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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/36928 | How To Make BulletProof Coffee
Are you wondering how to make bulletproof coffee? Goodness Me recently sent me some of the key ingredients to make it, so I wanted to share a little bit about why bulletproof coffee is so trendy these days, how to make it and what to watch out for.
What Is BulletProof Coffee?
Bulletproof coffee is a drink that uses coffee particularly low in mycotoxins, a naturally occurring fungus found on most coffee beans. You brew your normal cup of joe, and then add in 1-2 TBSP of organic, grass fed butter or ghee and 1-2 TBSP of MCT oil (medium chain triglyceride). The idea is that you have it as your breakfast, and it boosts your energy, improves your brain power and keeps you full until lunch.
Why Use It?
One of the reasons it’s touted as so effective is because typical breakfast foods are very high in starch that quickly digests into sugar in your body. The result? A mid morning energy crash, and maybe even a mid afternoon crash too.
When you have a bulletproof coffee, it’s actually making your breakfast entirely fat. This doesn’t spike your blood sugar at all, and results in much steadier energy. Furthermore, the saturated fat in the butter, ghee and MCT oil results in a slower release of the caffeine in your system, meaning more steady energy. You can read more on the Bulletproof blog here.
Just remember, bulletproof coffee isn’t for everyone. Read about the pros and cons of bulletproof coffee here: Is Bulletproof Coffee Good For You?
How To Make It
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1. Blend all ingredients in a blender and enjoy!
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/36933 | Muscle Injection Specialist
Eneida Agosto, M.D. - - Rheumatologist
Heights Rheumatology and Esthetics
Eneida Agosto, M.D.
Chronic muscle pain and stiffness can make even the simplest task seem unbearable. With the help of rheumatologist expert Eneida Agosto, MD, of Heights Rheumatology and Esthetics you can get custom muscle injection treatment plans that are tailored to your needs. Schedule an evaluation at the Jackson Heights or Washington Heights clinics to see if muscle injections are right for you. Either click on the online scheduler or call the office to book.
Muscle Injection Q & A
Why do I need muscle injections?
Chronic muscle pain and widespread stiffness can affect your quality of life and make even the simplest tasks seem unbearably painful. You might benefit from muscle injections if you have:
• Fibromyalgia
• Muscle spasms
• Muscle trigger points
• Myofascial pain syndrome
Muscle injections are also beneficial if you have pain at muscles or trigger points not responding to conventional oral medications or therapy or if you have a hard time waiting for the treatments to relieve your pain.
When do muscle injections start working?
Almost instantly. Dr. Agosto carefully inserts the thin needle directly into your muscle, often where you’re feeling the most pain, which releases knots and tension almost immediately. This treatment, sometimes called a trigger point injection (TPI), allows her to administer inflammation-reducing corticosteroid medication (if needed) directly into your affected muscle.
Part of the muscle injection solution also often includes a local anesthetic, so you should feel relief within a matter of minutes. The corticosteroids or other similar medications in muscle injections continue improving pain and inflammation over the following weeks and can last for months at a time.
How many muscle injections do I need?
It just depends on how well you respond to muscle injection therapy and your specific pain level. You could benefit from monthly muscle injection sessions with Dr. Agosto, although if you’re getting corticosteroid injections, you’re probably going to need injections less frequently — like 3-4 times per year. Dr. Agosto tailors your muscle injection treatment plan when you come into Heights Rheumatologyand Esthetics for your consultation, so you should know about how many muscle injections you need and how often.
Are muscle injections painful?
Muscle injections can cause some slight stinging, growing pressure, or burning, but you shouldn’t feel pain. To help ensure your muscle injection therapy is as smooth and comfortable as possible, Dr. Agosto often recommends applying an ice pack or topical numbing cream before coming in for your appointment. This way, your sensation is decreased in your treatment area and you can completely relax.
Before living another day in pain, find out if you’re a candidate for muscle injections offered at Heights Rheumatology and Esthetics. Book your visit either online or over the phone. |
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Role of the PRRS virus in concurrent infections in swine
Домашняя страница Знания Role of the PRRS virus in concurrent infections in swine
Role of the PRRS virus in concurrent infections in swine
Concurrent infections with other pathogens, whether viruses and/or bacteria, are common in most PRRS virus infections in swine under field conditions.
The presence of these concurrent infections can not only increase the severity of the clinical manifestations of PRRS, but blur the clinical picture and complicate the diagnosis on the farm. It is a fact that PRRS virus infection in swine can increase the susceptibility of the animals to other infections or alternatively, other infections may exist simultaneously with the PRRS virus. A key example of this situation is the Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC), where the PRRS virus is one of the main primary agents. This phenomenon is especially noticeable in weaning and growing pigs.
There are several reasons which explain the role of the PRRS virus in the increase in the susceptibility of pigs to other infections. As a result, the PRRS virus may impair the host immune response to viral and bacterial infections:
• The PRRS virus damages or affects the ultrastructure of the respiratory tract; this hampers bacterial clearance.
• Alveolar macrophages, which are the main cells involved in the lungs’ defense, are the primary target cells for the PRRS virus in swine. More specifically, the virus replicates in the subset of alveolar macrophages with the maximal ability to phagocytose bacteria and produce components to destroy them. Also, the virus can interact with other antigen- presenting cells.
To sum up, the PRRS virus:
• … can kill infected and non-infected macrophages by inducing direct/indirect necrosis or apoptosis.
• … can decrease the bactericidal activity of macrophages.
• … can inhibit cytokines with broad antiviral properties, such as type I IFNs, even in the presence of other viruses (coinfections).
• … can induce an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines.
• … can impair the immune responses by inducing the release of certain cytokines.
• … can interfere with the correct antigen presentation.
• … can decrease the cytotoxicity of NK cells.
• The magnitude of the above-mentioned phenomena may vary among strains.
Several groups have attempted to develop models to study PRRS virus co-infections with various bacteria and viruses. There is strong experimental evidence to support PRRS virus-induced predisposition to Streptococcus suis, Salmonella choleraesuis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) infection and disease. The following table summarizes much of the information in the literature on experimental models using the PRRS virus and bacterial/viral co-infections. |
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River Landscape - Colored Pencil Drawing
"River Landscape" Colored Pencil
High in the northern mountains, a slow-moving storm has settled in a secluded river valley. Heavy, low-hanging clouds are beginning to consume the purple peaks and it won’t be long before the entire landscape is devoured by a snowy whiteout.
Down below the disappearing mountains, the dark woodland is a menacing border enclosing the billowy moraine. The meadow is a verdant field during the summer but here it’s gradually turning golden brown.
In an aggressive prelude to the drama that is about to unfold, the red willows are portrayed as separate sections of simplified form. The fallen grasses droop forlornly over the muddy riverbank, reinforcing the picture’s already melancholy mood.
You can feel the spirit of freedom in this wild country where the unpredictable elements are beyond your control. Some of the most spectacular scenes occur in the ethereal light characterized by bad weather conditions.
I admire the resiliency of the immoveable boulders that have been polished smooth by the powerful current of a mighty river. The glistening rocks somehow manage to survive even while trapped in the midst of troubled water.
1. A beautiful and intense scene. What brand(s) of pencils did you use?
2. Thanks so much! I was trying to depict a dark and menacing landscape just before a storm comes in. This one is 20x12 inches so much bigger than I usually work. I usually work around 10x8 inches and I use the Prismacolor Premiere Pencils. They are soft and waxy but I'm able to apply multiple layers of color.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37018 | Dear Martha: I planted a new tree and staked it, but it grew crooked. What happened?
A: Although it might seem like young trees need to be staked to protect them from the wind and help them grow correctly, this can actually do more harm than good. In fact, it is only by being exposed to the elements - without the aid of stakes - that most trees develop the mechanisms that they need to become healthy and strong.
"When a tree's trunk moves in the wind, that tells the tree it needs to grow more roots," says arborist Cathy Deutsch.
It also triggers the production of reaction wood, specialized cells that form below the bark to help the tree grow vertically.
By following a few guidelines, you can often eliminate the need for staking. Go to a reputable nursery and choose a shorter tree with healthy roots: They should not be soft, black or decayed; roots in burlap should feel solid and heavy.
Secure the tree by planting it at the proper depth - just cover the top of the root ball - and tamping down the soil well to eliminate air pockets (overdoing it, however, can cause compaction). Avoid adding water to the planting hole before the tree is placed. Give trees at least 1 inch of water per week thereafter.
There are some instances when staking is advisable. Conifers planted in late fall should generally be staked, as their shallow root systems won't anchor them sufficiently before winter sets in. Professionals will usually stake mature trees - especially ones with large, leafy crowns - that have been moved to a new site.
Make sure you are staking properly: Choose stakes that are no taller than two-thirds the height of the tree, and secure one on each side. (They should be far enough away that they do not shade the trunk.) Wrap a woven polypropylene line - not wire or rope, which can cut into the bark - around the trunk, and tie it to a stake; do the same on the other side with another line. Take care that the tension is neither too tight, which can girdle or snap the tree, nor too loose, which causes friction that can rub away the bark, making the tree susceptible to diseases and pests.
In general, a tree should be staked through its first winter. Remove stakes when wind, frost and heavy rains no longer pose a threat.
Dear Martha: How do you remove fingerprints from stainless steel appliances?
A: Plain old glass cleaner often does the trick. If this doesn't work, apply a little dish soap and warm water with a sponge or soft cloth, then dry with a clean cloth to guard against streaking.
There are also many stainless steel cleaners on the market. Most contain oils or waxes that dissolve fingerprints and leave a thin, oily film on the surface that disguises new prints. But because oil attracts dirt and dust, surfaces treated with these products can appear darker and dull over time. If you notice this, switch to glass cleaner or soap.
If marks remain after cleaning, they may be something other than fingerprints. Possibilities include stains left by water that dried on the surface, and rust, often caused by cleaning products that contain chlorine. Gently scrub these spots with baking soda. If staining is severe, try a commercial rust-fighting powder containing oxalic acid.
Some companies apply clear epoxy or other coatings to stainless steel so that fingerprints will be less noticeable. There also are coatings you can apply yourself, but they might peel or turn yellow. *
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37024 | Open access peer-reviewed chapter
Surfactant Flooding for EOR Using Sodium Lignosulfonate Synthesized from Bagasse
By Rini Setiati, Septoratno Siregar, Taufan Marhaendrajana and Deana Wahyuningrum
Submitted: January 16th 2019Reviewed: July 18th 2019Published: August 23rd 2019
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.88689
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Surfactant injection is one of the types of chemical injections used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. Surfactant can increase the interfacial tension between oil and water in the rock matrix. The surfactant used is an anionic surfactant, which is one of the lignosulfonate surfactants known as sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) surfactant derived from lignin. Bagasse is one of the raw materials having a high content of lignin (24–25%). The synthesized bagasse becomes lignosulfonate used as an isolation of lignin and transformed into sodium lignosulfonate by sulfonation process. Based on the characteristic test, the bagasse’s SLS surfactant has some qualified characteristics which are a good aqueous stability, clear solution and not causing turbidity, and capability to form middle-phase microemulsion with light oil. Synthesized SLS has a hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) value of 11.6 which can be classified as oil in water (O/W) emulsion. Middle-phase emulsion as a characteristic SLS surfactant affects the performance of the SLS surfactant injection. So the use of sodium lignosulfonate surfactant synthesized from bagasse is a challenge to be developed further as a surfactant flooding.
• adsorption
• bagasse
• enhanced oil recovery
• light oil
• middle-phase emulsion
• recovery factor
• sodium lignosulfonate surfactant
1. Introduction
Enhanced oil recovery is the process of increasing oil recovery by injecting liquid into a reservoir where the fluid can change the physical properties of oil that is still trapped inside it. One method used is chemical injection, using an anionic surfactant. Surfactants have the ability to increase the interfacial tension between oil and water in the rock matrix. The type of surfactant that is used for the EOR is lignosulfonate surfactant known as sodium lignosulfonate surfactant derived from lignin. One of the raw materials having a high content of lignin is bagasse, which contains 24–25% lignin.
The bagasse process becomes lignosulfonate becoming lignosulfonate uses isolation of lignin from bagasse, and the sulfonated lignin becomes sodium lignosulfonate. For sulfonation process sodium bisulfite (NaHSO3) as reagent can be used. This sulfonation aims to change the hydrophilicity of less polar lignin (insoluble in water) by substituting hydroxyl groups with sulfonate groups so that hydrophility increases [1].
In this study, lignin has been successfully isolated from dried bagasse, which was confirmed through the analysis results of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR). The FTIR showed the spectrum of isolated lignin has the same characteristic within lignin standard, which contains substituted phenolic aromatic groups and aliphatic alkene groups [2]. Sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) surfactant from bagasse has the same characteristics within the sodium lignosulfonate standard, which comprises the absorption peaks corresponding with the stretching vibration of aromatic and aliphatic alkene functional groups, the stretching vibration of sulfonate groups, and the bending vibration of carboxylic groups [3].
Surfactants will spread in water and absorb at the interfacial tension between air and water or at the interfacial between oil and water. The surfactant is an amphiphilic organic compound, which contains a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head. The aggregate shape may depend on the chemical structure of the surfactant, taking into account the balance of hydrophobic tail and hydrophilic head, known as HLB [4]. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic functions are to determine the emulsion of the system. The type of emulsion can be determined using the hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) test [5]. The value of HLB shows the tendency of surfactants to dissolve in water or oil to form O/W or W/O emulsion types. Low HLB indicates that the surfactant is more soluble in water, named W/O emulsion type. If the formation salinity is low, low HLB surfactant must be chosen, such that surfactants can make intermediate-phase microemulsions with low salinity. When the formation salinity is high, high HLB makes intermediate-phase microemulsions with high salinity. HLB is determined by calculating values for various molecular regions, giving results on a scale ranging from 0 to 20, for nonionic surfactants. The HLB value 0 corresponds to the total hydrophobic molecule, and the value 20 corresponds to a molecule consisting of a hydrophilic component. HLB values can be used to estimate the nature of surfactants. HLB calculations [6] can be determined by the following formula:
Mh = molecular weight of hydrophilic groups.
Ml = molecular weight of a hydrophobic or lipophilic group.
For surfactant classification as emulsifier in the O/W system, the surfactant should have a range of values between 8 and 18 Tables 1 and 2 [6].
HLB rangeGeneral application
2–6W/O emulsification
7–9Wetting and spreading
8–18O/W emulsification
Table 1.
HLB value and its application [6].
ApplicationRange HLB
Defoaming of aqueous systems1–3
detergency and cleaning12–15
W/O emulsification3–6
O/W emulsification8–28
Table 2.
Required HLB for a number of applications [4].
The definition of emulsion is a two-phase system in which one of the fluids is dispersed in another, in the form of small droplets [7]. There are two types of emulsions based on the type of liquid that function as internal or external phases, namely:
1. Oil in water (O/W)-type emulsion, which is an emulsion consisting of oil grains scattered into the water
2. Water in oil (W/O)-type emulsion, which is an emulsion consisting of water droplets which are dispersed into oil
Figure 1 explains about W/O emulsion or O/W emulsion. For W/O emulsion, the water is an internal phase and oil is an external phase. As for the O/W emulsion, the oil is an internal phase and water is an external phase.
Figure 1.
Oil and water formation forming microemulsion [8].
Microemulsion can occur due to the equilibrium between hydrophiles (head) and lipophiles (tail) so that surface-active agents (surfactants) are formed and reduce interfacial tension. In systems with the same conditions between the number C belonging to crude oil and the surfactant components, there will be a balance between oil and water so that the hydrophilic component (head) of the surfactant will go to the surface and form a surface-active agent (surfactant). In a high-salinity oil-soluble surfactant system, there will be ionic strength that is identical to salinity where the hydrophilic (head) component of the surfactant is weak and the lipophile (tail) component is strong. So, in a system with high salinity, the hydrophilic component weakens, and the lipophilic component will be stronger so that a balance occurs in the system and a surface-active agent (surfactant) is formed. At high salinity, the salt component will make a balance between the components C of surfactant and oil, thereby strengthening the interaction between surfactants and oil. Salinity of the formation water affects the reduction of oil–water interfacial tension by surfactant.
The emulsion condition formed can be seen from the results of the phase behavior test, which is a test of mixing fluid reservoir with injection fluid.
Emulsions are made to obtain stable and flat preparations from mixtures which cannot mix together. The behavior of the mixed phase is strongly influenced by solvent water salinity, temperature, type and concentration of surfactant, and oil type. The type of emulsion is also determined by salinity, as shown in Figure 2. In the figure, the optimal emulsion is in the middle, where the emulsion occurs in the middle area between water (surfactant) and oil, called the middle-phase emulsion.
Figure 2.
Emulsion type based on salinity [8].
Observations of mixed-phase behavior between reservoir fluid and injection fluid can be classified as lower-phase emulsion, microemulsion (middle-phase emulsion), upper-phase emulsion, macroemulsion, and sediment. Figure 3 can explain about the classification of emulsion. This test is carried out on surfactants dissolved in formation water and then mixed with crude oil. This test aims to get the right conditions for the surfactant by determining the exact salinity and type of emulsions that can mix with crude oil.
Figure 3.
Three types of microemulsion effect of salinity and phase behavior [5].
The emulsion formed indicates that in the system there is a decrease in interfacial tension between the surfactant and crude oil systems. This phase behavior test is strongly influenced by the salinity of formation water.
Increased salinity will reduce the solubility of anionic surfactants in formation water, because with increasing concentration, the surfactant electrolyte is released from the formation water system [9]. In the middle phase that forms microemulsions, it represents the condition of miscible displacement, whereas in the mixed phase which forms the upper-phase or lower-phase emulsion, it represents an immiscible displacement condition.
The emulsion formed can be an indicator of the IFT value of the system. A high IFT indicates an immiscible fluid, while a low IFT indicates a fluid is miscible. IFT at surfactant and oil is a function of formation water salinity, temperature, surfactant concentration, type of surfactant, and oil type, while the phase behavior test is influenced by the type of oil, type of co-surfactant, temperature, structure of surfactant, and pressure [5]. The behavior of the microemulsion phase is very complex and depends on a number of parameters. Surfactants can form microemulsions because of their level of solubility that are both in water and in oil. There is no equation for simple microemulsions. Therefore, the phase behavior for certain microemulsion systems must be measured experimentally. The phase behavior of microemulsions is usually presented using ternary diagrams and empirical correlations. The ternary diagram is a very useful tool in EOR because it can simultaneously represent the composition of phases and the whole and relative numbers. Figure 4 shows a ternary diagram schematic.
Figure 4.
Ternary diagram schematic [5].
In the ternary diagram, the equilateral triangle represents the components of water, oil, and 100% surfactant from the solution. The concentration can be shown in mole fraction, mass, or volume. The single-phase region is in the zone of high surfactant concentration. The three-phase region is in the middle zone. The two-phase lobes (vertices) are in the upper right and left over the three-phase triangle. There is a third two-phase region which is located at very low surfactant concentrations below the three-phase region. Type III ternary-phase behavior consists of an area close to the axis of salt water/oil which is bounded by a triangle. The composition in this area will produce three phases; the composition of each phase is the same as the composition of the curved triangular peak.
The microemulsion system can also be designed to obtain a very low IFT value, around 0.001 mN/m by making a stable brine solution or with a hydrocarbon phase [10] which will be advantageous for the EOR process. In the EOR process, an important part of the ternary diagram is the three-phase region. The general form of ternary diagram can be classified as type II (−), namely, lower-phase emulsion and excess oil phase; type (+), namely, upper-phase emulsion with excess water phase; and type III, middle-phase microemulsion. The lowest interfacial tension occurs because the SLS surfactant can form a microemulsion.
The SLS surfactant from bagasse can function as an oil in water emulsion which means that the SLS surfactant is soluble in water but does not mix. For the certain salinity, NaCl will cause an effective reduction of the oil–water interfacial tension. This condition occurs in the proportion of 20,000 ppm, 4.5%; 40,000 ppm, 1.5%; and 40,000 ppm, 4%, where the increase in salt (NaCl) causes a decrease of interfacial tension and reduces oil recovery. In the proportion of salinity of 20,000 ppm, 4.5%, IFT is lower, but microemulsions are not formed, meaning that in this system the surfactant is not soluble in the oil. This condition causes the reduction of performance of bagasse SLS surfactant and produces less recovery factor of oil [11].
2. Methodology
Bagasse is a by-product of the sugarcane liquid extraction process. Bagasse is one of the sources of biomass, whose utilization is currently mostly only as fuel in steam boilers, as raw materials of paper, or as a source of animal feed. The bagasse used is bagasse which has undergone the fifth milling process from the process of sugar (Figure 5) [11].
Figure 5.
Sugar cane—Bagasse [11].
Bagasse mostly contains lignocellulose. The fiber length is between 1.7 and 2 mm with a diameter of about 20 μm. Bagasse contains 48–52% water, average sugar is 3.3%, and average fiber is 47.7%. Bagasse fiber is insoluble in water and consists mainly of cellulose, pentose, and lignin. Based on chemical analysis, the average bagasse has a chemical composition, namely, ash 3.28%, lignin 22.09%, cellulose 37.65%, juice 1.81%, pentosan 27.97%, and SiO2 3.01% [6].
The process of bagasse becomes lignosulfonate starting from the separation of lignin from bagasse and then reaction with sodium bisulfite to sodium lignosulfonate. The processing of bagasse to produce lignosulfonate was initially performed by isolation of lignin and the isolated lignin transformed into sodium lignosulfonate by sulfonation process. The process is using reflux equipment with a condenser and bagasse at 80 mesh in size. The lignin isolation process uses reflux for 4 h, with sodium hydroxide reagent. The lignin produced was then processed into lignosulfonate using sodium bisulfite reagent and refluxed for 4 h [11].
Before use as laboratory-scale injection fluid, the SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse was tested for its characteristics to match the fluid and reservoir rocks to be injected. A variation of surfactant concentration and variation of formation water salinity were used. The SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse is injected into a 20% porosity and 100–500 mD Berea cores containing synthetic brine and light crude oil. The injection process with bagasse SLS surfactant has been carried out with variations in various proportions of salinity and surfactant concentration, as stated in Table 3.
No.Surfactant composition
15000 ppm—1.5%
210,000 ppm—1.5%
310,000 ppm—3.0%
420,000 ppm—1.5%
520,000 ppm—4.5%
640,000 ppm—1.5%
740,000 ppm—4.0%
880,000 ppm—1.5%
980,000 ppm—4.5%
Table 3.
Surfactant composition of concentration and salinity [11].
The core injection process uses a surfactant solution of 1.5, 3.0, 4.0, and 4.5% with salinity of 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 40,000, and 80,000 ppm. The core injection uses core flood apparatus with Berea core synthesis in the core holder, shown in Figure 6. The core injection process consists of two stages: water injection and sodium lignosulfonate surfactant injection [11].
Figure 6.
Core flood apparatus [11].
Before surfactant injection, cores were saturated with formation water using a vacuum system, until 100% saturated. Formation water is injected into the core with a variation of the flow rate, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, and 1.5 cc/min, so that the core is filled with formation water. From this stage, effective water permeability (Kw) data will be obtained. In the next stage, crude oil is injected into the core with a variation of flow rate, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 cc/min, so the formation water is pushed out, and the core is filled with crude oil. From this stage, effective oil permeability (Ko) and connate water saturation (Swc) can be measured.
After the core is saturated with crude oil, the first process begins with water injection and then proceeds with injection of surfactant, as shown below (Figure 7).
Figure 7.
Scheme of surfactant injection using SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse [11].
3. Result and discussion
The analysis of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of SLS surfactant showed that the surfactant consisted of monomer structure having methoxyl and hydroxyl substituted benzene as well as the presence of sulfonate and aliphatic hydroxyl groups. Therefore, according to NMR spectrum analysis, it can be deduced that the monomer of synthesized surfactant has empirical formula of (C11H16O8S)n with relative molecular weight of 308.06. The exact molecular weight of the synthesized surfactant should be further determined using mass spectrometry measurement. The monomer of the synthesized SLS has a hydrophilic–lipophilic balance value of 11.6 which can be classified as O/W emulsion [12, 13], which means that the SLS surfactant is water soluble. Thus, the SLS surfactant derived from bagasse can be used as an injection fluid and formed middle-phase emulsion that is required in surfactant injection performance.
The results of the Fourier-transform infrared test on bagasse SLS surfactant have shown the existence of components contained in the SLS surfactant which consists of four main components forming lignosulfonic surfactants: alkene stretching groups, sulfonate stretch groups, carboxylic buckling groups, and ester buckling groups with wave numbers from the results of the FTIR [2]. As shown in Table 4, it turns out that the wave numbers in the SLS bagasse surfactant component have similarities with the same component wave number for standard lignosulfonic surfactants, namely, standard lignosulfonates from Aldrich and Patricia [14].
