money again. 2015 is our year to reign it back in.
4 – Choose one to play for the rest of your life: Oregon Trail or Sim City. I’m not a gamer, and have never played either one. Computers just weren’t a thing when I was growing up in England. That makes me sound really old, but we were just a little behind the curve when it came to computer games in the UK.
5 – Why are you here (OFB.com)? For real world inspiration on how to manage money and to live vicariously through you now you are in NYC. I always wanted to live there. Also, babies.
Multiple friends have recommended Sherlock to me… I need to get on that STAT! And seriously, I want to have this baby just so I can listen to Taylor Swift’s new album while running haha.
I felt the same way when Johnny was laid off in 2013 and then got a new job. We’d been on a spending freeze for a few months, and I wanted to just buy, buy, buy! So totally understand that feeling! Here’s to 2015!
3. Getting Home Budget (recommended by OFB) and then using it!
Glad you like HomeBudget! It works for us, so I’m happy other people are having it work for them, too. Man, I just want a long weekend to sit in my pajamas, eat chocolate, crochet, and watch all of Gilmore Girls. Is that really so much to ask?!
1. My favorite TV show has always been House. In fact, I was just watching a couple re-runs of it last night. So I’d definitely have to recommend this one.
2. My sister-in-law was playing T-Swift’s latest CD in her car last weekend and now it’s stuck in my head. :/ Shake it off, boo, shake it off.
3. This sounds so bad….but surviving. My husband and I made a sudden move and then he spent almost two months without any income. Being at the beginning of our savings journey made all of that really hard, and I’m just proud of us for powering through and getting back to where we started by the end of the year.
House is a good one. We were obsessed with that show as newlyweds.
I resisted it for as long as I could, but I think Taylor has us all hooked. And way to go for getting through that tough move last year. Those moments are the ones that ultimately make you stronger as a couple and financially. They’re not fun in the moment, but definitely strengthening in the long run!
It makes us happy to have like-minded couples on here, too!
2. Veggie Tales. Not by choice, obviously. If I had my choice, we’d be jammin’ to the new Blake Shelton CD I got for Christmas but have not listened to yet.
3. My husband is in grad school and when we had our daughter, we had to take out a student loan to help cover expenses. Last semester, we took out less than half of what we had the previous two years. We did have to use some of the money last semester, but we do not think we will need it this semester and we may even be able to take out $0 in loans for this coming school year (his last)!
4. Sim City. I do not want to die of dysentery every again.
5. I love reading your blog because we are similar stages of life and have similar goals. I really appreciate the real-world, real-life advice! I do our family’s finances (my husband does help, but it is just not his strength!) and I know very little, so I am always looking for the best ways to use our money! Love the site!!!
Sally hasn’t yet discovered Veggie Tales music, but I bet she’d be a big, big fan… oh the things we do for our children! And awesome job on powering through your husband’s schooling and minimizing your need for loans. Very cool.
It’s a big motivation to us to have other young families like us reading
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-value < 0.004). These results support the idea that LRC dynamics is exploited by cells to control the activation of chaotic motifs.
To explore the molecular mechanisms underpinning this theoretical prediction, we analysed the biology of the MarRAB operon due to the availability of extensive information on its genetics as a consequence of its key importance in antibiotic resistance. The behaviour of MarRAB depends on the activity of the marbox enhancer DNA sequence. Experimental results indicate that Fis acts as a promoter of MarRAB only when marbox is activated by MarA, SoxS or Rob. Moreover, when MarA, SoxS or Rob is absent, Fis reduces the activity of MarRAB. Therefore, our theory indicates that when marbox is not active, the transcriptional activity of both MarA and MarR is tightly controlled due to the presence of a long LRC and that the potential chaotic behaviour of the motif is restricted (Figure 3E, violet arrows). Upon activation of marbox by an environmental signal – such as superoxide stress transduced through SoxS [19-21] – Fis activates the MarRAB operon and the LRC becomes shorter (Figures 3E, yellow arrows; Figure 3F). This allows larger variations for MarA and MarB potentially unleashing chaotic dynamics.
Comparable dynamics is observable in the other chaotic motif, which includes the genes GadX, GadE, and GadW. Fis has been reported to inhibit expression of Gadx in the late stages of exponential growth, when a dramatic shift in gene regulation can be observed with respect to earlier stages. Interestingly, the late stages of exponential growth are commonly associated with stress and the GRN of E. coli suggests that during this stage Gadx is regulated by a two-gene LRC, which is formed by Ihf and Fis, instead of the three-gene LRC which is active in the previous stages (formed by Ihf, Fis and Crp). To the best of our knowledge, the exact molecular mechanism underlying this switch has not yet been elucidated. However, our analysis provides new ways to approach the investigation of this problem.
The E. coli GRN is one of the most experimentally validated available in the literature and extensive analysis is possible. Other less well-characterised GRNs are available for M. tuberculosis and S. cerevisiae, allowing an admittedly more limited exploration. As our theory will be very sensitive to false positives, the outcome of our analysis for these organisms is potentially less robust.
Figure 4. Interplay of LRCs and feedback loops in M. tuberculosis and S. cerevisiae. (A) Distribution of the length of LRCs in M. tuberculosis.
The number of LRCs of different lengths is reported. Note how most LRCs are formed by 7 or less genes. Length distribution of the real network is in blue and those for average random networks are in red. (B) Degree of regulation in the longest LRCs of M. tuberculosis. The two box plots report the distribution of the number of transcriptional inputs of the genes in the upper half (2nd to 4th) and lower half (5th to 7th) of the longest transcriptional cascades in M. tuberculosis. The top genes of the chains are unregulated by construction and were not included. Note the highly statistically significant difference. (C) Chaotic motifs in M. tuberculosis and their upstream regulation. The network reports the two chaotic motifs found in M. tuberculosis with all the genes involved in their regulation either directly or indirectly. The genes forming the chaotic motifs are highlighted in red, while the genes that regulate them are highlighted in purple. Note how the LRC upstream of the chaotic motifs is the composed by three genes as in E. coli. (D) Mean position across all LRCs (MPAL) of genes involved in the chaotic motif versus the other genes in M. tuberculosis. The box plots report the distribution of MPAL for each gene involved in the formation of the chaotic motifs (Chaotic) and for the other genes (Stable). In agreement with expectation, chaotic motif genes show significantly higher MPAL compared with others. (E) Distribution the length of LRCs in S. cerevisiae. The number of LRCs of different lengths is reported. Note how most LRCs are formed by 8 or less genes. (F). Degree of regulation in the longest LRCs in S. cerevisiae. The two box plots report the distribution of the number of transcriptional inputs of the genes in the upper half (7th to 11th) and lower half (2nd to 6th) of the longest transcriptional cascades in S. cerevisiae. The top genes of the chains are unregulated by construction and were not included. Note the highly statistically significant difference.
The experimental work of Harbison et al. provides one of the most reliable sources for transcriptional interactions in yeast [9, 23] and we reconstructed the GRN of S. cerevisiae from their data. However, it must be noted that other datasets exist with different properties [24, 25], thus indicating the difficulty associated with the experimental derivation of the GRN for this organism and suggesting a perceivable level of noise even in the data that we used. LRCs of moderate length are present in this organism (Figure 4E). Nonetheless, they are shorter than expected from random networks. Moreover, compatible with our expectations, the number of transcriptional regulators is higher for genes deeper in the longest LRCs (Figure 4F). No chaotic motifs are observed in this GRN.
The work of the ENCODE consortium allowed the derivation of a partial GRN for two human cell lines: GM12878 and K562. The GRN of the human non-cancer cell line GM12878 behaves as expected from our theory: LRCs are preferentially short and the longest transcriptional chains consist of only four TFs and one non-TF gene (Figure 5A and C). Moreover, LRCs are shorter than expected from random networks and the number of transcriptional regulators is higher for genes deeper in the longest LRCs (Figure 5C). Compatible with the idea of a relatively stable phenotype of normal cells, no potentially chaotic motifs can be identified in this cell line.
Figure 5 Interplay of LRCs and feedback loops in human cell lines. (A,B,C) Distribution of the length of LRCs in the two human cell lines GM12878 (non-cancer) and K562 (leukaemia).
Despite there being a comparable number of TFs and comparable link density in the two human cells lines, the GRN of the human leukaemia cell line K562 displays remarkably different properties: very long LRCs can be found, although longer LRCs would be expected from random networks (Figure 5 B, C and E), and potentially chaotic motifs consisting interlinked feedback loops are common [9, 17] (Figure 5F and Figure 6 A and B). The longest LRCs are composed of 14 TFs and one non-TF gene (Figure 5 B and C, and Figure 6 A). Interestingly, the “tail” of the longest LRCs contains several genes that are often dysregulated in cancer: EGR1 [26, 27], IRF3, POLR3A, and IRF1 [31, 32].
All but one gene (GTF2F1) involved in the formation of potentially unstable long feedback loops are embedded into the longest LRCs found (Figure 6A). The probability of observing this embedding by chance is small (p-value < 10−2) and all the TFs involved in the formation of potentially chaotic feedback loops display a large MPAL (Figure 5F).
The longest LRCs have a peculiar structure. Two four-gene LRCs control the complex set of feedback loops. Remarkably, a single four-gene LRC, composed by EGR1, IRF1, POLR3A and IRF1, can be found in the tail of the longest LRCs (Figure 6A), emanating from the feedback loops. Our theoretical analysis suggests that the dynamics of the final gene of this chain (IRF1) is highly constrained, and biological experimentation indicates that IRF1 is a tumour suppressor gene relevant to a number of cancers including leukaemia [32-34]. Our theoretical interpretation is that the dynamics of LRCs is exploited by cancer cells to inhibit the proper activity of this gene.
Figure 6 Chaotic motifs in cancer cells (K562) and their upstream regulations (A) Interplay of the longest LRCs and chaotic motifs in cancer.
The network formed by all the TFs implicated in the longest LRCs of the cancer cell line K562 is reported. Note how the longest chains (thick arrows) are entangled with the feedback loops. Two 3-gene LRCs can be observed upstream of the feedback loops and one 3-gene LRC can be observed downstream (blue arrows). The presence of the 3-gene LRCs upstream of potentially chaotic motifs is consistent with our findings in E. coli and M. tuberculosis. Also note how IRF1, a gene which is a key regulator of growth of leukaemia and other cancer cells [8-10], is found Sdownstream of the long feedback loops. (B) Chaotic motifs in K562 and their upstream regulation. The network reports the genes involved in the formation of the chaotic motifs of K562 (red) with all the genes involved in their regulation either directly or indirectly (violet). Note how the chaotic motifs sit at the bottom of multiple LRCs. (C) A cartoon demonstration of proposed functional interaction between long linear regulatory chains (LRCs) and chaotic motif. In gene regulatory networks, upstream long LRC restricts transcriptional dynamics of chaotic motif, which has the potential to produce diverse transcriptional profiles under similar biological conditions. This restriction can be walked around via alternative regulatory path in certain organism such as E. coli upon activation. In addition, Long LRC can be used to insulate important downstream gene from the dynamics of chaotic motifs.
Note that a group of genes with a high MPAL can be
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batches, one after another and then store them in the freezer for an easy addition to soups and other meals. I know some resources say that you can cook the beans without soaking, or ‘quick soak’ them by letting them sit in boiling water, here’s my experience: You know all the things beans are supposed to do to you, the bad things why folks don’t want to eat beans? In my experience, the gentler you prepare the beans the less they cause you to have to forego your upcoming social appointments. 😉 That includes soaking them overnight, draining and rinsing them before putting them in the cooking pot and cooking over gentle heat. Yes, it takes a bit longer but the results are way worth it.
Have I ever led you astray? No? See!
For most beans: 1 pound dried beans = 2 cups dried = 4 – 5 cups cooked beans= 3-4 cans of beans!
Rinse the dried beans in cold water, then to soak overnight place in a good-sized bowl (the beans will swell and get bigger as they soak up the water) and cover with cold water. You want them covered by at least two inches of water.
Option A: Regular pot is fine, just cover with plenty of water and bring to a boil then reduce and simmer until tender, can take 1-2 hours depending on the variety.
Options B (my preferred method): Pressure Cooker, (following manufacturers guidelines) For mine that means cover with about a finger’s width of fresh water, close the lid and place on the stove over medium heat. Slowly heat until the pressure valve gets up to the first red ring, turn heat to low and set your timer (*see below).
After releasing the pressure from the cooker by running cold water over it, open and drain the cooked beans in a colander in your sink until cool, then package in snack sized zip top bags, and store 6 to 8 baggies in a gallon sized bag labelled with the type of bean and the date before putting in the freezer.
And please understand that every pressure cooker is different, the beans could be fresher or older, so you do need to experiment a little. A lot of times I can tell by the smell of the steam escaping the pot if they still smell ‘green’ and need more cooking. I pre-soak all of these beans, unless otherwise stated. I also find that letting the pot stand off the heat for a while before releasing the pressure by running cold water over the outsides and the top keeps the beans nicer. NEVER EVER try to open a cooker that is still under pressure, this could be highly dangerous as the water still boils inside the cooker long after it’s been removed from the fire! Also too drastic of a pressure change and they tend to burst, same when you cook them at too high a pressure, so stick with the first red ring. This is not an activity to watch TV next to.
*Buy beans at a place where they have a quick turnover. WHile they are dry and will keep a long time, quality will diminish over time, just like with anything else you eat. Buy your beans at a latin or indian grocer, folks that eat a lot of beans tend to not have them on the shelf as long.
*Do not mix beans from two packages bought at different times. Cooking time varies with how old and dry the beans are as well as by variety and a new bag plus one that just showed up in the back of your pantry could cook at different times leaving some beans hard and some mushy.
I wanted to do something a bit special, celebratory for our 1 year anniversary and how better to celebrate than with something sweet and chocolatey? Yes, it is true, today my little blog turns one!
And since the weather looked a good deal like fall today I added another good for you ingredient: Pumpkin, to make it moist (also packs vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Iron, Manganese and is a good source of fiber) and chick pea flour to keep it gluten free. I did have a whole big bag of chickpea flour, from who knows what recipe originally that I just rediscovered last week in making Socca.
By the way, get Besan from the Indian grocer, much cheaper than other healthfood store brands. As a matter of fact, anything you can buy at an ethnic store will be cheaper. If it is considered a specialty or an exotic item the grocery store will a) buy less of it, making it more expensive, and b) they can get away with charging premium dollar for ‘delicacies’ and ‘gourmet food’.For example, if you have a Asian grocer nearby, get your shallots there, also rice and rice noodles, dried or fresh will be a lot cheaper, so is Tofu, if you have that on your meal plan. Indian grocers usually carry various beans, peas and lentils, spices and almonds are usually less as well. And of course they have Besan, which is the chick pea flour we just talked about. But since it is not sold as a ‘gluten free’ flour… fraction of the cost!
In a large bowl mash the bananas and mix in the pumpkin puree, then stir in the cocoa powder.
Add the flours and 2 tablespoons of the raw sugar to the cocoa mixture and stir until well blended, then add the chocolate chips or nuts.
Bake in the middle of the pre heated oven for 45-50 minutes or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Soft serve state… …or popsicle, fantastic either way!
Well, beyond dreaming, this is not going to get much words from me, except it’ only 2 ingredients and a must-try! No added sugar since mangoes are sweet as a dream, and if you use coconut milk, the whole thing is vegan.
With the machine running, slowly pour in coconut milk (or half and half, if going the dairy route) until the mango crumbles start to blend into a homogenous mass.
Gosh, you have no idea, but just writing about those cookies makes my mouth water, and of course they are already gone… (I see some more baking coming up in this girl’s future) They are chewy and fragrant and yes, the texture is somewhat different than regular oatmeal cookies, after all there are mostly oats in there (and they are made without gluten flour).
If you are cultivating your sweet tooth, please feel free to use more ‘sweet stuff’. The cookies here are getting some of their sweetness from the raisins, but they would be a perfect treat for my Dad, who doesn’t really like sweets. I am a big believer in flavor over just plain sweet, or salty for that matter; and these cookies fit the bill perfectly.
Stir the flax mix into the bowl with the oats, add up to another 1/4 cup of water if dough looks too dry.
Drop cookies by the rounded tablespoon onto a prepared baking sheet, and bake until golden brown on the bottom and just starting to turn golden on top, about 8 to 11 minutes.
Glorious colors of fall! Here the leaves have finally turned color and as I am typing this I can see the red and yellow leaves glow in the sunlight, and the bronze and ‘still green’ leaves add depth to the shadows. The birds have returned to the bird feeder in droves, the nights finally have that crisp quality you only experience on an early morning in fall and I am enjoying the view to say the least.
To celebrate fall, with its vibrant orange of pumpkins, golden corn field and that last rest of summer’s warmth int he afternoon, I roasted up a brightly colored, mighty tasty and versatile sauce/dip/spread. Enjoy!
Roast whole red pepper until blackened in spots all over by holding it over a gas flame or placing under the broiler, then place in paper bag to cool a bit (the steam will loosen the skin making it easier to peel, added bonus, you won’t burn your fingers as much).
Peel red pepper (don’t have a guy do this, for some reason their hands are not made the same as ours and they cannot handle heat, as per my experience 😉 ), this works best using a paper towel and literally rubbing the skin off. Cut in half and discard the seeds, then chop flesh.
Place pepper in your food processor or blender. I use a really cute mini processor for sauces and dips. And blend until you have a chunky mess, add the olive oil, blend until fairly smooth.
Add the pumpkin and salt and process some more. The result should not have any chunks left in it but be smooooooth.
Gently reheat to use over pasta, like the Pumpkin Goat Cheese Ravioli for example or chill and use as a spread for sandwiches or serve cold as a dip for veggies. Yields about 1 1/2 cups.
The story goes: After one of the Gods (Brahma) gave the demon Mahish the power not to be destroyed by man (including male Gods) because of doing a good deed for Brahma, Mahish started to cause all sorts of terror. So, the 3 forms of God, Brahma (birth or creation), Vishnu (life or preservation) and Shiva (death or destruction) combined their energies and powers and created a female form of God (Devi or Durga) to destroy the demon, (since no man could vanquish him). She represents the furious powers of all the male gods, and is the ferocious protector of the righteous, and destroyer of the evil. Durga is usually portrayed as riding a lion, and carrying
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Ms. Ashbaker is an Adjunct Professor at Westminster Choir College of Rider University.
A frequent judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (district, regional, and semi-final levels) and annual participant on the MET Quiz Show, Ms. Ashbaker has also participated as panelist with Opera America (where she was founding chair of the Artistic Network), judge for the Marian Anderson Emerging Artist Competition and the Richard Tucker Foundation Auditions, among others. In 2002 and 2007, Ms. Ashbaker was the Honored Master Class Teacher of The Voice Foundation’s Annual Symposium. Ms. Ashbaker currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
Ms. Ashbaker became Commonwealth Youthchoirs’ first Executive Director in 2007, with artistic and executive oversight of two youth choirs (Pennsylvania Girlchoir and Keystone State Boychoir). Under her leadership, Commonwealth Youthchoirs saw a 40% growth in budget, the creation of FYI! (Find Your Instrument!), a choral music education program at Wister Elementary School, and a choral commissioning program that offered seven world premieres.
Building partnerships within the Philadelphia community has been a hallmark of Ms. Ashbaker’s leadership role with Commonwealth Youthchoirs. Key achievements include becoming the “Official Youthchoirs” of Opera Philadelphia, partnerships and collaborations with The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Kimmel Center of Performing Arts, The Curtis Institute of Music, the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, The Marian Anderson Awards Gala, Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Johnson House Historic Site.
Ms. Ashbaker trained at Southern Illinois University, l’Ecole Normale de Musique (Paris), and received a second Master’s degree in vocal accompanying/coaching from University of Illinois under the tutelage of John Wustman.
Ms. Ellison has been a core faculty member at American Lyric Theatre since its founding in 2007, teaching operatic dramaturgy in its Composer Librettist Development Program and mentoring its artists. She began her intense involvement in the development of contemporary opera through New York City Opera’s annual VOX American Opera Showcase, where she helped select the featured pieces and worked with individual composers and librettists. In fall 2009, she co-founded and led New York City Opera’s ‘Words First’ program for the development of opera librettists. In June 2009, she was the first opera dramaturg invited to participate in the inaugural Yale Institute for Music Theatre. In addition, she is a sought-after consultant to numerous composers, librettists, commissioners (including Opera Philadelphia and Glyndebourne), and grant-makers.
Pursuing her interest in nurturing young American singers, Ms. Ellison recently served on the faculties of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Program for Singers and the Crested Butte Festival Young Artist Program, and has taught master classes for young singers at venues including Glyndebourne, Mannes The New School of Music, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance program, Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Vassar College, DePaul University, Underworld Productions Opera, Phoenicia Festival of the Voice, and Opera Singers Initiative. She has also led seminars for the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artists Program, has served as judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, and coaches singers privately. At New York University, she has co-taught seminars on Madama Butterfly, Don Giovanni, and Giulio Cesare.
Ms. Ellison’s English singing translation of Hansel and Gretel, commissioned and premiered by New York City Opera, has also been performed (in a general-use adaptation recently published by Schott) by companies including Houston Grand Opera, Atlanta Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Kentucky Opera, Berkshire Opera, Opera Roanoke, and Indiana University Opera Theater. Her singing translation of Shostakovich’s musical comedy Cheryomushki (Cherry Tree Towers) premiered at the Bard Summerscape Festival in August 2004, and her singing translation of Spontini’s La vestale, commissioned by English National Opera, premiered there in April 2002.
Ms. Ellison has presented talks and served on and moderated panels and symposia for Glyndebourne, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Cincinnati Opera, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the San Francisco Opera Guild, American Lyric Theater, Carnegie Hall, Seattle Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Southwest, Opera Boston, Glimmerglass Opera, Tulsa Opera, Bard Summerscape Festival, Opera Orchestra of New York, Opera Quarterly, Great Performers at Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Festival, Berkshire Choral Festival, American Opera Projects, Center For Contemporary Opera, Schomburg Center for Black Culture, Paley Center for Media, Harvard’s American Repertory Theatre, Indiana University, the New School, Opera Index, the Guggenheim Museum’s Works and Process series, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the Japan Societies of New York and Boston, the Wagner Societies of New York, Chicago, Washington, and Northern California, and the American Institute for Verdi Studies, as well as at The Royal Opera House/Covent Garden, the Covent Garden Festival, the Newbury Festival, Ireland’s Wexford Festival, and Switzerland’s Verbier Festival, She has been guest lecturer for Celebrity Cruises, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, and on Cunard’s Queen Mary II, under the auspices of Oxford University. She has also served on the faculty of The Juilliard School’s Evening Division, was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music at New York University’s School of Continuing Education, and has often taught for the Explore New York Elderhostel program.
Ms. Ellison is part of the team that launched the Metropolitan Opera’s pioneering simultaneous translation system, Met Titles, and has also authored opera supertitles for companies including New York City Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York, Florida Grand Opera, Virginia Opera, Berkshire Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Utah Opera, Odyssey Opera, Eos Orchestra, The Juilliard School, Indiana University, Mannes Opera, Midamerica Productions, Boston Baroque, Center For Contemporary Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Marilyn Horne Foundation, PBS, and WGBH-TV.
Ms. Ellison regularly appears as a commentator and Opera Quiz panelist on the Metropolitan Opera’s radio broadcasts, and has been guest commentator on WNYC’s “Soundcheck” and “The Tristan Mysteries”, WQXR’s “First Hearing”, and other radio programs. She has contributed articles to publications including the New York Times, The Guardian, Opera News, Gramophone, BBC Music, and Ms, and to books including The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The Compleat Mozart, and the Metropolitan Opera Guide to Opera on Video. She has also been a contributing writer for PBS’s Metropolitan Opera Presents TV series.
Since 1998, Ms. Ellison has specialized in the study of Finnish music and musicians, contributing articles on Kaija Saariaho and her operas L’amour de loin and Emilie, the Kalevala’s impact on Finnish music, Jorma Panula and the Sibelius Academy, Monica Groop, Osmo Vänskä, and the Savonlinna Festival to the New York Times, as well as a brief history of classical music in Finland and a profile of Saariaho to the Scandinavian Review. She has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Sibelius Society in the United States, Ltd.
A Metropolitan Opera company member since his debut in 1995, acclaimed bass Richard Bernstein has appeared with the MET in 317 performances and 95 international live broadcasts to date. He has also sung leading roles with companies around the country and around the world.
In the 2014-15 season, Mr. Bernstein returns to the Metropolitan opera for his 20th consecutive season. He will sing and cover performances of Un Ballo in Maschera, Carmen, Ernani, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and The Merry Widow.
In 2013-14, Mr. Bernstein took part in two of the Met’s Live in HD international broadcasts: as Zaretski in Eugene Onegin and as Angelotti in Tosca. Met audiences also saw him this season in Der Rosenkavalier, Wozzeck, and Madama Butterfly.
Mr. Bernstein’s versatility is displayed in the diverse mix of repertoire he has performed and covered over the years with the Met, from classic operas to contemporary works, including roles in Carmen, Satyagraha, Faust, Das Rheingold, Siegfried, La Bohème, Simon Boccanegra, Die Zauberflöte, Tosca, Hamlet, From the House of the Dead, Armida, Ariadne auf Naxos, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Carmen, Manon Lescaut, War and Peace, Macbeth, Eugene Onegin, A View From the Bridge, and Wozzeck.
Mr. Bernstein has also performed leading roles around the country and abroad. In particular, he has performed his signature roles of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) and Leporello (Don Giovanni) worldwide. Last season saw him garner warm praise for his first leading Wagnerian role
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) fired at a group of rebels near the town of Bambari. This was deemed necessary to protect civilians from attacks, which has been a central part of MINUSCA’s mandate since 2014, the year after an armed rebellion ousted then-President Francois Bozize. Bambari marks a frontier between two groups that were part of the Séléka—the rebels that deposed Bozize but have since faced off against each other.
Lombard presents CAR as a “limiting case”: a state whose problems are so pronounced that they draw attention to the fault lines running through the model of internationally recognized sovereign statehood itself. Lombard’s fellow anthropologist Carolyn Nordstrom coined the phrase “vanishing points” to describe the gaps that emerge when formal analysis ignores realities that would contradict normative ideals; in Lombard’s account, CAR is a vanishing point ad extremis, where Weberian-Westphalian ideals of bureaucracy, legitimacy, and sovereignty are constantly belied by reality.
The book argues that the particular patterns of dysfunction and conflict that have come to characterize Central African political and economic life are the product of a complex web of relationships. To speak of the Central African state is to claim to see coherence in what is in fact a series of entanglements, both historical and metaphorical. The state that emerges from these entanglements is “a social project among social projects,” no more than one of the ways in which individuals and groups negotiate their place in the world; it is characterized not so much by shared purpose as by contradictory and “destructive understandings.” To speak of this phenomenon in terms of state fragility or capacity is too banal; it misses the fact that, as Stephen Smith writes, “the Central African state is for most citizens a hurtful presence and a painful absence.” (Emphasis added).
Lombard argues that governance—at least as understood in UN-speak today—has been a low priority for both rulers and ruled in the region. That conclusion is based on extensive archival research in Bangui and Paris, complemented by interviews and conversations with a fascinating host of characters. She demonstrates that colonial rulers, slavers, and other raiders were concerned primarily with extraction; while ordinary people sought status, which was primarily determined by proximity to the state.
Here, Lombard invokes Cameroonian political scientist Jean-Francois Bayart’s concept of “extraversion“: the politics of Central Africa has long revolved around the manipulation of one’s relationship with “external” centers of power. While the state may appear obsessed with claims of antiquity and autochthony, it remains arbitrary to speak of its history in terms of “local” and “external” actors. Only in their relation to each other are either the “local” or “external” defined, and there would be no such “place” as Centrafrique without interaction between them.
The importance of extraversion in creating Central African identity is best illustrated by the Sango language. Speaking Sango is seen as the chief marker of being a “true Central African,” as opposed to an (Arabic-speaking) foreigner. (Or worse, Chadean—a dire accusation to level at someone in CAR.) As a trading language, Sango was reasonably familiar to many Central Africans, but it was not widespread until the French adopted it as a working language for the purposes of colonial administration. Central Africans did not learn Sango to affirm a Central African identity—they learned it to gain government salaries from the French. In so doing, they undoubtedly sought the material gains of that salary, yet the intangible gain in status is no less important.
Concern with status is indeed a recurring motif among Lombard’s interlocutors; for good reason, as status confers a measure of security against physical and supernatural threats, and introduces a measure of predictability into societal life. For instance, Lombard meets a retired tax collector who still has receipt cards to show his own taxes were paid each year, dating all the way back to the 1950s. To be found without this receipt was to risk being made to “pay” again, with whatever means were on one’s person; conversely, those who could produce a receipt received deference from petty officials and guards, who would otherwise dismiss them without a second thought.
Much like the division between card-carrying taxpayers and other “lesser” citizens, the division between local and external is also not so much one of origin as of status. It continues to be replicated in the considerable difference in salaries and amenities of expatriate and local staff of international organizations working in the country, or in UN vehicles being waved past any number of official (and less official) roadblocks.
Lombard turns to sociological theory to demonstrate what happens when the source of status is thrown into flux. She first invokes Mozambican scholar Alcinda Honwana’s theory of “waithood” to describe how Central Africans experience the state: an aspiration, toward which occasional progress is made, yet whose realization remains always distant, always in the future. She then turns to Emile Durkheim’s classic definition of anomie—a loss of hope that emerges from social dislocation. Central African society is rife with anomie; where one’s position in society is determined in relation to the state, and the aspiration for the state is evidently unattainable, what follows is a despair and dislocation—what Durkheim called “unmooring“—or a reorientation toward new goals and sources of meaning. In this context, to successfully reform state and society requires above all else the creation of new forms of relationship and meaning that restore certainty to social life.
It is in this light that Lombard speaks of “centuries of failed DDR” (disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration). The point is twofold: First, that the list of unsuccessful attempts at DDR and military reform is far older than typically acknowledged; second, that such efforts will continue to fail unless they can provide not just material but social value. Read in conjunction with Mariel Debos’ contemporary account of “war and interwar” in Chad, which notes that armed violence is for many young men almost the sole viable path to material progress and status, one comes to see the problem with DDR as more than just a failure of management, or even a flaw in its design. The failure stems from a mismatch in values, from attempting to provide a material solution to what is experienced first as an intangible dispossession: the loss of certainty that attends on knowing one’s place in the world, and having that place known by others.
This is not to say that a certainty as to one’s place is necessarily positive either. The most elegant piece of Lombard’s analysis is her application of the work of Max Gluckman, on “social bonds” in Apartheid South Africa, to the Central African context. Gluckman used the term “bond” to evoke a chain—something that binds people to each other, but also restricts them to particular roles, relations, places. Lombard argues that the state—in all its fragility and absence—has become the bond between “local,” “national,” and “external” actors in CAR. The ideal-type state defines each of their roles, constraining what is or is not legitimate for each to do; in the process, it also limits them from doing the things that might actually make an effective state appear. This is the durably dysfunctional state, the hurtful presence and painful absence.
The connection between anomie and violence as social contagion—”war as the violence of the pack” Lombard calls it—will be apparent to those familiar with Durkheim’s writings. Yet Lombard is at pains to stress that explanations for socially contingent phenomena are typically incomplete; explanations of violence cannot possibly capture the altered emotional experience of the violent moment. This book, like her previous work, is about “making sense of the Central African Republic,” but she does so by way of meta-analysis. Rather than trying to account for the behavior of various actors, she encourages the reader to (temporarily) adopt “new habits of mind”: the perspectives of those actors, including the destructive understandings they have come to hold of the country, and of each other.
That approach will be unsatisfying, perhaps, for readers who came to the book in search of explanations. Lombard offers few insights into how to solve the problems that beset CAR; if anything, this book suggests the insights run in the opposite direction—the problems of CAR reflect the fragility and contradictions of the international system. The one tentative solution she offers is to treat the state as a mechanism for distributing basic income, thus providing at least a minimal degree of material and social solace in a manner that Central Africans recognize and expect. Even this suggestion seems impractical, because donors may be unwilling to foot the bill, and because characterizing the state in this manner diverges too far from the ideal of sovereign equality written into the UN Charter. It may indeed be a solution for the problem of violence, but it is certainly not a sustainable solution to the challenges of state dysfunction, fragility, incapacity, and absence.
Nonetheless, State of Rebellion is a thought-provoking read for all those who do seek to work on those problems; as an invitation to integrity and intellectual humility, it may be one of the most outstanding examples of the ethnography of conflict since Paul Richards’ account of Sierra Leone in Fighting for the Rainforest and, indeed, Lombard herself sees the book as fitting into the genre that Richards began. State presence and stability in CAR may remain a distant goal, but Lombard’s incisive and fluent writing—leavened with flashes of dark humor—goes a long way in reducing the empathetic distance between the reader and the
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Sin starts when I don’t believe what God has said is true. Sin is a broken faith with God. When we come into relationship with Christ, for those of us who are Christians, we’ve bowed before His Lordship and we’ve said, “I am living my life—no turning back—I’ve decided to follow Jesus.” When you do that, you enter into boundaries for your life. Christ is Lord, He gets to set the rules, and it doesn’t matter how many shots you make outside of the boundary. It doesn’t count. We’re to live our lives inside the boundary.
