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When an emotional customer pops up in front of you, what do you do? Listen to them and deal with their problem? Sure. But that might not be enough to make the customer feel understood. Can you be empathetic enough to provide great customer service?
Having customer empathy means that you can recognise and respond to your customers'; feelings. I know. Talking about feelings is a bit... mushy, isn't it? But there are so many benefits of developing customer empathy. You’ll be able to understand people better, deal with conflict, and notice body-language cues. There are also lots of simple techniques you can use to increase empathy in your customer interactions, such as active listening and choosing the right phrases to say.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
Explain the difference between empathy and sympathy
Recognise different types of empathy
Explain the benefits of using empathy in customer service
Apply techniques to increase empathy with customers
Why Should I take this course
This course is for anyone working in customer service who would like to find out more about empathy skills. Empathy is a vital skill for customer service and can help you represent the company in the best way possible. Empathetic interactions can bring repeat customers and improve the reputation of your company.
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Foreign diplomats are leaving North Korea due to restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Yonhap. Information has been released that the Romanian embassy, which is considered the last functioning European embassy in Pyongyang, has been suspended.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry is closely following the withdrawal of diplomats from Pyongyang after reports by Radio Free Asia of the temporary closure of the Romanian embassy, which Yonhapu said was the last remaining diplomatic post in a European country.
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The diplomatic and consular operations of the Romanian embassy were suspended on October 9 due to “local restrictions in the context of the pandemic,” Radio Free Asia reported.
“We are aware of this situation and are watching it with interest,” a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul told reporters on condition of anonymity.
The North Korean authorities have not officially reported a single coronavirus infection and have already closed borders during the initial period of the pandemic. However, strict quarantine and infection prevention measures were introduced domestically.
On December 2, 2020, the entire staff of the Polish Embassy in Pyongyang was evacuated from North Korea. As the press service of the Polish Foreign Ministry told PAP, the evacuation is temporary and was carried out to protect the safety and health of the embassy staff.
– The restrictions imposed by the DPRK in response to the pandemic worsened the supply situation of the embassy, but also significantly hampered the access of its employees to medical care. Since the beginning of 2020, the borders of the DPRK remain closed, which prevents the rotation of personnel and the sending of diplomatic correspondence between Poland and the DPRK, the ministry said.
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The European Commission has given the green light to the Government’s €200m scheme to support firms through the Covid-19 outbreak.
The commission has found the plan to be in line with EU state aid rules under the temporary framework it has put in place to support the European economy through the crisis.
“With this €200m Irish scheme, approved under the new State aid Temporary Framework, we continue to work with Member States to ensure timely support to the economy through these difficult times,” said Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.
“This measure will, in the form of repayable advances, help companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak to weather this crisis and bounce back strongly afterwards,” Ms Vestager said.
The scheme will allow firms here to access loans if they are experiencing or expect to experience a drop in turnover of at least 15% due to the virus outbreak.
Companies must have ten or more full time employees and be in certain manufacturing sectors and/or internationally traded sectors.
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys has welcomed the approval for the scheme, which will be administered by Enterprise Ireland as part of a suite of emergency supports to help Irish companies that are seriously and adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement, the Minister said the support will be available to assist companies access the necessary liquidity and funding to sustain their businesses in the short to medium term.
According to the Commission today, the Irish plan is necessary, appropriate and proportionate and will contribute to managing the economic impact of the coronavirus here.
Under the temporary rules adopted by the EU Commission to give member states more leeway when it comes to offering state aid to companies, grants of up to €800,000 may be given to a company to address its urgent liquidity needs.
Member states can also provide guarantees to ensure banks continue to provide loans and may also provide subsidised public loans to firms.
Short-term credit insurance can also be provided as well as safeguards for banks that channel state aid into the economy.
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[[Wikipedia:Frequently asked questions|Frequently asked questions]] for [[Wikipedia:proper nouns]]. == "Centurian" vs. "Centurion": Which one is the proper spelling? == The proper spelling for the Cylon soldier depicted in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] is "Centurion". While this [[:Image:Cylon_centurion_model_0005.jpg|screencap]] references a document from the [[Miniseries]], this is incorrect -- actually, there are some items on this document that are not truly canon and have already been contradicted by other events in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|2004 series]]. (For instance, the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonials]] in the current BSG do not use the term "[[yahren]]" for "[[Wikipedia:year|year]]".) We have an example of the proper spelling, taken from a screen capture (with subtitles enabled) of the episode "[[The Hand of God (TOS)]]". (See: [[:Image:Spelling.jpg|Spelling.jpg]]) == Basestar vs. basestar / Battlestar vs. battlestar / Raider vs. raider: Do I capitalize the first letter or not? == Battlestar Wiki's convention is to treat the fighters as model names and thus capitalize them; for the sake of consistency even in somewhat ambiguous cases like "Raider". However, we do ''not'' capitalize the warship types, as they are equivalent of words like "destroyer" or "aircraft carrier" which are not capitalized. So, capitalize: *[[Viper]] *[[Raider]] *[[Raptor]] But avoid the capitalization of: *[[battlestar]] *[[basestar]] *[[baseship]] ====A caveat==== As noted above, we distinguish between model names for planes and ship types for capital ships. While this works well for "Viper" and "Raptor", one could see "Raider" as a synonym for "plane" or "fighter" and thus choose to not capitalize it. Additionally, other publications and even official sources sometimes use different ways to write these words to which contributors might be used. That's why, on Battlestar Wiki, we call this a ''convention'' and not a law. For those of you with MLA style skills, you may find the wiki's convention confusing. If you choose not to use the convention, you are still correct. However, please be consist in your article with your capitalization. == How do I abbreviate ''Battlestar Galactica''? == ''Battlestar Galactica'' has been abbreviated as "BG" or "BSG" by most fans. In this Wiki, the preferred acronym is "BSG", as "BG" has a wider meaning in terms of what it abbreviates. (i.e. "BG" is shorthand for "background; see: [[Wikipedia:BG]] for the acronym's disambiguation page) To abbreviate this wiki's name itself, we recommend "BSG Wiki" or "BSWiki." == How should I refer to the show? (''Battlestar'' vs. ''Galactica'')== Media outlets have been known to refer to the series as ''Galactica'' as well, which aid in the confusion. The best answer to this, to avoid confusion with the articles on "[[Battlestar]]" and "[[Galactica]]", is to use ''neither'' term. Within Battlestar Wiki, a popular convention for defining the specific series is to use [[Re-imagined Series]] for the 2004 series, and [[Original Series]] for the 1978 series. Battlestar Wiki treats these terms as proper nouns for clarity. Both lead to their respective entry articles describing the particular series: [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. If you're writing an article in which the earlier text has made it clear to the reader what particular series is being discussed, you can use ''Battlestar'' or "BSG" as a non-linked shorthand. == See also == * [[Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions]] * [[Battlestar Wiki:FAQ]]
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The pandemic has changed the flow of the world for the better part of last year until now. It’s safe to say that COVID-19 has caused a large impact worldwide and on different sectors as well. There had been significant changes in work, school, and even daily activities of people such as shopping, going to the gym, or even just hanging out with friends. Additionally, the pandemic has also caused panic and anxiety all over the world. Due to the changes, many have also suffered from depression and loneliness.
Among those who are greatly affected by the pandemic are the children, elderly, and vulnerable people who are prone to catching viruses. There had been numerous safety protocols followed strictly, causing the lives of these people to shift as well.
Because most students fall under the children category, they also need to follow the same strict protocols. The mode of learning has also shifted from physical classes in schools to home-based learning or even blended learning as announced late last year. These measures are used to ensure the safety of the students while not compromising the learning of students. However, there are some advantages and disadvantages of the HBL, most especially for parents who are now more involved in the learning process than before.
Parents are also spending more time with their children so it’s also important for them to practice healthy parenting and helping them with their studies the best possible way parents can. Additionally, we’ve also gathered some tips for parents to help their children with their home-based learning.
1. Prepare healthy meals
More than ever with the current situation, parents are urged to prepare healthy and nutritious meals for their families. Even before the pandemic, this has also been encouraged. However, parents should consider this more now that boosting our immune system and being healthy are priorities. Make sure that the meal has all the nutrients needed by the body to properly function. Parents can never go wrong with including fruits and vegetables in their families’ daily meals. There should also be an ample amount of other food to provide families with energy and healthy metabolism. Protein, fat, fiber, and zinc are good for the body as well as natural vitamins from fruits and vegetables. Eating unhealthy food every day can result in unhealthy eating habits that will also affect the children’s and families’ bodily functions.
Additionally, take advantage of the time to stay together. Promote eating together and not skipping meals. Eating together may seem like a trivial thing but it can positively affect the children as this also boosts their self-esteem and give them a more positive outlook. They will feel more loved and will also enjoy their time with their family.
2. Create a routine for the child
With the sudden change from normal schooling and home-based learning, many children may take time to adjust to the new mode of learning. One common problem with home-based learning is the temptation of resting in between learning. At school, students will be given breaks but only for ample time for them to take their meals and shift between classes. This isn’t the same with home-based learning. They may blur the lines when it comes to learning and resting since they will mostly meet their teachers and classmates online.
As they will have more time now than when they were in school, this may get out of hand when left alone. Parents should also implement a routine for their children to help them adapt to the new mode of learning and to retain the discipline and time management they practiced in school.
When creating a routine for them, make sure to include the child. Additionally, parents can follow a similar routine when the student was still going to school. They can follow this routine:
Wake up (set an alarm so they don’t sleep in and miss classes)
Prepare for school (take a bath, get dressed, etc.)
Eat breakfast
Prepare for lessons for the day and set up a workspace
Breaktime (snacks, stretching, etc.)
End of classes
Free time
This routine just generally follows the routine students have when they are still physically going to school. However, parents can tweak the routine according to which they think fits best their child. As mentioned before, the child should also be considered with making the routine. If the student isn’t comfortable with the routine, they may also feel stressed or feel like they are forced to do what they don’t want to. In addition, they should also be aware that they have a set routine. This is so they are aware of what to do next and what to expect to happen within the day. They may already be confused enough with the changes caused by the pandemic, let’s make the schooling experience easier for them.
3. Set goals
Since students will be stuck inside their houses during home-based learning, every day may feel repetitive. However, this isn’t necessarily true since the student’s workload also changes from going to their online classes to answering modules depending on the schedule given to them.
However, to make each day productive for the students, parents can also help them by setting up goals for the day. These short-term goals will help them become more productive and resist the temptation of lazing around. When they have things to accomplish during the day, their time will be put to good use. Additionally, parents shouldn’t just set goals without considering the student. Make sure the goals are attainable and realistic. By prioritizing what should be completed first during the day or what they need to learn first, students will also still get the feeling of accomplishment. Make sure to consider the difficulty of the tasks as well and also as parents, take time to assess the tasks. Without proper assessment or acknowledgment, students may also feel disappointed with completing the task without being acknowledged for it. Give them little rewards that can motivate them to continue with their tasks.
4. Spend time with them
The sudden change from the normal school system to home-based learning can cause stress and pressure on the students. Many people think that home-based learning is easier for students but that isn’t always the case. They are used to going to school and with the sudden change, they may feel confused and be more prone to distractions such as bouts of laziness, more time spent on their devices, etc. Additionally, they may also feel tired with the continuous online classes and answering offline modules. Because of this, they may not have time to spend on their hobbies or playing.
By playing games indoors and spending more time with the children, parents can help ease the pressure and stress they are feeling from their home-based classes. There are many indoor games parents and children can play together including board games or indoor sports. Parents can also use this time to find a common interest or hobby that both they and their children enjoy such s baking or sewing. Aside from spending more time together, parents can also use this time to teach their children lessons, life skills, and other important things.
5. Provide a safe space for them
With the restrictions imposed on students especially children, they will have a harder time socializing with their friends. Since they wouldn’t have much contact with their friends, parents should also provide a safe space for them to express their feeling without the fear of their parents getting annoyed or angry at them.
It’s important to understand that it’s a hard time for everyone. Students are also more prone to new challenges in HBL such as failure. With the change, some students may fall behind others as students learn differently from each other. Some students may have no trouble adjusting to the new scheme while others will struggle with online learning or have trouble understanding lessons without an actual presence of a teacher.
Parents should be understanding to their children when they voice out their worries to them. As such, they can also help their children cope with the changes such as helping them with their exams or with their offline modules. Examination and modules are stressful enough, it’ll even be harder for them if they are pressured to study all day. They should be encouraged to study but only to an extent. Parents can also show their support by checking on their children’s progress or even just asking them how they are feeling.
Conclusion
There has been a significant change in learning brought about by the pandemic. Home-based learning can also impact the students’ lives in more ways than one so parents should support and assist them in any way they can. This will make learning easier for them and will decrease the chances of them being bored or not improving during the pandemic. The pandemic may have changed how the world works, but it shouldn’t hinder your child’s studies and development as well. Keeping the students healthy is a priority as well as helping to make learning still meaningful for them. Showing them support and love will help them face this new normal and lead them to have a bright future ahead.
If you’re a parent and looking for additional help for your child, why not consider hiring a tutor? Here at FamilyTutor, the best home tuition agency, we offer over 200 subjects for students from pre-school and even beyond the university level.
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Some of you may instantly tune me out after reading the title, but I urge you to read on and perhaps try making these yourselves. They are quite tasty.
Some of you may remember the review I posted a little while ago about the chocolate bar with bacon that I tried. This has got me thinking about other ways bacon can be combined with foods that aren't traditionally combined with bacon.
I have a recipe saved that I want to try someday that involves putting bacon in chocolate chip cookies, but I didn't feel like going to that much work yet. At work one day, I was eating no-bake cookies and talking about bacon with a coworker. She suggested that I try adding bacon to my no-bakes, and my life has changed forever.
I tried it in the next couple of days, and ended up with a very tasty result, but a little light on the bacon. Also, I didn't reduce the quantity of oatmeal in the cookies, so they were rather crumbly. I let several people try this concoction, and they thought it was rather tasty. Some of them didn't realize there was bacon in them, so I had to step up my game.
It seems that the best bacony bits where the pieces that had chewy, meaty bacon pieces as they held up better than the softer, fatty pieces, so I focused more on the meaty portions for the next batch. I also measured the bacon and used what I think is a higher quantity than last time, although I may go with more in the future.
These turned out better and are much less crumbly because I reduced the oatmeal quantity by the amount of bacon I added. The recipe is exactly the same as a traditional no-bake recipe except for the addition of bacon.
This last batch used between 1/2 and 2/3 cup of bacon, so you can use that as your starting point. You definitely don't want to go any lower than 1/2 cup. The oats + bacon should equal about three cups. Here's the recipe:
Ingredients
2 cups white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
1 pinch salt
3 cups quick cooking oats + crumbled bacon
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, butter, milk, and salt and bring to a rapid boil for 1 minute. Add quick cooking oats, bacon, peanut butter, and vanilla and mix well. Working quickly, drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper and let cool.
And that's all there is to it. I usually use a larger spoon and come up with larger cookies. The recipe says it will make 48 cookies, but I came out with more like 30.
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Preface: If you are a Christian or Jew, the importance of the Bible is probably obvious. If you are not, please consider passing this essay on to people of those faiths who you know.
If you are an atheist and believe that religion is crazy, please remember that some 85% of the American population identifies itself as Christian and millions more identify themselves as Jewish, and that most people make decisions and process information based on their beliefs and emotions.
The head of Goldman Sachs literally said he's doing "God's work" with his banking activities.
The head of Barclays also recently told his congregation that banking as practiced by his company was not antithetical to Christian principles.
And Enron's CEO previously said "We are the good guys - we are on the side of angels."
Are they right? Is big banking as practiced by the giant banks in harmony with Christian principles?
Do Justice
Initially, the Bible does not counsel us to ignore the breaking of laws by the the powerful.
In fact, the Bible mentions justice over 200 times -- more than just about any other topic. The Bible asks us to do justice and to stand up to ANYONE -- including the rich or powerful -- who do injustice or oppress the people.
There have been widespread, credible allegations that Goldman Sachs and other giant banks have broken the law (see this, for example).
Indeed, one of the first things God asks of us is to do justice:
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)
While many churches and synagogues have become obsessed with other issues, many have arguably ignored this most important of God's demands of us. As pointed out by a leading Christian ministry, which rescues underage girls trapped as sex slaves in third world countries:
In Scripture there is a constant call to seek justice. Jesus got upset at the Pharisees because they neglected the weightier matters of the law, which He defined as justice and the love of God . . . Isaiah 58 complains about the fact that while the people of God are praying and praying and praying, they are not doing anything about the injustice.
Should Christians just pray for justice and leave the rest to God?
That's not what the Bible asks us to do. Instead, Hebrews 11:33 tells us that we are God's hands for dispensing justice, and God uses us to "administer justice."
We have to "walk our talk" and put our prayers into action.
God demands that we do everything in our power to act as "God's hands" in bringing justice. And as Saint Augustine reminds us, "Charity is no substitute for justice withheld."
Please reflect on the following Scripture:
The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one, He was appalled that there was no one to intervene. (Isaiah 59:15-16)
This is the only place in the Bible where the word "appalled" is used for the way God feels -- in other words, the only thing which we know God is appalled by is if people are not doing justice.
There are hundreds of other references to justice in the Bible, including:
Blessed are they who maintain justice . . . . (Psalm 106:3)
This is what the LORD says: Maintain justice and do what is right . . . . (Isiah 56:1)
This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. (Jeremiah 22:3,13-17)
Follow justice and justice alone. (Deuteronomy 16:19, 20)
For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice . . . . (Job 11:5,7)
Learn to do right! Seek justice . . . . (Isaiah 1:17)
So if the powerful players in the giant banks broke the laws, they must be held to account.
Manipulating Money
Moreover, there have been credible allegations that Goldman Sachs and other giant banks manipulate the currency and other markets.
As Ron Paul notes, the Bible forbids altering the quality of money (which, at the time and place, was entirely in the form of coins):
Even the Bible is clear that altering the quality of money is an immoral act. We are instructed to follow the rules of "just weights and measures." "You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin" (Leviticus 19:35-36). "Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and a false balance is not good" (Proverbs 20:23). The general principle can be summed as "You shall not steal."
Proverbs 11:1 also provides:
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is His delight.
So to the extent that the giant banks have engaged in any dishonest acts or the manipulation of currencies, they are violating scripture.
Of course, any bankers who charge usurious interest rates should remember the little story about Jesus turning over the money changers' tables.
Oppression of the Poor
Finally, the Bible condemns oppression of the poor for the benefit of the affluent:
He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want. (Proverbs 22:16)
To the extent that the giant banks have oppressed the poor to increase their riches, they are violating scripture.
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Unknown November 8, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Makes being an Atheist look pretty damn good from where I sit. So 85% identify themselves as Christians and yet they support theivery , illegal wars, illegal elections, torture and lots more stuff that Christ would not approve of, They want to denie health care to those who can't afford, they agree with the right wing on destroying most of the safety net and they support corporations that are more crooked than a dog's hind leg. I'll take my none belief and run with it. I started out a long time ago as a Catholic , I'm thankfull I lost that believe 50 years ago.
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Mystery November 8, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Too bad democrats changed usury.
American Usury
One of the fundamental issues that party managers wished to avoid was the scandal of American usury. Usury is the ancient sin of charging inflated interest rates sure to ruin the borrowers. It is considered immoral by Judaism, Christianity and Islam because usury involves the powerful using their wealth to ensnare weak and defenseless borrowers. The classic usurer offers an impossible choice that debtors cannot easily refuse. If they reject the terms of the loan, they will not be able to pay the rent or buy necessities. If they accept the usurious interest rates, their debts will accumulate until they are bankrupted (at which point the creditors claim their property). No civilized society can endure in such conditions.
Usury used to be illegal in the United States but it was "decriminalized" in 1980--the dawn of financial deregulation. A Democratic president and Congress repealed all interest-rate controls and the federal law prohibiting usury. Thirty years later, American society is permeated with usurious practices--credit cards charging 30 percent and higher, subprime mortgages and other forms of predatory lending, the notorious "payday" loans that charge desperate working people an effective interest rate of 500 percent or more. Businesses, especially smaller firms, are also prey to usury in less direct ways.
Needing credit to survive, they submit to the creditor's demands and are often weakened as a result, shedding workers and services that shrink customers and income.
http://www.greenchange.org/article.php?id=4498
Oh and
http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/foreclosed-blame-bill-clintons-repeal-of-glass-steagall.html
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Anonymous November 9, 2009 at 6:42 AM
Amen brother, amen!
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Dave of Maryland November 9, 2009 at 7:16 AM
Of course, any bankers who charge usurious interest rates should remember the little story about Jesus turning over the money changers' tables.
Which cost the man his life. Bankers always win.
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B007H November 9, 2009 at 10:42 AM
LOL'ing at 'The Grey Tiger' - "Makes being an Athiest pretty damn good from where I sit."
It would be pretty nice if we could ignore laws and standards based on the evil and negligence of those who claim to uphold those laws/standards. I'll just stop paying taxes, stop obeying traffic laws and pretty much every other law ever invented.
Based on your reasoning for being comfortable with leaving the belief in God based on what some other human does, we can just pretty much ignore most moral and ethical codes in the world.
Faith lost because of another man is a Faith lost that was never based on God.
Way to go with missing the point of the entire article by the way.
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Carl Herman November 9, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Great commentary, George :)
This really points to the ironic hypocrisy of our political and economic "leaders." Without justice, there will be no peace. Without peace there will be no future.
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Anonymous November 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
They are so used to calling Satan God that they now refer to their immoral raping of society as God's work.
Please help them to see the error of their ways before some terrible tragedy befalls them.
Ultimate Janitor
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Kung Fu NoVa November 9, 2009 at 12:40 PM
What Would Jesus Do? Any follower of God/Creative Principle would:
Take the Power to Create Credit Away from the Giant Banks and Give It Back to the People
http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2009/11/take-power-to-create-credit-away-from.html#comments
They sure as hell wouldn't do this:
Wall Street's Naked Swindle
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/30481512/wall_streets_naked_swindle/print
or this:
One Reason that the Stock Market is Rising While Unemployment is Soaring
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/11/one-reason-that-stock-market-is-rising.html
There's no evidence inside or outside the Bible (that i'm aware of) that the Year of Jubilee was ever observed. It's high time- these corporate criminals haven't earned their wealth, and what they're doing is impoverishing people around the world and poisoning the planet. That Blankfein claims they're creating jobs is a joke- but it's telling that they feel compelled to publicly defend their record now- and even more telling they do it by lying and dissembling.
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Anonymous November 9, 2009 at 12:42 PM
I say we send these greedy bastards to God and He can tell them what a fine job they're doing.
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Anonymous November 9, 2009 at 1:45 PM
I believe the GS executive is doing HIS god's work. Sadly it is his god's worshipers that had Christ crucified.
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Anonymous November 9, 2009 at 7:27 PM
bankers walk on water and then i will believe you untill then up against the wall scumbags
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Anonymous November 9, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Remember the Bible does instruct in Peter that there a lot of false prophets, or was that profits ?? Anyway whoever these bankers are, well their time will come :)
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Anonymous November 11, 2009 at 12:31 AM
good one dude prophets or profits lol you are great
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Quotient November 11, 2009 at 1:07 AM
Tend to agree with what I think is the gist of your post, that justice is important. Justice is a Cardinal Virtue which basically instructs us to give others what they are due. Could be money owed, also is the dignity and respect due to every human. As such, taking advantage of the poor or weak is injustice, and is evil. In our society today, money is the chief leverage we have over others.
Unfortunately, as money is concentrated into our government, it is the State that is gaining that modern day power. And, it's impossible to reason with the State when it comes to morality and justice. Power and wealth in the State becomes an impersonal, dehumanizing influence.
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Faith-R-Michaels November 13, 2009 at 9:45 AM
According to the Bible Jesus said "and they will come speaking in my name saying lo he is here or lo he is there.. but pay them no heed for they be wolves in sheep's clothing for no man knoweth the hr of my coming."
Every time I hear some one say I am doing God's work and you can look at the fruit of that tree and clearly see that it is not... I think of this statement.
To me Goldman Sach folks are like those wolves in sheep's clothing.
Smoke and mirrors,disguises and doublespeak are their tools.
They now own or fund a portion of most large business in the world if not all and it has truly become a fact when they say if they fail all other Bz fails and economic chaos will exist in the world.
So by extortion they continue.
They are like "The Godfather" or the Mafia that says I would hate to see harm come to you or your family just because you do not support us or pay insurance to keep you and yours safe.
I do not know what God they are talking about, but I know this... their God is not the same as mine.
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Anonymous November 15, 2009 at 12:55 AM
When big bankers say they are doing God's work,what they really mean, is that want even to make God unemployed, by stealing His job to.
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# How to contribute Thanks for being interested to work on the website, I tried to make a simple how-to for you to quickly get you setup: __Step 1:__ Clone the git repo. git clone https://git.torproject.org/project/web/webwml.git cd webwml __Step 1b:__ Create a bare public repository (i.e on Github), where you'd push your commits to. Make sure you're in `webwml` directory, and run: git remote add pick-a-name your-git-url _Example:_ `git remote add tpo-gh [email protected]:mrphs/tpo.git` __Step 2:__ Create and switch to a new branch. _In the following example, I've named my branch "docs" as I'm planning to work on the documentations._ git checkout -b docs __Step 3:__ Now you can start working on website and make changes. Once you're done, commit and push it to your public repo. _Example:_ git push tpo-gh docs __Step 4:__ Open a new ticket on [trac](https://trac.torproject.org) with a link to your shiny new repo/branch. # Building website Torproject website is being built and published automatically. To quickly get set up and build website locally, simply follow these steps: __Step 1:__ Get the website's build dependencies. sudo apt-get install wml asciidoc __Step 2:__ Configure where to find your tor git repository. It needs this to make the manual page. git clone https://git.torproject.org/project/web/webwml.git cd webwml cp Makefile.local.sample Makefile.local Note: Change the `TORGIT` in Makefile.local to point to your tor git repo. __Step 3:__ Make the website. make You should now be able to point your browser at the locally generated site... file:///home/atagar/Desktop/tor/webwml/getinvolved/volunteer.html.en ### Troubleshooting the build The build fails with "Invalid object name". If you get an error like... ---- Contents of STDERR channel: --------- fatal: Invalid object name 'tor-0.2.6.1-alpha'. asciidoc: FAILED: manpage document title is mandatory No manpage because of asciidoc error or file not available from git at /tmp/wml.zwcq0q/wml.30867.tmp1.wml line 415. This means your tor repository is out of date. Update your tor git repository. ### More detailed instructions from Roger _Note: This section was written when website repo was still on svn, and it wasn't built automatically._ Here are the instructions I sent David Fifield when he asked about editing the website. I hope they are useful for you too! --Roger Copy Makefile.local.sample to Makefile.local in your webwml/ directory. Point TORGIT to a tor git. Then apt-get install wml and (alas) probably a shocking number of other debs. Then you can type 'make' and it will build the website for you locally. It's probably a smart move to see whether 'make' works before you git commit any changes to the wml files. You can edit docs/en/pluggable-transports.wml (and that is the right source file to edit, not the html). But go take a look at that file. You'll notice it has a bunch of tags like <version-torbrowserbundle>. If you're just bumping version numbers, you probably just want to change the definition of those tags. They're in include/versions.wmi (Every once in a while you may need to edit pluggable-transports.wml too -- generally when you change the file name so drastically that just changing the versions.wmi tags isn't enough.) Pushes to the master branch of the git repository will cause the website to get re-built and published. Pushing to the staging branch will update www-staging.torproject.org. Alas, https://www.torproject.org/dist/ isn't in version control. You write to it by ssh'ing to dist-master.torproject.org and going to /srv/dist-master.torproject.org/htdocs/ and then sticking your stuff there. When you want it to go live, you run "static-update-component dist.torproject.org" on dist-master. Weasel has hopes that somebody will write some scripts to make maintaining packages in dist/ less awful -- automatically check that they have signatures and that the sigs match, that the items on the website are in fact in dist, only allow certain people to put files in certain places, etc. One day! :) # tp_donation
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Restaurants and their employees need to communicate safety guidelines to customers every step of the way, from before they arrive to when they’re paying the check.
Restaurant safety, COVID-19, restaurant communication, customer safety, signage, customer service, health and safety
As eateries across the nation navigate the new normal, restaurant owners and managers are focusing not just on operations but on communication to help keep patrons safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, new health and safety protocols are effective only if diners understand what’s expected of them.
Restaurants need a communications game plan for every stop along the dining journey, from before patrons even arrive to when they’re paying the check and heading home.
“It’s so there’s no ambiguity with your customers,” says Jim Hopper, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association. “You need to be very clear on what the expectations are for the people that are going to patronize your restaurant.”
Get the Word Out With a Multichannel Communications Strategy
Take advantage of every arm of your online presence to alert guests to new procedures. Start at your website, where you can put a notice or pop-up about your restaurant’s changes on the homepage. You could also add a notification bar, which displays a message to users regardless of the page they’re on.
In addition to communicating your reservation policies and business hours, post your menu on your website. When guests are at your restaurant, they can access it with their phones to avoid handling paper menus. You could also put a QR code on your physical menu that instantly opens the digital version of the menu when a guest scans the code with a smartphone.
Social media is also an effective way to deliver updates. Given the character constraints of social media, you can list key policy changes in bulleted, one-sentence blurbs and provide a link to learn more. Wherever you post this information, clarity is crucial, so the messaging itself should be straightforward and to the point.
“Basically it’s: ‘Here’s what we are doing in our restaurant to keep you safe and to keep our employees safe. And here’s what we ask you to do,’” Hopper says.
Communicate Changes During the Reservation Process
Train your employees to notify customers of new procedures as they take reservations. To further help customers, employees can direct them to the places online where they can learn more, such as your website and social media accounts.
“The restaurants that are operating well are training their employees and having meetings before shifts to say, ‘Here are the things that we need to relay to our customers,’” Hopper says.
Post Signage Liberally
Place messages detailing safety measures — such as mask requirements and social distancing protocols — at all entrances and gathering areas. Signs that promote everyday coronavirus protective actions, such as covering your mouth when coughing and avoiding touching your face, are also useful.
Download and print free workplace signage that communicates key COVID-19 safety messaging. For restaurant-related signage, visit your state’s chapter of the National Restaurant Association, which might provide industry-specific messaging.
If you make your own signage, keep a few things in mind:
Make the message simple.
Provide a visual element that catches the eye and provides clarification.
Use contrasting colors and text that’s as big as possible.
Provide Detailed Instructions for Carryout and Curbside Pickup
Even guests who have dined at your restaurant before might be confused about carryout and pickup protocols. Make it clear where to park, whom to contact about picking up an order and even where to stand when picking up food to help operations run more smoothly (and safely). For example, will guests need to leave their cars, or will a restaurant employee put the order in the trunk?
Use signage to establish designated curbside pickup zones, such as a few parking spaces near the entrance. Number each space and post signage that prompts the customer to call or text a number to let employees know what the customer ordered and what spot he or she is in.
Place social distancing signage at pickup windows where there might be a line, and put tape on the ground indicating where customers can stand to remain 6 feet away from others.
Set the Stage for Safe Indoor Dining
Use signage and floor decals inside to help manage traffic flow for customers who don’t use curbside options. Place signage on tables explaining that they have been disinfected since the previous customers left. If you’re limiting capacity, make that clear with signage on unused tables or bar stools that says something like, “This table is kept empty for your safety.” Put signage in restrooms urging customers to wash their hands, providing instructions on proper handwashing.
“It is creating confidence in the dining public and doing the things that are necessary to protect people and to prevent the spread,” Hopper says.
Additional Resources on Reopening During COVID-19
Check out these resources on reopening safely during the pandemic:
American Industrial Hygiene Association’s reopening guidance for the restaurant industry
National Restaurant Association’s reopening guidance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) considerations for restaurants and bars
Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) best practices for reopening retail food establishments
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Biles, 24, took to Instagram on Saturday to show off her silver and bronze medals from the Tokyo Olympics , saying she 'wouldn't change anything for the world.'
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Imagine That! Dreams Can Come True!
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Movie Contest for the Keiki!
Here’s a summary of the storyline for an upcoming film:
“In Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ family comedy “Imagine That,” Eddie Murphy stars as a successful financial executive who has more time for his BlackBerry than his seven-year-old daughter (Yara Shahidi).
When he has a crisis of confidence and his career starts going down the drain, however, he finds the solution to all his problems in his daughter’s imaginary world.”
This movie opens Nationwide on Friday, June 12, 2009. It runs for 107 minutes and stars Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi, Nicole Ari Parker, Ronny Cox and Martin Sheen.
I like Eddie Murphy movies and this one sounds like fun! Besides, bringing fantasy and the real world together is something I think we should always strive to do! It makes life all the more enchanting. Apparently Hollywood thinks so too!
Anyway, we thought it would be fun to have a little contest. Here are the rules:
You need to be 13 years old or younger.