No.Functional groups in structure LignosulfonateWave number (cm−1)
SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasseLignosulfonate surfactant (Aldrich)Lignosulfonate surfactant (Patricia)
1.Alkene ▬C〓C▬1635.341608.341630–1680
2.Sulfonate S〓O1384.6413651350
3.Carboxylic C〓O1114.641187.941000–1300
4.Ester S▬OR462.832499.831500–540
Table 4.
Results of FTIR of SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse [2].
Before the characteristics of SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse was carried out, the physical properties of the SLS surfactant were first measured. The physical properties of the SLS surfactant measured included the viscosity, density, and pH of the SLS surfactant at various proportions of the composition to be used in the injection. The measurement results can be seen in Table 5.
No.Surfactant compositionViscosity (cP)Density (g/cc)pH
110,000 ppm—1.5%1.53501.00036.39
210,000 ppm—3.0%1.54431.01136.67
320,000 ppm—1.5%1.68771.00695.91
420,000 ppm—4.5%1.57571.02806.56
540,000 ppm—1.5%1.66971.01896.12
640,000 ppm—4.0%1.77241.03676.46
780,000 ppm—1.5%1.76301.04385.86
880,000 ppm—4.5%1.83751.06574.38
Table 5.
The physical properties of the SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse [11].
From the measurement of physical properties, it turns out SLS surfactant solution in various proportions has physical properties that are almost the same as the viscosity data range 1.5350–1.8375 cP, density 0.9970–1.0657 g/cc, and pH 5.91–6.67. The physical properties of this surfactant are in accordance with the characteristics of the surfactant as described previously.
The characteristic test of the bagasse SLS surfactant consists of:
1. Aqueous stability test.
2. Phase behavior test/emulsion test.
3. Interfacial tension (IFT) test.
4. Thermal stability test.
5. Adsorption test.
6. Wettability test.
From the characteristic test, some of the properties of SLS surfactant from bagasse can be known as seen in Table 6.
No.Salinity (ppm)Surfactant concentration (%)Aqueous stabilityMiddle emulsion (Stability) %IFT (mN/m)
Table 6.
Characteristic test results in various variations of SLS surfactant concentrations [11].
In this research, the surfactant composition of 4.5% of SLS surfactant in 80,000 ppm NaCl gave the lowest IFT value of 1.091 mN/m. From the characteristic test, SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse has aqueous stability, is clear, and does not cause turbidity. It has a hydrophilic–lipophilic balance value of 11.6 which is classified as oil in water emulsion and can form microemulsion with light oil. This SLS surfactant has middle-phase emulsion with volume fraction of 1–10% microemulsion and IFT of 1.091–6.81 mN/m.
Surfactant injection processes in this research using a variety of concentrations using a variety of concentrations and salinities have shown in Table 7 and Figure 8 the contour of relation between salinity and IFT to recovery factor.
No.Salinity (ppm)Concentration surfactant (%)IFT (mN/m)Recovery factor from surfactant flooding (%)
Table 7.
IFT and contact angle to recovery oil by SLS surfactant injection of bagasse (concentration of surfactant 1.5%).
Figure 8.
Relation contour between salinity and IFT to recovery factor [11].
From Table 7, optimal enhanced oil recovery reaches 10.71% at a concentration of surfactant of 1.5% and 80,000 ppm of surfactant solution. From the oil recovery data, the salinity proportion of 10,000 ppm of 1.5% oil recovery with surfactant injection (RF SF) reached 9.25% with stable middle-phase emulsion up to 10% and IFT value of 2.73 mN/m (Table 6). This is consistent with the theory that surfactants serve to lower IFT causing a breakdown of the water-to-water interfacial tension resulting in emulsions being formed up to 10% because they are soluble in oil and water. This microemulsions cause the SLS surfactant to produce the lowest value interfacial tension IFT 2.73 mN/m [15].
From Figure 8, in the relation contour between salinity and IFT, there are two areas: high recovery factor (red–orange color) and low recovery factor (purple–blue color). Figure 8 and Table 7 explain that at low salinity, 10,000 ppm (1.5% surfactant), the recovery factor is 9.25% and at high salinity, 80,000 ppm (1.5% surfactant), the recovery factor is 10.71%. These are the highest recovery factors at this surfactant injection using SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse. The lowest recovery factor occurs at 40,000 ppm, only 1.80%. The results of injection of core using SLS surfactant from bagasse at concentration of 1.5% can be seen in Table 7.
Furthermore, the surfactant with the optimum composition has been tested toward its static and dynamic adsorptions. At the same surfactant concentration in different salt contents, it showed that the higher the salt content, the lower the adsorption value, which means that the surfactant is less absorbed into the rock when the surfactant was injected to the core. Since the less surfactant was absorbed into the core, it means that more surfactants were available and capable to decrease the interfacial tension between oil and water; therefore the more oil can be produced by the surfactant injection. Wettability test results also showed that the higher salt content produces a larger contact angle which means the system becomes more water wet. These conditions have made the synthesized SLS surfactant derived from bagasse more dissolved in formation water to release grains of oil attached to the core. From the injection process, the composition of surfactant, with a salinity of 1.5% (80,000 ppm), showed the highest oil recovery value up to 10.71%, compared to the other composition. Therefore, the surfactant concentration and salinity affected many factors related to the performance of SLS surfactant of bagasse displacement on light oil.
At the low area recovery factor, the composition of surfactant, with a salinity of 1.5% (40,000 ppm), showed the lowest oil recovery value of 1.80%. At this condition, the value of IFT is 4.11 (mN/m). This value can explain that for this area, they are insoluble for oil and water, so that oil does not move easily. Besides IFT, there are other factors that affect the mechanism surfactant during the surfactant injection process. The other factor is adsorption. Table 8 indicates the static and dynamic adsorptions of this SLS surfactant on the core surface at the high and the low salinities.
No.Surfactant compositionStatic adsoprtion (%)Dynamic adsorption (%)
1.20,000 ppm—4.5%20.53329.16
2.80,000 ppm—1.5%8.0711.37
Table 8.
The result of static and dynamic adsorption test [15].
At this salinity of 20,000 ppm, the static adsorption is 20.533%, and the dynamic adsorption is 29.16%. This adsorption is higher than the adsorption at 80,000 ppm. From Table 7, recovery factor of the higher adsorption (salinity 40,000 ppm) is 1.80%, and for the lower adsorption (salinity 80,000 ppm), recovery factor is 10.71%. Due to the large amount of adsorption that occurs on the core, the amount of surfactant decreases, so that the surfactant mechanism also decreases. The lower mechanism of surfactant results in a decrease of recovery factor.
4. Conclusion
The SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse with its natural characteristic can be used as an injection fluid in surfactant injection to increase oil recovery for sandstone with low to high salinity reservoir. The SLS surfactant synthesized from bagasse has displaced some of the residual oil after waterflood, depending on the IFT reduction, middle-phase emulsion (microemulsion), and adsorption value. The results of this study showed that the synthesized SLS surfactant of bagasse with its natural characteristics can be used as injection fluid in surfactant injection to increase oil recovery, especially for the light oil recovery. So the use of sodium lignosulfonate surfactant synthesized from bagasse is a challenge to be developed further as a surfactant flooding.
Thanks to the OGRINDO Consortium Research at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Trisakti University, and the Indonesian Directorate General of Higher Education Decentralization Fund for PUPT Fund 2015–2018 ITB for facilitating this research. We also thank IntechOpen who published this article, which in turn will benefit the society.
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• sonar is an alarm clock program that plays a folder of random music. Mine currently wakes me up to speeches from the philosopher Alan Watts.
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XMPP Gateways
June 13, 2012 by Noah
Today I decided to look into how well XMPP gateways work. Here's how it went.
XMPP Gateways (or, alternately, Transports) are services for XMPP that let users sign on to other instant messaging networks (AIM, MSN, YMSG, etc.) through their XMPP account. So... you sign in to XMPP and the server signs you in to your other networks, and you can do all your chatting through just the one XMPP connection (Wikipedia has a nice diagram of this).
So I was wondering whether this would be a good solution for programming chatbots that work on many different IM networks. In Perl, the options for IM network connectivity aren't all that great at the moment; there is Net::OSCAR for AIM, Net::XMPP, and that's about it. Matt Austin and I were working on Net::IM::YMSG for Yahoo Messenger, but it's not that great yet (it can chat and accept add requests, but after accepting you don't see it online until the program restarts). For MSN Messenger, there's a dusty old module somewhere on the RiveScript forums that might still work but hasn't been updated in years.
I'm not very motivated to work more on Net::IM::YMSG because YMSG is dead to me. I created a new Yahoo ID recently, and made sure to opt-out of any directory listings, and it still gets add requests by spam bots on a regular basis. The ID is literally listed nowhere. I don't know how they find me. It is my opinion that nobody should take YMSG seriously anymore. I don't know anybody who uses it, so developing new code to use YMSG isn't worth my time.
With XMPP gateways though, one could just write an XMPP bot and let the gateways do all the work. Then you can have a bot sign on to AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, IRC, and even some obscure networks like MySpace IM, without needing to use native libraries for each protocol yourself. Sounds great, but I had some questions about how well gateways work (how many features they support per network, etc.)... so the best way to find out was to test it!
I installed the Openfire XMPP Server on my web server. Installation was surprisingly super easy. Basically all I had to do was this:
# apt-get install sun-java6-jre
# dpkg -i openfire_3.7.1_all.deb
This installed it and automatically started it, and then I went to the admin panel port on my server to set it up. I didn't have to touch any config files or anything; everything was done through the web panel and was dead simple. I set up a Jabber user and then I went out in search of a gateway plugin.
I found Kraken to fill the role. Installing this plugin was super ridiculously simple too, I just copied kraken.jar to /usr/share/openfire/plugins and Openfire automatically saw it and extracted it and a new "Gateways" tab appeared in the web panel. Black magic. I later discovered that I could've just uploaded kraken.jar to a file upload field on the Plugins page on the web panel, too. This is, by far, the easiest server software for Linux that I've ever seen. I can't believe Openfire is free and open source.
So after setting the gateways up for the protocols that I care about, here is what I found:
• AIM and MSN support buddy icons, but Yahoo doesn't.
• AIM does not support AIM chat rooms or file transfers. Presumably this is the case for the other gateways as well.
• AIM profiles aren't supported. The gateway sets the AIM profile to "oscargateway".
• When my Yahoo gateway signed on, I got 5 add requests from spam bots. Denying these in Pidgin apparently didn't "stick", as the 5 requests came back the next time Yahoo signed on too.
• Chatting with AIM users over the gateway shows their screen names as "". This is good. I haven't seen how MSN names are formatted though.
• The MSN gateway was a bit buggy. It doesn't sign on right away. It took many many minutes before it finally signed on. I didn't test it very thoroughly.
• I couldn't get my ICQ gateway to sign on. It said wrong password but I'm sure I had the correct one.
In short: it appears that only basic chatting and buddy list management is supported. For Yahoo (and presumably MSN), add requests from other users seem to come in just fine. Presumably you would be able to accept the add requests as well. Multi-user chat rooms and file transfers don't work. I haven't tested Attention/Buzz/Nudge features.
For simple chatbots that only need to communicate over IM, XMPP gateways should work out fine. But if you have a native way to connect to a particular network, that method would most surely be preferred.
The reason I like the etc. suffixes on gateway usernames is because it would make it easier for a chatbot to distinguish unique users across multiple networks. In my Aires bot (which supports AIM and YMSG, through Net::IM::YMSG), and in all my older bots from years gone by, the protocol-facing code would format a user's name like "AIM-kirsle" or "YMSG-kirsle" before passing it to the main bot code. This way I could make an AIM user an admin for my bot, without any confusion about overlapping Yahoo IDs of the same name. Since the XMPP transports make a unique subdomain for each network, this can be used instead.
In conclusion, I think it will be worth it to add XMPP support to my Aires bot so that transports can be used for people who want them. Native support for a network is always preferred, but with transports you can easily put your bot on a lot more networks with very little effort.
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GNOME Shell Revisited
September 22, 2009 by Noah
No Guest Additions; No 3D
* Fedora 12 Alpha (11.92 Rawhide)
* VirtualBox 3.0.6 r52128 (2009-09-09)
Let's launch it!
GNOME Shell 1
Getting ready to launch GNOME Shell
And... what happens?
GNOME Shell 2
GNOME Shell 3
Okay, let's move on...
Guest Additions, No 3D
Exactly the same.
OpenGL Warning: Failed to connect to host. Make
sure 3D acceleration is enabled for this VM.
Enabling 3D Acceleration
GNOME Shell 4
Start the shell...
GNOME Shell 5
GNOME Shell 6
This looks promising...
But the thing to take away from this is:
• Desktops that work with basic video drivers:
• GNOME 1.x series
• GNOME 2.x series
• Xfce 4.6 and older
• KDE 3.x series and older
• KDE 4.x series and older
• LXDE
• All window managers
• Desktops that don't work with basic video drivers at all:
• GNOME 3.0 with GNOME Shell
I rest my case.
GNOME Shell for the lose.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37165 | Film Review - No Land’s Song
Sara, a composer, and her friends feel keenly the loss of the female voice in Iran. She decides to plan a public concert of Persian music with singers Parvin Namazi and Sayeh Sodeyfi. She enlists the help of two French female soloists Élise Caron and Jeanne Cherhal and Emel Mathlouthi, a Tunisian singer-songwriter known for her protest songs. Sara presents the project to the authorities as an opportunity to rebuild cultural bridges between France and Iran.
In his feature debut, Germany-based Najafi accompanies his sister on a sometimes labyrinthine journey. Sara visits a traditional teashop and one man recalls the pre-Revolution cabarets and music clubs where women drank alcohol and sang freely. Whenever she attends the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance there is a blackout. Sara clandestinely records the increasingly surreal conversations. Most telling of all is her interview with a religious scholar to ask why women can’t sing solo in front of a male audience any more. He tells her “No decent man sitting in public and listening to music should get sexually aroused. He mustn’t deviate from his normal condition.” These episodes are in stark contrast to the light and colour of her Paris visits.
Made in partnership with Al Jazeera English and TV5 Monde, No Land’s Song is a provocative and compelling film about fighting repression and injustice with music – the featured songs are about hope, freedom and rebellion. It speaks volumes about the treatment of women and freedom of expression in Iran today and is both entertaining and profoundly moving.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37195 | Why I Had Neck Liposuction
Samantha Marshall tried scarves, shawls, turtlenecks — anything to hide her droopy neck. Would cosmetic surgery do the trick?
woman with sunglasses and ace bandages wrapped around her face and neck
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It was the holiday snapshot from hell. Leaning on the railing of a bridge over the Tiber River in Rome, a warm breeze blowing through my hair, I gave my boyfriend, Nelson, my best over-the-shoulder come-hither look as he aimed the camera at me. Ah, a memorable moment captured, I thought. But not in the way I'd hoped. Somehow an extra chin made it into the frame.
I've always hated my neck. The skin was mushy, saggy, squishy. Over the years, I'd look in the mirror, turn to the side, and pull my skin tight across my throat, just so I could see what I'd look like with a chiseled profile. Occasionally, I'd do facial exercises, like clenching my jaw, but to no avail. It made me feel deeply resentful of those perfectly sculpted beauties like Gwyneth Paltrow.
As I approached my late 30s, I became increasingly self-conscious — OK, neurotic — about my neck droop. I realized I was starting to look like my father from the side, but, unlike him, I couldn't cover my gullet with a beard. Instead, I spent a fortune on firming creams, massaging them in with careful upward strokes morning and night. When being photographed, I'd do my best to avoid unflattering angles. Eventually, I stopped wearing my hair up. When pashminas became all the rage, I pounced on the trend, wearing mine tucked under my chin in a stylish twist. I went through a silk-scarf phase, too, but the Nora Ephron solution just made me look like I was hiding a hickey.
Of course, summer was a problem, so I lost some weight. And yes, my face got skinny, but my neck stayed soft and slack.
The Roman Holiday photo was the final straw. There was no denying it: My chin was blending irreversibly into my gorge.
The opportunity for more extreme measures came when my boyfriend, prone to vanity himself, went to a plastic surgeon to talk about smoothing out the bags around his eyes. I tagged along with him to Manhattan's Upper East Side to ask the surgeon, Dr. Barry Goldenberg, a few questions about what would be right for me.
Immediately, Goldenberg sized me up as a perfect candidate for neck liposuction. A pinch test confirmed that my 42-year-old skin was still youthful and firm enough to snap tightly into place after the fat was extracted. The fact that I wasn't a sun worshipper or a smoker would help me get good results, he said. The only warnings he gave me were to avoid tanning before the procedure (because tans dry out the skin, which can result in more pronounced scarring) and to make sure I didn't gain weight afterward (because the remaining fat cells could expand and produce a fuller look again).
I was a plastic-surgery virgin with a visceral fear of anesthesia. Could I do this? Images of Tara Reid's bumpy, post-lipo torso flashed through my mind. Plus, the price tag was $3500.
Ultimately, narcissism won the day. I made an appointment for the following month. Something about Goldenberg's low-key, conservative approach was reassuring. He was no Dr. 90210, and that was fine with me.
There are other options for tightening the neck that are more cutting-edge than lipo, including injections of Botox or fillers to smooth out neck bands, and surface treatments, like Thermage, which heat the skin to help produce skin-tightening collagen. Other new procedures essentially insert a laser fiber under the skin via a tiny tube in order to heat up and melt the fat before removal. While there are no statistics on how many women are undergoing these various types of procedures, Dr. Neil Sadick, a New York City dermatologist who specializes in laser treatments, says the cornucopia of neck-fixing options is attracting a growing number of women. His practice sees about 40 cases a month.
Of course, there's always a risk of infection, and the surgery needs to be done by a pro; for instance, if too much fat is removed, it can create pouches of slack skin, like a turkey wattle. Also, in laser-assisted lipo, it's possible that the heat generated to melt the fat can burn the skin if it's not properly controlled. The key, says Sadick, is to find a surgeon who has done a high volume of procedures and knows how to handle the equipment. He suggests that patients look for surgeons who belong to the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (aslms.org).
I decided to stick with the traditional procedure — good old-fashioned lipo. When I went in for my appointment, a cocktail of anesthesia and antianxiety meds from an IV drip sent me off into a pleasant stupor. I wasn't completely unconscious; at times I was aware of the whir of the lipo machine sucking out the fat. Goldenberg was also using a cannula to induce some irritation of the connective tissue under my skin; this helps produce collagen to tighten the area as it heals. I woke up at one point to a feeling of sharp jabs in my face — as promised, the doctor was injecting some of the extricated fat to smooth out the area under my eyes and to fill in my smile lines. But I was too zoned out to care much about the pain.
The recovery was the hardest part. For the two weeks following the procedure, I had to wear a compression bandage around my head and neck day and night, and the swelling made me look like a chipmunk in a turban. The bandages made my ears hurt, I had huge bruises along the sides of my sore neck, and for the first week I couldn't shower or wash my hair. It took a couple of weeks before I could venture out in public, and still longer without swathing my neck in a big scarf (thank God it was winter).
Now, eight months down the line, my neckline is positively angular, and I no longer hate Gwyneth. I feel better in my own skin. Friends comment on how good I look and assume it's due to weight loss. But I'm so pleased with myself for taking the plunge that I'm all too eager to tell them what I've done.
Of course, Nelson couldn't resist taking another portrait. But no worries. These days, the camera is my friend.
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What’s In That Pink Soap and How to Support Your Skin Microbiome
That pink soap. I know you know it. It's in nearly every public bathroom - schools, medical buildings, airports, shopping malls, fast-food restaurants, office buildings. It's oozey and fluorescent and has that distinctly nauseating sweet fake flower scent. It's gross, and when a doctor friend of mine mentioned that she won't use it, I began to wonder - what is in that pink soap? And how are the soaps we use affecting that vital barrier between ourselves and our world – the skin microbiome? Have we become overly obsessed with cleanliness and as a result, prefer the chemicals?
I set out writing this post asking just one question: what is in that pink soap? Trying to find that answer landed me on a totally different path.
What's In That Pink Soap?
A Nancy Drew adventure: what ingredients are in that pink, blue, green, red, orange, purple or clear soap available in public restrooms? I looked up a few companies until I got to one of the lead distributors in Canada. I was sent a link to the safety data sheet, but it only includes the ingredients deemed 'chemicals' requiring safety data. What's not listed are all of the colouring agents, fragrance and emulsifiers.
I wrote to the company and got a more complete list. I had to wait for someone to come back from their holidays. How was there only one person in the whole company who could provide the ingredient list? (And no, it is not printed on the bottle.)
Pink Soap Ingredients
• Lauryl Glucoside: A relatively mild surfactant.
• Sodium Laureth Sulfate: Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) are linked to severe skin irritation and may be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, a carcinogen.
• Glycerine: This ingredient is used to keep the skin hydrated and may derive from an animal, vegetable or synthetic source. I wasn't able to determine which kind was in this particular pink soap.
• Cocamidopropyl betaine: A lathering ingredient associated with skin irritation - it was named the Allergen of the Year in 2004.
• Citric acid: This preservative is limited to certain concentrations to avoid skin irritation.
• Colorant red 52: Dyes lend soaps their colours, but as I wrote extensively in this post, these dyes may cause a host of issues including hypersensitivity, neurological issues and allergies. We aren't consuming the ingredients in soap in the same way we would if we were eating something with a food dye, but we are still exposing one of our largest organs to it.
• Perfume: Perfumes and fragrances are the great bane of personal care products! Why does everything need to smell? And it isn't just the odor that can affect those who are sensitive to smells - perfumes and fragrances are broad labels that can contain a multitude of sub-ingredients, and they are linked to many problems such as headaches, dermatitis, asthma, respiratory issues and hormone disruption.
• Methylisothiazolinone & Methylchloroisothiazolinone: These preservatives have been linked to skin irritation and dermatitis, allergies, lung toxicity and even neurotoxicity. Methylchloroisothiazolinone has also been connected to chemical burns.
• Sodium chloride: This is salt, and should be used in small amounts to avoid drying the skin out.
• Styrene/acrylates copolymer: This is a possible carcinogen.
Contaminated Public Soap Dispensers
In my travels through my research I found another unfortunate study entitled, "Bacterial Hand Contamination and Transfer after Use of Contaminated Bulk-Soap-Refillable Dispensers"
I am a germaphobe. Do you know this about me? My husband thinks it's ridiculous, but it's a real thing. I open doors with elbows, pull my sleeve down over my hands, wear a mask on airplanes and put essential oils up my nose if I have to go into a medical building. It's not wholly unfounded. I became this way back when I had an autoimmune disease and someone could sneeze down the block and I'd get sick.
Coming across this study is the stuff that can keep me up at night: "Bulk-soap-refillable dispensers are prone to extrinsic bacterial contamination, and recent studies demonstrated that approximately one in four dispensers in public restrooms are contaminated. The purpose of this study was to quantify bacterial hand contamination and transfer, after use of contaminated soap under controlled laboratory and in-use conditions in a community setting." One in four. I just can't.
What they found is that these contaminated soap dispensers increase the risk of opportunistic pathogens in public spaces.
I am not telling you not to wash your hands after pooping in a public place. Hand washing is important for public and personal health. But not all hand-washing experiences are created equal. Let's move on for now and discuss another issue with our obsession with cleanliness.
Don't Forget The Poo Air From The Hand Dryers
I am 100% that person who is all elbows in a public bathroom and walk out with my hands dripping wet. Something about the hand dryers powerfully blowing hot bathroom air on my hands always made me a little uncomfortable. Turns out, my instincts were right! According to this study, those hand dryers are blowing bacteria and bacteria spores all over the place.
I recognize that hand dryers are considered more environmentally friendly, so it seems here there is no winning solution except mine: leave the bathroom and wave your hands frantically in the air, or dry them on your pants. (I hope you get that I'm joking here. Sort of.)
This of course led me down the path of asking what everyday products are we using that we assume are protecting our public health and safety, but that might actually be part of the problem.
Triclosan: Banned, But Not Everywhere or in Everything
I was happy to know, at the very least, that the pink soap that had aroused my suspicions did not contain triclosan.
In the 1970s, companies began to load up their soaps and other personal care products with triclosan, an antimicrobial compound. The theory at the time was that these antimicrobial and antibacterial ingredients were superior to traditional soap and water. By the 21st century, an estimated 75% the US population had been exposed to it, with 75% of people having it show up in their urine. Women seem to be more susceptible to exposure than men - one Canadian study of pregnant women found it in 87% of urine samples, while another US study in Brooklyn that measured 181 mother/infant pairs found triclosan in 100% of the maternal urine samples and 51% of cord blood samples.