Sin is transgressing, it says here in verse 11 – the covenant of the Lord. That’s what sin is: You’re playing life outside of the boundaries; and when you do, it’s not going to go well for you—and it’s not going to go well for the people you love. Look here in verse 15: “’And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done an outrageous thing in Israel.’” Sin is an outrageous thing to God.
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Now, if you are Achan, and you notice that Joshua is starting to put people into smaller and smaller groups, to try and figure out who is the one person who has brought trouble on Israel, at what point do you stand up and say, “It’s me! It’s me. Just stop. Eventually you’re going to whittle it down and you’re going to find me”? But Achan doesn’t do that. He continues to hide, and he continues to hide and God continues to expose, and God continues to expose, to bring it out. God wants to cut out the cancer of sin among those people.
I told you a couple of weeks ago that I had this little procedure done on my foot. Let me tell you what I had. It’s kind of gross. I may lose credibility here. But, how many of you have ever had a plantar wart? Lift your hand. Confess your plantar wart in church. Get that thing exposed in church, right?
But, do you understand that sin is a virus that spreads, unless you get every single cell out. That’s what God is committed to do in your life, in your family and in this church. Why are we so serious about exposing sin? Because God’s glory is at stake among His people in the church. What you think is hidden, God sees in heaven.
This is expressed in Psalm 139:11 and 12. Here’s a guy who is thinking, “Maybe I can cover my sin.” He says, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night…” But God says, “Even the darkness is not dark to me; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with me.” Understand that hidden sin cannot be hidden from God.
And then the third thing...
Interesting, isn’t it? If you’re going to confront somebody over sin. Have you ever had this conversation with somebody that you love, maybe a child, maybe someone in your small group? It’s a hard conversation isn’t it? It takes an incredible amount of love to have that hard conversation. You have to love someone enough to confront them over their sin.
But I doubt that your conversation started with this: “Give glory to the Lord God!” Is that the way you start that conversation? So, why did Joshua say that? It’s because Joshua understood that giving glory to God—and hiding sin—are mutually exclusive activities. You can’t do both at the same time. We sing the song, “Show me Your glory! Show me Your glory!” You want to see God’s glory? Confess your sin!
I remember, as we used to travel around in Life Action—to a lot of different churches—we would deal with sin; a lot of times we would even have to deal with sin among a church staff, a pastoral staff. I remember, we were in this one church in Alabama, and this pastor—he loved to talk about the glory of God, and he loved to talk about the miraculous things, and he loved to talk about signs and wonders that were going on. And yet, when you talked to him, you never really felt like you were getting anything tangible, or anything real, that God was doing in his life.
It was about ten days into those meetings that he finally came in and confessed, in humility, that he’d been too busy in his ministry; he’d forsaken his ministry to his wife; he was way too caught up in his own personal activities and his personal performance, and he had become so proud. He confessed that, and I just remember, the glory of God descended in that conversation. I looked at him and I said, “You know what? That is the greatest sign of the glory of God that we’ve seen! A man humbly confessing his sin, and crying out to God in need of grace and a new start—to do the thing that God has told him to do.” Giving glory to God—and hiding sin—are mutually exclusive.
If you want to see the glory of God in your life, expose the hidden sin in your life. If we want to see the glory of God in this church, hidden sin has to be exposed and rooted out and cut out from among us. Do you know what the greatest tragedy is, when you hide sin? It’s not the damage you cause to your own life. The greatest tragedy is, when you’re hiding sin, God does not receive the glory from your life that He created it to generate.
Don’t look at me like you’re pious. If you’ve ever been to the mall, you’ve thought the same thing. “I need this,” right? So, what was going through his mind? What was he thinking? Now, I don’t know what he was thinking, really, because—I mean—how are you going to wear that, and people not know, “That did not come from the mall in Israel!” Right? “That came from the mall in Jericho!” I don’t know where he thinks he’s going to wear this thing. And then, he sees silver and gold and he thinks, “Why, I need that!” Do you understand that sin is: trying to satisfy a God-given desire in a God-forbidden way?
What was the desire in Achan’s heart, in wearing the garment? Significance. “If I wear that, people will think highly of me! I’m going to look good, and I’ll feel valued!” You and I have that same need. Now, listen, is the desire to feel significant and valued, sinful? Yes or no? No. The desire to
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School days are just around the corner mellow playful summer mornings that turn into carefree low pressure adventures are coming to a close. The air has already started to change, I can feel the fall dancing in the breezes in the morning when I sip my morning coffee while watching the youngest play, today he has on long pants and his shoes, a first for him, I usually let him play in his bare feet but the cool morning called for a bit more. I’m ok with it, I really love the summer love that develops in our family structure from being together and experiencing as a family. But I’m also a huge fan of the space and quite that comes from sending my little cherubs off to school for the day! I'm a free wheeling hippy dippy kind of soul, I love to be spontaneous and feel free with nothing to tie me down.
I’m also a Mother, a Mother of three children that I am responsible for. Assisting to maintain a flow to keep them on track so they can get up on time, eat a healthy meal, backpacks packed with all required paperwork & dressed with in the appropriate guidelines, all in the early hours of the morning before they go to school with as little stress and turmoil as possible so they can become successful, functioning adults someday! That is a lot of pressure!
So we build a routine.
Building a routine can really help ease the anxiety of starting something new. Both of my school aged kids transition much smoother when they know what to expect. We write lists and make charts. We prepare the night before and we use reward systems. I have a dry erase calendar in my kitchen that’s color coded that I’ve had for over 5 years because it helps them to literally see the bigger picture! They love it, they are now old enough that they can add to it if they need!
I’ve definitely learned from experience over the last almost 14 years to stick with what works. Sometimes you need to try a few strategies before you find what clicks!
I’m living my life in a whole new way, SIMPLE!
This year has been a huge growth year for me and I’m really realizing how easy life is when you keep it simple.
I have a limited schedule right now to take on new clients. If you’d like to work with me send me a email and we can make something work! I’m a full time stay at home mom, (my children and partner comes first above all else) I’m a part time student, I’m always enrolled in classes or trainings. Can’t help it I live to learn. I’m also a part time Wellness Mentor. So you can see as a "free bird spirit" I need lots of charts, schedules & routines to manage it all!
Healthy Meals the whole family will eat!
I have a family of 5, it’s not easy to get everyone at the table eating the same thing, let alone get them to eat healthy! I do not cook a different meal for each family member, I’m no short order cook! I make healthy easy interchangeable meals that we can modify to make everyone happy.
I really enjoy cooking, I’ve worked in restaurants from 14 years old! I had my own catering business at one time and I’ve been cooking for my family for over fourteen years. I’ve developed my own style of intuitive cooking and I rarely will use recipes unless it’s something adventurous that I really want to try. But I tend to stay away because I like to utilize what we have on hand it saves money and time in the long run. I’m all about saving time and money, with three children at all different ages and stages in life, I love to make life as easy as possible. This meal is interchangeable, healthy, easy and everyone likes it.
As a certified Nutrition and Wellness Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, I teach my clients to build a meal around the easy IIN plate or in the words of Michael Pollan "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." Probably the first two words are most important. "Eat food" means to eat real food -- vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and, yes sometimes, fish and meat -- and to avoid what Pollan calls "edible food-like substances."
I would also like to add, I do not have a microwave! That means, no more microwave food, we recently downsized into a 1000 square foot home, another topic for another day, but one thing that didn’t make the cut when we started to minimize was the microwave. I just felt it was the next step in the right direction for health for my family. It was challenging for about a week, but now I don't even notice it's gone!
How do I make this Delish Dish?
*I use shortcuts a lot when I cook to save me time and energy and one shortcut is, sometimes I mix EVOO & Italian dressing to cook my chicken. It's easy and it gives the chicken great flavor everyone loves!
First thing I do is coat the pan in the mix of EVOO & italian dressing. I then add the organic chicken breast and I sprinkle them with salt. Cover and let cook on Med/High.
Peel and chop Sweet Potatoes and boil them until soft.
Toss the Corn into boiling water.
Let everything cook while you prepare the simple salad. *I leave my salads undressed so everyone can choose their own dressings.
Check the chicken if they are cooked through it's time to add the apple. Cut the apple into slices and add them to the pan. Drizzle the Local honey on top of each breast of chicken. Cover and reduce the heat to low.
Drain the SP and add butter, honey, and pink salt to taste, mash until smooth.
That's it! Super easy, healthy meal you can feed the whole family!
Chris's plate did not include corn, but he added extra sweet potatoes.
Corrina's plate looked like mine but she added her fav, honey mustard on her salad.
Levon (the baby) had chicken, apples, & sweet potatoes chopped fine and served in different form. ;) he also enjoyed a few bites of corn on the cob! He has 12 teeth already!!
You really can make one simple, healthy meal and make it work for the whole family!
My sweet baby Lee is here and I've been living blissfully in baby land for the last 6 weeks. Transitioning from 2 to 3 kids all in different stages has had ups and downs but I find that enjoying the simple times and finding a balance has created a nice flow in our home. Letting go of tall expectations and letting the universe guide me has been helpful, taking time for myself, may seem challenging at times but it is so important. Renewing and quite time is the only way to stay balanced and present. I'm happy to say that I'm starting to take on clients again. Something that makes me feel balanced is helping others. It's a natural flow for me and makes me feel like all is right with the world. Giving back for the greater good is so important to complete the cycle.
I've also been granted my six week pass by my OB/GYN to start exercising again. This birth was my third C-section and my body has changed so much since my first child almost 13 years ago! I am taking a new approach to my journey, I'm going to start slowly and go into it as forgiving as possible and with a open heart. With my last two children I felt the need to rush myself into "getting my body back" A evil trick society, and media tries to pull on you. I realize now I have a body, I have a beautiful body that just created and birthed life. I don't need to get anything back because it is here, not only is it here but it is now feeding and nourishing this new life. And I am comforting this new life with my soft contours of my cushy post baby body. My baby fits perfectly when I rock him
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and often, just yesterday in fact. So I used one of these for our Sunday dinner and was happy to have it. I love it when my finds are useful!
The graphics on these product booklets and other culinary ephemera tell their age and remind me of mine.
The Mrs. Butterworth's coupon for 10¢ made me smile, and I even found an ad for green stamps. I hoped that maybe some real green stamps might be hiding in the mix, but I never found any.
What to do with all this? I'm not sure...but here's a kitchen backsplash project I made using handwritten recipes and old graphics and food related advertising in the past. Maybe I'll concoct something new with my finds.
You see, our kitchen is what you might call low-end. When we bought this house in 1984 we were in our young 20's and the place was still in its original 1956 state. It was an abomination to us (now I wish I had some of the cool fixtures and things we couldn't throw away fast enough. We were young. What did we know.) We replaced the kitchen cabinets and countertops with the affordable choice of the time on our very limited budget. Believe it or not, there was even a pink stove which died some years later about the time I had grown very fond of it.
Formica butcher block was the thing at the time of our purchase, and even though that is now as hideous as the 50's stuff was to us back in the 80's, redoing it has certainly never been on my financial priority list since. Despite the ugly factor, I have to tell you that having formica countertops has its positives if you are the kind who likes to work your projects standing in the kitchen by the sink (which I do). It takes a lot of abuse, and if all else fails, the paint and modge podge and whatnot scrapes off rather easily. I have no one to impress, so I do as I please with my countertops.
We really had no backsplash other than the little formica boarder around the countertops. I find the thought of tiling unbearable, so I chose another low end option that was better suited to my abilities and my budget. Since I have finally embraced the retro sensibilities and history of my tiny home in years past, I crafted some collage images using my mom's hand written and typed recipe cards as well as ads and images that remind me of things we had in our kitchen growing up, plus some kitchen textures like plastic wrap, foil, toothpicks and some images of green stamps.
The paper backing was painted with wall paint that I had in my arsenal from when I was trying to find a good color to paint my dining room chairs. None of the colors worked for that, but I have used those blues, greens and aquas on many other projects since.
The collages may be a low end poor girl's backsplash, but they suit my tiny kitchen and bring in some happy color, plus they give me something to look at while I do dishes.
Not only that, some of the recipes I put in the collages are ones that I need from time to time and this way, I don't have to go digging for them. They are right on the wall! How's that for convenience?
Here's the other side of the kitchen with a view through to our tiny dining room which is also a walkway to get through from the front of the house to the back. The kitchen is one step wide. If you are at the kitchen sink, all you have to do is turn, take a step and you are at the other side. Talk about convenient. You can have your big kitchens, this suits me fine, except when we are all in here at once. Then it's a comedy show.
This is the view from the pickle sign looking toward the kitchen.
I know, I'm probably one of very few who'd think this makes a sufficient backsplash. Then again...you never know. Stranger decor has happened. I've seen a few other more dramatic oddities in the blog world.
So there you have it. Now, if you run across some old food ads, product booklets, handwritten recipes or other kitchen paper memorabilia you know what you can do with them. If not to make backsplashes, maybe they would work for a cute kitchen collage just to incorporate into a wall hanging.
Or perhaps you might find a good recipe in the mix. I think I spotted a few tempting treats in the new stash that I might just have to actually use!
Sometimes the actual use for something is hiding in plain sight. There were some sweet cakes, cookies and other dessert recipes as well as some dinner recipes among the cards, and that's right up my alley. Either way, to me this little paper find was a gold mine!
I love the back splash you created in your kitchen. What a fun and great idea. I bet there are some great recipes in that pile. I love the turkey lifters too. I have never seen those before so how unique are those. Great post.
I love the backsplash collages, Liz. The frames are perfect for the subject matter. I like vintage recipe booklets. The hand written recipes, while cool, are not that sentimental to me unless they were Mom's or Grandma's.
I'm enchanted by your new backsplash.
Those recipe cards are awesome. They would be great decoupaged onto some kitchen type piece of furniture!
Those collages made the CUTEST backsplash! I love it! I have some old recipes and booklets like that and they are so nostalgic! Your idea was great!
What a great post, I really enjoyed reading the story. The recipe cards are a great find. The backsplash is just a stunner!
That minty green Tupperware bowl is classic!
Loved this post, Liz! I spent an afternoon photographing old family recipes and I love them. This is a great way to use them in the kitchen. I was going to iron a few onto aprons for Christmas, but framing a collage might be even better for some of the ladies in my family.
Now get that Devil's Food cake going and throw some of your homemade chocolate sauce on top. And don't forget the ice cream.
OI LIZ,SUAS IDÉIAS SER 1000,ADOREI SUAS RECEITAS VINTAGE (SORRIR).BOA SEMANA AMIGA.BEIJO.VALÉRIA.
I have my grandmother's cookbook which is crammed full of recipes she wrote out, cut out and coupons never used. There is even a few green stamps in there that avoided our fingers when we saved for something to get with them. I am so glad to see a normal, everyday, I-can-work-in-this-without-worry style kitchen. I have old black Formica which has lost its luster, but I love the soap stone look of it. The backsplash lost its grip on the wall and slid behind the cabinet never to be seen again. I tacked up some aluminum flashing. I love your framed solution.
Now that I've finally made a Thanksgiving turkey (my mother always hosted until this past year) I know how useful those lifters would be! I bought a vintage recipe box filled with recipes like the ones you found and had a fun time reading through them. I love your unique back splash!
I love the old cookbooks and recipes better than the new. I've framed a few of my Grandmother's old handwritten recipes. Your collection is awesome!
I love your creative back splash! What a perfect way to enjoy what makes you smile and it really is functional too. I can see some of those treasures you found being turned into collages. I think those fork thingies would make great picture holders.
How creative are those cool, vintage-y collages, Liz! You definitely picked up some unique finds, all treasures from a very charming past!
I love this idea! I have miss not stopping by your lovely blog and taking a look around. It's always nice to catch up. You always have the best finds and one day I am going to go down to your area and look for those lovely treasures. LOL, I never find great stuff like that unless I go to Tampa or Orlando. Have a great week.
Some great finds and ideas.
What a brilliant idea! Your splash-back looks gorgeous. You are so clever!
I really like what you did for a backsplash in your kitchen...what a neat idea! Thanks for sharing it at my party.
Fantastic backsplash, very creative! I love your kitchen, that photo with the retro telephone...wonderful!
I love this! Your idea is so creative and a lot more interesting than an ordinary backsplash. Great choice of frames, too.
What a wonderful post and I adore that back splash!! So many treasures!! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words!!
What a great find!! I have recipes boxes from my Mom, grandmothers and mother in law, old recioes are the best!! I'm visiting from Junkin Joe and I'm your newest follower!
I think it is a cool idea for a backsplash. I love the old handwritten recipes. When I saw the turkey turners in the glass, the first thing I thought of is a great place to perch a recipe while cooking! Thank you for sharing it at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a great weekend!
Love your back splash and finding old "paper
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Toilets featuring a holding tank accessed via a hatch on the outside of the vehicle. Waste can be disposed of by removing a slide-out cassette.
Sites approved by the Caravan Club – sometimes known as CL sites.
As above but run by the Camping and Caravanning Club.
Bottles of chemicals are used to keep the toilet fresh.
A motorcaravan that has a body built on an chassis that retains the chassis manufacturers existing cab.
A fuel injection system used on the latest turbo-diesel engines. These are claimed to increase fuel economy.
The cost of bringing a motorcaravan from the factory to the dealership, which is passed on to the customer.
A popular style for motorhome seating, a dinette features a table between two bench seats. This layout can often be converted to form a bed.
Earth Leakage Contact Breaker – also known as an RCD or Residual Current Device.
A price that excludes on-the-road costs such as road fund licence, delivery charge and number plates.
A device used on gas appliances to stop gas escaping into a vehicle if the flame goes out.
The maximum permitted loaded weight of a vehicle. It is an offence to take a vehicle onto a public highway that has a total weight in excess of its GVW.
Heavy Goods Vehicle. This term is now being replaced with LGV, meaning Large Goods Vehicle.
A term used to describe items found inside a motorhome, ie watertanks.
The sleeping, eating and seating area of a motorcaravan, not including the cab.
A coachbuilt motorhome with no sleeping area over the cab. The more streamlined shape is designed to improve aerodynamics and fuel economy.
Liquid Petroleum Gas – a green fuel alternative that can be used to power petrol vehicles and which is available at many UK petrol stations. If you own a large motorhome, this could be a way to cut your fuel bills.
An overcab area usually featuring an integral sleeping compartment.
Available on campsites to allow motorhomes to connect to a 240V electricity supply.
A new term now used to describe Gross Vehicle Weight (see definition above). It means exactly the same thing but is considered less open to misinterpretation.
Mass of the caravan equipped to the manufacturer’s standard specification stated on the caravan weight plate. This now includes those items required for the safe and proper functioning of the caravan (e.g. gas cylinder, fresh water and hook up cable). Note: Dealer fitted items must be taken into consideration if it is a dealer special.
Items made available by the manufacturer or dealer over an above the standard specification of the caravan e.g. spare wheel, air conditioning, motor mover, awning etc.
Payload is used by motorhome manufacturers to indicate how much a vehicle can carry. It is the difference between the Vehicle Unladen Weight (VUW) and the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) or Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM).
Those items which you choose to carry in a caravan which are not included as essential habitation equipment (e.g. clothes, crockery, cooking utensils, bedding, TV, radio, footwear, books, awning and food). Often used in discussions of payload.
Pre-delivery inspection carried out by a dealer prior to delivery.
Panels built around the lower edge of a motorcaravan which are often knock-resistant and may house storage lockers.
Statutory off Road Notification (SORN) applies to any vehicle taxed on or after 31 January 1998. A declaration must be made by the vehicle’s keeper whenever the licence is not renewed or is surrendered for refund. Keepers acquiring untaxed vehicles must license them or declare SORN if they are kept ‘off road’. If your vehicle was not taxed on 31 January 1998 (ie classic cars, vehicles stored away for restoration, etc), you do not need to take any action until it is next taxed.
Payload relates to the weights of all items carried in a caravan and is the allowance you have for: Optional equipment, Personal effects. The total allowances represents the difference between the MTPLM and the MRO.
Vehicle Unladen Weight (VUM) normally means the empty weight as a motorcaravan left the factory, ie without water, fuel, gas bottles or persons on board. Your ’empty’ vehicle is likely to weigh more.
Offered by manufacturers and dealers to cover certain items against defects for a set period of time. Look for a warranty that covers the base unit and the living area of the motorcaravan for up to three years.
We hope the list helps! But if we’ve missed something, let us know in the comments.
NEW Accessories Shop Website – Now Live!
We have exciting news, our Accessories Shop website has been launched to the public. Head over there now to check out our extensive range of accessories – TV’s, Awnings, Sanitation, Furniture and Gas and much much more.
The Shop is situated at our showroom building Painter Close, Anchorage Park, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5UH.
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British manufacturer Bailey will release its new Advance motorhome range at the Camping & Caravan Show at the NEC in Birmingham, which runs from the 20th to 25th of February 2018.
They are releasing 6 new Coachbuilt models which they hope, will rival Elddis Autoquest & the Swift Escape. With their high level of specification, which is a massive turn-around from previously launched models, so much so that they have limited their ‘optional extras’ to bespoke bedding that will complement the interior and soft furnishings.
The 66-2, is a 2 berth with a generous front lounge.
The 76-2, is a 2 berth with a gorgeous rear french bed, and the sister model, the 76-4, is a 4 berth also with a rear french bed.
The 74-2, is also a 2 berth with a rear transverse island bed, the sister model 76-4 is a 4 berth with a rear transverse island bed.
And finally, the 70-6 is their 6 berth that offers a large rear lounge and a drop down double bed over the dinette. While the lounge area hides an additional double bed conversion.
The new models look to be turning 2017 upside down with their new offerings.
After much speculation, Carthago has announced a new 2 berth liner for 2.
Despite this generous space, the Liner for Two comes with an impressive outside length of 7.80 meters. With a rear garage, which should be sufficient for two bicycles, provides ample storage for the on-the-go motohome enthusiast.
Typical for Carthago this motorhome comes with raised flooring and offers considerable additional storage capacity and ensures high winter suitability thanks to frost-protected water tanks.
Although the new integrated is technically based on the Chic E-Line, Carthago positions it as an independent series. There is further speculation that other models similar to come to market. The pricing of this model is still not available.
Stay tuned for more information on the new Carthago model!
After almost 10 years as our Financial Controller, we are saying ‘Happy Retirement’ to our Jeanette. Having joined us in 2008 from a similar motor trade, Southdowns snapped up the chance for Jeanette to come work for Southdowns. After retirement Jeanette and her husband John are planning a cruise through the Virgin Islands.
It was a teary eyed morning, but onward and upwards. We wish Jeanette the best of luck for the future and hope she enjoys every minute of her retirement.
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This month our Sales Manager, Ben Tosspell, hands down says that our Rapido 9048DF is our motorhome of the month for October.
RAPIDO was born from the creative mind of Constant ROUSSEAU in 1961.
While not typically a brand that Southdowns sells as a new offering or factory order, we are always so surprised at how quick our Rapido part-exchanges are sold!
The Rapido is 4 berth, 6.6metres long with a drop down double bed over cab and a spacious rear kitchen.
It hold’s its own with a 6-Speed Manual Gearbox. And with only 30,684 miles is a bargain!
The Chassis Plated at 3500kg GVW, is Right hand drive and has Cab air conditioning, Central locking, Electric mirrors, Driver airbag, Pioneer Radio/CD and Rear camera. Cab blinds. Drop down double bed over cab with roof light, security net and privacy curtains. Large lounge comprising L-Shape sofa, side sofa, swivel front cab seats, Fabric upholstery, Drop down dining table with folding leaf, overhead storage cabinets, TV cabinet with slide out mounting bracket and roof light. Truma gas and electric blown air heating.
Rear L-Shape kitchen with 3 burner gas hob with hinged glass cover, stainless steel sink, extractor fan and overhead storage cabinets. Dometic fridge with separate freezer compartment. Rear cupboards with built in Smev oven and grill. Large wardrobe. Rear washroom Thetford cassette toilet, stainless steel washbasin, vanity unit and separate shower cubical. Flyscreen, BBQ point, Roof bars, Road Pro Satellite dish, PWS Tow bar and electric
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mania was the ultimate challenge — and reward.
And, their stories and photographs tell it all.
By KEVIN & AIMEE BEIMERS | Somewhere between Adelaide and Melbourne, during our round-Australia circuit, we began sparring with the idea of "adding on" Tasmania. After all, we thought, can we really say we've cycled the entire country if we miss a state? Sure enough, it may be a small state, and you need a very large boat to get to it, but it's still Australia.
Even if they forgot about it at the Olympic Games opening ceremonies, we weren't going to overlook it. According to Tasmanians, we'd only been to the North Island so far. Yes, we decided. “Let's add it on."
"Adding it on" was a major blunder in thinking on our part. One does not "add on" Tasmania. Adding on Tasmania to your Australian cycling trip is like ordering a 3kg porterhouse steak and "adding on" a family-size supreme pizza. Tasmania is its own meal in itself.
One can't think of Tasmania in terms of the rest of Australia. The Outback, the Kimberley, the Pilbara. Those were long and hot, but the challenge was mostly mental. We'd move the pedals, the bike would go forward; the fact that we could see 300km into the flat, bleak, red distance, guided only by the light of successive heat lamps warming month-old sausage rolls, that's what really made us cry into our pillow at night.
Tasmania's challenge was point blank physical, all the way. From now on, whenever someone stops us and says, "I was thinking of doing something similar myself. How was the Nullarbor?" my reply will be, "Mate, forget the Nullarbor. You want to challenge yourself? Try Tasmania."
Tasmania is quickly becoming a very popular touring destination for cyclists, and a well-deserved one. There aren't many places on the Australian mainland where you can get lost in massive green canopies, spend hours climbing white-capped frosty peaks, and still always be within reach of a good feed and a comfortable bed.
The people are friendly, talkative, accommodating, and best of all, impressed by large distances. From Launceston to Hobart, a 2 1/2 hour drive, it's considered customary to throw an overnight bag and a few packets of K-rations in the car. The fact that you're riding a bike, well, let me put it this way.
We were riding through Campbell Town, about 120km from Hobart. A lady waved to us and asked us how far we were travelling. I shouted out, "Hobart!" in too much of a hurry to get into the long story of our grand escapade. "Oh my God!" she gasped. I shudder to think what might have happened to her had we said, "Brisbane!"
The best thing about cycling in Tasmania is that they've conveniently divided the state into three clearly defined levels: easy, medium and hard. Or if, like us, you prefer not to be pegged into the "easy" hole, you can call them the Historical Route through the centre, the Coastal Route up the east, and what we affectionately referred to as "The Great Western Chainbreaker".
The easiest and most direct route from the Spirit of Tasmania to the capital of Tasmania is the Midlands Highway. It meanders between Devonport and Launceston, then shoots straight down to Hobart bypassing a number of small, pretty, historic towns. The road is flat by Tasmanian standards, but has a nice field of view in most places, so no worries about the traffic. It's a nice, comfortable ride, and you're never too far away from a pub.
The East Coast of Tasmania actually follows the basic tenet of unoriginal sarcastic map readers: if you're heading north, mate, it's all uphill. Sure, ups lead to downs, but the ups get upper as you get further up, if you know what I mean. To start down at the south end you'll find Port Arthur, the Alcatraz of Australia, and as you head north through Triabunna, Swansea, St Mary's, St Helen's, and finally Scotsdale, well, let's just say if you can crack our top speed of 67km/h, we'll be mighty impressed. Along the way, you'll be rewarded with a gorgeous view of the ocean, unmatched by anything we've seen so far on the mainland.
As for Level 3, the Chainbreaker, if anybody tells you that west is "a bit hilly," they're lying. It's a lot hilly. In terms of ruggedness, Western Tasmania is to Tasmania as Western Australia is to Australia: the east-coasters don't like driving over there unless they absolutely have to. As a general rule, the wigglier the road looks on a map, the more hours you're going to spend climbing peaks hundreds of metres high, screaming wildly down the other side in a hard-earned frenzy of white-knuckled truck dodging, and the west coast is nothing if not wiggly.
As you pedal off the boat at Devonport, the west just narrows its eyes at you and says, "Come on, punk. I dares ya". If, like us, your chain skips from the strain of pedalling off the boatramp at Devonport, the west points at you and says, "Hah hah!" in a mocking falsetto voice.
Chances are you take better care of your bike than we do. If you don't, shame on you. If you do, maybe you'll take that dare. However, our battle-worn machine, of which it has been suggested that the derailleurs be bronzed rather than lubed, was only open to one course: Easy. To say we chose the Midlands highway because of our lust for history would be like Bert Newton saying his hair is naturally orange.
At first, we weren't even sure if we were going to be able to leave Devonport. For the first three days after arrival, the weather patterns seemed to be centred around the direction our trike was facing. That is, if the trike was pointing away from our Cosy Cabin, angry grey clouds would form and we'd be soaked through in 10 minutes. When we said, "Who in their right mind would cycle in this?" and turned back to the cabin, the sun would come out and say, "Suckers". This happened three times one day. With a pattern like that, I'd rather have a nice day indoors than a crummy one outdoors.
As we learned later, Devonport is notorious for nasty weather and gale force winds. If you can time it right (and it takes many long hours of peeking out from behind the curtains) you should be able to squeeze yourself into a weather window and achieve escape velocity without too much aggro. Fifteen minutes up the road, it's clear as a bell. Trust me. It is.
Our first day out had us feeling great. We tackled the first few hills with gusto and enjoyed the feeling of being somewhere completely different. I think at this point in the expedition, it's exactly what we needed: a bit of a shake-up. It's like Day One all over again! Everything old was new again (except our trikes, of course).
The city of Launceston, our first major city in Tasmania, is built to bring people in and keep them there. Literally. I'm not talking necessarily about the tourism, such as the James Boag & Son Brewery or the Cataract Gorge, although we did enjoy them. No, I mean the city itself is built at the bottom of a huge basin, such that no cyclist who enters can possibly escape without building up momentum in a giant skate-park half-pipe sort of way. If you could fill the entire Tamar Valley with, say, ping pong balls, man, you'd need a lot of ping pong balls.
Once we were able to break orbit out of Launceston, we took a rest in the quirky town of Evandale, which holds its own little piece of cycling history. If you've never heard of Evandale, obviously the wheels on your bike are too small.
Evandale is host of the Annual Penny Farthing Championships, home of the Velocipede Society of Australia, and once Guinness World Record holder of "The Greatest Number of Penny Farthing Bicycles Free Standing and Held Together by Hands Only" — 69, to be exact. They have a certificate.
I was given the chance to try riding a penny farthing. Before you say, "Harrumph, they've never looked that hard to me," first put yourself in my shoes: I'm going from basically sitting on the road in my recumbent to hovering two metres off the ground. I'm going from three 50cm wheels to two wheels, one of which is 1.6m tall. The handlebars are at the same level as my knees, the pedals are hard-fixed to the wheel, and when I turn a corner I have to turn my legs. While I'm whinging, there were also very high winds that day.
But, I'm proud to say, I did it! I kicked off from the park bench, did a little circle, and came back (on my fourth try, that is). I felt like a champion. Sure, I may not be fast enough to get into the competition — some
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to get to play as the new character Evie Frye in the demo mission that had us climbing buildings in the streets of London and staging a kidnapping to get close to our target. One or two violins accompanied our journey, just setting the scene in a subtle way, while we took our first steps into industrial London. The new Assassin’s Creed is set to be released on October 23rd.
After picking up my limited edition Assassin’s Creed t-shirt from Insert Coin Clothing (yes I’m a fan girl!), I headed over to the developers sessions to see Mike Bithell give a Q&A (Sunday) since his recent success with Volume and his previously well known game Thomas Was Alone. It was definitely an interesting talk that touched on the importance of “riding the waves” of the current trends in indie games as well as the rapid advances in the industry keeping indie game developers on their toes. Bithell was quick to discredit his own advice as “out of date”, urging those looking for advice to seek newer successes. Although honestly, is anybody really going to share their own secret to success?
Since indies are my passion and fascination, I did spend alot of time around the EGX: Rezzed section. The indie game sector has grown this year at EGX, with the main EGX: Rezzed Booth, the Leftfield Collection (sponsored by SEGA) and the addition of the Indie Games Megabooth all available to indie exhibitors. There’s alot of cool games here, but I want to mention a few that caught my attention.
er people, we managed to get through the demo levels by saving each other and conquering this music driven game. I had a quick chat with one of the developers who told me the game was completely designed around the music. They took a track they liked, got permission to use it and created the level completely based on the track; all artwork, mechanics etc. It’s a really cool, innovative way to approach a games level design, definitely check them out!
e music as a game mechanic to alter the environment and is very effective once you get a hang of the movement/tumble controls. Another one to watch for the future!