Submit one or two paragraphs telling us about a dream of yours and why you think it should come true. (Send submissions to [email protected])
Winners will be randomly selected and the grand prize winner will receive our “IMAGINE THAT Dreams Come True” prize package and passes for an advanced screening of the movie on June 9th! Hippo Toes will be sponsoring our little contest with a $40 gift certificate for the grand-prize winner.
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There! Now hurry up! Start using your imaginations and tell me your dreams and why you think they should come true! The deadline for entries is this Thursday, June 4th! I want to be sure I can get you your passes in time for the advanced screening the following Tuesday!
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We often find ourselves in situations when we want to overwrite a style we don’t have access to, it’s hard to find or we want to rewrite with CSS a style that has been written in the HTML code or has been set with Javascrpt.
In this article we’re going to discuss the strength of different style declarations and how can we overwrite them.
Let’s say we have the sentence below to start with.
<p>This is our <span id="highlighted">demo text</span>.</p>
To highlight the span tag we would normally use CSS styles like this:
#highlighted {
color: red;
}
We can overwrite this if we define another color after this line in the stylesheet because always the lower rules apply. In this case the text will be blue:
#highlighted {
color: red;
}
#highlighted {
color: blue;
}
We can target more accurately the span, to set it’s color. In both cases below the color of the highlighted text will be green.
span#highlighted {
color: green;
}
#highlighted {
color: red;
}
p #highlighted {
color: green;
}
#highlighted {
color: red;
}
Use the !important sign to override a property, regardless of its position in the document. An “!important” declaration is always stronger than one without it. It’s recommended to use these only if it’s really necessary. In our example below the text will be red.
p #highlighted {
color: green;
}
#highlighted {
color: red !important;
}
HTML inline styles are stronger than the CSS so in this case the text will be grey, but we can overwrite this with an !important rule from the stylesheet.
p #highlighted {
color: green;
}
<p>This is our <span id="highlighted" style="color: grey;">demo text</span>.</p>
In some cases the style is reset with JavaScript / jQuery and we can’t overwrite it with the stylesheets. In this case we can use the strongest CSS declaration which overwrites everything:
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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro achieved a milestone on Wednesday,when close to 2.2 million people traveled on it on the eve of the sibling festival of Raksha Bandhan. This was the second time in a span of ten days that DMRC carried over 2.1 million passengers in a single day. Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 21, 95,999 on August 1, which surpassed the earlier record set on July 23, when 21, 26,763 people traveled by Metro. On Wednesday, all six Metro lines grossed the highest ridership individually also. The line-wise breakup of ridership for August 1 is given below: Line-1: ( Dilshad Garden to Rithala) -- 336,873 Line-2: (Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre) -- 776,699 Line-3 & 4: Dwarka to Noida City Centre/Anand Vihar) -- 847,022 Line-5: (Inderlok to Mundka) -- 78,902 Line-6: (Central Secretariat to Badarpur) -- 156,503 Total: 21,95,999 In order to cater to this increased ridership, the Delhi Metro also opened additional ticket counters at 24 Metro stations, including Dilshad Garden, Shahdara, Seelampur, Jahangirpuri, Azadpur, Adarsh Nagar, M G Road, IFFCO Chowk, HUDA City Centre, Vaishali, Uttam Nagar East, Dwarka Mor, Moolchand, Sarita Vihar, Badarpur etc. In the last three months, Delhi Metro has registered a significant increase in its overall ridership. Its average daily ridership has increased from 1.73 million in April to 1.90 million in July.
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Herman Melville published n the great American Moby-Dick in 1851. He had spent novel Moby-Dick, Ishmaover two years as a whaleman el says he is particularly himself in the South Pacific. So, fond of a painting by the French when he wrote about whales, he artist, Ambroise Louis Garneray. took care to get the biology as He believes this work of art accorrect as he could , both from his curately depicts the hunting of own experience and his vast readright whales, and he especially ing on natural history. appreciates the details in which Today biologists refer to the "sea fowls are pecking at the patches of hard, dark skin tissue small crabs, shell-fish, and other on a whale as the callosities. Natsea candies and macaroni, which the Right Whale sometimes car- Peche de la Baleine. Whale-Fishery, aquatint uralists used this word in Melby Ambroise Louis Garneray, engraved by ville's day-but more for calluses ries on his pestilent back." Frederic Martens, 1835. and patches of rough skin on land Later in the story, Ishmael describes again the little ecosystem that forms on animals. Within the first several months of life, each the right whale's skin: "Fix your eye upon this strange, right whale develops a tough keratinized tissue on his crested, comb-like incrustation on the top of the or her lower lip and chin, above the eyes, and from the mass-this green, barnacled thing , which the Green- tip of the upper lip to back around the blowhole . Once landers call the 'crown ,' and the Southern fishers the formed, the whale callosities are then colonized by 'bonnet' of the Right Whale." small invertebrates, in particular by two kinds that What on a whale could look like a frilly cotton cap? give the callosities color-cyamids and barnacles. Rather than using fluke or fin characteristics, modernday scientists identify individual right whales by pho tographing this pattern of growth on their heads.
A Southern Right Whale cruising in the waters off Argentina.
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Cyamids, which Ishmael refers to as crabs-and maybe also jokingly as sea candies and macaroni-are creatures that naturalists in the 1800s called "whale lice,'' a common name that's still in use today. Although ¡o they do look like tiny crabs or lice, cyamids are amphi,,,- pods, which are small shrimp-like invertebrates. If
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10 The 2017 National Maritime Historical Society Annual Awards Dinner, by Julia Church • 14 Collision in the Narrows: the 1917 Halifax Harbor Explosion, by Roger Marsters • 20 "To Boldly Go ..." NASA Astronauts Taking the Lessons of Sail Training into Space, by Bert Rogers, with Mark Scibinico • 24 A New Look at Nathaniel Bowditch, Nineteenth-Century America's Numbers Man, by Tamara Plakins Thornton • 28 Probing the Mysteries of the Jones Act: Part 2, by Michael J. Rauworth • 32 Coast Guardsman Robert Goldman, and the Kamikaze Attack on LST-66, by William H. Thiesen • 36 On Watch- SS United States Engineer Bob Sturm Still Serving the "Big U," by Bill Bleyer • 40 National History Day Prizes in Maritime History, Sponsored by NMHS •
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Send. Roger Wicker, Angus King, and John Hickenlooper announced that they tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
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I've tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19. I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I’m grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms.If you haven’t gotten your shot—get it today! And a booster when it’s available too!— Senator John Hickenlooper (@SenatorHick) August 19, 2021
Three vaccinated senators, Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Angus King (I-Maine), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), announced on Thursday that they tested positive for COVID-19.
"Senator Wicker tested positive this morning for the COVID-19 virus after immediately seeking a test due to mild symptoms," Wicker's communications director, Phillip Waller, said in a statement.
"Senator Wicker is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is in good health, and is being treated by his Tupelo-based physician. He is isolating, and everyone with whom Senator Wicker has come in close contact recently has been notified."
King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, was the second senator who announced on Thursday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
After explaining the precautions he has taken regarding COVID-19, King said in a statement:
"Despite all my efforts, when I began feeling mildly feverish yesterday, I took a test this morning at my doctor's suggestion, and it came back positive. While I am not feeling great, I'm definitely feeling much better than I would have without the vaccine. I am taking this diagnosis very seriously, quarantining myself at home and telling the few people I've been in contact with to get tested in order to limit any further spread.
"I will keep everyone posted in the days ahead of the healing process, but I urge everyone to remain vigilant, follow the guidance from health professionals, and get vaccinated if you haven't been. While Maine people and Americans are ready to move past COVID-19 and return to our normal routines, the virus is not done with us yet. We must all continue to look out for one another through our words and actions, and remain united against this dangerous disease."
Hickenlooper tweeted his announcement of catching COVID-19.
I've tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19. I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I’m grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms.If you haven’t gotten your shot—get it today! And a booster when it’s available too!— Senator John Hickenlooper (@SenatorHick) August 19, 2021
"I've tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19," Hickenlooper tweeted. "I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I'm grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms. If you haven't gotten your shot—get it today! And a booster when it's available too!"
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TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000 - 65001]
( Title 2 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. )
DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION [35000 - 45500]
( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. )
PART 24.5. SCHOOL FINANCE, INSTRUCTION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE 2020–21 SCHOOL YEAR [43500 - 43511]
( Part 24.5 added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 24, Sec. 34. )
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(a) (1) For the 2020–21 school year, a local educational agency that offers distance learning shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (b).
(2) Distance learning may be offered under either of the following circumstances:
(A) On a local educational agency or schoolwide level as a result of an order or guidance from a state public health officer or a local public health officer.
(B) For pupils who are medically fragile or would be put at risk by in-person instruction, or who are self-quarantining because of exposure to COVID-19.
(b) Distance learning shall include all of the following:
(1) Confirmation or provision of access for all pupils to connectivity and devices adequate to participate in the educational program and complete assigned work.
(2) Content aligned to grade level standards that is provided at a level of quality and intellectual challenge substantially equivalent to in-person instruction.
(3) Academic and other supports designed to address the needs of pupils who are not performing at grade level, or need support in other areas, such as English learners, pupils with exceptional needs, pupils in foster care or experiencing homelessness, and pupils requiring mental health supports.
(4) Special education, related services, and any other services required by a pupil’s individualized education program pursuant to Section 56341, including the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 56345, with accommodations necessary to ensure that individualized education program can be executed in a distance learning environment.
(5) Designated and integrated instruction in English language development pursuant to Section 11300 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations for English learners, including assessment of English language proficiency, support to access curriculum, the ability to reclassify as fully English proficient, and, as applicable, support for dual language learning.
(6) Daily live interaction with certificated employees and peers for purposes of instruction, progress monitoring, and maintaining school connectedness. This interaction may take the form of internet or telephonic communication, or by other means permissible under public health orders. If daily live interaction is not feasible as part of regular instruction, the governing board or body of the local educational agency shall develop, with parent and stakeholder input, an alternative plan for frequent live interaction that provides a comparable level of service and school connectedness.
(c) Pursuant to Sections 49550 and 47613.5, school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools shall provide nutritionally adequate meals for pupils who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, whether engaged in in-person instruction or distance learning, contingent upon the department receiving an approved waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture, for each day of the scheduled school year.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 51512 or any other law, the prior consent of the teacher or the principal of a school is not required for the adoption or implementation of the use of synchronous or asynchronous video for purposes of distance learning provided pursuant to this section.
(2) Except as required by the local educational agency for purposes of distance learning provided pursuant to this section, no person may make, without the prior consent of the teacher and principal of the school, any audio, video, or digital recording of a local educational agency’s live or synchronous distance learning instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 110, Sec. 15. (SB 820) Effective September 18, 2020. Inoperative June 30, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2022, pursuant to Section 43511.)
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Thousands of Year 12 students have descended on the glitter strip to kick off a three-week celebration notorious for out-of-control partying.
The end of school celebrations began on Saturday – but almost didn’t go ahead for the second year in a row after Covid-19 cases popped up in the Sunshine State last week.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk gave the green light for festivities on Thursday – a relief to thousands of Year 12 students that spent most of the year in and out of lockdowns and under Covid restrictions.
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Many were seen unloading their luggage outside their accommodation in Surfers Paradise on Saturday morning before they hit the shops to stock up on supplies.
As the sun went down the celebrations kicked off with dozens of teens seen enjoying their new-found freedom.
Love is in the air: A young couple were seen in a passionate embrace after the sun went down on the Gold Coast
Checking in with mum? A group of blonde girls were seen enjoying the festivities on the first night of the celebration
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Out on the town: A pair of girls were all smiles as they headed to the festivities on Saturday night
Getting the best view: This woman used a man as a prop to enjoy the festivities on the beach on Saturday night
Ready to let loose: Security were out in force on Saturday for the start of Schoolies on the Gold Coast
Walking is for suckers: This woman was very amused as she used a friend to push her around in a trolley at Surfers Paradise
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Everyone appeared in high spirits with one girl seen enjoying a ride in a trolley and another having fun on a friend’s shoulders.
A handful of teens were seen chatting to police with some reciving on the spot fines.
Like so many milestones missed for the past two years due to the Covid pandemic, schoolies was very close to being added to the list.
Freedom! Groups of teens celebrated the first night of festivities on Saturday
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Style icon: A barefoot bloke with a mullet sported a very unique outfit. Everyone appeared in high spirits as the festivities kicked off
Livin la vida loca: The teens wore an array of different ensembles, including bikini tops and sombreros
Britney would be proud: These girls chose to dress in a school uniform with dark boots
Order up: After a night of dancing a group of girls were seen ordering some delicious food
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The state recorded two new mystery infections last week but after 24 hours with no new infections on Thursday, Ms Palaszczuk gave Schoolies the go-ahead.
In preparation for the influx of more than 20,000 teenagers at Surfers Paradise, police have set up a ‘robust’ system to ensure all are kept safe.
Pop up tents will be set up each night to help any Schoolies revellers that may require medical assistance.
Too much fun? A young girl is seen sitting on the side of a road as her firends chat to her
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Not a fine time: Queensland Police were seen issuing some revellers on the spot fines
Party time: Scores of eager party goers have wasted no time getting into the swing of Schoolies
Dressed to impress: These two ladies opted for the same attire at Schoolies on Saturday night
Ready to party: Thousands of graduating students have descended onto the Gold Coast for a week of Schoolies celebrations
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Extra police officers will also be called in to patrol the streets and will this year have metal detectors to crack down on anyone carrying knives.
Acting Chief Superintendent Rhy Wildman said this year would mark the first time police will be carrying out operations in search for weapons or knives without needing to have any suspicion a person is carrying them.
‘We will have an enforcement strategy for those coming in – there’ll be policing around venues, hotels and intercepts of vehicles,’ he said.
‘Our operations are all about making sure children will be looked after as best as possible.’
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The Red Frogs volunteers will also be out in full force, offering lollies and pancakes to those who may have woken up with a sore head.
Meanwhile over in Western Australia, thousands are preparing for another Schoolies week which will kick off on Monday.
Bye mum: More than 20,000 teenagers are expected to swarm the streets of Surfers Paradise this week
All stocked up: Many Schoolies were already seen stocking up on food and drinks for the week ahead
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Suns out: More than 20,000 teenagers have flocked to Surfers Paradise to celebrate the end of exams
Time warp? A group of friends are seen wearing co-ordianted outfits complete with matching hairstyles
Get the party started already: A group of Schoolies participants are seen waiting outside their hotel on Saturday in the Gold Coast
Smart move: One reveller is seen carrying a pack of water bottles as the celebrations kick off on Saturday
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Ready for fun: Teens are seen partying from their hotel balconies in preparation for wild Schoolies celebrations ahead
Giving a helping hand: Many were seen eagerly wheeling in their luggage to their hotel rooms for a week of Schoolies
Snacks sorted: The announcement Schoolies would go ahead was a relief for many who spent the year under strict Covid restrictions
A controversial ban on bringing bags into the event sparked outrage among many with some labelling it ‘sexist’.
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While the ban would have affected both boys and girls, opponents say it was far more discriminatory against girls, who often have more items to carry and fewer pockets to carry them in.
An online petition calling for its removal quickly gained pace but the ban has since been removed.
Checking out the scene: The Red Frogs volunteers will also be out in full force, offering lollies and pancakes to revellers who may have partied too hard
La fiesta: One girl brought along a sombrero as she celebrates the end of high school
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The ban was introduced by Leavers WA, a joint venture between the state government and police to minimise harm to school leavers during the sometimes raucous celebrations.
The organisation said the move was to prevent attendants bringing in alcohol or other substances but they have since said bags no larger than A5 will be permitted.
Yeah the boys: A group of mates pose for the camera as they gear up for a week of celebrations
Sorted for the week: A group of girls got their groceries sorted before the partying begun
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A huge crowd of Schoolies celebrators are seen waiting in a hotel lobby
Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast will be overrun with more than 20,000 Schoolies this week
High school leavers said goodbye to their parents as they checked into their accommodation
Many were were stocking up on supplies ahead of the festivities
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Ready for fun in the sun! A group of girls were seen enjoying the start of their summer break
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Within the framework of the European PILOTING project, led by CATEC, a virtual conference has been organized to present the ongoing programs that are being developed in Europe on robotics and artificial intelligence that are applied in inspection and maintenance activities.
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Last June 29 a webinar was organized on the European projects that are currently being developed in the robotics technology and artificial intelligence field, and that focus on their application to inspection and maintenance tasks.
This virtual workshop has been framed as an activity of the European PILOTING project, led by CATEC, and in which companies and entities from Spain, Greece, Switzerland, France, the Czech Republic, Norway and the Netherlands participated. This initiative proposes the adaptation, integration and demonstration of robotic solutions to increase the efficiency of inspection and maintenance activities to keep the necessary safety levels in aging refineries, viaducts and tunnels.
The PILOTING project research showed that the application of robotics in Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) tasks will improve the quality and efficiency of the inspection, increase the safety of operators, reduce the cost and time of operations and demonstrate its great socioeconomic impact.
In addition to PILOTING, there are other projects underway that focus on this same subject of study, and in which CATEC also collaborates. All of them have been present at this virtual conference, co-organized by EuRobotics and RIMA Network, to update the progress they are making.
The webinar is available at the following link.
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Yang's second set of taxes would be far more progressive. His administration would kill the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax, implement a financial transaction tax, and end the favorable tax treatment of capital gains. This year's most discussed proposal for taxing the rich--an annual wealth tax--leaves Yang skeptical. In practice, he told CNBC's Harwood, a wealth tax would have "massive" implementation and compliance problems. Source: The Nation magazine on 2019 Democratic primary , Nov 19, 2019
Wealth tax didn't work where it was tried
A wealth tax makes a lot of sense in principle. The problem is that it's been tried in Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden, and all of those countries ended up repealing it because it had massive implementation problems and did not generate the revenue that they'd projected. If we can't learn from the failed experiences of other countries, what can we learn from? We should not be looking to other countries' mistakes. Instead, we should look at what [they] still have, which is a value-add Source: October Democratic CNN/NYTimes Primary debate , Oct 15, 2019
Value-added tax would generate $800B taxes & $700B GDP
Q: Your signature policy is to give every adult $1,000 a month, no questions asked. That's like $3.2 trillion a year. How would you pay for that?
YANG: You have trillion-dollar companies like Amazon paying literally zero in taxes. If we had a value-added tax at even half the European level, it would generate over $800 billion in new revenue--it would be the trickle-up economy. We would spend the money and it would circulate through our regional economies, creating millions of jobs. We'd save money on things like incarceration & homelessness services. Just the value gains from having a stronger, healthier, mentally healthier population would increase GDP by $700 billion.
Q: You are saying $1,000 a month for everyone over 18, but a VAT so you can spend that $1,000 on VAT?
YANG: You still would be increasing the buying power of the bottom 94% of Americans. You have to spend a lot of money for a mild value-added tax to eat up $12,000. Source: June Democratic Primary debate (second night in Miami) , Jun 27, 2019
Fund programs from tech companies now paying no tax
Q: How do you pay for your programs?
A: Who are going to be the biggest winners from new technologies of self-driving cars and trucks? It's going to be the biggest tech companies in our country. How much did Amazon pay in federal taxes last year?
AUDIENCE: Zero!
A: So when people ask how are we going to fund this, we have to go where the money is. We have to implement a new mechanism to get that money back from Amazon and bring it back to the American people to build a trickle-up economy. Source: CNN Town Hall: 2020 presidential hopefuls , Apr 14, 2019
Value Added Tax would generate $800 billion
Who are going to be the biggest winners from A.I. and new technologies? It's going to be Amazon, Google, Facebook and we all can see that Amazon paid $0 in federal taxes last year.
What we have to do is we have to join every other advanced The people at the top end of the income scale consume a lot more, and you can actually make the VAT so it falls more heavily on luxury goods as opposed to consumer staples. So, the way for us to get this money is really to go to where the money is, and where the money is is in the hands of the Amazons and the Googles and Facebooks of the world. Source: ABC This Week 2019 interview of presidential hopefuls , Apr 7, 2019
Institute 10% VAT, like 160 other countries
The best way to ensure public gains from the automation wave would be a VAT so that people and companies just pay the tax when they buy things or employ services. For businesses, it gets baked into the cost of production at every level. It makes it much harder for large companies, which are experts at reducing their taxes, to benefit from the American infrastructure & citizenry without paying into it. The biggest companies would pay the most into the system because a VAT gets paid based on volume, not profits.
Out of 193 countries, 160 already have VAT or goods and services tax, including all developed countries except the United States. The average VAT in Europe is 20 percent. It is well developed and its efficiency has been established. If we adopted a VAT at half the average European level, we could pay for a universal basic income for all American adults.
A VAT would result in slightly higher prices. But technological advancement would continue to drive down the cost of most things. Source: The War on Normal People, by Andrew Yang, p.171 , Apr 2, 2019
Revenue Day: make paying taxes a celebration
Currently, paying taxes is a slog. Instead, let's make it a celebration. Revenue Day--the day taxes are due--should be a federal holiday. That day should feature celebrations. Running the country like a business means adopting basic things like appreciating your constituents. If someone pays taxes, that's great and we should make him or her feel like they contributed to important things that make people's lives better. Revenue Day should be a day of joy and celebration for our national community.
As President, I will...
Create a federal holiday on the date taxes are due.
Provide a report to every taxpayer with a breakdown of where their tax dollars go.
Allow each American to direct 1% of their taxes to a specific project, department or activity of government (e.g. Veterans Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, etc.).
Bring 2 taxpayers who filed their taxes early from each state to a celebration at the White House on Revenue Day.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Yang2020.com , Mar 29, 2019
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A new study on the wildfires in California found that humans are currently responsible for igniting over 90% of them. The findings suggest that current predictive models for wildfires in the area overstate the influence of climate change and that introducing anthropogenic factors as key drivers of wildfires allow for more accurate predictions on the amount of land at risk of burning in California through 2050. The estimated amount provided by the report is 7 million accress.
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IT'S NOT JUST CLIMATE CHANGE: STUDY FINDS HUMAN ACTIVITY IS A MAJOR FACTOR DRIVING WILDFIRES
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2016)—A new study examining wildfires in California found that human activity explains as much about their frequency and location as climate influences. The researchers systematically looked at human behaviors and climate change together, which is unique and rarely attempted on an area of land this large.
The findings suggest many models of wildfire predictions do not accurately account for human factors and may therefore be misleading when identifying the main causes or drivers of wildfires. The newest model proportionately accounts for climate change and human behavioral threats and allows experts to more accurately predict how much land is at risk of burning in California through 2050, which is estimated at more than 7 million acres in the next 25 years.
The paper, “Incorporating Anthropogenic Influences into Fire Probability Models: Effects of Human Activity and Climate Change on Fire Activity in California,” appears Thursday in PLOS ONE.
Climate change affects the severity of the fire season and the amount and type of vegetation on the land, which are major variables in predicting wildfires. However, humans contribute another set of factors that influence wildfires, including where structures are built, and the frequency and location of ignitions from a variety of sources—everything from cigarettes on the highway to electrical poles that get blown down in Santa Ana winds. As a result of the near-saturation of the landscape, humans are currently responsible for igniting more than 90 percent of the wildfires in California.
“Individuals don’t have much control over how climate change will affect wildfires in the future. However, we do have the ability to influence the other half of the equation, those variables that control our impact on the landscape,” said Michael Mann, assistant professor of geography at the George Washington University and lead author of the study. “We can reduce our risks by disincentivizing housing development in fire-prone areas, better managing public land and rethinking the effectiveness of our current firefighting approach.”
The researchers found that by omitting the human influence on California wildfires, they were overstating the influence of climate change. The authors recommend considering climate change and human variables at the same time for future models.
“There is widespread agreement about the importance of climate on wildfire at relatively broad scales. At more local scales, however, you can get the story quite wrong if you don’t include human development patterns,” said Max Moritz, a co-author and a University of California Cooperative Extension specialist based at UC Berkeley. “This is an important finding about how we model climate change effects, and it also confirms that getting a handle on where and how we build our communities is essential to limiting future losses.”
Between 1999 and 2011, California reported an average of $160 million in annual wildfire-related damages, with nearly 13,000 homes and other structures destroyed in so-called state responsibility areas—fire jurisdictions maintained by California, according to Dr. Mann. During this same period, California and the U.S. Forest Service spent more than $5 billion on wildfire suppression.
In a model from 2014 that examined California wildfires’ destruction over the last 60 years, Dr. Mann estimated that fire damage will more than triple by 2050, increasing to nearly half a billion dollars annually. “This information is critical to policymakers, planners and fire managers to determine wildfire risks,” he said.
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If you like sparkly, vintage Christmas decor as much as the next girl you're going to want one of these in every room of your house! Like most of my favorite ideas, this one came from a desire for something new on my wall so I looked through my supplies on hand and suddenly I had something pretty to hang!
Here's what you'll need to make your own: Straw or foam wreath (standard sized is easiest), one pack of tinsel in your favorite color (mine was thrifted but was originally from Wal-Mart), vintage bulbs (6 per flower=30 bulbs total), white or green floral wire, ribbon to hang your wreath.
Wrap your tinsel around your wreath by starting in one spot and wrapping over the beginning of your strand twice before moving around the rest of your wreath. As you wrap to the right, fold the tinsel to the left to get your tinsel string close to the last loop of tinsel string. A tighter wrap will give you a wreath that looks less handmade. Once you get to the end, either hot glue it or pull some tinsel off your string and carefully knot it.
Decide what colors of baubles you want. I've collected a fair amount of Shiny Brites over the years but you can use new baubles as well. For added security, glue the metal toppers onto the baubles. I skipped that step for lack of patience (and a short nap time to get it done in) and one fell off and broke. Lesson learned. You'll need six baubles per flower. String them onto your floral wire in alternating colors.
Gather your baubles in the center of your floral wire and twist the wire to bring your baubles as close together as possible without forcing things. Twist it three times. You've made your flower! Repeat for as many flowers as you'd like.
Next, place your flower on your wreath where you want it, wrap the floral wire around the wreath, and twist again three times. Trim the ends and press into the tinsel. I do suggest playing around with your flower placement before securing to the wreath too tightly in order to get them evenly spaced. Again, I learned the hard way.
Loop a ribbon around your wreath so that it's disguised by your baubles and find a place to hang it. It looks like you spent big money on it but that can be your little secret. It's a fun take on traditional elements that's sure to brighten the holidays. If you make your own floral bauble wreath I'd love to see it! Feel free to link back and share with everyone.
xo,
Rachel
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Flower Bauble Wreath DIY
If you like sparkly, vintage Christmas decor as much as the next girl you're going to want one of these in every room of your house! Like most of my favorite ideas, this one came from a desire for something new on my wall so I looked through my supplies on hand and suddenly I had something pretty to hang!
Here's what you'll need to make your own: Straw or foam wreath (standard sized is easiest), one pack of tinsel in your favorite color (mine was thrifted but was originally from Wal-Mart), vintage bulbs (6 per flower=30 bulbs total), white or green floral wire, ribbon to hang your wreath.
Wrap your tinsel around your wreath by starting in one spot and wrapping over the beginning of your strand twice before moving around the rest of your wreath. As you wrap to the right, fold the tinsel to the left to get your tinsel string close to the last loop of tinsel string. A tighter wrap will give you a wreath that looks less handmade. Once you get to the end, either hot glue it or pull some tinsel off your string and carefully knot it.
Decide what colors of baubles you want. I've collected a fair amount of Shiny Brites over the years but you can use new baubles as well. For added security, glue the metal toppers onto the baubles. I skipped that step for lack of patience (and a short nap time to get it done in) and one fell off and broke. Lesson learned. You'll need six baubles per flower. String them onto your floral wire in alternating colors.
Gather your baubles in the center of your floral wire and twist the wire to bring your baubles as close together as possible without forcing things. Twist it three times. You've made your flower! Repeat for as many flowers as you'd like.
Next, place your flower on your wreath where you want it, wrap the floral wire around the wreath, and twist again three times. Trim the ends and press into the tinsel. I do suggest playing around with your flower placement before securing to the wreath too tightly in order to get them evenly spaced. Again, I learned the hard way.
Loop a ribbon around your wreath so that it's disguised by your baubles and find a place to hang it. It looks like you spent big money on it but that can be your little secret. It's a fun take on traditional elements that's sure to brighten the holidays. If you make your own floral bauble wreath I'd love to see it! Feel free to link back and share with everyone.
xo,
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Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale sets his sights on ousting Jordan Pickford for the England No 1 shirt for the Qatar World Cup as he reveals Euro 2020 was ‘the best weeks of my life’
Aaron Ramsdale was a late call up to Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2020 squad
The 23-year-old was recalled for World Cup qualifiers with Andorra and Hungary
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The goalkeeper faces competition from Jordan Pickford and Nick Pope
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has set his sights on the England No 1 shirt for the 2022 World Cup.
Ramsdale was a late call up to Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2020 squad after Dean Henderson had to withdraw due to injury.
The 23-year-old was recalled for World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary earlier this month but has yet to earn an international cap.
Aaron Ramsdale has set his sights on the England No 1 shirt for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
But the goalkeeper believes he can oust England’s No 1 Jordan Pickford from between the posts following his impressive displays for the Gunners after his summer switch from Sheffield United.
Ramsdale’s late summer call-up gave him a timely boost after a rough patch that saw him eliminated with England at the U21 Euros and relegation with Sheffield.
Speaking on the whirlwind summer, the former AFC Wimbledon loanee told the League One club’s website: ‘Me and the Mrs were going to go on holiday and go and chill. The next thing you know, I’m in the squad, I’m fully part of it and it was some of the best weeks of my life!’
Ramsdale faces competition from Gareth Southgate’s (right) current No 1 Jordan Pickford (left)
The Three Lions made it all the way to the Euros final at Wembley but suffered defeat to Italy on penalties.
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But, despite not making an appearance in the campaign, Ramsdale still enjoyed the experience and hopes they can replicate it in Qatar – this time with him starting in goal.
‘I keep saying it was a great lad’s holiday,’ he added. ‘That’s just the team spirit we had, and we were just a few kicks away from achieving something great.
‘It’s just added momentum and hunger to do well in the World Cup and hopefully I can be a part of that again and hopefully that’ll be to do with a starting role.’
Ramsdale has started Arsenal’s last six Premier League matches after replacing Bernd Leno following Arsenal’s 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City and his shot-stopping displays have helped Mikel Arteta’s team find their momentum after a dreadful start to the term.
The goalkeeper has started Arsenal’s last six league matches, helping them rescue their form
But despite impressing domestically, the keeper faces a tough challenge to break onto the international stage.
Pickford is the man in his way and the Everton goalkeeper is Southgate’s clear favourite with the Three Lions boss sticking by him, despite a drop in form for the Toffees.
While Burnley’s Nick Pope will also be looking to compete with Ramsdale and Pickford and already has seven caps to his name.
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last month, talks about a stimulus bill to boost the U. S Cove in 19 stricken economy collapsed due to partisanship. Not much has changed since then. We've just been waiting and waiting for our Republican friends to get their act together. It's just silly season. On the Democratic side, they run out of excuses, not the so called skinny bill from Senate Republicans calls for $300 a week and enhance jobless benefits, extends the paycheck protection program and provides 105 billion in education funds. The near $500 billion bill does not include stimulus checks or additional state aid. Do you want to do something something already want to do nothing. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have been calling for a $2.2 trillion stimulus plan, but that was rejected by the White House leader. McConnell isn't searching for bipartisan progress. He seems to be looking for political cover. While this battle rages on in Washington, D. C. Many Americans are hoping for some sort of compromise. It's a political football game and airplane with people's lives, all right, and it's well, whether you're a Democrat, whether you're a Republican with your independent, they have to get something done. I'm John Lawrence reporting
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Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday, saying the measure shortchanged too many pressing needs as the pandemic continues its assault on the country.The mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling over a fifth relief bill that all sides say they want but are unable to deliver. The bipartisan spirit that powered earlier aid measures has given way to election-season political combat and name-calling. The 52-47 vote fell well short of what was needed to overcome a filibuster and seems likely to end hopes for coronavirus relief before the November election.The $500 billion measure is roughly half the size of legislation promoted by GOP leaders this summer, but was too big for most conservatives. Instead, the GOP bill was stripped back to focus on school aid, jobless benefits and help for small businesses. That maximized Republican support even as it alienated Democrats, who say such a piecemeal approach would leave out far too many vulnerable people.The result was a predictable impasse and partisan tit for tat as the congressional session limps to its preelection close. It's becoming plain that all Congress will do before the Nov. 3 election is pass legislation to avert a government shutdown. The outcome of the election promises to have an outsize impact on what might be possible in a postelection lame-duck session, with Democrats sure to press for a better deal if Democrat Joe Biden unseats President Donald Trump.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., predicted that Thursday's GOP defeat would prompt Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., back to the negotiating table, as an earlier filibuster in March helped make the $2 trillion rescue bill more generous.“But (Thursday's) bill is not going to happen because it is so emaciated, so filled with poison pills, so partisanly designed,” Schumer said.McConnell crafted the measure to permit his GOP colleagues to go on record in favor of popular provisions such as another round of “paycheck protection” help for smaller businesses, help for schools to reopen and supplemental jobless benefits. He again blasted Democrats on Thursday, saying they are still pushing a liberal wish list and are willing to scuttle provisions with widespread backing to deny Trump a victory.“Today every senator will either say they want to send families the relief we can agree to or they can send families nothing," McConnell said.There’s no indication yet that bipartisan talks that crumbled last month will restart. Top lawmakers and aides offered glum assessments both publicly and privately.The stalemate is politically risky for all sides heading into the fall election, which will decide not only the presidency, but also control of Congress.While nationwide coronavirus cases appear to be at a plateau, there is still widespread economic hardship and social unease in homes, schools and businesses affected by closures. Experts warn that infections are expected to spike again if Americans fail to abide by public health guidelines for mask-wearing and social distancing, especially amid colder weather and flu season.McConnell said Democrats have not backed off what he said were unreasonable demands. He accused Democrats of acting as though it is to their political advantage to deny Republicans and Trump a victory on the virus so close to Election Day.Schumer said Republicans are “so out of touch." He predicted Republicans and the White House “may yet be forced to come back to the table because COVID is the major issue that’s facing the American people.”The stalemate has left McConnell and Republicans to say that they support a short-term spending measure, called a continuing resolution, or CR, that would avert a government shutdown at month’s end and set up a postelection lame-duck session to deal with any unfinished Capitol Hill legislation, which could include coronavirus relief.The Republican measure in Thursday's test vote would:—provide $105 billion to help schools reopen.—enact a shield against lawsuits for businesses and others moving ahead to reopen.—create a scaled-back $300-per-week supplemental jobless benefit.—write off $10 billion in earlier debt at the U.S. Postal Service.— set aside $31 billion for a coronavirus vaccine, $16 billion for virus testing and $15 billion to help child care providers reopen.— provide $20 billion for farmers.— devote $258 billion for a second round of paycheck protection subsidies.It did not contain a new round of $1,200 direct payments going out under Trump’s name, and the new $300 weekly jobless benefit would expire just after Christmas, on Dec. 27. The GOP bill also lacked money for election security that lawmakers from both parties have supported.Democrats say the GOP bill is far too small and leaves out important priorities, including hundreds of billions of dollars for state and local governments, more generous jobless benefits, and help for renters and homeowners, along with other provisions in the House Democrats’ $3.5 trillion relief bill that passed in May.