In recent years, scientific evidence has shown that triclosan exposure can have health effects on people, animals and the environment - plus, studies have found that it's no more effective than regular soap at reducing bacteria or preventing infections on our hands. Some of the other impacts of triclosan include:
In 2016, the FDA in the US instituted a ban on triclosan, triclocarban and 17 other antibacterial/antimicrobial consumer soaps based on its dubious safety profile. The EU followed suit in 2017. Here in Canada, where I am, triclosan has yet to be banned - Health Canada still deems it safe up to certain maximum amounts, though many large companies have elected to remove it due to customer concerns.
The current triclosan bans don't apply to hand sanitizers, hand wipes, or health care/hospital settings. You may also find it in other personal care products like toothpaste, cosmetics, earplugs, sneakers, yoga mats, garbage bags, and refrigerator filters, to name a few.
Are We Too Clean? Nourishing The Skin's Microbiome
Let me be clear, once again: hand-washing is very important. It's an essential practice that helps prevent the spread of infectious diseases. It's something we should be doing, full stop.
You might have heard about the over-sanitation of our culture and that our dependence on all of these antibacterial soaps and home cleaning products disrupt our health – because they prevent us from being exposed to microorganisms that help train our immune systems, especially early in life. This is called 'the hygiene hypothesis'. Recently, some scientists suggest the hygiene hypothesis is a misnomer and that the root cause of rising rates of autoimmune diseases and allergies isn't about hygiene, but rather our lack of exposure to friendly microbes. They say the microbiome is key.
Our skin has its own microbiome with hundreds of species of bacteria. When we're born, this bacteria is homogeneous across our skin but beginning at three months different communities begin to colonize in different places on our bodies.
Changes in the skin microbiome can activate the immune system, lead to infections, and influence the development of skin conditions like atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, impetigo and acne. Research on the skin microbiome straggles behind the gut microbiome, but more studies are emerging.
Antibacterial products interfere with our skin microbiome. This study, conducted in a rural community in Madagascar, compared a small group of people using antibacterial soap to those who didn't. After just one week, the skin samples of the antibacterial soap group showed a greater change in skin bacterial diversity than the control group. This lack of diversity continued two weeks after the antibacterial group stopped using the soap. This led researchers to conclude that the antibacterials had a "lasting impact on microbes" and that "the use of antibacterial soap may, therefore, cause rapid alterations in skin microbial communities, with the potential for effects on skin health."
How to Healthfully Support Your Skin Microbiome
Have you read about the people who have stopped showering? There is a growing number of people who are eschewing showers, along with shampoo and conditioner, too. The theory behind these movements is that our excessive hygiene, along with the over-use of personal care products, is disrupting our body and scalp's natural ability to produce the appropriate bacteria and oils. (Note: these people have not stopped handwashing with soap and water.)
Now, I'm not suggesting you stop showering. I certainly haven't. I'll admit this seems extreme. However, it is worth considering how much we are bathing and especially the products we use when we bathe. Some of the ways we can support our skin microbiome include:
Improve the Quality of Personal Care Products
I have written extensively about all of the chemicals in conventional personal care products. The impact of personal care products on the skin microbiome hasn't been studied extensively, though the existing research shows that beauty care products change skin microbial communities, the effects last for weeks, and these effects are very person and body-location specific. This makes sense, as we are all biochemically unique - especially when it comes to interacting with beauty care products (just ask anyone who has tried a natural deodorant!).
Another study comparing synthetic face washes to a truly natural one showed that the synthetic products resulted in a decreased microbial diversity than the natural version. The researchers noted that "as soon as the skin’s exposure to synthetic ingredients was decreased, the microbial diversity and richness increased."
It's worth taking a closer look at your beauty care and personal care products and investing in natural, simple options or making your own. Also, it's helpful to reduce the number of different products you're using. The average woman uses 12 products daily.
Do we need to be using a different product for each part of the body? Can you simplify your beauty care routine and use fewer products, or choose products that are multi-use?
Recommended Soap Brands
I like using a plain or mildly scented castille soap in my home and office. This is something I use in a variety of ways in the home - as a hand cleanser, laundry detergent and multi-purpose cleaner. Some brands I like include:
top 10 Clean soap Brands that are good for your skin microbiome
Wash Your Pits and Bits Only
This is something I advocated for in my first book, UnDiet, in regards to Vitamin D, which is produced in the skin. When we wash too quickly after sun exposure, we wash the Vitamin D down the drain too. There are also benefits to our skin microbiome, too, when using soap selectively in certain areas and using warm water to wash elsewhere. I recommend using soap for the armpits, hands and private parts, and using a skin brush to cleanse the balance of your skin.
Dietary Changes
Our skin microbiome is influenced by what we put in our bodies, not only what we slather on it. Some dietary choices that can influence our microbiome include:
Lifestyle Practices
These include:
What's In My Mom Tool Belt
Let's be honest, I basically had a germaphobe tool belt long before I had a baby. Now I just have a better excuse and large stroller that can carry it all. It's not even the contamination that keeps me from using soap in public restrooms but the perfumes in them. Strong fragrances are really challenging for me. This is what I carry with me in my purse when I'm on my own, and in my diaper bag with the little man.
• Wipes: Chemical-free Water Wipes (for hands, face and changes, when needed), or for markets/picnics I just wet a small towelette and stick that in a container to take.
• Triclosan-Free Hand Sanitizer: Living Libations or this one from Dr. Bronners
• Small Refillable Soap Bottle: I fill with liquid Dr. Bronners
• Extra cloth towel/napkin: This has come in handy on a daily basis
Taking care of our exterior barrier to our environment can easily seem like an accessory thing. I totally get that carrying your own soap may seem like a completely crazy thing to do. I hear you. But here is the thing – we are getting sicker easier. It's not because of contaminated hand soap dispensers (though that could be a part of it), and it's not because of hand dryers blowing poo air.
A big part of the decline in our health and lower resilience in our kids is due to the microbiome in our gut and on our skin being imbalanced by the number of chemicals in the products we're using every single day. So if we are washing our hands multiple times a day, every single day with that pink hand soap, or a product containing triclosan, fragrance and colouring agents there is a cumulative negative effect over time. Switching soaps is one of the absolute easiest swaps we can make to reduce that chemical load and improve our microbiome.
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5 Responses to “What’s In That Pink Soap and How to Support Your Skin Microbiome”
1. Monica Brenner said… September 3, 2019
Very eye opening. Marriott recently announced a plan to eliminate travel sized shampoo and conditioner bottles for guests. They're replacing them with wall dispensers. I can't imagine how gross they're going to get from multiple users as well as not being able to verify proper cleaning or someone adding hair remover as a prank in the shampoo. Excess plastic should be eliminated but not at expense of public health!
2. SheriK said… September 4, 2019
Hi Meghan, I go to a local gym everyday, and after my workout I wash my hands with the horrible stuff they provide in their soap dispensers. Which of the products from your article would you recommend travel well to and from the gym on a daily basis? Thanks SO much! ☺️
3. Leigh said… September 26, 2019
I'm with you on bathroom air dryers and public doors. I'm wondering the following: 1) Do the self dispensing soap dispensers have as much contamination? 2) What about the white foamy soap in some dispensers? 3) If paper towels are available, I'll use one to turn off water and open doors. Is that really helpful? Sorry for so many??!
• Hi Leigh! The study I mention didn't specify whether the containers were automatic - so I'm not sure on that one! I think it's helpful as well to use the paper towel as a 'shield' from the the taps and the door.
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Termination -- Woman giving a man a pink slip
Contrary to popular opinion, any employee can be terminated at any time, and a reason is usually only needed if the termination is for cause. There is no restriction in Canadian employment law that prohibits an employer from terminating an employee, except for prohibited grounds under provincial and federal human rights legislation. Such prohibited grounds might include a person’s sex, age or disability.
Most dismissals, however, do not fall under such prohibitions and, as such, are generally uncontestable by the employee. However, even though the employee can be terminated at any time, many terminations can still be found to be wrongful for a number of different reasons.
When Can a Dismissal Be Contested?
Although some terminations in themselves are permissible, they may still be considered wrongful for a number of other reasons. Some examples include:
• The employer fails to provide reasonable notice or pay in lieu of notice;
• The employer changes the fundamental terms of the employment contract without the employee’s agreement, otherwise known as constructive dismissal;
• The termination is carried out in bad faith; or
• The employer improperly alleges cause to terminate
Under such circumstances, an employee may decide to contest the dismissal by filing a complaint with the Ministry of Labour or by filing a claim through the court system.
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A cold front is a cool, dense mass of air that replaces a warmer one. Cold fronts typically move from the northwest to the southeast, with the air behind the front cooler and drier than the air in front of it.
The areas in front of a cold front may experience heavy precipitation, depending on the amount of precipitation in the area, as well as a drop in temperature and a rise in pressure.
Cold fronts are represented on weather maps with a blue line that often has blue triangles pointing in the direction the front is moving.
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Quantum WipeOut
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Inspired by the video game WipeOut, researchers at the Japan Institute of Science and Technology incorporated quantum levitation into a miniature race track. Or it's viral marketing for the game. -via Geeks Are Sexy
Neatorama, verify your sources better please. This is a 3D motion tracked simulation. Aint real. With some nice 3D titles and fancy music.
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I am hoping this is alpha stage 1a (concept art) for a full-scale development project that will eventually allow me to live out my dream of flying an actual wipeout ship around an actual wipeout track, with chemical brothers playing very loud in the cockpit.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37330 | BaseX: Free, open source XML wrangling
Working with XML data can be hard but BaseX makes it way simpler
BaseX running an XQuery applicaion
Handling XML data is not easy because even though it’s highly readable (assuming quasi-English counts) it’s also voluminous. So, if you’re going to explore an XML dataset you absolutely need tools that will make the content easy to explore, simple to edit, and effectively visualized. This is just what a free, open source tool called BaseX does.
On top of that, BaseX supports interactive visualizations, includes a realtime XQuery editor (with syntax highlighting and error reporting), and provides a client/server architecture that supports ACID safe transactions, user management, and logging. It also supports REST/RESTXQ, WebDAV, XQJ, and XML:DB interfaces and includes support for English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Indonesian, Romanian, and Mongolian. The documentation is also excellent.
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BaseX showing complex data visualization
To give you an idea of what you can do with BaseX here’s the client-side user interface displaying one of the sample datasets, geographic location data, which the project provides. BaseX provides a query interface and, at the top right, a graphical interpretation of the data showing latitude and longitude as X and Y axis values respectively to produce a map.
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Exploring table data with BaseX
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BaseX displaying data in a tree view
You can run very complex queries against datasets and render the results not only as X-Y plots but also as tree and table views.
Currently the OS X version is stable (although you’ll need to use Homebrew to install it) as are Ubuntu, Archlinux, openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Scientific Linux 7 (note that not all stable versions BaseX are available on all versions of target operating systems (e.g. openSUSE 11.4 can only run BaseX 7.9 while openSUSE Factory can run BaseX 8.0). Debian GNU is in development.
The current version, BaseX 8.0.1, requires Java 7; previous versions required Java 6.
BaseX is an amazing tool and for anyone dealing with serious XML data wrangling it's one of the best tools I’ve found. BaseX gets a Gearhead rating of 5 out of 5.
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21 April 2001
The Seven Sins of Memory by Daniel Schacter, Houghton Mifflin, $24,
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TATIANA COOLEY was the US National Memory Champion in 1999. Memorising lists
of numbers and reams of poetry were a piece of cake, but when it came to
remembering to buy the milk, she relied on Post-it notes. Her amazing memory
wasn’t infallible in everyday life.
In The Seven Sins of Memory Daniel Schacter uses Cooley’s case to
highlight the difference between two distinct types of memory or, rather,
forgetfulness: transience and absent-mindedness. Cooley had conquered the fading
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January 23, 2017 complex heart defects 4 Comments
Little did we know…
Little did we know how brave you would be.
Little did we know what a wise old soul you were.
Little did we know how saying yes to you would change us forever, in ways that we never imagined.
Little did we know just how much joy you would give to our family.
Little did we know how much our faith had been – and would be – strengthened beyond measure by loving you and bringing you home.
Little did we know how you would rally our community in prayer and bring countless people to their knees.
Little did we know that one million or more tears would fall from our eyes, and that human hands wouldn’t heal your broken heart, but Jesus would.
Little did we know how you would open our hearts so fiercely for the orphan, and that three more children would come home after you.
Little did we know what a blessing you would be, more than we could ever possibly dream of, son.
But God knew. He knew every hair on your head and He knew that you were worth the risk. Because love is always worth the risk.
I thank God we boarded that plane seven years ago.
Little did we know.
– guest post by Lisa Murphy, founder of Open Hearts for Orphans and Author of With an Open Heart: email || blog
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The week after the election, we'll either be celebrating or drowning our sorrows (or maybe we'll still have no idea what the government will look like), but let's forget about all that.
Join us for a few drinks, some pizza and some great company in the NUJ's bar and café. If you're working late, join us afterwards - we'll keep some of the bar tab aside for latecomers.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37380 | @inproceedings{lins2018xml, Author = {Lins, Christian and Fudickar, Sebastian and Hein, Andreas}, Title = {XML Skeleton Definitions for Human Posture Assessments}, Year = {2018}, Volume = {253}, Pages = {225-230}, Publisher = {IOS Press}, Booktitle = {German Medical Data Sciences: A Learning Healthcare System, Proceedings of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (gmds e.V.)}, Organization = {GMDS}, Doi = {10.3233/978-1-61499-896-9-225}, type = {inproceedings}, Abstract = {In this paper, we show how the XML dialect SKAML (Skeletal Assessment Markup Language) can be used to use data from one or more Motion Capture systems to perform human posture assessments with multiple assessment methods. We show an implementation example using an inertial measuring suit and both OWAS and REBA assessment methods. SKAML makes it possible to implement classifiers for a Motion Capture system once and adapt the classifier by-configuration to various ergonomics assessment methods. We anticipate our work as help for researchers and developers that implement new assessment methods or motion capture systems.} } @COMMENT{Bibtex file generated on } |
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Discovery 655/665: How to Charge
The Discovery 655 and 665 can be charged through a A/C Wall Caharge, your computer, or an optional vehicle charging adaptor. Before using, you must first charge your headset. Charging your headset for one hour is the minimum recommended charging time; charging your headset for 3 hours will give it a full battery. Option A: Using the Included A/C Charger The indicator light flashes red while charging and turns off when fully charged.
1. Plug the A/C charger into the base of the charging pocket and connect it to your power source.
2. Insert the headset into the charging pocket.
Option B: Using the Vehicle Charging Adaptor
1. Snap the headset charging pocket onto the vehicle charging adaptor.
2. Plug the vehicle charging adaptor into vehicle power socket and adjust the charging pocket angle so that the headset is within easy reach.
CAUTION: Select a mounting option that does not interfere with car controls.
3. Dock the headset into charging pocket as shown. If power is available to the vehicle power socket, the charging pocket will flash when headset is docked.
NOTE: The headset charges only when power is supplied to the vehicle power socket. The green indicator on the vehicle charging adaptor lights when power is supplied.
Option C: Using the Mini USB-to-USB Charging Cable
1. Snap the mini USB charger to the charging pocket.
2. Use the mini USB-to-USB charging cable to connect the headset to your computer or laptop.
3. Turn your computer or laptop on.
Using a AAA Battery One AAA battery recharges the headset to full capacity up to 3 times.
1. Twist the bottom of the AAA battery charger counter-clockwise and release the battery holder.
2. Insert the battery into the AAA battery holder.
3. Slide the battery holder back into the battery charger and turn clockwise.
4. Snap the battery charger to the charging pocket. Ensure that the indentation on the battery charger connector aligns with the shirt clip on the charging pocket.
5. Insert the headset into the charging pocket.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37469 | HPV and Genital Warts: Understanding Your Diagnosis
HPV (human papillomavirus) is the virus that causes genital warts. If you have HPV, you're not alone. Millions of people carry this virus. Finding out you have HPV may be upsetting for you and your partner. But learning about HPV and its treatments can make you both feel better. Then you can go on with your lives together.
Accepting Your Diagnosis
At first, it may be hard to respond to what you've learned. Take time to let everything sink in. Here are some things to think about:
• Protecting your partner. Being honest about HPV will protect your partner's health. You and your partner can take steps to keep HPV from spreading. If you're with someone new, talk about HPV before you have sex.
Talking to Your Partner
When you're ready, talk to your partner about your diagnosis.
• If you're calm, your partner may find it easier to stay calm. Remember, HPV can take months or years to produce warts. It's nearly impossible to know who was infected first. Try not to blame each other.
• When you both feel ready, it's okay to have sex. It's safest to use a latex condom every time. But know that condoms and other barriers only protect the skin they cover. Warts are contagious, so avoid touching them. (This includes oral sex.)
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The country's oldest third party, the Prohibition Party, has nominated Phil Collins of Nevada for president and Billy Joe Parker for vice president.
Phil Collins has a B.A. in political science from the University of Arkansas, and he's working on a Masters in Public Administration. He was in the navy for 21 years, including six months near Baghdad. In 2013, when he lived in Mundelein, IL, he was elected to be a Libertyville Township trustee, in a nonpartisan race. The race has six candidates for four seats, and he defeated two incumbents. In a 2019 nonpartisan election for Las Vegas mayor, he was second out of seven candidates.
Billy Joe Parker was born near Blairsville, Georgia in AD 1939. He was raised in Blue Ridge, Georgia. He lives in Waleska, Georgia. After high school, he attended college at Indiana Technical College In Fort Wayne, Indiana for one quarter at the end of which he joined the Marines in AD 1958 and was discharged in AD 1962 as Lance Corporal. Then he held various warehouse and manufacturing jobs. He had to retire because of health problems in AD 2002 about the time he became acquainted with the Prohibition Party and donated to it. In AD 2005 he was asked to represent Georgia in the Prohibition Party. Since then, he has been active in opposing liquor referendums in Georgia and around the nation. He had been active in opposing liquor since AD 1987 before he knew about the Prohibition Party. He has been fired twice because he would advise fellow employees to stay away from bar rooms-once in AD 1991 and again in AD 1995. He has never held an elected office. He wrote a book in AD 1997-"Many Rivers To Cross." It was about the life of Colonel James Walker Fannin, Jr. who commanded troops in the Texas War of Independence. He is currently writing a book--"When Our Hearts Wore Gray." It's about the vice-president of the Confederate States. From AD 1974 to the fall of the Soviet Union he participated in a writing campaign to the Soviet Union to free the nations of Eastern Europe. The campaign increased after President Reagan asked Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. He wrote Mr. Gorbachev and told him that if he freed the nations, he would be remembered as a great statesman. If he did not, he would be remembered as an accursed dictator and hated monster. He doubts if Mr. Gorbachev ever read the letter but he likes to think he did. He equates the Soviets to alcohol as being two different forms of the same thing--Human captivity. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37509 | Psychology: How to use colour to find more joy
Psychologist Karen Haller, author of ‘The Little Book Of Colour’, tells us how to use colour therapy to daub a vivid splash of pleasure onto our life’s canvas
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Colour me joyful
People believe bright colours evoke joy and muted ones bring calm and tranquillity but that is not entirely true, says Haller, because it’s subjective. To identify which colours are joyful for you, start by asking yourself the following questions: What makes me feel blissful? What fills me with unadulterated joy? Then, think of the colours that are conjured up by your answers.
Think about which colours truly light you up and bring a smile to your face. My favourite colour is orange, for example – but there are so many variations of orange, so I need to be specific, says Haller. Do I love a bright marigold, pastel and sunny or more of an autumnal, rusty orange? If you struggle to identify the colours that thrill you, think back to the colours you loved as a child. Do you remember when one of the first questions you asked a new buddy was: What’s your favourite colour? Children know the importance of colour!
People express joy in different ways. Some express themselves externally and may gravitate towards bright spring colours. For others, the expression of joy is more inward-focused. Their energy is quieter and so is their palette, but it is their version of joy. Using colour to create joy is about showing up authentically and being the real you. There’s nothing more joyful than that.
The Little Book Of Colour: How To Use The Psychology Of Colour To Transform Your Life’ by Karen Haller (Penguin, £10.99); karenhaller.co.uk
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37538 | April 13, 2019
Laurie Blauner
In some countries the bodies vanish.
Not here, little girls are unearthed
from their pink, overstuffed bedrooms
to kiss their plastic dolls, practicing for you.
Each family is marvelous with its mistakes,
an aunt kidnapped by an old lover who
dropped her decorously off at her parents’ house
screaming an hour later. How did she know
blindfolded? Here even snow is strange,
unconscious, filling the emptiness with
its tarnished whiteness, hiding the largest
objects. Covering up and then confessing.
I trust the destitute, after all, they have
nothing to lose. But then there was you
behind a fistful of chocolates and red flowers
who closed their faces to me every night.
How could I have believed in your soiled,
sweaty hands leaving prints on my mirror
and hairbrush, my skin and hers? They resembled
sticky blossoms unable to part from what remained.
I should have known what being late
meant, the shirt with its torn buttons
like missing body parts, the stain
of your hair used by someone else’s hands
as a weapon. Not my doing. I wore
rubber gloves to make you disappear, burned
my favorite rose splattered dress. I watched
while snow heaved itself into your packed
boxes, uncertainly, like someone wandering away
from a firing squad only to end up in front of
a teenager with a shaky gun who is crying
and babbling about crimes of the heart.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37562 | Susie Spurgeon's Life and Legacy
Most people have heard of the famous Charles H. Spurgeon, also known as the “Prince of Preachers.” Ray Rhodes dug deeper—delving into Spurgeon’s family life—and found Spurgeon’s greatest earthly treasure: his wife, Susannah.
Ray serves as pastor of Grace Community Church in Dawsonville, GA and is president of Nourished in the Word Ministries. It was during his doctoral studies that Pastor Rhodes decided to do a deeper research on the marriage and spirituality of the Spurgeons. He found some very surprising facts about “Susie,” and uncovered how she lived such a busy and productive life alongside Charles—perhaps, even more so, after his death.
In Susie, Ray tells an amazing story of commitment, encouragement, poor health, faithfulness in trials, and much more. And if you appreciate book pictures like Todd, this biography puts the icing - and the cherry - on the cake!
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37581 | In a recent decision by Bankruptcy Judge William C. Hillman in the case of In re Kappeler, the Bankruptcy Court in Boston was presented with a Motion to Dismiss an adversary proceeding seeking to declare a debt that the Debtor thought was a dischargeable breach of contract one for a non-dischargeable fraud. The Debtor, an electrician, had been hired to do some electrical work for the plaintiff, an assisted-living facility in Blackstone, Massachusetts.
The plaintiff claimed that the Debtor had represented that he would perform the electrical work and install a fire alarm system in a competent fashion, that he would complete all work to code standards and that all work had passed inspection. The plaintiff went on to allege that the electrical work was not code compliant and did not meet the requirements for a commercial assisted-living facility, necessitating the plaintiff to pay substantial sums for correction of the work performed by the Debtor. When the Debtor filed a petition for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, the plaintiff brought an adversary proceeding to declare the debt owed to it to be non-dischargeable for fraud.
The Debtor responded with a Motion to Dismiss the case based upon the assertion that, among other things, the Plaintiff’s damages were caused from substandard work (i.e. a breach of contract) and not from any misrepresentation as to whether the work was “up to code” or had not been inspected (i.e. positive fraud). The court denied the Motion to Dismiss pointing out that the Debtor had been paid some $35,000 for the electrical work that he did do and therefore the claim for fraud, although needed to still be proven with evidence, the adversary proceeding’s Complaint, in fact, was “plausible” and therefore not subject to being dismissed by the court at that point in the adversary proceeding.
What does this really mean for debtors and creditors? Generally, a simple breach of a contract, by itself, does not give rise to a debt that is non-dischargeable for fraud. However, where specific representations are made about the quality of the work or whether work will be performed in a particular way, such representations may give rise to a potential adversary proceeding for non-dischargeability. By comparison, in the case of Bellas Pavers v. Stewart, the very same Judge granted a directed verdict in favor of the Debtor after the close of a plaintiff creditor’s case where the creditor (a sub-contractor) could not prove that the Debtor (the general contractor) intended not to pay the contractor at the time that the contractor was retained. Judge Hillman was affirmed by the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit on an appeal defended by my firm. Which only goes to show that when differentiating between a contract claim and fraud claim, the “devil is in the details”.
In Re: Kappeler, Daniel W. (Lawyers Weekly No. 04-012-14) (16 pages) (Hillman, J.) (USBC) Jonathan Horne, of Jager Smith, for the debtor; Patrick O. Flaherty for plaintiff Ducharme Estates, Ltd. (Chapter 7 Case No. 11-18166-WCH; Adversary Proceeding No. 13-1166) (Jan. 30, 2014). |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37596 | A guide to Housing Benefit
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37603 | New Raspberry PI Remote RTL-SDR GUI Software: MNM4SDR
MNM4SDR: Monitoring Network Manager for RTL-SDR
MNM4SDR: Monitoring Network Manager for RTL-SDR
1. Andreas
I tried to install the windows program, but unfortunately I got the error message 2203. I habe Win7 Prof version. Do you have any idea how to solve my problem?