Memory of a Broken Dimension is the last game I want to mention just as I was very intrigued by it simply because I had no clue what was going on. It features a monochrome world where the world is constantly flowing made up of thousands of granulated pixels. When you hold still for long enough the world starts to form solid shapes and you can just about make out the walls, floors and pipes that make up your surroundings. It was very much like looking into the “Matrix” for me and the dark ambience created by drones in the soundtrack reinforced this strange, surreal experience. It seems to be an exploration based game that gives you no instructions other than some vague emails to open on the menu screen. It will be curious to see what this game is about and how we’ve ended up in this weird place!
With EGX: Rezzed set for March next year it might be a while before we see some progress on these in-development indie’s but hopefully it will herald a return and progress! That’s it for this year, if you’re feeling the post-EGX blues, tweet us at @SoundDesignUK and tell us your EGX highlights or games that caught your eye!
Sam Hughes also caught up with Andrew Bennison and Matt Griffin of Prospect Games, to chat about their game, UNBOX!
MG: Thanks for having us.
Let’s dive straight in, how did the process begin when you were starting to prep the audio for Unbox?
MG: Well I started with a Foley session and a cardboard box. I managed to get into a recording studio, SSR, which is near our studio, and started throwing the box at the floor while pointing a mic at it. It’s pretty much as simple as that! I knew we were going to need a lot of box impacts because the whole game is a tumbling cardboard box. Yeah I spent 6 hours or so just throwing a cardboard box at various surfaces, and seeing how it sounded. It’s actually quite dull at first, you need to mess around with mic placements. I thought Little Big Planet did a great job of it on the first two games. Kenny Young did a really good job on that, making something quite dull sound quite lively and interesting. So yeah that was my first port of call.
How did you make it sound fun and interesting after realizing it was kind of a dull sound?
MG: Well a combination of all the sounds. We’ve talked endlessly about the box movement, audio and the mechanics of that, we were originally going to build this whole system, for making it sound much more dynamic, the flat surface of the box hits a surface and it would create a different noise on a corner. We actually created something a lot more simplistic, but really it’s the fact that the box movement is the core of the noise around everything else. When it’s hitting different surfaces you get different noises and there’s always music and explosions going off anyway.
AB: We’ve always talked about creating sounds that are realistic, but not boring, realistic. It’s got to be exciting, sort of comical but also grounded. But until you came on board, it was pretty much a mass of copyright infringements, pulling audio from anywhere, always putting it off, like oh we’ll find someone, somebody will replace it. Finally Matt came in and pointed out that you can’t just take other peoples audio, which we obviously weren’t going to use!
MG: That’s what I love about this industry, it’s amazing, the in depth, long talks you can have about the sound of a cardboard box.
AB: We’ve discussed it for hours, prototyping. We were going to have something inside the box at one point, we were going to have it holding some rubbish and then it didn’t communicate very well to the player so we just kind of stuck with the impacts and then we had the different surfaces system in place now. A lot more connected to the box as the player.
In terms of the audio system, is there anything particularly interesting you’ve done with Unboxed that you haven’t done with another project?
MG: gain, it would be the box. I can’t think of another game where you play as a cardboard box. There’s a lot of physicsy stuff in there, so, using a lot of parameters within Fmod to trigger different sounds. A light, medium and heavy impact for each object, and then the pitch and volume automated depending on the velocity of the object hitting the ground. There’s a lot of stuff you can bang into it, I’ve got an awful lot of work to do still.
AB: It’s early days, it really is a case of visually it’s very visceral, with all the explosions and bouncing into surfaces and falling off huge cliffs and towers, the audio really needs to match that. A lot of people are using Fmod in games, but in Unreal 4 we seem to be one of the main independent teams using Fmod.
It always seems to be Wwise with Unreal and Fmod with Unity. Have you found any reason why that might be?
MG: No I mean we have a couple of problems but the guys at FMOD have been really good, especially considering they’re in Australia. It’s quite hard to communicate with someone on the other side of the planet.
AB: I think it’s also because Unreal is relatively young.
MG: FMOD has only been doing support for that engine, integration wise, since, November, so there’s still a couple of teething problems and we’ve got over all those now. I really enjoy using the programme, I think it’s awesome, incredibly powerful, and limitless what you can do.
AB: GX has also been our first showcase for the audio side of things, along with the new worlds and levels, we’ve got a lot of good responses of people saying it sounds great, putting the headphones on.
MG: It was breaking my heart. I was putting lots of last minute tweaks on the audio, and people leaving the headphones off. We’re always an afterthought aren’t we? Like when people play mobile games and leave the volume off.
As Captain of the ship Andrew, it sounds like you’ve had audio in the back of your mind for quite a while from the start. That’s good for someone of that level to be thinking about audio in advance.
AB: I didn’t want to leave anything to the last minute. I’ve worked on a lot of games before. We actually worked on a Left 4 Dead mod back in the day. So with that, we already had the underlying principles of the game made, it meant audio was a lot sooner, we started making custom tracks and started doing voice acting. I realized we were going to end up in a situation with an independent team, with small budget, small time scales and if we don’t start working on, not just the music, but more importantly, the sound effects, earlier on; then it’s going to be this mad dash and sound horrible. So because of all that I knew I needed to get Matt on board as soon as possible really and start getting stuff figured out.
It’s good that you knew that, a lot of indie developers find that out later. When you go, right, now audio, it becomes a bit of a race, it’s good you’ve had him on from the beginning. So you’re doing
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time I am at my most worn out, some interaction with a student lets me know it is all worth it. One of my favorite things to do, is to let students draw me pictures or write me notes after they finish a test (or even on the test if they are waiting for me to repeat a question). They always surprise me with amazing Spanish pictures and the sweetest notes. The pictures below are from this week (and a few older students have sent me after they've moved on from my building). Each one reinforces my belief that teachers are necessary, a force for good, and that I am in the right profession, every exhausting and inspiring second.
Yes, it is important to take care of our bodies and minds, but we must also take care of our hearts! I know it looks like a lot of love for me in the pictures below, but the secret is, your students all love you that much too. I even did similar activities when I taught 7th and 8th grade, and their notes were just as touching (if a little less enthusiastic).
The next time you need inspiration and a reason to keep going, look at those young minds walking through your door, take a minute to connect and let them write you a message or draw a picture to share their feelings with you; and know that you are needed and loved!
Whether students or teachers, we all have those days. The days where the morning just didn't go as planned we rushed to get ready, or to school on time, or ran around stressed out when we were at school to prep for a class, or for students to finish a project or study for a test. Those days when we can feel the tension creeping into our stomach, our neck, our shoulders, and even our attitude.
This is a normal part of being human, and there is a scientific explanation for it, our nervous system! What follows is a brief explanation of the two parts of our nervous system, and how to control it when it gets out of control. For a more in depth look, please click here.
Many years ago, when we first evolved to be human, our nervous system developed two main parts, the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. The two systems act like a teeter totter, when one is in use, the other is not. The sympathetic nervous system is the 'fight or flight' system and is responsible for keeping us safe in times of danger. When this system is activated our heart rate increases, our muscles contract, our pupils dilate and non-vital systems in our body shut down allowing us to react quickly. The sympathetic nervous system is VITAL for keeping us safe, and perfect for needing to escape a tiger or a similar threat. The problem is that our nervous systems have not learned to recognize the difference between the threat of a tiger stalking you in the jungle, vs the threat of being late to school or work because you are stuck behind a bus. The sympathetic nervous system activates in both instances if we don't know how to control it; and with our fast paced lifestyle of always leaping from one project to the next (I myself am guilty of this) we often keep our sympathetic nervous systems in activation for much longer then necessary. This can lead to inflammation based health problems including, migraines, fatigue, muscle tension, weight gain, and many more. To read more about teacher burn out, please click here.
'On the opposite end of the teeter totter is the parasympathetic nervous system (if you speak Spanish I try to remember that 'para' means stop and think of this as the stop system). The parasympathetic nervous system is intended to restore our body to balance after activation of the sympathetic nervous system. When the parasympathetic system is activated our breathing slows down, our muscles relax, all systems come back online and balance is restored to our bodies. This is the system we should be spending the majority of our time in, but with the speed of today's world this system is often neglected.
3) Breathe out through the mouth for the count of 8. (through the mouth here is also important).
Next time you are feeling stressed out try cycling through this breathing activity a few times and notice how you feel before and after! This one is so quick I can even do it between classes, before talking to a student that has my sympathetic nervous system firing, or even in the car at a stop light when my own children are being loud in the back seat!
Although I have done yoga in Spanish with my students, I had never thought of doing deep breathing or guided meditation in the TL (target language) until a recent blog post by Justin Slocum Bailey (read it here). Justin's post inspired me and I made my first (very short) video below. This video starts with an explanation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in English (a little too high for my students to understand in the TL), followed by the above breathing exercise in Spanish. I have been doing this with my students at the end of each class (or wherever they need it) the last few weeks and it has been wonderful! I hope it helps you too. I plan to make longer videos eventually....but that is a project for another day! Until then, I hope you spend many happy hours engaging your parasympathetic nervous system.
Teaching a language using Comprehensible Input (CI) is my favorite way to teach, hands down (and in my 13 years in the classroom I've taught in a lot of different roles including 3rd grade classroom teacher, 5th grade classroom teacher, after school/summer Spanish teacher, Spanish, a French, and German Exploratory class, Science, Middle School Spanish, and Elementary Spanish. Before teaching with CI I would have been hard pressed to name my favorite subject or age level to teach with, as I found things to enjoy at all levels. After teaching this way however, it would be hard to imagine teaching anything else. CI lights up the way our brains are meant to learn. The classroom becomes a joyous place where intense and meaningful learning and community building takes place. I see it in the bounce in their step when students walk through the door; and I hear it in their voices when they walk by my room at conferences and say in hushed and excited tones, "Mom and Dad that's the SPANISH room."
There is a drawback however, teaching this way can be both energizing, and completely exhausting. Some days I am drained and don't have a creative story or interesting thing to talk or read about. When I get that tired, I have to take a step back; and so should you when you feel that way! I know that if I have been up too late grading, or planning, or even with a sick kid, then I don't put quite as much energy into my lesson, and I don't have quite as much patience with my students. Science backs up the need not to over-do! In our brains we all have neurons, which send signals to other neurons that cause us to do...everything! There are even specialized neurons called Mirror Neurons, that help us understand the moods, motivations, and actions of those around us. When you see someone doing something, the same neurons that would light up in your own head if you were doing the action, light up (even though you are only watching someone else do the action). It's part of why you feel scared when you are in a scary movie, flinch when you see a bad injury, or are thrilled by an intense football game. If we come into our classrooms without energy and interest for our subject, the Mirror Neurons in our student's brains will pick that up, and they will not be as interested either, therefore learning less. Notice how you feel looking at the pictures of the exhausted people below. If you want to experience the effects of Mirror Neurons a little more intensely, watch the video of the "Rooftoppers". If you watch the video, the dropping sensation in the pit of your stomach is your Mirror Neurons predicting what would happen if they made a wrong move.
Read on for a list of my favorite low-energy CI activities!
The only prep (other than making sure they know the above words) is having some'monsters' available (either stuffed animals, or print outs). All of the below is done in the target language (TL), and actors (the entire class acts at once) are only allowed to do what the narrator (teacher) says. All the quotations are the teacher'script' with student actions described for each step.
I start by saying: "You are in your house, in your room." (students "draw" the house and room around themselves as described in the action above).
You are in your bed, sleeping (students pretend to cover up, and close their eyes).
I make a noise that represents whatever'monster' is outside the house, and say "Suddenly there is a noise. You jump out of bed (students pretend to jump out of bed). "You walk slowly to the window." Students pretend to walk slowly to the window. "
"You look out the window". Students make the window action as seen above.
"There is nothing there." Students shake their head "no" for nothing.
"You walk slowly to the door." Students walk slowly to the "door".
"You open the door slowly." Students pretend to open the door slowly.
"There is a monster! You close the door quickly! You run to your bed. You jump in your bed. You cover your head with the blanket. You go to sleep." Students slam the door (complete with sound effects, run to their 'bed', jump in their bed, and go to sleep.
The process can be repeated over, and over, and over, and over with different "mon
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I miss vinyl records — not for all the pops, clicks, and scratches, not to mention flipping the record over every 22 minutes, but for the liner notes. (And for those of you who still think vinyl is superior, let’s just not go there.) I fondly remember the feeling of putting on a disc, pulling out the carbon fibre record cleaning brush to remove the dust and static, and then sitting back on the couch and unfolding that double album cover and getting at those details. What follows is my attempt to satisfy those of you who have that same craving. So sit back with that tablet/laptop/phone and read on.
When Dad left in military in 1945 and headed off to that dance in Lethbridge, little did he imagine he’d meet... no, too far back. I met Larry Crawford when I started teaching band in Summerland in 1980. He’d often drop by the band room at 7:30 A.M., horn in hand, and help out with the jazz band, or meet me on one of my prep periods to sight read Teleman flute duets. His support, advice, and humour were such an encouragement. Fast forward about 20 years; I’d taught jazz, loved it, but had never played more than a smattering. One Sunday morning I got a phone call from Larry. “Allan, we’ve got a gig at the Grist Mill. I’ll pick you up in an hour. We can choose tunes on the way.” I still get embarrassed thinking of how badly I played and how he reminded me to not play all those notes when he was soloing, but I was ‘bit by the bug’ and have been chipping away at my jazz chops ever since. Fast forward again to 2015. I’d been playing solo piano at Zias restaurant in Summerland since retiring and thought it would be fun to put a jazz night together and Shannon agreed that I could try. Stefan and Larry were my obvious choices, but I wanted a vocalist to round things out. Stefan suggested Yanti and we were off, doing Jazz@Zias a number of times over the next two years.
During those nights, I always programmed one or two of Larry’s amazing original tunes, and then during our show in Jan of 2017, it occurred to me that it might be fun to write lyrics for one of them, “Mi Niña Melancholica.” Larry said, “Lots of people have threatened to write lyrics, but no-one ever has.” (May not be an exact quote.) In any event, he gave his blessing and the seven vocal tunes on this album are the first Crawford-Crossley collaborations — and hopefully not the last. And since Larry has literally hundreds of tunes, I could be busy for some time to come.
The songs were recorded at my house in March-May 2017. Ideally, we’d have gone on the road and performed a bunch and then done a live recording in a good studio with an engineer. But that was not to be for this time around. Due to the limitations of the space, we recorded Yanti’s vocals and then Larry and Stefan and I added the backing tracks, with Scott joining in at the end. Would love to do a live recording someday with a real engineer, but for now, I hope you enjoy what we’ve created.
I never tire of hearing Larry’s playing. He seems to have an endless supply of melodies that are a delight to the ears. And the ease with which he switches back and forth between flutes, clarinet, and sax, is mind boggling. I know I can’t do justice to his history, but he’s ‘been there done that.’ He’s toured and soloed in some great bands, backed some big name stars, and done a heap of recording. I’m always amazed when one of his stories pops up, “I was out with the accordion player from Lawrence Welk and we went...” Larry grew up in Summerland, and after retiring from the armed forces in the late 70’s returned home. And we’re so glad he did.
(Her name keeps being corrected to ‘Anti’ by my spell checker) has brought these songs to life. It’s been a delight to hear my words come out of her mouth — transformed from flat ink to magical moments, full of emotion. Her enthusiasm for life and singing is contagious!
Is a bass player in demand. I’m not sure if he even knows how many groups he plays with. Besides being nice, humble, and having a great sense of humour, (Images of You? Great title for the album, we could take pictures of sheep for the cover.”), he’s so much fun to work with. The foundation he provides to the sound is always spot on and I listen to his solos over and over again. Little known fact: when I met Stefan, he had a broken tuning peg on his bass and carried a pair of vice grips around to tune with. One day I ground down the broken end into a square shape and glued a drum key on. Check it out, I think it’s still there — and of course, it’s why he keeps such good time.
Scott and I have a long history. I met him first when I started teaching band at Summerland Secondary, I think he was in grade ten. I would put challenging charts out (i.e. Maynard Ferguson, Nice n’ Juicy), Scott would borrow the record for the weekend and memorize every lick and never need to refer to the music again. He’s a talented and musical drummer and I love his ideas.
I think I’ve said most of it above. One thing to add: Compulsive writer. A good day is when I can get up at 5:00 and get in a couple of hours of writing while the house is quiet. Armed with Larry’s great tunes, and his titles, I set to work to craft some lyrics. So far, the titles, which he claims he just pulls out of the air, have been the spark. From there it’s about six to ten hours of pushing words around trying to get them to fit. Occasionally I suggest a few note changes to Larry and we make some adjustments, but I’ve tried to stick as close to his original melodies as I can — which were not written with singers in mind! This, of course, often makes Yanti’s job a bit crazy, but she likes a challenge — and successfully pulls off some very interesting vocal lines.
Yanti and I seemed to gravitate to this one as the title track. When I first read Larry’s title an image popped into mind — my wife had given me a camera as a wedding present, (38 years ago as I write this.) and the first picture I took was one of her ‘standing by the window, face framed with light.’ Okay, I get a bit weepy when Yanti sings this one.
A great blues tune. I’ve never experienced hard times, so what business do I have writing about them? Well, I had the title, so felt I should go with it. But I do know, in the little speed bumps in my life that friends and music are essentials I wouldn’t want to be without.
The seed for this song was more autobiographical material. The first time I proposed, and was turned down, I responded, “You’re wrong.” Yep, I actually said that. Tracy claims I said, “You’re making a mistake.” Either way, telling that story usually results in a sharp intake of breath and shaking of heads from guys. “What was he thinking?” Ignoring the possibility, that perhaps, he wasn’t.
Larry’s original title was in Spanish — courtesy of one of those internet translators. His footnote said, “A chipmunk or small squirrel.” Some consulting with a native Spanish speaker yielded Una Ardilla Listada Pequeña, but then another Spanish speaker contradicted that — maybe it was my bad pronunciation. Chipmunk seemed a safer bet. A fun musical feature of this tune is that the melody actually starts on bar two, which sounds like bar one, for those of you who care about such things. It’s a fun tune to play and the only instrumental on the CD.
Originally the title was Moseyin’, but Driftin’ had one less syllable and seemed to flow more smoothly. Autobiographical? Of course. I was leaving a piano lesson in Vancouver, headed back to UBC. Normally I would have turned left, but on a whim, turned right and a couple of blocks later, there she was, waiting at a bus stop. I gave her a lift back to her place. I had thought that she was out of my life, but that chance meeting made me realize how very much she was NOT — I just needed to convince her. But that’s for another album. True story.
I’d never seen that word before, so found this on the good ol’ web. “Saudade (Portuguese: [sɐwˈdadɨ], Brazilian: [sawˈdadi] or [sawˈdadʒi]), is a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves... including a melancholy nostalgia for something that perhaps has not even happened. It often carries an assurance that this thing you feel nostalgic for will never happen again. Author Manuel de Melo describes it as, "a pleasure you suffer, an ailment you enjoy." Larry’s original title was Saudade para Angeline,’ I think, but I dropped Angeline to make it
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of meeting the state’s requirements, it’s more important than ever to meet challenges head on and adhere to best practices when designing and implementing stormwater systems.
1. Marry the Science with the Story.
As with all design decisions, the incorporation of a GSI system must be purposeful. Ensuring stormwater system innovations complement programming can be a challenge, but the payoff is a functional, differentiated project with a strong story and identity.
Most GSI plans affect every discipline: landscape, civil, architectural, structural, plumbing, construction. And they require sign-off from municipalities. Coordinating among so many parties requires proactivity, clear communication, and quite frankly, a time commitment. Civil engineers, who are traditionally responsible for managing the GSI plans and process, especially need to prioritize collaboration and understand the responsibility they’re shouldering.
The less space, the more puzzle-like the project. In urban settings, there’s less space overall, so bioretention-over-structure designs (stormwater systems integrated into a building’s footprint) need to be adapted to tight areas.
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” The challenge with GSI systems is to ensure that they, as the metaphorical fallen tree, make a sound. It’s important to communicate value (what you did and why it matters) beyond the project team to the community, thereby raising awareness, crediting your project partners, and ultimately, attracting tenants.
5. Exceed the Requirements. Development in the Pacific Northwest can be challenging enough as it is. The recent changes to the stormwater code have added one more wrinkle to this already tricky terrain. Strive to create unique systems and solutions, so instead of only satisfying regulations, systems are designed to add value to the project beyond just meeting the code. It’s important to partner with team members who understand the challenges, are adept at navigating jurisdictions and municipalities and have a strong portfolio of work from which to draw inspiration.
What happens when best practices are applied? These PNW projects converted challenges into opportunities with sophisticated GSI systems and strategies.
Located in Belltown, Walton Lofts symbolizes a convergence of style, sustainability and premium downtown living. Walton’s location along the Growing Vine Street watershed and street park served as inspiration and allowed the team to explore designs not typical for the area or multi-unit residential designs.
What makes it a GSI standout: Quite a few things - a block-long swale collects, treats, and then gently guides water toward Elliott Bay and seamlessly integrates with the neighboring P-Patch. It earned three Green Globes, and overall, is a brilliant example of sustainability merging with urban environments.
Read our article, "Growing Vine Street"
The Fire Station 20 team created a model of sustainability in an industrial neighborhood, achieving LEED Platinum certification by incorporating solar panels, green roofs, geothermal wells, and LED lighting on a sensitive, steeply-sloped urban site.
What makes it a GSI standout: A gray water reuse system captures and stores shower water in a large cistern, allowing it to be recycled onsite – perfect for washing fire trucks! Retaining walls prevent erosion of the 30-foot slopes and integrated, tiered rain gardens treat and manage stormwater runoff. Water and energy savings are communicated to the community via signage and a custom flip-dot display just outside the building.
Terry Avenue Building was rehabilitated and incorporated into Amazon’s South Lake Union campus. Originally constructed in 1915, it now houses three Tom Douglas restaurants and is flanked by Amazon’s Dawson and Ruby office buildings.
What makes it a GSI standout: First, Terry Avenue Building’s GSI system is celebrated as a design element as stormwater is collected and flows through a tiered planter alongside the staircase. Pedestrians and passersby interact with it daily. Second, and just as notable, is the efficiency born from a creative approach to GSI. When the site plan closed groundwater flow, our team developed a unique overflow system that rerouted trapped water to free-flowing areas. This solution was applied to multiple projects in the area, simplifying design challenges and allowing more efficient building layouts across the campus.
The Roosevelt District’s Eleanor is a two-building apartment complex featuring 270 units with floor-to-ceiling windows and open floor plans. Outside, a boardwalk and greenscape separate the two buildings while creating a unique community outdoor gathering area. Green features include solar panels, sun shades, and easy access to public transit.
What makes it a GSI standout: The site is an old creek bed, which inspires the entire design. A rooftop rainwater collection system feeds the courtyard rain gardens with exposed downspouts and runnels, enhancing functionality of the site’s wetlands and the stream beneath the boardwalk. It’s not only an impressive stormwater mitigation system, but a part of the building’s identity.
We love seeing projects in Seattle succeed and believe that with the right process and proactivity, every project can. We’re honored to be a part of our city’s continued growth, in GSI and beyond. To learn more about Coughlin Porter Lundeen’s sustainability efforts and vision, click here.
At our quarterly, all-company gathering this fall (held at the amazing Westland Distillery – one of our favorite TI projects), we released an employee appreciation gift: custom Miir water bottles. While we knew we could easily add a logo to any bottle order, we challenged ourselves to do more, to create something meaningful and memorable. Enter Miir.
Miir purchases fund projects that bring basic resources to people, supporting water, health and education initiatives here in Washington and internationally. (MiiR currently has project partnerships in Zambia, Kolkata, Bangladesh, Nepal, Uganda, Liberia, and Honduras.) Every MiiR purchase, from on-tap beer and kombucha at their Fremont flagship store, to products like bikes, journals, water bottles and backpacks, support the cause. A tracking code on each item connects it to a specific project executed via nonprofit partnerships with organizations like Well Done Organization (WDO), Seattle-based Splash, One Day’s Wages, The Adventure Project, and World Bicycle Relief.
HOW DID THEY KNOW WE LOVE STEM!?
We were especially excited to find that the majority of our Give Codes were linked to a STEM program here in Washington. IslandWood, a local nonprofit dedicated to environmental education and stewardship, is inspiring 200 King County third through eighth grade students with hands-on environmental learning experiences at Brightwater Center in Woodinville, King County's state-of-the-art wastewater facility.
According to Miir’s summary, “while at Brightwater, students will engage in lesson plans that incorporate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) learning and will focus on different environmental factors impacting watersheds: stormwater, wastewater and urban freshwater ecosystems.” Can you imagine a better fit?
When talking about the water bottles, we always seem to come back to our core values. Which is appropriate! After all, they’re one of the first things new employees hear on their way in the door, they’re the foundation laid by Jim Coughlin, Steve Porter, and Terry Lundeen, and they guide all that we do. Shouldn’t they extend to even the smallest of things? Even something as simple as an employee gift?
We wanted a quality product that didn’t cut any corners.
The concept and design featured on the water bottles was created in-house. Early on, we opted for something unique and universal – a sketched Seattle skyline.
The entire water bottle giveaway program was an employee appreciation effort. It’s a priority that every team member feels valued, recognized, and encouraged to grow.
We had a blast brainstorming concepts as an internal team, and have the utmost respect for our co-creators at Miir. We’re fans for life.
This core value was the cornerstone of our strategy. Not only is Miir a local, Seattle-based organization (so are we!), but they support organizations that are making a significant difference, here in Seattle and around the world.
We’re grateful to Miir for their partnership, and their commitment to the underserved and underprivileged. We’ve already spotted our bottles on conference tables during meetings, on the bus, clipped onto bikes, and along for the ride on weekend hikes. It’s great to see them out and about knowing that they represent our team’s hard work, the city we love, and a giving project that’s doing good.
To see more about our journey with Miir, read our full blog post.
The University of Idaho Integrated Research and Innovation Center (IRIC) is a campus centerpiece and a case study for the imaginative and untraditional. We conducted a Q&A with Principal Bryan Zagers to understand what made this project so special.
Q: Hi Bryan. To begin, can you give us an overview? What is the University of Idaho Integrated Research and Innovation Center all about?
BRZ: The Integrated Research and Innovation Center is a hugely important project to the university and community. It’s at the heart of the campus and, as its name implies, is a world-class facility designed for research and learning.
It’s three stories of high-end labs, offices and collaboration spaces. Interestingly, it doesn’t belong to any one department, instead, it’s designed for flexibility and multidisciplinary research.
Q: Why is it special that the building doesn’t belong to one department?
BRZ: First
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Leow JC held that the Joint Declaration suggests that a positive act would be required in order to extend the PRC-Laos BIT to Macau, and the absence of that positive act meant that the PRC-Laos BIT did not extend to Macau.
The Court of Appeal, disagreeing with Leow JC, held that the Joint Declaration is a bilateral document between PRC and Portugal, which would not ordinarily create rights or obligations for other States, including Laos. Hence, the Joint Declaration could not override the MTF Rules (being CIL Rules that bind all States) as being automatically applied to the PRC-Laos BIT.
The Court of Appeal held that there was insufficient evidence establishing that the PRC-Hong Kong situation is analogous to the present case.
The Court of Appeal held that the Note (which states that the PRC would notify the UN whether international instruments not otherwise listed on the note would apply to Macau) bears no weight at all as it only applies to multilateral treaties for which the United Nation Secretary-General acts as depository, and not bilateral treaties.
The Court of Appeal held that Leow JC’s reliance on the Report (which states that other than agreements entered into with Portugal, Macau has no other bilateral investment treaties or bilateral tax treaties) was misplaced because the Report itself, and other dispute resolution tribunals, including those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, have stated that such reports should not be relied upon.
On the admissibility of the 2014 NVs, the Court of Appeal held that even though the test under Ladd v Marshall 1 WLR 1489 as laid down in Lassiter Ann Masters v To Keng Lam 2 SLR(R) 392 is helpful (i.e. the principles of relevance, reason for prior non-admission and credibility), in the present case, the Court ought to take into account the applicable principle of international law, such as the “critical date” doctrine, because the dispute engages question of public international law. The critical date doctrine provides that self-serving evidence, which comes into being after the “critical date” and is intended by the party putting it forward to improve its position bears little weight, if any.
The Court then held that the 2014 NVs should not be given any weight since it only came into existence after the critical date (i.e. the commencement of arbitration) and was intended to contradict the presumed position as per the MTF Rule before the critical date.
Critically, in concluding its finding, the Court recognised that this conclusion might appear counter-intuitive because the Contracting States posited the opposite view that the PRC-Laos BIT did not extend to Macau. In response, the Court pointed out that this conclusion has to be seen in the context of international law framework: that the MTF Rule being a CIL Rule can only be derogated from if the parties expressly agree. However, there is nothing in the evidence to suggest that the Contracting States shared a common understanding to displace the MTF Rule – the 1987 Joint Declaration which underlies the 2014 NVs concerns the PRC’s domestic legal framework, and hence should not be relied upon to determine if the MTF Rule had been displaced. Further, it may be open to the Contracting Parties to enter into an express agreement today to modify the scope of the BIT, but this does not apply retroactively.
Art 8(3) of the PRC-Laos BIT provides that “if a dispute involving the amount of compensation for expropriation” cannot be settled through negotiation, the dispute may then be referred to arbitration [emphasis added]. Art 8(3) of the BIT also provides for a fork-in-the-road provision, i.e. where the investor has to elect whether to bring the dispute to the host State’s national court or arbitration.
Essentially, the main controversy is whether the present dispute falls under Art 8(3) of the PRC-Laos BIT being a “dispute involving the amount of compensation for expropriation”. Sanum argued that a broad interpretation should be taken such that any claim—including a dispute over the amount of compensation—may be submitted to arbitration. On the other hand, the Lao Government argued for a restrictive interpretation that recourse to arbitration may be had only when the only issue in dispute is the amount of compensation for expropriation.
The Court of Appeal held that a proper interpretation of Art 8(3) of the BIT applying the CIL rule of treaty interpretation under Art 31 of the VCLT shows that Sanum’s broad interpretation should be adopted. This is because the mechanism of the PRC-Laos BIT does not allow for the issues of liability and quantum to be segregated when adjudicating a claim of expropriation. This means that one cannot decide on the issue of expropriation without first deciding whether effective and appropriate compensation has been paid by the Contracting State. Hence, if recourse to arbitration is limited to the issue of quantum, and the issue of lawfulness of the expropriation had to be referred to national court, this would render Art 8(3) wholly ineffective as the national court would already have to deal with the issue of quantum in the course of deciding the lawfulness of the expropriation. This would offend the principle of effet utile (principle of effective interpretation).
Further, the fork-in-the-road provision means that if any dispute is brought to the national court, the claimant will no longer be entitled to refer any aspect to that dispute to arbitration.
Following the adoption of the broad interpretation, the Court of Appeal held that the Tribunal had subject-matter jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute.
This decision is highly anticipated to understand how the Singapore arbitration regime operates in relation to ISDS awards. Four comments follow from a scrutiny of this decision.
First, this decision confirms that question of law pertaining to international law is justiciable before the Singapore court, and is indeed is argued as a matter of law (as opposed to being proved as facts in the common law system of proving the content of foreign law). This is rightly so as the determination of the issues is material in the exercise of the court’s supervisory jurisdiction under the IAA. The Court of Appeal even held that that by virtue of the parties’ election of Singapore as the seat of arbitration, the Singapore court is “obliged” to tackle the issue of international law notwithstanding that Singapore is not a party to the BIT. This is in line with the judicial decisions handed down in the UK, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
That issues of international law are justiciable by a municipal court reflects the primacy of party autonomy. By providing for a non-International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) forum, the Contracting States chose to anchor the arbitration process in accordance with municipal arbitral legislation, under which a municipal court might be entitled to review a tribunal’s jurisdiction. Such review process, at least in Singapore, would necessarily entail a de novo review of jurisdictional decision. This has also been agreed by the investor when it accepted the host State’s ‘offer to arbitrate’ (by way of notice of arbitration). In light of the above, States nor investor should dispute the justiciability of such issues before the municipal court.
The Court’s readiness to tackle the issue of international law coupled with its thorough analysis and expertise of the issue should bolster confidence in Singapore as an attractive seat for investor-state arbitrations. This is especially in light of the highly anticipated release of the Investment Arbitration Rules by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (the “SIAC”) (the draft Rules was released during the SIAC Congress on 27 May 2016, and can be accessed here:http://www.siac.org.sg/images/stories/articles/rules/IA Rules (rev 20160115).pdf (last accessed: 5 November 2016)).
Second, in holding that the jurisdiction of investor-state arbitral tribunal is subject to a de novo review, the Court saw no practical distinction between treaty arbitration and commercial arbitration. The standard of review for tribunal’s jurisdiction is therefore uniform in both treaty arbitrations and commercial arbitrations. This is consistent with the fact that both ICA and (non-ICSID) ISDS arbitrations fall within the purview of the IAA as the lex arbitri.