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Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday, saying the measure shortchanged too many pressing needs as the pandemic continues its assault on the country.
The mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling over a fifth relief bill that all sides say they want but are unable to deliver. The bipartisan spirit that powered earlier aid measures has given way to election-season political combat and name-calling. The 52-47 vote fell well short of what was needed to overcome a filibuster and seems likely to end hopes for coronavirus relief before the November election.
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The $500 billion measure is roughly half the size of legislation promoted by GOP leaders this summer, but was too big for most conservatives. Instead, the GOP bill was stripped back to focus on school aid, jobless benefits and help for small businesses. That maximized Republican support even as it alienated Democrats, who say such a piecemeal approach would leave out far too many vulnerable people.
The result was a predictable impasse and partisan tit for tat as the congressional session limps to its preelection close. It's becoming plain that all Congress will do before the Nov. 3 election is pass legislation to avert a government shutdown. The outcome of the election promises to have an outsize impact on what might be possible in a postelection lame-duck session, with Democrats sure to press for a better deal if Democrat Joe Biden unseats President Donald Trump.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., predicted that Thursday's GOP defeat would prompt Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., back to the negotiating table, as an earlier filibuster in March helped make the $2 trillion rescue bill more generous.
“But (Thursday's) bill is not going to happen because it is so emaciated, so filled with poison pills, so partisanly designed,” Schumer said.
McConnell crafted the measure to permit his GOP colleagues to go on record in favor of popular provisions such as another round of “paycheck protection” help for smaller businesses, help for schools to reopen and supplemental jobless benefits. He again blasted Democrats on Thursday, saying they are still pushing a liberal wish list and are willing to scuttle provisions with widespread backing to deny Trump a victory.
“Today every senator will either say they want to send families the relief we can agree to or they can send families nothing," McConnell said.
There’s no indication yet that bipartisan talks that crumbled last month will restart. Top lawmakers and aides offered glum assessments both publicly and privately.
The stalemate is politically risky for all sides heading into the fall election, which will decide not only the presidency, but also control of Congress.
While nationwide coronavirus cases appear to be at a plateau, there is still widespread economic hardship and social unease in homes, schools and businesses affected by closures. Experts warn that infections are expected to spike again if Americans fail to abide by public health guidelines for mask-wearing and social distancing, especially amid colder weather and flu season.
McConnell said Democrats have not backed off what he said were unreasonable demands. He accused Democrats of acting as though it is to their political advantage to deny Republicans and Trump a victory on the virus so close to Election Day.
Schumer said Republicans are “so out of touch." He predicted Republicans and the White House “may yet be forced to come back to the table because COVID is the major issue that’s facing the American people.”
The stalemate has left McConnell and Republicans to say that they support a short-term spending measure, called a continuing resolution, or CR, that would avert a government shutdown at month’s end and set up a postelection lame-duck session to deal with any unfinished Capitol Hill legislation, which could include coronavirus relief.
The Republican measure in Thursday's test vote would:
—provide $105 billion to help schools reopen.
—enact a shield against lawsuits for businesses and others moving ahead to reopen.
—create a scaled-back $300-per-week supplemental jobless benefit.
—write off $10 billion in earlier debt at the U.S. Postal Service.
— set aside $31 billion for a coronavirus vaccine, $16 billion for virus testing and $15 billion to help child care providers reopen.
— provide $20 billion for farmers.
— devote $258 billion for a second round of paycheck protection subsidies.
It did not contain a new round of $1,200 direct payments going out under Trump’s name, and the new $300 weekly jobless benefit would expire just after Christmas, on Dec. 27. The GOP bill also lacked money for election security that lawmakers from both parties have supported.
Democrats say the GOP bill is far too small and leaves out important priorities, including hundreds of billions of dollars for state and local governments, more generous jobless benefits, and help for renters and homeowners, along with other provisions in the House Democrats’ $3.5 trillion relief bill that passed in May.
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The next time you sing a song to your baby or, play with their little toes and fingers-notice how they radiate happiness. Wonder, why this happens? Simple rituals and simple gestures actually have a significant effect on your baby's development and growth. As soon as they are born, babies use their sense of sight, smell, touch and sound to learn about their environment. They enjoy activities that stimulate their senses, so the way parent nurture and nourish during the daily chores, have a profound impact on their reactions and development.
Most parents are aware of the importance of the time spent playing, interacting and bonding with their child, but one of the daily rituals that parents don't recognize as a great learning opportunity, is bath time. Parents become key to this learning experience through the interactions they have during bath time.
Here are some ways you can create an enjoyable learning experience for your baby during bath time.
A. The Magic of Touch
A baby's first emotional bonds are built from physical contact, or touch. A simple but powerful way to increase the impact of touch is through a baby massage, before or after a bath. Giving your baby a massage on a routine basis during is instrumental to their development and can lead to improved physiological, cognitive, emotional and social development. The consistent and nurturing touch of a parent has benefits beyond the moment - it can help babies develop self-confidence and the ability to relate to others.
There isn't a prescriptive method or time for massaging your baby but here are a few helpful tips:
1. Wait for a time when your baby is relaxed, not hungry or cranky to allow for maximum benefits and enjoyment.
2. Consider playing gentle music in the background while you massage & bathe your baby
3. If possible, find a warm room when giving your baby a massage to keep them comfortable
4. Place baby on a soft surface during the massage and be gentle with the water
5. Increase the pressure of your touch to avoid tickling.
B. Smell Contributes to Lasting Memories
Newborns use the sense of smell right from birth to familiarize themselves with their environment, more than any other sense. A baby's brain starts to make learned associations between scent and the emotional connects within the first few weeks itself. In fact, babies can recognize their mothers by smell alone. Smell triggers more emotionally vibrant memories than other senses. Pleasant smells, when paired with the loving touch of a parent, creates powerful positive memories that will last your baby a lifetime. Using a bath product such as a cleanser or a lotion with a fragrances smell provides a rich experience of thoughts, memories and feelings.
While bath might seem like just a daily activity with your child it can be so much more powerful. Bath time helps create a lasting emotional connection between parents and baby by providing an opportunity to nurture your baby's ability to learn, think, love and grow.
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Getting children to eat healthy food can be a real challenge. Creating healthy eating habits will keep your kids feeling great and contribute to a healthy lifestyle that they can continue to maintain their whole life.
In my home, we tried to encourage good eating habits with our children from a young age. We only have healthy snacks in the house and also lots of tasty fruits within reach of little fingers. We try and sit together most evenings and have dinner. At the weekend we go shopping together and the kids help prepare some of the meals.
Here are some ways to develop your child’s healthy approach towards eating:
Go food shopping together
Involve your children in food shopping and let them help you select the fresh fruit and vegetable and other healthy options. Show them the variety of the colours of the produce and talk about what you could make using them. Children may be more willing to eat or try foods that they were involved with choosing. Also, enjoy this time together with your children.
Let your kids help you cook
Whatever age your children are, they can help out in the kitchen. The younger child may not be able to chop vegetables, but they can help in tearing up lettuce for a salad or set the table. The older kids can stir sauces or measure out ingredients.
Making home-cooked meals is healthier for the whole family and sets a great example for kids about the importance of food. Ready prepared meals tend to have more fat, sugar, and salt. Also, save eating out at restaurants for special occasions.
Encourage smart snacking
Continuous snacking may lead to overeating, but snacks that are planned at specific times during the day can be part of a nutritious diet, without spoiling a child’s appetite at meal times. You should make snacks as nutritious as possible, without depriving your children of occasional chips or biscuits especially at parties or other social events. Try not to allow snacks at least one hour before dinner, and if they do have something, make it as healthy and light as possible: baby carrots with cream cheese or apple slices.
Enjoy dinners together
Eat meals together as a family as often as possible. Try to make mealtimes pleasant with chatting and sharing. If mealtimes are unpleasant, children may try to eat faster to leave the table as soon as possible. They then may learn to associate eating with stress.
Eating and television
Eating snacks and meals and watching TV at the same time makes it difficult to pay attention to what you are eating and how hungry you are which may lead to overeating. Try to eat only in designated areas of your home, such as the dining room or kitchen.
Avoid the allure of bribes
Try not to use food to punish or reward your children. It can certainly be tempting to say no TV, dessert, or whatever else they want unless they eat their dinner. But this can create an uneasy relationship with food in your child. Instead of making them feel pressured into eating when they don’t feel like it, give them options to choose from.
Make healthy food choices yourself
Children learn by watching their parents so make healthy food choices yourself. Set a good example by eating a variety of nutritious foods and snacks. Also, do not overeat and keep a positive approach towards food. Teaching your child healthy eating practices early in life will help them develop an approach to eating food with the right attitude.
Other tips
Encourage your children to choose water when they are thirsty. If they do have fruit juice, dilute it with water and stay away from
Cut down on the amount of fat in your family’s diet. Include low fat dairy products, lean meat, fat free cereals or breads.
Allow sweets and desserts in moderation. Don’t curb them completely. Just teach your child to eat small portions of them.
Eating slowly helps to detect hunger and fullness better. Encourage your child to eat slowly.
With determination, planning, thinking out ideas, and focus, embracing healthy eating habits for children can become simple and less stressful. There’s no better gift a parent can give their kids than a lifetime of healthy choices.
– Sharon
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Концерн Volkswagen не упускает случая порадовать посетителей большого фанатского мероприятия в Вертерзее оригинальными и эффектными разработками. На этот раз VW Golf получил не только раллийный мотор, но и двери, открывающиеся вверх. Концепт VW Golf GTE Sport стал не первым гибридом среди «Гольфов», но первым, у которого число моторов достигло трех. Сердцем гибридной силовой установки назначен 1,6-литровый турбомотор от раллийной версии VW Polo, развивающий около 300 л.с. и 400 Нм. А вот ассистируют ему два электродвигателя, каждый из которых обеспечивает по 115 л.с. и 330 Нм. Один из них расположен на задней оси, второй вмонтирован в корпус 6-ступенчатой коробки DSG и может в том числе выполнять функции генератора.
Концепт способен ускориться до 100 км/ч за 4,3 секунды, а 200 км/ч набирает, как показали испытания, за 15,9 секунд. В этом случае силовая установка работает в так называемом режиме GTE, когда ее отдача максимальна. Предусмотрены и еще два, полностью электрический и гибридный. В первом, названном E, в движение концепт приводит в основном задний электромотор, а бензиновый двигатель не задействован вообще. В этом случае концепт способен на энергии аккумуляторов проехать до 50 км. Во втором электромоторы задействуются при необходимости.
Кузов концепта с дверями в стиле VW XL1 и агрессивным обвесом выполнен главным образом из карбона. Из углепластиков же изготовлено множество деталей интерьера и даже некоторые узлы и агрегаты – например, рулевая колонка. Кроме того, в интерьере вместо привычных приборов применены оригинальные экраны.
World premiere of the Golf GTE Sport: Plug-in hybrid sports car catapults the GT idea to the future
- Lightweight and high-strength body of the Golf GTE Sport is made of carbon
- Concept car with a top speed of 280 km/h is a zero emission vehicle and a race car in one
Five key facts about the Golf GTE Sport:
1. Golf GTE Sport is powered by a 295 kW / 400 PS plug-in hybrid system
2. Progressive Golf GTE Sport bridges the gap between road cars and racing sport cars
3. Avant-garde exterior design of the Golf GTE Sport perfects the idea of C-pillars with two-level construction
4. Golf GTE Sport debuts with digital instruments arranged on three levels and tailored to motor racing
5. Golf GTE Sport accelerates to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of up to 280 km/h on the racetrack
Wolfsburg / Reifnitz, May 2015. Ringing in a new era: with the Golf GTE Sport presented as a world premiere at the legendary GTI event at Lake Wörthersee on 14 May 2015, Volkswagen is catapulting the GT tradition into the future. The high-tech Golf that is largely made of carbon is powered by a total of three motors – combined in a plug-in hybrid drive with system power of 295 kW / 400 PS. The concept car breaks down traditional barriers between road and motorsport vehicles. Its progressive hybrid system in combination with the high-tech all-wheel drive, a lightweight body, optimum aerodynamic downforce, precision running gear based on the design of the current Golf GTE, a new motor racing cockpit (including visualisation of the racing line) and an unusual seating concept (two monocoque-like interior areas) enable breathtaking performance on the racetrack. At the press of a button, however, the concept car is able to cover a distance of up to 50 kilometres on electric power alone and hence with zero emissions.
Drive system from motorsport and research
World Rally Car TSI engine. The 1.6 litre TSI (turbocharged direct-injection engine) adapted from the superb Polo R WRC (World Rally Car) is accommodated in the engine compartment at the front of the car. It delivers 220 kW / 299 PS and maximum torque of 400 Nm. Volkswagen has already won the World Rally Championship twice with this engine. In the Golf GTE Sport the four-cylinder masterpiece is assisted by two electric motors. The engineers positioned the first electric motor at the front (in the housing of the 6-speed dual-clutch gearbox). It develops 85 kW / 115 PS and maximum torque of 330 Nm. The second electric motor is located at the rear with the same power output but torque of 270 Nm. The total torque of the drive system is 670 Nm. Whenever possible, the concept car is powered solely by electricity without producing any emissions. In sporty "GTE mode" all three motors work together, giving the all-wheel-drive Golf GTE Sport a standstill to 100 km/h time of 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 280 km/h. In the NEDC cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles the sports car consumes just 2.0 l/100 km/h.
Pure-bred sports car.
Balanced for the Nürburgring north loop. The concept of the Golf GTE Sport has been designed so that the car is at home in both normal road traffic and racetrack conditions. Accordingly, the drive, suspension, body and interior all follow the principle of a pure-bred sports car. The drive system offers maximum agility, the suspension displays maximum neutrality in interaction with the all-wheel drive, the carbon body is lightweight and with its balanced aerodynamics it virtually adheres to the road. The driver ergonomics bridge the gap to motor racing, and with optimum weight distribution and a low centre of gravity the overall package ensures that a lap around racetracks such as the north loop of the Nürburgring is a unique driving experience.
Interior rings in a new sports car era
Two-seater race car. The driver and passenger board the two-seater interior of the Golf GTE Sport through doors that swing right up in the style of the XL 1. The doors extend a long way up into the roof and down into the side sills, resulting in convenient boarding when they are opened upwards. The interior in carbon and microfibre consists of two completely separate areas for the driver and passenger. Like in motorsport vehicles, they sit quite a long way to the back on racing bucket seats with five-point belts. Accordingly, the steering column that is entirely clad in carbon projects a long way into the interior where it appears to float – a further characteristic feature of a rally car or touring-car racer. The functional elements are operated via controllers and buttons in the cocoon-like interior trim. The gearbox of the Golf GTE Sport can also be operated manually with shift paddles on the motorsport steering wheel.
Instruments on three levels. The instruments featuring a completely new design have been specially coordinated for the configuration of the driver's workspace. The Volkswagen interface designers opted for three transparent displays arranged behind one another on which all relevant information is displayed. On the smallest display at the front (closest to the driver) information such as the selected gear and the recuperation status is displayed; information that is only sporadically checked from the corner of the eye whilst driving. The centre display has secondary yet more complex information such as the power currently delivered by the drive (power meter) and the boost intensity of the plug-in system (electric boost). Information such as the current speed and the range are constantly in the driver's field of vision on the third and largest display. In addition, in "GTE mode" not only is the current lap displayed (e.g. 9 of 16), but there is also a virtual indicator of the ideal driving line – valuable assistance for safe and fast driving on complex racetracks such as the aforementioned Nürburgring north loop.
Ergonomic perfection. The clearly arranged multifunction switch for starting and stopping the hybrid drive and controlling the 6-speed DSG is ideally positioned to the right of the driver for easy access. Right next to it there is a control panel for further vehicle functions; these include a button for activating a fire extinguishing system similar to that used in motorsport. Furthermore, the passenger is also supplied with data via a display in his interior segment. In "Info Mode" the current speed, the gear currently engaged and the engine speed can be displayed. If the passenger switches to "Data Mode" he can call up the vehicle acceleration and lateral force figures (g- forces). It is not only the use of carbon, but rather a general lightweight design that saves weight in the interior. For example, the loops for opening the doors are made of the same synthetic fibre as the five-point belts. Moreover, extremely elaborate ergonomics prevail in every detail. The operating mode switch for selecting "E- Mode", "GTE-Mode" or "Hybrid-Mode", for example, is situated in the roof, like in a jet plane.
Body design and concept
Extremely lightweight. The body of the Golf GTE Sport is largely made of lightweight carbon. As both a brand and a group, Volkswagen is a trailblazer in the industrial use of this material. For example, like the exterior of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, the body of the Volkswagen XL1 is also made of carbon. The high-strength carbon body of the Golf GTE Sport therefore weighs much less than a comparable steel body.
Side profile. The design concept of the Golf GTE Sport manifests itself in the car's striking silhouette. Here, Volkswagen is continuing the idea of C-pillars with a two-level design originating from the 2007 Golf GTI W12-650, which has been constantly further perfected in various concept cars. On the Golf GTE Sport that is now being presented, this C-pillar concept, which is unique worldwide, has reached a degree of perfection that allows it to leave the show car stage and – as a design vision – bridge the gap to the Golf GT models of the future. The basic styling of these pillars (like the string of a bow taut with an arrow) follows the unmistakable Golf design, but at the same time feature some completely new C-pillar details: behind the level visible from outside a second one opens up. The airstream flows between these two levels and is contributing to the aerodynamic downforce and to the cooling of the rear brake system. Stylistically, this concept means that the rear section (like the front section) is extremely wide. By contrast, the passenger cell between the A-pillar and the interior part of the C-pillar becomes narrower when viewed from the front to the rear – an avant-garde interplay of extremely powerful shapes.
Doors and sills fold upwards. As described, the concept car painted in pearlescent "White Club" has two gullwing doors that swing forwards. The upper part that extends a long way into the roof is entirely made of dark visible carbon. A large part of the side sill is integrated in the door cutout. The three-dimensional body of the sill is enhanced at the top in the door section with an area in dark visible carbon. Further features on the side profile in visible carbon are the door mirror caps, the door window frames and the lower sill area. This part of the sill is designed as a splitter, i.e. a thin and sharp aerodynamic element, a feature familiar in motorsport. The side sill is framed by the new 20-inch alloy wheels fitted with tyres in format 235 at the front and 275 at the rear.
Front. With the front section of the Golf GTE Sport the Volkswagen design team is impressively illustrating how the Golf GT models could develop in future. On the concept car, the designers removed the striking blue radiator grille line of the Golf GTE production model from the grille and positioned it below the bonnet as a blue crossbar running across the whole width of the front. Below it, three further crossbars in black chrome look extend across the centre air inlet. The high-gloss black air inlet grille itself has the honeycomb structure typical of GT models. A further air inlet below the crossbars is framed at the top and to the sides by a striking aerodynamic element (also made of carbon). A double spoiler, also designed as a splitter, rounds off the front. Here, too, carbon is used.
LED headlights and daytime running lights. All electric and plug- in hybrid models from Volkswagen have C-shaped LED daytime running lights as a distinctive feature, and the Golf GTE Sport is no exception. Here, they frame the whole radiator grille unit at the sides, and in the top area there is an almost seamless transition from the LED daytime running lights to the extremely narrow and sharp LED headlights.
Rear. Never before has Volkswagen realised such a charismatic and sporty rear for a Golf. Here, too, the two levels of the C-pillars are a defining stylistic feature giving the Golf GTE Sport a very wide and powerful appearance from the rear. The extended outer levels of the C-pillars at the rear – like the tail unit of an aeroplane – elongate the car together with the large roof spoiler. Typically Golf: the striking tailgate with a vertical downward angle at the level of the redesigned LED rear lights. At the top, the tailgate is limited by a black carbon roof spoiler – a wing that seems to hover in front of the tailgate at a distance of a few millimetres to the roof. The C-pillars that taper at an angle to the rear and the bumper merge into one another, with the latter projecting far above the line of the tailgate. As an imaginary continuation of the side strip made of visible carbon (above the sill), the top edge of the bumper also features visible carbon. Below this is an area painted in the body colour (with air outlets on the outside). The last level is a large diffuser made of visible carbon with the splitter that is also continued here. The round stainless steel trims of the twin-pipe exhaust system are integrated in the middle of the diffuser.
Drive – plug-in hybrid and electric propshaft
E-Mode – setting off on electric power. No Golf has ever had three motors before. But this one does. As described at the beginning, the combustion engine fitted by Volkswagen is a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder direct-injection engine (TSI) that produces 220 kW / 299 PS of power and a maximum torque of 400 Nm. The electric components consist of the lithium-ion battery and two electric motors. The front electric motor is integrated in the housing of the 6- speed DSG (DQ400E). Both electric motors have a power output of 85 kW. The total available system power is 295 kW / 400 PS. If necessary, the system drive power can be distributed to all four wheels thanks to the rear electric motor and an "electric propshaft". In normal operation the Golf GTE Sport drives just as quietly as the production Golf GTE that is already marketed. In "E-Mode" it is setting off purely electrically. In this case the concept car uses the battery that can be charged externally (but also whilst driving) to cruise without producing any emissions. It can cover up to 50 kilometres on a battery charge. When a defined minimum battery charge is reached, the 1.6 TSI is automatically switched on and the Golf GTE Sport drives in "Hybrid" mode. As soon as the battery reaches a certain charge level again, "E-Mode" can be reactivated at any time via a switch in the overhead console. In "E-Mode", the rear axle electric motor is first and foremost responsible for propulsion. When high demands are made on performance, the front electric motor is also activated to provide support.
Hybrid mode – silent coasting. As soon as the drive system or the driver deactivates "E-Mode", the Golf GTE Sport becomes a classic full hybrid with regenerative braking charging the battery and automatic utilisation of the right combination of TSI and/or electric motors according to the specific drive situation. When the driver releases the accelerator pedal, and the battery is sufficiently charged, all drive sources are shut off. This is referred to as "coasting". If the driver releases the accelerator pedal or brakes, and the battery is insufficiently charged, the two electric motors operate as generators and charge the lithium-ion battery with the energy recovered from braking. With the dual mode "Battery Hold" or "Battery Charge" the battery's energy content can be deliberately kept constant by the driver ("Hold") or increased ("Charge"). When the 1.6 TSI engine is the sole source of propulsion, the concept car is a pure front-wheel drive car.
GTE-Mode – the power of three hearts. The switch on board the Golf GTE Sport that is most important for dynamic performance is located in the overhead console. It bears the letters "GTE". When the driver operates this switch, the character of the Golf GTE Sport's drivetrain changes drastically in an instant because now the full system power of 400 PS is available. The turbocharged 299 PS petrol engine alone delivers immense propulsive power, and at this high level the electric drive components of the Golf GTE Sport assume an additional boost function. The boost effect is so strong that the drive unit would also perform well if used in professional touring car races: the Golf GTE Sport sprints to 50 km/h in 1.8 seconds, reaches 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds, and the maximum speed permitted in Austria, i.e. 130 km/h, in 6.5 seconds. On German motorways, the concept car reaches 200 km/h in 15.9 seconds. In "GTE-Mode" all four wheels of the Golf are driven.
All-wheel drive – "electric propshaft". In "GTE-Mode" and as soon as the situation necessitates it, the drive power of the Golf GTE Sport is distributed to both axles. In this case (and if battery charge is low), the front electric motor – which is now being supplied with kinetic energy via the TSI – acts solely as a generator and a source of electricity for its counterpart at the rear axle. Since the energy for driving the rear axle flows by wire and not mechanically here, this is referred to as an "electric propshaft". Because the TSI drives the rear electric motor via the front electric motor, the all-wheel drive system also operates when the battery's charge state is low – an invaluable advantage in terms of driving dynamics. The importance of the implementation of the "electric propshaft" for Volkswagen with regard to series production is demonstrated by the fact that the company has had the German equivalent of this designation protected under copyright law.
По материалам: auto.vesti.ru; Volkswagen Press Release
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A great article on productivity by James Clear. Highly recommend the book and this article. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published his groundbreaking book, The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, which described his three laws of motion. In the process, Newton laid the foundation for classical mechanics and redefined the way the world looked at physics and science.
What most people don't know, however, is that Newton's three laws of motion can be used as an interesting analogy for increasing your productivity, simplifying your work, and improving your life.
Newton's First Law of Productivity
First Law of Motion: An object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by an external force. (i.e. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Objects at rest tend to stay at rest.)
In many ways, procrastination is a fundamental law of the universe. It's Newton's first law applied to productivity. Objects at rest tend to stay at rest.
The good news? It works the other way too. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. When it comes to being productive, this means one thing: the most important thing is to find a way to get started. Once you get started, it is much easier to stay in motion.
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It is always a tough call for the programmers to decide between two languages of choice. A similar case arises when a selection has to be made between C and Python. Python and C are two such languages that form the popular choices for developers when programming is concerned. These languages are similar and used to develop applications yet there are some key differences that can help you draw a conclusion whenever you have to choose one. The major difference between these two languages is that Python is a multi-paradigm language whereas C is a structured programming language. Python is a general-purpose language that is used for machine learning, data science, natural language processing, web development and a lot more. C is mainly used for hardware-related application development like operating systems and network drivers. Also, Python language has very few keywords and has a free English language syntax whereas C language has a particular syntax which is not easy to write, remember and maintain. This makes the development process much easy with Python.
Though C language is the foundation of Python and both can be used in multithreading, yet there are 10 major differences in the approach which make Python more unique and desirable.
Below listed is the comparison table between C and Python programming languages.
S.No. C Python
1 User has to take care of the memory management as it follows an imperative programming model Being object-oriented, It has its own garbage collector for memory management
2 It is a compiler language where the entire source code is converted into machine language code so that the computer can understand It is interpreted wherein the interpreter reads each statement line-by-line, through which makes it slow
3 It has the traditional system of for loop The use of For loop is completely different. Here variables are not required to increment manually
4 It is mainly used for hardware related applications It is a general-purpose programming language
5 Pointer play a vital role No pointers are available
6 There is a limited set of built-in functions There is a huge library for built-in functions
7 To implement data structures, functions need to be explicitly implemented The built-in insert & append functions make implementing data structures easy
8 It is compulsory to declare the variable type There is no such requirement to declare the variable type
9 Hard Syntax Simple syntax which is easy to learn, read and write
10 In-line value assignment is allowed In-line value assignment gives an error
Python has become one of the most popular languages in the world. Keeping in mind its vast acceptability in the biggest companies, it has become quite evident for the developers to learn Python programming language to expand their skillsets. Today, because of this reason, Python course in Hyderabad is very much in demand and with the style of imparting the Python concepts and in-depth observations, it takes very little time to achieve the professional level expertise.
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Brilliant Post !
Thank you, for an informative explanation and perspective. I have knowledge about C and i decided to learn Python going through your post made me more eager to learn Python and implement it on Projects,Cheers !!,Keep up posting such great Content .
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Leaving the language of classical mathematics behind for the language of intuitionistic mathematics
To circumvent the impossibility that the finite contains the infinite, professor Gisin suggests going back to the source of classical physics and changing the mathematical language so that we no longer have to resort to real numbers. "There is another mathematical language, called intuitionistic, which doesn't believe in the existence of the infinite", continues the Geneva physicist. "But it was completely crushed by the classic mathematical language at the beginning of the twentieth century." Instead of real numbers containing an infinite number of decimals at a given moment, intuitionistic mathematics represents these numbers as a random process that takes place over time, one decimal after the other, so that at each given moment there is only a finite number of decimals, and - it follows - a finite amount of information. " This solves the contradiction of classical physics, which uses infinity to explain the finite", adds professor Gisin.
There is another difference between the two mathematical languages: the truth of propositions. "In classical maths, a proposition is always either true or false, according to the law of excluded middle. But in intuitionistic maths, a proposition is either true, false or indeterminate. So, there is an accepted part of indeterminacy", continues professor Gisin. This indeterminacy is much closer to our everyday experience than the most absolute determinism advocated by classical physics. In addition, randomness is also found in quantum physics. "Some people endeavour to avoid it at all costs by involving other variables based on real numbers. But in my opinion, we shouldn't try to bring quantum physics closer to classical physics by attempting to eliminate randomness. Quite the opposite: we must bring classical physics closer to quantum physics by finally incorporating indeterminacy", says the Geneva-based physicist.
Open physics based on intuition instead of postulates
Our vision of the world is constructed via the language we speak. If we choose the language of classical mathematics, we will talk easily about determinism. If, on the contrary, we choose the language of intuitionistic mathematics, we will easily move towards indeterminism. "I now consider that we have accepted too many postulates in classical physics, meaning we have integrated a form of determinism that wasn't necessarily on any ground. On the other hand, if we choose to base classical physics on intuitionistic mathematics, it will also become indeterminate, like quantum physics, and will be closer to our actual experience, opening up possibilities for our future", explains professor Gisin.
"This change of language wouldn't change the results of research conducted to date but it would make it easier to understand quantum physics and eventually to abandon a worldview where everything is already written, making room for new perspectives, randomness, chance and creativity", concludes professor Gisin.