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Sorry the late reply, but in my limited MNM4SDR testing, I found out that it is essential that you have the SQL Express installed on your client computer. Also I’m guessing there are some issues with your locale in your Windows setup. For instance when I set mine to Norwegian, it crashes right away, but if I change it to English it works right away. I know for instance that number formatting, commas, etc.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37609 | InBrief: FDA To Publish Track & Trace Standard By Year End
I stumbled across the FDA’s recently published “Guidance Agenda: New & Revised Draft Guidances CDER is Planning to Publish During Calendar Year 2012” while surfing the PharmTech website late last week. The guide is published each year in the spring to provide a “heads-up” on which guidance documents the FDA thinks they will be able to complete and publish by the end of the calendar year.
I first learned about the significance of the annual document about 18 months ago when an FDA official explained it in a conference presentation. In response to a question from the audience about when she thought the FDA would publish the Track & Trace (T&T) standard for pharmaceuticals, she recommended that people watch for a notice of it in the “Guidance Agenda…” each year. She said that the annual guidance list was usually pretty accurate. If the T&T guidance wasn’t listed, according to the FDA official, people would know that the standard wasn’t going to be published that year. It wasn’t included in last year’s list, but it is in this year’s edition, which apparently means that we will see the standard by the end of 2012.
Congress instructed the FDA to create standards for Track & Trace, Authentication and Validation of pharmaceuticals in section 505D of the FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA) of 2007. That’s the same section that instructed them to create the Standardized Numeric Identifier (SNI) guidance that was published two years ago. In that case the only difference was, Congress gave them a specific deadline for the publication of the SNI standard but no specific date for the T&T standard. But now we know it’s coming soon.
The FDA originally published draft guidance for the SNI and then, after collecting public comments on the draft, they modified it and published it as final guidance. In my opinion, that process worked well for the SNI considering how well the final standard turned out. I assume they will follow the same process for the T&T standard.
Like the SNI guidance, this new T&T standard will probably be non-binding, but remember, one of my theories is that this Federal T&T standard just could be the standard that ends up being adopted by States in place of their soon-to-be non-standard pedigree laws (see my essay “What Happens If RxTEC Isn’t Adopted?”). If that happens, it could eliminate the existing patchwork of pedigree laws over time (maybe a long time) without the Federal government adopting any binding national pedigree regulation.
It’s hard to say, but it appears that sooner rather than later we will have a new Federal Track & Trace standard to consider. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37641 | Lamp power of incandescent lamps used to be measured in "W" - the electrical power rating. But this measure is totally unsuitable for LEDs, as it describes the power consumption, not the light output. With filament lamps, efficiency was constant over the last decades, but LEDs are evolving. Better (usually more expensive ones) get available, but also cheap poorly performing ones. Measuring LED performance in W is like rating a car by its l/100 km consumption - is a 12 l/100km car better than a 7 l/100 km one? It depends - on engine power in this case.
For illumination (LEDs in particular), the light output in lumen is the one that is most relevant. It tells you how much light you get in total from a lamp, independent of the beam angle. Focusing the beam achieves a higher peak intensity, but the luminous flux measured in lumen stays the same. To get a feeling what a lumen is, you can take incandescent lamps as comparison - normal bulbs have 12 lm/W (halogen: 20 lm/W), so a 60W bulb has 720 lm, a 20W halogen bulb 400 lm.
Finally, the power rating of a lamp in W is important - but the lower, the better! For example, let's compare two lamps having both 500 lm output, lamp A with 5W input, lamp B with 10W input. Is the 10W lamp better? No, on a 20 Wh battery the 10W lamp would run for two hours, while the 5W lamp would last four hours - with the same amount of light! For that reason, we have detailed run time tables which show you how long our lamps burn on each setting. Our run times mean constant light output - not some fantasy number starting with bright light and at the end dropping to full moon intensity!
A last thing. If you consider buying LED lamps for household (interior) lighting: Most of them, particularly the MR16 halogen replacement types, perform very poorly. Fantastic numbers like "60 LEDs" try to suggest you get a lot of light. What you probably do is save energy. An LED bulb with 1 or 3 W does consume less than a 50W halogen of course. But the primary function of a lamp is to provide light! These replacement lamps (often seen for hefty prices in DIY stores) mostly have miserable efficiencies like 50 lm/W. This means you might swap your 50W halogen (1000 lm) to a 2W LED (100 lm?), giving you 1/10th of the original brightness, often with a bluish tint (result of poor quality overdriven LEDs). To avoid such disappointments, only buy LED lamps if they have a lumen rating. Compare it to what you have currently installed. For living room use (not cellar lighting), check the light color (color temperature in K). If no ratings are given, assume the worst (and stay clear). |
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There are three basic types of illegal drugs. Substances like peyote and marijuana that are generally not processed before being consumed are known as natural drugs, and compounds such as cocaine and heroin are known as derivatives because they still closely resemble the plants they are based on. The third category are known as synthetic drugs, and they are made following complex chemical formulas and bear little resemblance to any substances found in nature. Examples of synthetic drugs include methamphetamine, MDMA and LSD.
The problem for law enforcement is that synthetic drugs that have yet to be banned are sometimes offered for sale in regular retail stores. Those who consume these unregulated substances have been known to cause harm to either themselves or others, and many have gone on violent rampages after taking them.
Experienced criminal defense attorneys would likely advise their clients to avoid any chemical substances that have been produced in unregulated environments, but they could also seek to have drug charges dropped when the substance concerned was purchased legally in a grocery or convenience store. When defendants have been found in possession of banned substances, attorneys may seek to have the penalties or charges reduced by pointing out mitigating factors during plea discussions. Prosecutors often struggle under the weight of heavy caseloads, and they may be prepared to show leniency in return for a speedy conclusion even when their evidence appears strong.
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The Last Words
By SoundOblivion
Tick...Tick...Tick... the clock on the white colored wall screamed. Room 520
I took a deep breath and exhaled. My doctor was listening to my slowly beating heart. I turned my head away, looking out the glowing window.
A little boy about my age skips across the side walk .
"Mommy! Is Brother going to play with me when he's better?!" he asked, all smiles. The lady behind the boy lifted her hand to her mouth slowly, trying hard to hold back tears, as she replied...
"Yes Hunny, Brother will play with you once he's all better."
The young boy stopped and stared at his mom. She stoped in her tracks as well.
"Mommy Mommy, are you okay? Don't cry. Brother will be all better soon. He will get to play with me! I promise, he'll be all better! Don't cry mommy, don't cry." he said, continuing to smile. The mom nodded and continued to walk, taking her son in hand.
"Okay, now I need you to stand up." said my doctor, snapping me back to where i was. I stood up obediently. "Now try walking." He demanded.
I slowly took my steps.
I lost my balance and fell to the ground. I looked up at my doctor as I remained sitting on the floor. He sighed and wrote something down.
"You're not getting better huh?" he asked. I looked down, not knowing what to say." "How about writing? Can you show me if you can still write?" i nodded as he handed me the pen he was useing. He turned to a page full of scribbles and gave me the clipboard. I placed the board on the floor and held the pen tightly. I felt weak but wanted to try anyways.
"What s-should i w-write?" i asked, struggling to catch my breath. I looked back up to him.
"The last words you want to say..." he mummbled to himself, then quickly gave a little fake cough. "Write whatever you want to!" he said clearly with a smile. I look back down and the paper, and slowly wrote out 4 word. I covered it with my hand and looked back up.
"I w-want you to s-show this to ev-everyone I kn-know." I said to my doctor. He gave me a questioning look. "only wh-when i'm g-gone." I said. I lifted my hand as he took back the wooden clipboard. He took a good look and the words and nodded. I gave a weak smile.
Suddenly, a soft sound echoed through the halls. That gentle melody...a sad lullaby... was the only thing I heard. Everything else was shut out of my head. I stared out the door, knowing the melody came from there. I closed my eyes and dreamed of what I've been through. My life, the things i've seen, the things i haven't.
The music stopped. My eyes shot open. A boy was standing at the door way, ocarina in his hands. He stared back at me.
"What is it Kyle?" My doctor asked, shattering the silence. The boy faced the doctor and replied...
"Doctor, my parents want to speak with you...about my brother." He said, smiling. ...Then it made sense. This was the young 4-5 yr old boy who was outside earlier with his mom.
"you don't have to hide it Kyle." I turned my attention towards my doctor. "I know you know your brother wont be able to play with you in that condition. We know you're sad, so just be sad! Don't put on that fake smile of yours; don't lie to yourself because that won't make anything better." Doctor continued. The boy's head slowly tilted down, as streams of tears ran down his face. He walked next to the doctor.
"Please save him Doctor! Please!" the boy shouted, dropping to his knees. He let go of the ocarina. Then, footsteps of people became loud. The parents stopped at the door. "Please...I would do anything for my brother to live! Please save him Doctor, please!" The boy continued shouting through his tears. I turned to look as his mom, and what I saw was no surprise. The woman was being held by the man next to her as she cried silently.
"We tried everything we can...He just won't get better..." replied the doctor. The boy continued to cry, not caring who was watching. I slowly picked up the ocarina, and held it up for the boy. I smiled, as he looked up at me so full of tears.
"Doctor...w-what is that b-boy's illness?" I asked slowly.
"Same one as yours..." He replied. I smiled.
"okay.." I said. I faced the boy. "Everything that h-happens has it's r-reasons. Some are g-good, and other are b-bad." I said with a soft shaky voice. The boy continued to stare at me.
"But...I don't want my brother to die...He's my best friend...I don't have anyone else other friend..." The boy said.
"Then tell him that. I know what he's going through. He knows what's happening to him and he's trying his best. just have to give in...and accept what the outcome is." I said, forcing out every word.
“Don’t force yourself!” the doctor scolded.
Sudden pain hit my throat, and I wrapped my hands around it somehow hoping it would feel better. I had so much left to say, but the pain held me back.
The doctor lifted me up onto the bed and held me down. I couldn’t speak. The boy ran up next to me and stared, not believing what he sees. I stared back as a tear rolled down towards my ear.
“NURSE, GET THE MEDICINE! QUICK!” yelled the doctor.
Everything became fuzzy. The nurse ran in with the shot and shoved in it my arm. I closed my eyes, as everything became numb.
“Remember my note doctor…” I whispered, as my mind became blank.
That day, 520 was filled with many people. The next day, it was empty. The only thing there was a page full of scribbles on the bed. And in the middle of that page…read the words…
“Goodbye. I’ll miss you.”
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How Does Applying Early Decision or Early Action Affect Your Application?
August 4, 2018
Both Early Decision and Early Action are becoming increasingly popular options for applicants, for good reason. At many colleges, as many as a third or more of the entering class may have been admitted under one or the other of these programs, with admission rates that may be two to three times higher than the regular decision admission rate. Here are some ways in which each of these options could affect you:
• Early Decision (ED) is a binding commitment to attend the college. This tells the college that you are serious about them and will generally improve your chances of getting in, which, for students who are slightly below the norm for regular decision, can be a tremendous advantage. Colleges are willing to overlook slightly lower grades or scores in favor of meeting their yield target. In the world of college admissions, yield is far more important than admit rates because this determines whether they have met their enrollment goals. (Yield means the number of students who accept the offer of admission.) Even the most selective colleges worry about yield because everyone has competition. Legacies, athletes, and under-represented populations who often also fulfill institutional priorities can particularly benefit under Early Decision.
• Early Action (EA) or Restrictive Early Action (REA) is not a binding commitment but can still offer an advantage over regular decision. Once again, applying early is a signal to the college that you have a deep interest in the school. At some places, the admit rate for EA may be as high as for ED. Why? Because the yield of students who are admitted under these plans is higher than for regular admission.
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If you were to meet me in person, you probably would not say, "Now there's a man who does yoga every day."
I inherited a good physique less suitable for a practitioner of yoga than for a linebacker on an American football team (one of the guys who can get hit without getting knocked down). I'm not naturally flexible. I'm naturally stiff.
I don't just have big bones. I have to do the battle of the bulge constantly to keep from getting just plain fat. And to this day I still can't do the cobra pose and there are days that I find it hard even to stand on one foot.
4. Yoga burns off fat.
Yoga is a low-intensity exercise. Men who do yoga don't experience the "burn" that other kinds of intense exercise generate. Yoga won't burn off excess sugar from the bloodstream the way intense aerobic exercise, the kind that leaves you out of breath, can burn excess sugar.
But clinical studies at the Defence Research and Development Organization in India have found that yoga burns about 80% more calories than mild aerobic exercise. Even pranayama (breathing) exercises and meditation burn more calories than a mild aerobic workout.
5. Yoga builds rock-hard muscle.
Yoga uses the force of gravity, and your own body mass, to build rock-hard muscle. Because the constant shift of body positions as you go through your poses works out nearly every muscle in your body, you build muscle with minimal risk of bruises, torn tendons, or muscle tears.
6. Yoga can relieve low back pain.
Doctors at Boston University recruited low-income manual laborers who had chronic back pain for yoga training. Yoga did not eliminate low-back pain, but the participants in the study who stuck with yoga training were able to manage their back pain with lower doses of pain relievers, and after 12 weeks, all men doing yoga training were off Vicodin.
7. Yoga can increase lung capacity.
Scientists at the Universidade de Caxias do Sul in Brazil ran a study to compare the benefits of yoga and aerobic exercise for increasing lung capacity. They found that neither form of exercise increased absolute maximum lung capacity, measured as the greatest amount of air participants in the study were able to exhale in a single breath. Practicing yoga, however, enables men to breathe deeper and longer at rates less than their maximums.
8. Yoga can lower blood pressure.
At least one clinical study, conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in the United States, has found that practicing yoga lowers blood pressure more than medication, although not drastically so. In this study, men who did yoga but did not take blood pressure medicine had systolic blood pressure readings about 3 points lower and diastolic blood pressure readings about 1 point lower than men who took blood pressure pills.
9. Yoga can improve your intellectual capacity.
Medical researchers at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia found that regular practice of yoga increased a measure of "selective attention" by 17%. Since the ability to hone in a problem is critical for the exercise of good judgment, yoga practice may help you make better decisions about the rest of your life.
10. Yoga may improve your sex life.
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The blessed State of a justified Soul. The Subject traced back to the Fall of Adam yet more fully, to shew, that Justification can only he by Christ.
Verses 1-5
The Apostle opens this chapter, with shewing some of the immediate blessings arising out of a justified state before God in Christ. Having in the preceding chapters most fully and compleatly established the doctrine, and answered every objection, he begins this Chapter with stating the blessedness of it. First, He speaks of peace with God. Secondly, An access to the throne. Thirdly, A rejoicing in the hope and assurance of glory. Fourthly, The sanctified use of all afflictions. And, Fifthly, the enjoyment of the love of God, the influences of the Holy Ghost, and communion in all the blessed effects of Christ's grace.
I beg the Reader to observe the difference between the righteousness of God in Christ, which is the sole cause of justification and faith, which is the effect of that righteousness, and by which it is en - joyed. A sinner is not justified by his faith, for, if so, in that case it would be the work of faith; and what difference would there then be, whether the work of faith, or the deeds of the law, became either in part, or the whole, the cause of his justification? The Apostle, in one of the preceding chapters, hath clearly stated the difference between the righteousness of God which justifieth, and the faith of the believer, who by faith enjoys that justification. The righteousness of God (saith he,) which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe, Romans 3:22. It is the righteousness of God which justifies. And this is unto all, and upon all; not their act, but the Lord's; not their merit, but the Lord's grace. It is revealed from faith to faith, Romans 1:17, not procured by faith, for faith comes from it, and is not the cause of it. For faith itself, as an act of our's, goes no further towards our justification than any other grace. And faith, as well as every other grace, is received wholly from Christ, and can constitute no part, no, not an atom, in justification; for this is solely in and by Christ,
I have thought it proper to state this doctrine in the clearest manner possible, to guard against any mistake which might arise either here or elsewhere, when the doctrine of justification by faith is the subject. The Apostle did not mean to say, that our justification is by our faith, for he had in the very concluding verse of the former chapter declared, that Christ was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Hence the act had already past. And the therefore with which he begins this Chapter, is the immediate consequence of it. And some indeed read the verse in this way: Therefore being justified through our Lord Jesus Christ, by faith we have, peace with God.
Pause, Reader! and contemplate the boundless mercy! We have peace with God! peace in the blood of the cross. We who were enemies to God by wicked works, hath he now reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present us holy, and unblameable, and unreprovable in his sight, Colossians 1:20-22. Oh! the blessedness of a justified state in Christ! Oh! the comfort, when by faith in Christ the soul enjoys it! And we have access also by Christ's justification to the throne of grace. We are said to stand in this grace before the Lord. For by our adoption character, we have the privilege of children, whereby we cry Abba, Father. An holy boldness, a familiarity at the heavenly court, as those who are well known there, and well beloved there, in Christ. Reader! do you know the blessedness of this state, and are you in the daily habit of using it? Oh! Sir! it is a blessed, yea, a very blessed way of maintaining fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ, when by virtue of a conscious justified state in Christ, we go often to court, and feel ourselves there as children at home, when in their father's house. And ought it not to be so with every child of God? Hath not Jesus opened this new and living way by his blood? And doth he not dwell in the midst of the throne, to keep it open by his intercession? Oh! then! if you know the Lord, if you are in a justified state in Christ, let us make use of our high privilege. Let us (saith the Psalmist) enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations, Psalms 100:4-5.
But we must not stop here. Paul saith also, that we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. This is a third blessed effect springing out of a justified state before God in Christ. And I beg the Reader to consider the vast importance of this high privilege. Paul himself elsewhere calls it blessed. Speaking to Titus, he saith, looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Savior Jesus Christ , Titus 2:13. But it could not be blessed if it was not sure. If any guilt remained on the conscience, fear would damp the hope. Hence the justification here described by the Apostle, is considered by him as full, perfect, and complete. We have peace with God. We have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand. And in consequence we rejoice in hope of the glory of God, that glory which shall be revealed. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory. See those scriptures, Leviticus 16:21; Isaiah 53:6; Ro 8; Daniel 9:24; 2 Thessalonians 1:10.
And, Reader, do not overlook that other blessed property arising from a justified state, I mean the sanctified use of all afflictions. A child of God, when by faith he is brought into the knowledge of his adoption, receives all his exercises with a different aspect from men of the world. For afflictions of what kind soever they be, passing through the covenant, come out with an altered property, like waters of the earth, which, by running over certain minerals, take with them qualities of healing. No afflictions, nor chastenings, for the present are joyous, but grievous; yet, sanctified by grace, they afterwards yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby, Hebrews 12:11. But it is a character which belongs to none but God's children justified in Christ, not simply to bear tribulations, but to glory in them. And this forms a blessed fruit of a justified state. God the Holy Ghost, in his gracious office-work, directs the heart into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ, 2 Thessalonians 3:5.
Verses 6-11
The Apostle here enters upon another sweet view of divine love, as instanced in the great work of redemption. The act itself not only astonishingly great and unexampled, but the time when it was shewn enhancing the mercy. Not simply when we were without anything to recommend, but when we had everything to render us odious in God's sight. Not merely undeserving, but ill and hell-deserving creatures. And the thing itself stands on record without parallel. For although in the common circumstances of life, it might perhaps here and there be found that some few of the more noble and generous of mankind would venture their life as a substitute for another, where friendship or the love of applause might prompt to it, yet for a righteous man, that is, one that simply doth what is right between man and man, and no more, such instances would be rarely found. But what tends to magnify the riches of grace, and render the case of the death of Christ so illustrious and unexampled, is, the consideration that it was done for a set of men who were sinners, and at a time when it the midst of their sins against Him who died for them ? It was thus God commended his love, and endeared to us his mercy. There is a double manifestation of this love, both in the Father's giving his dear Son, and Christ offering himself as a sacrifice for the sins of his people.
And the Apostle dwells upon it, by setting it forth under a variety of views. The gift of God; the death of Christ; the justification by his blood; the reconciliation and peace; the joy in God through Christ, by whom, and in whom, we have received the atonement. And God the Holy Ghost hath most blessedly caused his servant thus to represent it, in order that the Church might have the higher apprehension of the unspeakable mercy. Indeed, language fails to afford any adequate representation. Had some generous prince pardoned his rebellious subjects, on their returning to their allegiance: Had he purchased their freedom, with an immense sum, when they were in slavery; Had he taken them into his favor, and brought them near himself; These would have been gracious acts in manifesting his munificence and liberality. But what should we have said, had this prince done, as Christ, the prince of the kings of the earth hath done, given himself a ransom for them, died for them, shed his blood for them, washed them from their sins in his own blood, and made them kings and priests unto God and his Father? What shall we call this? And yet it is in this manner God commendeth (that is, bids the Church to take notice and accept of,) his love towards us! Reader! let you and I learn always to accept the Father's gift, and Jesus's grace, in this most sweet and precious way. God thus commendeth his love towards us!
Verses 12-21
The Apostle having thus raised up the subject to the highest pitch of excellency, in shewing the blessed state of the soul, in being freely, fully, everlastingly justified in, and by, Christ; having received the atonement in the heart, and conscience; being fully applied, and made effectual by the Holy Ghost; and living upon it, having access daily, hourly, to the throne b y it; and constantly from it, rejoicing in hope of the glory of God; goes on now, directed and led by the blessed Spirit, to trace back the wonderful subject even to the very fall of man, which involved our whole nature in one mass of ruin, and which none but Christ could deliver from. And the Apostle, in various ways, and by various statements, draws a parallel, between the Adam - nature of our fallen state, and the grace - union in Christ; to shew, (and which he hath done in a very blessed manner,) that as Adam, and Christ, are the two Covenant heads of each family, the relationship brings with it an union interest, and concern, in all that belonged to each, in this Covenant-character. I very earnestly entreat the Reader, to attend with great diligence to the statement the Apostle hath made. May He who taught Paul, teach both Writer and Reader of this Poor Man's Commentary. For, surely, the Apostle's mind was most blessedly led out in the contemplation, when God the Holy Ghost guided his heart and pen to send this sweet scripture to the Church.
The Apostle begins this part of the subject, in drawing the parallel of the two Adams, so called in scripture, (1 Corinthians 15:45.) in order to represent them, as covenant heads of their people. By the sin of the first Adam, the whole race were equally involved in the guilt and punishment due to original corruption, although they had no hand in actual transgression. In like manner, by the righteousness of the second Adam, the whole Church became interested, although they bore no part in the vast work, either by personal holiness in themselves, or by obedience to the law of God.
This doctrine the Apostle prosecutes through several verses. In the instance of Adam, he considers all his children implicated, in all that concerned him. And, as it is said of Levi, the descendant of Abraham, that he was in the loins of his father when Melchizedec met him, and blessed him: Hebrews 7:10. So the whole race of mankind were in the loins of Adam, when he transgressed the commands of God, and were with him involved in the same condemnation. And equally to be considered must the whole Church be in Christ, being chosen in him before the foundation of the world, Ephesians 1:4. Hence that sweet promise: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring, Isaiah 44:3. Reader! pause over this view of the subject, and remember, that it is scriptural. And, do not pass away from it, before that you have fully brought home the doctrine to the mind, under due conviction. You and I both, daily, prove our relationship to Adam, from the Adam - nature we carry about with us, in the common infirmities of that nature, and the remains of in-dwelling corruption. Have we similar testimonies, in our souls' experiences of our grace-union in Christ? It is a grand subject of enquiry. For as it is most certain, that neither of us could have been involved in the sin and condemnation of the first Adam, had we not sprung from him by generation: So, equally certain is it, that we have no interest in the righteousness and justification by the second Adam, even the Lord from heaven, unless we are his in regeneration. The transgression of Adam the sinner, would never have hurted you, or me, had we not been born from him, and his blood ran through our veins; neither will the righteousness of Christ the Savior benefit us, unless we are found new-born in Him, and his Holy Spirit formed in our hearts.