In the same vein, consistent with ICA cases, Sanum CA might lend support to the view that the same standard of de novo review would similarly be applied in the instances of setting aside and enforcement of (non-ICSID) investor-state arbitral awards in Singapore (see for example, PT First Media, AQZ, and Galsworthy Ltd of the Republic of Liberia v Glory Wealth Shipping Pte Ltd 1 SLR 727).
Unfortunately, the Court of Appeal did not take the opportunity to determine the scope of the exercise of de novo review, especially with respect to parties’ rights to adduce new evidence that had not been put before the arbitral tribunal. Case law reflects two conflicting positions in respect of parties’ right to adduce new evidence: on one hand, the Sanum HC decision seems to stand for the position that the criteria under Ladd v Marshall must be satisfied before new evidence can be adduced; on the other hand, AQZ suggests that fresh evidence is admissible as of right.
In the Singapore Law Blog’s earlier contribution, Darius Chan attempted to reconcile these two cases and suggested that the starting point is that a party has a right to adduce fresh evidence but the court retains control to prevent any abuse of process (citing Central Trading & Exports Ltd v Fioralba Shipping Co EWHC 2397). In that light, Sanum HC may be understood as suggesting
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la a water drop wearing down the Grand Canyon. Knowing that you are in moderate pain, and that you will be in moderate pain tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that for the rest of your life, can drive you mad. And knowing that the only reason you’re not getting full medication is because the government is worried that you might sell your desperately needed medication on the black market to folks who want to shoot it rather than temporarily lift their head up out of the fire, drives you even madder.
I’m sure it’s frustrating for the doctors as well, because the government audits them aggressively, and doctors can — and do — lose their ability to prescribe narcotics not just for making the mistake of prescribing to a con artist, but if they, say, aim for reducing people to “mild pain” via these simple and relatively side effect-free medications (in comparison to Lyrica and other non-narcotic pain killers). A friend was telling me that their own doctor’s entire clinic lost their ability to prescribe any opiates, so they can’t even prescribe T3′s for an injury! It’s crazy… and like I said, just really really cruel. That puts into context why I’ve had doctors tell me to buy street drugs I suppose, and really, you know something is seriously wrong with the system when doctors are so afraid of government harassment that they surreptitiously send their patients into the hands of drug deals — not that Big Pharma isn’t the biggest drug dealer of all.
Anyway, being underprescribed is difficult, because it means that every day you’re in more pain than you can deal with, so you’re left with the choice of taking some of tomorrow’s pills — a condition that snowballs and leaves you in a couple days of hell as your prescription renews — or being in pain (assuming you don’t take the dubious advice mentioned above). And when you’re in pain, and have been for a long time, you’re not thinking straight and you’re desperate to find a solution, and if you have tomorrow’s pills accessible, you’ll see them with tonight in mind, not tomorrow… I’ve struggled with this a great deal, and a secondary problem to running out before you renew is that doctors see taking your pills too quickly as a sign that you might be getting addicted, not that you’re undermedicated (which I would have thought was obvious).
To try and solve this issue I just picked up a convenient electronic locking pill container. It has 28 containers for pills that you can program however you’d like — I have it set up as two per day, so it’s got two weeks per refill for me, but you can do literally anything. For me, in the morning it serves as a wake-up alarm, beeping before it allows access to the next set of pills — and the beeping means that in addition to controlling access, it acts as a reminder (because I tend to be forgetful about parts of my prescription. The whole thing locks with a key, so these keys need to be left with a friend or, perhaps better yet, with the pharmacist (which is a little embarrassing because you have to admit to them that you need help, but that’s what they’re there for). It’s battery powered, with a small home base that it sits on during the day, perhaps to recharge. I have the basic version so the base does nothing, but you can get versions that are internet connected and send a report (I assume this feature is more for checking that old people have taken their medication). Nice feature set, and compact and portable as well.
Anyway, I got it to help me keep my medication on a regular schedule, because as much as it’s horrible — really horrible — to be undermedicated and know that every night you’re going to be in pain, it’s even worse to spend a few days with nothing at all.
I fully know where you are coming from. I have SMD and it has caused my back to degenerate to something that resembles a Jenga game. Along with the joint and muscle pain. I haven’t been pain free in 5 years. My pain clinic says if my pain level is between 3 and six I’m doing good. I have the same tormenting choice each day. Do I take an extra pill or two and go through a few days of hell or do I take them as prescribed and try and deal with the constant burning, throbbing and mind numbing pain? I usually send my pills with my wife because, like you said it’s to great a temptation. People who don’t live each minute of their life will never fully understand what it’s like and how much of a mental strain it is every day. I have never seen one of those machines but am going to look them up right now.
that sounds so awful. I once had back/shoulder pain due to a dislocated disk. I was in constant moderate pain for 4 months before the 3rd doctor found the reason and corrected it in seconds. Not that my body realized that the pain was gone for another 48 hours, I had become simply used to it. During the 4 months I turned into a depressive mess, it was like you say Shannon, that level of pain for an hour would have been no problem, but all the time without a foreseable ending was unbearable. I needed weeks to recover from that on an emotional level.
You have my deepest sympathy and respect for going on and on in the way you do it.
Would pot not be an option for the pain and possibly help along with the opiates?
It’s awful that, even with all the documentation, you can’t get properly medicated. I could understand if they would medicate you as you need it but not do refillable or long-lasting scrips. For instance, requiring you to go in every 2 weeks for a new scrip so you could be monitored for drug abuse. It’d be annoying but at least you wouldn’t have to play the trade-off game, choosing between being in constant pain now or being in constant pain when your meds run out. You just can’t win with that. It’s a really good way to turn a genuine patient into someone who buys black market drugs, which is supposedly what they’re trying to prevent. Anyway, you posting that pain chart reminded me of this revision I saw a while ago. It’s slightly more accurate!
Jonny, pot is an option, but if I were to take it, it would have to be night time only because I don’t like the mental effects and find the side effects a little debilitating.
The obvious problem here is that there is currently no way to directly communicate phenomenal experience to a third person, hence the doctor’s likely disbelief that you really need additional medication (and I presume, their recommendation of the dispensing device. I wouldn’t be surprised if they told you that you had ‘an addictive personality’). It is something I think about a lot, as phenomenal content is one of the areas of philosophy I study. Pain is the defacto example case, whether it be Wittgenstein or more contemporary philosophers of mind.
I was diagnoised with Fibromyalgia 3 years ago. Lost my Medicaid a year and a half ago and have never been able to get pain meds for it. Even though I have a clear diagnosis, because of the way I look and where I live, every single doctor I’ve been to has denied me.
So I’ve dealt with pain for a very long time. It’s difficult for me to understand why I get treated the way I do, and I have offered on several occasions to let these “medicaid” doctors drug test me to prove just because I look the way I do, dosn’t mean I’m a “Drug Dealer” or “Convict”.
I’ve just accepted the pain and do a lot of meditation. I mentally accept the pain and allow my body to feel it, and then absorb it. Sometimes it works and I can get through it on a daily basis, sometimes it does not.
Zandelion, I thought that at first that was the main issue. However, enough time has passed now, and I have enough test results back to show the doctor it’s all “real”, so I am quite certain that my doctor appreciates that there’s accuracy in the experiential picture that I’ve painted for them. At this point I’m 99% sure that their reluctance to prescribe an appropriate amount is due to fear of the government, not due to worries about me gaming them.
You would include how the pain affects your activities each day, starting with the physical aspect; your mobility, ADL’s etc. You would also share the impact it has on your psyche, as mentioned in a previous comment.
I believe a reasonable, educated physician would find no reason or objection to prescribing the appropriate drugs/dosages were they presented with that sort of evidence.
Here in the US there are pain management specialists, it obviously is an important aspect of wellness. Unfortunately, those who con the system know all the tricks. Doctors don’t trust, true pain sufferers don’t ever find relief.
What about “lying”? Or rather, apply your own personal translation to their pain scale. When you feel a “3″, call it a “7″. Call a “5″ a “9″, etc. If it’s all based on your description of the pain then in theory you can figure out what they need to hear to prescribe correctly.
This of course would lead to pain-scale inflation where eventually you have to pretend to moan and writhe
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the rest of the network without facing additional defenses. The incentives other users have to protect their own systems against security breaches are weakened, since irrespective of their individual decisions, they still suffer the consequences induced by the existence of the infected host.
The weakest-link scenario has been formalized as an economic game [7,8] and applied to system security and reliability. We generalize the model by allowing users to not only protect their resources (e.g., by installing a firewall), but also to self-insure against the consequences of security breaches (e.g., by backing up valuable data).
Applying game-theoretical analysis, such as computation of Nash equilibria, requires several assumptions regarding user behavior. All users are supposed to have all information about potential actions and associated payoffs available, to infallibly select actions that are profit-maximizing, and to perfectly take into consideration other users' optimizing decisions. In the context of security games, these assumptions can be challenged, and individuals frequently deviate from perfect rationality, and do not always select purely selfish actions.
In an effort to better understand the origin of these departures from optimality, we have started to systematically study the actual behavior of individuals in the weakest-link security game. We contrast the behavior predicted by game-theoretic analysis with the behavior we observe in a a pilot study of a controlled laboratory experiment. Participants have to select protection and recovery strategies in an environment with non-deterministic attacks and a lack of information about parameters of the game.
Formal description. The game is played amongst players, denoted by who are all potential victims of a security threat. The attacker is exogenous to the game. The game consists of multiple rounds. In each round, security attacks occur probabilistically, according to a fixed, exogenous probability, which determines the baseline rate of security attacks. For instance, means that the attacker attempts to compromise the network half of the time, and is idle the rest of the time. All attempted compromises are not necessarily successful, however; the success or failure of an attempted attack depends on the defensive measures put in place by the players, as we discuss below. Successful security compromises will result in all players incurring losses. Indeed, in a weakest-link game, compromising one player (the so-called weakest-link) means compromising the whole network. However, the extent of each player's losses,, is dependent on the choices made by that player.
where denotes the set of protection levels picked by players other than.
In practice, many security mechanisms combine features of both protection and insurance as we have defined them. For example, a spam filter might not automatically block all dubious messages but redirect some of them into a special folder. Reviewing these messages separately from the main mailbox will often result in lower cognitive cost to the individual. Hence, the spam filter lowers both the probability of spam and the magnitude of the associated cost if spam passes the filter. Even though protection and insurance are often intertwined in practice, for the purposes of this research study we chose to clearly separate both actions in order to be able to dissociate their effects.
Nash equilibrium. Considering the payoff function in Eq. 1, if we assume symmetric costs homogeneous across users, that is, if for all,, and, the weakest-link security game has two Nash equilibria that are not Pareto-ranked: Either all individuals protect with a certain effort but neglect insurance (protection equilibrium), or everybody fully insures and decides not to protect (insurance equilibrium). Both Nash equilibria yield identical payoffs. We sketch the proof in Appendix A, where we also show that these results extend to the asymmetric case where individual players face different, and.
We next contrast the analytic findings outlined above with actual player behaviors evidenced through preliminary laboratory experiments. At a high level, we want to focus on equilibrium selection and learning behavior of players. We aim in particular to obtain answers to the following set of questions.
Will the game converge to a Nash equilibrium outcome? Prior experimentation centered on non-continuous and non-probabilistic versions of the weakest-link game with or without limited information about important parameters of the game. Data shows that experiments usually converge and individuals are able to tacitly coordinate on a Nash equilibrium outcome. Disagreements between players usually disappear quickly with all players focusing on one Nash strategy.
Does the self-insurance equilibrium dominate other outcomes? Because the protection equilibrium is sensitive to defection by even a single player, we expect this equilibrium to be observed less frequently, in particular as the group size increases. From a behavioral perspective, however, we would expect individuals to at first attempt to protect their resources.
Is experimentation a prominent part of players' strategies? We expect that the limited information environment of the game stimulates players to experiment. Similar to the findings of, we suggest that players in security games will systematically probe the action space. In contrast to, participants in our experiments are unaware of the type of security situation they are facing, i.e., they do not know that it is a weakest-link game, creating a further incentive for experimentation.
Figure 1: Experimental data for two-player games.
Setup. We recruit participants from a student subject pool at UC Berkeley, and have them participate in the experiment in a special computer laboratory, isolated from each other by separation walls. After reading and signing consent forms, they receive instructions for the experiment that set the context, explain the two main user actions (self-protection and self-insurance) and introduce the user interface.
The user interface provides individuals with two slider-type input devices that allow them to modify their security settings. Feedback is given both numerically and in graphical panels to help users recognize patterns and trends in the data.
The experiment proceeds continuously, without pause between payoff rounds. The length of a round is 5 seconds. The whole experiment lasts 150 rounds. The average attack probability is, i.e., attacks occur about every 3 rounds. Protection and insurance costs are symmetric ( ).
To capture the low-information feature of security decisions, participants do not receive any specific information about the structure of the model or its parametrization. We do not inform them about the number of players in their group, other players' actions, or payoffs. Participants, however, do receive feedback on the attack state of the past round.
Results. We describe the outcomes of two 2-player games, and one 3-player game. Fig. 1 displays the data for two 2-player games. All four players experiment with parameter settings throughout the whole duration of the session.
In the first game (Fig. 1(a)) both players follow different approaches in search of rewarding strategies. Player A's strategy selection resembles a heartbeat pattern with values kept for less than 5 periods. Protection and insurance levels are often modified in unison. Player B, on the other hand, usually keeps one parameter fixed while modifying the other. Furthermore, Player B keeps settings constant for longer periods on average. This first 2-player game does not converge to a Nash equilibrium.
The players in the second 2-player game (Fig. 1(b)) follow a different experimentation and convergence pattern. After an initial phase of exploration with relatively sudden, and sometimes extreme, changes in both parameters, the two players settle on a more moderate pattern of change. Both players converge to settings with high protection efforts. Surprisingly, even though few attacks beyond round 50 are successful, both players keep up a relatively high insurance effort.
We also provide data for a 3-player game (Fig. 2). Most remarkable is the strategy play by Player B, who quickly settles on a low protection and high insurance strategy with little experimentation. At round 65 we observe a short-termed complete reversal of this strategy for experimentation, during which the subject suffers from one security compromise that might be the cause for the quick return to the prior strategy. Player C experiments thoroughly with parameter settings that pit protection and security against each other. For most of the game beyond round 50 player C plays close to the individually rational strategy to insure and not protect. Player B selects a lower insurance level but approximately follows the same strategy from round 30 on. Surprisingly, player A never adapts, even though at least one player selects low protection settings from round 30 until the end of the game.
We consider the pilot experiments presented here as preparation for a larger study that compares the economic determinants of different organizational structures and attack patterns analytically and experimentally. We also plan to conduct experiments with different modes of intervention to improve convergence to a desirable equilibrium.
The initial results we report here suggest that the weakest-link security game has several properties that distinguish it from the classical weakest-link game (with non-probabilistic payoffs and without self-insurance). First, individuals experiment frequently and often thoroughly. Second, convergence to a Nash equilibrium is not achieved within a few periods. In fact, in the data gathered so far, we do not observe convergence to any of the predicted equilibria at all. Given that each game lasted 150 rounds (i.e., 12.5 mins), this result is surprising.
We find initial evidence that the individual approach to experimentation has a distinct impact on whether a player will find an individually rational strategy and the game will converge to a Nash equilibrium. Our results further evidence that some players hesitate to try strategies that require them to decouple the protection and self-insurance parameters from each other.
We contribute to a better understanding of the psychology of security decision-making, by providing economic models that capture important aspects of organizational structure and add a so far overlooked aspect of decision complexity, i.e., the difference between protection and self-insurance. Our experiments aim to uncover how well individuals can follow economic incentives, and where complexity impedes the realization of good security outcomes.
We thank the anonymous reviewers and Paul Laskowski for their valuable comments and editorial guidance, and Neal Fultz for his contributions to
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over which is owned by the Indian company Tata Motors since 2008. Jaguar's business was founded under the name of Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars. Under S. S. Cars Limited, the business was extended to complete cars. S. S. Cars was renamed as "Jaguar" in 1945. It merged with British Motor Corporation in 1966,and then in 1968 it merged with Leyland Motor Corporation and became British Leyland, itself to be nationalised in 1975.Jaguar was de-merged from British Leyland and then was acquired by Ford in 1990. Jaguar has, in recent years, manufactured cars for the British Prime Minister. Jaguar cars today are designed in Jaguar Land Rover's engineering centres located at Coventry and Warwickshire, and are manufactured in Birmingham, The Company today employs over 10,000 employees. Segmentation, targeting and positioning strategies of the brand in the Indian market Jaguar has always been in a leading position.It continues to occupy in spite of occasionalbudget constraints,the position of being a product that provides ultimate customer satisfaction. The primary marketing objective of Jaguar has been to strengthen its brand equity and achieve retailing mileage out of that. Market segmentation involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumers, or countries who have, or are perceived to have, common needs, interests, and priorities. Targeting refers to choosing only those segments which seem attractive to the company and the company has the capability to serve. Jaguar uses the following bases for segmenting the consumer market and has targeted these segments effectively by aiming at what customer from each of these segments look for. 1. Demographic Segmentation : Demographic segmentation divides the markets based on variables such as age, gender, family size, income, occupation, education, race and nationality. Jaguar has done this segmentation based on factor such as age, gender and income. Targeting: Jaguar came out with Jaguar S-type which was targeted at the younger customer base. The XE sports Sedan had a dual target, theyouth and women. Jaguar’s XFR, XJL Super sport and XKR-S models are basically targeted at confident, well-educated and intelligent individual who create businesses,technologies and lifestyles that have an impact on our culture. The Jaguar XF series targeted the luxury car market (> Rs. 25 lakhs). This was for the high net worth individuals in India. Based on age, Jaguar has targeted the following groups, viz.
3. Successful professionals in the age group of 30-45 (singles and couples) Executive families in the 40-50 age range (2+ children) Aged individuals (couples aged above 50). 2. Psychographic Segmentation : Psychographic segmentation is done based on lifestyle and personality traits. Targeting: With commercials like “Captured: Jaguar at play”, Jaguar tried to attract the confident, powerful, independent individuals who love dynamism. The commercial used three of Jaguars sports cars, viz. Jaguar’s XFR, XJL Super sport and XKR-S models to inflict upon the viewers a sense of power and exhilaration when they sit behind the wheels. Jaguar’s luxury car range are targeted at those consumers who are successful,aristocrat and have a status and lifestyle to maintain. Brand Positioning Positioning is a strategy that aims to make a brand occupy a distinct position, relative to the other competing brands in customer’s minds. The positioning strategy of Jaguar needs it to differentiate itself from its direct competitors, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes in terms of performance, dependability and styling. All of its competitors being in the luxury car brand range, Jaguar’s Point of Parity (PoP) lies in its constant appeal to the niche market of high net worth individuals in the country and, its launch of expensive sports cars. At the same time, Jaguar has managed to brand itself as truly different fromits competitors (PoD) by positioning the brand as animate – seductive, emotional, unique, energetic and high performance – while posing the question, “How alive are you?”The “Alive” campaign targets luxury consumers who are contemporary, sophisticated and daring, and have a desire for authentic, independent brands. It also appeals to a more youthful audience, while not alienating its current demographic. Jaguar then launched a rebranding campaign with a new logo and a revamped brand image. In an attempt to modernize the brand and appeal to a younger demographic, Jaguar introduced some elements into its logo design that looks more 3-dimensional and introduces a chrome gradient effect.
7. The power of buyers in the luxury car industry is also quite fair. Customers have a significant amount of power, mainly due to the choice of large variety of luxury brands and product, and because of the presence of substitutes. Customers can choose from many different brands and car models, with widely differing performance, quality, appearance, pricing, additional features. This allows the customer to freely choose the product that best fits her preferences, status and lifestyle. The Internet has improved customers’ access to information about the characteristics of car models, and to the experience and reviews of past users and experts. That forces premium car makers to improve continuously quality in order to not fail to meet the high expectations of customers and also to not fall behind competitors’ innovations and improvements. Once a customer has purchased a car, there are moderate switching costs to change to another, since the current car’s value will have to be reduced when it is sold in the used car market or returned to the car dealer. Brand loyalty in the luxury car segment is higher than for lower-end cars, since customers tend to develop a closer emotional relationship between their self-image and their car and brand (provided that the expectations are being met). Another favorable factor for car companies is that the size of buyers and of their individual orders are small, since most of the customers buy only one car every some years, reducing the significance of the behavior of an individual customer. The presence of many substitutes to luxury cars enhances significantly the bargaining power of potential customers. Customers likely become more cost conscious and switch to less glamorous but cheaper and more efficient “normal” cars and thus may choose to use any of a wide range of transportation devices instead of luxury cars. Threat of substitutes: medium-high Luxury cars fulfill basically two needs for customers: provide a means of transportation, and assert the privileged status of their owner. The first need can be fulfilled by a variety of other products, such as other types of cars, motorbikes, bicycles, public transportation systems, planes. The most recognizable substitutes for the luxury cars from Jaguar are either cars rolled out by Audi, BMW and Mercedes -Benz or higher-end cars from ultra-luxury brands (Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini), or at the other end of the spectrum, less expensive cars from non-luxury brands (Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Fiat). Higher-end brands can exert additional pressure by introducing some car models with lower-than-usual prices or special discounts to allure customers with lower incomes than their traditional customer base. At the same time, technological progress allows non-luxury car makers to include in their cars more and more of the features and amenities initially reserved to luxury cars (for instance driving-assisting systems and touch screens), forcing luxury brands to innovate at a fast pace to keep the appropriate level of differentiation and superiority. Another major threat to car manufacturers’ sales is the presence of the used cars markets. Premium brands of motorbikes such as Ducati and Harley-Davidson could be considered suitable substitutes for luxury cars as both a transportation device and a status symbol.
8. Threat of new entrants: between low and medium The luxury car industry is protected by significant barriers to entry and thus the threat of new entrants is relatively low. One of the most significant barriers comprises the brand equityenjoyed by most established brands. The repute of the brand is extremely important to customers; luxury brands such as Jaguar, Mercedes - Benz, BMW and Audi have a long and magnificent history to boast about, and the companies work hard to preserve the association between them and other symbols of individuality and of top-notch quality and performance. Although several Asian companies have developed new luxury brands to compete with the traditional European and American brands, it is extremely difficult for challengers to match the prestige of brands with years of history. Another challenging barrier to entry is the huge initial investment required to enter car markets in general. Large amounts of capital are required to set up manufacturing facilities and invest in R&D, among other large expenses. This also creates large sunk costs and makes it hard to achieve economies of scale. The capital requirements are one of the main reasons why new luxury brands have been produced by companies which were already present in the market as large car manufacturers (Toyota’s Lexus and Nissan’s Infiniti) and not by new, free-standing, companies. Other protective factors include the high degree of product differentiation and of competition in the industry, which make it less attractive. Competition between established firms: high Competitive rivalry in the luxury car segment is extremely high as Luxury car concentration in the industry is not very high in the advanced markets, and a variety of very different brands with different origins and tactics compete. The rivalry between companies is rather intense, especially with Jaguar in the Indian market mainly due to the presence of the three global leaders: Audi, BMW
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uking, then a feeling of nausea, and achiness, flu-like symptoms without the fever that lasted for days. Will never go near another probiotic again.
I'm so glad to find this article and posts. It makes sense and helps me understand what probio companies aren't educating us about. Everything usually should start out being tested in moderation to see how we react anyway.
I think too many probio strains combined in products hit too many nooks and crannies all at once and create too much die-off, methinks. You know what, though? These commercial live culture yogurts aren't really cultured for more than probably a few hours during mass production from what I've read. Also, if you think the lactose in dairy yogurt is bothering you, it shouldn't, because that is what the probios eat and turn it into another form of sugar. Maybe it's the secondary form of sugar galactose that can bother people, especially if they like the dairy yogurt and therefore eat too much all at once. Food for thought.
I've just started on probiotics five days ago to aid in the treatment of my IBS. I started getting a couple of side effects after the second day. These have been headaches and excessive gas. At first, I was a bit miffed that I was getting more gas than what I already experienced with my existing condition, but it then led me to do quite a lot of research online and I have surmised that it is simply just my body adapting to the changes taking place. It is supposed to take about a week or two until these symptoms begin to disappear (here's hoping).
react to different strains of bacterium. What works for me, may not work for you, even if you have the same condition as myself. Unfortunately it is a case of trial and error. This is also why a lot of doctors don't always mention probiotics as it simply just isn't guaranteed to work. A main problem so many people do face, however, is an unbalanced gut of bad bacteria due to the overconsumption of sugar and food additives. We simply weren't designed to be putting this crap in our bodies at such extreme levels.
I've been taking these for a couple of months now and had issues with gas at first but that is normal. The body has to adjust. I cannot eat yogurt without getting a stomach ache. I have divertiticulosis and a compromised immune system.
Now that I have adjusted, I have been able to eat more and have regular bowel function now. Also, I finally started gaining a little weight, which I could not before because I was not properly digesting food. It's best to start with a half dose and work up a little and the side effects will not be so bad. Also, make sure you're not taking them with foods that will overload you with probiotics like yogurt, etc.
The first time I took probiotics I got a yeast infection. The second time I took probiotics I got symptoms of a bladder infection but the doctor could find no bacteria and diagnosed me with cystitis.
I think the new bacteria in the probiotics took over in my intestines and the yeast traveled into other areas and caused infections else where. Now I am worried that I have interstitial cystitis. They say that cystitis is a result of systemic yeast infection. I currently am trying to starve the yeast in my body by avoiding sugar and yeast and will never ever take another probiotic again.
I've had rheumatoid arthritis most of my life, and now fibromyalgia as well. The past year or so I've been particularly unwell so, after listening to the advertising, I thought maybe a probiotic might help my immune system. Well, it's certainly done something because I've never been so unwell or in so much pain.
The only thing I'm doing differently is taking the pro-b so I thought I'd check online to see if there are any potential side effects. I thought they were completely safe but now I'm not so sure. I'll stop taking them now.
I'm dizzy, feeling sick, headache, generally tired and out of sorts, have chest pains, gas -- putrid stinking gas. All of this since starting probiotics. I just stopped taking them today, After a month, I figure I allowed enough time for my system to adjust. Let's hope it adjusts favorably to not having them.
When you read about probiotic side effects, you're likely to read about "die off" on message boards. However, while this may occasionally contribute to side effects, the more likely explanation is that one or more strains in the probiotic product are over-stimulating the immune system. As another example, when a person contracts seasonal influenza, it's actually not the virus that causes most of the symptoms. It's the immune reaction to the virus that causes most of the symptoms.
The same phenomenon can happen when multiple strains of probiotic bacteria are suddenly introduced into the body of a sensitive individual. It may lead to a limited and possibly sustained immune reaction in some people, albeit less than what one would experience with a hostile form or bacteria or influenza virus.
I have IBS and read a lot about eating yogurt to help the symptoms so I tried it and after a week it hit me. I got cramping and loose bowls -- the one thing I was trying to avoid. Not everyone can tolerate probiotics and I am staying away from them from now on. I don't care what anyone says about how good they are for you. I have tried many times to eat yogurt and my body just doesn't do well on it.
IBS is awful to have and you never know what will affect you. It's so tricky! You just have to relax and not let it bother you too much because the more you worry, the worse it gets!
I just started taking Accuflora a week ago and I thought it was a dream come true. I'm concerned because I've been constipated for a few days now and it's just not normal for me to not "go" after my morning coffee. On the positive side, my appetite has improved massively, no longer have constant stomach pain and nausea I've lived with for years and my mood was very good all week.
I saw on a popular doctor show that a 50 billion probiotic was very beneficial to digestion. I don't have any problems but thought it could only improve proper digestion. I did research and bought some pretty expensive probiotics. I have been constipated and gassy since I started them four days ago, which is why I searched and found this article. I will give it a few more days but did expect the opposite reaction.
If you are experiencing some chronic intestinal-related discomfort, I recommend giving the Lady Soma Probiotics a try. It's the same concept as that Dannon Activia yogurt but way more useful, because people with tummy trouble often have lactose/dairy problems and can't eat yogurt. I was getting a lot of bloating and discomfort after eating just about anything and was starting to get freaked out.
I've been taking these Lady Soma Probiotics for almost two weeks now and have definitely noticed a difference. I haven't been having uncomfortable food/intestinal reactions, and without getting too explicit, visiting the toilet these days is practically something I look forward to now. I feel "regular" and "productive" for the first time in months and have a feeling that I had too much intestinal bacteria.
I hope they work for you, too, because it's no fun to be bloated and gassy all day!
I have been getting serious muscle spasms in the back of my thigh. The pain is excruciating and last for one to five minutes. I've had at least four of these within the past 45 days, which is when I started taking probiotic supplements (Schiff Digestive Advantage).
I consider my immune system to be in good condition as I exercise two to three times a week and have no other health issues that are not controlled with meds. I am 70 years young.
I'm going to stop the probiotics for a month before I consult my doctor as to other possible causes for the muscle spasms.
A week ago I took a pill of gnc ultra 75 billion probiotics. I had extreme side effects from it. My mind felt as if it was racing fast and I could not concentrate. Afterward, I felt extremely depressed. It was not a normal depression; it felt like a chemical one. I also had muscle spasms around my neck and my leg.
Two days after, I drank a cup of yogurt and I had similar reactions again. It has been six days and the feelings are still lingering. I am having a hard time concentrating and my mind does not feel it is functioning properly.
been diagnosed with h pylori bacteria and I had finished the therapy with the antibiotics. I was interested in using probiotics in order to further strain the helicobacter. I am wondering if this feeling from the probiotics will go away. Does it take time for the probiotics to leave your system or did the probiotics colonize, leaving me with a further occurrence of these side effects?
I had no idea that milk and miso contained probiotics! I have been drinking milk and eating miso soup for years, and I have a weakened immune system.
Maybe that's why I've had so many problems with intestinal infections. I have been through a lot of pain over the years because of them. I will have to ask my doctor about this.
Does anyone know if soy milk contains probiotics? I still want to be able to eat cereal with something that resembles milk, but only if it is safe. I will give up my cereal forever if it is causing me pain.
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Todd Huey of Lone Star Boars and Huey Outdoors to discuss a topic that few on the planet know better – hog hunting with the AR platform. Because we hear so much discussion about what is the “best caliber” for hog hunting, we reached out to ask Todd about his preferred calibers for eradication purposes.
In the course of this conversation, Todd casually mentioned eradicating nearly 6,500 hogs and counting! Clearly, few know more about what it takes to bring down these invasive and destructive animals than Todd, and we were very anxious to get his unbiased opinion.
As you read this interview – please keep in mind that as Todd speaks freely about these calibers, he does so from a true professional’s perspective, where speed and efficiency are paramount.
Q: Todd, thanks for taking time today to speak with us about hog hunting. Can you talk about what your preferred calibers in the AR platform are, and why?
A: When I talk about these calibers, I do eradication. I am wanting something that if it hits anywhere, whether it is a Texas heart shot, a shoulder shot, a gut shot…it is something that is going to disable the hog, and hopefully kill it. It must at least disable it where I can finish it off because I am playing a numbers game. I want to kill 8 out of every 10 hogs.
Obviously, if you shoot them in the ear hole or if you get a central nervous system hit, even with a.22, you are going to knock them over…So I’ll preface all of the following with that.
Todd’s.308 with a thermal optic.
As for what is my favorite? My favorite is.308. It hits hard. Ammunition is easy to find. You can shoot them just about anywhere and it knocks them over. It doesn’t need specialty bullets…You can hunt with a 150-grain soft-point, 165-grain soft point, and if you can get specialty bullets like the Barnes or the SST…it’s just that much better.
Next up would be the 6.8 SPC, because it performs very well out of short barrels. Out of a 16” barrel, its perfect. That said, I think when you get down into the medium calibers like that, you need specialty bullets. They’ll help you out a lot. I prefer the Hornady 120-grain SST with the 6.8. There are Cavity Backs that work really well. I’ve found that the Barnes, in the 6.8, while it works very well in all other calibers, over-penetrates and does not expand unless it hits solid bone or some very thick muscle.
Bren 2 in 7.62 x 39…one of Todd’s preferred cartridges for hog hunting. Photo via Todd’s Facebook page.
My next down would be the 7.62 x 39…Just because I have found it to be the best performing in short barrels, especially like a 10” barrel, it does very well. I think it outperforms 300 Blackout in short barrels. You can get 124-grain soft points from Tula for about 6 dollars a box…so with 7.62 x 39 you’re getting cheap ammo and good performance out to about to 100, 150 yards.
Down from that, I think 300 Blackout is a little bit light. I think 5.56 is a little bit light. It can be done obviously, I mean with good shot placement and good quality bullets for either one of those. Something bonded will work. The all-around best bullet for the 300 Blackout at this point in time is the Barnes 110-grain blacktip…or, the Cavity Back or Maker’s all copper bullet. They have good penetration. They expand and cut up tissue, so that’s basically what I use.