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LCH.Clearnet’s ForexClear reaches $500 bn notional cleared - SDR reporting for cleared FX trades now live - 28 January 2013 LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet), the multi-national clearing house’s UK-based CCP, has cleared more than $500 billion in notional of FX NDFs through its ForexClear service since launch in March 2012. The volumes were driven by record figures of $207 billion in the fourth quarter. The success of ForexClear has been fuelled by increased demand for robust clearing solutions as leading FX market participants seek to manage their counterparty risk exposures. 14 members benefit from ForexClear’s world-class Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, most brokers employ a risk management department tasked with analyzing the data and flow of the broker to mitigate the firm’s exposure to financial markets moves. Why Risk Management is a Fixture Among BrokersTraditionally the company is employing a risk management team that is monitoring the exposure of the brokerage and the performance of select clients which it deems risky for the business. Common financial risks also come in the form of high inflation, volatility across capital markets, recession, bankruptcy, and others.As a countermeasure to these issues, brokers have looked to minimize and control the exposure of investment to such risks.In the modern hybrid mode of operation, brokers are sending out the flows from the most profitable clients to liquidity providers and internalize the flows from customers.This is deemed less risky and are likely to incur losses on their positions.This in turn allowing the broker to increase its revenue capture. Several software solutions exist to assist brokers to manage risk more efficiently and as of 2018, most connectivity/bridge providers are integrating a risk-management module into their offerings. This aspect of running a brokerage is also one of the most crucial ones when it comes to employing the right kind of talent. One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, most brokers employ a risk management department tasked with analyzing the data and flow of the broker to mitigate the firm’s exposure to financial markets moves. Why Risk Management is a Fixture Among BrokersTraditionally the company is employing a risk management team that is monitoring the exposure of the brokerage and the performance of select clients which it deems risky for the business. Common financial risks also come in the form of high inflation, volatility across capital markets, recession, bankruptcy, and others.As a countermeasure to these issues, brokers have looked to minimize and control the exposure of investment to such risks.In the modern hybrid mode of operation, brokers are sending out the flows from the most profitable clients to liquidity providers and internalize the flows from customers.This is deemed less risky and are likely to incur losses on their positions.This in turn allowing the broker to increase its revenue capture. Several software solutions exist to assist brokers to manage risk more efficiently and as of 2018, most connectivity/bridge providers are integrating a risk-management module into their offerings. This aspect of running a brokerage is also one of the most crucial ones when it comes to employing the right kind of talent. Read this Term framework and broad offering of 11 currencies. The service was designed in close collaboration with leading FX market participants and global regulators to address regulatory developments every step of the way. In a market first, LCH.Clearnet recently began reporting cleared FX trades to a swap data repository (SDR) run by the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC). The move is in line with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) regulation to mandate the reporting and recordkeeping of all FX trades, except spot, through a registered SDR. ForexClear facilitates market transparency by submitting all data throughout the life of a cleared FX trade to the SDR within seconds of novation. Gavin Wells, CEO, ForexClear said: “The strong growth in volumes cleared through ForexClear indicates that FX participants have full confidence in our offering and we are very proud of the outstanding progress made since launch just 11 months ago. Furthermore, we remain fully committed to supporting the ambitions of global regulators, as demonstrated by our timely delivery of reliable and comprehensive FX data reporting.” ForexClear’s client clearing business, which has now received regulatory approval, is set to launch shortly in line with member and client demand. This service enhancement enables clients to meet regulatory obligations whilst giving them the benefits of quality risk management and superior protection through segregation of margin collateral. To view the press release online click here. About LCH.Clearnet The LCH.Clearnet Group is a leading international clearing house, serving major exchanges and platforms as well as a range of OTC markets. LCH.Clearnet’s world-class risk management framework provides the markets with exceptional levels of protection. Both the soundness of its risk management approach and the resilience of its systems have been proven in recent times. As demand for robust clearing services continues to grow, LCH.Clearnet is committed to setting and maintaining the highest standards across all asset classes cleared. For more information on LCH.Clearnet visit www.lchclearnet.com/media_centre Contact: Rachael Harper +44 207 426 7175
UK based Clearing House Clearing House A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the execution of trades. Consequently, as a third party, the role of the clearing house is to centralize and standardize all of the steps leading up to the settlement of any transaction. Clearing houses are integral in helping reduce the cost, settlement or operational risk of clearing as well as settling multiple transactions across multiple entities.Role of Clearing Houses Across ExchangesFinancial exchanges such as commodities and stock exchanges have relied on clearing houses for over a century. Today, the futures market is often associated with a clearing house, as its financial products are leveraged and necessitate a stable intermediary. Every reputable exchange possesses its own clearing house. This requires all members of an exchange to effectively clear their trades via a clearing house at the terminus of each trading session.Additionally, exchange members are obligated to reconcile clearing house's margin requirements, sufficient to cover the member's debit balance.This is a crucial stopgap to help prevent risk to individual traders. For example, if a trader doesn't meet a margin call, any and all trades will be closed. This is to prevent against any additional losses. This process helps reduce the risk to individual traders, ensuring sufficient funds in the account to cover any losses which may occur. A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the execution of trades. Consequently, as a third party, the role of the clearing house is to centralize and standardize all of the steps leading up to the settlement of any transaction. Clearing houses are integral in helping reduce the cost, settlement or operational risk of clearing as well as settling multiple transactions across multiple entities.Role of Clearing Houses Across ExchangesFinancial exchanges such as commodities and stock exchanges have relied on clearing houses for over a century. Today, the futures market is often associated with a clearing house, as its financial products are leveraged and necessitate a stable intermediary. Every reputable exchange possesses its own clearing house. This requires all members of an exchange to effectively clear their trades via a clearing house at the terminus of each trading session.Additionally, exchange members are obligated to reconcile clearing house's margin requirements, sufficient to cover the member's debit balance.This is a crucial stopgap to help prevent risk to individual traders. For example, if a trader doesn't meet a margin call, any and all trades will be closed. This is to prevent against any additional losses. This process helps reduce the risk to individual traders, ensuring sufficient funds in the account to cover any losses which may occur. Read this Term, LCH Clearnet has announced that they have cleared more than $500 billion in FX NDFs through its ForexClear product since its launch in March 2012. Demand for NDFs has risen steadily over the past several years. The demand has been attributed to an increase of traders desiring exposure to emerging markets currencies as well as a rise of cross border business increasing in these regions. ForexClear provides NDF clearing services in the Brazilian Real, Russian Ruble, Indian Rupee, Chinese Yuan, Chilean Peso, Korean Won, Colombian Peso, Indonesian Rupiah, Malaysian Ringgit, Taiwanese Dollar, and Philippines Peso.
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LCH.Clearnet’s ForexClear reaches $500 bn notional cleared - SDR reporting for cleared FX trades now live - 28 January 2013 LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet), the multi-national clearing house’s UK-based CCP, has cleared more than $500 billion in notional of FX NDFs through its ForexClear service since launch in March 2012. The volumes were driven by record figures of $207 billion in the fourth quarter. The success of ForexClear has been fuelled by increased demand for robust clearing solutions as leading FX market participants seek to manage their counterparty risk exposures. 14 members benefit from ForexClear’s world-class Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, most brokers employ a risk management department tasked with analyzing the data and flow of the broker to mitigate the firm’s exposure to financial markets moves. Why Risk Management is a Fixture Among BrokersTraditionally the company is employing a risk management team that is monitoring the exposure of the brokerage and the performance of select clients which it deems risky for the business. Common financial risks also come in the form of high inflation, volatility across capital markets, recession, bankruptcy, and others.As a countermeasure to these issues, brokers have looked to minimize and control the exposure of investment to such risks.In the modern hybrid mode of operation, brokers are sending out the flows from the most profitable clients to liquidity providers and internalize the flows from customers.This is deemed less risky and are likely to incur losses on their positions.This in turn allowing the broker to increase its revenue capture. Several software solutions exist to assist brokers to manage risk more efficiently and as of 2018, most connectivity/bridge providers are integrating a risk-management module into their offerings. This aspect of running a brokerage is also one of the most crucial ones when it comes to employing the right kind of talent. One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, most brokers employ a risk management department tasked with analyzing the data and flow of the broker to mitigate the firm’s exposure to financial markets moves. Why Risk Management is a Fixture Among BrokersTraditionally the company is employing a risk management team that is monitoring the exposure of the brokerage and the performance of select clients which it deems risky for the business. Common financial risks also come in the form of high inflation, volatility across capital markets, recession, bankruptcy, and others.As a countermeasure to these issues, brokers have looked to minimize and control the exposure of investment to such risks.In the modern hybrid mode of operation, brokers are sending out the flows from the most profitable clients to liquidity providers and internalize the flows from customers.This is deemed less risky and are likely to incur losses on their positions.This in turn allowing the broker to increase its revenue capture. Several software solutions exist to assist brokers to manage risk more efficiently and as of 2018, most connectivity/bridge providers are integrating a risk-management module into their offerings. This aspect of running a brokerage is also one of the most crucial ones when it comes to employing the right kind of talent. Read this Term framework and broad offering of 11 currencies. The service was designed in close collaboration with leading FX market participants and global regulators to address regulatory developments every step of the way. In a market first, LCH.Clearnet recently began reporting cleared FX trades to a swap data repository (SDR) run by the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC). The move is in line with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) regulation to mandate the reporting and recordkeeping of all FX trades, except spot, through a registered SDR. ForexClear facilitates market transparency by submitting all data throughout the life of a cleared FX trade to the SDR within seconds of novation. Gavin Wells, CEO, ForexClear said: “The strong growth in volumes cleared through ForexClear indicates that FX participants have full confidence in our offering and we are very proud of the outstanding progress made since launch just 11 months ago. Furthermore, we remain fully committed to supporting the ambitions of global regulators, as demonstrated by our timely delivery of reliable and comprehensive FX data reporting.” ForexClear’s client clearing business, which has now received regulatory approval, is set to launch shortly in line with member and client demand. This service enhancement enables clients to meet regulatory obligations whilst giving them the benefits of quality risk management and superior protection through segregation of margin collateral. To view the press release online click here. About LCH.Clearnet The LCH.Clearnet Group is a leading international clearing house, serving major exchanges and platforms as well as a range of OTC markets. LCH.Clearnet’s world-class risk management framework provides the markets with exceptional levels of protection. Both the soundness of its risk management approach and the resilience of its systems have been proven in recent times. As demand for robust clearing services continues to grow, LCH.Clearnet is committed to setting and maintaining the highest standards across all asset classes cleared. For more information on LCH.Clearnet visit www.lchclearnet.com/media_centre Contact: Rachael Harper +44 207 426 7175
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Investment in health, social protection key to achieving recovery from Covid-19 pandemic: ADB
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Speaking at the board of governors meeting, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa said the region can emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic even stronger than before by addressing climate, inequality, infrastructure, regional cooperation and resource mobilisation related challenges.
Highlighting that ADB was quick to respond to the coronavirus outbreak by granting assistance followed by USD 20 billion Covid-19 assistance package, President Masatsugu Asakawa said ADB will continue to deliver its "unique synergy of finance, knowledge and partnerships".
Investment in health, education and social protection alongside deeper regional cooperation can help countries in Asia Pacific region in achieving equitable recovery from the pandemic, Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.
Speaking at the board of governors meeting, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa said the region can emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic even stronger than before by addressing climate, inequality, infrastructure, regional cooperation and resource mobilisation related challenges.
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Highlighting that ADB was quick to respond to the coronavirus outbreak by granting assistance followed by USD 20 billion Covid-19 assistance package, he said ADB will continue to deliver its “unique synergy of finance, knowledge and partnerships”.
“We will prioritize the quality of our assistance over quantity, meeting near-term needs with a clear vision for the future. If we stay on this course, I am confident the region will emerge from the current crisis even stronger than before,” Asakawa said while speaking on ‘Toward a Lasting and Equitable Recovery: ADB’s Leadership and Country Presence during the COVID-19 Crisis’.
He counted five areas to be critical to achieving a lasting and equitable recovery for Asia and the Pacific.
“First, we must place ambitious climate actions at the centre of development, with increased focus on adaptation and resilience, and with full commitment to the goals of the Paris Agreement. Second, we need to address inequality including the gender gap, which has worsened during the pandemic by investing in health, education, and social protection,” he said.
Further, high quality green and digital infrastructure should be promoted to rebuild smartly while closing the digital gap and attracting substantial private investment, he said, adding regional cooperation and integration should be deepened, so that the developing member countries can seize the opportunities of renewed globalization and strengthen regional health security.
“And fifth, we need to strengthen domestic resource mobilization, to ensure that governments have the resources they need to finance sustainable growth and respond effectively to future crises,” he added.
Despite the pandemic hitting hard the global economies, he said ADB did not lose sight of its key long-term development programmes with around half of ADB’s commitments in 2020 going outside the pandemic response.
The funding agency remained on track to achieve its target of promoting gender equality in at least 75 per cent of its total operations by 2030, committed USD 4.3 billion in climate finance, besides support to the private sector remaining at 21 per cent of the total number of operations.
Seeking re-election later in November as President of ADB, Asakawa hoped the path laid out by the agency will help the region come out of these uncertain times.
Of the ADB’s USD 20 billion Covid assistance package, USD 16.1 billion was committed in 2020, including USD 10 billion for quick disbursal budget support under Covid-19 Pandemic Response Option or CPRO.
The Manila-headquartered funding agency also mobilised a record USD 16.4 billion co-financing.
“We embarked on an unprecedented borrowing programme of over USD 35 billion to ensure ready resources to mount a robust pandemic response while remaining financially stable. And our donor members approved over USD 4 billion for replenishment of the
Asian Development Fund for 2021 to 2024 affirming that our developing member countries most in need will not be left behind,” said the ADB President.
It announced a USD 9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access facility, or APVAX, to help member countries procure and deliver safe and effective vaccines as swiftly and equitably.
“Vaccines are a global public good, and international organizations can play a leading role in making them accessible to all. And so, we are collaborating closely with our partners, including multilateral development banks, COVAX, the World Health Organization,” Asakawa said while speaking at the 3-day ’54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors’ at a virtual session, that concluded on Wednesday.
He said 2020 was a landmark year in ADB’s history, adding the agency will continue to serve its members during this critical period in the history.
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Rest – Rest as much as possible, and keep the foot elevated when resting. Try to keep mobilising to a minimum and only when necessary.
Avoid smoking. Smoking is known to increase infection rates, lead to wound problems, and stop the healing of bones and prevent fusion of fusion procedures. It is also associated with increased risk with clots in the leg and lung.
Walking - keep walking to a minimum. Ideally the foot should be elevated (above the hip level, with pillows) for 50-55 minutes of every hour. This will minimise swelling, help the wound to heal, and reduce your risk of wound problems and infection.
On follow-up
Each operation has an individual post-operative plan in terms of weightbearing, follow up, X-rays, plaster/boots and medication. This will be discussed in detail with you are your recovery progresses.
Swelling often takes much longer to subside and settle than one would expect. Swelling is often persistent and can take at least 6 months to a year to settle and plateau. The more elevation you can do immediately after the surgery the better the swelling will be.
Functional recovery times will vary for each patient. Most patients will still be recovering from surgery even after 6 weeks from their operation. As a general rule at around 3 months there is a significant improvement in recovery, and most patients will begin to notice an improvement in their condition. By 6 months patients should be comfortable with activities of daily living and by 12 months the vast majority of patients will have returned to full activities.
Mobilising and walking after surgery
After the first 2 weeks following surgery, walking and weightbearing, if allowed, this should be kept to a minimum if possible. I tend to say 'listen to your foot', such that if the foot is swelling, feels uncomfortable, or there is pain/discomfort, then it is advised to reduce the amount of walking you are doing.
Some operations require metal screws or plate, and therefore recovery usually takes longer - usually 6-8 weeks before walking is more comfortable. Operation that don't require any metalwork usually have a slightly quicker recovery and is usually 3-5 weeks before walking is more comfortable.
Wearing normal shoes after foot and ankle surgery
Although each surgical procedure has estimated times to recovery, swelling reduction, normal walking and return to sports etc, patients are often surprised as to how long it can take to be able to get into their “normal” shoes. Depending on what the exact procedure has been some patients can take longer to get their normal shoes on than others. For example after 6 weeks following bunion surgery the surgeon would be happy for the patient to fit back into normal shoes, but in some cases this may take longer. It is therefore advisable when you are “able” to wear normal shoes that you first wear softer, wider fitting shoes like trainer type shoes and gradually move into narrower, firmer shoes if wanted.
Driving after surgery
It is the responsibility of the driver to contact their insurer and to ensure they are fit to drive the car and can prove they are in control of the vehicle at all times.
As a clinical guide, if you can stamp your feet firmly down i.e. when performing an emergency stop, and you can depress the pedals individually and safely with your feet then you are potentially fit to drive.
Patients who have surgery on their left foot and drive automatics can potentially return to driving sooner than those with foot pedal controlled clutches.
Returning to work after surgery
Everyone and every job is different.
Each surgery is very different and possibly a more manual and active job will take longer to return to than a sedentary position.
It is important to appreciate that commuting to and from work should be taken into account when planning a return to employment and this may be affected by your rehabilitation or immobilisation.
As a general rule, it can take 4 to 6 weeks to return to sedentary jobs and at least 3 months to return to heavy manual labour jobs. Often a period of work duty amendments are required in the lead up to returning to work. Each case can be discussed individually.
Risk of clots in the leg
Generally the risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis/blood clot) from flying is very low however certain risk factors can potentially increase your risk of DVT. These risk factors include:
Age over 60
Smoker
Immobility, for example, if you have had an operation or prolonged bed rest
Travelling for long distances with restricted leg movement
Previous history of a blood clot
Family history of blood clots
Inherited condition causing your blood to clot more easily
Obesity
Cancer, Chronic heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney disease or other long-term illnesses
Contraception pill that contains oestrogen, or hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Pregnancy
Prophylactic medication is generally given to major operations which require casting treatment. This is usually for 2 weeks until your mobility is improved.
Operations which do not require plaster treatment generally do not require prophylactic medication. However, if you have any of the risk factors above, it may be advised for a period of prophylactic medication and this can be discussed with your surgeon.
Important last note
This is only meant to be a guideline to help you understand your treatment and what to expect. Every person is different and your rehabilitation may be quicker and slower. This will be advised and guided by your doctor and physiotherapist.
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The Beauty industry is moving ever faster towards a clean and sustainable future. Modern technologies play a big role in this process. Today, biotech-derived cosmetic raw materials are gaining popularity not only because of their effectiveness and safety, but also by protecting the environment.
The Earth's resources are limited and biotechnology allows us to recreate effective, natural raw materials without negative impact on our planet and oceans, which can be widely used in cosmetics.
Biotech ingredients on the market
Biotechnology uses microorganisms and enzymes to obtain specific products through fermentation processes and genetic engineering techniques. Examples of such products include active ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, kojic acid, resveratrol, and certain enzymes used in anti-aging cosmetics. In addition, certain biotechnologically derived growth factors, algae, stem cells, and peptides are just as often found in cosmetic formulations. Thus, biotechnology and the cosmetics industry are now closely intertwined, with the production of high-quality active ingredients that stand out for their effectiveness and safety.
The global biotechnology ingredients market size was estimated at USD 1.63 billion in 2019. The market is also projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.0% from 2019 to 2025 to reach USD 2.56 billion by 2025. In 2019, Europe emerged as the leading market for biotechnological raw materials used in fragrances and as active ingredients in cosmetics, accounting for 32.7% and 37.4% share, respectively.
What is Biotech Beauty?
Natural plant-based active ingredients are typically positioned as safer and more environmentally friendly. In contrast, these ingredients are not always as "green" as they may seem. In fact, many of these plant- and animal-based ingredients require large amounts of precious farmland, water, and energy to produce, leaving behind a much larger carbon footprint than you might think.
Therefore, in the cosmetics industry, the definition of the word "natural" is changing over time. It is no longer just ingredients derived from nature, whose supply is constantly diminishing, but it is above all those obtained in a responsible manner, with minimal negative impact on the environment. The trend that follows these changes is Biotech Beauty. It refers to the synergy of science and nature. The term Biotech Beauty is widely used to describe laboratory-made cosmetic ingredients that combine natural ingredients with synthetic chemicals or create synthetic, sustainable alternatives to natural ingredients. Sustainably sourced natural ingredients are reacted with bacteria and yeast to produce an active ingredient that is biologically identical to that found in nature. In addition to increased safety and efficacy, it is the ability of biotechnology to create ingredients based on natural ingredients with minimal negatively impacting the environment that is driving this trend.
A biotech alternative to palm oil to save the rainforest?
Palm oil is once again coming under heavy criticism. The most widely used oil in the world, palm oil is present in all kinds of consumer products – from margarine to ready-made foods, candy, cosmetics, and detergents. The main cause for criticism of palm oil is the extensive clearing of tropical rainforests and thus the destruction of living habitats of countless species, all for the sake of new palm oil plantations to meet rising global demand. Slash-and-burn and drainage practices for clearing peat forests release large amounts of greenhouse gases such as carbon monoxide and methane. Furthermore, creating new plantations is often a source of social conflict due to land disputes.
Biotechnological processes may also be a solution to this problem. Currently, many biotechnology companies are working to invent a sustainable alternative to palm oil. What these projects have in common is that they use a fermentation process, using large vats, in a manner similar to brewing beer. For example, they use genetically modified microorganisms to convert food waste and industrial by-products into a product that is chemically very similar to natural palm oil. This research is currently in its early stages. Despite a number of challenges, such as obtaining a similar texture to palm oil or, above all, a competitive price and global production scale, the industry has high hopes of creating an alternative to palm oil that does not threaten the environment.
Biotechnology as the future for sustainable and effective cosmetics
Consumers would like to avoid the choice between efficacy and sustainability when purchasing a cosmetic. Biotechnology offers the opportunity to develop science-based ingredients with effective skin effects, while sourcing them without harming the environment. Many brands and manufacturers are already formulating with biotech ingredients. Certainly, there will be more and more of them on the market.
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Gomes C., Silva A. C., Marques A. C. , Lobo J. S., Amaral M. H., Biotechnology Applied to Cosmetics and Aesthetic Medicines, MDPI 2020 (visited 01.10.2021)
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IMPAG is my first job after graduation. I am a biotechnologist. Did I always know that I would work in cosmetics industry? Probably not.. Starting as a Marketing & Sales Assistant, I had the opportunity to get to know the world of cosmetic raw materials step by step.
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“As part of efforts to support the states in the establishment of the isolation and treatment centres, I wish to remind our governors that the Catholic Bishops Conference has volunteered all the 425 hospitals and clinics nationwide for adaptation and use as isolation centres.
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Macau's weather station lowered Typhoon Signal No. 8 to Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 5:30 p.m. today, after Typhoon "Kompasu" had made landfall in Hainan province at 4 p.m.
However, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) still forecast flooding of below 0.50 metre in the city's low-lying areas between 9 p.m. today and 4 a.m. tomorrow.
Signal No. 8 had been hoisted at 10:30 p.m. yesterday. It remained hoisted for 19 hours. The signal was hoisted twice within less than a week - last Saturday for Severe Tropical Cyclone "Lionrock" and yesterday for Typhoon "Kompasu". Both storms spared Macau.
The Civil Protection Operations Centre recorded nine minor incidents during the hoisting of Signal No. 8.
Public bus transport was to be resumed gradually. The city's four emergency shelters for those who sought shelter from the typhoon were closed at 5:30 p.m. A total of 16 flights were delayed by the typhoon, Macau's Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced.
Target groups' COVID-19 tests, which were suspended during the typhoon, recommenced at 7:30 today.
In Hong Kong, Strong Wind Signal No. 3 took effect at 4:40 p.m., replacing Typhoon Signal No. 8 that had been in force for almost 24 hours as the storm moved farther away from Hong Kong towards Hainan.
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Signal No. 8 had been hoisted at 10:30 p.m. yesterday. It remained hoisted for 19 hours. The signal was hoisted twice within less than a week - last Saturday for Severe Tropical Cyclone "Lionrock" and yesterday for Typhoon "Kompasu". Both storms spared Macau.
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The Orangatang Love Handles: quick and light meet plush and grippy. A traction-focused design in a compact package for agility, acceleration, and control. With a wheel this pumpable, you’ll never do crunches again.
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Diameter: Wheel height. Smaller wheels accelerate quicker. Taller wheels roll more easily over rough, uneven surfaces and have a higher top speed.
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Width: Width measured at the widest part of the wheel.
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Contact Patch: Width of the portion of the wheel in contact with the ground. Wider contact patches offer greater traction. Narrower contact patches slide more easily.
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Style: Sharp lips offer maximum traction and are ideal for carving, pumping, downhill, and slalom riding. Rounded lips slide more smoothly and are ideal for freeride and freestyle. Rounded lips also help wheels pass more smoothly across pavement cracks when commuting. Stone-ground wheels slide more easily even when brand new. Wheels with surface skin retain maximum traction.
Sharp lips with surface skin
Bearing Seat:
Bearing seat: Position of the wheel core where bearings are installed. Centerset wheels can be “flipped” (mounted in either orientation) to promote more even wear over time and tend to narrow the board’s footprint. Offset wheels allow more freedom for the outer lip to deform and grip the road and tend to widen the board’s footprint.
Offset
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Formula: The urethane formula used to pour the wheel. Orangatang offers four proprietary wheel formulas: Happy Thane (smooth, fast, high traction, buttery slides), Peachy Thane (balanced traction, high durability), Euphorethane (long slides, exceptional durability), and Perky Thane (smooth and durable for park and pool skating).
Happy Thane
Core: high-strength, high-stiffness, heat-resistant urethane
Weight (per wheel): 5.1 oz / 145 g
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Durometer: Measure of wheel hardness. Softer wheels (77a-80a and lower) offer more traction and roll smoother and faster over rough surfaces. Harder wheels (83a-86a and higher) slide more easily, offer greater durability, and roll faster over smooth surfaces.
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Humans have a pretty good sense of touch, and some of the best sight in the animal kingdom. However, many animals have us beat in the hearing department. Here's a list of some of the best-hearing animals in the world.
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About hearing
Good hearing is relative; where one person might have a natural acuteness, another person might have trouble hearing the sound of another's voice. While humans can't hear quite as well as some other creatures, we do boast an impressive range - 20Hz to 20,000Hz. But several animals have evolved to hear much larger ranges than we can. This allows them to hunt effectively, or escape being hunted. Here are some of Earth's best listeners, and why they evolved such amazing hearing in the first place:
Bats
While many bats are born blind, they have notoriously good hearing. This is primarily used for echolocation, which helps them identify one another, communicate, and find prey. The sounds they release from their mouths - usually squeaks and screeches - bounce off various surfaces and make their way back to them. Because their hearing is so defined, they can hear the echoes and use them to navigate while flying.
Moths
As the most common prey of many bats, moths have developed a keen sense of hearing in their own right. Despite not having ears, they can hear on an ultra-high frequency that allows them to escape before bats can find them. Moths are natural experts at evading predators through hearing and camouflage.
Dogs
If you've ever failed to hear a dog whistle, you probably know that dogs hear much better than we do. They can hear frequencies beyond the human range and respond to them quite well. They can hear a rabbit rustling in the grass, your approaching footsteps and jingling of your keys, and of course the enthralling sound of food hitting the bowl.
Cats
Like dogs, cats were hunters before they were pets. However, cats are a little more in-tune with their ancestors, and their hearing is proof of that. Cats boast a massive range of hearing: between 45Hz to 64,000Hz. They can also swivel their ears far more effectively than dogs, allowing them to hear sounds all around them. This is why, pound for pound, they're widely considered some of the best hunters in the animal kingdom.
Horses
Because they are prey animals, horses have evolved a hyper-efficient sense of hearing. Entire herds rely on the lookout horse's sense of hearing to alert them of potential dangers, so horses must be good at locating and identifying sounds from far away. For this reason, they can swivel their ears in multiple directions, and shy away from loud noises.
Pigeons
With the ability to hear infrasound, pigeons can hear sounds far lower than that of a human. This includes earthquakes, volcanoes, and even storms. This ability allows them to seek out safety before natural disasters and heavy rainfall. Their infrasound hearing also makes them great navigators, which is why carrier pigeons are used for their unique homing ability.
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Carbery's Cillian Cullinane breaks away from CIT's Aaron Spriggs during the Cork SFC round one game at Brinny on Monday. (Photo: Paddy Feen)
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DESPITE twice managing to overhaul second-half deficits at Brinny on Monday, Carbery exited the divisions and colleges section of the county SFC as CIT scored a pair of injury-time points to take victory.
Having trailed by a point at half-time, 0-7 to 1-3, the West Cork divisional side conceded the first five points of the second half to seemingly make the outcome inevitable. However, a spirited fight-back saw them draw level and though CIT replied with three points as the 60-minute mark passed, Brian O’Driscoll’s second goal off the game seemed to suggest that extra time was required.
Unfortunately for Carbery, five minutes of injury time remained and they were unable to find a lead score while the college side took the victory thanks to points from Seán Walsh and Donnchadh O’Sulllivan.
Nevertheless, Carbery manager Tim Buckley was proud of the effort shown by his charges.
‘I thought we showed great purpose in the last ten or 15 minutes,’ he said.
‘We lost Dan [O’Donovan], he was a huge target inside for us. Having him go off was a blow but the lads still did well.
‘You look at the chances, we hit the crossbar, that would have put us ahead, and we had one come back off the post. They’re the chances that you rue, but that’s championship football.’
Carbery had had a dream start as O’Driscoll netted in the opening 30 seconds, taking a pass from his brother Kevin and driving forward before slotting home. While a pair of Kevin Keohane points left them 1-2 to 0-2 ahead after nine minutes, Peter Murphy dropping deep to allow Brian O’Driscoll make forward forays, Carbery found themselves on the back foot in the middle period of the half.
‘Sometimes, the goals can come too early,’ Buckley said, ‘you think, “We’re here now,” and you sit back a bit.
‘Still, the lads showed huge desire, it’s lovely to see that. The conditions here in Brinny are excel-lent for the time of year, I don’t know if you’d get better in the county, and you won’t see the stand-ard of football played like that for the summer.
‘It’s just a shame that one of the two teams was going to be out.’
With Cork’s Killian O’Hanlon to the fore for CIT and Dan Dineen playmaking at centre-forward, they clawed their way back, with Kilmacabea’s Damien Gore among the scorers, and they led by 0-6 to 1-2 following a fine individual effort from O’Hanlon.
While a long-range Daniel O’Donovan free ended Carbery’s 18-minute drought, O’Hanlon scored again to give CIT the half-time lead. That was extended further on the resumption as Dineen (two), Gore, Donnchadh O’Sullivan and Ben Hyland all scored, but Carbery continued to battle.
Colm O’Driscoll made an impact while his brother Brian was influential from centre-forward and almost had another goal, Chris Kelly saving while Arthur Coakley’s rebound hit the crossbar. Soon after that, Ogie Scannell might have goaled but his effort hit the post and went wide.
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For both of those passages of play, Carbery had been awarded advantage and O’Donovan slotted over frees as the margin was reduced. When he was forced off injured, Cillian Cullinane took over the dead-ball duties and he made it 1-10 to 0-13 on 55.
Though CIT replied through sub Evan Murphy, Cullinane levelled again but CIT pushed on again, through Dineen, Joseph Ryan and Murphy’s second. That looked to be enough but Brian O’Driscoll’s run and shot opened up space for him and his shot found the net, 61 minutes after his first goal.
However, it was not to be for Carbery. Seán Walsh put CIT in front again and when he was fouled in the 66th minute, O’Sullivan converted the free. O’Hanlon took a black card at the death, rugby-tackling Kevin O’Driscoll as he sought to create something for Carbery. Brian O’Driscoll’s goal effort from the free was blocked and Carbery were out.
‘I feel for the players,’ Buckley said.
‘They’re willing to travel all over Cork in all types of weather. It’s unfortunate that they have to train in November, December and January to be where they are today. They’re never found wanting when we come calling.
‘It’s just a pity that it’s played at this time of the year. I feel that it can be put right, that the divisions can be involved throughout the summer.
‘We’ve shown that we can gel the club activity with the divisional and it’s a pity that the divisions are forced to play now. But, look, it’s a rite of passage too, we’re willing to accept that as a chal-lenge, all the eight teams have to.’
Scorers
Cork IT: Dan Dineen, Donnchadh O’Sullivan (f) 0-4 each, Joseph Ryan, Damien Gore, Killian O’Hanlon, Evan Murphy 0-2 each, Seán Walsh, Matthew Bradley, Ben Hyland 0-1 each.
Carbery: Brian O’Driscoll 2-0, Daniel O’Donovan 0-4f, Cillian Cullinane 0-3f, Kevin Keohane, Colm O’Driscoll 0-2 each.
Cork IT: Chris Kelly (Éire Óg); Niall Donohue (Firies, Kerry), Aidan Browne (Newmarket), Eddie Browne (Listowel Emmets, Kerry); Mike Lordan (Ballinora), Aaron Spriggs (Delany Rovers), Adam Finnegan (Ballyclough); Killian O’Hanlon (Kilshannig), Ben Hyland (Fr Sheehys, Tipperary); Dan Dinnen (Cill na Martra), Matthew Bradley (Aghabullogue), Seán Walsh (Mitchelstown); Donnchadh O’Sullivan (Firies, Kerry), Joseph Ryan (Kilmurry), Damien Gore (Kilmacabea).
Subs: Gearóid Savage (Kerins O’Rahillys) for Bradley (17, injured), Evan Murphy (Dromtarriffe) for Finnegan (53).
Carbery: Pat Prendergast (Bandon); Brian Keohane (Kilmeen), Seán Crowley (Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas), Brian Crowley (Bandon); Kevin O’Leary (St James’), Brian O’Driscoll (Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh), Jeremy Ryan (Ballinascarthy); Seán Ryan (Ballinascarthy), Kevin O’Driscoll (Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh); Cillian Cullinane (Ballinascarthy), Peter Murphy (Bandon), Kevin Keohane (Kilmeen); Dave McCarthy (Ballinascarthy), Daniel O’Donovan (Kilmacabea), Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh).
Subs: Ronan O’Mahony (Bantry Blues) for O’Leary (13-17, blood), Arthur Coakley (Bantry Blues) for Jeremy Ryan (25, injured), O’Mahony for O’Leary, Ogie Scannell (Kilmeen) for McCarthy (both 38), Eddie Goggin (Gabriel Rangers) for O’Donovan (52, injured).
Referee: Cormac Dineen (Douglas).
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Wang Yi also spoke about Hong Kong and recent unrest in Myanmar. Photo: BBC
China's foreign minister said allegations regarding carrying out genocide against Muslim ethnic Uighurs in his country are "ridiculously absurd" and "a complete lie".
Wang Yi made the comments during his annual news conference on Sunday, reports BBC.
A number of nations, including the US, have used the term to describe Chinese treatment of Uighur people.
It comes amid growing evidence of abuses at "re-education camps" for Uighurs in Xinjiang province.