It is very blessed to follow the Apostle, through the several parts of this Chapter, wherein he hath stated the consequence of things, by virtue of the Church's oneness, and interest with Christ. He puts the subject, under various illustrations of it, and in a very beautiful manner goes over it again and again, as if he would have no child of God ignorant, on a point of so much importance. He describes the reign of death in Adam, and the reign of life in Christ, under their different heads; and shews the awful consequence of the former, and the blessed effects of the latter, as set forth in all the circumstances of mankind. Death (said he) reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, A period of two thousand five hundred years, when there was no written law, which by the transgressions of it, might have subjected to the penalty of death. And even on infants also, which never had committed, neither were in a capacity of committing, actual sin. A plain palpable proof of original sin, and death the sure consequence of it. He then argues, and with irresistible force of argument, that if such were the sure events which followed the original apostacy of our nature, in which thousands bore no part; ought not those blissful effects promised to the obedience and blood-shedding of Jesus be equally the privilege of his redeemed, to which they have none of them contributed? If so much evil followed the transgression of one sinner; must it not be equally right, that so much good should be the result from the righteousness of one Almighty Savior? And especially as both the person and sin of Adam, carry with them no proportion to the greatness and glory of the Person, and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The one a finite creature. The other Infinite. The offence of the one, in the time-state only of the Church. The righteousness of the other, everlasting. The sin of Adam of one, that is, of the earth, earthly. The holiness of Christ, the Lord from heaven, Reader! ponder well the subject; and see whether, under divine teaching, your conclusion from the whole, will not join issue with the Apostle's; that if such be the reign of sin unto death, arising from the apostacy of our Adam - nature; how much greater must be the reign of grace through righteousness, unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord!
Verse 21
Precious Lord Jesus! I would say, as I meditate on this sweet Chapter; what hath my God wrought for his Church and people? Here I behold the blessedness of a justified state! Peace with God; access to the throne, to the. mercy seat, to the pardon office of Jesus Christ; and a sure foundation for a daily, hourly rejoicing, in hope of the glory of God. And, have I this peace? Am I indeed justified freely, fully, everlastingly, in the Lord my righteousness? Hath Jesus made my peace in the blood of his cross? Is it God that justifieth me? And shall I not demand with Paul, and say: who is he that condemneth me? Oh! the blessedness of a justified state before God. There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the ; Spirit.
Praises to my God and Father, for all his Covenant-love from everlasting! Praises to my God and Savior, whose Suretyship righteousness hath done more for me in the recovery of my poor nature, in the Adam - fall ruin; than all the original and actual transgressions of the Church have done, to cast the redeemed down. And praises to my God the Holy Ghost, in causing this blessed Scripture to be given to the Church; and writing the blessed effects of it in my heart, and the hearts of his people. Oh! for grace, to be in the daily, hourly enjoyment of it, and to live in the constant unceasing dependence upon it. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
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As noted above, OpenShift is one example of a Kubernetes distribution. OpenShift, which is developed by Red Hat in conjunction with the open source community, combines Kubernetes with a variety of other tools to provide a complete platform for deploying and managing containerized apps.
The main components of modern OpenShift include:
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Earlier versions of OpenShift did not include all of these components. In fact, prior to the release of OpenShift version 3.0 (or OpenShift v3 for short) in 2015, OpenShift used a custom container and orchestration engine instead of relying on Docker and Kubernetes. But as the latter platforms became the go-to solutions for building containerized application environments, OpenShift was reengineered to place them at its core. It was at that point that OpenShift became a true Kubernetes distribution.
Key Features of OpenShift
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• A built-in framework for executing containers. "Plain" Kubernetes (meaning the pure open source version) is compatible with several container execution frameworks, but it does not come with any built in.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The World Doesn't Have a Right to Abortion
A 3D ultrasound showing a baby inside the womb Photo: Getty
From The Telegraph
By Nicholas Windsor
If I were to imagine the voice of a rather sensible relative, or just a concerned bystander, addressing me on the subject of abortion, the words I hear them using go something like the following: "Why on earth get yourself mixed up in/wade into a matter like this?" (Aside) "And isn't it rather distasteful?"
Well, I don't think my well-meaning voice has it far wrong. I can't be altogether wise to join this debate (on the side I've chosen, anyhow) and, no, it's never going to be the stuff of polite conversation. But just why is it that this question generates so much heat in politics, in the media and around the dinner table? Not just, I think, because it belongs somehow to the category of "bedroom and bathroom" subjects that nice people don't broach too freely. Much more than that, it seems to be a highly reactionary position, one that, probably without a precedent, would seek to take back a "right", specifically a woman's right, that was conferred by Parliament in 1967 in the Abortion Act. What could be more illiberal in our culture than that? No wonder there is fury and resistance.
Three generations have had a legal option they didn't have before, and here comes a jumped-up minority that has the gall to say we should "turn back the clock". That's how bad it looks. You'd have to have a superlative reason to do it. That, of course, is just what we insufferable pro-lifers say we have. What we suggest is this: the cost is too high because the cost is paid in innocent human life.
Abortion is perceived as a solution to a problem called unwanted pregnancy. A real problem, then. A real "solution", too. But it's not a just solution for all concerned. It leaves out of the picture the consequences for "the entity", about whose nature we've disagreed so passionately in the last decades. Was it always like that? Didn't we used to know in our heads and feel in our guts that if one had conceived, then that meant one was pregnant, which meant in turn that one was going to wait patiently, if uncomfortably, for nine months and then go on "to have" a baby – to really give birth to one and hold it in one's hands. All being well, that's what happened. It used to be that basic a consideration. It's got a lot murkier in recent years. We're told we can't afford such simple knowledge any longer. Now we need interminable philosophical debates to establish the status of the embryo, or the foetus, or the unborn child, or whatever it is. To me, a lot of this is sheer sophistry. Who's kidding whom here?
So why don't I think much of abortion? First of all, for the above reasons and not because (as that brilliant writer Philip Pullman would put it) "the Vatican" told me to. But it became visceral for me once I started thinking hard about the subject. It hit me in the stomach that terminating a pregnancy equalled none other than the destruction of a human being. It knocked the wind out of me the first time, as it does every single time I think of it.
Look at it this way: I was born in 1970. My dear mother would have been within her rights to find it inconvenient to have me. Bad luck, she didn't. But my generation has had a close shave. Whether we were born depended on lots of factors: not just on a mother's decision, but also on the fathers' influence and that of the surrounding culture – friends' advice and the views of the philosophers I mentioned earlier. Others of my generation weren't that fortunate, and some of those were our siblings. That's why we take this thing seriously, if you want to know. We were the first generation that really were vulnerable in the womb. Surely, the womb should be the safest place in the world to be. Not any more.
So, how many don't have those sisters and brothers whom the law, in my view, should have protected? And how many of those siblings didn't go on to compose the symphonies they should, by rights, have composed? How many didn't go on to give birth in their turn? This is eugenics, isn't it? Hell, that's another story.
Speaking of another story, but on the same subject, an important project is launched today in the House of Lords by parliamentarians and experts, as it was last week in the United Nations General Assembly and around the world.
The aim of this, based on a document called the San José Articles, is to stop the practice we've been talking about from being foisted on to countries that don't want it. The Articles aim to show that there is no "right to abortion" to be found in international law that would oblige such countries to "conform, or else". This is in spite of the UN and other agencies' claims to the contrary.
Human rights lawyers of a certain stamp around the world are taking the same pro-abortion line, manipulating the current provisions of international law. Frankly, officials and politicians in developing countries are being bullied into writing such a right to abortion into their domestic law. This project aims to help them to fight back.
Lord Nicholas Windsor is Chairman of the Rome-based Dignitatis Humanae Institute.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37814 | Simple split-testing for ads in Android apps
Split-tests (or A/B tests) will help you determine which ad settings or ad networks get the most revenue, as well as other things, for your Android app. Here's how to set up a split-test.
I've been a big fan of split-testing, also known as A/B testing, since before I released Android apps. It's important to know the difference that your choices can make, because some things you can only find out by testing.
Split-testing is used throughout web and mobile development, but not every developer is comfortable with it. Split-testing doesn't have to be difficult, however--you don't even need to employ an expensive or complicated service.
I've already covered the importance of testing and measuring ad performance for your Android apps. Now I'm going to show how to set up a quick and simple split test that won't cost anything.
What is split-testing?
Split-testing is the practice of performing a controlled test to measure which input gets the best results. In terms of ads in Android apps, this means finding which ad settings or ad networks get the best revenue.
There are other things to measure, such as click-through rate (the percentage of views that result in a click) and eCPM (effective cost-per-mille, or thousand impressions). Read more on cost-per-click and cost-per-action mobile ads if you are unfamiliar with the terms.
Example code and explanation
I previously covered different ways to show ads in Android apps. This sample code can be used for either XML (layout) based ad implementations or with code-instantiated ads. I will focus on the XML-based implementation for clarity. First, we're going to create two different layouts--one with each ad type.
Variant 1 (main_1.xml):
Variant 2 (main_2.xml):
The second variant is identical, except it replaces android:layout_alignParentTop with android:layout_alignParentBottom; this moves the ad from the top to the bottom. Use a different ad unit ID, and you can now compare the results. In addition, your app should have content filling the rest of the screen for both layouts. The content should be identical to make this test meaningful.
Next, we'll set the activity up to randomly select between the two (you're not limited to just two).
Add this to
// Randomly decide which layout variant to show
final Random random = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
final int selector = random.nextInt(2); // [0, 2)
if(selector == 0) {
Log.i(this.toString(), "Loading layout 1");
} else {
Log.i(this.toString(), "Loading layout 2");
When your activity loads, it will randomly decide which layout to use, bringing the selected ad layout.
You can use this for a number of things--testing different ad placements (top/bottom), different ad networks, or even more complex factors such as refresh rates, demographic information, or other ad settings.
Where to go from here
The above solution won't cost you a dime, is easy to maintain and change, and gets you started quickly. You can see the results by watching the two ad units (which should have similar impression counts), and you can directly compare the revenue. Pick a winner after sufficient time and run with it!
You'll eventually outgrow this mechanism. As I continued to research ad networks, I have changed my setup a number of times. To confuse the issue further, not all users update the app, which leaves old versions of my split-test out there. This all results in the impression counts no longer matching, and the test being harder to evaluate.
There are a number of options to help manage these tests in a more controlled manner, and by the time your have enough traffic to outgrow the setup I described, you will probably have enough ad income to justify spending a little more time investigating.
Some ad mediators and ad networks can perform split testing for you on their servers, which will make it easier to implement and maintain these tests. Other ad mediators will automatically allocate ads based on their measurements without any intervention from you.
Whichever method you choose, keep testing and go with what performs best in your Android apps! |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37835 | Wednesday, May 24, 2017
The "real" JAMES BOND
Yesterday Sir Roger Moore died at age 89. Bond fans have been pouring out their grief and also sharing their memories of the man who made more official James Bond movies than any other actor.
As I posted yesterday, Roger Moore was my James Bond. In fact, the very first image I ever saw of James Bond was this 1974 Signet tie-in edition of Ian Fleming's The Man With The Golden Gun. When I finally saw my first James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever (the ABC television premiere), I remember feeling confused and a little disappointed that the man in the movie was not the sleek, cool guy from this book cover -- the "real" James Bond.
Roger Moore has graced many book covers as the quintessential representation of James Bond. In 1990, a full set of the Ian Fleming novels were released in Turkey, all sporting original Roger Moore artwork. In 1985 a set of four Find Your Fate novels were published with terrific Roger covers. He's also shown up on many of the John Gardner novels.
And of all the tributes and articles about Roger yesterday, this piece by A.O. Scott in the New York Times really resonated with me personally, and very much nailed why I consider Roger Moore my Bond and, yes, maybe even the "best" Bond.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37853 | Avocado Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction
July 10, 2015
Avocado Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction
It’s easy to overeat during lunch time. You’ve been up since 6am, work is stressful, you’ve already eaten your daily intake of healthy snacks but you’re still starving.
And you know what? Everyone makes bad decisions when they’re starving.
Your mouth is watering, the stomach aches with hunger.
You walk into the Deli.
The options are endless.
Everything looks good.
Even things you normally don’t eat look good. Like Fried Chicken Sandwich or the Italian Meatball Sub with Double Provolone Cheese — you know, just to throw some examples out there.
Your mouth starts watering even more. Your original plan to have a healthy lunch, like a salad, is long gone.
You spend an hour debating, picking up things, putting things back, you can’t make a decision, all the while you’re getting even hungrier.
After all that debate, you end up devouring a footlong sub and you don’t even know how that happened.
Seriously, how that happened?
What about the Kale Salad with Root Veggies and Antioxidant Vinaigrette you planned to eat?
Where is it?
The hell, you were S to the T to the ARVING.
Forget the salad.
Mozzarella Pearls
But there’s another scenario.
One that involves one of the greatest salads ever.
So delicious, so filling, so light, so very good for you.
Enters the Avocado Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction.
A very fancy name for a very simple salad.
A salad that comes together in minutes (balsamic reduction excluded) and that you can bring to work with you for lunch, so you don’t have to worry about going to the Deli and making poor choices. All the while saving money and eating a clean and nutritious meal.
Sounds cool, right?
Avocado Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction
And don’t worry, you can still make poor choices at 3am when you’re blind drunk and a greasy meatball sub is the right thing to gobble up. Because you know, nothing soaks up alcohol better than greasy food (like you need me to tell you that!)
Avocado Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction
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Inspired by JoyfulHealthyEats
Serves 4
Balsamic Reduction
2 cups / 500 ml balsamic vinegar
4 cups / 6 oz. / 170 gr fresh spring mix salad
½ cup fresh mozzarella pearls (small balls), whole or halved
½ cup cherry tomatoes, whole or halved
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
2 large handfuls fresh basil, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
Fine grain sea salt
Ground black pepper to taste
Balsamic Reduction
Cook for about 20 to 30 minutes, partially covered, until balsamic vinegar has reduced to a thicker glaze.
Cool and store covered in the refrigerator.
In four small bowls (or one large bowl), divide the spring mix, basil avocado, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh mozzarella pearls.
Drizzle olive oil over the top of the salad, followed by drizzle of balsamic reduction.
Sprinkle with sea salt and fresh ground black pepper. Serve immediately.
Nutrition facts
One serving yields 259 calories, 22 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbs, and 2 grams of protein.
1. Ahh, I need to have this in my kitchen all the time so I can just whip it up! At this moment, all I have is tomatoes haha.
COFFEESLAG Deal Of The Day
2. Simple, refreshing, and delicious! I would say, the perfect summer option too. Indeed, all year round. Okay, perhaps, in winter time - along with a sandwich and fried chicken! Ha-ha, just kidding!
3. Looks amazing Mike!
4. oh yes, i do concur. Greatest salad ever is so simple and full of healthy fats --> UM YES! gimme that cheese and avo!
1. I love that you said "concur", such a great word!
5. Well, you say tomatoes, I say tomahtoes, you blog on Caprese, I do too...
indeed, great minds blog alike! Love your version, we actually make a similar type but never used the balsamic reduction, we are usually in a hurry when we make this type of salad. I think our version is in a blog post called Avocado Three Ways, and it was a post composed by the husband....
have a great weekend, Mike! Hope you go for a long, satisfying run. I am nurturing a piriformis injury for almost 3 months now, and it's simply not fun.
1. I went for a very long run and thought about you. I really hope you'll have a speedy recovery!
6. Hi Mike, love your balsamic glaze and the salad. Summer tomatoes are the best.
1. OMG I love summer tomatoes, so sweet and delicious!
7. This looks so good! That mozzarella looks to die for. And honestly, avo was the ONE thing missing from caprese :) Love this, pinning!
1. Avocado is THE one thing missing from Caprese, such an awesome add-on!
8. I LOVE the caprese combo! I just posted a caprese dish, too. Well, I guess great minds think similar recipes, right? ;)
9. Dude, I am loving this combination of awesomeness! I'm with ya...hungry is the worst time ever to go to the grocery store or pick out what to eat. We're in Maryland this weekend, and I didn't eat my usual healthy breakfast this morning. So around 11am I went grazing and gobbled down like 14 cookies. Ok, maybe not 14. Probably closer to 16. Next time I come here, I'm bringing this caprese salad with me! #WolfpackDeliBoycott2015
1. You went grazing???? More like you went hunting, you're a wolf after all!
10. Looks delicious!
11. I tend to make my own lunch as I agree that is so easy to overeat. And not only that, the nutritional values of most of the tempting stuff, are no good!!
This salad is very good!!
12. I agree, lunch in the deli is often way too tempting to be good :)
I usually make my own lunch at home and I don't mind at all.
I like the sale, it is very good indeed!
1. Bringing lunch from home is a great way to save money and eat good and healthy food!
13. With a person like me, it's easy to over eat a hell of lot the whole day. I do like beautiful simple like this too, I promise:).
The good thing is I pack lunch for all of us, that way it's easy and healthy. Thanks always for motivating to be healthy.
14. I've been putting balsamic reduction on everything lately, if you haven't tried it with white balsamic reduction I think you'd love it because it's great with really subtle flavors like watermelon. Anyways, my love of all things Caprese knows no bounds and I'm excited to try adding a little avocado in there too! |
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37868 | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 15th November 2015 Sunday Episode – Star Plus
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 15th November 2015: YHM Sunday drama is On. Raman spends some time with Ishita and Ishita puts and eye on Simmi and follows her to some path. What happened at that location? Did she see any disturbing events? Did she find Ashok? Take a look. (watch: All Episodes of Ye Hai Mohabatein.)
The episode begins Simmi using hot water to relieve her hand sprain. Ishita looks on feels bad. She rushes to her room with tears in her eyes and Raman holds her. She says she just has not got enough sleep, so she is like that. Raman takes her out and the rain starts. She asks him what is he doing? He says he is helping her. She hugs him and Chak Dhoom plays. Kids join them and the next morning Mrs. Bhalla asks Neelu to make halwa Puri. Raman and Ishita catch a cold. Ishita says she caught a cold from Raman. Mrs. Bhalla laughs and Amma asks her why is he laughing. Mrs. Bhalla says she can see Ramana nd Ishita having a good time after a long time. Simmi sis leaving and Mrs. Bhalla asks her to wait. Simmi says she is busy and leaves. Ishita looks on.
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 15th November 2015
Vandu goes to jeweler Dinesh and asks him to make the same one. He says ok and says it will charge 20,000 Rs. He says he can’t make an exact copy but will look close and Vandu requests him to please make the same one. Suraj hears her and says please check my project. She says ok and Dinesh leaves. Prateek follows Simmi to some restaurant where Ashok meets her. Prateek takes a pic of them and sends sit to Ishita. He calls her and says about the issue and asks her to take a look at the picture. She looks at it and feels disappointed. She says we will talk about this in the evening and ends the call. (watch: Hrithik and Salman in Dheere Dheere Se.)
Ishita thinks of calling Shagun but sees her battery going down and keeps it for charging. Neel u comes and tells her about Ruhi asking for a new dress. She leaves. Abhishek looks for the watchman and sees his room locked. He asks the neighbors and gives a card to one of them and asks them to call if the watchman comes back. Dinesh comes to Suraj’s office and Suraj asks him to make a necklace the one Vandita asked but with real diamonds. Dinesh says but the madam told him to that her budget is low. He says he is indebted to her so am repaying it like this and this should not be told to her. He says hope Madam likes this necklace.
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 15th November 2015
Raman is ready to leave the office and suddenly something pricks him. He sees that it is Shagun’s earring and is wondering why is her earning lying over here. Abhishek calls Shagun and says watchman is missing. She says her earring is missing and he asks is that important. Raman asks for his phone and Neelu gives him Ishita’s phone and he leaves to the Office. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37937 | The Country Music Message
Jimmie N. Rogers
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July 1988
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The Country Music Message: Revisited is more than a history of commercial country music, a discussion of the performers, or a compilation of song lyrics. It is an examination of the way the “message” in country songs is relayed and received: why the songs move us as they do.
Jimmie N. Rogers is a professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas. He has done extensive research, lecturing, and writing on the content of country songs. He is the recipient of the George C. Whatley award, and his research has been described and syndicated in various publications, including the New York Times and People.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37942 | During high school, as I was becoming acquainted with the downtown music and art scenes, I was embarrassed to tell people I was from the Upper East Side- even more embarrassed to tell them I went to Dalton. However, after four years of living downtown near college I became sick of the redundant hipness everywhere and began to long for the quiet streets of Carnegie Hill at night and even the quilted jackets and loafers. Since I moved home I have been exploring the neighborhood as an untapped resource for ideas. I am hoping that kids like me will not be as embarrassed of where they are from once there is actually an underground cultural exchange of ideas and art in which they can participate. The original format of this zine was meant to bring the d-i-y photocopy tradition of the Lower East Side uptown for those of us who, although living in an extremely wealthy neighborhood, don’t necessarily get giant allowances from our parents. This issue is still available in print for a little while longer, but I guess I just have to get with the times- d-i-y now necessitates using the internet. This first issue does poke some fun at the neighborhood but it’s all done “out of loveâ€. Most of all I am trying to explore areas that are not generally covered by mainstream publications. I hope you, reader, find something interesting or surprising in here. |
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When it’s rush hour traffic and cars are desperately trying to get into the lane you’re in. You fill in the gaps and do no favours for them, as they never for you.
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Basically the perfect guy. Extremely handsome. Every girl's type. Besides his immensely attractive physical features, a Yash is incredibly intelligent. He is passionate about everything he does and works so hard at things that he becomes a prodigy. A Yash is not afraid of challenging people, but also has tact and knows when to be kind and sensitive. Yashes can actually put their emotions into words, unlike most guys these days. They can be a little prideful sometimes,but they know when they need advice or help and have the maturity to ask for it. A Yash can be very protective, affecting, and sweet, but most of the time they are the kind of guy who you rely on for a laugh. They are always extremely witty, but many people misunderstand their sense of humor and think that a Yash is rude. You have to really take the time to get to know a Yash to fully appreciate one. Yashes are amazing friends who will tease you constantly but will always be there for you when you truly need him. They are astonishingly accepting. If you meet a Yash, pursue a friendship with him--you won't regret it!
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37963 | Pokemon Let's Go Alolan Pokemon - How to Catch Alolan Pokemon in Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee
Here's how to find Alolan Pokemon in both Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee.
It was back in Pokemon Sun and Moon on the 3DS that we saw the introduction of Alolan Pokemon. These are Pokemon that have had a change in color palette, and they're something of a rarity. In this Pokemon Let's Go Alolan Pokemon guide, we'll be walking you through how to get Alolan Pokemon in Pokemon Let's Go as easily as possible.
How to Get Alola Pokemon in Pokemon Let’s Go
For those that don’t know, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee are remakes of Pokemon Yellow, and they mostly keep the same cast of Pokemon that featured in the original game. However there are exceptions to this rule, and you can find some unique Pokemon that hail from the Alola region, within the game.
What’s so great about Alolan Pokemon? Pokemon that hail from the Alola region look dramatically different to their standard counterparts. For example you can see the Alola Grimer just below, which has a different color pallete to the standard version of Grimer.
Just below, we’ve compiled a list of all the Alola Pokemon found within Pokemon Let’s Go so far, and how you can obtain each one.
• Alola Diglett - In the Lavender Town Poke Center, there’s a woman that wants to trade a Kanto Diglett for an Alola Diglett.
• Alola Grimer - Within the Poke Center on Cinnabar Island, you can find a punk guy that’s willing to trade a normal Gimer for the Alola Grimer.
• Alola Marowak - In the Poke Center in Fuchsia City, you can find a gentleman in a suit that want to trade a Alola Marowak for your normal Marowak.
• Alola Raichu - In the Saffron City Poke Center, you can obtain an Alola Raichu by trading your Kanto Raichu.
• Alola Rattata - Within the Poke Center in Cerulian City, a woman will trade you an Alola Rattata, for your normal Rattata.
• Alola Sandshrew - In Celadon City, there’s a boy that will trade you an Alola Sandshrew, for your Kanto Sandshrew.
As of right now, these are all the Alolan Pokemon that we’ve found in Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee. If we discover any additional Pokemon from Alola within the game, we’ll make sure to update our guide straight away.
For now though, you can head over to any of our additional Pokemon Let’s Go guides for the Pikachu and Eevee versions. There’s our Pokemon Let’s Go transfer guide, or our page on how to get Articuno in Pokemon Let’s Go.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/37997 | • You have now entered the science zoneI am your guide Mr. Labiento
You are about to enter on a journey into a world of mystery. Science is the portal that we use to explain the unknown and explore the fantastic travels of the living. As your child's guide I will make you one promise, that their journey will be a memorable experience of learning and exploration. Together we will discover the mysterious world of the living environment. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38020 | community-banks-track-exceptions-varianceswritten by Blair Groves
It’s not uncommon for bankers to make exceptions to policies and variances to procedures. But problems can arise when banks don’t make a clear distinction between exceptions and variances and track them consistently.
Procedures guide the processes used by bankers to underwrite and approve loans. They include maximum loan amounts, financial statement requirements, terms and the use of ratios like debt service coverage and loan-to-value when making lending decisions. Variances from procedures should require approval from the next highest management level up from the commercial lender that is making the loan.
Policies are rules regarding what your bank will and won’t do when it comes to lending. For example, your policy might state that you won’t make loans outside of your defined market area or to businesses in certain industries. Therefore, exceptions to bank policy should be rare and require a higher level of bank approval.