Q: A good friend of mine is an avid hunter and heard I was going to be speaking with you about hog hunting…he very much wanted to know if you preferred 300 Blackout vs. 556 within 150 yards.
A: 150 yards is a long way for either one. I think a 5.56 or 300 Blackout is weak at 50 yards. I have to shoot them five and six times all the time with those calibers, even with Barnes. I mean, you shoot them in the neck, or you hit them in the spine they’re going to go down.
Now, to be fair, I’ve had to shoot them 4-5 times with a 45-70 before. They’re tough animals. But in regards to 5.56 or 300 Blackout, if that’s all you have, then use it…but it would be preferable to use something with a little bit more punch.
I’ve been using the.22 Nosler a lot with the 24-inch barrel and the 55-grain E-tip…it has worked wonders on everything…it’s like a laser beam.
Q: Any experience hog hunting with 6.5 Grendel or 224 Valkyrie yet?
I have with 6.5 Grendel. I think 6.5 Grendel is a paper puncher. You need a longer barrel to get the same performance that you do out of a 6.8. If you use a 123-grain, I mean it is pretty close…but I think the 6.8 for hunting purposes outperforms within…anything within 300 yards, I think 6.8 with a shorter barrel is the way to go.
Grendel ammo for me is also hard to find in any quantity. I have to order it online. I can’t find locally. It’s expensive. I think it has more failure to feeds than 6.8 just because of the design. The magazines are shaped funny…any time I slam a magazine in, I hit the point and jam it on my hand. I just don’t see any purpose for it unless I was doing long range targets.
Same thing with the 224 Valkyrie. I took the Valkyrie out, I’m pro staff for LWRC, I watch how it performs. Again, its a long-ranger. It doesn’t really start having any real performance where you get out above anything else for four or 500 yards. It is just something, I think…is for paper punchers.
Q: Q’s Fix rifle chambered in 8.6 Creedmoor is very exciting. What’s your feeling on that cartridge?
I’m very interested in it. Anything where I can get a short barrel, 12 or 14”, that performs the same as a.308 supersonic 16 or 18” that’s very exciting to me because I am always getting in and out of trucks, or going back in thick areas, so that’s exciting. And then there’s the whole subsonic thing where it will cycle in work in a semi-automatic with a heavier bullet.
Q: What is Your Preferred AR right now for hog hunting?
A: It depends on the caliber but.308, 6.8, 7.62 x 39, it’s a 16” barrel and a suppressor. I only hunt suppressed, so I have to figure in that extra length. I think 16” is ideal. You lose too much power when you go to short barrels. Now, like I said, the 7.62 x 39 does very well with a shorter barrel. 300 Blackout does well with a shorter barrel. I found if I have a 14” 6.8…I found I lose 200 feet per second across the board, which doesn’t sound like much, but when shooting into gel, you see the difference that the 200 feet per second makes. I prefer the 16”. I’m a power guy. I want as much power as I can get out of each round because I am shooting at a tough animal on the run.
Q: Wrapping up…I’ve always been curious just how dangerous these animals are. What’s your opinion on that?
A: I’ve killed…I’m right at 6,476 hogs right now. I have had maybe 20 to 30 of them legitimately charge me out of all of them.
Now, it can be dangerous, if you wound them, or you get a sow with its piglets, that can be dangerous. I usually hit them before they get close enough. But if you miss…yeah, you’re going to have a problem.
They’re gonna cut up your legs, they’re going to knock you down. It can be dangerous, but most of the time, they are trying to get away from you unless it is a sow protecting piglets, or a really aggressive boar. I think people kind of make it out to be more dangerous than what it really is.
Q: Before we go, can you talk about Huey Outdoors and Lone Star Boars?
A: Huey Outdoors is a store. Right now, I sell night vision and thermal only. I sell monoculars, scopes, PVS-14s, helmets, and accessories. Eventually, it will expand out to custom rifles and suppressors, but right now it’s just night vision and thermal.
Lone Star Boars started out as a forum back when forums were the thing before all of the social media. It started out exclusive hog hunting, and it is still mostly hog hunting…but its a lot of hunting, hunting gear, and a lot of it…because I hunt at night, is focused on hunting at hogs at night with ARs, suppressors or night vision.
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candidate? I saw he's 12th to the Mets on your mock today, and I do see him going to the Braves or Giants, but I want to hear your opinion. Also, will you be attending the NHSI event?
Carlos Collazo: Hey Tyler, thanks for chatting! First, I could certainly see Lodolo going in the back half of the top 10. I would be a little surprised if the Braves went for a college pitcher this year at nine but have could see him somewhere in the back of the top 10 if he keeps pitching the way he has so far this season. As for the NHSI, yes. That event gets started in two weeks and is always a must-see for us here at Baseball America. The USA Baseball complex is just a few minutes down the street from the BA office, so missing that would be a real crime on our parts. Last year Jordyn Adams made himself a first round pick at this event. Maybe we’ll get another big-time riser this year. Either way, the talent will be great.
Carlos Collazo: Yep, I’m still hoping to get some more clarity on Brown as more teams get eyes on him this week and throughout the next few months as the Junior National team plays against pro clubs in Florida. But he’s got an exciting raw toolset as you mentioned with impressive athleticism and speed. I think there are only three players younger than him on our Top 300 list. If he looks good with the bat over the next few weeks he could definitely move up higher.
Carlos Collazo: Yep, mostly because of some of the guys who have risen around him, but I put Jung in that slot because most teams still think of him as a top 10 player and love his hitting ability. Take your pick at any of the players who are ranked around that spot at this point… Agreed on your point about the regime change as well.
Why is Jaxx Groshans still so low in your rankings?
Carlos Collazo: Groshans has hit very well this season, but he’s a guy that I asked about specifically and got feedback that he shouldn’t be super high at this point because of some of the defensive questions that teams have with him. If he keeps hitting like this during conference play he’ll rise I would imagine.
How much does defense play into player rankings? I see some players that are ranked quite high because of a hot bat but no mention of their issues with defense and high number of errors. Honestly, just curious. No dog in the fight. Just like following college baseball and the draft.
Carlos Collazo: Everything matters about the player. We take hitting, power, defense, throwing, running, makeup, track record, mechanics, etc. into account, as do all the scouts we talk to. For some players, like Andrew Vaughn, the bat is so good that it more than makes up for any defensive concerns. It’s all about how a player could profile at the next level, given their offensive impact at a position they are likely to play. Or something along those lines. I’m certainly not all-knowing, but that’s how I would try to describe it. It would be easier if you had a few specific names in mind than talking about this in general. Hope that helped clear it up some.
Will there be a good hitter available for the Tigers at 5? They have pitching coming but need hitters.
Carlos Collazo: Yes. They should have several to choose from there if that’s the route they want to go at No. 5. We mocked a pretty good hitter to them today.
How does this year's class stack up to 2018 so far?
Carlos Collazo: I’d say the talent throughout the top 15 or so matches 2018. The depth of the class falls off a lot quicker than last year’s group did, though.
Other than Daniel Espino, what prep pitcher has the best fastball in the class?
Carlos Collazo: This is a good one! I like how you framed it as well because Espino 100% has the top heater for me and most others. We actually polled scouting directors before the season for our All-America teams and in that they also voted for best tools. According to them, it goes 1. Daniel Espino 2. Brennan Malone 3. Matthew Allan. I have no reason to argue with any of that.
Can Greg Jones still get into the first round? What does he have to show?
Carlos Collazo: He *could* because we’ve still got a lot of season left, but the early signs have not been encouraging for him. Most importantly, he’s been dealing with a shoulder issue and hasn’t played shortstop consistently, instead DHing for a large part of the season, though he is back there now. He’s walking more and striking out less, but he’s still hitting just.284 and doesn’t have much track record of hitting at a high level in college—if at all. There’s plenty of speed to get excited about but there are also plenty of legitimate question marks as well.
George Kirby had a rough outing last week. If he struggles in conference, could he tumble out of the top 50?
Carlos Collazo: Yeah… definitely not great giving up nine hits and six runs in four frames. Fortunately he has some pretty good history built up already and seems like one of the safer pitchers in the class, if not the most high-upside. I think he would have to really struggle to fall that far and I don’t see it happening, (especially given the pitching in this year’s class) but he will be expected to put up numbers in the CAA.
Hello Carlos! Hunter Barco looks better at the start of this year compared to 2018. Plenty of strikes and I see some Sean Manaea traits. Can he push towards the top of the HS pitchinf class if he keeps this up?
Carlos Collazo: Can’t speak to the Sean Manaea comp, but he has done really well for himself early this spring. He’s added some good strength, the fastball is holding velo better than last summer, the arm slot is up higher. All great signs, and he has established himself as the top prep lefty in the class if not the top prep pitcher. But that also has to do with some struggles of the other highly-ranked HS lefties out of the gate. Either way, encouraging start for him.
It seems like catchers are obscenely deep this season. Or am I wrong?
Carlos Collazo: I would not classify this class as deep at the catching position. There are a few really good catchers at the top in Adley Rutschman and Shea Langeliers, but outside of them it falls off steeply. Ethan Hearn and Jonathan French are the best of the rest for us at this point, but we only have four catchers in the top 100. That doesn’t seem deep to me, and I don’t think we’re going to get three prep backstops drafted on day one this year like 2018. There are some interesting college catchers who are mashing early this year, but many of those guys have real questions about their defensive ability.
I know Abrams and Witt are better prospects overall, but what does Bryson Stott do better than them? Is there anything concerning about his increased number of strikeouts this year or is that just due to him hitting for more power and being more selective?
Carlos Collazo: The biggest separator would be his track record of hitting, and increasingly, his track record of hitting with impact. I have not gotten anyone who’s concerned with his strikeouts at this point. Most teams would probably be perfectly happy with that trade off for the increased power he’s shown.
Obviously we are a couple of years away from these guys but what do you think about some of the younger High schoolers like Blaze Jordan and Braylon Bishop?
Carlos Collazo: Hard to speak about these guys too much, just because I haven’t seen them a ton, but Bill Mitchell had a glowing report about Bishop from January. Blaze Jordan obviously has some crazy power. I’d also throw in Brady House’s name to this list of 2021 guys to get excited about. He’s got some ridiculous tools.
Carlos Collazo: Yep that’s exactly it. After having conversations the past few weeks many upper level decision makers think that Rutschman and Vaughn are kind of in a tier of their own at this point. If that’s the case, it makes sense to give the Royals Vaughn at No. 2. And if they are committed to a quick rebuild, it makes sense to take the player who might move quickest to the majors and is the best hitter in the class. We’ll see what happens when we get closer though. The mocks at this point are written in pencil, not pen.
What round do you think Josh Wolf will go in?
Carlos Collazo: I'll say second. That's in line with where he's ranked for us at the moment.
I noticed you don't have JJ Bleday in today's mock. I was under the impression he had some helium this year. What deficiencies/questions are keeping him out of the 1st round?
Carlos Collazo: This is a great call. When putting together the mock I had penciled in Bleday to the Braves at 21, but then saw I still had Malone on the board and pivoted to a HS pitcher for them because I couldn’t resist and had already given them a
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anything Obama wants to push. Specter’s switch doesn’t change this dynamic at all.
Which of these fellas do you think will be ready to provide the necessary one vote from the minority to bring things to a vote in the committee on tough questions now?
5. Having said that, prepare to have your mind blown even further. I don’t see any way in which this happens, nor do I see rank and file Democrats being that thrilled at the prospect, for better or worse. But crazier things have happened, and there is an objective logic to it.
6. Dealing with party switchers in general causes headaches and almost always comes with a fair bit of bellyaching up front. Which is totally understandable, especially in the case of someone as obviously calculating and driven by self-interest as Specter is. I get where people like Atrios are coming from, I really do, and it’s completely possible that what we’ll get is a nominal Democrat who doesn’t really change his behavior in any meaningful way. Even worse, we may be sacrificing the chance to elect a better Democrat in 2010 and risk losing to a Republican who’s slightly less crazy than Pat Toomey (not a high bar to clear), since the case against Specter pretty much writes itself. He’s going to have to prove himself, and I hope Dems like Joe Sestak keep their powder dry until it’s clear that Specter is walking the walk. Here in Texas, we’ve had some very good results, as State Rep. Kirk England has been a fine member of the Democratic caucus, and State Sen. Wendy Davis (who had some Republican voting history but had never held office as a Republican) is a rising star having by my count an outstanding freshman session. Whether or not the past stays in the past depends entirely on what happens going forward. It’s totally up to Sen. Specter.
7. Finally, whatever else this is about, I love Specter’s rationale for switching. It’s an acknowledgment of reality, something which his now-former colleagues have less and less experience with these days. Once upon a time, party switchers helped the GOP grow bigger and stronger. Now it’s helping them grow smaller and weaker. I couldn’t be happier about that.
Today there will be committee hearings on various gambling-related bills. I am reprinting here an email sent by Suzii Paynter of the Christian Life Coalition, which is one of the leading organizations that are fighting the expansion of gambling in Texas, as it has a pretty good summary of what has gone on so far.
On Wednesday, April 8, the House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures will hear all the major gambling bills filed in the House this session. There are 16 gambling related bills currently on the notice of hearing which can be found here. This hearing is sure to draw the most vocal gambling proponents from all segments of the casino industry. We think it is important that the committee hear the other side of the argument as well. The CLC will be at the hearing to offer testimony. This is an entirely new committee made up of members who may not know this issue. It is important that they know people out in the state care about the issue and are paying attention. If your representative sits on this committee it would be an excellent time to let them know you oppose the expansion of gambling in Texas. A list of the committee members and their contact information can be found here.
The CLC recently completed a comprehensive newsletter outlining our most important arguments against the expansion of predatory gambling and in support of our current family-friendly economy. You can view the newsletter here (large PDF).
On the same afternoon that the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee announced the agenda for Wednesday’s hearing, they quietly passed out two gambling expansion bills. Both bills now sit in the Calendars committee and await a chance to be considered on the House floor.
The first bill is HB 222, by Rep. Menendez (D-San Antonio). This bill would legalize poker to be played at electronic tables in certain bars, restaurants, horse and dog race tracks and on Indian reservations. The proponents claim that only simple majorities in both the House and Senate are needed to pass this bill. It is the opinion of the CLC, based on previous opinions offered by the Attorney General, that the element of chance inherent in this card game requires a constitutional amendment and the support of 2/3rds of the House and Senate. Additionally, the electronic facsimile of a game of chance makes this a Class III game as described under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). As other states have experienced, and according to IGRA, the approval of a Class III game in Texas will lead to the expansion of Native American gambling in Texas above and beyond what is contemplated in this bill and in a way that weakens the state’s ability to control further casino expansion.
The second bill is HB 1474 by Rep. Geren (R- Ft. Worth). This bill is meant to be a “clean up” bill to standardize and improve the regulation of Bingo in Texas. However, the bill also greatly increases the number and type of organizations that are eligible to receive a bingo license. The CLC is concerned that bingo in this state is moving far beyond the original public understanding of the game and that the charitable purpose is being watered down. Specifically, during the legislative interim period after last session, the lottery commission approved new bingo games which would allow versions of electronic pull tab bingo as well as a type of Keno. We are concerned that these new games could lead to a rapid expansion of electronic casino-style games. This threat is even more possible with the broadening of organizations eligible to apply for a license stated in HB 1474.
The list of members on the Calendars Committee can be found here. If your representative is member of this committee, let them know that the best way to defeat these bills is to never allow a vote on the House floor.
On Monday, March 30, two Native-American casino bills by Rep. Chavez (D-El Paso) were heard in committee. The first bill, HB 1308 was heard in the subcommittee on Criminal Procedure of the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.
The CLC testified in opposition to this bill. HB 1308 would give a defense to prosecution for Indian tribes that conduct otherwise illegal casino gambling operations. The bill is the exact same piece of legislation which failed to pass the House last session. According to Rep. Chavez and other supporters, the bill would simply allow two tribes, the Tigua of El Paso and the Alabama-Coushatta of Livingston to reopen illegal casinos that were shut down several years ago. While sympathetic to the desperate conditions on these two reservations, the Christian Life Commission opposes this piece of legislation because we believe that the consequences of passage may be far more expansive than what proponents are indicating.
HB 1308 does not improve the legal standing of gambling by the Texas tribes bound by the Restoration Act. The state has never used criminal charges to shut down illegal Native-American casinos. The state has the right to sue the tribe in federal court and seek injunctive relief. This is how the casinos were closed in the past and the bill cannot prevent the state from closing any casino opened by the Tigua or Alabama-Coushatta. The gambling activity the tribes seek to conduct is not just an illegal violation of the penal code that this bill amends; it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL according to the Texas Constitution. A statute passed by a simple legislative majority cannot trump the state constitution. While it may preclude criminal penalties the state may still seek to have any operating casino shut down in federal civil court. The bill is an attempt to expand gambling by a simple majority vote in the legislature rather than the two-thirds majority needed for a constitutional amendment. The end result of this bill would likely be more costly litigation on the part of the state in federal court.
Additionally, the vague language in the bill would actually open a legal loophole to Native-American tribes that are 1) named in the list of tribes referenced in the bill, 2) which have historic, recognized land ties to Texas and 3) are not bound by the Restoration Act. The list of tribes referenced in the bill includes over 300 tribes from across the country, several of whom have entered into agreements with state agencies acknowledging “historic property” in Texas. There are currently letters of intent to petition for recognition on file with the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 10 tribes seeking recognition in Texas.
The members of the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee should hear from those opposed to this bill so that it is defeated in committee. A link to the committee and their contact info can be found here.
That afternoon, the House Committee on Border and Intergovernmental Affairs heard testimony on HJR 108. This Joint Resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the Tigua tribe of El Paso to operate a full blown, Las Vegas style casino. The CLC testified in opposition to this bill as well. Any constitutional amendment which would allow Class III gambling as defined under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) would be a “trigger” for further Native-American casinos beyond what is authorized in this resolution. It is impossible to authorize gambling for only one tribe without affecting the rights of other tribes in this state. As has been the case in other states, once the Class III threshold is crossed, the state loses much of the ability to control casino expansion since many of the decisions will be made on the federal level.
A link to the members of the Border and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee can be found here.
A news report of these two hearings can be found here.
To learn more about HB 1308 and the history of Native-American gambling in Texas see here (PDF).
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is also our own "io". Fundamentally, I am a not-mystical atheist; but I would like to convince even the believers that the "Copernican revolution" that involves considering our "io" as something shared is such a far reaching idea that it is no longer necessary to experience among other lives "a superior God-like entity" so as to establish the ethical principles that should give us guidance.
One of the most commonly shared metaphors giving an idea of God is to consider him a sea, from which the clouds are formed by evaporation before condensing to rain and then returning in its way to the one single sea. Thinking in this way, our individuality is a single "drop" that can be dissolved in God’s oceanic individuality, towards which we all converge and from which we detach ourselves as parts which have acquired a momentarily separated individuality. Some people think that this cycle could continue indefinitely, and that we can free ourselves of it only if we follow an impeccable or an ascetic lifestyle. The problem that no one investigates, even if it is as simple as mathematics, is this: if I converge towards the soul of God and you converge towards the soul of God, we will not meet there like two excursionists that have come together at the top of a mountain: we will be more like people that have recovered from amnesia and suddenly remember that they have had experience not only of "their own" lives but also that of all the others. The third hypothesis is the necessary logical inference that should be immediately evinced from the idea of us all being "part of the one same God". If we take three people, A, B and C, who become part of God, D, then we will get A = D, B = D and C = D. From that, however, we should easily be able to deduce that A = B = C. once we have reached this state of illumination, we then become aware that the term D is no longer necessary, and that we can simplify our formula by eliminating it entirely, as happens when you use complex numbers in the various parts of a calculation to find the real solution to an equation.
In this way, it is not possible to deceive ourselves into thinking that an ascetic life could save us from the necessity of future reincarnations, deluding ourselves in this way that we can liberate ourselves of the tiring fatigue of having to live and converging on God before other people: once we have become "part of God", we immediately realize that also all the others are "part of God", i.e., of the "cosmic io" that we have become, in exactly the same way as was that "individual io" that we had deceived ourselves we were. In other words: if I am a "dream of God", there is no point in hoping that, by waking up, I can find a bit of peace that will last longer than a moment. At that point, I would become aware – or I would remember – that I am the same God that is also dreaming the lives of all the others. Otherwise who is dreaming the others? This idea that there is "no way out" that guarantees us an "eternal holiday" leaving the world and its problems to all the others is something very strong and above all very useful. Asceticism will continue to be important as a way of learning how to live, as a way of understanding yourself and arriving at a balance: but this only becomes effective when it is capable of offering its practical results all other people – in the form of exemplary behaviour or as a contribution to peace or justice, more useful ways of acting, innovative ideas or advice that is simply more sensible.
The idea that we are all expressions of the one same shared "io" is of such effect that it will reduce all discussion about the existence of God to the possibility of experiencing a "divine state" if such a thing exists. Even if we do not wish to resign ourselves to considering the idea of God as "an unnecessary hypothesis", we still need to be able to come up with a new interpretation of it, in the same way as we have already done with the idea of the soul. It is clear that, just as our lives take place in times that are partially overlapping, so "God’s life" could be contemporaneous with all the others. Yet, seeing as our "io" is always the same, we need moments of discontinuity in order to experience each single "normal" life. The difference between our "human" state and the one that is "divine" should resolve itself into a difference of quantity and awareness and power. A good example could be found in thinking what we were like as little children or even as new born babies with respect to what we have become as adults: the experience of a "divine state" might consist in a sort of awareness developed to its maximum extent. From this point of view, we can see that there is no longer any necessity for God’s role as judge of our actions: there is no sinner if not our own "io", just as there is no one that has undergone injustice, if not, again, our own unique "io". From that superior point of view, we might feel sorry for not having always behaved ourselves in the right way, and for having inflicted unnecessary suffering on ourselves with our own hands – something we might have spared ourselves. But there is absolutely no one else to punish or to console.
Along with our awareness, we can imagine that our ability to influence the world might grow as well, even if it is not strictly necessary for the two to develop together. Nevertheless, this means that it is at least possible for us to influence human affairs in some way. Those who do not let themselves get carried away by the mysticism that involves finding a hidden key which can turn every negative even upside down and change it into something positive, can see clearly that God, even if He exists, does not manifest himself in daily life, where chance governs things with all its bizarre forms, and man with his imperfections as well as his unfortunate capacity for evil. The only logical conclusion is that God, even if he exists, just can’t see to our affairs, or that, at least, in the best possible hypothesis, he is not able to intervene every time our common sense of justice would make that seem irrevocable to us. If God is there, he just does not reply to all our calls, and the mountains of innocent human victims that human history continues to heap up testify to that with a force that the rare cases of "miracles" scattered here and there just make more evident.
Historically speaking, these are the arguments brought to bear by atheists against those who believe, but the third hypothesis allows us to add another consideration: if God exists, we should all consider ourselves as His incarnations, some more and some less illuminated, we can’t think that we are here to pass a trial and that we will be judged on the basis of its result. If God – that is us, in our divine state – had the power to influence the world without having to incarnate himself in each one of us, he would have no reason to want to experience this state of limited awareness and limited ability. He would at least pay more attention to making sure that the least possible unnecessary pain would be created, which as it turns out, He has to undergo Himself. To sum up, it is my opinion that, if an experience of divine life really exists, it cannot be different from the physical laws that keep our universe together: and if it can influence things, it must do so within certain limits that do not allow for statistical verification. This means that its impact cannot be calculated and so our belief about whether it exists or not becomes a question of personal taste.
We can imagine a way out if we envisage that during our experience of "divine life" it is possible to influence the thoughts and wills of people that are willing to listen to their inner voice. This allows us to save the laws of physics because this influence would take place on the same level with which or conscious will becomes evident: for instance, if our will is not merely an illusion, it must make use of some uncertainty mechanism in order to express itself and effectively modify the course of reality, as suggested by many important studies of the mind. Yet, even if we can suppose that "God’s mind" is able to interfere with ours in this way, and because, as far as the third hypothesis is concerned, we are always dealing with the same "io", in the end we are only affirming a different version of a concept that is generally known and agreed on – that our mind has more resources than those of which we are aware. Once again it all comes down to a question of our stylistic preferences and the difficulty disappears in this way into what we have already defined as "unproposable problems".
We could give to this "divine type of existence" the role as "guarantor of the consistency of the world", which is part of the scenery common to all the single individual existences, in the same way set out by Descartes. As we have already said above, an interpretation of this type would allow us to get beyond the dualism between the "io" and the "outside world". However, that does not necessarily imply that such a type of existence admits of its own awareness and its own "will". From my point of view, the chance of experiencing a state of "divine awareness" is quite irrelevant, and it can only deceive us into thinking that if we have good reasons we might be favoured in some way "because we deserve it". I am willing to leave the hope of this kind of possibility to whoever needs it: it is something I entrust myself to whenever I am in a situation in which I can only hope and wait. Yet, my personal conviction is
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health assessment and chronic disease care planning items, however follow-up care lags behind the increase in health assessment and care planning.
In 2014-15, the Department will establish the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme. The streamlined programme consolidates Indigenous health funding to better address basic health needs at the local level. This aims to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians.
In 2013-14, Outcome 8 was the responsibility of Indigenous and Rural Health Division.
Outcome 8 aims to improve access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to effective health care services essential to improving health and life expectancy, and reducing child mortality. In 2013-14, the Department worked to achieve this Outcome by managing the programme outlined below.
Programme 8.1 aims to improve access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to effective primary health care services, maternal and child health services, and social and emotional wellbeing services, and to promote the prevention and management of chronic disease.
In 2013-14, the Department released the first National Key Performance Indicators (nKPI) Report, and the report from the Sentinel Sites Evaluation of Indigenous Chronic Disease Package. The nKPI report showed improvements in the delivery of clinically appropriate care and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. These reports also provide a strong evidence base for future policy and programme design and development, focussing on improved clinical quality, efficiency and effectiveness.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience more than twice the burden of disease of other Australians. The Department continued a number of initiatives in 2013-14 to reduce rates of chronic disease and improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians living with a chronic disease. These initiatives included prevention, detection and treatment services in the primary health care system.
Chronic disease mortality rates in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations continue to decrease. However, because the reduction has been in both populations, the gap between them has remained.
The 2012 Indigenous chronic disease mortality rate (898 per 100,000) was within the target range (817-903 per 100,000). The gap between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous chronic disease mortality rates for 2012 (447 per 100,000) was just outside the target range (358-444 per 100,000). Although there has been a statistically significant decline in Indigenous rates over the period 1998-2012, there has been no statistically significant change in the gap between the two populations. This is because the non-Indigenous rates in chronic disease related mortality have declined faster than Indigenous rates.
Tobacco smoking is a major cause of chronic disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Tackling Indigenous Smoking Programme delivers community education activities and interventions intended to reduce the prevalence of smoking, and also to improve nutrition and increase physical activity to reduce risks of preventable chronic diseases. Activities delivered in 2013-14 included a network of Regional Tackling Smoking and Healthy Lifestyle teams across the nation, training in brief interventions to encourage and support smoking cessation and prevention, and enhancement of existing Quitline services to be more culturally appropriate for Indigenous clients.
The programme will be reviewed in 2014-15.
In 2013-14, the Department funded 250.05 full time equivalent (FTE) additional workforce positions for the prevention and management of chronic disease (174.95 FTE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Workers, 42.90 FTE Practice Managers and 32.20 FTE additional health professionals).
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Chronic Disease Fund has improved access to well-coordinated, multidisciplinary primary health care services by funding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Workers, additional primary health care staff and a Care Coordination and Supplementary Services Programme. This workforce has continued to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people access culturally sensitive mainstream primary care.
More than 200 FTE Care Coordinators are now employed and have assisted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with chronic disease to access specialist and allied health services. The number of care coordination and supplementary services provided has increased from 135,722 in 2012-13 to 183,984 in the first nine months of 2013-14 (to 31 March 2014). In addition, funding for outreach services through the Medical Outreach – Indigenous Chronic Disease Programme has resulted in 1,819 services, involving 123,136 patient contacts in 383 locations being delivered nationally in 2013-14.
A healthy start to life, beginning in pregnancy, gives children the best opportunity to achieve their full potential, and may also provide protection from the development of chronic diseases later in life. The most recent Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data shows that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are more than twice as likely to be developmentally vulnerable than non-Indigenous children when commencing school.46 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and maternal health programmes managed by the Department in 2013-14 aimed to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies and contribute to improving health, education and employment outcomes across the lifespan.
During 2013-14, the Department continued to implement the Australian Nurse Family Partnership Programme (ANFPP), an evidence-based programme that helps parents to understand how factors such as environment, parental style and behaviours influence their own health as well as their child’s health and development. It enables them to change their lives in ways that help themselves and their children’s health, wellbeing and development. As part of the 2014-15 Budget, the Better Start to Life investment includes $40 million to expand the ANFPP from 3 to 13 sites, from July 2015, to increase support for high needs families.
The Department also worked closely with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and primary health care organisations to implement 85 New Directions: Mothers and Babies Services. The Better Start to Life investment also includes $54 million from July 2015 to increase the number of sites providing New Directions: Mothers and Babies Services from 85 to 136.
In collaboration with State and Territory Governments and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Department implemented the final year of the National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous Early Childhood Development (NPA IECD) and released the inaugural NPA IECD indicator report.47 The NPA IECD aimed to improve developmental outcomes for Indigenous children and achieve sustained improvements in pregnancy, birth and child health outcomes.
The number of organisations funded to deliver New Directions: Mothers and Babies Services remained constant in 2013-14, consistent with the funding allocation. Several quality improvement activities were undertaken during 2013-14 including: changes to reporting requirements to align with programme objectives; several services participated in the development of a national framework to inform service delivery into future years; and some organisations informed a small project examining clinician’s responses to, and management of, women presenting with perinatal mental health concerns.
In relation to child mortality rates, there has also been a significant decline in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. The Indigenous child mortality rates have, however, dropped more quickly than the non-Indigenous rate, leading to a statistically significant narrowing of the gap.
The 2012 Indigenous child mortality rate (165 per 100,000) was within the target range for 2012 (154-221 per 100,000). The difference between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous child mortality rates for 2012 (87 per 100,000) was also within the target range for 2012 (69-136 per 100,000). Indigenous child mortality rates have significantly declined from 1998 to 2012, and the gap with non-Indigenous rates has also narrowed significantly.
In 2013-14 the Department, through the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Initiative, continued to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Territory, working in partnership with the Northern Territory Government and the ACCHOs. This was achieved through a range of programmes including integrated hearing and oral health programmes for Aboriginal children under 16 years.
The oral health programme delivered increased clinical and preventive oral health services to children, with a focus on those living in remote communities. From July to December 2013, 2,523 occasions of service, 26 occasions of surgery under general anaesthetic, 4,076 fissure sealants and at least 2,322 fluoride varnish applications were provided.
The hearing health programme includes an expanded Child Hearing Health Coordinator (CHHC) initiative. The coordinators provide a range of clinical services including ear health education, discussion of hearing loss strategies, and regular follow up and care planning. They also facilitate contact with other service providers. From July to December 2013, 347 children have received complex case management services from a CHHC and 958 occasions of audiology service were provided.
Improving the responsiveness of primary health care to ear health issues and hearing loss is the key to the improved hearing health outcomes. This is being achieved through early intervention, referral to allied health and specialist care and follow up support. Substantial effort has been focused on developing and supporting primary health practitioners including GPs, nurses and Aboriginal Health Workers. Interventions to improve the early detection and management of otitis media and hearing loss in Indigenous children and youth need to be accompanied by broader preventive public health strategies.
Trachoma is a preventable eye disease that can cause blindness and is more prevalent in Indigenous communities in rural and remote parts of Australia. In its continued efforts to eliminate trachoma by 2020, the Department has negotiated a new multilateral agreement with the Governments of New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia for $16.5 million between 2013-17. The agreement provides for trachoma screening and treatment activities for both children and adults, in line with the new 2013 national trachoma guidelines.
In 2013-14, the Department funded 248 organisations, including Aboriginal community controlled health organisations, Medicare Locals, State and Territory Governments and non-government organisations, to provide a
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own lawyer fees. However, a spouse has the right to request, through their lawyer, that the law fees be paid in full by the other spouse. For example, a woman who works at home to take care of the house can request that her husband, a full-time worker, pay the fees for both parties. Each situation is unique.
One of the most common ways for people to spend more than they should on a divorce is by picking a lawyer who acts "aggressive." Because divorce cases usually involve two people who don't want to look at each other let alone work on a divorce settlement, people try to take an "aggressive" approach to the divorce. Spouses go on the defensive and feel that, if they do not hire an aggressive attorney, they will have all their assets stolen and they will be left open for more attacks. This becomes a financial problem when you realize that divorce lawyers can cost you a small fortune; the problem escalates when logic kicks in an you realize a lawyer, much like a weapons dealer during war, will profit when your divorce becomes difficult, confusing, and drawn out.