China has been accused of carrying out forced sterilisations on Uighur women and separating children from their families.
BBC investigations suggest that Uighurs are being used as forced labour and have revealed allegations of systematic rape and torture. China has banned BBC World News television over the corporation's coverage of the Uighur issue and coronavirus.
The UN says at least one million members of the Muslim minority are being held in the camps, which China says provide vocational training and are aimed at eradicating extremism.
But both the current and former US secretaries of state have described China's treatment of Uighurs as genocide, as have the Canadian and Dutch parliaments.
The UN's Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide defines it as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
The allegations have prompted calls in some countries to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
What did Mr Wang say about the Uighurs?
Speaking on Sunday, the minister said Western politicians were choosing to believe lies about what is happening in Xinjiang and said China would welcome people to visit the region.
"The so-called 'genocide' in Xinjiang is ridiculously absurd. It is a rumour with ulterior motives and a complete lie," the Reuters news agency quoted him as saying.
"When it comes to 'genocide', most people think of native North Americans in the 16th Century, African slaves in the 19th Century, Jews in the 20th Century, and the indigenous Australians who are still fighting today," he said, taking aim at the human rights records of some of the country's critics.
In January, the US said that what it described as genocide in Xinjiang was ongoing and "we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs by the Chinese party-state".
Mr Wang also called on the US to remove "unreasonable" curbs on China in order to improve co-operation between the nations.
Asked about US frictions, including over Taiwan and the South China Sea dispute, Mr Wang said Beijing "will never accept baseless accusations and smears".
"It is hoped that the United States and China will meet each other halfway and lift the various unreasonable restrictions placed on Sino-US co-operation to date as soon as possible, and not create new obstacles artificially," he said.
President Joe Biden has described a growing rivalry with China as one of the key challenges facing his administration.
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Near Zelenica Mountain Hostel (1536 m) there is a highly challenging protected climbing route - a "via ferrata" - up the south wall of the mountain Spodnji Plot. It leads up a vertical rock wall to a height of 90 m. It consists of two parts: "Instructional protected climbing route" (113 m, D), which is of moderate difficulty and is very suitable for training, and the upper right section "Sport extremely difficult via ferrata" (75m, E), which is currently the most challenging via ferrata in Slovenia.
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The protected climbing route was put up in 2015 by members of the Tržič Mountaineering Club. The route is equipped with steel cables for protection and progress along the whole of the route. Other aids and forms of protection (steps, rungs) have not been fixed into the wall, and to advance along the route climbers can in addition to the cable use natural fissures, holds, and steps in the rock.
Approach
From Zelenica Mountain Hostel go 100 m north (towards the Triangel ski lift), after the first ascent, turn off into the forest to the right where it levels and cross below the wall along the footpath to the start of the ferrata (15 minutes from the hostel).
Descent
Both legs of the ferrata end near the summit of Spodnji Plot. The descent follows an easy footpath from the summit on the northwestern side and then across a pasture to Zelenica Hostel (20 minutes).
Route description and difficulty
The protected climbing route has the shape of the letter Y:
• lower part: D (8 m), the rest A/B
• upper left-hand part: C, mostly B and B/C
• upper right-hand part: E, with short somewhat easier sections (D, B/C)
Lower part:
The beginning is easy, with relatively short sections of grade A/B and B of 30 metres in length. This section is also suitable for younger visitors and the less experienced, as well as for introductory instructions and training for climbing on protected routes. At the end of this section (at the first tree next to the steel cable) there is also the possibility of exiting (emergency) from the ferrata - to the right to a shed and a descent along a footpath (careful, it's exposed!) back to the start.
In the middle of the lower part is the key to the instructional protected climbing route – an 8-metre high vertical tower, where the difficulty is grade D - here the climber needs some upper-body and arm strength, and even more important is the correct placement of the feet when advancing, as this is the only way to conserve strength and ascend successfully and enjoyably through the ferrata.
Above this part, the protected climbing route splits into two upper parts:
Upper left-hand part:
THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROTECTED CLIMBING ROUTE is of moderate difficulty (grades B, B/C and C) and is intended primarily for training and learning: the steel cable leads along natural passages in the wall (chimneys, shelves, slabs, cracks), the climber can make use of natural footholds and handholds, and no additional aids for climbing (apart from the steel cable) are placed.
The fork is followed by a chimney, which is climbed with legs apart and with the help of a steel cable. Continue with a picturesque traverse to the left along smooth slabs using friction-climbing techniques (climbing shoes with suitably grippy soles essential!) and making use of small footholds. The next section of the ferrata is of moderate difficulty and ascends straight up and past the tree to just below the crack in the upper part. Climb the crack (B/C) using a number of natural footholds and handholds, and climb to the right along a gravelly ramp (easier terrain, B) to the end of the route. This section of the climbing route ends with an exit 15 m west of the top of Spodnji Plot.
Upper right-hand part:
THE SPORT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT VIA FERRATA is a considerably more difficult, sport, exposed and scenic part of the ferrata, intended for only the most experienced, skilled, and fit climbers (those who are less skilled should attempt it only if accompanied by a guide).
After the fork to the right in the lower part of the wall, ascend via vertical, partially overhanging smooth slabs (E) to slightly flatter faces just below the slanting crack under the chimney. Continue from the chimney to the left through nice passages with natural footholds (D) back to a vertical section (D/E) and through the overhang (very difficult E) to the upper part of the wall. Here the route turns to the right (east), and in an easier traverse (B/C) you can breathe a little easier (but be careful, the rock is friable!), only to have your breath taken away by the sheer drop and the spectacular view to the south and east - towards Ljubelj, Veliki Vrh, Korošica, Košutica - and of Zelenica Mountain Hostel on the west side. Traverse along a shelf to the right, descend from the ridge tower (2 metres) along the steel cable and continue the traverse above a 150-metre-high precipice to reach the penultimate section of the route, the tower (10 m, B/C). In this part, visitors and spectators can already observe you from the saddle east of the top of Spodnji Plot (easy path from the NW side). Catch your breath and climb over the overhanging slab (10 m, E) and reach the end of the route only a few metres east of the summit.
The extremely difficult via ferrata runs along the south wall of Spodnji Plot in the immediate vicinity of the mountain hostel on Zelenica. The via ferrata has the shape of the letter Y. After the first 35 metres it forks into two variants: the easier left-hand one – the "instructional protected climbing route", and the more difficult right-hand one – the "sport extremely difficult via ferrata", with both routes ending near the summit of Spodnji Plot at 1682 m. The elevation difference from start to finish is 90 m, and the total length of the route (both legs) is more than 180 metres.
This is currently the most difficult via ferrata in Slovenia (length 75 m, with three long sections of difficulty E).
The route is administered and maintained by the Zelenica Climbing Instruction Centre (GUC Zelenica) of the Tržič Mountaineering Club.
The protected climbing route is intended primarily for activities carried out within GUC Zelenica; however, other visitors also have unrestricted access to and free use of the route. Vistors should take note of the following:
before an ascent check the difficulty of the climbing route and make a realistic assessment of your abilities and experience;
have appropriate safety equipment for the ascent and know how to use it;
mandatory equipment: helmet, climbing harness, appropriate mountaineering footwear;
for the right-hand, more difficult part of the via ferrata we recommend the use of an additional short cord, rock climbing shoes, and additional rope protection as needed.
GUC Zelenica offers rental of climbing equipment (in the hostel on Zelenica), information, and guiding for ascents along the protected climbing route.
Use of the via ferrata is at your own risk.
Nearby paths:
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K36 - Zelenica - Border Patrol Trail
K37 - Around Begunjščica: Preval, Zelenica
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Zelenica Mountaineering Instruction Centre
Karavla 297 Inn
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Rugby is one of the most sought-after locations to move to in Warwickshire
Overall, Warwickshire is still one of the UK's most popular locations
By Philip Hibble
Thursday, 11th November 2021, 11:26 am
Rugby is one of the most sought-after locations to move to in Warwickshire (photo from Rugby Borough Council).
Warwickshire is still one of the most sought-after locations for people to move to - with Rugby being a big draw for many of them.
And inside the county, Stratford is the most popular place to live with Rugby in second place.
The Warwick district sits in the middle of this table, with North Warwickshire in fourth and Nuneaton and Bedworth in fifth.
A recent study from Bird & Co has uncovered the UK’s most sought-after locations, having analysed June 2021 figures from the Office of National Statistics, HM Land Registry and Rightmove.
The study broke down various statistics, including migration numbers, house transaction numbers, the number of dwellings that changed hands during the period, the percentage of loyal homeowners in the area, and the average age brackets of migrants moving into each Local Authority.
The study found that a net number of 5,329 UK citizens moved to Warwickshire in 2020-21. Warwickshire placed sixth in 2019-20, with an even greater net migration figure of 5,768.
Warwickshire, Derbyshire, and Lancashire were the only counties on the list not from the far South of England. Migration to Warwickshire, alongside places such as Hampshire, Norfolk and Devon, reaffirm a change in attitude from homeowners hoping to escape the densely populated regions in favour of more rural locations.
Within each region, Bird & Co’s study breaks down the statistics by local authority and includes statistics on net internal migration, property transactions, average house prices and the average ages of people migrating to the region.
According to migration data, people moving to Warwickshire are moving to:
1. Stratford-on-Avon: 2,455
2. Rugby: 1,349
3. Warwick district: 687
4. North Warwickshire: 423
5. Nuneaton and Bedworth: 415
Not only is Stratford the most popular region of Warwickshire, receiving a net migration rate of a 2,455 in the past year, it is the most migrated to local authority district of all the UK locations listed in the top ten. Unlike several other counties in the UK, no regions in Warwickshire had more people leaving than they did moving in.
The age brackets of people moving to Warwickshire mainly comprise of 20–24-year-olds, making it the only location in the top 10 with a consistent migration age.
Warwickshire has far fewer total transactions compared to other counties on the list, a figure which seems less surprising when considering its proximity to London. Its total of 35,770 home transactions in 2020 is the second lowest on the list, just beating that of Cornwall.
North Warwickshire had the highest percentage of transactions to the number of properties in the area, while homeowners in Stratford transacted the least despite its heavy influx of migrants. This implies that more people may be renting in this area than buying.
The founders of the study suggest that the county’s relatively low property transaction rate in comparison to its high levels of migrations hints towards a lack of housing and is something that all homeowners buying and selling property in the area should be aware of over the next few years.
Currently, the average house price in Warwickshire is £333,285 - a figure that is far lower than the home counties of Kent and Essex, where house prices average at around £410,000, but higher than the average house prices in Derbyshire and Lancashire.
Figures for Warwickshire:
Net internal migration: 5,329
Total number of home transactions: 35,770
Average % of loyal homeowners: 85.37%
Average % of dwellings that changed hands: 13.72%
Average house price: £329,983
Migration age: 20-24
Overall figures:
1. Devon: 8,521
2. Norfolk: 7,181
3. Hampshire: 6,334
4. Kent: 6,269
5. Essex: 5,661
6. Derbyshire: 5,631
7. Warwickshire: 5,329
8. Lancashire: 5,260
9. Cornwall: 4,935
10. West Sussex: 4,822
Daniel Chard, at Bird & Co, said: “Our research has been based on several reputable data sources, but is just a micro-study into some of the UK’s most sought-after locations. The research demonstrates some clear trends as well as throwing up a few surprises.
“With the housing market continuing to flourish after an unstable 2020, homeowners could really benefit from doing their own research to figure out if they’re happy to continue living in their region, despite a potentially huge influx of people.
“Similarly, landlords and investors may want to consider targeting new regions of the UK to boost profitability.”
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Police in Bridgton are looking for a man who they say tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl.Investigators said it happened on Kansas Road near the intersection of Smith Street about 2:30 p.m. SaturdayOfficers said the girl was actually able to fend off her attacker and get away, and Chief Kevin Schofield said his department has identified a person of interest in this case.Detectives said the girl had been swimming with friends when an older man tried to lure her into his van. She told police she got away and ran back to her friends. Police said her father called police.The chief wants to remind parents to talk with their children about situations like this one."People need to be vigilant of their surroundings and what is going on around them. Parents should know where their children are going to be, who they're going to be with, and when to expect them home and parents should be having a good discussion with their children around areas of safety," Schofield said.Investigators said the person of interest is an older white man with white hair who is slightly overweight.Officers said he was driving a white panel van resembling an ice cream truck, though the chief said it did not have any ice cream truck signage.Police said the vehicle was last seen headed down Kansas Road toward downtown Bridgton.Anyone who may have any information on this case is asked to contact the Bridgton Police Department at 647-8815 and dial extension 200.
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Police in Bridgton are looking for a man who they say tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl.
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Officers said the girl was actually able to fend off her attacker and get away, and Chief Kevin Schofield said his department has identified a person of interest in this case.
Detectives said the girl had been swimming with friends when an older man tried to lure her into his van. She told police she got away and ran back to her friends. Police said her father called police.
The chief wants to remind parents to talk with their children about situations like this one.
"People need to be vigilant of their surroundings and what is going on around them. Parents should know where their children are going to be, who they're going to be with, and when to expect them home and parents should be having a good discussion with their children around areas of safety," Schofield said.
Investigators said the person of interest is an older white man with white hair who is slightly overweight.
Officers said he was driving a white panel van resembling an ice cream truck, though the chief said it did not have any ice cream truck signage.
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Anyone who may have any information on this case is asked to contact the Bridgton Police Department at 647-8815 and dial extension 200.
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Posted: Oct 19, 2021 / 03:04 PM PDT / Updated: Oct 19, 2021 / 03:04 PM PDT
FILE – In this June 4, 2020, file photo Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames, speaks during a news conference outside of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. Wilburn, the first Black chair of Iowa’s Democratic Party, says he received a series of racist messages, including a lynching threat, after writing an opinion piece in a local newspaper criticizing former President Donald Trump and the state Republican officials who stood with him at a recent rally in Des Moines. Wilburn reported the threatening phone and email messages to police. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first Black chair of Iowa’s Democratic Party says he received a series of racist messages, including a lynching threat, after writing an opinion piece in a local newspaper criticizing former President Donald Trump and the state Republican officials who stood with him at a recent rally in Des Moines.
Ross Wilburn, who is also a state representative from Ames, reported the threatening phone and email messages to local police and state investigators. The messages came after The Des Moines Register’s online publication of Wilburn’s op-ed on Oct. 8, the day before thousands of Trump supporters gathered at the Iowa State Fairgrounds for the rally. Several in the crowd carried Confederate flags.
Wilburn’s experience is part of an uptick in racist and threatening communications aimed at Black leaders in Iowa and across the country, according to targets of the communications and a group that monitors them. The rise in threats against public officials began with the start of the pandemic as COVID-19 restrictions were implemented and continued through the divisive 2020 election, according to the Southern Law Poverty Law Center.
“With only some of our political leaders condemning that violence appropriately, these extremists are getting the message that making threats of violence is an acceptable way of doing business here,” said Michael Hayden, a researcher with the nonprofit group that tracks far-right figures and organizations.
Wilburn said he received an anonymous voicemail message at his home with the lynching threat on Oct. 9. A day later, Wilburn received another voicemail that included a racial epithet and a profanity-laden email to his state legislative account that also included the racist term, he said. Police confirmed Tuesday that they are investigating the messages sent to Wilburn.
The Register was the first to report on the messages.
Wilburn, party chair since January and a legislator since 2019, wrote in his op-ed that Trump “openly attacked the foundations of our democracy” by continuing to assert that widespread fraud had cost him the 2020 election, false claims that have been rejected by a succession of judges, by state election officials and by Trump’s own attorney general, William Barr. The claims led supporters of Trump to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, Wilburn noted.
But he took sharper aim at the Iowa Republicans who appeared at the Iowa rally, in particular Sen. Chuck Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds, saying they had “surrendered themselves” to Trump.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Wilburn said Trump hasn’t stood up to white nationalists who support him.
“What makes this particular set of incidents more intense is just the past few years, the willingness of certain individuals to be more vocal,” Wilburn said, referring to the threats to himself. “Layered innuendo comes forward with comments people make, I think, that has increased over the past few years.”
On Twitter, Grassley denounced racism and threats of violence to Wilburn, while Reynolds linked to an article about the threats to Wilburn and added, “This type of hate must never be tolerated.”
With a Black population of just 4% in 2020, Iowa ranks among the 10 whitest states in the country. Five members of the 150-seat Iowa Legislature are Black — just 3%.
Democratic Rep. Ross Smith, who is also Black, said Wilburn’s experience has become more familiar.
Smith, who represents Iowa City, says he has seen racist attempts at intimidation since he ran for the Iowa House in 2016. That year, he and other Black candidates received pamphlets from a group calling itself “The New KKK” that stated lynching is “for amateurs.”
“It’s not new. But the level of intensity has reached the next level,” said Smith, who is seeking his party’s nomination for governor.
Smith said he was threatened anonymously after arguing in 2017 against the now-law that allows armed Iowans to use deadly force in self-defense. Smith wore a hooded sweatshirt during a debate to make the point that clothes can prompt stereotypes, and he said he received a message saying that if he dresses that way, “you deserve whatever you get.”
Smith said Trump’s hesitation to condemn white nationalism allowed such behavior to fester. He noted Trump’s comment that there were “very fine people on both sides” after a white supremacist killed a counterprotester during violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.
Deidre DeJear, the first Black person to win a statewide primary in Iowa when she ran for secretary of state in 2018, said anonymous acts of hate come from fear fomented by leaders at a time of uncertainty. The global pandemic and the wave of calls for racial justice have fueled anxiety, she said.
“We’ve got people feeding into those fears, especially given the uncertainty over the last 18 or 19 months,” said said DeJear, who is also a Democratic candidate for governor. “That’s unconscionable.”
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The FDA has asked a federal judge to make the public wait until the year 2076 to disclose all of the data and information it relied upon to license Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. That is not a typo. It wants 55 years to produce this information to the public.
As explained in a prior article, the FDA repeatedly promised “full transparency” with regard to Covid-19 vaccines, including reaffirming “the FDA’s commitment to transparency” when licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
With that promise in mind, in August and immediately following approval of the vaccine, more than 30 academics, professors, and scientists from this country’s most prestigious universities requested the data and information submitted to the FDA by Pfizer to license its COVID-19 vaccine.
The FDA’s response? It produced nothing. So, in September, my firm filed a lawsuit against the FDA on behalf of this group to demand this information. To date, almost three months after it licensed Pfizer’s vaccine, the FDA still has not released a single page. Not one.
Instead, two days ago, the FDA asked a federal judge to give it until 2076 to fully produce this information. The FDA asked the judge to let it produce the 329,000+ pages of documents Pfizer provided to the FDA to license its vaccine at the rate of 500 pages per month, which means its production would not be completed earlier than 2076. The FDA’s promise of transparency is, to put it mildly, a pile of illusions [ZH, we note that the FDA justifies this by claiming that the rate of 500 pages per month "is consistent with processing schedules entered by courts across the country in FOIA cases," and blames the plaintiffs for "its own broad FOIA request"].
It took the FDA precisely 108 days from when Pfizer started producing the records for licensure (on May 7, 2021) to when the FDA licensed the Pfizer vaccine (on August 23, 2021). Taking the FDA at its word, it conducted an intense, robust, thorough, and complete review and analysis of those documents in order to assure that the Pfizer vaccine was safe and effective for licensure. While it can conduct that intense review of Pfizer’s documents in 108 days, it now asks for over 20,000 days to make these documents available to the public.
So, let’s get this straight. The federal government shields Pfizer from liability. Gives it billions of dollars. Makes Americans take its product. But won’t let you see the data supporting its product’s safety and efficacy. Who does the government work for?
The lesson yet again is that civil and individual rights should never be contingent upon a medical procedure. Everyone who wants to get vaccinated and boosted should be free to do so. But nobody should be coerced by the government to partake in any medical procedure. Certainly not one where the government wants to hide the full information relied upon for its licensure until the year 2076!
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There is a ton of different types of investment products out there, with something to fit just about any desired objective and tolerance for risk. Before making an investment, though, it's important to consider important factors such as your investment time horizon, tax situation, and risk appetite. Another thing to consider is the type of account in which to hold an investment. In a brokerage account, investment gains are taxable in the year they occur and there is no restriction on when money can be withdrawn from the account. Compare this with plans such as individual retirement accounts (IRAs). In an IRA, taxes are deferred on investment earnings until withdrawn, but there are tax penalties if money is withdrawn from an IRA before the account owner reaches age 59 ½. Once you decide on the type of account that best fits your needs, it will be time to decide on what type of investments to select. This article will examine a few of the most popular types.
1 - Stocks
A stock is a type of investment that represents an ownership stake in a corporation. An initial public offering (IPO) is the process by which a corporation issues stock shares to the public. By holding an IPO, a corporation is able to raise capital to run or expand their business. Once stock shares are issued, they are bought and sold among investors on the open market known as a stock exchange. Stock prices fluctuate throughout the day, and are subject to investor demand. Aside from selling appreciated shares, an investor can profit from stocks if the corporation decides to share some of their profits with investors in the form of a dividend.
2 - Bonds
Like stocks, bonds are also issued in order to raise capital. Instead of an ownership stake, however, a bond represents a debt between the issuer and the investor. By purchasing a bond, the investor loans money to the issuer. All bonds have a duration that is stated in months or years. During the duration of the bond's life cycle, the issuer will make interest payments to the investor. Once the bond matures, the issuer will return the initial investment along with a final interest payment. As interest rates fluctuate, so do the values of existing bonds. Generally, interest rates and bond values have an inverse relationship. The most common issuers of bonds are corporations and governments.
3 - Annuities
Annuities are long-term insurance contracts intended for retirement planning. By purchasing an annuity, you exchange a purchase payment (or series of payments) for a stream of guaranteed lifetime income. Immediate annuities offer income that begins right after purchase, while deferred annuities allow the investment to grow for several years – or even decades – before payments begin. There are three types of deferred annuities: fixed, which grow at a guaranteed rate of interest; indexed, which can grow based upon the performance of a securities index; or variable, which can grow depending upon the performance of the underlying subaccounts. Subaccounts function in a way that is similar to mutual funds. Annuities also offer tax-deferred growth on earnings.
4 - Mutual Funds
Mutual funds are investment companies that pool money from many investors and invest the money according to a stated investment objective. Capital appreciation is an example of an investment objective. A funds manager investing for capital appreciation would likely use fund assets to buy stocks that they believe will increase in price. Other examples of investment objectives are capital preservation, or fixed income. Mutual fund shares are purchased directly from the fund company, and the fund company redeems the shares once the investor is ready to sell them. This structure is called an "open-end" fund. Profit from mutual funds can come in the form of selling appreciated shares or by receiving income in the form of dividends or interest from the fund's holdings. Mutual fund shares are priced once per day.
5 - ETFs
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are similar to mutual funds in that an ETF is a professionally managed portfolio of money from many investors, but there are some key differences between the two investments. Unlike the open-end structure of mutual funds, ETFs are closed-end. This means that there is only one offering of ETF shares, and the shares are then bought and sold on an exchange – much like stocks. Also, unlike mutual funds, ETF share prices fluctuate throughout the day. In recent years, indexed ETFs have gained massive popularity. Instead of being actively managed, index funds track the performance of a stock market index such as the S&P 500. This passive method of investment management allows the fund manager to charge very low fees as compared to actively managed funds.
6 - Alternative Investments
Less common investments that appeal to specific niche sectors are referred to as alternative investments. Precious metals are one example of an alternative investment. Metals such as gold and silver have long been considered a store of value and a hedge against inflation. Precious metals tend to perform well during times of market volatility. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are another type of alternative investment. A REIT buys, sells, and manages commercial or residential properties and distributes the profits to investors. Oil and gas partnerships are a speculative type of alternative investment that seeks to extract precious natural resources from the earth.
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A new survey has found that 70% of Millennials are "likely to vote socialist"...And 1 in 3 perceives communism as "favorable."
In fact, 27% of them view Donald Trump as the "biggest threat to world peace."
Other, lesser threats to world peace are Kim Jong-un (22%), Vladimir Putin (15%) and China's Xi Jinping (12%).
All appears well in the land of make-believe.
Given the factual history of despots and dictators, how did American kids get here?
Be informed.
The survey.
The survey, conducted by the "Victims of Communism." was polled by YouGov. It found that 70% of Millennials are likely to vote socialist and that 1 in 3 millennials perceive communism as "favorable."
The survey is part of the Victims of Communism's annual report on "US Attitudes Toward Socialism, Communism and Collectivism.
The poll also found that "A little over half of the Millennials polled said the Declaration of Independence 'guarantees freedom and equality' better than the Communist Manifesto."
Breitbart News, after studying the poll, noted this:
At the same time, socialism became less favorable overall in 2019, dropping from 42% favorability in the 2018 poll to 36% favorability this year. Moreover, Generation Z saw favorability drop from 48% to 40%, while Millennials only saw a drop of 1%, from 50% to 49%.
36% of Millennials view communism favorably, up 8% from 2018; 35% of Millennials see Marxism favorably, up 6% from 2018.
The survey adds: “50% of Millennials say they are ‘somewhat likely’ and 20% of Millennials say they are ‘extremely likely’ to vote for a socialist candidate, doubling from 10% in 2018, Americans overall are more hesitant about voting for a ‘democratic socialist’ than they were last year (53% ‘never’ or ‘hesitant’ in 2019 versus 47% in 2018).”
Breitbart also notes that "many Millennials came of age during the global financial crises---and the election of President Barack Obama."
We are seeing the result of "New Civics" in public education.
Founding Father Patrick Henry said, "When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object."
"Liberty" is no longer the object of public education, nor is it the language of freedom.
A few years ago, a fine Christian family shared with me how their granddaughter, who had been raised in an evangelical church, had traveled to a communist country with a university-sponsored study group to study civics from that country's perspective. Their granddaughter returned home "hating America" and everything it's about.
In 2017 Joy Pullmann, the executive editor of the Federalist, wrote a report titled, "Public Schools Are Teaching Kids To Hate America Under the Guise of Civics."
She says,
"US civics education, if it exists at all, is being transformed into a political machine to push left-wing causes, undermine American government, and incite civil unrest"--- quoting from a 525-page report from the National Association of Scholars.
The mother of five and best selling author continues:
"The 'New Civics' uses attractive, bi-partisan sounding words like 'civics' and 'service learning' to trick Americans and their representatives into allowing progressive political machinery to hijack public funds and young minds."
The following is a brief overview of her report---with my own comments included.
Americans are forgetting America.
This new anti-American approach is supplanting traditional civics---teaching kids about the structure and ideals of American government, basics about her history, and citizenship duties such as military service, voting and jury duty.
Poor civics instruction has increased over the past half-century, contributing to the broad decline of American civic life.
A series of surveys from 2008 to 2011 found that college graduates tended to know less than the average American about basic government functions.
Civics education gives us the capacity to be Americans. Above all, civics education is supposed to teach students how to be citizens rather than subjects, how to be self governing rather than governed, and how to be free without usurping the freedom of others.
If a citizen's knowledge of, and consent to this social compact disappears, so does America.
Fundamentally Transforming America.
Or in the words of Barack Obama, "fundamentally remaking America."
Sociologists and scholars who study these things are calling this purposeful attack on traditional values and principles, the "New Civics."
This means teaching students that citizenship means looking for grievances, then agitating for bigger government to address them. It also means giving students college credit for "service learning"---which means paying tuition to perform unpaid work for leftist organizations such as Planned Parenthood.
Even some Christian colleges have been drawn into this "New Civics" trap.
Look at any protest, and you will see the fingerprints of "new civics" working to make these radical protests a daily occurrence, creating a perception that America is "ungovernable" except through progressive policies.
As you wade through the used needles and human feces of most far-Left East and West coast cities, you see the grand results of progressivism.
"New Civics" is polar opposite to America's founding principles. It began organizing with the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, New Civics workers organized against President Trump beginning the day of his inauguration---continuing to this day, hundreds of thousands of students walked out of class to demonstrate against global warming/climate change a couple of months ago, and were celebrated for doing so.
The "New Civics" organizers want to make absorbing their ideas and working for their organizations a graduation requirement for all college and high school students.
Federal service-learning, higher education, and curriculum grants have all aligned to the New Civics and are helping drive it nationwide.
Taxpayers are funding the dismantling of America through New Civics.
The most recent reports estimate that US higher education spends at least $40 billion per year on New Civics. Students at just 400 of the 4,726 higher ed institutions spent 155 million hours on service rather than studying just in 2014. It's more today.
The "New Civics" agenda is so pervasive in public ed, it is being transported to math and other disciplines.
"New Math" curricula in K-12 use quantitative analysis to explore disparities in public school funding, loan structure variations for low-income home purchasers, and injustices in court decisions.
The "New Civics" should be called "anarchy."
The New Civics advocates have taken advantage of the goodwill of us ordinary folks who have trusted educators to educate our kids. They have lied to and misled the public.
New Civics is actually "anti-civics." It teaches kids how to be bad citizens, how to dismantle rather than preserve and improve our country.
New Civics teaches young people to revolt against the country that, among other things, educated them, provided for their security against foreign aggressors, and secured liberties most people in the world never had and still don't have.
America has preserved the God-given freedom of speech these indoctrinated kids use to bash America.
Hearing the calculated indoctrination of the progressive Left---secular and religious, these kids have little to no defense to the propaganda.
How will our kids know, if they are not taught? With the ushering in of the New Civics, we have ushered out the "old paths" of unchangeable Truth, by removing God from the classroom, the board room and the public square.
Patrick Henry also said, "When people forget God, tyrants forge their chains."
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List out the observations you made while doing your fieldwork. Links to examples (posts / threads) would be extremely helpful.
== Synthesize the Needs You Found ==
== Synthesize the Needs You Found ==
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List out your most salient and interesting needs for workers, and for requesters. Please back up each one with evidence: at least one observation, and ideally an interpretation as well.
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A set of bullet points summarizing the needs of workers.
A set of bullet points summarizing the needs of workers.
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* Example: Workers need to be respected by their employers. Evidence: Sanjay said in the worker panel that he wrote an angry email to a requester who mass-rejected his work. Interpretation: this wasn't actually about the money; it was about the disregard for Sanjay's work ethic.
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* Workers need to be respected by their employers. Evidence: Sanjay said in the worker panel that he wrote an angry email to a requester who mass-rejected his work. Interpretation: this wasn't actually about the money; it was about the disregard for Sanjay's work ethic.
* A adequate recognition of the work through fair pay that is acceptable for the worker. Interpretation: The serious workers who view these tasks as actual jobs expect to be treated like any employee in a normal office.
* A adequate recognition of the work through fair pay that is acceptable for the worker. Interpretation: The serious workers who view these tasks as actual jobs expect to be treated like any employee in a normal office.
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A set of bullet points summarizing the needs of requesters.
A set of bullet points summarizing the needs of requesters.
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* Example: requesters need to trust the results they get from workers. Evidence: In this thread on Reddit (linked), a requester is struggling to know which results to use and which ones to reject or re-post for more data. Interpretation: it's actually quite difficult for requesters to know whether 1) a worker tried hard but the question was unclear or very difficult or an edge case, or 2) a worker wasn't really putting in a best effort.
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* Requesters need to trust the results they get from workers. Evidence: In this thread on Reddit (linked), a requester is struggling to know which results to use and which ones to reject or re-post for more data. Interpretation: it's actually quite difficult for requesters to know whether 1) a worker tried hard but the question was unclear or very difficult or an edge case, or 2) a worker wasn't really putting in a best effort.
* The platform needs to bridge the gap between the workers and the requestors. The requestors need to adopt several strategies that will improve the quality of the responses, as seen in the experiments "Crowdsourcing User Studies with Mechanical Turk". Interpretation: Platform needs to provide a user friendly UI that provides the framework to facilitate the requestors.
* The platform needs to bridge the gap between the workers and the requestors. The requestors need to adopt several strategies that will improve the quality of the responses, as seen in the experiments "Crowdsourcing User Studies with Mechanical Turk". Interpretation: Platform needs to provide a user friendly UI that provides the framework to facilitate the requestors.
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*There is a need for flexibility in the platform for both requesters and workers.The platform between the two factions must be easy to communicate on so that both groups can thoroughly understand the other's needs.
Latest revision as of 22:21, 11 March 2015
Contents
1 Worker perspective: Being a Turker
2 Requestor perspective: Being a Requestor
3 Worker perspective: Turkopticon
4 Requester perspective: Crowdsourcing User Studies with Mechanical Turk
4.1 1. Observations about workers
4.2 2. Observations about requesters
5 Requester perspective: The Need for Standardization in Crowdsourcing
5.1 1. Observations about workers
5.2 2. Observations about requesters
6 Both perspectives: A Plea to Amazon: Fix Mechanical Turk
6.1 1. Observations about workers
6.2 2. Observations about requesters
7 Synthesize the Needs You Found
7.1 Worker Needs
7.2 Requester Needs
Worker perspective: Being a Turker
While turking might just be a fun pastime and a quick way to earn some bucks,many turkers are doing AMT as a means of living ‘hand-to-mouth’. Money does not seem to be the only reason for participation. Some find it fun, interesting and even educational. The joy of giving back to the community is a strong driving force for the turkers.The most matured workers would aim at not only high paying jobs but also interesting jobs. However it is required that workers must often decide between a job of their satisfaction and an appropriate pay.