The approval of exceptions and variances should be tracked on a regular basis and reviewed by credit administration and reported to the board. The report should answer the following:
• How many and what types of exceptions and variances are occurring?
• Are they concentrated among certain types of loans or within certain markets?
• Are certain lenders making all or most of the exceptions and variances?
By tracking exceptions and variances, you can spot trends that might indicate potential or future problems. For example, do you have a lender who needs reigning in? Or do you need to train and educate your lenders about the right way to make exceptions and variances?
Perhaps most importantly, tracking and reporting will provide the data you need to determine if the current level of exceptions and variances is acceptable. If not, you may want to consider adjusting your exception and variance guidelines.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38023 | From Wikispooks
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1810sNapoleon invaded France's neighbours to try to build a French Empire, leading to the Napoleonic Wars
1880sA decade in which The Money Trust worked to capture control of the US Dollar.
1890sA decade in which The Money Trust worked to capture control of the US Dollar.
1900sAfter J. P. Morgan's 1907 Panic, the money trust consolidated its control over Wall St, facilitating the plan to regain control of the US financial system.
1910sIn the 1910s, World War I claimed tens of millions of lives. In USA, the money trust seized control of the money supply through the Federal Reserve Act, a monopoly which they control to this day.
1920sIn USA, alcohol was prohibited, which fuelled the growth of organized crime. In Europe, Adolf Hitler was elected as leader of Weimar Germany.
1930sA military build up in Europe culminated in World War II.
1940sThe allied victory in WWII set the stage for the cold-war.
1960sIn the early 1960s a cabal of ruthless, rich and increasingly desperate men organised the JFK assassination. None of them was successfully prosecuted for this coup, which quickened the group into becoming the cabal which still controls the US Presidency to this day.
1990sThe first post-cold war decade, in which the Military Industrial complex transitioned to "Islamic terrorists" as the new enemy, complete with various acts of false flag "terrorism". Nevertheless, it appears to have been wrongfooted by the rapid rise of the internet as a many to many broadcasting system, which was largely uncensored and unregulated.
2000sA decade of globalised gangster capitalism in which the competing trends of media consolidation and the rise of the internet met the globalization of false flag "terrorism" as a means of social control.
2010sA decade of increasing internet usage (especially in the global south). The influence of commercially-controlled media continues its rapid decline as the internet replaces television. Accordingly, ever more people are questioning official narratives, about false flag attacks and the "war on terror". Efforts to censor the internet have been stepped up, but are being outpaced by technical innovation. Truth will out... |
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Suicide is killing oneself.
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Covert assassinations are often disguised as suicide. Sometimes, they may go as far as faking a suicide note.
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The official suicide rate in the United States was 33% higher in 2017 than in 1999.[1]
Suicide watch
Suicide watch is a system of intense monitoring and removal of basic amenities. It is nominally intended to prevent prisoners from committing suicide, but some prisoners report that it is used as a method of harassment (for example Chelsea Manning). It proved ineffective at preventing the death of Jeffrey Epstein, who reportedly died, under a suicide watch, by his own hand, on August 10, 2019. The Wikipedia page was semi-protected just after his death and about 75 mentions of it were reverted within seconds.[2]
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APA“The military psychologists’ claims of offering quality care to detainees is false. A few years ago, I received documents via Freedom of Information Act that showed that at least one detainee who died ostensibly of suicide at Guantanamo, Mohamed Al Hanashi, killed himself in large part because of a negative encounter with a military psychologist.”Jeffrey Kaye29 July 2018
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38031 | Rare Large Erzgerbirge Noah's Ark Polar Bear
A rare 2" tall Erzgerbirge region of Germany polar bear that was once part of a large Noah's Ark toy. These naive carved and painted animals are becoming very rare and are collectible in their own right.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38042 | 1. World Map/
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Where is Cardenas, Mexico?
map showing the location of Cardenas
Cardenas is a city found in Tabasco, Mexico. It is located 18.00 latitude and -93.38 longitude and it is situated at elevation 26 meters above sea level.
Cardenas has a population of 85,350 making it the 2nd biggest city in Tabasco. It operates on the CDT time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Villahermosa.
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Country Mexico
Division Tabasco
Population 85,350
Elevation 26 m over sea level
Time Zone CDT
Longitude -93.375590
Latitude 18.001350
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38080 | xkbcommon is a library for handling of keyboard descriptions, including loading them from disk, parsing them and handling their state. It's mainly meant for client toolkits, window systems, and other system applications;
Currently that includes:
It is also used by some XCB applications for proper keyboard support.
If you're still confused, you might want to take a look at our documentation to find out more.
Our git repository on GitHub always contains the most up-to-date development code. Patches and feedback should ideally be submitted against the latest code in git.
Our latest API- and ABI-stable release is 0.10.0.
You may find the past release announcements, including NEWS and checksums, on the wayland-devel mailing list archives:
You are welcome to report any bugs you may encounter to the GitHub issue tracker.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38090 | Mortgages, Foreclosure, and Creditors Rights (Generally)
In exchange for a loan, a creditor (usually a bank), known as the mortgagee, is given (as security) a mortgage by the debtor, known as the mortgagor. The mortgage provides the mortgagee rights in the mortgaged property if the mortgagor defaults on the loan.
Michigan, like most states, is a Lien Theory state. Lien theory means title remains with the mortgagor, and the mortgagee is provided a lien on the property. A lien is all that a mortgagee needs to assert its rights. This is converse to Title Theory, whereby, title in fact is held by the mortgagee and the mortgagor holds the benefit of the title.
General Mortgage Requirements
A mortgage and all subsequent modifications, releases, or discharges must be in writing. The mortgage must contain several specific things including the name of the creditor (mortgagee) and debtor (mortgagor), an adequate description of the property, and several other provisions. Ideally, the mortgage must be recorded with the county register of deeds—although—recording is not strictly required.
Occasionally, a creditor and debtor whom would normally create a mortgage attempt to secure the loan by an absolute deed (rather than a mortgage deed), in theory avoiding foreclosure procedure. Upon redemption, the would be mortgagee transfers the deed back to the would be mortgagor. Where there is a default (failure to perform the obligations) the mortgagee retains title. However, an equitable mortgage is created if the intent of the parties was to only secure the debt (defeating the purpose of the attempted avoidance).
Foreclosure and Default by Mortgagor
Default can take on several forms and it is not strictly defined. Therefore, if there is a failure to pay taxes, or perhaps even waste, let alone nonpayment, a default could be triggered. Allowing the creditor (mortgagee) to foreclose on the mortgage. Michigan has two procedures of foreclosure, the first and quickest is foreclosure by advertisement, and the second and most secure is foreclosure by judicial action. Michigan forbids any immediate transfer of title on default (as alluded to in the previous paragraph).
Generally, to foreclose by advertisement in Michigan, (1) the actual mortgage document must grant the power of sale, (2) the mortgage must be recorded with the register of deeds, (3) notification must be published for four weeks, and (4) notice must be posted to the property. The mortgagor has a right to redeem the property under equity prior to the sale. After the sale, the mortgagor has a right to redeem the property under law, typically 6 months.
A foreclosure by judicial action in Michigan is available on all mortgages. It requires typical judicial proceedings of filing a complaint, and the mortgagee must show they are entitled to a deficiency judgment or foreclosure (summary proceedings to follow). Judicial foreclosures must provide at least 6 months before a sale may be allowed.
Other Mortgages that are foreclosed, Creditors rights
In Michigan, a foreclosure sale does its best to clean the title to all recordings after the mortgage was created. Foreclosure sales will not clean title to recordings before the foreclosed mortgage was created. Meaning, if a mortgage created January 2016 forecloses properly, a mortgage created February 2016 will be extinguished (there are steps to preserve junior rights). If a mortgage created January 2015 on that same property, the January 2016 foreclosure will not extinguish the January 2015 interest.
That is why, foreclosing on a mortgage and purchasing a foreclosed property, requires such diligence. Purchasing a property subject to a mortgage is not as ideal as purchasing a property extinguishing a mortgage. Getting your attorney involved early is the best step a creditor or debtor may take.
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS)
In Residential Funding Co., L.L.C. v. Saurman, 490 Mich. 909 (2011), the Michigan Supreme Court cited MCL 600.3204(1)(d), and stated Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is an owner of interest in indebtedness secured by the mortgage at foreclosure proceedings. This clarified the standing of a party foreclosing on a mortgage must have. Thus, even if a party does not hold an interest in the mortgage debt, that party may foreclose. This is contrary to several other state rulings in Maine, Kansas, and Arkansas. |
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Return to Live & Active Culture Yogurt
Yogurt - A Glossary of Terms
Here are the common terms associated with yogurt that contains live and active
cultures and those products called "yogurt" that do not contain live and active cultures
when packaged and distributed.
Some descriptions are established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), while
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38110 | What is an Essay?
A discursive essay
A discursive essay is a piece of formal writing which discusses a particular issue, situation or problem.
There are three main types of discursive essays.
I For and against essays present both sides of an issue, discussing points in favour of a particular topic as well as those against, or the advantages and disadvantages of a particular question. Each point should be supported by justifications, examples, and/or reasons. The writer's own opinion should be presented only in the final paragraph.
II Opinion essays present the writers personal opinion concerning the topic, clearly stated and supported by reasons and/or examples. The opposing viewpoint and reason should be included in a separate paragraph before the dosing one, together with an argument that shows it is an unconvincing viewpoint. The writer's opinion should be included in the introduction, and summarized/restated in the conclusion.
III Essays suggesting solutions to problems, in which the problem(s) associated with a particular issue or situation are analysed and possible solutions are put for-ward, together with any expected results/consequences. The writer's opinion may be mentioned, directly or indirectly, in the introduction and/or conclusion.
A good discursive essay should consist of:
a) an introductory paragraph in which you clearly state the topic to be discussed;
b) a main body, in which points are clearly stated in separate paragraphs and exemplified or justified: and
c) a closing paragraph summarising the main points of the essay, in which you stale/restate your opinion, and/or give a balanced consideration of the topic.
Points to consider
• Present each point in a separate paragraph. A well-developed paragraph contains a clear topic sentence, which summaries the contents of the paragraph, as well as a clear justification, explanation or example in support of the point presented.
• Well-known quotations (e.g. As writer Somerset Maugham once said, 'It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future."). rhetorical questions (e.g. It people today are not concerned enough about tomorrow, will the future still be there for man?) or thought-provoking statements (e.g. The fact is mat one's future is what one makes it. There Is no such thing as chance.) are useful devices to make your composition more interesting.
• Before you begin writing, you should always make a list of the points you will present.
• Do not use informal style (e.g. contracted forms, colloquial language, etc) or very strong language (e.g. I know. I am sure…)
Use appropriate linking words/phrases to show the links between paragraph, as well as to link sentences within paragraphs.
Topic sentence
Many people, however, prefer living in flats because they feel safer.
With increasing crime rates, people are afraid to live in a house, as they feel more vulnerable to burglars and other criminals. Therefore, they prefer the feeing of security that the proximity of neighbouring flats offers them.
Go to Practical exercises on the topic Discursive essay
Formal style
• Discursive essays are written in formal style. This means you should use:
-passive voice, impersonal constructions
(e.g. It Is argued that It Is a common belief that…)
- a range of advanced vocabulary (verbs, adjectives, abstract nouns, etc)
(e.g. heated debate concerning the controversial issue…)
-formal linking words/phrases (e.g. furthermore, however, nonetheless)
- complex sentences with a variety of links, dependent clauses, etc (e.g. Although it is widely accepted that compulsory military service, which provides an army with abundant manpower, is beneficial to a country's ability to defend itself, closer analysis of military efficiency suggests that it is advanced weaponry which plays a crucial role in…)
- inversion, especially in conditionals
(e.g. Were this true, we would…; Never has this been more obvious…)
You should not use.
-short forms (e.g. I'm, It’s) except when these are part of a quotation
-colloquial expressions, phrasal verbs, idioms
(e.g. lots of, put up with, be over the moon about…)
- simplistic vocabulary (e.g. Experts say they think this is bad….)
- a series of short sentences (e.g. Many people think so. They are wrong.)
- simple linking words (e.g. and, but, so) except for variety
Go to Practical exercises on the topic Formal style
Go to Beginning and ending discursive essays
Make reference to an unusual or striking idea/scene/situation e.g. Imagine millions of people coming home from school or work every day to sit staring at a wall for four hours.
Address the reader directly e.g. You may think this is an exaggeration. and/or ask a rhetorical question. e.g. Have you ever wondered what the world would be like without cars?
Start with a quotation or thought-provoking statement, e.g. "Television is an invention that
Finish with a quotation
Ask a rhetorical question
Give the reader something to consider e.g. Perhaps then people will re-discover what It is like to actually communicate with each other.
Useful Tips for Discursive Essays
• When writing a discursive essay, you should:
- use formal, impersonal style (see Formal Style)
- use topic sentences to introduce the subject of each paragraph
- write well-developed paragraphs, giving reasons/examples
- use generalisations (e.g.ln most developed countries, education…)
- use sequencing (e.g. First/ly, Second/ly, etc) and linking words/phrases (e.g. however, although, etc)
- make references to other sources (e.g. Experts have proved that…)
- use quotations, either word-for-word or in paraphrase, being careful to identify the source (e.g. As Winston Churchill said,”…)
• You should not:
-use short forms, informal/colloquial language, etc (see Formal Style)
- use very emotional language (e.g. I absolutely detest people who…)
- express personal opinions too strongly (e.g. I know…); instead, use milder expressions (e.g. It seems to me that…)
- use over-generalisation (e.g. All politicians are…)
- refer blindly to statistics without accurate reference to their source (e.g. "A recent study showed…" - which study?)
- use cliches (e.g. Rome was not built in a day.)
- use personal examples (e.g. In my school…)
Works consulted
Taken from "Successful Writing Proficiency" by Virginia Evans
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38111 | (Re)naming and (De)colonizing the (I?)ndigenous People(s) of North America – Part I
By Brittany Luby, Kathryn Labelle, and Alison Norman
Editors note: This is the first in a two part series on the politics and practice of naming Indigenous peoples.
Over the years, Canadians have attempted to find a better word for “Indian.” We’ve experimented with “Native American.” We settled with “Aboriginal.” And now we’re flirting with “Indigenous.” Will we find a match?
Imagine each word with its own online dating profile. Indian’s profile might read “historically inaccurate, but legal.” Indigenous might write “trying to change the world one word at a time.”
Colonialism has created a need for a group term for North Americans – a word that means “the people who occupied this continent before European displacement,” a word that means “the people who violently resist, adapt, and continue to survive under colonial regimes in North America. And yet, regular changes to Canadian lexicon suggest that there is an underlying problem – a problem that a new combination of vowels and consonants cannot fix. For generations, Canadian scholars have been seeking a politically-correct label, a sensitive label, for a people who exist in the colonial imagination.[1]
There are a number of online resources to help individuals identify which collective term for “Indian” is on trend. Indigenous Foundations (2009) sub-titled their terminology page with a question: “So, which terms do I use?” Don Mark, writing for CBC News in 2014, titled his article “What’s in a name?” Both authors explained the historical origin of a number of collective terms, and they also explained the meaning implied by each collective term.
As in 2009, it is appropriate to use “Indian” in reference to the Indian Act, a piece of colonial legislation. It is currently administered by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Using “Indian” in its legal and historical context becomes increasingly important as federal administrators modify business cards and building signs. We need the word “Indian” to remind us of that the Indian Act is still active today. We need the word “Indian” to remind us of the hyper-monitoring of Indigenous lives.
“Indigenous” is a useful term if:
1. You are referencing an organization that has adopted the term as a self-identifier;
2. You need a word comparable to “European,” “African,” or “Asian” that means “all peoples originating from North America”; or,
3. You are drawing attention to a colonial framework, particularly “the Other” as defined by settler-colonialists.
“Indigenous” is not a useful term if you are speaking about a specific group – a group with its own territorial boundaries, a group with unique socio-political norms. For example, if you are discussing the “Indigenous peoples of what is now known as northwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba,” you most likely want to use “Anishinabeg.” We do not need English words to imply that the “Anishinabeg” arrived before Europeans, that they were as connected to the territory as local flora and fauna. Anishinaabemowin does that job quite well. A member of the Anishinabeg Nation may refer to himself as “Anishinaabe.” “Ani” translates “from whence.” “Nishina” means “lowered.” “Abe” refers to “the male of the species.”[2] A female member is more likely to refer to herself as “Anishinaabe-kwe.” Both terms say, “the Creator placed us here.”
Students and Canadians in general often balk at the idea of learning specific group names. Common responses to this recommendation include “There are simply too many Indigenous groups to learn.” “I don’t have time to learn all that.” “It’s too complicated.” If those thoughts are creeping into your mind as you read, you are forming an unconvincing argument. That’s colonial logic – you are using colonial boundaries (Canada) to define your learning challenge.
You are not required to learn the name for every nation in what is now known as Canada. You are, however, responsible for learning the name of the people you want to speak about – particularly, if you are in the knowledge production industry. If you need help, contact the Indigenous Learning Centre of the nearest university to where you work or study. Staff members should be able to advise you (or, direct you to an expert who can help).[3]
Before you read further, take a moment. Can you name five European nations? Do not open a new window to search for a map of Europe. Can you name five European nations without a visual? If the answer is “Yes,” we challenge you to learn the names of five Indigenous nations and their respective territories.
What about that underlying problem mentioned earlier? The answers provided above do not get to its root. Canadians need to stop asking “So, which terms do I use?” Or, as our students have wondered, “Which term should I use in my paper?” We need to dig deeper. We need to ask “Why does it matter which term we use?” Linda Tuhiwai Smith reminds readers that research is political.
Naming is political too.
Names matter. The Anishinabeg, for example, do not share lands with the Tlingit of what is now known as northern British Columbia. The Anishinabeg and the Tlingit are separated by over 3,870 kilometres (and, the Rockies). Collective terms minimize the colonial monstrosity that is Canada. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada manages “Aboriginal Land Claims.” Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada has publicly announced its willingness to resolve “Aboriginal Land Claims.” A map in Aboriginal History: A Reader identifies more than 80 Indigenous nations whose boundaries Canada has drawn over.[4] If each nation who launched a land claim was recognized independently, Canadians might develop a better understanding of the scale of the colonial project.
Names matter. They are attached to stories that help people make sense of their lives. They also help us to understand how peoples fought to protect (or expand) their boundaries. To demonstrate, we would like to rewrite two well-known histories:
Example 1: “The [European] catastrophe
The Great Famine in [Europe] began as a natural catastrophe of extraordinary magnitude, but its effects were severely worsened by the actions and inactions of the Whig government, headed by Lord John Russell in the crucial years from 1846 to 1852.
Altogether, about a million people in [Europe] are reliably estimated to have died of starvation and epidemic disease between 1846 and 1851, and some two million emigrated in a period of a little more than a decade (1845-55).
Example 2: “An epic contest
In 1815 two men faced off in a muddy field in [Europe]. Wellington, with his [European] and Allied army, and Napoleon with his [European] Imperial Guard. One decisive battle could end 20 years of bloody conflict on the continent.
Resist the urge to correct these paragraphs.[5] Focus instead on the feeling this generalized history creates. Can you find the words to explain what is wrong? Ireland is technically a part of Europe. Both the French and the English are Europeans. It is difficult to explain why the collective term, “European,” isn’t quite right. Next time you see the word “Indigenous” out of context, we ask you to pause and remember this feeling.
Next time you speak about Indigenous peoples, do not focus on trending labels. It isn’t enough. Instead, consider whether the label supports (or suppresses) Indigenous territorial claims. Be attuned to the message (often implicit) of the language that you are using. And, hopefully, with more talking, we will begin to upset a Canadian lexicon that masks colonial activities, past and present, in Canada.
[Click here to read part 2]
Kathryn Labelle is an Associate Professor in Indigenous North American History at the University of Saskatchewan
Brittany Luby is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Laurentian University.
Alison Norman is a Research Advisor in the Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and a Research Associate in the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies & Indigenous Studies at Trent University.
[1] For a more detailed analysis of “Indian” as a social construct, please see Constance Backhouse, “Race Definition Run Amuck: ‘Slaying the Dragon of Eskimo Status’ in Re Eskimos, 1939 (Toronto: UTP, 2007), 18-55.
[2] This is the meaning of “Anishinaabe” that is presented by Edward Benton-Benai in The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway (3). However, the breakdown of “Anishinaabe” provided by Benton-Benai is not universally agreed on by Anishinaabemowin speakers. A mentor (who at present would like to remain anonymous) shared two alternative readings of “Anishinaabe.” In all three cases, the breakdown of “Anishinaabe” describes a relationship between (wo)man and the natural world (s)he occupies. The authors would like to thank Mentor for sharing their expertise and for deepening our understanding of the many possible readings of “Anishinaabe.”
[3] Kristin Burnett and Geoff Read include a useful map inside the cover of Aboriginal History: A Reader (2016). This map helps to associate Indigenous groups with their specific territory. Group names provided on this map do not consistently reflect self-identifiers. For example, the Anishinabeg appear as Ojibwa. Nevertheless, this map provides a useful starting point for research. You can ask Indigenous Learning Centre staff at the nearest university to nuance your findings.
[4] The authors would like to extend a special thanks to Nick Higgins, an undergraduate research assistant at Laurentian University, for reviewing Aboriginal History: A Reader and for counting the nations on the map printed on the inside of the cover.
[5] The two events are the Irish Famine and the Battle of Waterloo.
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6 thoughts on “(Re)naming and (De)colonizing the (I?)ndigenous People(s) of North America – Part I
1. Daniel Rueck
Thank you for this useful piece–I just want to take issue with your point number 2 under “Indigenous” is a useful term if” which states that the term means “all peoples originating from North America”. Indigenous peoples are not only North American but, according to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, live in at least 70 countries and represent at least 370 million people. To me, the global nature of the term is one of the reasons why it is useful compared to blanket terms that are regionally specific (like Native American)–it allows for useful global comparisons, relationships, and solidarities in the context of global colonialisms.
2. Alison Norman
Thanks Dan! You are totally right. We didn’t mean to imply that the word is only used in the North American context. We talk more about the UN Forum in our post tomorrow!
3. Linda
Thanks for launching this discussion – I’m bringing this to my first-year classroom this week! And looking forward to the next installment…
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38177 | Bible Verse Explanations and Resources
Genesis 9:16
Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible
Verses 8-17
- XXIX. The Covenant with Noah
13. קשׁת qeshet “bow; related: be bent.”
14. ענן ‛ānan “cover, cast over; noun: cloud.”
Genesis 9:8-11
Unto Noah and to his sons. - God addresses the sons of Noah as the progenitors of the future race. “I establish.” He not merely makes כרת kārat but ratifies, his covenant with them. “My covenant.” The covenant which was before mentioned to Noah in the directions concerning the making of the ark, and which was really, though tacitly, formed with Adam in the garden.
Genesis 9:9-10
The party with whom God now enters into covenant is here fully described. “You and your seed after you, and every breathing living thing;” the latter merely “on account of the former.” The animals are specially mentioned because they partake in the special benefit of preservation from a flood, which is guaranteed in this covenant. There is a remarkable expression employed here - “From all that come out of the ark, to every beast of the land.” It seems to imply that the beast of the land, or the wild beast, was not among those that came out of the ark, and, therefore, not among those that went in. This coincides with the view we have given of the inmates of the ark.
Genesis 9:11
Genesis 9:12-16
The token of the covenant is now pointed out. “For perpetual ages.” This stability of sea and land is to last during the remainder of the human period. What is to happen when the race of man is completed, is not the question at present. “My bow.” As God‘s covenant is the well-known and still remembered compact formed with man when the command was issued in the Garden of Eden, so God‘s bow is the primeval arch, coexistent with the rays of light and the drops of rain. It is caused by the rays of the sun reflected from the falling raindrops at a particular angle to the eye of the spectator. A beautiful arch of reflected and refracted light is in this way formed for every eye. The rainbow is thus an index that the sky is not wholly overcast, since the sun is shining through the shower, and thereby demonstrating its partial extent. There could not, therefore, be a more beautiful or fitting token that there shall be no more a flood to sweep away all flesh and destroy the land.
It comes with its mild radiance only when the cloud condenses into a shower. It consists of heavenly light, variegated in hue, and mellowed in lustre, filling the beholder with an involuntary pleasure. It forms a perfect arch, extends as far as the shower extends, connects heaven and earth, and spans the horizon. In these respects it is a beautiful emblem of mercy rejoicing against judgment, of light from heaven irradiating and beatifying the soul, of grace always sufficient for the need of the reunion of earth and heaven, and of the universality of the offer of salvation. “Have I given.” The rainbow existed as long as the present laws of light and air. But it is now mentioned for the first time, because it now becomes the fitting sign of security from another universal deluge, which is the special blessing of the covenant in its present form. “In the cloud.” When a shower-cloud is spread over the sky, the bow appears, if the sun, the cloud, and the spectator are in the proper relation to one another. 16. “And I will look upon it to remember.” The Scripture is most unhesitating and frank in ascribing to God all the attributes and exercises of personal freedom. While man looks on the bow to recall the promise of God, God himself looks on it to remember and perform this promise. Here freedom and immutability of purpose meet.