In reality, hiring an aggressive attorney will only cost you more in the long run. By taking such an aggressive approach, you will be instigating further problems that will then cost you more money. One spouse might believe that negotiations are pointless and the only way to get anything out of the divorce is to hire someone who will go on the offensive. Although it is often true that divorcing spouses cannot agree on negotiations, it is not true that hiring a shark will solve those problems. In fact, lawyers who advertise themselves as "aggressive" or anything similar will commonly push the divorce proceedings to last as long as possible. Instead of helping you finalize your divorce quickly and with as few problems as possible, an aggressive divorce lawyer will profit from making your divorce long and drawn-out. The more complicated the divorce, the more time you will need to pay for a lawyer. A divorce involving two angry spouses who cannot communicate will usually lead to a frustrating divorce process that lasts years and costs thousands.
It is shocking how much cheaper a divorce can be when two divorcing spouses communicate clearly, negotiate fairly, and avoid angry behavior. If both parties realize that everyone will win with a quick and simple divorce, negotiations can be made outside of court and the money you save on lawyer and court fees will be astounding. Obviously, many divorcing couples find this difficult because of their current situation. Anger and frustration has brought you to this point, so communication will be difficult. Again, keep in mind that the better you communicate and negotiate with your spouse, the less money you will have to pay in the long run. Remember this simple statement: the more you agree, the less you will spend.
Hiring an attorney is often not a must, but the complicated paperwork and detailed state laws sometimes make it necessary. If you do find yourself in need of a lawyer, don't settle for an inexperienced one because of their low price. On the contrary, investing money in an experienced attorney that will truly fight for your rights can seriously save you time, money, and frustration in the long run.
As mentioned above, there are lawyers who will not mind allowing your divorce to go on forever. As long as they are billing hours and making profit, they do not care much about the time and money you are losing. With that in mind, it makes sense to find yourself a high-quality attorney that will heed your requests and defend you the way you wish to be defended. They will be professional, listen to your problems, and help you finish your divorce as quickly and as cheaply as possible.
It is advised to negotiate attorney fees at the beginning of the process. Otherwise, you run the risk of allowing the attorney to charge you extra fees you were unaware of. While the costs of a high-quality, experienced divorce attorney can be high, again, it will save you time and money in the long run. Most importantly, it will allow you to finish your divorce quickly and to move on with your life.
If you and your spouse cannot negotiate a fair settlement for the custody of the children, a custody battle will ensue, as well as extra costs to you. As mentioned above, you will spend much less money if you and your spouse can communicate properly, negotiate, and come up with a solution yourselves. If not, you will incur further expenses.
A complicated and frustrating custody battle will have many financial repercussions. First of all, your lawyer will need to spend extended periods of time working on the case and will bill you for those hours. Furthermore, certain child custody cases require expert witnesses, which will be paid for from your pocket. The situation might end up requiring an Ad Litem Guardian for the children that will also cost you more money. Some cases may eventually request a psychological evaluation that will also bring you more costs.
Many divorcing parents do not think twice about fighting over their kids simply because they care more about them than anything else in their lives. Drawn out custody battles, however, will cost both parents a lot of money and will only make things harder on the children. If parents can learn to communicate respectfully for just long enough to negotiate, they would spend a lot less time and money in divorce court.
Another cause of high divorce costs is when a divorcing couple owns a very large amount of assets that need to be distributed. While some couples choose to mostly save their money, others choose to spend it freely. Some couples, particularly the wealthy ones, can collect thousands of items throughout their relationship that will need to be split up in their divorce. When a divorcing couple has an excessive amount of assets, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst is often called. This way, the situation can be analyzed by a professional and the assets can be divided as deemed fair. The analyst will cost you even more money.
You will save a ton of money if you are able to work things out with your spouse using only a mediator. Essentially, a mediator will be present while you and your spouse figure out each different aspect of the divorce. The mediator provides information, offers informative questions to lead you through the process, and will help you stay on track throughout the negotiation. With a mediator present, the negotiation process within a divorce becomes more professional than if you and your spouse were speaking one your own. Emotions can run wild and arguments can arise, plus you probably don't know about every aspect of divorce. A mediator is a way for two divorcing spouses who are amicable to conclude their divorce in a cheap and simple manner. Although you must pay the mediator, it will save you money in the long run.
It is easy to forget about the costs of your future when constantly needing to deal with your past. The costs of a divorce can be very high, a constant distraction in itself. Beyond this, the emotional pain and stress from the separation adds yet another distraction. If you have children, the issues and complexities of a divorce can make you feel helpless.
As a newly single and independent person, you will need to begin learning how to live on your own again. You will no longer have a partner to share the bills with. Furthermore, you will have your own individual rent payment, your own bills, and everything else that comes along with living independently. Creating lists will help make this transitional process more smoothly and less stressful. Keep your tasks, bills, etc. in order of importance. Whatever needs to be done first, put it on the top of the list. With your to-do list written out in this format, you will feel more in control of your life and what you need to do to get it going again.
Although an exact price for divorce costs is almost impossible to estimate, you can find a general idea of what different aspects will cost if you do some research and take a look at different lawyer fees. Take a bit of time to explore the internet and make an average of the different price estimates you come across.
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Extra costs also come into the picture and will raise the overall cost even more. For example, a court filing fee can run anywhere from $75 to $350. An arbitration fee, for another example, would cost between $200 and $400. The average cost of extra fees in a divorce case adds up to anywhere between $2000 and $7000.
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restorative techniques.
Laser interaction with alveolar bone.
Laser-assisted osseous surgery – practical aspects and PBM influence.
3.0 µm laser-assisted osteotomy Cause for concern?
Practical Session to demonstrate laser-tissue interaction with target oral hard tissue. Cavity preparation and bone surgery.
Laser use in endodontics – overview and historical aspects.
Laser use in endodontics – optimal wavelengths and power parameters. Overcoming the dangers.
Laser-assisted advanced restorative dentistry. The challenges.
Laser use in advanced restorative dentistry / fixed prosthodontics #1.
Laser use in advanced restorative dentistry / fixed prosthodontics #2.
Practical session. Laser use in endodontics.
Presentation of student clinical cases.
Closing remarks. Certificate presentation. Photographs.
After successful completion of an examination at Genoa University in Italy, participants will receive a Certificate, recognising them as a specialist in laser therapy in dentistry and the certificate of completion of the Program issued by the Dental Skills Institute”.
The University of Genoa is one of the most valuable cultural and scientific heritage of the Mediterranean and the Italian north-western area and one of the largest universities in Italy. It is deeply interconnected with the city of Genoa and its economic framework. The original university was founded in 1481. The University of Genoa takes part in national and international programmes, it selects funding channels and promotes many relations with local and regional authorities and companies and plays a leading role in the fields of research, innovation and technology transfer in an increasingly competitive environment at national and international level. Today the university has a student population of around 40,000, including both undergraduate and graduate students. In 2004 there were about 1,710 professors and scientific employees and about 2000 non-scientific employees working for University of Genoa.
By using innovative therapeutic methods you will be able to provide your patients with significant benefits compared to more traditional dental practices and increase satisfaction levels amongst your patients.
Furthermore, you will be able to create new economic potential for your practice.
Lecturers: You will be studying with the world leading lecturers from Genoa University and partner institutions.
Qualification: Graduates are recognized as specialists in the field of laser therapy in dentistry.
Certification: The awarding body is Genoa University.
Successful participants receive credit points in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).
The lecture language is English (translation into polish).
Each participant should be equipped with safety glasses to work with lasers. We recommend having your own glasses that are tailored to the specific person.
Each participant will be asked to bring teeth after a recent extraction to one of the modules.
This offer is geared towards dentists who would like to specialize in certain wavelengths. Over the course of one year, participants are taught fundamental physical and technical knowledge, and how to recognize primary, secondary, and tertiary indications on 12 attendance days split into 3 modules held over 3 educational blocks.
This program concludes with an official certificate of RWTH Aachen University, and is offered in collaboration with the RWTH Aachen International Academy, the post-graduate education wing of the University.
The postgraduate mastership program „Lasers in Dentistry“ is aimed at dentists who want keep pace with their patients´ wishes for innovative and gentle treatment methods.
In standard academic studies in dentistry, dentists have never learned about dental laser technology and treatment concepts. Building on a university degree in dentistry, the necessary professional knowledge for laser applications in dental practice is taught at the highest academic level in theoretical lectures and practical teaching for two selected wavelength areas - dental diode lasers and dental Erbium lasers. Relevant theories and application options pertaining to laser use in dentistry are taught for those wavelengths. Participants obtain sound theoretical knowledge in lectures and seminars led by renowned, competent and experienced international scientists and practitioners. Skill training sessions, exercises, practical applications, guide participants towards using lasers successfully and professionally in their own treatments. The modules of this mastership program are a subset of the RWTH Aachen University 2- years Master of Science program „Lasers in Dentistry“ and qualify for an upgrade into that program if the participants so decides after successful completion.
The students know the specific absorption behavior of diode laser radiation on hard and soft tissue as well as specific tissue formation.
The students will know all relevant clinical indications and whether they are adjunct laser treatments or independent laser treatments.
The students know the different treatment protocols for adjunct laser treatments and as well as independent laser treatments.
The students know how to apply an diode laser in an adequate way to a patient knowing all the specific power settings for the treatment protocol.
The students shall be able to demonstrate that she or he is able to handle a dental diode laser and its accessories in a responsible way.
The students will study how to handle a dental diode laser and its accessories on ifferent kind of tissue surfaces in order to understand the biophysical interactions.
The students will study how to handle a dental diode laser and its accessories on models and specifically prepared organic samples to practice the clinical treatments protocols for specific indications.
The students will train in skill training under the supervision of a qualified supervisor.
Technical and practical use of erbium lasers, introduction to Er: YAG and Er, CR: YSGG lasers. Erbium laser light-tissue interactions will be discussed. All relevant clinical indications for Erbium lasers will be presented and the applications demonstrated.
Finally, participants will have to train the therapy in skill training with these respective wavelengths.
Dinner with Prof. Dr. N. Gutknecht.
To understand the use of Erbium lasers in all relevant clinical indications. To be able to handle Erbium lasers appropriately on hard and soft tissue after completing a specified skill course. To understand the standardized treatment protocols for the various indications and finally to train with an Erbium laser according to these protocols.
The students know the specific absorption behavior of Erbium laser radiation on hard and soft tissue as well as specific tissue formation.
The students know how to apply an Erbium laser in an adequate way to a patient knowing all the specific power settings for the treatment protocol.
The students shall be able to demonstrate that she or he is able to handle a dental Erbium laser and its accessories in a responsible way.
The students will study how to handle a dental Erbium laser and its accessories on different kind of tissue surfaces in order to understand the biophysical interactions.
The students will study how to handle a dental Erbium laser and its accessories on models and specifically prepared organic samples to practice the clinical treatments protocols for specific indications.
Lecture: “Laser therapy concepts with the use of 2 different wavelengths”.
Graduation Ceremony, after successful completion of an examination at RWTH Aachen University.
The students will be able to document their clinical treatments. They will be able to demonstrate their ability to treat patients according to solid clinical indications of various dental laser systems.
Guidelines for clinical case documentations as outlined in the document “Assessment and assessment criteria for clinical case documentations” available in the e-learning system.
The students will exercise to collect and to arrange all relevant clinical data, all clinical findings (pre-treatment, in treatment, post-treatment), photo documentations, x-ray findings and lab findings in a document.
The students will be able to demonstrate that they have documented a safe and ethical use of dental lasers in their patient treatments conducted in the previous modules.
Documentations are done on a professional level.
During the program, each participant receives free access to a dedicated E-learning (ILIAS), where he / she will find various materials and all presentations. The program includes homework assignments that will require work between modules Participants receive access to materials that cover a total of 350 hours of study.
After successful completion of an examination at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, participants will receive a mastership certificate, recognising them as a specialist in laser therapy in dentistry and the certificate of completion of the Mastership Program issued by the Dental Skills Institute.
This RWTH Aachen University certificate may be credited towards the corresponding modules of the MSc “Lasers in Dentistry” programme.
For doctor who prefer to buy the Mastership Program and a Biolase Laser we offer a special price – please contact for details.
It is possible to pay in shifts.
The price of the training includes didactic materials as well as lunches and coffee breaks.
The cost does not include accommodation and commuting.
RWTH Aachen University is one of Germany’s elite universities and one of the most highly recognized technical universities in Europe. With 260 institutes within nine faculties, it is one of Europe’s leading institutions for science and engineering research. With innumerable industrial cooperation partners, the education that students receive at RWTH Aachen University is firmly rooted in real-world applications. As a result, RWTH graduates are highly sought after by business and industry. One in five board members of German corporation alumnus of RWTH Aachen University.
WALED, the World Academy for Laser Education & Research in Dentistry, is the Aachen Dental Laser Center’s alumni club. Membership of this academy is exclusive to students, graduates and alumni of the Mastership/Fellowship and Master of Science (MSc) in Lasers in Dentistry programmes run by the AALZ in conjunction with RWTH Aachen University. This academic and educational network was established to create an international academy of excellence for postgraduate education and research in laser dentistry. WALED hosts international symposia, as well as social meetings, and promotes collaboration
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with a crisp fruity sweet pepper flavor and just a tiny hint of heat and smokiness that is brought out by cooking them.
Padron peppers and shishito peppers are not the same. Shishitos look similar to Padron peppers and are prepared in a similar manner. However, shishito peppers have a more wrinkled shape and are less spicy than Padrons.
Shishito peppers are a sweet pepper with bright green skin and deep wrinkles.
But are shishito peppers hot?
Although they are a sweet pepper, they can be mildly hot. And about 1 in 10 is crazy spicy which makes eating them a bit like playing Russian roulette.
On the Scoville scale, shishito peppers fall in the 50-200 range. For comparison, a jalapeno is 2500 to 4500.
So that means most people will notice, but not be concerned by, the heat in a shishito pepper.
My husband made me some blistered shishito peppers this spring, and I was hooked after the first bite! They tasted like a more delicious version of a grilled bell pepper with a smokiness from the blistered skin.
Honestly, I just sat down with the full plate and ate them all by themselves.
I got a hot one.
And when I say hot, I mean my eyes started watering, my nose started running, and I couldn’t talk or swallow. I just had to sit there crying and drooling until it went away.
Now, I love hot peppers, and I can take some heat. But holy moly that was hot!
At least my husband and kids got a good laugh out of it.
I’ve eaten shishito peppers several times since then, and I never got one that hot again…thankfully!
Cooking with shishito peppers is simple because they don’t need any prep. You just cook them whole-stems, seeds, and all! Their small size means they soften deliciously on the grill, stove, and in the oven.
Growing shishito peppers is very rewarding.
In our garden, the shishito pepper was a standout plant. It’s compact, sturdy, and easy to grow. It would do fine grown in the ground, raised beds, or containers. And boy is it productive!
It held up to our southern heat like a champ and wasn’t phased by pest or disease pressures.
The pepper itself is a small finger-shaped fruit with deep wrinkles. It will turn from green to brown to red if left on the plant. However, they’re usually harvested and prepared while still green.
Shishito pepper plants are compact and super productive.
You’ll most likely need to start a shishito pepper from seed, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t. We originaly bought our seeds from Buckeye Pepper Co, but you can find them at many other online retailers.
Start your pepper seeds indoors 8 weeks before your last frost date. Pepper seeds need warm soil to germinate so use a heat mat or the top of your fridge for the first few days until they sprout.
Once they have sprouted, they need off heat and into the light.
Your sunny window will keep them alive, but stronger healthier plants grow from seedlings set under a grow light. Keep the light down really close to the seedlings. Just a couple of inches above the leaves is great.
Pay close attention for signs your seedlings need to be transplanted.
During this time, they just need to have even moisture and good light. Room temperature is fine at this point, but if they’re close to a window it could still get a bit cold.
In the last week before you plant them outdoors, set them outside in the sunshine for a few hours every day. This is a process called hardening off, and it gives them a smoother transition from the safety of the indoors the garden outside.
Shishito peppers adapt well to container gardening, raised beds, and planted directly soil.
Plant peppers in a container or your garden where they’ll get 6-8 hours of sunlight, and bury them level with their root ball.
Give them a boost with an organic fertilizer every 4-6 weeks, and get rid of pests with neem oil or spinosad in the worst case scenario.
Transplant shishito pepper plants into the garden when they are about 8 weeks old.
Shishito peppers are usually harvested young. They should be shiny and green. If you prefer red peppers, you can let them mature on the plant.
Personally, I thought they were best green to brown color, but if you’re growing them at home why not try some of all?
Once they’ve been harvested, they’ll hold for a few days on the counter. Like all peppers, they are best eaten while their skin is still firm. You can cook your fresh peppers or preserve them by pickling or fermenting.
If you’re a market gardener, you should be growing shishito peppers!
This pepper is hot on the culinary scene, and it’s making its way from big cities into the suburbs and rural farmers markets. If they haven’t already, people in your community are sure to come looking for them next year.
They’ve traditionally been difficult to find in some areas and the prices have reflected that! I found them on the internet for $7-9 per pound!
It’s rare to be able to grow something as prolific as the shishito pepper and get that kind of price at the farmer’s market. So definitely get a few plants in the garden next year!
Now let’s move on to the good part: what to do with shishito peppers!
What a nice article! Thanks, will definitely try some.
Enjoyed your writing, interesting side stories and very informative.
Will keep milk handy when tasting!
Thanks so much, Kathi! I hope you enjoy them!
I was randomly gifted two plants last year…I couldn’t believe the production it had va how easy it was to grow. And then I began to see them in fringe organic stores and I couldn’t believe the price!!!
I will have close to 1/2 acre this year. Very excited. A flash grill in light oil with basil and rosemary in the oil…..holy moly.
Lucky you! Mmmm. I haven’t tried the addition of basil and rosemary! Will have to this year. Thanks!
I planted seeds 8 weeks ago used a mat grow lights and still my plants are only about 1 inch tall. Am I doing something wrong?
Hi, Carol! One inch is quite small. How many sets of leaves do they have?
-If there are 2 or more, it may be time to transplant them to a larger pot or perhaps their permanent home.
-If there are 2 or more sets of leaves and they are still in seed starting mix, they might need to be fertilized. Try feeding them with diluted organic fish emulsion- the dilution should look like brown water and have a faint odor, not muddy water and knock your socks off odor.
-If neither of those seems to be the issue I would need to see a picture. You’re welcome to join me in our Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/youshouldgrow) so we can discuss. Either way, good luck!
I startedmy shisito peppers in doors in April oe early May. I transplanted them when the soil was warm. We’re in Kansas City. The plants have been lush and beautiful for many weeks. I’ve had some blossoms but here it is, the end of July, and no peppers. I’ve applied Miracle Grow two or three tomes the past month. What’s going on?
Thank you for the great info. This is my first year growing them and I was surfing the net to find out when they are ready to pick. Excited to try them.
Hi Linda! I’m sure you’ll love them!
Hi Laura! Thanks for the article. I planted several seeds last summer and didn’t see any peppers until early this summer. I live in Southern California so the weather is good for growing most things but our soil is not that great. The plants got 12+ hours of sun per day and I too fertilized with Miracle Grow. Around July I started to get a lot of small peppers but it seemed that most of them dried out before they reached full size and I could pick them. The ones that I was able to harvest were delicious though. I’m thinking of digging up the plants and potting them. That way I could improve the soil that they are in and have better control of the sun/heat that they get by moving the pots to a more shaded area when the weather gets really hot. Any thoughts? Thanks again!
I am in North East Texas. It is September 2018 and my plants in the ground are still producing long green peppers and the plants are full of blooms. The plants I have in a raised bed are turning red within a half inch of growth. They had been doing well all season until now. Is there a reason for them to turn red quickly in raised bed?
Hi, Pam! Usually, when peppers turn colors prematurely, it means that there’s some damage to the fruit. But you didn’t mention if you saw any blemishes or holes. Peppers can get blossom end rot, and grasshoppers like to eat holes in them. If all the peppers on the plant are small and turning red, then I’d wonder if they’re not a different pepper. Maybe either a hybrid plant or a different type of pepper
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Plato’s conception of justice is informed by his conviction that everything in nature is part of a hierarchy, and that nature is ideally a vast harmony, a cosmic symphony, every species and every individual serving a purpose. In this vision, anarchy is the supreme vice, the most unnatural and unjust state of affairs. The just state, then, like nature, is hierarchical: individuals are ranked according to their aptitudes, and definitively placed in the social hierarchy.
The individual soul, too, is hierarchical: the appetitive part is inferior to the spirited part, which is inferior to the rational. Yet each has a necessary role to play. Reason should govern the individual, but the appetites must also to an extent be heeded if the person’s soul is to be harmonious and not in conflict with itself. And if every aspect of the soul accomplishes its task well, or fittingly, the result is necessarily a ‘moderate’ and ordered state of affairs. The virtuous individual has a well-ordered soul, which is to say that he knows what justice is and acts according to his knowledge. He knows his place in the state; he knows what his aptitudes are and he puts them into practice. He also adheres to the dictates of reason, doing everything in moderation.
The Platonic worldview is quite foreign to the modern liberal democratic world. We are accustomed to a dynamic, free, at times chaotic society, which knows almost nothing of rigid hierarchies. People are not ranked according to their intrinsic value or their value to society, and any philosophy that reeks of a caste system is decisively rejected. We are not committed to analogies between nature and society; and we do not think of the world as a harmony, even ideally. We like order, but we do not consider it supreme among values. We admire ambitious, driven people, rather than those who are at peace with themselves or do everything in moderation. In general, our culture places little emphasis on a specific ideal, choosing instead to censure types of behavior which interfere with other people’s pursuit of happiness. Plato, however, would consider our ideal state unjust, decadent, anarchical.
Plato lived in an Athens that to his chagrin was in danger of losing its cultural and military preeminence, and was succumbing to disintegrating influences from abroad and from within. He had lived through the terrible time of the Peloponnesian War with Sparta, and the Thirty Tyrants, and therefore had intimate experience of the horrors of anarchy. In short, he saw an older, supposedly better, world crumbling around him, and he wanted to understand what had gone wrong and how it could be fixed. The result was that he emphasized order and homogeneity, and upheld the claims of the state over the claims of the individual, while thinking that in a just state full of just individuals, the laws of the former would harmonize with the desires of the latter. For Plato, justice was to be sought in the old, in the static – the assimilation of the individual into the community – not in the new or the dynamic. While Plato did value freedom, he did so much less than we moderns do, as is evidenced in his not emphasizing it in his discussions of justice.
Thus, despite whatever superficial similarities there may be between Plato’s idea of justice and our own, they are fundamentally different, since his worldview is diametrically opposed to ours. In a particular case, such as that of a murder, Plato might judge as we do (largely because we seem to have intuitive ideas of how humans ought to be treated). However, both his explicit definitions of justice and the deeper intuitions that inspire his definitions differ from ours. We conceive of justice as oriented around ideas of individual freedom and the priority of the individual over the community, and we consider it sometimes not only permissible but even meritorious to disobey the state’s laws if they violate certain intuitions about individual rights. Plato’s concept of justice is instead inspired by his conviction that the collective takes ethical precedence over the individual, that there is a cosmic order into which each person is supposed to fit, and that virtue, and to an extent duty, is far more important than rights.
The differences become apparent when we look at larger scales than individuals’ transgressions. Many would agree with Plato that theft is unjust or that the professional who ignores his duties can be called ‘unjust’, and also that tyranny is unjust. But in this last case our respective judgments are based on different reasons. We would say that the tyrant’s injustice consists in his suppressing freedom, killing innocent people, and disregarding democracy and self-determination. Plato, on the other hand, would say that the tyrant is unjust insofar as his acts promote anarchy and prevent his subjects from seeking the Good and living in harmony with themselves and the community. The tyrant upsets the natural order of things.
Another illustration of the difference in our outlooks is in our conceptions of the ideal or just person. According to Plato, the ideal person is a philosopher, since his wisdom means his soul is in complete harmony with itself. The philosopher’s rational faculty governs his passions and appetites, never allowing them free rein, but still respecting their claims on him and indulging them when expedient. He has knowledge of himself and society; he knows what it is to be virtuous; he has a certain amount of equanimity, and he never loses control over himself. By contrast, Plato’s unjust person is divided against himself, torn between his passions and appetites, and has no respect for reason, which alone could unify his soul such that he would be an individual in the literal sense of the word ‘in-dividual’.
Our notion of the ideal person is far less specific than Plato’s. Like Plato’s, it does, to an extent, incorporate the notion of ‘virtue’; but for us virtue is conceived as treating others well rather than as functioning healthily within a community. Our ideal can be called more ‘relational’, in that it emphasizes how others should be treated rather than emphasizing the character of one’s psyche.
Given these differences, one obvious question is which concept of justice (or more fundamentally, which worldview) is better, Plato’s or ours? I have elaborated on neither, merely sketching them. Still, let me suggest an answer: neither Plato’s nor our own is totally satisfactory, but each has its strengths. The most defensible notion of justice, socially or individually, would be a combination of the two, selecting the strengths from each and reconciling them. It would emphasize both the importance of community and the importance of the individual, while succumbing neither to the potential totalitarianism of the Republic, nor to the excessive individualism of modern culture. In the following I’ll briefly describe Plato’s utopia, then consider if it would be desirable to put it into practice.
Every reader of the Republic is told that Plato’s intention in discussing the just state is to illuminate the nature of the just soul, for he argues that they are analogous. The state is the soul writ large, so to speak. For example, the divisions of the state correspond to divisions of the soul. But since the soul is difficult to analyze, in the dialogue Socrates says that he will first speculate on the state, and then rely on his speculations to illuminate the nature of justice in the individual.
Superficially, it appears that the lengthy discussion of the state is therefore primarily an interpretative device. Clearly, though, it is more than that. Plato may not have believed that his utopia would work in practice, or even that it would be desirable to institute some of his more radical suggestions, but he certainly attributed some value to his discussion independent of its illustrative function. Judging by Socrates’ language, it’s reasonable to suppose that Plato would have liked to have seen some of his ideas actually implemented in a city-state. He was dissatisfied with the city-states of his day, and was proposing an alternative. So let’s look at its details.
In Plato’s ideal state there are three major classes, corresponding to the three parts of the soul. The guardians, who are philosophers, govern the city; the auxiliaries are soldiers who defend it; and the lowest class comprises the producers (farmers, artisans, etc). The guardians and auxiliaries have the same education, which begins with music and literature and ends with gymnastics. The arts are censored for educational purposes: for example, any poetic writings which attribute ignoble doings to the gods cannot be taught. Only poetry which nourishes the budding virtues of the pupils can be part of the curriculum. Similarly, musical modes which sound sorrowful, soft, or feminine, are banished from the education of the guardians. This apparently leaves only the Dorian and Phrygian modes, of which. Socrates approves because they incite the listener to courage, temperance, and
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especially 4-year old Abby, who was thrilled when the goose followed them up to Jean’s yard by the river. Now whenever Abby goes out to the river, she is hoping to see “their” goose again. And Jean remembers how everyone let go that afternoon; even her serious, busy daughter. Everyone just laughed and played.
Patricia tells of the beauty of canoeing with friends, and seeing sandhill cranes and herons right beside you in the water. She’s had reunions on the water with a group of friends for more than 30 years.
Jim tells about working with a group trying to purchase a cranberry bog to prevent it from discharging pesticides right into the River. He finally got one congressman to send an aide out to investigate. The aide was not interested at all, till Jim took him out to this little bridge over the St. Croix. Standing on the bridge looking down into the water, suddenly they spied what looked like a 4-foot log floating down it. Only it was no log – it was a sturgeon – a rare fish known as a “living fossil” because it dates back to the Triassic period some 245 to 208 million years ago. The aide was blown away and couldn’t stop talking about it. He went back to the legislature filled with passion for the river and desire to protect the River.
Robin’s story takes place at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls, where she took her class out to look at the campus with the groundskeeper. He talked about the impact of water and chemicals and how it was showing up on a campus that is more and more manmade. And then he took them to his favorite part of the campus – a forgotten corner of scrub oaks. Unlike most scrub oaks, these had grown tall, and were probably over 100 years old. They created a kind of natural oasis that was cool and inviting even on a hot summer day. It was amazing to find this ancient grove unnoticed in the midst of their everyday life. Could we have more such spots in our lives?
The groundskeeper in the grove of scrub oaks.
Vision Boxes – St. Croix River Stewards’s visions for the future Vision #1: Outdoor trips with students learning about the River, on pontoon boats!
Vision #2: Getting rid of lead in our land and wildlife: no more lead shot, no more lead fishing tackle!
Vision #3: Children learning about the river through a novel about adventures on the River.
Vision #4: Teaching the importance of the River’s Edge – dangers of erosion and chemical seep, learning about solutions – rain gardens, native plants.
Talking Suitcases workshops often start with a question like “What is precious to you? “This is a great way for people to reflect on who they are and what matters to them, and to get to know each other in a group. Next, we usually create an object about a happy memory. This helps prime the pump for remembering stories in more detail and a time when we felt whole and at peace in the world.
But it’s important to talk about difficult times too. How we handle challenges defines who we are, as well as the happy times. Sharing these stories can bring a group together, and underline that we are not alone in our hard times; everyone struggles.
This was especially important in the Talking Suitcases workshops I led at Asian Women United’s domestic abuse shelter, House of Peace.
Above is a picture of one woman’s art about her home situation. This young woman, who has a delightful laugh and sparkly eyes, was 8 months pregnant when she came to the shelter. In the scene above, she is kneeling on the floor at her husband’s feet. He is brandishing a knife. She is begging him not to kill her. As we passed the object around the circle, each woman held it in her hands and looked in at the figures. Many of us had to wipe away tears.
In fact, many of us cried during that session when each of the seven women showed an art object and told the story of some terrible challenge she had had had to face. But the great thing was that those women were all there, at the House of Peace. They had each been desperate but brave, and managed to leave that situation, and arrive at a safe space with their children. This story object was a testament to their bravery and to what brought them together in that shelter.
I learned later from Nhia, the advocate who assisted me, how important it is for the women to have the chance to tell these stories. For some this was the first time to talk about it, and talk about it in English. Having the scene illustrated in their box and sharing it in such a supportive group was really powerful. Nhia pointed out that it is good practice for them because in the future, they will have to tell these stories in court.
Also, by sharing these stories and learning to speak to each other in their limited English they begin to build the bonds that can help them in the future. Some of the women did end up living in an apartment together – how great a support that can be for them.
Creating art about their stories helped these women speak up and experience the support of a community. Their story objects gave vivid shape to their memories and experiences, and helped them tell the stories that are so difficult to bear alone. Their final Talking Suitcases object were about a dream for their future. Those objects were full of joy and imagination; they seemed to shimmer with laughter and hope – in stark contrast to the horrific situations they had so recently escaped.
Talking Suitcases are a terrific prompt for writing. They offer a natural focus on something that people care about—and have had the chance to reflect on quietly as they worked to give it shape as a 3-D scene or object.
Working with 4 groups of youth (5-14 yrs) and teens (15-19 yrs) in two sites in the Stillwater area, I asked the young artists to talk and write about their work for display in the upcoming arts festival.
Some wrote quickly, others took their time and went deeper. Some wrote directly, and others, I recorded in an interview, then wrote down what they said. Everyone was eager to tell about what they had made. In a classroom situation, we could have easily written much more.
Why I made this is because I love cats. They are my life. I want them by me all the time when I sleep, when I watch TV. I love them. Go cats!
I made a science box. It has all sorts of things with science.
There is an arrow pointing to science cause there’s book about science so you can read about it and there’s some chemicals and another book and a table and that’s me doing chemicals…It’s me in the future when I grow up; I’m going to be a scientist.
I made a box dedicated to what’s my favorite thing to do in the summer. I love water parks and that’s what I always do every summer. So I thought I would do one about water parks. Inside my box, you can see there’s a sky and the sand is right at the bottom. People come and splash into the water. I went on a water slide, on the family ride with my family, only once by myself – I went backwards and forwards and it was fun.
Mirror Box—People see what they want to see not a whole person – inside things that most people don’t care to see—don’t take the time. I wish people would see things like I could be a leader. I wish to be free from all the stereotypes and society’s rules. Inside I’m beautiful…amazing…maybe.
“The Road to Happiness” A car with two figures. My daughter and I, riding this car to happiness. I want to be with my daughter all the time. Share everything with her. Bumpy, smooth, and curvy roads. Together we will be happy and will never give up!
Hi everybody, my name is Jesus and this is my talking suitcase. Inside is me—I’m happy because I’m proud of myself. In one of the boxes, it shows that I love going shopping and that I love music. But inside the box it shows that even though I could be feeling dark inside there’s something shining in there. In my white box, it shows that my dream for the future is going to Paris with my friend. And this is me.