There also seems to exist a trade-off between HIT counts and approval rating. Novice workers seem to be more focussed on increasing their HIT count while experienced seem to be concerned about the approval rating as it is bi-directional.
A better filtering algorithm must be implemented so that Turkers may do work in the subject of their interest.Workers would also prefer if the requestors were to respond quickly to them and engage in communication in forums etc.
Requestor perspective: Being a Requestor
Requests are often posted where there is a huge difference between the complexity of the task versus the pay offered for it. This often is the cause of dissatisfaction among the workers as they have to pick between a task of their liking or one which pays well. Requestors often have huge expectations of the results for workers. However to be fair to the workers they must be motivated by a reasonable pay to express interest in it
Worker perspective: Turkopticon
Requester perspective: Crowdsourcing User Studies with Mechanical Turk
1. Observations about workers
a. Natural human tendency to go for the shortcut Most workers would want to make the most money spending the least effort and as such, they will be on the hunt for ways to complete tasks like user studies, which can be subjective, in an arbitrary manner without any real effort put in. Thus, when micro-tasks add the element of subjectivity, the risk of “nonsensical answers” is higher.
b. Pooling in of diverse human experience to match expert opinion When presented with a more structured way of capturing the abilities of a diverse group into doing a job similar to the admins, the workers are able to produce good quality work. This illustrates the potential of the doing an “expert” task through large less-qualified group of individuals, through their experiences.
2. Observations about requesters
a. Need for careful division of tasks and framing of questions Given the much better response from experiment 2, which had lesser invalid responses and better closeness to admin ratings, it is clear that poorly divided tasks that can elicit arbitrary responses leading to severe degrading of quality. Yet, a better understanding of the workers’ perspective and attitude, can lead to a major improvement in the responses. It also shows a limitation that the requestor needs to spend more effort.
b. Design of tasks to draw “true” responses We can observe that when the questions for the user studies were restructured such that the effort required to complete the task ‘in good faith’ and that to do it arbitrarily is similar, which would act as a motivation for workers to do it rightfully. This can indeed be a tricky task.
Requester perspective: The Need for Standardization in Crowdsourcing
1. Observations about workers
a. The modelling of the prices for a task like the stock market prices adds a different dimension to the perspective of the worker, who is able to define the tasks in terms of the pay he thinks he deserves. This creates a possible motivation for the worker for better quality work yet can also lead to lesser efficiency due to the introduction of liquidity in the prices.
b. Workers are not held accountable in a formal way like suing for unsatisfactory task completion
c. The idea of an online “curated garden” can be a good addition to any crowdsourcing platform, which helps it to adopt some of the pros of the regular work done in formal offices.
2. Observations about requesters
a. Allows flexibility to post different categories of tasks that is acceptable to them based on pricing and conditions of work. The impact of reputation can be avoided is required.
b. The pricing of the tasks may not be in concordance with those expected by the workers due to reservations about the quality that they may get in return. The varying price model can prove troublesome if not structured in an effective and transparent way.
Both perspectives: A Plea to Amazon: Fix Mechanical Turk
1. Observations about workers
a. Trustworthiness guarantee for requesters The current state of workers on MTurk, in which the author has good experience in, is said to be quite bad due to issues of high rejection rates, uncertainty about payments and lacking information about the tasks. This has led to some alienation of the workers from the requestors. The current state of the ‘reputation’ used has several flaws that do not help the issue of rejections being high for spurious requestors
b. A better UI The matching of tasks with workers is inadequate in terms of matching their interests and priorities. This is critical to finding the right group of workers, who want to do the work, to complete the tasks. The process also needs to be made easier.
2. Observations about requesters
a. A better UI to post tasks The requestors need a platform that helps them to distribute the work in the most effective way. The platform needs to understand the workers’ perspective so that it guides the requestors to frame tasks in a way that can be more efficacious.
b. A improved reputation system for workers
The current reputation system uses number of HITs completed and approval rates, to judge which has led to a poorer differentiation between the “good” and “bad” quality of work. Through more qualification tests, working history tracking and classification of the HITs, the system can be improved
Synthesize the Needs You Found
Worker Needs
A set of bullet points summarizing the needs of workers.
Workers need to be respected by their employers. Evidence: Sanjay said in the worker panel that he wrote an angry email to a requester who mass-rejected his work. Interpretation: this wasn't actually about the money; it was about the disregard for Sanjay's work ethic.
A adequate recognition of the work through fair pay that is acceptable for the worker. Interpretation: The serious workers who view these tasks as actual jobs expect to be treated like any employee in a normal office.
Flexibility for the worker to demand payments that is expected. Interpretation: There's a need for modelling the demand-supply concept in the platform
Requester Needs
A set of bullet points summarizing the needs of requesters.
Requesters need to trust the results they get from workers. Evidence: In this thread on Reddit (linked), a requester is struggling to know which results to use and which ones to reject or re-post for more data. Interpretation: it's actually quite difficult for requesters to know whether 1) a worker tried hard but the question was unclear or very difficult or an edge case, or 2) a worker wasn't really putting in a best effort.
The platform needs to bridge the gap between the workers and the requestors. The requestors need to adopt several strategies that will improve the quality of the responses, as seen in the experiments "Crowdsourcing User Studies with Mechanical Turk". Interpretation: Platform needs to provide a user friendly UI that provides the framework to facilitate the requestors.
There is a need for flexibility in the platform for both requesters and workers.The platform between the two factions must be easy to communicate on so that both groups can thoroughly understand the other's needs.
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You should avoid using .htaccess files completely if you have access to httpd main server config file. Using .htaccess files slows down your Apache http server. Any directive that you can include in a .htaccess file is better set in a Directory block, as it will have the same effect with better performance.
What they are/How to use them
.htaccess files (or "distributed configuration files") provide a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. A file, containing one or more configuration directives, is placed in a particular document directory, and the directives apply to that directory, and all subdirectories thereof.
Note:
If you want to call your .htaccess file something else, you can change the name of the file using the AccessFileName directive. For example, if you would rather call the file .config then you can put the following in your server configuration file:
AccessFileName ".config"
In general, .htaccess files use the same syntax as the main configuration files. What you can put in these files is determined by the AllowOverride directive. This directive specifies, in categories, what directives will be honored if they are found in a .htaccess file. If a directive is permitted in a .htaccess file, the documentation for that directive will contain an Override section, specifying what value must be in AllowOverride in order for that directive to be permitted.
For example, if you look at the documentation for the AddDefaultCharset directive, you will find that it is permitted in .htaccess files. (See the Context line in the directive summary.) The Override line reads FileInfo. Thus, you must have at least AllowOverride FileInfo in order for this directive to be honored in .htaccess files.
Example:
Context: server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess
Override: FileInfo
If you are unsure whether a particular directive is permitted in a .htaccess file, look at the documentation for that directive, and check the Context line for ".htaccess".
When (not) to use .htaccess files
In general, you should only use .htaccess files when you don't have access to the main server configuration file. There is, for example, a common misconception that user authentication should always be done in .htaccess files, and, in more recent years, another misconception that mod_rewrite directives must go in .htaccess files. This is simply not the case. You can put user authentication configurations in the main server configuration, and this is, in fact, the preferred way to do things. Likewise, mod_rewrite directives work better, in many respects, in the main server configuration.
.htaccess files should be used in a case where the content providers need to make configuration changes to the server on a per-directory basis, but do not have root access on the server system. In the event that the server administrator is not willing to make frequent configuration changes, it might be desirable to permit individual users to make these changes in .htaccess files for themselves. This is particularly true, for example, in cases where ISPs are hosting multiple user sites on a single machine, and want their users to be able to alter their configuration.
However, in general, use of .htaccess files should be avoided when possible. Any configuration that you would consider putting in a .htaccess file, can just as effectively be made in a <Directory> section in your main server configuration file.
There are two main reasons to avoid the use of .htaccess files.
The first of these is performance. When AllowOverride is set to allow the use of .htaccess files, httpd will look in every directory for .htaccess files. Thus, permitting .htaccess files causes a performance hit, whether or not you actually even use them! Also, the .htaccess file is loaded every time a document is requested.
Further note that httpd must look for .htaccess files in all higher-level directories, in order to have a full complement of directives that it must apply. (See section on how directives are applied.) Thus, if a file is requested out of a directory /www/htdocs/example, httpd must look for the following files:
/.htaccess
/www/.htaccess
/www/htdocs/.htaccess
/www/htdocs/example/.htaccess
And so, for each file access out of that directory, there are 4 additional file-system accesses, even if none of those files are present. (Note that this would only be the case if .htaccess files were enabled for /, which is not usually the case.)
In the case of RewriteRule directives, in .htaccess context these regular expressions must be re-compiled with every request to the directory, whereas in main server configuration context they are compiled once and cached. Additionally, the rules themselves are more complicated, as one must work around the restrictions that come with per-directory context and mod_rewrite. Consult the Rewrite Guide for more detail on this subject.
The second consideration is one of security. You are permitting users to modify server configuration, which may result in changes over which you have no control. Carefully consider whether you want to give your users this privilege. Note also that giving users less privileges than they need will lead to additional technical support requests. Make sure you clearly tell your users what level of privileges you have given them. Specifying exactly what you have set AllowOverride to, and pointing them to the relevant documentation, will save yourself a lot of confusion later.
Note that it is completely equivalent to put a .htaccess file in a directory /www/htdocs/example containing a directive, and to put that same directive in a Directory section <Directory "/www/htdocs/example"> in your main server configuration:
.htaccess file in /www/htdocs/example:
Contents of .htaccess file in /www/htdocs/example
AddType text/example ".exm"
Section from your apache2.conf file
<Directory "/www/htdocs/example">
AddType text/example ".exm"
</Directory>
However, putting this configuration in your server configuration file will result in less of a performance hit, as the configuration is loaded once when httpd starts, rather than every time a file is requested.
The use of .htaccess files can be disabled completely by setting the AllowOverride directive to none:
AllowOverride None
How directives are applied
The configuration directives found in a .htaccess file are applied to the directory in which the .htaccess file is found, and to all subdirectories thereof. However, it is important to also remember that there may have been .htaccess files in directories higher up. Directives are applied in the order that they are found. Therefore, a .htaccess file in a particular directory may override directives found in .htaccess files found higher up in the directory tree. And those, in turn, may have overridden directives found yet higher up, or in the main server configuration file itself.
Example:
In the directory /www/htdocs/example1 we have a .htaccess file containing the following:
Options +ExecCGI
(Note: you must have "AllowOverride Options" in effect to permit the use of the "Options" directive in .htaccess files.)
In the directory /www/htdocs/example1/example2 we have a .htaccess file containing:
Options Includes
Because of this second .htaccess file, in the directory /www/htdocs/example1/example2, CGI execution is not permitted, as only Options Includes is in effect, which completely overrides any earlier setting that may have been in place.
Merging of .htaccess with the main configuration files
As discussed in the documentation on Configuration Sections, .htaccess files can override the <Directory> sections for the corresponding directory, but will be overridden by other types of configuration sections from the main configuration files. This fact can be used to enforce certain configurations, even in the presence of a liberal AllowOverride setting. For example, to prevent script execution while allowing anything else to be set in .htaccess you can use:
<Directory "/www/htdocs">
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
<Location "/">
Options +IncludesNoExec -ExecCGI
</Location>
This example assumes that your DocumentRoot is /www/htdocs.
Authentication example
If you jumped directly to this part of the document to find out how to do authentication, it is important to note one thing. There is a common misconception that you are required to use .htaccess files in order to implement password authentication. This is not the case. Putting authentication directives in a <Directory> section, in your main server configuration file, is the preferred way to implement this, and .htaccess files should be used only if you don't have access to the main server configuration file. See above for a discussion of when you should and should not use .htaccess files.
Having said that, if you still think you need to use a .htaccess file, you may find that a configuration such as what follows may work for you.
.htaccess file contents:
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Password Required"
AuthUserFile "/www/passwords/password.file"
AuthGroupFile "/www/passwords/group.file"
Require group admins
Note that AllowOverride AuthConfig must be in effect for these directives to have any effect.
Please see the authentication tutorial for a more complete discussion of authentication and authorization.
Server Side Includes example
Another common use of .htaccess files is to enable Server Side Includes for a particular directory. This may be done with the following configuration directives, placed in a .htaccess file in the desired directory:
Options +Includes
AddType text/html shtml
AddHandler server-parsed shtml
Note that AllowOverride Options and AllowOverride FileInfo must both be in effect for these directives to have any effect.
Please see the SSI tutorial for a more complete discussion of server-side includes.
Rewrite Rules in .htaccess files
When using RewriteRule in .htaccess files, be aware that the per-directory context changes things a bit. In particular, rules are taken to be relative to the current directory, rather than being the original requested URI. Consider the following examples:
# In apache2.conf
RewriteRule "^/images/(.+)\.jpg" "/images/$1.png"
# In .htaccess in root dir
RewriteRule "^images/(.+)\.jpg" "images/$1.png"
# In .htaccess in images/
RewriteRule "^(.+)\.jpg" "$1.png"
In a .htaccess in your document directory, the leading slash is removed from the value supplied to RewriteRule, and in the images subdirectory, /images/ is removed from it. Thus, your regular expression needs to omit that portion as well.
Consult the mod_rewrite documentation for further details on using mod_rewrite.
CGI example
Finally, you may wish to use a .htaccess file to permit the execution of CGI programs in a particular directory. This may be implemented with the following configuration:
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script cgi pl
Alternately, if you wish to have all files in the given directory be considered to be CGI programs, this may be done with the following configuration:
Options +ExecCGI
SetHandler cgi-script
Note that AllowOverride Options and AllowOverride FileInfo must both be in effect for these directives to have any effect.
Please see the CGI tutorial for a more complete discussion of CGI programming and configuration.
Troubleshooting
When you put configuration directives in a .htaccess file, and you don't get the desired effect, there are a number of things that may be going wrong.
Most commonly, the problem is that AllowOverride is not set such that your configuration directives are being honored. Make sure that you don't have a AllowOverride None in effect for the file scope in question. A good test for this is to put garbage in your .htaccess file and reload the page. If a server error is not generated, then you almost certainly have AllowOverride None in effect.
If, on the other hand, you are getting server errors when trying to access documents, check your httpd error log. It will likely tell you that the directive used in your .htaccess file is not permitted.
[Fri Sep 17 18:43:16 2010] [alert] [client 192.168.200.51] /var/www/html/.htaccess: DirectoryIndex not allowed here
This will indicate either that you've used a directive that is never permitted in .htaccess files, or that you simply don't have AllowOverride set to a level sufficient for the directive you've used. Consult the documentation for that particular directive to determine which is the case.
Alternately, it may tell you that you had a syntax error in your usage of the directive itself.
[Sat Aug 09 16:22:34 2008] [alert] [client 192.168.200.51] /var/www/html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters
In this case, the error message should be specific to the particular syntax error that you have committed.
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With many European and American cities in quarantined coronavirus lockdown, the world’s hottest club is now the internet.
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In lieu of the ability to spend time together physically, people are finding creative ways to watch shows and movies with their friends by streaming the same thing at the same time and chatting about it through text or video chats.
A boon for this co-remote streaming effort is the genius (and free) Chrome browser extension Netflix Party. The extension enables everyone in a group to watch a show or movie on Netflix in sync. So your entertainment of choice will start up at the same time as the rest of the group and, if someone pauses the stream, it pauses and resumes for everyone. It also has a chat roll on the right sidebar so everyone watching can also chat about it (through typing) in real timeHere’s a detailed explanation of how to install and use it. Read more…
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Amazon, YouTube join Netflix in reducing stream quality in EU during coronavirus pandemic
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Movie and TV aficionados should get used to reduced image quality on their favorite streaming service, at least for a little while.
Amazon and YouTube both confirmed on Friday that they would be reducing video stream quality in the EU to ensure there aren’t bandwidth issues during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are making a commitment to temporarily switch all traffic in the EU to standard definition by default,” said a YouTube spokesperson in a statement.
Both of these companies join Netflix, which announced yesterday that it would be cutting quality in the EU as well. As a giant in the streaming video industry and a major source of internet traffic around the globe, Netflix committed to cutting its bandwidth by 25 percent. The company said it was reducing video bitrates, thus lowering streaming quality, to do this. Read more…
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Resting heart rate (RHR) is the amount of times your heart rate beats every minute at rest. Resting heart rate averages about 60-80 (Heyward, 2002) and is measured in beats per minute (bpm). Men average about 70 bpm, whilst women average about 75 bpm (Cotton, 1997). Generally, lower readings indicate higher levels of aerobic fitness. However, hereditary factors also play a very significant part, so do not rely on RHR as a reliable indicator of fitness.
In middle-aged, sedentary individuals, the resting heart rate can exceed 100 bpm, whilst in contrast, highly trained endurance athletes can have resting rates between 28-40 bpm (Wilmore and Costill, 1999). The table below lists the different RHR categories:
Resting Heart Rate (bpm) References
Men Women
Normal 60 – 80 60 – 80
Average 70 75
Special Attention ³ 90 ³ 90
Medical Referral ³100 ³ 100
Adapted from Heyward, 2002 and Cotton, 1997
Bradycardia
A RHR of less than 60 bpm is called bradycardia. Causes include:
well conditioned athletes
hypothermia (low body temperature)
hypothyroidism (low thyroid function)
hyperkalaemia (level of potassium in the bloodstream is higher than normal)
myocardial infarction (damage or death of heart tissue)
genetics
certain drugs (betablockers)
(adapted from Simmons et al, 2001)
Tachycardia
A RHR of greater than 100 bpm is called tachycardia. Causes include:
exposure to alcohol, caffeine, or nicotine
stress, anxiety or arousal
heart failure
pulmonary embolism
hypovolaemia (abnormal decrease in blood volume/blood plasma).
hypermetabolic states (such as fever or a raised body temp)
certain drugs (adrenaline, ephedrine, atropine)
poor cardiovascular fitness levels
(adapted from Simmons et al, 2001)
Resting Heart Rate – Method of Assessment
(Adapted from Franklin, 2000)
Ensure that that your client has rested for 5 to 10 minutes in a seated or supine position, prior to measuring heart rate.
Locate the correct site of the carotid or radial artery. These are the most commonly used sites, although RHR can be taken at any arterial site (such as the temporal, femoral, brachial, and dorsalis pedis).
Use the tips of the middle and index fingers. Do not use your thumb; it has a pulse of its own and may produce an inaccurate count.
When palpating the carotid site, do not apply heavy pressure to the area. Baroreceptors in the carotid arteries detect this pressure and cause a reflex slowing of the heart rate.
Allow 30-60 seconds for your client to get used to your measurement. Many clients will feel slightly apprehensive at the beginning of this check, which may affect results if taken immediately.
If you start a stopwatch simultaneously with the pulse beat, count the first beat as zero. If the stopwatch is already running, count the first beat as one.
Count pulse for 60 seconds, record the result and repeat.
If your results are significantly different, repeat for a third reading.
Ensure all pre-test procedures are followed, and ascertain whether there is any identifiable cause of tachycardia or bradycardia (see above).
The ideal time to take RHR is first thing in the morning, before getting out of bed. Clients can be instructed to take their own RHR and to monitor any changes.
Anatomical Sites of Peripheral Pulse(adapted from Latin, 1998)
Carotid:
Taking the carotid pulse
The common carotid artery sites are located on both sides of the front of the neck. Each are in the groove formed by the larynx (Adam’s apple) and the sternocleidomastoid muscles (muscles on the side of the neck) just below the mandible (lower jawbone).
Radial:
The radial artery courses deeply on the anterolateral (thumb side) aspect of the forearm and becomes superficial near the distal head of the radius (directly in line with the base of the thumb).
Taking the radial pulse
Brachial:
Located on the anteromedial aspect of the arm in the groove formed by the bifurcation of the triceps and biceps brachii muscles, approximately 2-3cm above the antecubital fossa.
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'Please tell me this is a typo.' one Republican lawmaker said.
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A recent report revealed the Biden administration has plans to work with tech companies and SMS carriers to monitor and combat misinformation, which was immediately met with skepticism and criticism by Republican lawmakers
On Monday, Politico reported plans from the Biden administration to battle misinformation in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine.
"The White House has decided to hit back harder on misinformation and scare tactics after Republican lawmakers and conservative activists pledged to fight the administration’s stated plans to go ‘door-to-door’ to increase vaccination rates," Politico wrote. "The pushback will include directly calling out social media platforms and conservative news shows that promote such tactics."
The article continues how pro-Biden groups and the Democratic National Committee will work with SMS carriers to "dispel misinformation" in peoples' private text messages.
"Biden allied groups, including the Democratic National Committee, are also planning to engage fact-checkers more aggressively and work with SMS carriers to dispel misinformation about vaccines that is sent over social media and text messages," Politico reports.
"NEW: Bidenworld is taking a more aggressive approach to combat vaccine fear-mongering by conservative forces. That includes– Calling on SMS carriers to mete out false messages – urging social media platforms to fact-check w/@EugeneDaniels2," Politico reporter Natasha Korecki wrote.
Several Republican lawmakers reacted to the Biden administration's alleged plan.
"Biden’s regime has announced they’ll be working with SMS providers to stop vaccine ‘misinformation’ spread via text messages. This is on the same day the White House said they support local officials who implement mandatory vaccines. No wonder they can’t condemn Communism," Rep Lauren Boebert, Colo., said.
"Please tell me this is a typo," Rep. Thomas Massie, Ky., tweeted.
"So now the Biden Administration wants to get into people’s text messages … to force vaccine compliance and who knows what else," Sen. Josh Hawley, Mo., said.
Several reporters also expressed disbelief in the Biden administration's plan.
"Sorry, just making sure I have this straight: The DNC now wants companies to police text messages for content?" Daily Caller contributor Vince Coglianese tweeted.
Commentary associate editor and MSNBC contributor Noah Rothman tweeted, "Yes, we can allay the concerns of the excessively paranoid by...tracking the content they send via text message."
This report followed the backlash President Joe Biden faced upon announcing a "door-to-door" push to encourage vaccination among unvaccinated populations. Several critics were quick to attack this initiative as well.
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Or, if I applied that famous quote from American author and activist James Baldwin to the British monarchy in 2021, the most dangerous creation for the royal family is the Duke of York who has nothing to lose.
It was a weekend of incredible contrasts for Prince Andrew.
The Queen’s shamed favorite son faced a coordinated attack from sources close to two future kings – his brother Prince Charles and cousin Prince William – that amounted to a completely smeared bid to force him to accept that he had to be permanently removed from public life
Prince William is “not a fan of Uncle Andrew,” who is a “risk” and “threat to the family,” while a friend told the newspaper: “Any suggestion there is no gratitude for the institution, anything that would lead anyone to can bring in the public to think that senior members of the royal family are not grateful for their position, [William thinks] is really dangerous.’
Prince Andrew was photographed this morning driving his Range Rover near Windsor Castle
The Duke was seen after Scotland Yard left a review of abuse allegations against him
But then, hours later, the story moved somewhat in Andrew’s favor when Scotland Yard dropped its review of sexual abuse allegations surrounding him and the abhorrent pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
To give Andrew a huge boost, the police decided to take no further action against his accuser Virginia Roberts’ allegation that she had been smuggled to London as a 17-year-old and forced to have sex with him on more than one occasion. which he has vehemently denied.
That decision will only encourage the 61-year-old prince to step up his campaign to return to a public role.
As I’ve been reporting for many months, led by his comically loyal ex-wife and current partner Sarah Ferguson and the Queen’s financial backing, Randy Andy is planning a comeback, to hell with whatever Charles or William think.
William is of course right, such a move is completely ridiculous. It poses the greatest threat to the respectability of the Royal Family since Edward VIII and his wife Wallis Simpson’s ties to the Nazis were exposed.
There is an pending civil case with Virginia Roberts, an impending lawsuit with Ghislaine Maxwell, and Andrew has consistently failed to assist the FBI in its criminal investigation of Epstein.
But the question plaguing high courtiers is, what can they do to stop Andrew?
After all, this is the man who used the immediate aftermath of his father’s death to ensure he could appear in front of the TV cameras to kick-start his public comeback and then caused a stir for the Queen by apparently trying on the uniform of an admiral to wear to the funeral.
In her civil suit, Virginia Roberts (left) alleges she was forced to have sex with Andrew at Epstein’s New York mansion (right) and on Little St James, his private island in the Caribbean.
And like it or not, he is the Queen’s son, retains the title of Duke of York and cannot be easily controlled.
In Andrew’s ideal scenario, the legal furore will be over in time for him to take his rightful place on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Color on Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Such a plan may sound unlikely as it’s still a matter of months and royal sources have already barred him from participating, but it won’t be easy to work out how to keep Prince Andrew away, especially given the non-royal royal. Harry and Meghan may very well return from the US for the holiday weekend.
My senior royal sources have emphasized for the past 24 hours that there will be no formal return to royal life for Prince Andrew, but admit that this does not mean he has no intention of returning privately.
A royal insider told me, ‘Prince William is blowing his chest on this one. He is mortified at the prospect of Prince Andrew embarrassing the family.
“But it is Prince Charles who is in charge of his formal role and he knows there is no turning back for his brother. That was also something that was discussed with Prince Philip before his death.
“The reality is that when Charles takes the throne, there won’t even be a major role for Princess Anne or Prince Edward. They will essentially be on the sidelines as Charles is determined to bring in a leaner monarchy.
“There’s an understanding that Andrew wants to create a role for himself, but the question is like what? He sealed his fate with the interview with Emily Maitlis, which documented his future.
Scotland Yard decided not to take any further action against Virginia Giuffre’s claim that she was smuggled to London as a 17-year-old and forced to have sex with Andrew or claims that Epstein was grooming other women in the UK. Pictured: Andrew with Epstein in New York in 2010
“The Queen and Charles believe what Andrew tells them, but also agree that there can be no formal role. And even a casual role would be difficult – all his charities have given up on him.
“The Queen would like to make him Admiral of the Fleet, but this is met with resistance from the army that wants to sever all ties.”
However, another senior royal insider with knowledge of Prince Andrew’s thinking says Fergie and her ex-husband have hatched a plan that will see him continue working for charities and gradually gain more fame.
They added: “The biggest problem with Andrew is that he is so arrogant. His arrogance overwhelms everything else. He still thinks he’s important. He’s a young 61 and he’s not leaving. Not soon anyway.’
That’s why Prince William is so concerned.
In the same way that the specter of Prince Harry and Meghan will continue to sully the royal family – especially in the US – with unproven accusations of racism, Prince Andrew’s continued presence links the British monarchy with unbridled sleaze and privilege.
With a primetime BBC TV special to clear his name and multiple opportunities to do so formally with US authorities, Andrew has never been able to explain why he pursued a close relationship with the most despicable pedophile, even after serving time in prison. seated.
So even if the civil suit filed by Virginia Roberts is eventually thrown out and the FBI stops interviewing Prince Andrew, the stench surrounding his relationship with Epstein—with so many important questions unanswered—will not fade.
The fact that Andrew – now the least favored royal among the British public – can’t see that makes his continued pursuit of a public role pathetic and pathetic.
But as long as he remains ensconced in the Royal Lodge in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where he is funded by the Queen with formal military titles he refuses to give up, any public move Prince Andrew makes will continue to damage a royal family, probably only several years away from making the dreaded transition from the Queen to Charles.
If Andrew has nothing to hide and sincerely believes he can play a public role one day, the only way he’ll gain a little credibility is to fly to New York tomorrow to personally assist the FBI with their Epstein investigation.
We all know there’s no chance of that happening, and it raises uncomfortable questions about what Prince Andrew has to hide.
At 95, the Queen doesn’t have the heart to cut off her favorite son completely, leaving her heir Prince Charles somewhat powerless. For now.
No wonder Prince William thinks his wayward Uncle Andrew is dangerous – the continued damage he could do to the royal family if he continues to plan for a return to public life is hard to calculate.
Prince Andrew is not ashamed. He is a disgrace and a disgrace.
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The Saints were founded on November 1, 1966 as an expansion team and played their home games at Tulane Stadium through the 1974 season. Their early record was marked by a lack of success; they went more than a decade before they managed to finish a season with a .500 record, two decades before having a winning season, and over four decades before finally reaching the Super Bowl. The team's first successful years were from 1987–1992, when the team made the playoffs four times and had winning records in the non-playoff seasons. In the 2000 season, the Saints defeated the then-defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams for the team's first playoff win.
The Saints reached the NFC Championship Game in the 2006 season but lost 39–14 to the Chicago Bears. They repeated this feat in their most successful season in 2009, this time winning the game and their first conference championship to send them to their first Super Bowl appearance. At Super Bowl XLIV, the Saints won the city of New Orleans its first league championship, defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31–17.
Since 1975, the Saints' home stadium has been the Louisiana Superdome,[5] where they have played their home games every season except for 2005, due to the disruption caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Contents
1 History
1.1 The Jim Mora Era
1.2 The Mike Ditka Era
1.3 The Jim Haslett Era
1.4 Effect of Hurricane Katrina
1.5 The Sean Payton and Drew Brees Era
1.5.1 2006
1.5.2 2007
1.5.3 2008
1.5.4 2009
1.5.5 2010
1.5.6 2011
2 Logos and uniforms
2.1 Image gallery
2.2 2000s
3 Rivals
3.1 Atlanta Falcons
3.2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Battle of the Gulf Coast)
4 Season-by-season records
5 Statistics
5.1 Record vs. opponents
5.2 Single-game records
5.3 Single-season records
5.4 Saints career records
6 Pro Bowl Players
7 Super Bowl MVPs
8 Player history / Notable players
8.1 Pro Football Hall of Famers
8.2 Retired numbers
8.3 New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
9 New Orleans Saints All-Time team
10 Joe Gemelli "Fleur-De-Lis" Award
11 New Orleans Saints head coaches
12 Personnel
12.1 Current staff/coaches
12.2 Current roster
13 Radio and television
13.1 Radio Affiliates
14 References
15 External links
History
Main article: History of the New Orleans Saints
The Jim Mora Era
Current Saints owner Tom Benson acquired the franchise in 1985, and hired Jim Finks as general manager and Jim Mora as head coach. That combination provided the Saints with their first-ever winning record and playoff appearance, going 12–3 in 1987, which had one fewer game than normal due to a players' strike. Another playoff berth would follow in 1990, and the club's first division title came in 1991. During Mora's tenure the Saints made the playoffs four times, with teams marked by strong defenses led by the "Dome Patrol" linebacking corps, but they were never able to win a playoff game. Mora coached the Saints until the middle of the 1996 season, when he stepped down halfway through a 3–13 season.
The Mike Ditka Era
After the end of the 1996 season, ironically as Diliberto had suggested before Mora's resignation, former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka was hired to replace Mora. Although this initially generated a lot of excitement among Saints fans, Ditka's tenure ended up being a failure. The Saints went 6–10 in their first two seasons under Ditka (1997 and 1998). During the 1999 NFL Draft, Ditka traded all of his picks for that season, as well as the first-round and third-round picks for the following season, to the Washington Redskins in order to draft University of Texas Heisman Trophy running back Ricky Williams in the first round. Ditka and Williams had a mock wedding picture taken to commemorate the occasion. However, Ditka, most of his coaching staff, and general manager Bill Kuharich were fired at the end of the 1999 season due to the club's 3–13 record.
The Jim Haslett Era
Jim Haslett held the post from 2000 to 2005. In his first year, he took the team to the playoffs but lost to the Minnesota Vikings a week after beating the St. Louis Rams for the team's first ever playoff win. After winning the 2000 NFL Executive of the Year Award, General Manager Randy Mueller was fired between the 2001 and 2002 seasons without explanation by Benson. The Saints failed to make the playoffs in 2001 and 2002, although in the latter year they had the distinction of beating the eventual Super Bowl XXXVII champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in both of their regular season meetings, only the second team to do so in NFL history.
In 2003, the Saints again missed the playoffs after finishing 8–8. The 2004 season started poorly for the Saints, as they went 2–4 through their first six games and 4–8 through their first twelve games. At that point Haslett's job appeared to be in jeopardy; however, he managed to win the three straight games leading up to the season finale, leaving the Saints in playoff contention in the final week of the season. In week 17, the Saints defeated division rivals Carolina; however, the Saints needed other results to break their way and when the St. Louis Rams beat the New York Jets the Saints were eliminated despite having beaten the Rams, who finished with the same record. The Rams, Saints, and Vikings all were 8–8, with the Rams having a 7–5 conference record, Saints 6–6, and the Vikings 5–7. The Rams received the #1 wild-card due to having the best conference record out of the 3, followed by the Vikings due to the 38–31 loss handed to the Saints in Week 6. Haslett was fired after the 2005 season, in which the Saints finished 3–13 and did not play one regular season contest in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. On January 17, 2006, the Saints hired Sean Payton as their new head coach.