Genesis 9:17
God seems here to direct Noah‘s attention to a rainbow actually existing at the time in the sky, and presenting to the patriarch the assurance of the promise, with all the impressiveness of reality.
Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary
As the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, that drowned the old world, will burn this. Articles of agreement among men are sealed, that what is promised may be the more solemn, and the doing of what is covenanted the more sure to mutual satisfaction. The seal of this covenant was the rainbow, which, it is likely, was seen in the clouds before, but was never a seal of the covenant till now it was made so. The rainbow appears when we have most reason to fear the rain prevailing; God then shows this seal of the promise, that it shall not prevail. The thicker the cloud, the brighter the bow in the cloud. Thus, as threatening afflictions abound, encouraging consolations much more abound. The rainbow is the reflection of the beams of the sun shining upon or through the drops of rain: all the glory of the seals of the covenant are derived from Christ, the Sun of righteousness. And he will shed a glory on the tears of his saints. A bow speaks terror, but this has neither string nor arrow; and a bow alone will do little hurt. It is a bow, but it is directed upward, not toward the earth; for the seals of the covenant were intended to comfort, not to terrify. As God looks upon the bow, that he may remember the covenant, so should we, that we may be mindful of the covenant with faith and thankfulness. Without revelation this gracious assurance could not be known; and without faith it can be of no use to us; and thus it is as to the still greater dangers to which all are exposed, and as to the new covenant with its blessings.
Ellen G. White
Our High Calling, 314.1
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Ellen G. White
SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 1 (EGW), 1091
21-23. Kept Through Faith in Christ—It was Christ who kept the ark safe amid the roaring, seething billows, because its inmates had faith in His power to preserve them (The Review and Herald, March 12, 1901). 1BC 1091.1
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Ellen G. White
Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 157
You have a serious, solemn work to do to prepare the way of the Lord. You need the heavenly unction, and you may have it. “Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” Who can be trifling, who can engage in frivolous, common talk, while by faith he sees the Lamb that was slain pleading before the Father as the intercessor of the church upon earth? TM 157.1
By faith let us look upon the rainbow round about the throne, the cloud of sins confessed behind it. The rainbow of promise is an assurance to every humble, contrite, believing soul, that his life is one with Christ, and that Christ is one with God. The wrath of God will not fall upon one soul that seeks refuge in Him. God Himself has declared, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” “The bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant.” TM 157.2
It is Christ that loves the world with a love that is infinite. He gave His precious life. He was the Only Begotten of the Father. He is risen again from the dead, and is at the right hand of God, making intercession for us. That same Jesus, with His humanity glorified, with no cessation of His love, is our Saviour. He has enjoined upon us to love one another as He has loved us. Will we then cultivate this love? Shall we be like Jesus? TM 157.3
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Ellen G. White
The Story of Redemption, 70-1
What a condescension on the part of God! What compassion for erring man, to place the beautiful, variegated rainbow in the clouds, a token of the covenant of the great God with man! This rainbow was to evidence the fact to all generations that God destroyed the inhabitants of the earth by a flood, because of their great wickedness. It was His design that as the children of aftergenerations should see the bow in the cloud and should inquire the reason of this glorious arch that spanned the heavens, their parents could explain to them the destruction of the old world by a flood, because the people gave themselves up to all manner of wickedness, and that the hands of the Most High had bent the bow and placed it in the clouds as a token that He would never again bring a flood of waters on the earth. SR 70.2
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Ellen G. White
Education, 115
The rainbow spanning the heavens with its arch of light is a token of “the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature.” Genesis 9:16. And the rainbow encircling the throne on high is also a token to God's children of His covenant of peace. Ed 115.1
As the bow in the cloud results from the union of sunshine and shower, so the bow above God's throne represents the union of His mercy and His justice. To the sinful but repentant soul God says, Live thou; “I have found a ransom.” Job 33:24. Ed 115.2
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Ellen G. White
SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5 (EGW), 1133
(1 Corinthians 2:2; Colossians 1:20.) Light From the Cross—Without the cross, man could have no connection with the Father. On it hangs our every hope. In view of it the Christian may advance with the steps of a conqueror; for from it streams the light of the Saviour's love. When the sinner reaches the cross, and looks up to the One who died to save him, he may rejoice with fullness of joy; for his sins are pardoned. Kneeling at the cross, he has reached the highest place to which man can attain. The light of the knowledge of the glory of God is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ; and the words of pardon are spoken: Live, O ye guilty sinners, live. Your repentance is accepted; for I have found a ransom. 5BC 1133.1
Love Is Stronger Than Death—Jesus placed the cross in line with the light coming from heaven, for it is there that it shall catch the eye of man. The cross is in direct line with the shining of the divine countenances, so that by beholding the cross men may see and know God and Jesus Christ, whom He hath sent. In beholding God we behold the One who poured out His soul unto death. In beholding the cross the view is extended to God, and His hatred of sin is discerned. But while we behold in the cross God's hatred of sin, we also behold His love for sinners, which is stronger than death. To the world the cross is the incontrovertible argument that God is truth and light and love (The Signs of the Times, March 7, 1895). 5BC 1133.3
16. The Science of Redemption—The scheme of redemption far exceeds the comprehension of the human mind. The great condescension on the part of God is a mystery that is beyond our fathoming. The greatness of the plan cannot be fully comprehended, nor could infinite Wisdom devise a plan that would surpass it. It could only be successful by the clothing of divinity with humanity, by Christ becoming man, and suffering the wrath which sin has made because of the transgression of God's law. Through this plan the great, the dreadful God can be just, and yet be the justifier of all who believe in Jesus, and who receive Him as their personal Saviour. This is the heavenly science of redemption, of saving men from eternal ruin, and can be carried out only through the incarnation of the Son of God in humanity, through His triumph over sin and death, and in seeking to fathom this plan all finite intelligences are baffled (Letter 43, 1895). 5BC 1133.4
(Genesis 9:13-17; Revelation 4:3.) Bow Shows Righteousness of Christ, Mercy, and Justice—In the rainbow above the throne is an everlasting testimony that “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish....” Whenever the law is presented before the people, let the teacher of truth point to the throne arched with the rainbow of promise, the righteousness of Christ. The glory of the law is Christ; He came to magnify the law, and to make it honorable. Make it appear distinct that mercy and peace have met together in Christ, and righteousness and truth have embraced each other.... 5BC 1133.5
As the bow in the cloud is formed by the union of the sunlight and the shower, so the rainbow encircling the throne represents the combined power of mercy and justice. It is not justice alone that is to be maintained; for this would eclipse the glory of the rainbow of promise above the throne; men could see only the penalty of the law. Were there no justice, no penalty, there would be no stability to the government of God. It is the mingling of judgment and mercy that makes salvation complete. It is the blending of the two that leads us, as we view the world's Redeemer, and the law of Jehovah, to exclaim, “Thy gentleness hath made me great” (The Review and Herald, December 13, 1892). 5BC 1133.6
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The Mighty B! is a cartoon series created by comedian Amy Poehler, Cynthia True and Erik Wiese, broadcast from April 2008 to June 2011. The premise is about a girl scout named Bessie Higgenbottom, with the desire to earn the most badges out of any Honeybee scout, while also dreaming of becoming a superhero known as "The Mighty B".
So Happy Together (S01E01a)[edit]
Before Bessie finds him, a dog (soon to be named Happy) is seen stealing a steak at the pier.
Super Secret Weakness (S01E05b)[edit]
Bessie gets stuffed while eliminating all foods (save zucchini) as her superhero identity's weakness. After eating a zucchini, Bessie vomits it all afterwards, drawing the conclusion that it's her weakness.
Beenadict Arnold (S01E08b)[edit]
After seeing that Happy has put on weight, Bessie puts him on a strict health regimen, which causes him to befriend and move in with Portia who manipulates him into doing so at Bessie’s expense.
Bad to the Bee (S02E05a)[edit]
Bessie finds Happy in a bathroom stall stuffed from eating all the taffy he stole.
Rinx (S02E08a)[edit]
Trapped in a dog shelter bus and muzzled, Happy steals the bus driver's root beer and uses it to belch Bessie's name, thus allowing her to speak again as per the rules of Jinx.
B-Chip (S02E10b)[edit]
Bessie appears stuffed after dinner.
One Million Years Bee.C. (S02E11b)[edit]
The dinosaurs chasing Bessie drain the swimming pool she's in by drinking all the water in it. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38186 | Saturday, 7 February 2015
PHP: objects as arrays, and can CFML benefit from the concept?
We had a situation at work the other day in which we needed a collection class, I think it was Properties (that's in the real estate sense of "property", not the OO one: I work for an online travel company, and this was part of a search result). This is distinct from a single Property which represents a single hotel / hostel / whatever.
Using CFML we would have used a record set to represent this, and in PHP we'd generally represent this as an array (of individual Property objects). However the collection of Properties needed other behaviour as well: storing the minimum price per night, highest rating percentage etc. So we're definitely wanting an object of some description to keep the array of properties and other... erm... properties (in the OO sense now) defined together in the one place.
A traditional approach might be this (pseudo code):
class Properties {
Property[] properties;
Decimal lowestPrice;
Decimal highestRating;
// and some accessors etc
And that would have been fine. However I rather liked the notion of instead of having to pluck the properties array out of the object before doing anything with it... just to use the object itself as an array. C# has an idea of Indexers, and I was pretty sure PHP had at least an Iterable interface, and perhaps some other bits and pieces that might work as well.
Indeed it does, and I was able to come up with an object which one can treat like an array. Almost.
// Collection.php
class Collection implements Iterator, Countable, ArrayAccess
protected $collection;
protected $index;
public function __construct($array){
$this->collection = $array;
public function getCollection() {
return $this->collection;
public function current() {
return $this->collection[$this->index];
public function key() {
return $this->index;
public function next() {
public function rewind() {
$this->index = 0;
public function valid() {
return array_key_exists($this->index, $this->collection);
public function count() {
return count($this->collection);
public function offsetExists($index) {
return array_key_exists($index, $this->collection);
public function offsetGet($index) {
return $this->collection[$index];
public function offsetSet($index, $value) {
echo "offsetSet() called with [$index], [$value]<br>";
if (is_null($index)) {
$this->collection[] = $value;
$this->collection[$index] = $value;
public function offsetUnset($index) {
I've highlighted the method implementation that each of the Iterator, Countable and ArrayAccess interfaces require. These methods allow me to traverse through the object - as one would in a foreach() loop; "count" the elements in the object (eg: using count()); and set elements into the object's array using array notation.
Having implemented these interfaces, I no longer need to extract the array from the object to use, I can access it via the object itself.
Here I populate a test collection with Maori numbers 1-4:
$numbers = ['tahi', 'rua', 'toru', 'wha'];
$numbersCollection = new Collection($numbers);
printf('Collection after initialisation: %s<br>', json_encode($numbersCollection->getCollection()));
echo '<hr>';
Collection after initialisation: ["tahi","rua","toru","wha"]
Then loop over the object using a normal foreach() loop:
foreach ($numbersCollection as $number) {
echo "$number ";
echo '<hr>';
tahi rua toru wha
I can also set elements in the array via either a direct index reference:
$numbersCollection[4] = 'rima';
printf('Collection after setting [4]: %s<br>', json_encode($numbersCollection->getCollection()));
Collection after setting [4]: ["tahi","rua","toru","wha","rima"]
and even via the shorthand append syntax:
$numbersCollection[] = 'ono';
printf('Collection after setting []: %s<br>', json_encode($numbersCollection->getCollection()));
Collection after setting []: ["tahi","rua","toru","wha","rima","ono"]
All that's reasonably good!
However from here, the behaviour leaves a bit to be desired. Firstly here's an example of where PHP's array implementation demonstrates itself as being a bit wanting. I tested removing an element:
printf('Collection after unset(): %s<br>', json_encode($numbersCollection->getCollection()));
The intent here is to remove the third element: toru. Here's what we get:
Collection after unset(): {"0":"tahi","1":"rua","3":"wha","4":"rima","5":"ono"}
OK, that ain't good. It's cleared the value and removed the element, but it's not reindexed the "array", so there's a gap left in the indexes. As a result the JSON encoder has gone "array? that's not an array, sunshine... erm, I better make it an object" (notice the curly braces, not the square ones, and the explicitly stated keys).
Initially I thought this was a glitch in my implementation, so I tested on a native array:
printf('Array after unset(): %s<br>', json_encode($numbers));
That's pants. Amateurs. This is an artifact of PHP not understanding that there's a difference between an indexed array (indexed via sequential numbers) and an associative array (indexed on arbitrary key), which is a fairly fundamental implementation shortfall.
And it turns out PHP's implementation of the ArrayAccess interface is a bit hamstrung too. Well the interface implementation itself is OK, but then PHP's internal usage of the interface is... lacking. Here I use a native array function on my collection:
$uppercaseNumbers = array_map(function($number){
return strtoupper($number);
}, $numbersCollection);
printf('Collection used in array_map(): %s<br>', json_encode($uppercaseNumbers));
And this yields:
Warning: array_map(): Argument #2 should be an array in Collection.php on line 101
Collection used in array_map(): null
Because... whilst PHP offers the interface, it doesn't itself actually expect the interface in its array functions:
array array_map ( callable $callback , array $array1 [, array $... ] )
Note that it expects an array for the second (and subsequent) arguments. Not an ArrayAccess. If PHP is going to offer an interface to enable objects to have array behaviour... it really ought to have gone the whole hog, and implemented an ArrayImplementation interface, and then expect one of those in all its array functions.
This is the story of PHP: they seem to have the ideas, but they don't seem to know how to do a thorough job of planning and implementing the ideas.
If it was implemented thoroughly... could this general idea be useful for CFML? I'm thinking of one unified interface that describes what one needs for native CFML array functionality to be able to operate on a collection object? What would be needed?
// Array interface
interface {
// access
any function get(required numeric id);
void function set(required numeric id, required any value);
void function remove(required numeric id);
numeric function size();
// traversal
void function reset();
void function next();
any function current();
That should provide all the hooks native CFML would need to be able to use an object as an array (eg: using native array access syntax, functions, methods, and general language constructs such as for() loops).
I think this would be a pretty handy addition to CFML? I think CFML has always offered reasonable OO opportunities for CFML code, but it itself is pretty lacking in the OO department when it comes to interacting with that code. This is an example of this: its array functionality only works with native arrays. It should work with any object that has the behaviour of an array. Something CFML has in common with PHP then. Another thing.
One thing my colleague/mate Brian pointed out (this was in the context of the PHP code, not this CFML idea) is that if we're using a dynamic language, should we need to implement actual interfaces? There's a good case for duck typing here. Provided a class implements all the requisite methods to be able to be treated as an array, should the runtime simply not allow an object to be used in place of an array.
EG: for an object to be used in a foreach() loop, it needs to provide a next() and get() method (maybe a getKey() and getValue() method. Provided the object has those methods, it should be usable in that situation. Even more so in the CFML situation: the class doesn't need to have the methods specified... provided the method is there at runtime, that should be fine (for my PHP readers, in CFML one can inject new methods into an object at runtime). This is true language dynamicism at work. This is where CFML (and PHP) should be positioning themselves: get rid of the ceremony, and just crack on with the business of being a modern dynamic language.
For PHP, they need to get their act together and understand the difference between an indexed array and an associative array. However this is a fundamental language problem that is unlikely to be addressed. For CFML... there's an opportunity here to make the language a bit more cooler. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38187 | Why USA (or any) Workers Don’t Make Progress
1) Global corporatist (no national allegiances) CEOs extravagantly compensated
2) Citizen United allows CSuites unlimited “legal” PACs and Dark Money to “lobby” all candidates from both parties
3) No talk of “SayOnPay” or elimination of various preferred stock classes and similar crony capitalism oligarchical mechanisms, or meaningful stock grants to employees
4) Diversionary talk of unlivable Living Wages / increased minimum wages (shiny metal $15 an hour red herrings) |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38209 | Friday, February 17, 2017
And another one down
I had my second radiation treatment this morning at 8:30am. This morning's setup is getting to be kind of old hat to me now. I lie on a sheet on a hard-backed surface with my head in a depression and my hands holding the poles above my head. In the room are several lasers that project lines onto me and it's these, together with the little dot tattoos, that are used to get me lined up. To do that, they ask me to be heavy and they pull the sheet (and occasionally me) however they need to. While they're doing that, I stare either at my reflection in the radiation application machine (which is a linear accelerator) or up at the ceiling. They've got a couple of lighted panels of a garden with tulips and daffodils up there which is nice to look at.
Then when I'm in position, they take a few xrays to make sure I'm in the right place, move the surface around if needed, and give me the treatment. BTW, this video from BBC's Bang Goes the Theory gives a pretty good overview of how this type of treatment works.
It turns out that 8:30am is early for me as I'm not a morning person at all! I hadn't even had any coffee before treatment, which turned out to be a mistake.
I didn't do as well in the breath-holding department today as I did yesterday, even though the nurse said that I did much better than a lot of other people. Although I had no problem holding my breath for the required time, it turns out that I didn't expand my lungs enough and they had to ask me to breathe more deeply three times. I didn't understand what they were asking the first time so we had to stop that segment, and I ended up doing five breath-holding segments instead of yesterday's four. It's very important that I expanded my chest and abdomen the same amount because otherwise important organs like my heart will get in the way.
One reason I had trouble breathing in deeply was that I wasn't fully awake; another reason was that after I let my breath out, I developed a throbbing headache - probably due to caffeine withdrawal. Therefore, even though my next treatment on Tuesday will be at 7:30am, I must be sure to have some coffee before we get started.
Overall, I'm still feeling pretty good. Last night and this afternoon I was quite tired but that's not surprising what with getting up so early both days. This type of fatigue is different from radiation fatigue: radiation and chemotherapy fatigue feels like you've been hit by a truck and can't move, and I'm not there yet.
About an hour ago I did notice that my sternum was starting to hurt. At first I thought that the pain was all in my head but it's got worse so I think it's real. The pain is to be expected, and is a sign that the treatment is working. I also expect the pain to get worse before it gets better which I'm not terribly excited about but I'll manage.
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চুম্বন On The Lips-I প্রণয় You
চুম্বন On The Ear-You Are Special
চুম্বন On The Nose-Laughter
চুম্বন On The Cheek-Friendship
চুম্বন On The Forehead-I Comfort You
চুম্বন On The Neck-I Want You
চুম্বন On The Shoulder-You Are Wonderful
চুম্বন Anywhere Else-Be Careful
Play Around With Hair-Can't Live Without You
Holding Hands-Happiness
Arms Around Waist-You Are Mine,I Need You
A Hug-I Care
Nibble On Ear-Start Warming
Smiling At Each Other-I Like You
Lifting Eyebrows/Wink-Flirtation
Looking Around-Hiding True Feelings
Tender চুম্বন On The Side Of Your Lips-You're Mine
Wetting Your Lips-Waiting For A Kiss
Tear Drop-I'm Losing You
Crying-I হারিয়ে গেছে আপনি
20. Yoruichi Shihoin from "Bleach" Cool, Smart, fast, strong and she can turn into a cat, Yoruichi is the bomb. Even her former student Soi-Fon loves and respects her.
The MASTER of female shinigami.
The MASTER of female shinigami.
19. Kushina Uzamaki from "Naruto" The mother of the main character Kushina get's little time in the sires cause she's dead but that doesn't stop her from being totally kick গাধা in life.
The red hot-blooded habanero.
The red hot-blooded habanero.
18. Mana from "Yu-Gi-Oh!" My পছন্দ Yu-Gi-Oh girl...Fun, pretty and AWESOME. Mana is one of the strongest and few girls in this sires about guys.
The original dark magician girl.
The original dark magician...
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Ok so me and my friend প্রণয় the mall but what makes it আরো fun are the following
-When your হারিয়ে গেছে looking for a store ask them in a british accents! here's an example "Pardon me, could আপনি please point me in the direction of ______" (if u are british do it in a differnt accent like american austraian ect.)
-When আপনি go into a store adress your friend দ্বারা a differnt name and have a weird personality
-if আপনি go into one of those store that plays the সঙ্গীত REALLY loud, sing along like there's nobody else in the store but আপনি and ur friend.
-Have weird conversations about যেভাবে খুশী things. like terrorists অথবা something
Have fun with বন্ধু at the mall!
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I didn't write this!
Sell used bus tickets. Claim they are for half the price.
Get on the bus, grinning widely. As soon as the bus begins to move, burst into song. When আপনি arrive at the পরবর্তি stop, stop singing. Step off the bus backwards, still grinning widely.
If আপনি are seated between two passengers, yawn loudly, strech, and put your arms around them.
Greet passengers with a big hug, handshake, smile and say ³Hi, call me Norman²
Put a leash on a friend and walk him/her onto the bus. Insist he/she is a dog and should go for half fare.
When arriving at your stop, do not push the button to...
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a boy was asked দ্বারা his teacher to pick some spelling words for his homework. the boy goes প্রথমপাতা and asks his mum "what's a good spelling word?" and the mother উত্তর " Shutup, i'm busy", so he writes it down.
he goes to his dad and asks "whats a good spelling word?" and the dad উত্তর "da na na na Batman!" so he writes it down.
next he goes to his older sister and asks "whats a good spelling word?" and she উত্তর "yeah yeah" so the boy writes it down.
he goes to his younger sister and asks "whats a good spelling word?" and she উত্তর "lollipop, lollipop" so he writes it down.
Finally he goes...
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1. Flick pencil erasers at the teacher then deny it
2. Say "I'm annoying u! I'm annoying u! I'm annoying u!.." keep doing it and see the teachers reaction
3. Pass notes in class, and when they tell u to stop say "we were sharing notes"
4. During Suisse/tests when everything is quiet say "Why is it so quiet in here?"
5. During tests when your done, turn in your chair if someone else is done, start whispering across the room to them
6. When your in the hallways push people and yell "PUSH AND SHOVE!!"
7. During tests/quizes turn to someone who's finished and mimic them
8. Steal peoples supplies then...
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1. Ask him why did he marry a woman like your mom
2. Tell him আপনি met a guy in school
3. Sing a song he hates
4(reply to number 3) When he plays a song he likes, ask: "What awful music. How do আপনি listen to that crap?"
5. When he is driving you(anywhere), constantly ask "where are we going?"
6. Call him দ্বারা his name[Not so risky, always done it as a kid!]
7. When he lectures you, after he finishes it, ask him: "Ever heard of breath mint?"
8. Tell him that Justin Bieber is your পছন্দ guy[If আপনি hate Bieber, go with Cody Simpson অথবা some who আপনি like ALLOT!]
9. Come প্রথমপাতা saying আপনি found your true...
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Okay so if আপনি live on the eastcoast u are probably getting used to the snow..........so even if u aren't, everybody has the problem of having nothing to do when it snows but sled. So these are a few of the things that i enjoy to do.........hehe!
1. Fill balloons with water. Then leave them outside overnight.............yeah i'm this stupid. The পরবর্তি day, cut the balloons off and আপনি got.........AN ICE BALL!! (i usually make like 15) Then use them to pay dodgeball. This is especially fun to do in deep snow, when আপনি can barely সরানো as it is. Technically, u could use them to do various things,...
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These are just some, আরো will probably be added later.
I hate:
-Animal abusers
-Child abusers
-Butthurt moralfags (If আপনি get mad at me saying moralfags, well then, আপনি must be new here. I'm not homophobic.)
-3/4 the mainstream crap on the radio
-Jersey Shore
-People who don't thank আপনি when আপনি open a door for them
-Toddlers and Tiaras
-People who are always snooPING AS usual I see. /shot so fuckin' hard
-Fuckers who judge people দ্বারা their appearance
-When my computer breaks down
-Fangirls who get mad at if আপনি aren't borderline insanely obsessed with the same thing they are (Go on the Michael...
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I've been saying I was going to do this for a while but now I'm finally going to. Just like with my heroines প্রবন্ধ sometime after this I'm going to make an প্রবন্ধ of the 10 WORST animated heroes. I have a very unique তালিকা with some underrated characters, especially at the শীর্ষ of my list. Please leave a মতামত about what আপনি think, enjoy.
I'm... I'm real...
I'm... I'm real...
Just like my heroines প্রবন্ধ I started out my প্রবন্ধ with an underrated character, however unlike before this is actually a very well-known character. Everyone knows who Pinocchio is, parents have made jokes...
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[Everybody Loves Raymond] 116 - Diamonds #385
Marie: Oh I used to প্রণয় Valentines Day!... then I met your father.