The week of June 15, I had a treat–I took an experimental drawing workshop at MCAD. So fun! We started with a sketchbook; but not your old familiar pencil-drawings-only one…no! This one could be anything–all kinds of media, and even sticking things in there that you pick up on your walks.
…and by the time we went to Silverwood Park the next day, I had a bunch of pages already. At the park, we drew some blind contours, then tried to draw the feeling of textures of the grass and leaves. Next I drew damselflies on the water, then the water and weeds around them, and then…bam!
I was leaning over the bridge to look at a turtle stuck in the surface green glop when I discovered how fabulous the water itself was. (Shannon Brunette said it looked kind of dreamy) On the surface was reflected the blue sky and clouds, and then there were the gloppy green surface weeds that looked like thickened cloud clusters, and then beneath the surface the murky dark with shadows of fish and seaweeds.
I took some photos and began drawing the cloudy green clusters, then the strings and
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, but in case he does not do such an act he is to be deprived of my intercession on the Day of Judgement. And whoever writes it, Allah shall enrich him if he is poor, settle his debts if he is indebted, or pardon him and his parents if sinful; thanks to the blessings of this admonition. He who does not write it, his face shall blacken both in this world and in the Hereafter. Sheikh Ahmad then swore thrice by the name of Extolled Allah that he says the truth, and that if he was a liar, he would die as an infidel. He concluded that whosoever believes it, shall be delivered from the torment of the Fire, and who denies it shall become an atheist).
(Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as he was prepared for going to bed, and not while actually sleeping.
That is to say, the vision of the Prophet appeared to him while being in a state of wakefulness. The liar claimed in this admonition a lot of things, which are among the most lucid lies, and the most obvious falsehoods, against which I am going soon to caution you, Allah willing. I have been warning against them, during the last years, and have explained to the people that these things are the most vivid lying, and the most distinct untruth. Having been informed with this recent handbill, I was reluctant to write anything about it, for its clear untruthfulness as well as for the great deal of boldness on the part of its fabricator in the field of lying. I could not conceive that its falsehood could fool anyone possessing the least power of mental perception or sound disposition. Yet several brethren informed me that it fooled many people among whom it was rife, and some of them gave it their credence. On this account, I saw that it was the duty of persons such as myself to write about it, so as to throw light upon its falsehood, as well as to demonstrate that it was invented against the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so that no one may be deceived by it, and whoever considers it of those cognizants and faithful, or those possessed of sound disposition and sound mind, should come to know that it is nothing but pure lying and falsehood in many respects. I have inquired of some relatives of Sheikh Ahmad about this lie of admonition ascribed to him. They replied that it is invented against Sheikh Ahmad, adding that he by no means, said it, and that the so-called Sheikh Ahmad had died quite long ago.
Supposing that the so-called Sheikh Ahmad or anyone of even much higher standing than he, had in fact claimed that the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), appeared to him in a vision during sleep or wakefulness, and assigned to him this admonition, we would be convinced that he is a liar, or that it was the Devil rather than the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that told him so in many respects. Among other things, the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), after his death, never appears in a vision to a wakeful person. He, of the ignorant Sufis, who claims that he sees, while being vigilant, the vision of the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), or that the vision attends the (Mawlids) or the like, would have been guilty of the foulest error, and have been exceedingly obscured. He would also have made a big mistake, and have gone against the Quran, the Sunnah, and the consensus of scholars; due to the fact that the dead never rise out of their graves in this world save on the Day of Judgment; as has been mentioned by Allah in connection with the attributes of believers: (And then at length you will certainly die: and again on the Day of Judgment you will be raised up) [XXII: 15-16]. Thus Allah had informed us that the resurrection of the dead would take place on the Day of Judgment, and not in this world. Whosoever holds an opinion contrary to this is either an obvious liar or an obscured blunderer, who has failed to perceive the truth recognized by our pious ancestors, and pursued favourably by the companions and followers of the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
As for the second aspect, the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), never said untruth, either during his lifetime or thereafter. This admonition goes openly counter to his Shari'ah in many respects such as follows. The Prophet -peace unto him-might be seen during sleep, and he to whom he appears in his holy figure during slumber has actually seen him, since the Devil never finds visual expression in the shape of the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as has been stated in the authentic holy prophetic traditions. The whole consequence, however, depends upon the faith of the visioner, his truthfulness, honourable record, correctness, creed, trustworthiness, and whether he saw the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), in his own countenance, or not. If it even happened that a tradition was imputed to the Prophet -peace unto him- as being said by him during his lifetime, and it came down to us not through the equitable and reliable sources of good reputation, it would not be an authoritative and reliable tradition. Supposing that the tradition was transmitted through the reliable equitable sources of good reputation, yet it happened to be in conflict with another tradition which was passed on by a better and more reliable memoriser, and the difference was too enormous to reconcile both traditions, one of them must be abrogated and ineffective, and the other is abrogative and valid wherever possible and in conformity with its conditions. Should this be impossible, and both traditions could not be reconciled, the one passed on by the less memorizing and less equitable source must be discarded and considered anomalous as well as invalid. Just imagine how much less is an admonition whose transmitter who reported it from the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), is anonymous, not to mention the fact that his impartiality and trustworthiness is unknown. Such being the case, it deserves to be rejected without consideration, ever though it is devoid of anything incompatible with the Revelation. And how much less, if the admonition contains many points demonstrating that it is invalid and trumped up against the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and comprising the start of a new creed unheralded by the Almighty Allah. The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), said: "He who imputes to me something, which I have not said, let him settle down in the Fire." The man who invented this lie against the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), said what the Prophet did not say, and invented against him an open and grave lie. How proper for him this severe threat is, and how more deserving of it he is, unless he hastens to turn to Allah in repentance, and announces publicly that he had fabricated this admonition against the Apostle (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), since whoever publicizes untruth imputing it to religion, his repentance is not true unless it is announced publicly and made clear, so that people might know that he retracted his lie and refuted himself. Allah-glory be to Him- says: (Verily, those who conceal the clear Signs and the Guidance which we have sent down, after we have made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the ones cursed by Allah and cursed by the cursers. Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare [the Truth, which they concealed]. These it is whom I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the most Merciful). In this holy verse, Allah-praise and glory be to Him- made it clear that he who conceals any part of the Truth his repentance of this shall not be right, save after correction and exposition. Allah -praise and glory be to Him - has perfected the true religion for his human beings, and brought about for them His grace by sending us His Apostle Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as well as the perfect Revelation He sent down with him. Allah made him die only after consummation and demonstration; as Allah glory be to Him- says: (This day I have perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion AI-Islam).
The calumnious inventor of this admonition has come in the fourteenth century, with his desire to start a new creed for the people, with the result that whoever adopts this creed shall be admitted to Paradise, while he who does not shall be deprived of it and settle down in the Fire. He wants to assign this invented admonition a position even greater and higher than the Quran; since he claims that he who writes and communicates it from country to another country, or from place to another place shall have a palace built for him in Heaven, and whoever does not, shall be deprived of the intercession of the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), on the Day of Judgment. Verily, it is of the vilest lying, and of the most obvious indications that this admonition is invented, and its author is impudent and bold in lying, since he who writes the Glorious Quran, and communicates it from country to another country or from place to another place, shall not have this favour, unless he acts on the strength of
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to use trains and medicines in Japan.
The number of registered foreign residents in Japan stood at around 2.22 million at the end of 2008, according to the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Ministry of Justice.
Many government officials concerned with language education believe it would be desirable for at least 1 million of the foreign residents to learn Japanese so that they can live their lives smoothly.
However, there has been no previous attempt to compile government standards on the extent to which foreign residents should learn Japanese.
The draft, due to be submitted shortly to the Japanese language division of the Council for Cultural Affairs, estimates that the total learning period under the proposed guidelines would be around 60 hours.
“(The curriculum) would mean a great deal if it serves to demonstrate the government’s intention to support foreigners living in Japan for a long period,” says Takeshi Yoshitani, a professor who heads Tokyo Gakugei University’s Center for Research in International Education.
Public support will be necessary for foreign residents to secure the 60 hours of learning, he added.
That’s it?!!!! There should be a J.S.L. program implemented for all students in all schools, in addition to low cost courses offered at local community centers for all foreign residents. (I use the term “resident” loosely due to the fact that I personally don’t exist here despite having permanent residence).
Other countries like the U.S. should set up reciprocal agreements with Japan in regards to language learning. For example, the U.S. offers work holiday visas, E.S.L. programs galore, a very open program for resident scholars from other countries to study the field of their choice, etc….. I know there are some foreign scholars here, but what opportunities are available to them upon completion of their work or graduation? I think it’s time for Japan to treat the NJ in this country as Japanese are treated abroad. When was the last time you saw an NJ working at a Docomo booth or a law firm…..even as a file clerk???? The double standards drive me insane sometimes.
Even if nothing major comes from their efforts, I find it refreshing to hear that they are discussing the topic.
“at least 1 million of the foreign residents to learn Japanese so that they can live their lives smoothly”?
I would think that at least that amount knows rudimentary Japanese. 912,000 permanent residents should speak the language.
245,000 spouses of Japanese, while some may not be very good, should know at least the basics if living here.
That’s over a million there. While I applaud the effort, the number should be twice what it is. Unless this actually means the target is to teach to an additional million people. THAT would be a good idea.
forget about meaningful change. Aaargghhh! Rant over. Thanks, that feels better.
Those who chose to come to Japan should use their own time and money to learn the language. Others have done it by themselves. See how many Nigerians in Roppongi speak Japanese fluently, and you get an idea about how the motivated people will make an effort to learn. Plenty of Japanese language courses are offered, so people should use their own money to learn. Government spending for language teaching would be a disaster, like road construction or other wasteful public spending. The DPJ would strike language programs down with a “shiwake” if this ever became a taxpayer-funded effort.
— There are plenty of examples overseas of free language courses overseas for immigrants. Your assuming everyone can afford language education is presumptuous, and in my view quite insulting to those in very low income brackets in the 3K sectors. Comparing it to paved beaches or road building pork is even more insulting, not to mention ignorant.
maybe the GOJ should first get there own house in order and pass an anti-discrimination law and then NJ would be able to live in japan more smoothly. And then a human rights law,and the hague treaty while there at it.The language is not the promblem, its the unequal treatment of foreignors that is the problem. The GOJ always talks about giving free language lessons, Ive heard the same thing just about every year since 1988 when I first arrived in japan. The GOJ needs to address the bigger issues facing NJ, like the quality of life and why does it still take the average NJ 15 visits to the fudosan to find a place to live? GOJ wakeup and stop ignoring the big issues again its 2010 already.
— Proofread, Jim!! Any more sloppy comments like this and they’re not getting through.
I used to go to a wee community centre in Yokohama where they held Japanese lessons for the princely sum of 300 yen per 90 minutes. There were classes every day at different levels. The tutors were either prospective teachers or retired folk and we used the ‘Minna no Nihongo’ textbooks. Great fun and genuine immersion because the other students were from non-English speaking countries. There’s quite a few in Tokyo and Yokohama area. More of these sorts of places – and the corresponding promotion and funding of them – would be great.
I also believe that this effort should be targeting the larger issues that hamper integration between the NJ and native population. Whilst I think that highly motivated people from any income bracket will make the effort to learn by themselves, it is certainly a good thing to have a language program for those from lower income brackets. Money spent on the integration of society is money well spent, without doubt.
I think that a major issue in Japanese language education is the unificatied approach to students from different language backgrounds. Chinese or Korean language bear greater similarity to Japanese, hence these nationals can learn certain grammar and vocabulary much easier than people from European or South East Asian countries, for example. And with less effort, I would add, which is essential when studying Japanese isn’t the main purpose of your stay in Japan.
Great step in my opinion… yes, it’s possible for some people at least to learn a language to a certain degree without ever setting foot in a proper classroom, I’ve known several people who get by after a bit of self-study and “language exchange” situations. But some people are naturally better at language learning than others, and ANYONE will have an easier time of it if they’re being taught grammar and polite sentence stucture along with whatever they pick up from social situations.
Also, this country as a whole needs to have higher EXPECTATIONS of long-term and semi-long-term residents. I don’t think every tourist or Working Holiday visitor needs to be fluent… but if people are livng here for 10 or 20 years and only speaking English (or whatever) in their daily lives… its not just the NJ in question, Japanese people seem to think that they SHOULD be able to speak english and feel embarassed when they can’t, while NJ residents who don’t speak Japanese seem to feel nothing of the sort. The government stepping up and saying “You should speak at least basic Japanese if you’re going to live here, let us help you” may encourage more people to give it more of an effort.
Re: #3, I’ve met plenty of PR or spouse visa holders who really can’t hold a basic conversation in Japanese… or worse, CAN when they have to but still persist in going into stores and restaurants and babbling away in English without so much as an “eigo wakarimasu ka?” in advance.
— As you infer, the point is, the GOJ at least has to TRY to help people assimilate. Language assistance in this regard is fundamental.
I’m fairly sure that the U.S. is the only major Anglophone country that DOESN’T offer work holiday visas, I’d always assumed the whole work holiday thing was reciprocal, thus Japanese can get WH visas in Australia, Canada, NZ, England,etc. but not the USA, and vice versa.
As for NJ working file clerk and docomo jobs, I assume you mean you don’t see white people in such jobs and are turning a very blind eye to the Chinese, Koreans, other Asians, and more who DO have such jobs. But hey, maybe that black guy I saw at Yamada Denki was Japanese? No, seriously. Maybe he IS Japanese. And maybe those I assume are Chinese and Korean by birth I see working in offices are also Japanese citizens. There’s no way to tell unless you start demanding ID like a Koban Keystone. And in the end,isn’t that the whole point?
As a tangent, I sort of assume that NJ who don’t speak English might have more opportunities and motivation (out of necessity) to learn Japanese on their own. In a way, English speakers have a disadvantage in learning. I believe I am not alone in the daily struggle to NOT speak English with J colleagues who want to practice. But I do prefer this minor struggle to the much more real struggle to pay rent working minimum wage while picking up Japanese as I go.
I have to agree with James N re: a JSL program, possibly in place of the regular kokugo lessons. Failure to implement this leads to a skill-impoverished underclass.
My experiences of cheap language classes are similar to Chuckie’s. Unfortunately, such classes tend to be held on weekdays during work hours. They are also hit-and-miss – I’ve heard horror stories of incompetent teachers who couldn’t teach anything beyond これ、それ、あれ.
Bernard also has hit several good points, particularly about money spent on social integration being money well spent.
Finally, it is a message to the wider community that
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following question: Is it time for the United States to dump Saudi Arabia?
The moral case for the United States to question its close relationship with Saudi Arabia is clear. Saudi Arabia is governed by the House of Saud, an authoritarian monarchy that does not tolerate dissent, and the country consistently ranks among the “worst of the worst” countries in democracy watchdog Freedom House’s annual survey of political and civil rights.
Given the two countries’ divergent values, the U.S.-Saudi alliance relies almost entirely on overlapping economic and national security interests. The United States long relied on Saudi Arabia as an oil supplier, a steadfast beacon of opposition to communism and a huge buyer of American arms. The Saudis, meanwhile, depend on the United States to protect their security.
Despite these long-standing ties, Saudi Arabia now harms American national interests as much as it helps them.
First, the Saudis and the United States diverge over American policy toward Iran. Saudi Arabia sees itself locked in a sectarian and geopolitical struggle with Iran for Middle East supremacy. Riyadh is concerned the deal that lifted sanctions against Iran in exchange for Tehran dismantling it’s nuclear infrastructure will empower Iran to pursue a more aggressive foreign policy in the region. Riyadh also fears abandonment by Washington, and worries the nuclear deal is only the first step in a process that could lead to its replacement by Iran as the United States’ primary Persian Gulf ally.
President Barack Obama, by contrast, describes the nuclear agreement with Iran as “a very good deal” that “achieves one of our most critical security objectives.” While no indication exists that the United States seeks to replace Saudi Arabia with Iran, it makes sense for Washington to explore other areas where American and Iranian interests may overlap. As the United States and Iran continue to feel each other out, we can expect tensions between Washington and Riyadh to grow.
Second, Saudi Arabia executed al-Nimr despite concerns expressed by the United States that doing so could damage hopes for peace in Syria. Ending the Syrian war remains a priority for the United States, since Washington hopes a Syrian settlement will lead all parties to unite against Islamic State.
Saudi Arabia and Iran support opposing sides in Syria’s civil war, and the prospects for peace depend significantly on cooperation from both countries. With the two countries now at each others’ throats due to the Saudis’ execution of al-Nimr, the Obama administration believes Saudi-Iranian tensions could “blow up” Washington’s objectives in Syria.
Third, thanks to the shale oil boom in the United States, American dependence on Saudi oil has dropped dramatically. According to a Citibank report, by 2020 the United States may produce so much domestic oil that it would become a net exporter, completely freeing itself from any reliance on Persian Gulf imports. Moreover, the Saudis also rely on the American market. They and many other OPEC members produce what’s called “heavy sour” crude, and the U.S. refinery system is the most attractive market for this type of petroleum. As the United States reduces imports, the Saudis must scramble to find other markets such as China. Unfortunately for Riyadh — as the Russians can attest — the Chinese give no quarter when holding the upper hand in negotiations.
The Saudis understand the consequences of the United States’ reduced reliance on imported oil. To retain market share, the Saudis launched an assault on American shale oil producers, hoping to drive them out of business by flooding the market with Saudi oil. The Saudis hope this leads oil prices to recover, but in the meantime much of the American shale oil industry could face bankruptcy. While cheap oil is good for American consumers, at a certain point the downside for the United States’ economy may outweigh the upsides. Of course, if the United States regains a greater dependence on foreign oil, the Saudis will be the ones to benefit.
In a highly unusual public rebuke in December, Germany’s vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel accused the Saudis of funding extremism in the West. “Wahhabi mosques all over the world are financed by Saudi Arabia. Many Islamists who are a threat to public safety come from these communities in Germany. We have to make clear to the Saudis that the time of looking away is over,” Gabriel said.
Even so, Gabriel is right — and it’s high time Washington policymakers take a good look at the long-term future of the American-Saudi relationship.
Regime change in Saudi Arabia is long overdue.
Thanks for approaching some honesty about the Sauds. The truth is that anyone who has missed how utterly depraved the absolute despots of KSA are is blind and dumb. That the western media reporters weren’t rolling on the floor laughing when KSA was named head of the UN Panel on Human Rights is a sorry testimony to the ignorance of the group. That western media was stone silent as the US tried to convince the world that the Sauds – whose ideology and government are indistinguishable from ISIS – was helping us bring “freedom and democracy” to Syria (that has infinitely more of both than KSA will ever have under the Sauds) speaks volumes of how embedded journos are with the government here. That western media remains mute over the daily atrocities of the Saudi aggression in Yemen is criminal. Enough already.
It was time 30 years ago. Saudi Arabia is a terror sponsor and homophobic nation.
and the US backs off the UK……..
So interesting to see the Officials of many countries that Syrians always have conflicts with are the ones planning The Syrians future!
I’m very sure those politicians can’t sleep at night till they deliver Democracy to Syria that many of those politicians don’t even have in their own countries!!!
You forget to mention the fact that The Petro-Dollars treaty that enable USA to make money out of each Oil transaction from the Gulf region, which help US economy tremendously is a valid reason for our government to close their eyes on all unethical acts that are happening by Wahhabi Saudi everyday!
No amount of PR can hide the fact that Saudi Arabia is a malevolent influence in propagating the worst interpretations of Islam throughout the Middle East and beyond. This fake “royal” regime has been cosseted long enough allowing their bogus “princes” to use their ill-gotten billions on buying off the West’s governments, industry and media.
The endgame seems to be in sight now for this monstrous regime that has sawn the seeds of 9-11 and used their enormous oil revenues to promote Wahabism – the most extreme-Islamic evil around the world. They even bit he hand that fed them by declaring war against American oil shale industry. Iran is an angel by comparison. Thank you for an enlightening article.
Saudi Arabia is a religious Monarchy. America left that stuff behind 300 years ago.
Cheney’s friends in Saudi Arabia need to burn. And they can take Cheney with them.
TrusTED and you’ll get more of the same (the third term of Bush/Cheney).
If we bombed them into submission they’d have nothing left. Our frackers will prosper and all would be well here inside the USA. NO MORE OIL IMPORTS. To the heck with those nuts over there. After all if things get out of hand there we have over 2K nukes ready to fire on will. We’re sick and tired of the wackos in the Middle East. Send Cruz and Rubio over there too.
Another article on the same outlet suggests a possible Saudi/US invasion of Syria, I thought they already did this by installing moderate terrorists(FSA) and ISIL. US military personnel already showing dissent via social media against any pro Sunni- terrorist deployment in Syria.
Dead on. North American oil, while heavy and sour, does not come with a surcharge in blood.
1. Saudi Arabia is our #1 defense industry customer.
2. The Defense Industry runs our Congress.
BTW. That also explains our perpetual war doctrine.
The Saudis will change their ways if they want our money badly enough. Otherwise I foresee a bloody overthrow of their tightly held regime, and the Kingdom will once more devolve into tribal in-fighting.
I am not a fan of any undemocratic regime, but we should be much more concerned about commie cash kings in China and KGB mafia in Russia, IMHO.
George Bush attacked the wrong country for the 9/11 outrage.
He was never very good at geography.
Just two more infos : religion of terrorists groups is Salafism. And Salafism roots are Wahhabi.
It,s a good and nice thing that the US and German politician have got to conclusion that what,s the real essence of Saudi tyrannous and oppressive self-appointed rulers.For years many government,especially Iran,insisted on the terrorist essence of Saudi rulers and their economical,political and logistic support of extremist groups like Al-Qaeda, ISIS,Al-Nusra and………….
In the other hand, the Westerners,that have been repeatedly,accused Iran of supporting terrorism,should revise in their opinion about Iran and believe that Iran is ready to help the fight against extremism and terrorism anywhere in the world,especially in middle east,because Iran is the victim of terrorism after its revolution.
It,s hoped that the other governments and politicians will wake up soon and will stop the stupid Saudi rulers from their dangerous behavior,before late,and will help the innocent people of Syria,Yemen,Bahrain,….to return to their usual
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the food, pharmaceutical, real estate, energy, and automotive sectors, as well as the fields targeted by the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) initiatives.
He added that Credit Agricole also supports companies operating in the energy sector and aims to increase its investments in this sector during the coming period, pointing out that Egypt is expected to become a major exporter of natural gas in 2018.
Regarding the nature of the bank’s activities in Egypt, Drion said that the bank’s strategy relies on providing high-quality services and offering integrated packages for large, small, and medium sized companies, as well as retail and senior clients.
This was announced in a press conference held by the bank last week on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its opening in the Egyptian market. The event was attended by the bank’s leadership and a large number of its customers.
“The bank’s celebration of its 10th anniversary in the Egyptian market is a milestone in its history, and this encourages us to achieve sustainable growth in Egypt for many years to come,” said Drion.
According to Drion, the bank is not considering leaving the Egyptian market. On the contrary, the bank has a strong expansion plan for the coming years.
He stressed that the bank is committed to providing new technological solutions in the banking services to meet the needs of its customers and achieve all their aspirations. He also affirmed the bank’s commitment to contribute to all major national projects in Egypt and support all segments of Egyptian society.
CreditAgricole launched its activities in the Egyptian market after acquiring the Egyptian American Bank in 2006. It belongs to the French CréditAgricoleGroup.
“We entered the Egyptian market 10 years ago and are determined to continue and expand in it,” he said.
Credit Agricole Group owns a 47.39% stake in Credit Agricole Egypt. Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank has a 13.07% stake, Ali Bin Hassan Al Ali Dayekh owns5.43%, and other shareholders own 34.11%.
Drion was appointed to his position at the bank on 1 December 2011.
He had worked at BNP Paribas Bank for more than 14 years in several positions, including the head of retail banking in the Middle East and CEO of the bank in Algeria, before he became CEO of Credit Agricole’s branch in Serbia.
Drion graduated with a degree inpolitical science and received a postgraduate degree in finance from the Paris Dauphine University.
According to Drion, about 2,500 employees work for Credit Agricole Egypt. The bank has 80 branches and 160 ATMs across the country and is considered one of the largest taxpayers in Egypt.
“When Credit Agricole acquired the Egyptian American Bank, the bank’s customers did not exceed 1,000 people, while we now have 360,000 customers, of which 6,000 are in the SME sector only,” Drion said.
He added that the bank has succeeded in attracting these customers through providing various services, including internet banking and mobile services, stressing that the bank aims to provide the best customer service in Egypt.
Drion added that the bank succeeded in attracting about 70,000 customers through mobile phone applications, noting that the bank seeks to play a prominent role in achieving financial inclusion.
According to Drion, the bank’s market share in Egypt is currently estimated at about 2%, and they seek to double it in the coming years.
The bank has a capital of EGP 1.244bn, and it also receives support from the parent group in France.
He revealed that the parent group had granted the bank a $30m loan to support its capital base, and the bank has already received the first tranche of the loan in April 2017.The second tranche is due by the end of June.
He pointed out that the bank’s new slogan—”An integrated bank for you”—represents a commitment to continuously develop its services.
In this regard, Omnia Salem, the head of the bank’s marketing sector, said that the bank launched a new group of services allocated to people aged 18 to 26, under the name “MyFirst”.
She added that the bank was keen to offer its services during Financial Inclusion Week in several Egyptian universities, especially in Upper Egypt, in order to attract this segment to the bank. She revealed that her bank succeeded in opening 500 new accounts during that week.
According to Drion, the number of banking customers in Egypt is still small, so there is an opportunity to attract more customers and achieve financial inclusion.
He pointed out that this could be achieved by upgrading the banking services via mobile phone and internet, installing more ATMs, and expanding in retail loans, such as auto loans.
On the other hand, Drion said that the Credit Agricole Bank plays a prominent role in attracting foreign investors to the Egyptian market, pointing out that the bank has strong relations with multinational companies and seeks to attract them to the Egyptian market.
He added that the bank helps foreign investors to invest in the Egyptian exchange and debt instruments issued by the Egyptian government.
According to Drion, the bank is one of the most prominent investors in the Egyptian debt instruments, estimated at about 30% of the total investment portfolio of the bank.
Drion said that the Credit Agricole Group is very optimistic about the Egyptian economy and its performance in the coming years. He pointed out that the Egyptian market is now “healthier” after the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) decision to liberate the exchange rate.
“The flotation of the pound was a huge decision and is set to positively affect the Egyptian economy and the banks operating in the market during the coming period,” according to Drion.
Despite the shock caused by the flotation decision and the high inflation and deficit rates in the state’s general budget, the Egyptian economy is still on the right path of reform and its growth rate is better than the previous years, he added.
“The bank’s earnings in foreign currency after the flotation reached about $1bn, and they were directed to cover the bank’s foreign exchange requests to finance imports,” saidDrion.
“The bank has about 6,000 SME customers whose loan portfolio under the CBE’s initiative accounts for 10-11% of the total credit portfolio,” said WaliLotfy, head of retail banking at Credit Agricole.
He pointed out that the bank aims to increase this share to 20% by 2020.
In response to a question about the impact of the CBE’s regulations on the retail sector of the bank, Lotfy said these controls did not affect the size of the bank’s retail sector, adding that they still provide auto loans.
He explained that those regulations apply to everyone, and the most efficient bank would succeed, pointing out that the financing agencies that do not follow the CBE have caused the current imbalance suffered by the market.
With regards to the mortgage finance, Credit Agricole Egypt has launched two programmes for this sector; the first operates in accordance with the CBE’s initiative for the low and middle income class, and the second was aimed at providing more credit facilities depending on the customer’s needs.
According to Olivier Palima, head of the information technology sector at Credit Agricole, the bank has increased its investments in technological systems by 25% over the past year.
Palima noted that as part of the parent group’s support, the bank’s slogan in Egypt is no longer “the bank is at your service”, but “the whole group is at your service”.
He revealed that the bank would provide new services in the coming period, including a non-cash loan package.
The bank is scheduled to launch new mobile applications within a few days to allow customers to register online, pay bills, and transfer money, as well as pay instalments of loans and credit cards to other bank customers.
On the other hand, Drion disclosed that Credit Agricole Egypt’s profit grew by 51.6% during the first quarter (Q1) of 2017, to reach EGP 475.1m.
He added that the bank’s deposits also grew by 43.3% at the end of Q1 2017, registering EGP 39.245bn, compared to EGP 27.396bn in Q1 2016.
According to Drion, the bank’s loan portfolio increased to EGP 18.786bn by the end ofQ1 2017, compared to EGP 15.059bn at the end of Q1 2016—an increase of 24.7%. This rate falls to 4.2% after excluding the effect of the flotation.
He added that the bank’s non-performing loans reached 4.2% during Q1 2017. The bank has increased the provisions of these loans to EGP 88.2m.
“The bank’s capital adequacy ratio registered at 15.14%, exceeding the required rate by the CBE of 11.25%,” according to Drion.
He said that the bank’s management is proud of the positive results achieved during Q1 2017, which confirms that the bank continues to grow.
Drion also announced the launch of CreditAgricole Egypt for Social Development Institution.
He said that the new body comes in the framework of the bank’s belief in the importance of social responsibility and its commitment to participate in various initiatives that support the society.
Since 2012, the bank has launched some initiatives of its own and participated with other specialised partners from civil society organisations in the fields of health, education, environment, and community development, according to Drion.
He said that the bank had allocated about 1.25% of its 2016 profits to social responsibility.
He pointed out that the bank’s philosophy of social responsibility is based on promoting the idea of
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attempt to obtain every possible document pertaining to U.S. spying on the late South African leader Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement he led.
Last year, Shapiro and an investigative journalist, Jason Leopold, sued the CIA for its failure to comply with their FOIA request for records about the agency’s alleged spying on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and its review of the CIA’s infamous post-9/11 program of rendition, detention and torture-induced interrogation of terrorism suspects.
Since Shapiro began requesting a significant number of records from the FBI under FOIA in 2010 (his first requests date back to 2004), the agency has turned over more than 40,000 pages of records about its monitoring of the animal rights movement in the U.S. These are documents the agency initially said it did not have, says Shapiro, adding that the only reason the FBI parted with the records was a discovery he made while researching the agency’s internal regulations and court documents describing how it conducts FOIA searches. Shapiro found that when he requested documents about his fellow animal rights activists and got them to sign privacy waivers, the FBI almost always released information about them.
Through much of 2011, about four years after he began his Ph.D. dissertation on disputes over animals and national security from 1899-1979, Shapiro petitioned the FBI at least twice a day on average. Also in 2011, Shapiro sued the FBI in a federal district in Washington, D.C., for “obstinately refusing to process” 70 of his FOIA requests over several years.
In a secret, on-camera deposition to the court in 2012, a redacted version of which was given to Shapiro’s attorney, FBI Counterterrorism Division Deputy Assistant Director Michael Clancy asked for an Open America stay until September 30, 2019, which would allow the agency to process the “entire collection of documents” Shapiro had requested.
Open America refers to a Watergate-era appeals court ruling that allows agencies a stay on proceedings if they can show they are “deluged with a volume of requests for information” under FOIA and are therefore unable to meet the statutory limit of 20 business days for a preliminary response. The court granted the FBI the seven-year stay. Shapiro is contesting the decision.
In the eyes of the FBI, says Shapiro, animal activists are potential terrorists. In fact, some of them, including Shapiro, have been prosecuted for running an animal rights website and trespassing on farms where they conducted undercover investigations during which they videotaped and “rescued” animals. (In 2004, Shapiro and a fellow activist faced felony burglary charges, which were reduced to a misdemeanor following a plea agreement.) The FBI routinely employs counterterrorism resources against this loose network of animal rights activists—“despite a lack of evidence that the groups are engaging in or supporting violent action,” the American Civil Liberties Union reported in 2005 after reviewing FBI documents obtained through FOIA requests.
Shapiro’s attempt to penetrate the FBI’s wall of secrecy highlights the struggles of obtaining government documents nearly half a century after Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act on June 20, 1966. Since it became effective on July 4, 1967, FOIA has given citizens, journalists and public interest groups the right to freely examine government information about everything from public health and the environment to maladministration and political corruption. (States have their own FOIA laws.) Despite substantive reform of FOIA in 1974, following the Watergate scandal, a great deal of government information is still protected by nine exemptions (and three exclusions) covering national security, privacy, trade secrets, confidential commercial and financial information, and some law enforcement records. Officials are required to offer explicit justifications, within specific parameters, for blocking access.
Perhaps because it’s the nation’s first and only law that requires federal officials to respond in a systematic way to citizens’ requests for federal records, advocates of open government in Congress try every few years to reform FOIA by ironing out its many loopholes. Since February, two separate but fairly similar bipartisan bills to amend FOIA, known as the FOIA Improvement Act, have been making their way through the Senate and the House. Both are aimed at establishing a statutory “presumption of openness,” first emphasized by former Attorney General Janet Reno in 1993 as a standard for dealing with FOIA requests. The principle would help ensure that government information may be withheld only if agencies can show that it’s too sensitive for public consumption.