Effect of Hurricane Katrina
Main article: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Saints
Due to the damage Hurricane Katrina caused to the Superdome and the New Orleans area, the Saints scheduled 2005 home opener against the New York Giants was moved to Giants Stadium. The remainder of their 2005 home games were split between the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Sean Payton and Drew Brees Era
2006
For detailed information on the team's 2006 season, see 2006 New Orleans Saints season.
On March 23, the Saints announced that the team's two 2006 preseason games were to be played at Shreveport, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. After a $185 million renovation of the historic stadium, on April 6 the Saints released their 2006 schedule, with all home games scheduled to be played at the Superdome. On September 19, Saints owner Tom Benson announced that the team had sold out the Louisiana Superdome for the entire season with season tickets alone (70,001 seats), a first in franchise history.
The September 25, 2006 home opener, the first home game in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, was won by the Saints 23–3 against the Atlanta Falcons, who were undefeated in the 2006 season at that time. The attendance for the game was a sellout crowd of 70,003. Meanwhile, the broadcast of the game was ESPN's highest-ever rated program to date, with an 11.8 rating, and viewership by 10,850,000 homes. It was the most-watched program for the night, broadcast or cable, and was the second-highest rated cable program of all time at the time. Green Day and U2 performed "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "The Saints Are Coming", respectively, before the game. The game received a 2007 ESPY award for "Best Moment in Sports".
On December 17, 2006, the Saints clinched their third division title and their first NFC South title in franchise history. For the first time in Saints' history, they clinched their NFC South title on their home field. Sean Payton became the second consecutive Saints coach to win a division title in his first season. After the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day 2006, the Saints clinched a first-round playoff bye for the first time in franchise history.
After the first-round bye, the Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27–24 in the Superdome in the 2006 Divisional Playoffs. No team had ever had such a poor record in the prior year (3–13) and then gone on to a league or conference championship game since the 1999 St. Louis Rams who advanced to win their first Super Bowl after being 4–12 the season before. Since the Saints' only previous playoff win was in the wild card round, this was the farthest the Saints had ever advanced at the time. The victory was only the second playoff win in team history. The season ended on January 21, 2007 when the Saints lost 39–14 to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.
2007
Main article: 2007 New Orleans Saints
The Saints announced that for the second year in a row, the Louisiana Superdome had sold out every ticket for the season.[6] Additionally, all luxury boxes had been sold out for the season. Both of these statistics are particularly surprising given that the city-proper has about 300,000 people or 150,000 fewer people than July 2005 population data (though the metro area still accounts for 1.2 million people).
The first game of the season was against the defending Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts. The Saints lost this game, 41–10, and lost their next three games. In one of these three games, against the Tennessee Titans, the Saints lost running back Deuce McAllister for the season with his second career (second time in three seasons) ACL tear. After winning their first game, against the Seattle Seahawks, two weeks later, the team went on a four-game winning streak to bring their record to an even 4–4. After reaching 7–7, the Saints lost their final two games to finish 7–9.
2008
Main article: 2008 New Orleans Saints season
Following a disappointing 7–9 record in the 2007 season, the Saints ended the 2008 season 8–8. Failing to qualify for the post season for the second straight year, the Saints found themselves struggling on defense. The Saints would match the explosive offense they had in the 2006 season, however. Drew Brees ended the 2008 season just 16 yards short of beating Dan Marino's single-season record of 5084 total passing yards. Lance Moore came 72 yards short of his first 1000-yard season.
2009
Main article: 2009 New Orleans Saints season
The 2009 season was the team's most successful season, which culminated in the franchise's first league championship win against the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. After achieving a record of 13–0 with their win over the Atlanta Falcons, it marked the Saints' best start to a season in its franchise history. The result clinched an NFC playoff berth, a bye in the first round of the playoffs. By winning their first 13 games, the Saints also set the record for the longest undefeated season opening (13–0) by an NFC team since the AFL–NFL merger, surpassing the previous record (12–0) held by the 1985 Chicago Bears. However, they would fall victim to the Dallas Cowboys in week 15, going on to end the season with a 3 game losing streak.
Although its opponents would include winners of 9 of the last 15 NFL MVP awards, the team advanced to the 2009 NFC Championship game where they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31–28 in overtime, and then went on to win their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. Television ratings for Super Bowl 44 were the highest for any TV program, sports or otherwise, in history.,[7] as their successful bid to win the Super Bowl was seen by many to represent the city's resurgence after the devastating Hurricane Katrina[8][9]
2010
Main article: 2010 New Orleans Saints season
The Saints 2010 season began in the Superdome as the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings 14–9, in a rematch of the 2009 NFC Championship Game. It was played on Thursday September 9, 2010 and televised on NBC, making it the first time the Saints have opened the NFL's season at home. On Sunday, August 8, 2010, NBC announced the televised opening festivities of the evening would begin with Taylor Swift and the Dave Matthews Band. On December 27, 2010 with a 17–14 win against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta the Saints clinched a playoff appearance (wild card). This marked the first time a team in the NFC South the Saints make back-to-back playoff appearances since the division was formed in 2002. The Saints would face the Seattle Seahawks for the wild-card opener at Qwest Field. The Seahawks were the 1st NFL team to capture their division with a sub.-500 regular season record (7–9). Drew Brees completed a postseason-record 39 passes for 404 yards and two touchdowns. Despite throwing 60 passes and hindered by a lack of depth at running back, last year's Super Bowl MVP wasn't intercepted and rallied the Saints within 34–30 in the fourth quarter. In the end, his efforts were negated by a defense that couldn't get enough stops and a late TD run by Marshawn Lynch breaking nearly a half-dozen tackles with 3:22 left which allowed Seattle to finish off the Saints. Final score 41–36. The Saints also became the only defending Super Bowl champion to ever lose in the playoffs to a team with a losing record.
2011
Main article: 2011 New Orleans Saints season
Logos and uniforms
Image gallery
Except for minor modifications, the Saints' logo and uniforms have basically remained the same since the club debuted in 1967. The team's logo is a fleur-de-lis (a symbol of the City of New Orleans and of France's Royal Family, which included the House of Bourbon), while its uniform design consists of gold helmets, gold pants, and either black or white jerseys. Minor changes to the uniform stripes and trim have been made throughout the years. The team wore black helmets during the 1969 preseason, but NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle barred the Saints from using the helmets during the regular season, since owner John Mecom, Jr. did not notify the league office of the change.
The Saints predominantly wore white at home when the club played at Tulane Stadium from 1967 through 1974 (except in 1969 and 1970), forcing opponents to wear dark colors in the subtropical climate of New Orleans. When the surface at Tulane Stadium switched from natural grass to AstroTurf in 1971, field temperatures became hotter still. In Archie Manning's first game, in the 1971 season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, temperatures on the field reached as high as 130 F. The heavily favored Rams wilted in the stifling heat, and the Saints claimed their first-ever victory over their NFC West rivals, 24–20, on Manning's 1-yard quarterback sneak on the last play of the game.
The Saints switched to white pants in 1975, coinciding with the team's move from Tulane Stadium to the Superdome, and have worn white at home numerous times since then. One year later, they started to wear black pants with their white jerseys, a move influenced by coach Hank Stram, who introduced red pants to the Kansas City Chiefs' uniforms in 1968. In an October 3, 1976 home game against the Houston Oilers, Hank Stram used the Saints' road uniforms, the white jerseys and black pants. The Saints lost that game 31–26. During the 1981–82 seasons (Bum Phillips' first two seasons as coach), the team wore white jerseys with black pants at home, but reverted back to the black jerseys and white pants for 1983. They reverted back to wearing gold pants with both their black and white jerseys in 1986 under new coach Jim E. Mora. From 1986 through 1995, the sleeves of the jerseys and sides of the pants featured a logo with a fleur-de-lis inside an outline of the state of Louisiana. The logo replaced the striping pattern that had been on the uniforms since the team's inception; save for color variations, the striping pattern was similar to that used by the Washington Redskins (until 1979), Green Bay Packers (until 1997), and Cleveland Browns (still in use), which is likely why the change was made. That logo was removed in 1996 and replaced with a fleur-de-lis on both the sleeves and sides of the pants.
From 1996 through 1998, the Saints returned to gold numbers on both the white and black jerseys, but complaints about the numbers on the white jerseys being too difficult to read forced the numbers on the white jerseys to be changed to black in 1999. The Saints wore black pants with a wide gold stripe with their white jerseys in 1999, but following a 3–13 season and the dismissal of coach Mike Ditka, the black pants were mothballed by new coach Jim Haslett.
While some teams have tried to jinx the Dallas Cowboys by wearing white to force the Cowboys to wear their blue jerseys, the Saints have never attempted this gimmick. The Saints haven't worn white against the Cowboys at the Superdome but they have when New Orleans played against Dallas at Tulane Stadium.
2000s
In 2000, the Saints won their first playoff game as they hosted the St. Louis Rams and after having a better road record than home record, they wore their white jerseys, and won 31–28 over the defending champion Rams. The defining play of the game came with the Saints clinging to a three-point lead with minutes to play. The Saints punted to the Rams' Az-Zahir Hakim (who would play one season for the Saints in 2005), who fumbled the punt deep in Rams' territory. Brian Milne recovered for the Saints, who then ran out the clock to preserve the victory.
In 2001, they wore their white jerseys in the first six home games. During that same year, they primarily wore black pants with both their white and black jerseys. They became the first NFL team to wear all-black uniforms in a week 5 road game against the Carolina Panthers, and again in weeks 16 and 17 in home games against the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers.
In 2002, the Saints wore black pants with their white jerseys (except for the final road game, a 20–13 loss in Cincinnati when they went back to the gold pants), and gold pants with their black jerseys, a gold alternate jersey, and a 1967-style throwback uniform. But one season later, they stopped using the alternates and again reverted back to wearing gold pants with both their black and white jerseys.
The team introduced a gold alternate jersey (worn with the black pants) during a December 15, 2002 game versus the Minnesota Vikings, a 32–31 loss, but have never worn them since then. Because of the metallic gold's bright color, the gold jerseys were considered the "light" jersey in the game, so the Vikings wore their purple home jerseys as the "dark" colored team. One team must wear "dark" and one team must wear "light", this was done because of black & white t.v. broadcasts so viewers could tell the teams apart. the only exception being if both teams are wearing throwback uniforms, such as Thanksgiving Classic games. Today only the New England Patriots have a "light" jersey (their alternate, a bright metallic silver) that isn't white in which the other team would wear their colored, or "dark" jerseys against them since the third jersey rule was implemented in the NFL in 2002.
The Saints also introduced a 1967-style throwback uniform in a 23–20 win on December 1, 2002 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This uniform wasn't worn again until a 40-33 win against the Houston Texans on September 25, 2011. This variation featured a black face mask as opposed to the traditional grey.
In 2006, to honor their return to Louisiana, the Saints wore a patch on their uniforms with an outline of the State of Louisiana with a fleur-de-lis superimposed, similar to the logo from the 1980s.
The Saints originally planned to wear white jerseys at home for the 2006 season, but during the season, the players voted to wear the black jerseys at home after the second home game. Since the team had informed the NFL office that they planned to wear white jerseys at home, each of the Saints' remaining home opponents would have to agree to New Orleans' request. The Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals did not agree to the switch, forcing the Saints to wear white jerseys for that game.
Starting in week 13 of the 2006 season, the Saints wore white jerseys with black pants and in a Week 16 game in The Meadowlands against the New York Giants (a 30–7 Saints win), the Saints wore the black pants with their road white jerseys. The Saints later stuck with that combo in the NFC Championship in Chicago.
The Saints wore white jerseys for their first four home games of 2008. Three of the four games the white jerseys with black pants combination were worn at home, while the white jerseys with gold pants combination were worn for the first of those four games. The Saints chose to wear the all-black combination for the October 26 game at Wembley Stadium in London vs. the San Diego Chargers, in which New Orleans was the designated home team. They also wore black jerseys with black pants for the rest of their home games at the Superdome following the game at London.
The Saints wore their white jerseys at home for the first three home games of 2009., with the gold pants combination. They wore the all-black combo the last two home games. For its run through the 2009 playoffs, the team wore the gold pants. The Saints wore the white jerseys/black pants combination only once in 2009, the November 15 game vs. the St. Louis Rams.
Again, the 1967 style throwback was worn in a 40-33 win on September 25, 2011 against the Houston Texans.
Rivals
Atlanta Falcons
Main article: Falcons–Saints rivalry
The Saints' oldest and most important rival is the Atlanta Falcons. The two clubs joined the NFL within a year of each other as expansion teams and have been pitted against one another in the NFC West and later the NFC South.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Battle of the Gulf Coast)
The Saints also have a developing rivalry with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which have been part of the NFC South with the Saints since 2002.
The teams actually played each other quite often as non-division rivals. Between 1977–2001, there were only five years in which the teams did not play. This includes 12 years in a row from 1981–92 – all as a result of the scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002 (this remains a record for most consecutive years in which two teams not from the same division met each other).
The Saints won 13 of 20 games as non-division opponents. Since becoming division rivals the series has been even, with 9 games each won by both New Orleans and Tampa Bay.
One notable pre-division game is a 1977 matchup that resulted in Tampa Bay's first win in franchise history after previously starting out 0–26 overall.
Season-by-season records
Main article: List of New Orleans Saints seasons
Statistics
Record vs. opponents
(As of Week 3 of the 2011 NFL season. Includes postseason records.)
Note: Stats from http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/teams.nsf/histories/saints as well as http://pro-football-reference.com/teams/norindex.htm
Record vs. Opponents
Opponent
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Houston Texans 2 1 0 .667 W 40–33 September 25, 2011 New Orleans
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 2 0 .600 W 23–10 October 2, 2011 Jacksonville
Kansas City Chiefs 5 4 0 .556 W 30–20 November 10, 2008 Kansas City
Buffalo Bills 5 4 0 .556 W 27–7 September 27, 2009 Orchard Park
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 17 0 .553 L 23–13 January 2, 2011 New Orleans
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 6 5 0 .545 W 31–17 February 7, 2010 Miami Gardens* 1–0 postseason
New York Jets 6 5 0 .545 W 24–10 October 4, 2009 New Orleans
Detroit Lions 10 9 1 .526 W 45–27 September 13, 2009 New Orleans
Seattle Seahawks 6 6 0 .500 L 36–41 January 8, 2011 Seattle 0–1 postseason
Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 5 5 1 .500 W 34–3 October 12, 2008 New Orleans
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 7 0 .500 W 20–10 October 31, 2010 New Orleans
Cincinnati Bengals 6 6 0 .500 W 34–30 December 5, 2010 Cincinnati
St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals 13 14 0 .481 L 20–30 October 10, 2010 Glendale 1–0 postseason;
Carolina Panthers 15 17 0 .469 W 34–3 November 7, 2010 Charlotte
Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams 32 38 0 .457 W 31–13 December 12, 2010 New Orleans 1–0 postseason
Atlanta Falcons 38 46 0 .445 W 17–14 December 27, 2010 Atlanta 0–1 postseason
Chicago Bears 12 15 0 .444 W 30–13 September 18, 2011 New Orleans 0–2 postseason
New York Giants 11 14 0 .440 W 48–27 October 18, 2009 New Orleans
Philadelphia Eagles 11 16 0 .407 W 48–22 September 20, 2009 Philadelphia 1–1 postseason
Miami Dolphins 4 6 0 .400 W 46–34 October 25, 2009 Miami Gardens, FL
Dallas Cowboys 9 15 0 .375 W 30–27 November 25, 2010 Arlington, TX
Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 4 7 1 .375 L 31–14 September 24, 2007 New Orleans
San Francisco 49ers 24 45 2 .352 W 25–22 September 20, 2010 San Francisco
Washington Redskins 8 15 0 .348 W 33–30 OT December 6, 2009 Landover, MD
Green Bay Packers 7 15 0 .318 L 34–42 September 8, 2011 Green Bay
New England Patriots 4 8 0 .333 W 38–17 November 30, 2009 New Orleans
Minnesota Vikings 9 20 0 .310 W 14–9 September 9, 2010 New Orleans 1–2 postseason
San Diego Chargers 3 7 0 .300 W 37–32 October 26, 2008 London, England**
Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 .250 L 17–30 October 24, 2010 New Orleans
Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 L 34–32 September 21, 2008 Denver
Baltimore Ravens 1 4 0 .200 L 30–24 December 19, 2010 Baltimore
Total 293 392 5 .428 5–7 .455
Super Bowl XLIV. The Saints were designated the visiting team for this game.
The Saints were designated the home team for this game.
Single-game records
Passing Yards: 510 Drew Brees (November 19, 2006 vs Cincinnati Bengals)
Passing Yards Per Attempt: 16.1 Drew Brees (November 30, 2009 vs New England Patriots)
Passing Touchdowns: 6 Billy Kilmer (November 2, 1969 at St. Louis Cardinals) & Drew Brees (September 13, 2009 vs Detroit Lions)
Passer Rating: 158.3 Drew Brees (November 30, 2009 vs New England Patriots)
Consecutive Pass Completions: 19 Drew Brees (December 27, 2009 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Rushing Yards: 206 George Rogers (September 4, 1983 vs St. Louis Cardinals)
Rushing Touchdowns: 3 Reggie Bush (December 3, 2006 vs San Francisco 49ers)
Receiving Catches: 14 Tony Galbreath (September 10, 1978 at Green Bay Packers)
Receiving Yards: 205 Wes Chandler (September 2, 1979 vs Atlanta Falcons)
Receiving Touchdowns: 4 Joe Horn (December 14, 2003 vs New York Giants)
Punt Return Yards: 176 Reggie Bush (October 6, 2008 vs Minnesota Vikings)
Pass Interceptions, Game: 3 Sammy Knight (September 9, 2001 at Buffalo Bills)
Longest Interception Return for Touchdown: 99 yards Darren Sharper (October 4, 2009 vs New York Jets)
Field Goals, Game: 6 Tom Dempsey (November 16, 1969 at New York Giants)
Total Touchdowns, Game: 4 Joe Horn (December 14, 2003 vs New York Giants) & Reggie Bush (December 3, 2006 vs San Francisco 49ers)
Points Scored: 62-7 against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2011-2012 season
Margin Of Victory: 42–0, November 20, 1988 vs Denver Broncos
Single-season records
Passing Attempts: 658 Drew Brees (2010)
Passing Completions: 448 Drew Brees (2010)
Passing Completion Percentage: 70.6 Drew Brees (2009) – NFL Record
Passing Yards: 5,069 Drew Brees (2008) – only the 2nd QB in NFL history to have 5000+ passing yards in a season
Passing Touchdowns: 34 Drew Brees (2008 & 2009)
Passing Interceptions: 22 Aaron Brooks (2001), Drew Brees (2010)
Passing Rating: 109.6 Drew Brees (2009)
Rushing Attempts: 378 George Rogers (1981)
Rushing Yards: 1,674 George Rogers (1981)
Rushing Touchdowns: 13 George Rogers (1981), Dalton Hilliard (1989), and Deuce McAllister (2002)
Receiving Catches: 98 Marques Colston (2007)
Receiving Yards: 1,399 Joe Horn (2004)
Receiving Touchdowns: 11 Joe Horn (2004), Marques Colston (2007)
Quarterback Sacks: 17 Pat Swilling (1991) and La'Roi Glover (2000)
Pass Interceptions: 10 Dave Whitsell (1967)
Pass Interception Return Yards: 376 Darren Sharper (2009) – NFL Record
Pass Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns: 3 Darren Sharper (2009)
Field Goals Made: 31 Morten Andersen (1985) and John Carney (2002)
Points: 130 John Carney (2002)
Total Touchdowns: 18 Dalton Hilliard (1989)
Punt Return Yards: 625 Michael Lewis (2002)
Saints career records
Passing Attempts: 3,335 Archie Manning (1971–75, 77–82), 2,686 Drew Brees (2006–10)
Passing Completions: 1,862 Drew Brees (2006–10), 1,849 Archie Manning (1971–75, 77–82),
Passing Yards: 21,734 Archie Manning (1971–75, 77–82), 20,632 Drew Brees (2006–10), 19,156
Passing Touchdowns: 144 Drew Brees (2006–10)
Passing Interceptions: 156 Archie Manning (1971–1982)
Rushing Attempts: 1,298 Deuce McAllister (2001–2008)
Rushing Yards: 6,096 Deuce McAllister (2001–2008)
Receiving Catches: 532 Eric Martin (1985–1993)
Receiving Yards: 7,844 Eric Martin (1985–1993)
Receiving Touchdowns: 50 Joe Horn (2000–2006)
Quarterback Sacks: 123 Rickey Jackson (1981–1993)
Pass Interceptions: 37 Dave Waymer (1980–1989)
Field Goals Made: 302 Morten Andersen (1982–1994)
Extra Points Made: 412 Morten Andersen (1982–1994)
Points: 1,318 Morten Andersen (1982–1994), 631 John Carney (2001–06)
Total Touchdowns: 55 Deuce McAllister (2001–2008)
Punt Return Yards: 1,482 Michael Lewis (2001–06)
Kickoff Return Yards: 5,903 Michael Lewis (2001–06)
Games: 196 Morten Andersen (1982–1994)
Pro Bowl Players
The following Saints players have been named to the Pro bowl:
QB Drew Brees, Archie Manning
FB Tony Baker
RB Deuce McAllister, Dalton Hilliard, Rueben Mayes, George Rogers, Chuck Muncie, Andy Livingston
LT Jammal Brown, William Roaf
LG Brad Edelman, Jake Kupp, Carl Nicks
C LeCharles Bentley, Joel Hilgenberg, Jonathan Goodwin
RG Jahri Evans, Michael Owen
RT Jon Stinchcomb
TE Hoby Brenner, Henry Childs
WR Joe Horn, Eric Martin, Wes Chandler, Marques Colston
DE Will Smith, Joe Johnson, Wayne Martin, Renaldo Turnbull, Bruce Clark
DT La'Roi Glover
LB Jonathan Vilma, Mark Fields, Keith Mitchell, Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson, Pat Swilling, Rickey Jackson
CB Tyrone Hughes, Bennie Thompson, Dave Waymer, Dave Whitsell
SS Roman Harper, Sammy Knight, Tom Myers
FS Darren Sharper
K Morten Andersen, Tom Dempsey
P Mitch Berger, Brian Hansen
Super Bowl MVPs
Super Bowl XLIV – Drew Brees
Player history / Notable players
Main article: List of New Orleans Saints players
Pro Football Hall of Famers
Doug Atkins DE 1967–1969
Earl Campbell RB 1984–1985
Jim Finks GM 1986–1993
Hank Stram Coach 1976–1977
Jim Taylor FB 1967
Mike Ditka Coach 1997–1999 (inducted for playing career with Chicago Bears and other teams, 1961–72)[10]
Tom Fears Coach 1967–1970 (inducted for playing career, 1948–1956)
Rickey Jackson LB 1981–1993
Until the selection of Rickey Jackson in 2010, there had been no players in the Hall of Fame whose time with the Saints contributed to their selection; the others were chosen for their work with previous teams. However, Jim Finks's tenure as Saints general manager was a significant factor in his selection.
Retired numbers
31 Jim Taylor (officially retired, but is assigned to active players)
81 Doug Atkins (officially retired, but is assigned to active players)
51 Sam Mills (officially retired, but is assigned to active players)
57 Rickey Jackson (officially retired, but is assigned to active players)
Notably, Archie Manning's number 8 jersey has never been assigned to any other Saints player, but is not officially retired.
New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
The Saints Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization created by and for fans of the team to protect, preserve, promote and present the history of the franchise. The Saints Hall of Fame is located at 415 Williams Boulevard in the Rivertown section of Kenner. Open from 9 am-5 pm Tuesday through Saturday, the Hall of Fame features exhibits and memorabilia covering the entire history of the Saints from their formation through the current season. Due to building damage received during Hurricane Katrina the Hall of Fame is temporarily located at Gate B in the New Orleans Superdome and can be visited for free at every Saints home game. Fans can view videotapes on Saints history and the Saints Hall of Famers as well participate in interactive exhibits throughout the Hall. The facility, which originally opened on July 16, 1988, was expanded to twice its original size in January 2004. Busts and paintings of each of the inductees along with their career highlights are one of the focal points of the museum, which is dedicated to preserving the history of the Saints franchise. New Orleans and Green Bay are the only two NFL franchises with a team Hall of Fame facility.[11]
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1988 QB Archie Manning, WR Danny Abramowicz
1989 S Tommy Myers, K Tom Dempsey
1990 QB Billy Kilmer
1991 NT Derland Moore, RB Tony Galbreath
1992 RB George Rogers, G Jake Kupp, C John Hill
1993 LB Joe Federspiel
1994 GM Jim Finks, TE Henry Childs
1995 DE Bob Pollard, DE Doug Atkins
1996 CB Dave Whitsell, DB Dave Waymer
1997 LB Rickey Jackson, T Stan Brock
1998 RB Dalton Hilliard, LB Sam Mills
1999 QB Bobby Hebert, WR Eric Martin
2000 LB Vaughan Johnson, LB Pat Swilling
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2001 TE Hoby Brenner, DE Jim Wilks
2002 Coach Jim Mora, DE Frank Warren
2003 DE Wayne Martin, G/T Jim Dombrowski
2004 RB Rueben Mayes, Assistant Coach Steve Sidwell
2005–2006 C Joel Hilgenberg (2005 induction ceremonies postponed to October 27, 2006, due to Hurricane Katrina)
2007 DE Joe Johnson
2008 OT Willie Roaf
2009 K Morten Andersen [12]
2010 WR Joe Horn
2011 DB Sammy Knight
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New Orleans Saints All-Time team
The Saints Hall of Fame selection committee met recently and selected the franchise’s all-time team as the club heads into its 45th year of competition (2011). The committee, currently composed of 19 prominent members of the local media – representing print, television and radio – chooses a Saints all-time team every five years. The current edition features all eras of Saints history, with 19 of the 29 honorees being named as unanimous selections.[13]
The following is the list of the All-Time Saints team, along with their years of service to the Saints:
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Wide Receiver – Eric Martin* (1985–93)
Wide Receiver – Joe Horn* (2000–06)
Center – John Hill* (1975–84)
Guard – Jim Dombrowski* (1986–96)
Guard – Jahri Evans* (2006–present)
Tackle – Willie Roaf* (1993–2001)
Tackle – Stan Brock* (1980–92)
Tight End – Hoby Brenner* (1981–93)
Quarterback – Drew Brees* (2006–present)
Running Back – Dalton Hilliard* (1986–93)
Running Back – Deuce McAllister (2001–09)
Athlete – Reggie Bush (2006–2010)
SPECIALISTS
Kicker – Morten Andersen*(1982–94)
Punter – Tommy Barnhardt (1987, 89–94, 99)
Special Teamer – Fred McAfee* (1991–93, 2000–06)
Kick/Punt Returner – Michael Lewis* (2001–06)
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DEFENSE
Defensive Line – Wayne Martin (1989–99)
Defensive Line – Jim Wilks (1981–93)
Defensive Line – Joe Johnson* (1994–98, 2000–01)
Defensive Line – Will Smith (2004–present)
Linebacker – Sam Mills* (1986–94)
Linebacker – Vaughan Johnson* (1986–93)
Linebacker – Rickey Jackson* (1981–93)
Linebacker – Pat Swilling* (1986–92)
Cornerback – Dave Waymer* (1980–89)
Cornerback – Mike McKenzie (2004–09)
Safety – Tommy Myers (1972–81)
Safety – Sammy Knight (1997-02)
COACH
Sean Payton (2006–present)
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Joe Gemelli "Fleur-De-Lis" Award
Awarded yearly to a person who has contributed to the betterment of the New Orleans Saints organization.[11] Template:MultiCol
1989: Al Hirt
1990: Joe Gemelli
1991: Dave Dixon
1992: Charlie Kertz
1993: Wayne Mack
1994: Erby Aucoin
1995: Aaron Broussard
1996: Marie Knutson
1997: Angela Hill
1998: Joe Impastato
1999: Frank Wilson
2000: Bob Remy
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2001: Peter "Champ" Clark
2002: Dean Kleinschmidt
2003: Jim Fast
2004: Bob Roesler
2005–06: Bernard "Buddy" Diliberto (2005 induction ceremonies postponed to October 27, 2006 due to Hurricane Katrina)*
2007: New Orleans Saints fans [11]
2008: Barra Birrcher [11]
2009: Jerry Romig [12]
2010: Dan "Chief" Simmons and Glennon "Silky" Powell[14]
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New Orleans Saints head coaches
Main article: List of New Orleans Saints head coaches
Personnel
Current staff/coaches
New Orleans Saints staff
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Front office
Owner – Gayle Benson
President – Dennis Lauscha
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mickey Loomis
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Ben Hales
Asst. General Manager/College Scouting Director – Jeff Ireland
Vice President of Football Administration – Khai Harley
Director of Operations – James Nagaoka
Director of Pro Scouting – Terry Fontenot
Head Coaches
Head Coach – Sean Payton
Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends – Dan Campbell
Offensive Coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Pete Carmichael
Quarterbacks – Joe Lombardi
Running Backs – Joel Thomas
Wide Receivers – Ronald Curry
Offensive Line – Dan Roushar
Assistant Offensive Line – Brendan Nugent
Senior Offensive Assistant – Curtis Johnson
Offensive Assistant – Declan Doyle
Assistant to the Head Coach/Offensive Assistant – Kevin Petry
Offensive Assistant – DJ Williams
Defensive Coaches
Defensive Coordinator – Dennis Allen
Defensive Line – Ryan Nielsen
Linebackers – Michael Hodges
Secondary – Aaron Glenn
Senior Defensive Assistant – Peter Giunta
Defensive Assistant – Cory Robinson
Defensive Assistant – Michael Wilhoite
Pass Rush Specialist – Brian Young
Special Teams Coaches
Special Teams Coordinator – Darren Rizzi
Assistant Special Teams – Phil Galiano
Strength and Conditioning
Head Strength and Conditioning – Dan Dalrymple
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Charles Byrd
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rob Wenning
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Current roster
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Quarterbacks
9 Drew Brees
7 Taysom Hill
2 Jameis Winston
Running backs
32 Michael Burton FB
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↑ "A message from Owner Gayle Benson to Saints fans", NFL Enterprises, LLC, March 16, 2018. Retrieved on September 6, 2018.
↑ "Gayle Benson: I will own, operate Saints for the rest of my life", NFL Enterprises, LLC, April 12, 2018. Retrieved on September 6, 2018.
↑ "Louisiana Superdome history site", Superdome.com, http://www.superdome.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=38, retrieved April 21, 2009
↑ saintsdoggle: UPDATE: Saints sell out suites for 2007 season; Season ticket wait list 25,000 deep; San Antonio finally giving up?. Saintsdoggle.blogspot.com (2007-03-15). Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
↑ Sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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↑ James Varney, "New Orleans Saints longtime equipment managers receive Gemelli Award", Times-Picayune, May 25, 2010.
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When they hear that a designer-sneaker is on sale, the majority of people rush out to get them. Do they, on the other hand, know how to properly care for them so that they last and look as good as new?
When you get your hands on a pair of stylish kicks, don't ruin your joy by wearing them after a few washes because you didn't know how to properly care for them. Your favourite brands such as Adidas and Nike offers a large collection of white hues shoes such as Nike superflys white. And it is a tough job to take care of your white shades shoes.
As a result, it is essential to understand how to properly care for them to keep them smelling fresh and looking beautiful. Here are some tips on how to take care of your sneakers.
1. Use The Proper Shoe Cleaner
If you use the right shoe cleaner to clean your shoes, you can keep them looking brand new for years. There are a variety of cleaners on the market that can be used to clean diverse types of shoes.
Water, a soft brush, and a cleaning solution should be used to clean your sneakers. After scrubbing with the cleanser, wipe it clean.
2. Restore Your Laces
When cleaning your shoelaces, pay extra attention to the white laces. Cleaning them with bleach and water is not a good idea.
Because of the bleach, the laces have weaker fibres, resulting in a different colour when you clean them in this manner.
So, if you want to keep the appearance of your laces, consider a different technique. You can soak them in warm water and use a light cleanser, swirl them around, rinse them, and let them dry.
3. Fight The Foot Funk
If you have stinky insoles as a result of sweaty feet, you must find a solution to this problem as part of caring for your footwear.
Taking the insoles out to enable them to dry is one method you may try. Then spritz them with a fragrance or sneaker spray, which you may get when you buy your shoes. Wearing moisture-wicking socks instead, especially if your feet are sweaty, is an option.
4. Have-On-The-Go Solutions
Some sneaker cleaning businesses have offered cleaning wipes that are excellent for on-the-go cleaning.
Because the wipes are portable, all you need to do is keep them in your bag. As you go around, you could spill something or get splashed, and the wipes will come in useful.
5. Use Dryer Sheets
Dryer sheets are useful not just around the house, but they can also be used to clean your sneakers.
Although most people only use them when their shoes are stinky, you may use them to keep your shoes smelling fresh even after they have been cleaned.
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Nitrogen fluoride (NF) seems like a very simple molecule and you would think it would very well understood, particularly as it is small enough that it is accessible to high level quantum chemistry calculations. However, the molecule exhibits some subtle properties that present a theoretical challenge. There is limited experimental data because the molecule is only found as an intermediate in some chemical reactions.