Frank: I used to প্রণয় every day.
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[Everybody Loves Raymond] 121 - Fascinating Debra #409
Debra: There's nothing funny about me to imitate y'know?
Ray: Oh, what are আপনি talking about? Here I'll do you. "Ray, get off of me, it's not your birthday"
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[Everybody Loves Raymond] 202 - Father Knows Least #380
Ray: Look, আপনি have to do what Mommy says.
Ally: Why?
Ray: 'Cause I do.
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[Everybody Loves Raymond]...
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Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?
If আপনি can't drink and drive, why do আপনি need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots?
Do আপনি need a silencer if আপনি are going to shoot a mime?
Have আপনি ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
If 7-11...
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38242 | Obama-Era Rule Penalizes Those Who Refuse to Participate in Abortion, by Anita Carey
Catholicism: Masculine and Feminine, by David Carlin
August 9, 2019
Virginia’s Governor Wants to Lock Teens in Transgenderism. Stop Him. by Cathy Ruse
August 9, 2019
By Anita Carey, Church Militant, August 8, 2019
WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) – Pro-lifers have until Aug. 13 to show their support for a revision to an Obamacare provision that threatened to punish doctors who refuse to refer or perform abortions.
In 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) redefined discrimination “on the basis of sex” to include termination of pregnancy and gender identity. This allowed any medical professional who refused to perform or refer a patient for an abortion to be charged and punished for civil rights violations.
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), a professional organization to support doctors who are opposed to abortion, called the rule an “abysmal Obama HHS interpretation.” ….
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Here is Professor David Nutt (MRCP MRCPsych FRCPsych FMedSci)- if you Google Prof. Nutt you cannot help but come to the conclusion that he knows an awful lot about drugs. He's head of the Psychopharmacology Unit at the University of Bristol, holds a position at Imperial College London and is President of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
He was head of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Was. Until he expressed his views on the relative risks attached to the use of certain drugs. Something he 'd be an expert on.
Unfortunately for Prof. Nutt his views did not suit the agenda of Home Secretary Alan Johnson, so he was fired.
To quote the BBC:
Prof Nutt said he was not prepared to "mislead" the public about the effects of drugs in order to convey a moral "message" on the government's behalf.
I'm not advocating the use of any drug. This is not a comment on the classification of drugs in the UK. It is a comment on New Labour's manipulation of truth, evidence, opinion. The way in which they attempt to impose their will and prevent people from making judgements based on balanced evidence.
So the government's message? It's bad because we tell you it's bad. And here's a clever doctor to back up what we say. And if he doesn't we'll send him away and find one who jolly well does.
Here's the story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8334774.stm
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38258 | Monday, July 4, 2011
Old School Movie Monday!
#Oldschoolmoviemonday #Shitfilms
"There is no such thing as being a little bit pregnant" "Are you sure?"
So this is something like a Frankie Avalon style 60s teen movie right up until the end. The most unwholesome they get is making out on the beach. Then they want to see the instructional video that was made for doctors by doctors. After a short disclaimer the scene cuts to a big vagina and we see the entire birthing process. I don't think I have ever been more shocked in my life. Also, there is no resolution and no teenage mother. Go figure.
And also this, slightly more famous than Teenage mother.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38260 | How Water Extracted Cinnamon Can Improve Your Blood Glucose Control
How Water Extracted Cinnamon Can Improve Your Blood Glucose Control
When it comes to controlling your blood glucose, you have probably researched the impact of everything from food, to exercise, to weight control. But have you looked into how spices may impact it? Cinnamon is a spice that doesn’t just add great flavor to foods; it may help to lower blood glucose as well. The best benefit it offers is that it’s all-natural and considered safe for most people with diabetes.
Does it sound too good to be true? In Medieval times, cinnamon was used for medicinal purposes thanks to its high antioxidant properties. Research now shows us that it may be a powerful player in the fight against diabetes.
Cinnamon may help to lower blood glucose levels by decreasing insulin resistance. When your cells become resistant to insulin, the glucose-lowering hormone in your body, they do not allow insulin to carry glucose into your cells. This results in glucose remaining in your bloodstream and rising over time, eventually leading to diabetes. Both whole cinnamon and extracted cinnamon have been shown to lower blood glucose levels. Cinnamon has also been shown to help reduce unhealthy LDL cholesterol levels and blood pressure, both of which are conditions that can increase your risk of heart disease.
One down side is that everything that Mother Nature puts into the cinnamon plant also ends up in the finished product. This includes water soluble as well as fat soluble compounds. Our bodies have no problem processing water soluble compounds, but fat soluble compounds tend to be stubborn for our bodies to digest.
When choosing a form of cinnamon, we suggest you look for a water extracted concentrate without the fat soluble compounds. Water extracted forms can maximize the health benefits, while minimizing the risks of fat soluble buildup. The extraction process allows the beneficial water soluble components of cinnamon to stay, providing you with the same health benefits of whole cinnamon in a much smaller portion.
When looking for water extracted cinnamon, it’s important that you read the label and look specifically for the term “water extracted.” Because it is more concentrated, you can take fewer capsules to get all the health benefits of cinnamon. This may be more practical than trying to incorporate large amounts of whole cinnamon into your meal plan.
CinSulin water-extracted cinnamon is backed by five human clinical studies, all of which are double blind, peer reviewed and published. In addition, UC Davis completed a meta analysis to validate the results of these human clinical studies. They found support that water extracted cinnamon lowered fasting blood glucose an average of 10%.
If you are considering using cinnamon to help control blood glucose levels, make sure you discuss this with your certified diabetes educator or other healthcare provider. If you use cinnamon in combination with other medicines or supplements that also lower glucose levels, you may increase your risk of hypoglycemia. Your healthcare provider can work with you to make sure you incorporate cinnamon into your diabetes treatment plan in a way that works best for you.
By Erin Palinski-Wade RD, LDN, CDE
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38268 | This brings the two poles together, thus decreasing the phase margin [2]. LDO extends battery life by allowing the battery to be discharged as low as few milli volts, this is because of LDO voltage [17]. Again, the transient response can be improved by increasing the series capacitance, but that will result in the reduction of the PSRR frequency range. This in turn can be done by using cascade devices. McGraw-Hill Publishing company, The result shows very little ringing and worst case settling came out to be ns.
So, extra care has to be taken while designing a capacitor-less LDO. The paper focuses on capacitor-less low drop out LDO voltage regulators, i. Power supply rejection ratio PSRR is the measure of how well the regulator attenuates noise on the power supply. A mA Low noise,High The battery output voltage varies between charging and discharging conditions.
September, Subotica, Serbia without the need of external capacitor. The Dropout voltage is the minimum difference between unregulated input voltage and regulated output voltage for which regulator will operate within specifications [2]. Voltage reference Vref is elss other input to the error amplifier. The simulation for load regulation [17] is carried out keep input voltage as 1. The quiescient current comes out to be ? For example if the full charging mode of the battery is providing 3.
But, the implementation of a lesz LDO has several challenges.
And this is very critical for the capacitor-less LDOs where transient response always creates a problem. Its known capaditor the second pole of the system is formed by the output resistance of the LDO.
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So, the engineer faces a dilemma whether to design the circuit for a high or a low voltage range. If the buffer stage is not used, then extra power has to be burned in the operational amplifier stage to provide adequate settling, since the gate capacitance of the pass transistor is very high.
Response to step input Figure 3. This frequency range can be further imrpoved by reducing the series capacitance, but that would introduce significant ringing in the output waveform and after decreaing the capacitance for certain extent the LDO might also become unstable. S Franco, Design with operational amplifiers and analog integrated circuits. Qadeer Khan and Mr.
The voltage A well-specified and stable dc voltage is provided by a series low drop out regulator [15]. A mid frequency zero has been introduced to stabilize the loop.
So, extra care has to be taken while designing a capacitor-less LDO. The open loop gain of the LDO is measured to be Thus to operate the circuit at fixed voltage range a voltage regulator is required. LDO regulators are an essential cspacitor of the power management system that provides constant voltage supply rails [7][8].
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Sanjay Wadhwa for their help and guidance provided during this project. This in turn can be done by using cascade devices. This is just opposite to the LDO with external capacitor where output node is the dominant pole which moves around on increasing the load current. McGraw-Hill Publishing company, The input node of the pass transistor become the dominant pole after this conversion.
A buffer stage is added lo the error amplifier and the pass transistor to provide a low capacitive loading to the error amplifier and low input impedance to the pass transistor Figure 2. So, care must be taken and not to overload the LDO output. A, which results in high current efficiency of the LDO.
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For good battery life, this has to be kept minimum. A mA Low noise,High The achieved PSRR is This capacitance can be increased to get a high phase margin but that will reduce the PSRR frequency range. Meyer, Analysis and design of analog integrated circuits. To minimize the power dissipation and maximize the efficiency, the drop out voltage should be made very low. Basic block diagram of LDO voltage regulator is given in Figure 1[9][17].
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38274 | News > Choice Genetics June 2017 Newsletter
Some of you might have heard the term “GIGO” standing for “Garbage In – Garbage Out”. It is used by statisticians and geneticists who want to indicate that the quality of a statistical analysis will be unreliable (or “garbage”) if it is based on inaccurate (or “garbage”) input data.
This is no different for the EBV’s or Estimated Breeding Values in animal genetics. The EBV’s are calculated by complex software programs that process an enormous amount of input data consisting of pedigrees, performance data or phenotypes of the individual and its relatives, genomic information, etc,….. Only will the EBV be accurate if the input data are of high quality, meaning accurate. Accurate identification of the animals, accurate data collection, accurate data transfer and processing.
The rapid acceleration of the genetic progress during the past 4 years we see in Choice Genetics’ pure line populations is no coincidence but the result of a powerful genetic program founded on accurate input data.
We are proud to see that faster genetic progress on pure line level is being translated in a faster improvement of field performance as illustrated by the newChoice Genetics products: the Naima 2.0 and the terminal sire P26.
No coincidence but the illustration of the “QIQO-principle”: quality in – quality out. Enjoy this issue of our Newsletter. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38284 | MONDAY: Muggles and Peck
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THIS IS the deal, see. One minute you’re the star of their YouTube channel, “Mr. Muggles on Parade,” and the next minute you’re a nobody. You won’t know it’s the End of the World until . . . until they place a hand firmly on your shoulder and grab your entire body.
Then they abduct you.
Fight them, fight them! Try to twist away before they stuff you into the plastic crate! It’s the Palanquin of Death! Scratch and howl; let them know that under no condition . . . well, perhaps a Kitty Treat . . . or two . . . will soften the blow. Yes, your minions will bear you away in the Palanquin of Death to a new kingdom.
“Oh Mr. Muggles,” they say, “It’s spring, we’ve bought a luvverly new house. With a lovely garden.”
Now you can watch the minions do everything in their power to placate you, especially if you stay inside the plastic crate for hours, wailing, gnashing your teeth, perhaps soiling the old rag of a Pink Floyd T-shirt. Wait until they get out the Kitty Treats, let them lure you out to your newly transplanted fortress of feline delights: your basket, your comfortably hairy cushion, your favourite William Ashley bowl. And look, the minions have placed your climbing tower in front of a big window so you can look out and see your new demesne. Best of all, your minions will come and go, and, if you are cunning, you can dart your way out into the Great Outdoors, the new unconquered realm with a vast pillowy toilet, plenty of chewable green grass, and best of all, a hunting ground a-flutter with hopping twittering live-action Kitty Treats.
Up, up. The sun is up. I am hungry. The flock calls. Here I am! I am here! Hey! I am Peck, Peck is here! New place to dine. Come right on over. Early bird gets the, you know, best perch on the giant plastic thingie.
Move over! Move over! Crazy squirrel.
I’ve seen his type before. He hates me. He hates us, hates anything with feathers on it. I know it. Tough luck, Squirrel! I eat and eat and eat. Crazy squirrel runs back and forth, up and down. Watch out!
Giant booby coming through. Takes down plastic thingie, fills with seed.
I take off. I sit in tree until giant booby leaves.
OK now. All clear. Seed, glorious seed! Yoo-hoo, everyone: seeds on ground!
Nobody listens. I stare. I point with beak. I call out again.
Everyone is loud. No-one cares about seeds on ground. Except me. Peck cares.
Friends jostle each other for best perch. Am I the only one who sees? I drop from branch. I land on ground. I peck the seed. I, Peck.
It’s fine on ground! Sunny on ground!
Sunny, sunny, yes, except for one shadow —
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Loved your story and the way animals perceive humans and the world around them, although I felt a bit sorry for poor old Peck.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38286 | Ten Indicators of Financial Stress
President Calvin Coolidge once said “There is no independence quite so important as living within your means.” Unfortunately, debt problems often creep up on people gradually until they get to a point where it is difficult to make even minimum payments on credit cards.
Therefore, it is useful to have a list of “red flags” of debt problems to use as a reference point.
Below is a list of ten common financial stress indicators that debtors often experience:
¨ Dipping into savings to pay debts and/or routine household bills
¨ Having household expenses and/or debts grow faster than income
¨ Taking out new loans before previous loans are repaid
¨ Charging more each month than the amount made in debt repayments
¨ “Juggling” the payment of bills from month to month
¨ Using a checking account overdraft or credit card cash advance to pay expenses’
¨ Having late fees assessed on loan and credit card payments
¨ Using credit for items that used to be purchased with cash
¨ Having a consumer debt-to- income ratio (total of monthly consumer debt payments divided by monthly take-home pay) of 20% or above
¨ Having negative information (e.g., late payments, judgments, and collections) in a credit report
If one or more of the above situations are happening to you, reach out for help. Contact creditors to request payment concessions or a non-profit credit-counseling agency that can help you draft a “livable” budget and negotiate with creditors on your behalf.
Most importantly, do not try to “borrow your way out of debt;” it simply cannot be done. In addition, do not ignore a growing debt problem and the ten financial stress indicators listed above. Like untreated cancer, debt problems will only continue to get worse and take over your life.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38287 | The Power of Persuasion
Advertisers and politicians understand how to push our buttons and make their products irresistible. While the techniques of rhetoric are sometimes used unscrupulously or for questionable purposes, there are times when we are called upon to persuade. And that writing will be better if we understand how to use persuasive techniques appropriately and effectively, eschewing the cheap trick in favor of the sound argument.
Persuasive writing includes any attempt to convince the reader beyond the bald presentation of facts, data, or opinions Any time we take a position and defend it to the best of our ability, we are persuading. And we can choose to do that through our organization, our sentence structure (syntax), our choice of examples, the extent and quality of our explanations, and our diction (word choice).
Classically, there are three tools of persuasion, called the artistic proofs. They are artistic because they are a matter of craft. They have to be learned, practiced, passed on from mentor to apprentice, and honed to suit each individual situation. They are proofs because like a geometrical series, when properly built, they can lead their user to a sound, structural principle upon which to base foundational decisions.
The Greek names for the proofs provide us some clue about their definition, although two of the meanings have changed pretty substantially over the two and a half millennia since Aristotle first outlined their use. They are logos, ethos, and pathos; and if you guessed logic, ethics, and pathological you wouldn’t be too far off.
Logos refers to logical analysis. This is more than just the providing of data. It’s the application, analysis, and demonstration of the data’s relevance. Connect the dots, as your editors like to say.
Ethos does mean ethics, in part. The term refers to the writer’s credibility, and good character, the writer’s upstanding moral position in the community, is one part of that equation. For most writers, this means things like fact checking, giving credit to your sources, avoiding errors, and if you’re in a politically or morally sensitive position—like you’re the editor of a conservation blog—being politically or morally sensitive to conservation issues.
The other two parts of ethos are good sense and good willGood sense goes back to logos. Do you have your facts straight and can you demonstrate their relevance to the situation at hand? Good will depends on the relationship you develop with your readers. Show them that you care by bringing them relevant, timely information. Answer their questions. And do it in a way that makes them feel like they matter.
Your readers are more than a customer or a follower or a name in a database. They’re the reason you write. Without them, you have no audience. So treat them with the respect they deserve. Your existence depends on it.
Finally, we come to pathos, which in today’s era calls to mind words like pathological or pathetic more so than the images of deep emotional vaults it summoned for the ancient Greeks. In all fairness, too many unscrupulous rhetoricians have overused and cheapened pathos, leaving us all suspicious when someone starts tugging on our heart strings. But telling stories and using evocative, emotional language will definitely touch your reader’s heart and will rarely leave you susceptible to charges of charlatanism.
When should you use these tools? Any time you want your reader to agree with you, which pretty much means any time you write. And how do you know you’ve got it right? Practice, practice, practice. And don’t be afraid to get feedback. (For more help on that, see my earlier post, The Power of Collaboration
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38293 | NAME App::KwaliteeUtils - Utilities related to Kwalitee VERSION This document describes version 0.001 of App::KwaliteeUtils (from Perl distribution App-KwaliteeUtils), released on 2019-07-03. DESCRIPTION This distributions provides the following command-line utilities: * calc-kwalitee FUNCTIONS calc_kwalitee Usage: calc_kwalitee(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta] Calculate kwalitee of a local distribution. This function is not exported. Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments): * dist => *pathname* (default: ".") Distribution archive file (e.g. tarball) or directory. Although a directory (top-level directory of an extracted Perl distribution) can be analyzed, distribution Kwalitee is supposed to be calculated on a distribution archive file (e.g. tarball) because there are metrics like "extractable", "extracts_nicely", "no_pax_headers" which can only be tested on a distribution archive file. Running this on a directory will result in a less-than-full score. * raw => *true* Returns an enveloped result (an array). First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information. Return value: (any) HOMEPAGE Please visit the project's homepage at . SOURCE Source repository is at . BUGS Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature. SEE ALSO Module::CPANTS::Kwalitee AUTHOR perlancar COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE This software is copyright (c) 2019 by This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38297 | Bankruptcy Watch
The CreditPulse bankruptcy watch is a list of companies from the CSI with a high possibility of insolvency. Some 30% of the companies meeting the CSI bankruptcy criteria in the 2007 index actually filed for Chapter 11 in 2009. The following criteria are used in determining which companies make the list:
• Extremely high debts-to-assets ratio
• Extremely low market cap-to-revenue ratio
• Low operating cash flow as a percent of revenue
Please note this is only a watch list, not a warning list. We do not have inside or specific information that any of the following 12 companies will actually file for bankruptcy. Determination is made solely on the basis of financial analysis using figures from 2008 annual filings. |
global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38298 | The archaeological site of Itanos
The remains of ancient Itanos are located close to the Palm Forest of Vai in an area nowadays known as Erimoupoli. Ancient Itanos was an important city-state – Crete’s easternmost.
Itanos Coins
Although legends say the city was founded by settlers from Thera (Santorini) who were led to the location by the fisherman Porphyras, archaeological research supports claims that a Minoan settlement existed here. Itanos was one of Crete’s first cities that produced coins. During the early Byzantine period, a city developed on the site of a Hellenistic and Roman settlement; the remains of an Early Christian basilica still exist today. The city was eventually destroyed, either by an earthquake in 795 AD or the 9th century Arab invasion.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38313 | Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Hildebeeste to Fed Prison?
Seems like Teh Hildebeeste should spend 15-30 in a Federal prison.
...It was disclosed her top aides are being drawn into a burgeoning federal inquiry and that two emails on her private account have been classified as “Top Secret.”
The inspector general for the Intelligence Community notified senior members of Congress that two of four classified emails discovered on the server Clinton maintained at her New York home contained material deemed to be in one of the highest security classifications -- more sensitive than previously known....AOS quoting McClatchy
Remember that her DIRECT SUPERVISOR was Obozo. There may be no direct evidence, but there's no doubt in my mind that he knew exactly what this beeyotch was doing.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38325 | 9781426749506Consider the Birds
by Debbie Blue
A Provocative Guide to Birds of the Bible
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DSC01287_1Debbie Blue is one of the founding pastors of House of Mercy, a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of Sensual Orthodoxy, From Stone to Living Word, and Consider the Birds: a Provocative Guide to the Birds of the Bible.
More about Debbie Blue…
Debbie Blue points to the sky, and the trees, and the grimy sidewalks of our world the way she points to the Word, saying: “Wisdom: attend!” And through the birds and their Creator and our stories about both, Debbie Blue does midrash on our lives, revealing mysteries and heartbreak, pratfalls and glory. This is a brilliant, astonishing work of scholarship and attention that will become a classic of Christian writing.
Sara Miles, author of Take This Bread, Jesus Freak, and City of God
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38327 | Definition of "laburnum" []
• Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Laburnum, especially L. anagyroides, which is cultivated for its drooping clusters of yellow flowers. (noun)
Use "laburnum" in a sentence
• "Irishman dwelling with Englishmen, was directed to have a bow of his own height made of yew, wych-hazel, ash, or awburne -- that is, laburnum, which is still styled "awburne saugh," or awburne willow, in many parts of Scotland."
• "The windows were open, and the orioles were singing in the great elm-tree, and the laburnum was a bower of gold."
• "Tabex tablets contain cytosine, a substance found in the seeds of a tree called laburnum that produces yellow pea-flowers, which mimics the effect of nicotine." |
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38345 | A Guide To Acquiring That Body You’ve Normally Wanted
It’s critical to bear in mind to have patience when starting a weight loss program. Pounds usually do not come off overnight. Nevertheless, the following post is going to provide you information and facts that will jump commence the procedure. Bear in mind, no matter how frustrating it might look at times, do not give up until you reach your purpose weight.
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global_01_local_0_shard_00002368_processed.jsonl/38346 | new Range(optionsopt)
TK.Range is used for calculating linear scales from different values. They are useful to build coordinate systems, calculate pixel positions for different scale types and the like. TK.Range is used e.g. in TK.Scale, TK.MeterBase and TK.Graph to draw elements on a certain position according to a value on an arbitrary scale.
Name Type Attributes Default Description
options Object <optional>
{ }
An object containing initial options.
Name Type Attributes Default Description
options.scale String | function <optional>
Type of the value. linear, decibel, log2, frequency or a function (value, options, coef) {}. If a function instead of a constant is handed over, it receives the actual options object as the second argument and is supposed to return a coefficient between 0 and 1. If the third argument "coef" is true, it is supposed to return a value depending on a coefficient handed over as the first argument.
options.reverse Boolean <optional>
true if the range is reversed.
options.basis Number <optional>
Dimensions of the range, set to width/height in pixels, if you need it for drawing purposes, to 100 if you need percentual values or to 1 if you just need a linear coefficient for a e.g. logarithmic scale.
options.min Number <optional>
The minimum value possible.
options.max Number <optional>
The maximum value possible.
options.step Number <optional>
Step size, needed for e.g. user interaction
options.shift_up Number <optional>
Multiplier for e.g. SHIFT pressed while stepping
options.shift_down Number <optional>
Multiplier for e.g. SHIFT + CONTROL pressed while stepping
options.snap Number | Array <optional>
Snap the value to a virtual grid with this distance. Numbers define the step size between snaps, an array contains a list of values to snap to. Using snap option with float values causes the range to reduce its minimum and maximum values depending on the amount of decimal digits because of the implementation of math in JavaScript. Using a step size of e.g. 1.125 reduces the maximum usable value from 9,007,199,254,740,992 to 9,007,199,254,740.992 (note the decimal point).
options.round Boolean <optional>
if snap is set, decide how to jump between snaps. Setting this to true slips to the next snap if the value is more than on its half way to it. Otherwise the value has to reach the next snap until it is hold there again.
Mixes In:
Methods inherited from TK.Base
add_event(event, func, prevent, stop)
Register an event handler.
add_events(events, func)
Add multiple event handlers at once, either as dedicated event handlers or a list of event descriptors with a single handler function.
delegate_events(element) → {HTMLElement}
Delegates all occuring DOM events of a specific DOM node to the widget. This way the widget fires e.g. a click event if someone clicks on the given DOM node.
Destroys all event handlers and the options object.
fire_event(event, …args)
Fires an event.
Fires several events.
Get the value of an option.
has_event_listeners(event) → {boolean}
Test if the event descriptor has some handler functions in the queue.
remove_event(event, fun)
Removes the given function from the event queue. If it is a native DOM event, it removes the DOM event listener as well.
remove_events(events, func)
set(key, value)
Sets an option. Fires both the events set with arguments key and value; and the event 'set_'+key with arguments value and key.
Merges a new options object into the existing one, including deep copies of objects. If an option key begins with the string "on" it is considered as event handler. In this case the value should be the handler function for the event with the corresponding name without the first "on" characters.
userset(key, value)
Sets an option by user interaction. Emits the userset event. The userset event can be cancelled (if an event handler returns false), in which case the option is not set. Returns true if the option was set, false otherwise. If the option was set, it will emit a useraction event.
Events inherited from TK.Base
Is fired when an element is delegated.
Is fired when an instance is initialized.
Is fired when an option is set.
Is fired when an option is set. |
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