There’s hope this time around, however, that the bill will eventually become law. Congress began another two-year session in January, and the bipartisan bills were introduced very early on, unlike in the previous session. “Those in favor of secrecy will have a much harder time running out the clock,” says Nate Jones, director of the National Security Archive, a respected transparency watchdog at George Washington University.
The third reform measure would give greater independence and authority to the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), an ombudsman created by Congress in 2007 to review FOIA policies and procedures as well as the compliance of federal agencies with the act. But because OGIS ultimately reports to the White House, like the rest of the executive branch, it’s not considered to be an impartial mediator in FOIA disputes. If the pending legislation in Congress becomes law, OGIS would be required to submit an annual report outlining its oversight of agency FOIA practices directly to Congress—without review or appraisal from any other government entity, including DOJ. Further, OGIS would be required to hold a public meeting on these annual reports once a year.
Many activists were disappointed that Congress didn’t push through the bill during the 10th annual Sunshine Week, a nationwide celebration of open government and freedom that kicked off March 15. Instead, in an odd move that cast a negative spotlight on the government, the White House announced on March 16—National Freedom of Information Day—that its Office of Administration would no longer be subject to FOIA. The decision solidified a policy under both Presidents Bush and Obama to reject requests to the office for records, which is responsible for record-keeping duties such as the archiving of emails, and was the only part of the White House answerable to FOIA.
According to the government’s FOIA website, requests for information have increased from 557,825 in fiscal 2009 to 704,394 in fiscal 2013—a 26 percent growth that roughly corresponds with Obama’s first term in office. Further, in 35 percent of the requests during that period, federal agencies released information in full to requesters. Partial information was disclosed in 30 percent of the cases, and just 6.1 percent of the requests were fully denied on the basis of FOIA exemptions.
Where Obama gets high marks on FOIA is in his revival of the government’s programs to declassify information, which former President Bill Clinton initiated in 1993 and which Bush abandoned a decade later. Classification decisions dropped from slightly more than 250,000, when Bush came to power, to about 60,000 in 2013, according to the Information Security Oversight Office.
Still, one big difference between the Obama and Bush Administrations is that “under Bush there was no presumption of openness,” says Elizabeth Hempowicz, a public policy associate at the Project on Government Oversight, an independent Washington-based watchdog on government reforms. So is the attitude of agencies toward FOIA slowly changing? “Their frame of reference now is to figure out what they’re doing with more openness—to protect what they need to protect but not to hide illegality or abuse,” says Open the Government’s McDermott.
Making a FOIA request isn’t difficult; making a successful FOIA request is the hard part. Because each federal agency processes requests independently, the first step is to write a letter to a particular agency. Some agencies provide sample letters on their websites. While you do not have to say why you need what you’re requesting—or offer evidence as to why the information you’re seeking needs to see the light of day—it’s a good idea to provide as much detail about the record as possible.
It’s also worth noting that under FOIA, any part of a document that is withheld must clearly show where the redaction occurs as well as how much material is missing (unless the missing information itself falls under a FOIA exemption). If a FOIA request is denied, the agency concerned must provide a signed letter stating the reason for the request’s denial. Finally, you have 60 days to appeal a denial in writing to the head of the agency or department. All denials can be contested in a federal district court—and the law requires the government to pay legal fees and court expenses if the case is decided in your favor.
Although courts are known to be typically deferential to federal lawyers, the judiciary holds the key to genuine FOIA reform. “The trick is to keep pressing the courts to interpret the act in the way that Congress intended, which is with a presumption of openness,” says Morton H. Halperin, a former deputy assistant Secretary of Defense.
Currently a senior adviser at the Open Society Policy Center, a Washington-based advocacy group aimed at influencing U.S. government policy on a range of domestic and international issues, including transparency and accountability, Halperin is among a growing number of activists who recommend that the government adopt a “public interest balancing test” that would allow courts, rather than federal agencies, to decide the importance of government information. The idea is to consider how the public might benefit from the disclosure of a particular piece of information, which would then act as counterweight to the government’s privilege claims.
As it happens, a public interest balancing requirement was part of the original Senate bill proposed in 2014. “But as the bill proceeded in the Senate, the public interest portion of it was taken out,” says David Sobel, a longtime FOIA
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s Yucatan Peninsula is world renowned for being the home of Cancun and other highly visited vacation spots such as Playa del Carmen, Cozumel Island and Tulum. These areas on the Caribbean side of the peninsula boast world-class resorts, a wide variety of restaurants, fully-equipped diving operators and of course fantastic dive sites. To avoid the crowds around these popular destinations, it is best to head towards the south where you’ll find a tiny village known as Costa Maya.
Quintana Roo is the only state of Mexico situated on the Caribbean Sea. The state capital, Chetumal, is located near Costa Maya and borders Belize. As a regular launching site for divers wanting to explore the southern region around Quintana Roo, Chetumal is an ideal starting point.
Farther south than Tulum, the Mayan Coast is a far reaching coastline that reaches the border of Belize. Mexico’s one and only coral atoll, Banco Chinchorro, lies off the shores of Costa Maya. This atoll forms part of 4 atolls that line Belize’s coast, and it is the most northern of the atolls. Diving Banco Chinchorro is an unspoiled paradise and truly a must-see.
The Yucatan Peninsula offers a great deal more than just scuba diving, and it’s important for divers to venture beyond the waters and see more of the area they’re visiting. The Yucatan Peninsula has a number of Mayan ruin sites to see, and all are within driving distance of local hot spots. The port of Costa Maya is the closest to the Mayan ruins of the Yucatan Peninsula. Visitors can opt to take a pre-arranged tour or rent a car to explore the ruins and pyramids away from the crowds. The Pyramid of the Masks, or Kokunlich, is certainly worth a trip inland and will take visitors 30 miles west of Chetumal, the capital city.
For a more authentic experience away from the large tourist stops, Costa Maya is a great choice. Unlike the popular northern areas of the peninsula, Costa Maya does not feature masses of resorts all the way up the coastline. In fact, Costa Maya is a relaxed and quiet area to visit and offers a number of dive sites nearby. Banco Chinchorro is easily explored from Costa Maya, as is the Belize Barrier Reef. This barrier reef begins off of Honduras and travels along Belize and up towards the northern regions of Yucatan in Mexico. Divers can expect to experience warm and clear waters that seem like they were made to dive in, not to mention fantastic marine life that circles these atolls.
The Belize Barrier Reef holds the title of the world’s second longest barrier reef. The reef life is rich and diverse, boasting colorful corals and marine life in all shapes and sizes. As the western hemisphere’s most extensive reef system, it was recently marked a protected area by the Mexican government, ensuring that this reef remains as naturally beautiful as it already is.
The Yucatan Peninsula on the east coast of Mexico has become one of the most famous cave diving destinations in the world. Beneath the peninsula lies the fresh water cave systems, which can be accessed through some 80-90 cenotes (cavern entrances). Over 160km worth of cave system has already been mapped. The cave systems offer world class cave diving to all levels of cave divers.
To experience one of the most unique places to dive, head to Banco Chinchorro, an island offshore from the meeting point of Belize and Mexico. This isolated coral atoll is wild with activity and benefits from quieter peak times than Cancun and Riviera Maya. The three islands that form this Banco Chinchorro atoll are Cayo Lobo, Caye Central and Cayo Norte. On these small islands, fishermen live amongst the mangroves on stilted homes and share the island with scuttling crabs. Banco Chinchorro was acclaimed a Biosphere Reserve in 1996 by Mexican government and is a protected and patrolled area. Local dive operators cannot easily gain access to this underwater world as it is difficult to obtain permits for recreational scuba divers. Exceptions have been made for large groups, as some registered diving operators have organized trips to visit.
Bancho Chinchorro is the elusive treasure chest in the scuba diving community. World-famous but rarely visited, this shallow area is the resting place for many shipwrecks. These shipwrecks are genuine and have not been purposefully sunk to serve as artificial reefs. This Banco Chinchorro sites offer new and old wrecks that are difficult to get to because they are located in the surf zone. Diving in water less than 10 meters deep can be very dangerous and so authorities prohibit access to many of these wrecks for the safety of the divers and the previous corals.
To see a wreck site while snorkeling, visit Chinchorro’s two Spanish Galleons. Nearby Cayo Norte, the site of 40 Canons is the final resting place for a magnificent Dutch galleon made in the 17th century. The galleon’s massive anchor can still be seen while snorkeling in the 10-15 feet water, as can an impressive 16 of the 40 original cannons. The remaining 24 cannons were lost due to thieves, which is part of the reason why the government in Mexico decided to restrict access to scuba divers.
Cozumel is a great wreck site to see around Chinchorro. Cozumel is lying upright in the water, with large portions extending out of the water’s surface. Cozumel sunk due to a ravaging hurricane, Hurricane Wilma, that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in 2005.
Outside of the wreck sites at Banco Chinchorro, the area is still an excellent place to dive, with suitable sites for all diving levels. The majority of the area’s wrecks are on the atoll’s eastern side, where the waters are shallow and the water is rough. On the west side of the atoll, the marine life abounds and there are beautiful corals and fantastic dive sites all around. Divers will be astounded at the marine biodiversity of Banco Chinchorro, with large barrel sponges attached to beautiful reefs, uniquely bright black coral and large brain coral. The atoll slopes at the edge, allowing for deeper waters in the range of 30 feet. Here divers can tap into a calm, peaceful experience as they wonder at the stunning coral formations and abundance of marine life. At certain times of the year, bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales have been seen together with giant spotted eagle rays that have the ability to make a good dive great.
To the south of the wreck site 40 Canons, the Garden is a 60-80ft dive suitable for all levels. Other worthwhile sites near Cayo Centro are those of Kai Ha and Punta Gonzalez, which offer some great diving suitable for all levels. Punta Gonzalez lies on a gentle underwater ledge at a depth of 40-90ft which makes for an enjoyable drift dive. Visitors will have the chance to encounter eagle rays, lobsters lying beneath beautiful coral formations and even sea turtles. The close by dive site of Kai Ha to the north lies at just 30-65 feet but offers a wide variety of fish life including Queen Angelfish and French Angelfish.
There are a number of popular dives around the small fishing village of Xcalak southeast of Chetumal. With quick 5-30 minute trips by boat, divers will be in the heart of a number of beautiful dives.
La Poza is a popular site that never gets crowded just south of Xcalak. There is a sunken cenote to explore in waters that are suitable and enjoyable for all diving levels. La Poza lies in less than 20 meters from the water’s surface. Commonly referred to as Tarpon Hole, this site is a sports fisherman heaven, with large schools of silvery tarpo making use of this reef to feed.
Heading further south past La Poza is La Pozeta, a dive site offering a great swim through opportunity. Advanced divers will be interested in exploring La Chiminea, which lies at a max. depth of 30 meters. The site is classified as an advanced level dive due to its intricate caverns that lead to an underwater canyon accessed, all of which is accessed by a massive wall drop.
Along Costa Maya’s southern region lies a quaint fishing village called Mahahual. Diving in the waters surrounding Mahahual is a haven offering clear waters and fantastic protected dive sites thanks to the shelter of the barrier reef. Inland of Mahahual is also worth exploring with Mayan ruins and cenotes on offer. The village of Mahahual is an unspoiled destination that gives visitors an idea of what the Yucatan Peninsula was like before the development of resorts and cities.
As a whole, the coastal area of the Yucatan Peninsula is lined with amazing reef and there are many opportunities to explore under the water.
To get to Costa Maya it is recommended to fly into Chetumal International Airport which accepts regular flights from a number of destinations including Mexico City. Once in Chetumal, there are hop flights available to get you to Cancun, or for those who enjoy driving, it is a 6 hour car journey.
There are diving operators scattered all along the Yucatan Peninsula, many of which are able to arrange day dive trips, fishing adventures, snorkeling tours and even bird watching excursions. Many dive shops will offer certification and training for all diving levels from the
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When I traveled to Iceland, I knew that in addition to the regular Iceland spots like visiting Thingvellir and Reykjavik, I needed to see Vik beach.
Besides being a gorgeous black sand beach in Iceland, there are some special features about the place that make it a unique experience, even in a country as unique as Iceland!
For one, if you sit on the beach and look south, there’s no land between you and Antarctica. That’s a really heavy, significant thing to ponder when you’re on the edge of a tiny island far in the north Atlantic.
The beach, which has become very popular in the last few years, is also near the gorgeous Reynisdrangar basalt stacks (reminiscent of Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway).
While I was there, we had a picnic with a local sheep dog who came to visit us.
To get there, we rented a car in Reykjavik for the day. This was a great way to get out of the city and explore the south coast.
Vik Beach Iceland is located near the town of Vik i Myrdal, thus most tourist refer to it as Vik beach, but locals refer to it as Reynisfjara Beach.
Once you’re finished in Vik, keep going and explore the area, as the entire south coast is gorgeous!
From Reykjavik to Vik black sand beach, it’ll take you about 2 h 30 mins (179 km) by car. On the way, you’ll pass some stunning sights, including, Skogafoss Waterfall, Seljalandsfoss Waterfall and Dyrholaey.
Iceland’s diamond beach is one of the most awesome beaches in the country because of how unique it is!
Located on the banks of Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, this beach is studded with crystal clear chunks of ice that have broken off from the nearby glacier. The beach near the glacial lagoon is commonly referred to as Diamond Beach and is located on the southeastern coast of Iceland.
The diamond beach is located just off Iceland’s ring road. If you want to visit the beach that stretches along the ocean, it is on your right side, going north on the Ring Road. On your left side is the diamond beach that runs along Jökulsárlón Lagoon. For wonderful sunset views, go right, for stunning views of the beach and ice, go left!
Either way, the Diamond Beach at Jökulsárlón Lagoon is one of the most beautiful beaches in Iceland.
From Reykjavik, the drive is 4 h 46 mins (372 km) via Þjóðvegur- the Icelandic Ring Road.
Brutally beautiful. These are the words I love to use when describing Iceland as I don’t think any other words really describe it.
Iceland is an absolutely stunner. Literally every corner of it boasts a beautiful view, a gorgeous waterfall, or a dramatic scene. But its terrain, weather and shores are also totally savage. Londrangar Cliffs and Beach are no different.
I’m assuming you didn’t think you’d go to Iceland to have a warm and sunny beach to enjoy (and if you did, sorry to burst your bubble) but the beaches will still be some of the best things you see in Iceland.
I loved Londrangar Cliffs because nobody else goes here. This area isn’t as frequented, especially when you know how many people actually go to Iceland each year! I always include it as one of my Iceland planning tips.
These secluded cliffs and hidden beaches are the epitome of Iceland’s brutally beautiful coastline and I think the picture does the rest of the talking. Come here, stand on the cliffs, and get mesmerized by the pounding waves, tumbling black rocks, and epic rock formations.
By car, this journey will take 2 h 31 mins (192 km) from Reykjavik via Snæfellsnesvegur. As a heads up, this route has tolls.
“We’re going to go on an adventure,” Addi from Midgard Adventure said as we hauled ourselves up into the superjeep. “It’s a secret Iceland beach that no one really visits.” Sound too good to be true? It wasn’t.
Fifteen minutes of off-road driving over dunes and through streams, the landscape of Landeyjahöfn spread out before us. A black beach in Iceland without another soul on it. It’s one of Iceland’s true hidden gems. Miles of coastline pounded by the wild Atlantic surf stretched into the distance.
One of the quieter Iceland beaches, Landeyjahöfn is no less dramatic than some of its more famous counterparts. Facing the Vestmannaeyjar islands on Iceland’s south coast, it’s a great place to go bird spotting. If you’re lucky (we were), you can even see seals splashing about in the water just off the shore.
From Reykjavik, it is a 1 h 40 min (130km) drive via Þjóðvegur (the Iceland Ring Road) 1 and Route 1. You’ll need a 4 x 4 to access some parts of the beach, or you can drive to the pier at Landeyjahofn and walk from there.
Djúpalónssandur, also known as The Black Lava Pearl Beach, boasts pretty much all the drama that nature can offer.
Lava fields with beautiful large rock formations protrude from the ground; there is an almost otherworldly feel to this one of a kind beach.
If you head along the Nautastígur path, you’ll come across two stunning lagoons called Djúpulón or Deep Lagoons and Svörtulón or, Black Lagoon. Both of these gorgeous lagoons have said to be blessed by Bishop Guðmundur góði and hold special healing powers.
Take a look at the remnants of the ship The Epine GY7. The iron pieces are kept intact and are not allowed to be touched, to commemorate the English fisherman who lost their lives in the wreck.
Even more striking than the lava you’ll find Pearls of Djúpalón, small black pebbles or lava pearls that make up the beaches surface and are also responsible for its name!
Driving from Reykjavik, you’re looking at a 2 h 29 min (200 km) journey via Snæfellsnesvegur. This route is tolled!
Rauðasandur is one of the most breathtaking beaches in Iceland. With the red tinge of the sand contrasting with the black cliffs, it looks like something straight out of Mars. To add to the beauty, the sand sometimes changes colour from it famous red hues to yellow.
This tranquil beach is the ideal destination for a calming beach walk. With its vast open landscape and its natural canvas of warm colours, Raudasandur Beach is the perfect spot for a quiet moment.
Unlike the numerous black sand Iceland beaches, Breidavik beach has golden sand – something rare enough to deserve a visit in itself.
It’s a gorgeous spot: a lovely little church and miles and miles of golden sand. On a sunny day, you could almost kid yourself that you’re in a tropical location thanks to the gorgeous golden sand and blue sea.
If you’re are a fan of bird watching, Breidavik should most certainly go on your Iceland beach bucket list. You can see a plethora of seabirds and might perhaps even catch a glimpse of a puffin.
In the distance, you can spot the gorgeous mountains that are topped with the golden sand that has blown over from the beaches surface.
Once you’re bored of soaking up the view, Breidavik is also a good spot for hiking, trout fishing and exploring historical sites.
Frock Reykjavik, the drive is 5 h 22 mins via Vestfjarðavegur and this route is tolled.
Búðir is another one of Iceland’s rare golden sandy beaches. It was formerly a fishing village but was abandoned in the early nineteenth century. All that remains is a hotel and a beautiful yet gothic small, black church.
Chances are that if you rock up here, you’re going to get it to yourself. Sometimes, on a good day, you might end up sharing it with a few playful seals too.
Búðir is surrounded by mystery. Local legend has it that the area around the path from the beach to the nearby lava field is scattered with elves – so watch where you step!
It’s a short 12 min (9.6km) drive from Reykjavik via Route 41.
Hands up if you love seals! Me too. You’ve got to head to Ytri-Tunga, otherwise known as Iceland’s seal beach.
The clue is in the name – between June and August, the beach is dotted with seals basking in the (not so hot) Icelandic sun. Turns out we’re not the only ones who love to sunbathe.
From Reykjavik, it’s a 2h (152 km) drive via Þjóðvegur and Snæfellsnesvegur. Expect tolls on the way.
It’s sometimes best to opt for car hire, especially to get to those beaches in the more rural areas. You can find loads of local car hire companies
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who have no experience employing an online cake delivery service. If you are one of those, we recommend that you ask someone or colleague for assistance. When a special festival is approaching, you are able to find many people who can offer help. So, ensure you follow their advice and make the appropriate choice.
Conventional cookware constructed from metals, ceramics, glazes, and enamels are brimming with toxins that respond to food while cooking and contaminates it. Lead, Arsenic, Nickel, Molybdenum, Cadmium along with metals & chemicals are normally found in most cookware, which start accumulating inside you when you eat food cooked included. Over time they start having a toll in your body functions and compromise the body’s defense mechanisms – this leads to health problems between minor illnesses to chronic diseases.
You may choose your ingredients wisely your cookware can destroy the majority of the essential nutrients within them by cooking it with harsh heat. The food’s delicate nutrients must be cooked with gentle heat so the nutrients and vitamins of the meat stays intact.
Releasing steam through vents may seem like perhaps the most common occurrence if you utilize conventional metal or ceramic pots but not many people know steam is actually water-soluble nutrients. The body needs these on a regular basis as they can not be stored like fat-soluble nutrients. But the steam pressure created in conventional pots is very high, the pot might explode should the steam just isn’t released constantly.
Switching to pure clay cookware can greatly enhance the health of the food. Pure clay is definitely an all-natural 100% non-toxic material that’s tested negative for those kinds of toxins seen in most conventional cookware. It doesn’t contaminate food and cooks with far infrared heat that is certainly gentle on delicate nutrients – cooks by preserving them intact.
They also naturally condense steam – steam is condensed for the inner surface with the lid (mainly because it stays cooler compared to pot during cooking) and keeps falling back into the meals so water-soluble nutrients are preserved right in the pot.
The food cooked in pure clay is very healthy and nutritious as compared to the same food cooked in metals or ceramics. When you eat such food regularly, one’s body is nourished with important nourishment on a regular basis as well as the toxins, that happen to be already accumulated, are cleansed out by the body naturally… when it is just not bombarded with a lot more toxins.
We all pay for it to celebrate the newest year. Most of us wish to eat a cake about this day with his family and friends. If you want to get a cake that the local store doesn’t make, you could have another option: online cake services. You can order your desired cake with an online store. This store could be located a few miles away from your home town. If you could have never ordered online, our 4 tips may help you feel the process very quickly. Read on.
As said earlier, a typical white cake with ice about it can be bought at the local store. If you are perusing this article, you want a special cake. You want something unique, not an issue that will bore the ones you love.
But what in case you order? According to experts, you need to order a cake your local store doesn’t always have. This is a simple rule. And this ‘s ordering on the internet is tons of fun. And this is why online stores a terrific place to buy stuff.
Not we all have the same taste in terms of cakes are involved. Therefore, we recommend that you don’t pick a flavor depending on your own taste alone. Instead, things to do is escape your comfortable zone and choose a combo of several flavors. It’s better if you pick a combo that you’ve got never tasted before. Chances are that the recipients might not have tasted this combo either.
Here, it is advisable to keep in mind that only taste should not be deciding factor. You should consider the appearance of the cake too. Since you are likely to send this cake to someone with a new year, ensure it looks great. It will create an excellent impression about the recipients.
If you might be finding tough to choose from a cake in the online bakery, we have an easy approach you could follow. All you need to do is have a look at the types and fashions of cakes for the website with the store and choose ones which have the highest quantity of orders.
Apart with this, also you can go to the bestselling section in this cake category. On this section, you will notice what people have already been liking probably the most. If consumers are buying something again and again, it’s almost guaranteed that it has a terrific flavor and type. You can pick a few after which add pick the ones you like by far the most.
Lastly, ensure that you consider your financial budget when buying a cake around the Internet. After all, you won’t want to spend an arm along with a leg in order to purchase a cake.
While trying to find the safest cookware, a very important factor that is crucial is how reactive the pot’s raw material is? This is because foodis a biochemical entity that may be subject to leaching if cooked in the reactive pot or pan. These compounds which have leached in the pot are of no vitamins and minerals in the body but they can cause many diseases if able to accumulate in your body. Titanium, metal and natural clay -The first 2 are very popular to create cooking pots, the very last one is gaining momentum for the health value over other manmade materials, Let’s find out which would be the safest cookware one of the three?
Titanium is metal chemically purchased from its ore rutile, by reduction through chlorides and/or magnesium. Amongst its different uses, it’s also used for producing surgical inserts or bone and cartilage replacements in your body. Because of this reason, this can be a common belief so it can’t inflict harm within your body. First of all, Titanium is really a reactive element and reacts with common elements found in the atmosphere like oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and water in order to create various compounds. Because of this, that is certainly reactive to food, especially during cooking! Because heat can be a catalyst for all those reactions.
This alloy comes in different grades, the most popular ones (general purpose) are 304 and 316. The 304-grade stainless-steel contains elements like Chromium, Nickel, Carbon, Manganese, and Silicon. 316 even offers high numbers of Nickel and Molybdenum. All these elements are highly reactive and stop working as ions when your meals are cooked in Stainless steel cookware. These complement nutrients in food and form harmful toxins that are dangerous within the body. For instance, an exceptionally small amount of concentration of nickel could potentially cause kidney dysfunction, low blood pressure levels, muscle tremors, oral cancer, skin problems etc. Obviously, if you are seeking the safest cookware, you do not need to choose Stainless Steel.
This material is all-natural which is often referred to as ‘primary clay’ in the purest form. Primary clay is naturally inert plus it doesn’t contain any chemicals or metal toxins like Titanium or Stainless Steel. Natural clay is often a 100% pure ingredient as the name indicated like rainwater also, since it is naturally detoxing, this doesn’t take to itself any contaminants! It also cannot be used by farming as this soil gets very rigid and hard and will not allow the plant’s root system to thrive.
A simple baking soda test done on these materials also implies that the pot constructed from unglazed primary clay doesn’t leach anything while cooking. Thus the safest material in making cookware is natural clay – regardless of how much we test out different materials, this all-natural material beats them!
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When it comes to celebrating a meeting or occasion, everybody wants to buy cakes. This occasion or event is usually a wedding, birthday, new year or possibly a baby shower. As a matter of fact, this is, cakes are ordered throughout the year. Every year, the requirement for different types of confectionary goods climbs up. This is the trend that produces online cake delivery so well received. Let’s learn why you may want to obtain a cake online this coming year. We are going to share 3 important reasons to you.
As technology gets better, look for it easier to obtain our routine items from the Internet. All you should do is order what you look for through your mobile on the comfort of your living space. However, you must consider a few critical indicators before placing the first order.
Those regular creamy cakes are common the rage, but they’re not special anymore. At local stores, you may not find a wide range of variety of cakes. They will have some styles only, that you not like.
Even when you ask the video store to customize the cake available for you, you’ll not have a great deal of options. Aside from this, may very well not get a great deal of time to move to your local shop and your order. Not all people have a lots of spare time to waste on this stuff. This is where websites can be a big help.
As said earlier, for a local store, what you can do will be limited. In other words, you will note a few types of cakes in the shops. You may not manage to find something that you prefer.
On one other hand, websites display a large number of cakes on their own websites. When you are trying to find a cream or chocolate version, you will discover a lot of styles from which to
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. Mound some of the salad in the center of each plate of salmon. Drizzle the gastrique over the entire plate. Garnish with parsley.
The properties of meats are determined, in part, by the diet of the animals. Most of the beef on the market in North America is grain-fed, even though grass, not grain, is the natural diet of cattle. Feeding cattle grain enables producers to raise and fatten them for market more quickly than letting them browse on grass does. Grain-fed beef is tender and has more marbling than grass-fed beef, and it is preferred by most North American consumers. Grass-fed or pastured beef is usually perceived as less tender and less juicy, although it is lower in saturated fat and may have more health benefits. Its flavor is often described as beefier than that of grain-fed beef. Grass-fed beef is common in some other countries, such as the beef-eating and -producing nation of Argentina. In North America, producers of pastured beef are campaigning for more consumer recognition.
Simply dice all ingredients and place in a bowl and allow to age for several hours. In Mexico it is accustomed to add some flat beer. It gives it a nice taste and helps preserve it. I add 1 4 teaspoon of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) powder. It keeps nicely for about 10 days. If you are going to keep it around longer add 1 tablespoon of virgin olive oil.
Omega-3 (g) 0.2 This recipe uses coconut, a plant source of saturated fat, one generally recognized as having many health-promoting properties. The coconut in this recipe forms a flaky crust for the chicken, and is complemented with steamed broccoli with olive oil and lemon juice.
Drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil Season the lamb with olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano. Alternating with the lamb, potatoes and onions, place on each skewer. In a mixing bowl, combine the tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, parsley and olives. Season with a drizzle of the extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside. Place the lamb on the grill and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Remove from the grill and cool for a couple of minutes. To serve, place the kabobs on a large platter. Spoon the tomato mixture over the kabobs. Serve with the warm pita bread and a wedge of lemon.
Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil Preheat the grill. Season both sides of the eggplant slices with olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill the eggplant for 2 minutes on each side. Lay a piece of prosciutto on one piece of grilled eggplant. Lay a slice of cheese on top of the prosciutto. Carefully roll up the eggplant and secure the roll with two toothpicks. Repeat the above process with the remaining grilled eggplant. Cut the radicchio in quarters. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill for 1 minute on each side. Remove from the grill and cut away the core of the lettuce. Using a sharp knife, shred the radicchio. In a mixing bowl, toss the radicchio with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Set aside. Place the eggplant roulades on the grill and cook until the cheese starts to melt. Remove from the grill. Place the greens on a large platter. Arrange the roulades on the platter. Drizzle the entire platter with the Balsamic Syrup.
Saturated Fat 4.og Cholesterol omg Sodium 227mg Carbohydrate 49.7g Dietary Fiber 3.7g Protein 8.ig Saturated Fat 4.og Cholesterol omg Sodium 227mg Carbohydrate 49.7g Dietary Fiber 3.7g Protein 8.ig Saturated Fat o.og o - Most of the ice creams are low in saturated fat, and high in monounsaturated fat due to the good fats in the nuts.
Omega-3 (g) Fish is brain food, quite literally. Our nervous systems are composed partly of the same polyunsaturated fats (most of which are docosahexaenoic acid DHA and arachidonic acid AA) found in fish. It is no coincidence, then, that the omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) you keep hearing about are essential nutrients for the development and intellectual growth of the human brain.
Saturated Fat 0.7g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 17mg Carbohydrate 33.9g Dietary Fiber 1.2g Protein 1.6g Saturated Fat 0.7g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 17mg Carbohydrate 33.9g Dietary Fiber 1.2g Protein 1.6g - An ice cream low in saturated fat, and high in monounsaturated fat due to the good fats in the nuts.
But even with flexibility and great food, you can come upon a patch of trouble. What if you're happily eating away and feeling great, and then suddenly you notice those awful pounds and inches are staging a revival Since you are in Lifetime Maintenance, I know that you've reached your goal weight. Therefore, you're probably no longer in lipolysis, which, by definition, involves an element of fat loss. Newly slim people are no longer trying to shed pounds, and so they don't burn fat for fuel most of the time because they're above their CCLL.
For all of you who are trying to squeeze into a bikini, this dish is low calories and lower in fat. Plus, it's simple to prepare and tastes delicious. The benefit of eating salmon is its high Omega-3 content. You may opt to serve this over a bed of gluten-free noodles or on a bed of cooked spinach. Per serving Calories 282 Total fat 15g Saturated fat 5g Cholesterol 92mg Sodium 701mg Carbohydrates 3g Fiber 0g Sugar 1g Protein 28g.
Doing Atkins, because we can cheat on the weekends, then go back to Induction on Monday morning While this behavior pattern may work for the short term, it will probably backfire in more ways than one. It's likely that your metabolism will adapt at a certain point-in a sense, developing a tolerance. People who repeatedly regain weight and go back to Induction sometimes find that they do not experience the dramatic and easy weight loss they initially enjoyed. Add in the fact that none of us is getting any younger and our metabolism's natural tendency is to slow down with passing years. Finally, your body pays a price healthwise if you dramatically switch back and forth repeatedly from a fat-burning to a glucose-burning metabolism.
6 tbsp. virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic 3 to 4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 pkg. mostaciolli Bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Remove tops from the fennel and save. Cut fennel into 1 4-inch batonette. In a 12-inch to 14-inch saute pan, heat olive oil until smoking. Add garlic and fennel and cook, stirring frequently, until light golden brown and quite soft, about 10 minutes. Add 1 cup bread crumbs and crushed red pepper flakes and continue cooking 4 to 5 minutes. Cook pasta according to package instructions until just al dente and drain well. Pour hot pasta into pan, add mint and toss to mix well. Pour into warm serving dish, sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs and reserved fennel tops. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve.
1 Tablespoon Extra-virgin olive oil 1 2 Pound Haricot vertes blanched Preheat the fryer. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Toss the fennel with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the fennel bulb on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes, or until tender and caramelized. Remove the fennel from the oven and cool. Julienne the fennel bulb. Fry the potatoes for 2 to 3 minutes, or until crispy and golden-brown. Remove from the fryer and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season with salt and pepper. In a saute pan, heat the extra-virgin olive oil. When the oil is hot, saute the fennel, green beans and garlic for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. In a mixing bowl, toss the sauteed vegetables with the potato crisps. Serve the salad warm or at room temperature. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.
5 ripe tomatoes, about 1lb (450g), peeled and chopped 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed V2 tsp dried oregano 2 Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Spread onto your pizza as a base for other toppings of your choice. Or, if you want to serve your pizza in the classic marinara style, simply spread the pizza dough with the sauce, scatter a little slivered garlic and a sprinkling of oregano over the top, drizzle over some extra virgin olive oil, and bake. And there you have it a version of the original pizza topping so beloved by Neapolitans.
4 green bell peppers, cored, 2 TBS extra-virgin olive oil seeded, and quartered Pour the tomato sauce over the fried vegetables in the baking dish, Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, Increase oven to 350 F bake for 20 minutes, or until piping hot, Serve immediately.
For many years these deliciously fattening sweets were served at Christmas time in our family. Any dietist would scream blue murder after reading the recipe, since they
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