Just like oxygen (O2), to which it is isoelectronic, the ground state is a triplet due to Hund's rule, as discussed for O2 here.
I just read a nice paper
A Valence Bond Study of the Low-Lying States of the NF Molecule
Peifeng Su, Wei Wu, Sason Shaik, and Philippe C. Hiberty
Given that F is more electronegative than N one might expect the ground state to have a large electric dipole moment and this to increase as the molecule is stretched.
However, the ground state has only a small moment, it has the opposite direction to that expected from the electronegativity, and the direction changes sign when the bond is stretched.
Furthermore, unlike most molecules, the bond length is shorter and the dissociation energy larger in the low-lying excited states [which are singlets] than in the ground state.
The ground state has one sigma bond and six electrons in two pi orbitals.
The latter form three-electron bonds, which in the Valence Bond picture, involve exchange in position of an electron pair and an unpaired electron, where one goes from T1 above to the configurations shown below.
The authors consider 9 valence bond structures for the triplet ground state and 12 singlet VB structures for the two lowest singlet states. Their calculations lead to the following picture in terms of Lewis structures.
What insights are gained by the VB approach? Key is the idea of back donation or back bonding.
In a nutshell, the three lowest-lying states of NF can be considered as primarily bonded by a polar two-electron σ bond, complemented by π-bonding contributions of the three-electron bonding type for the ground state, and of the classical two-electron type for the excited states. In all three cases, the π-bonding contributions correspond to charge transfer from F to N, thus counterbalancing the σ polarization by back-donation. The tendencies of the bond lengths in the various electronic states comply with this simple model. Thus, all the computations and experimental measurements show that the bond length decreases consistently from the 3Σ− state to 1Δ, and from 1Δ to 1Σ+. This counterintuitive tendency, which implies that the more excited the molecule is, the more strongly it is bonded, is easily explained by the weights of the π-bonding Lewis structures, that sum up to 19 % in 3Σ− state, to 28 % in the 1Δ state, and to 37 % in the 1Σ+ one (Figure 1 and Table 1 and Table 3). The same increase in the π-bonding contribution accounts again for the unusual fact that the bonding energy is far larger in the first excited state than in the ground state (96.4 vs 72.0 kcal mol−1 at the VBCISD level). On the other hand, the bonding energy of the second excited state is now smaller than that of the first, as expected, since both excited states dissociate to the same products.
The tendencies in the dipole moment values of the various states are also readily rationalized by the simple VB model. The polar σ bond tends to tip the electron density towards the fluorine atom, and thus to favour negative values of the dipole moment (in the direction N+F−), while backdonation from the π systems has the opposite effect. The two effects compensate for each other in the ground state, where backdonation is moderate (19 % of π charge transfer). In the 1Δ state, as the π charge transfer is increased relative to the ground state (28 % vs 19 %), backdonation wins over σ polarization, leading to a significant positive dipole moment, in the direction F+N−. The effect is further reinforced in the 1Σ+ state, in which the π-charge transfer Lewis structure has such a large weight (37 %) that it completely overwhelms the σ polarization, ending up at a positive dipole moment of 0.728 D at the BOVB level.
I would like to see a basic description of these essential features in terms of a polarised two site Hubbard model with multiple orbitals and Hund's rule coupling, generalising the unpolarised two-orbital model here.
I got interested in this paper because of thinking about improper hydrogen (and halogen) bonds and wondering whether there is an "excited" diabatic state that has a shorter and stronger X-H bond than in the ground state. A general "ionic" (X^-H+) state will not have this property but if there is the option of back donation maybe something can happen....
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 1:12 PM No comments:
Labels: diabatic states, Hund's rule, quantum chemistry, valence bond theory
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Justifying pure science research: Discovery
How do you convince politicians to fund basic research?
On The West Wing there is an episode Dead Irish Writers in which many things are happening simultaneously. One is that Sam Seaborn [White House Deputy Communications Director] is meeting with a Princeton Physics Professor, Dr. Millgate who is dying of cancer but trying to secure funding for the Superconducting Super Collider. It features the following excellent dialogue.
Sam Seaborn: Okay. I said I'd do this, but it's likely he's gonna say this is an unaffordable luxury.
Millgate: We're losing the race for discovery, Sam. For discovery. Tonight, it's just me and you.
Sam Seaborn: That doesn't really sound like enough.
Millgate: No.
Then in a later scene
Senator Enlow: If only we could only say what benefit this thing has, but no one's been able to do that.
Dr. Millgate: That's because great achievement has no road map. The X-ray's pretty good. So is penicillin. Neither were discovered with a practical objective in mind. I mean, when the electron was discovered in 1897, it was useless. And now, we have an entire world run by electronics. Haydn and Mozart never studied the classics. They couldn't. They invented them.
Sam Seaborn: Discovery.
Dr. Millgate: What?
Sam Seaborn: That's the thing that you were... Discovery is what. That's what this is used for. It's for discovery.
Is this why in Australia the main source of research grants for people like me are "Discovery Grants"?
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 9:09 AM No comments:
Labels: funding, politics, videos
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
John Nash (1928 - 2015): a founder of game theory
John Nash and his wife, Alicia, tragically died in a car crash on the weekend. There is a New York Times obituary He was a brilliant young pure mathematician who laid foundations for game theory in a 27 page Ph.D thesis. Nash became widely known outside academia through the movie A Beautiful Mind, that tells his life story, focusing on his struggle with severe mental illness. It is based on an excellent biography by Sylvia Nasar. It is less sanitised than the Hollywood version.
Tragically Nash's life also illustrates the importance of mental health issues in academia, and so I mention him in talks I give about mental health for scientists.
I have a strange personal connection with Nash. When I was a graduate student at Princeton I often saw a middle aged man reading Scientific American in the Maths/Physics library. He was often there and I wondered why he was there. Didn't he have a job? Yet I don't remember ever asking anyone about him. Also, sometimes in the Physics building there were strange scribblings all over the chalk boards.
One day in 1994 I got a shock when I received a copy of The Princeton Alumni Weekly. There on the cover was a photo of the man I often saw in the library with the headline "John Nash wins Nobel Prize in Economics". Finally I found out who he was and learnt his story.
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 8:29 AM No comments:
Labels: books, economics, mathematics, mental health, movies, Nobel prize, obituaries
Friday, May 22, 2015
Advice for undergrads giving research talks
At UQ all physics honours students (4th year undergrad) have to give two 15 minute talks about their year long research project. The first is a progress report at the end of the first semester and the second at the end of the project. No grades are given for these presentations but they are attended by the 3 thesis examiners [supervisor, expert, and non-expert] and so may influence the grade for the thesis.
I think these presentations are very challenging for the students and I am sometimes impressed at the quality of the talks. This is a great opportunity for students to develop and improve their communication skills. When I was an undergrad we never had opportunities like this. Most of us also had very little public speaking experience. Students today are quite different and much more confident and polished.
Here is my advice to students.
First, review general material on giving scientific talks such as Garland's Advice to Beginning Physics Speakers or Wilkins' one page or Geroch's suggestions or Mermin's. Don't think you know better than these old timers.
Second, decide on your audience [your friends, other students, faculty, your research group, the examiners?]. I hate to say it but the examiners is the correct answer.
Taylor the talk accordingly.
Third, decide on your real goal [impress others, show how much work you have done, show off how much jargon you have learnt, be entertaining, talk about how great your research field is, make excuses for your lack of results....?].
Taylor the talk accordingly.
The goals of the progress seminar are simple.
Show you have a well defined and realistic project.
Show you have a clear plan.
Show you have started to make some progress.
The goal of the final seminar is simple.
Show you have achieved something concrete and worthwhile.
Anything else is subsidiary.
Be realistic about how much you can achieve in 15 minutes.
Some background is crucial but don't let it dominate your talk.
Don't spend more than a minute about why the research field is important and interesting.
Don't spend more than a minute on the history of the field.
Don't think you can explain how Shor's algorithm works, the subtleties of the quantum measurement problem, or the microscopic basis for Landau's Fermi liquid theory, ...
Most of the talk should be about what you have done and why it is significant.
Yet, if you can teach people one small thing they will be very appreciative.
Clearly distinguish between the contributions of founders of the field, those of your supervisor, and yourself.
Include relevant references on your slides.
Avoid irritants: being late, having problems with the technology, small fonts, endless jargon, hype, lavish Powerpoint animations, .....
Practise. Practise. Practise.
Consider writing out explicitly what you are going to say.
Start preparations early. Get feedback.
How you answer the questions is important.
Listen carefully. Don't cut off the questioner.
Don't bluff an answer. Saying you don't know is o.k.
Relax. The audience knows that this is a stressful experience, particularly for the inexperienced, and does not expect a perfect talk.
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 1:59 PM 2 comments:
Labels: job advice, talks, undergrads
Thursday, May 21, 2015
A unified picture of weak chemical bonds: hydrogen, halogen, carbon...
Previously I posted about improper hydrogen bonds. These are weak hydrogen bonds that have the unusual property that in the X-H...Y system H-bonding leads to a shortening and hardening (blue shift) of the X-H bond. In contrast, for "proper" bonds, X-H lengthens and softens (red shift).
The past few years has seen a rapid increase in interest in an even broader class of weak bonds such as "halogen bonds", denoted X-Z...Y where Z can now be not just H but a halogen (F, Cl, Br), chalcogen (O, S, Se, Te), or pnictogen (N, P, As, ..)....
There is an interesting paper that contains the helpful summary figure below
Negative hyperconjugation and red-, blue or zero-shift in X-Z---Y complexes
Jyothish Joy, Eluvathingal D. Jemmis and Kaipanchery Vidya
In trying to understand the paper I found reading the following older paper helpful
Electronic Basis of Improper Hydrogen Bonding: A Subtle Balance of Hyperconjugation and Rehybridization
Igor V. Alabugin, Mariappan Manoharan, Scott Peabody, and Frank Weinhold
[Aside: note the senior author is Weinhold who has featured in some previous posts]
The basic idea is that there are two competing interactions. "Hyperconjugation" is Weinhold's view of proper H-bonds, via the Natural Bond Orbital donor-acceptor picture where the H-bond arises due to charge transfer from the lone pair orbital on Y to the σ* (anti-bonding) orbital associated with X-H. This lengthens and hardens X-H.
When this interaction is weak there is “X-H bond shortening” due to increase in the s-character (rehybridisation of the atomic orbital on X) and polarization of the X−H bond. This is associated with a shorter and harder X-H bond.
Bent's rule is central. It is one of the most general rules governing structure of organic molecules.
atoms tend to maximize the amount of s-character in hybrid orbitals aimed toward electropositive substituents and direct hybrid orbitals with the larger amount of p-character toward more electronegative substituents.
Increasing s-character generally leads to shorter bonds.
As the donor acceptor distance (X-Y) decreases the X-Z bond becomes more polarised and the s-character increases.
The authors note it should be possible to test predicted trends since the amount of s character in the X-Z bond can be measured from the relevant NMR coupling constant.
My question is whether this subtle competition can be captured by generalising my simple 2 diabatic state model for H-bonds to a 3 state model that includes the ionic character of the X-Z bond.
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 11:09 AM 2 comments:
Labels: diabatic states, hydrogen bonds, quantum chemistry, valence bond theory
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Measuring the viscosity of the electron fluid in a metal
Previously I posted about the theoretical issue of the viscosity of the electron fluid in strongly correlated metals. This interest is partly motivated by claims from string theory techniques [AdS-CFT] that there is a universal lower bound for the viscosity. A recent experimental paper estimated the viscosity in the cuprates by an indirect method from ARPES data.
I only became aware recently that there is a somewhat direct way to measure the viscosity of the electron fluid in a metallic crystal. This has a long history going back to Mason and Pippard who in 1955 related the viscosity to the attenuation of sound. A more sophisticated and general theory was developed by Kahn and Allen.
The connection between shear viscosity and ultrasound attenuation can be loosely motivated as follows. In a viscous fluid the attenuation of a shear wave is given by Stokes law
where is the shear viscosity of the fluid, is the sound's frequency, is the fluid density, and is the speed of sound in the medium.
This equation has been used to determine the shear viscosity as a function of temperature for helium three [a correlated neutral fermion fluid]. Extensive experimental data is reviewed here.
In a metal, provided the wavelength of sound is much larger than the electronic mean free path, then one is in the hydrodynamic limit, and the attenuation is given by a similar expression to that above (with appropriate indices for crystal axes), with the solid density (not the electron fluid).
One can show from the Boltzmann equation that in a simple free electron model that the electronic viscosity is proportional to the scattering time, just like the conductivity. Hence, the ultrasound attenuation should scale with the conductivity.
Indirect evidence for this idea is from the data below that shows the temperature dependence of ultrasound attenuation of aluminium (taken from here).
In clean metals, such as for the data shown above, the attenuation [and viscosity] becomes very large at low temperatures, making it easier to measure.
Also, for high frequency ultrasound, one can reach the "quantum regime" where the mean free path becomes comparable to the sound wavelength. Pippard worked out a general theory describing the crossover from the hydrodynamic regime to this quantum regime.
In bad metals could one experimentally see the small viscosity, of the order of n hbar [where n is the density]? First, the small mean free path, characteristic of bad metals, means one will always be in the hydrodynamic regime. However, the small viscosity means that the sound attenuation due to the electron fluid will be small and possibly dominated by other sources of attenuation such as crystal dislocations. A rough estimate for an electron viscosity of order of n hbar and a sound frequency of 1 GHz gives an attenuation of less than 0.1 cm-1, of the order of typical sensitivity, such as in these measurements for heavy fermion compounds.
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 5:02 PM No comments:
Labels: bad metals, cuprates, hydrodynamics, strong correlations
Friday, May 15, 2015
What is real scientific integrity?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary Integrity = "The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles".
When people talk about scientific integrity and misconduct they mostly have a narrow definition which means "don't make up data."
However, I think we need to consider a broader definition of integrity that relates to all communications and messages.
Scientists talk about their research in a wide range of forums:
private discussions
articles in luxury journals
articles in professional society journals (PRA, JCP etc)
grant applications and job applications
seminars at universities and conference presentations
press releases and interviews
public lectures and popular books
Yet it seems it has now become quite acceptable to have different messages (claims and conclusions) in different forums. This post was stimulated by a perceptive comment by Steve W on a previous post.
My finding is if you talk to the authors of luxury papers with controversial or sexy explanations, that they will be the first to admit their own skepticism regarding their explanations of the data. But somehow this skepticism is not conferred to the text, because the luxury journals like clear, concise, authoritative explanations. Most of the details get hashed out later in less prominent, but longer form journals, and these are only followed closely by those within the specific community.
For a concrete example see a recent post by Peter Woit about the basic question, "Is string theory experimentally testable?" He highlights a significant inconsistency between the answers in a preprint, the published version in PRL, a press release, and a public talk by Amanda Peet.
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 4:37 PM No comments:
Labels: ethics, hype, journals
Thursday, May 14, 2015
From a spin liquid to a correlated Dirac metal
There is an interesting paper
Theoretical prediction of a strongly correlated Dirac metal
I. I. Mazin, Harald O. Jeschke, Frank Lechermann, Hunpyo Lee, Mario Fink, Ronny Thomale, Roser Valentí
The compound Herbertsmithite ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2 has attracted a lot of interest because it is a Mott insulator with a layered crystal structure where the Cu2+ ions (spin 1/2) are arranged in a kagome lattice.
There is some evidence both experimentally and theoretically that the ground state is a spin liquid.
[However, inevitably there are complications such as the role of impurities and the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction].
In this paper the authors replace the Zn2+ ions with (isoelectronic) Ga3+ ions. This means that in non-interacting electron picture the bands go from half filling (n=1) to two-third filling (n=4/3). This is of particular interest because for a tight-binding model on the kagome lattice there are symmetry protected Dirac points, just like in graphene, at this band filling.
There are subtle interlayer effects because the kagome layers order ABCABC....
This changes the three-dimensional Bravais lattice from hexagonal to rhombohedral and a doped system will have a Fermi surface like that below.
However, one needs to take into account the strong interactions associated with the localised Cu orbitals that lead to a Mott insulator at half filling. The authors use a range of theoretical techniques (rotationally invariant slave bosons, functional RG, Dynamical Cluster Approximation (DMFT)), to investigate instabilities in the associated Hubbard model.
They find a subtle competition between metallicity, charge ordering, ferromagnetism, and f-wave superconductivity.
Hopefully, someone will make this compound soon!
I thank Ben Powell for bringing the paper to my attention. He and Anthony Jacko recently considered an organometallic material with a rich band structure that interpolates between honeycomb and kagome.
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 4:35 PM No comments:
Labels: DMFT, frustration, graphene, spin liquid, strong correlations, superconductivity
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
The challenging interface of science, policy, and politics
Last week I went to an interesting talk What are the effects of dredging on the Great Barrier Reef?
by Laurence McCook, at the Global Change Institute at UQ.
I went because I knew Laurence in my undergraduate days at ANU. In first year we had all the same lectures, tutorials, and labs. (I guess groups were assigned based on the alphabet.) We became friends and he introduced me to many beautiful places for bushwalking [backpacking] and cross country skiing near Canberra.
There is a piece on the Conversation that gives a brief summary of the issues associated with the report from the expert panel that Laurence and Britta Schaffelke co-chaired. Basically, it involved a "cat herding" exercise with 17 experts from industry, government, and universities. I am always impressed by people who manage such enterprises and can produce concrete useful outcomes. I think it requires considerable patience, political skills, and leadership.
A helpful figure is below.
Aside: it would be interesting to try and do an exercise like this for topics such as cuprate superconductors, topological quantum computing, water, glasses, quantum molecular biophysics......
So what effect does dredging have?
Specifically, which of the effects is most likely to do the greatest environmental damage?
It seems that the ongoing turbidity [cloudy water] and sedimentation associated with sediment dynamics could be the biggest problem. But, this is also one of the most poorly understood processes.
The figure below summarises some of the complex processes involved. Modelling this presents a major challenge (and some interesting science).
A problem with these exercises where science meets policy meets politics, particularly on controversial issues, is that they can highlight uncertainty and the general public does not like that. Science is meant to be certain. People want black and white answers. "Dredging is harmless and we should not worry about it vs. Dredging is an environmental disaster and should be banned".
It is interesting that of "10 scientific ideas that scientists wish you would stop mis-using" the first is Proof.
Posted by Ross H. McKenzie at 11:11 AM 1 comment:
Labels: climate change, hydrodynamics, politics, water
Friday, May 8, 2015
Holon-doublon binding as the mechanism for the Mott transition
What is the mechanism of the Mott metal-insulator transition?
After 50 years this remains a debated issue.
A number of distinct mechanisms for the transition have been proposed. These include those due to Brinkman and Rice (where the quasi-particle weight in the metallic phase approaches zero as the transition is approached), Hubbard (where vanishing of the charge gap occurs when the upper and lower Hubbard bands overlap), or Dynamical Mean-Field Theory (DMFT) which combines both these features.
My collaborators and I discuss an alternative mechanism in a paper that we just finished.
Holon-Doublon Binding as the Mechanism for the Mott transition
Peter Prelovsek, Jure Kokalj, Zala Lenarcic, and Ross H. McKenzie
We study the binding of a holon to a doublon in a half-filled Hubbard model as the mechanism of the zero-temperature metal-insulator transition. In a spin polarized system and a non-bipartite lattice a single holon-doublon (HD) pair exhibits a binding transition (e.g., on a face-centred cubic lattice), or a sharp crossover (e.g., on a triangular lattice) corresponding well to the standard Mott transition in unpolarized systems. We extend the HD-pair study towards non-polarized systems by considering more general spin background and by treating the finite HD density within a BCS-type approximation. Both approaches lead to a discontinuous transition away from the fully polarized system and give density correlations consistent with numerical results on a triangular lattice.
Two things I found (pleasantly) surprising in this study were:
-two "simple" analytical approaches (retraceable path approximation and a BCS-type variational wave function) seem to capture much of the essential physics.
-one can learn quite a lot by approaching the problem from the highly (spin) polarised limit.
We welcome comments and suggestions.
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Labels: DMFT, strong correlations
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Battling High Impact Factor Syndrome II
Last friday we had a great colloquium at UQ from Carl Caves on High-impact-factor syndrome: What, why, and what to do.
Much of the talk followed Carl's article The High-impact-factor syndrome on The Back Page of the American Physical Society News. I posted about it before.
Here are a few new things that emerged.
Reinhardt Werner had a nice piece in Nature, The focus on bibliometrics makes papers less useful. The comments and his responses are worth reading.
Last week Nature published The Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics.
Nature Publishing Group has launched the Nature Index to rate individuals, departments, institutions, and countries. They claim it is a "global indicator of high quality research". It is based on only 68 journals, including many NPG journals! For example, the only APS journals included are PRL and the Rapid Communications parts of PRA, PRB, and PRD. Journal of Chemical Physics is not included. There are no mathematics journals.
I find this enterprise rather disturbing.
One needs to consider not just the Impact Factor which is a mean (average) but rather the width and the shape of the distribution.
For example, for Nature Physics, the bottom 50 per cent have 7 citations/paper/year. This is the same as the impact factor for PRL. Hence, even if you believe in such citation measures, half of the Nature Physics papers are really just like a PRL!
What are some of the problems with HIF syndrome?
Campbell's law will come into play.
"The more any quantitative social indicator (or even some qualitative indicator) is used for social decision-making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor."
Gaming the system is inevitable.
Scientists surrender their research agenda to the Editors of Nature.
There is a tendency toward short, punchy, "hit and run" papers.
There is a trend towards hype and salemanship and fluff. This means a reduction in the commitment to the search for truth and scientific integrity, two things that set science apart as a social enterprise.
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Labels: better science, funding, hype, journals, mathematics, metrics
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Not seeing the pseudogap in ultra cold 2D atoms
Two weeks ago it was nice to have Meera Parish visit UQ and give a colloquium Fermions in Flatland. She recently moved to Monash University from University College London.
One important point she made was the comparison of the two figures below, showing a colour intensity plot of the one fermion spectral function A(E,k) for a two-dimensional Fermi gas near the unitary limit (BCS-BEC crossover).
The bottom figure is experimental data from a Nature paper,
Observation of a pairing pseudogap in a two-dimensional Fermi gas.
It makes much of the possible connection to the pseudogap seen in cuprate superconductors.
The top figure is from a theory paper
Pair Correlations in the Two-Dimensional Fermi Gas
Vudtiwat Ngampruetikorn, Jesper Levinsen, and Meera M. Parish
Therefore, our results suggest that the observed pairing gap [Nature paper] effectively arises from two-body physics and does not correspond to a pseudogap regime. This view is further supported by the fact that the pairing gap in the spectrum persists to very high temperatures well above Tc, as shown in Fig. [above]. Moreover, we see that the “closure” of the gap with increasing temperature appears to be due to the thermal broadening of the two branches.
An earlier post discussed more recent measurements of the spectral function in three-dimensional ultra cold fermionic atoms near the unitary limit.
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Labels: BECs, cold atoms, pseudogap, superconductivity, superfluidity
Friday, May 1, 2015
The challenge of setting priorities
We all have limited time, energy, and money.
We all have priorities even if we can't clearly state them or don't publicly state them.
Setting priorities is a challenge not just for individuals but also for departments, institutions, and research fields.
I think rarely does this happen well.
When priorities are not clearly stated, whether from individuals to institutions, "stake holders" are left trying to guess and speculate what the priorities really are.
Publicly stated priorities too often look like a "dog's breakfast": a mishmash of wish lists from competing interests, or a laundry list...
I feel this sometimes applies to lists of "research strengths" or "research priorities" that Australian universities come up with every few years.
Every few years departments in Australian universities are extensively reviewed, leading to a list of 20-30 specific recommendations, that the department chair is then held accountable to implement before the next review. However, these recommendations seem to be given equal weight whereas they really may vary significantly in their importance and value.
Another example are the Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations, which are the successor to the eight Millennium Development Goals. In spite of their many faults I think the MDGs had merits and did lead to some significant outcomes. But, the SDGs (17 goals with 169 targets) may lead to no significant outcomes due to their breadth, as critiqued by The Economist.
Because condensed matter physics and chemistry are diverse and diffuse fields I think they can suffer in the funding game, particularly in some countries, when you have competing interests that will publicly (or privately when reviewing grant proposals) put each other down. In contrast, some fields such as high energy physics and astrophysics are sometimes very good at bringing their community together to privately agree on priorities and then publicly lobby for support, particularly for large projects.
I think a recent exception for condensed matter is that finally the community has agreed that growth of high quality single crystals of quantum materials is a long-neglected priority, something that the Moore Foundation has picked up on.
Do why don't we set priorities?
It is hard work.
It involves incomplete information where the future is uncertain.
We don't know what projects or people are going to be fruitful in the long term.
It may involve the painful process of saying no.
We have to say no to many good things in order to realistically pursue a couple of excellent goals.
Sometimes it is time to quit and cut our losses.
Some people will be disappointed and/or get offended.
They and/or their pet projects may not be a priority.
This is particularly why often real priorities are not clearly stated or when they are they are a "dogs breakfast".
We are waiting for a miracle to happen.
If all of the sudden we got a big breakthrough on the project, or a new big grant or a brilliant student or something else things would become easier and simpler.
Having said all this, I think having set the priorities is just the first challenge. Sticking to them in the face of setbacks, changing circumstances, criticism, and discouragements can be an even greater challenge.
So, how do you set priorities? If not, why not?
Should chemistry and condensed matter be more clearly setting priorities? Is that politically realistic?
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Labels: funding, job advice, Majority world, politics
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The state of Oklahoma is unique among US states in that it was intended to be, at least wide areas of it, a home for Native Americans who were moved there as the United States expanded and people moved into areas that once had Native Americans. However, over time, Oklahoma began to also emerge as a state with settlers who moved in from neighboring regions.
Contents
1 The Emergence of Oklahoma
2 The Establishment of the State
3 Recent History
4 Summary
5 References
The Emergence of Oklahoma
Oklahoma was part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 that greatly expanded the area of the United States. The region was settled by a variety of Native American populations, including the Caddoans, Siouans, and Athapascans (mainly Plains Apache). The region was also raided and used as a hunting ground by Kiowa, Comanche, and Arapaho populations. This mostly continued through the 18th century and into the early 19th century. Things began to change by the 1830s when the growing United States focused on policies of forced Native American removals from the eastern United States. This was a policy started by the 1830 Indian Removal Act under Andrew Jackson's strong support for this act. Initially, since the time of George Washington, US government policy towards native populations had been attempts to gradually assimilate Native Americans through the teaching of English, conversion to Christianity, and adoption of European styles and dress. However, this also led to resistance and Andrew Jackson, as he became the 7th US president, began to see the need for a new policy focused on removal of indigenous groups.
While the United States recognized the region around Oklahoma as Indian Territory, in the 1830s Indian Territory was much larger than Oklahoma, with wide territories west of the Mississippi river designated as part of Indian Territory. However, that land gradually was reduced over time as settlers crossed the Mississippi. This was a place envisioned to be the home of indigenous populations, a place to separate the Native Americans from settlers. Some of the early tribes that were moved were composed of Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw. The Alabama natives were also included over time. This policy continued into the Civil War era. Most of the tribes relocated were from southern states, as these states were the most vocal supporters of the Act that Jackson signed. There was opposition from northern states, but Jackson saw this as hypocritical given that Native Americans by then had been largely removed or integrated into life in the northern states. Perhaps the most well documented forced removal was the Cherokee Nation removal in 1838, triggered by the discovery of gold in Georgia, what became known as the Trail of Tears, but overall more than 60,000 total Native Americans were forcibly removed across the southern states.
The Establishment of the State
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A partitioned space provides the ability to perform space operations against multiple spaces from a single proxy transparently. The primary goal of the partitioned space is to provide unlimited In-Memory space storage size and group objects into the same partition to speed up performance. The initial intention is to write data into the partitioned space, and route query operations based on the template data.
Note that in such a configuration, the different spaces defined as partitions are not aware of each other (“Share Nothing”) - the client proxy is the one that is aware of the partitioned space configuration.
Defining a Routing Property
Partitioning is used when the total data set is too big to be stored in a single space, and we want to divide the data into two or more groups (partitions). In order to do that, the proxy needs to know how to partition the data, i.e. which entry belongs in which partition.
In order to accomplish that a routing property can be defined on the entry type. When the proxy is asked to write an entry, it uses the entry’s routing property’s hash code to determine the relevant partition for it:
Target partition space ID = safeABS(routing field hashcode) % (number of partitions)
int safeABS( int value)
{
return value == Integer.MIN_VALUE ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : Math.abs(value);
}
The routing property can be explicitly set using the @SpaceRouting annotation for POJO entries or via the SpaceTypeDescriptorBuilder for document entries. If the routing property is not explicitly set, the space id property is used for routing. If the space id property is not defined, the first indexed property (alphabetically) is used for routing, otherwise the first property (alphabetically) is used for routing.
Note
It is highly recommended to explicitly define a routing property - when both space routing and space id are not defined, relying on implicit routing property selection can be confusing (being maintained mainly for backwards compatibility).
Note
An auto-generated space ID can be used for routing as well. If the space ID is not defined in a document type, it will be implicitly defined to auto-generate the ID and routing information. (In earlier versions this was not supported, and was ignored in the implicit routing property selection mechanism.)
In some scenarios, the data model does not require sophisticated partitioning, and simple space-id-based partitioning is all that’s needed (hence the default). In other scenarios this is not enough. For example, suppose we have a Customer class with a customerId, and an Order class with an orderId and customerId, and we want all the orders of each customer to be co-located with it in the same partition. In that case we’d explicitly set the routing property of Order to customerId to ensure they’re co-located.
However, note that all objects with a given routing value will be stored on the same partition. This means that a given partition must be able to hold all similarly-routed objects. If the routing value is weighted too far in a given direction (i.e., the distribution is very uneven, with one value having 90% of the data set, for example) the partitioning will be uneven. It’s best to use a derived routing field that gives a flat distribution across all nodes, if possible.
Writing New Objects with a Collocated Business Logic
When writing new objects from a collocated business logic with a partitioned space, the routing field must “match” the collocated space instance. When writing new objects from a collocated business logic with a partitioned space, the routing field must “match” the collocated space instance.
See also:
See Writing New Objects from a Collocated Business Logic for details.
Writing To a Partitioned Space
As explained above, in Defining a Routing Property, when a proxy is asked to write an entry it extracts the routing property value to determine the relevant partition ID and forwards the entry to that partition. If the routing property value is null, an exception will be thrown indicating the proxy cannot write the entry because it does not know the target partition.
When an entry is being updated, the proxy uses the routing property to route the update request to the relevant partition.
On a batch write/update via writeMultiple, the proxy iterates over the batch of entries and divides them into groups according to the routing property, and each group is sent to the relevant partition in parallel.
An auto-generated ID property can be used for routing as well - the proxy detects that routing is auto-generated, selects a partition using a round-robin approach and forwards the entry to that partition. The space embeds the partition ID in the auto-generated ID value, so if the entry is later updated the proxy will extract the partition ID from the ID value and route the entry to the correct partition. Note that auto-generated routing is only valid in conjunction with auto-generated ID, and cannot be used to route other entries.
Querying a Partitioned Space
When a proxy is asked to execute a query (template, SQL or id) on a partitioned space, it first checks if the query contains a routing value. If it does, the query is executed only on the relevant partition, otherwise it is broadcast to the entire cluster.
This is relevant to all the read / take methods (if exists, by id, async, multiple, etc.), as well as the count and clear methods and space notifications.
Note
Blocking operations (read / take with timeout greater than 0) on a partitioned space do not support broadcast - if the routing value is null an exception will be thrown.
FIFO ordering is maintained per partition. If a FIFO query is broadcasted to the entire cluster the results are not guaranteed to be FIFO ordered.
Initializing a Partitioned Space
When initializing a partitioned space, it is possible to load only the data you need for a specific partition.
See also:
For more details, see Space Persistency Initial Load.
Non-Partitioned Operations
The clean and snapshot operations are not partition-aware, i.e. they are executed on a default partition that the proxy selects implicitly, and not broadcast to the entire cluster.
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A decade or so ago who would have a thought technology will play the role of a catalyst in the field of education. Technology is a catalyst for not just change but a revolution. The use of advanced technology driven learning methodologies are changing the academic environment at multiple levels.
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In fact, it is helping students understand concepts better and at the same allowing educators explore unique, interactive and highly engaging avenues to impart learning.
The world of education is experiencing a paradigm shift with respect to student-teacher relationships and the classroom environment. This is a result of a number of technology trends that are ushering an education revolution of sorts. Let’s take a look at some of these trends:
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
BYOD is not a new trend in education, but when it first made its appearance on the scene, there were very few schools or institutes of learning that adopted this concept. But today, the BYOD is a wave that is fast reaching its crest; with technology especially smartphones becoming cheaper, carrying devices to school is no longer prohibitive.
BYOD is increasingly being embraced by learning institutions to not just improve learning experiences of students but teacher productivity, as well. Schools have begun preparing policies that will allow them to integrate the use of devices in classroom. The purpose behind using BYOD is not only limited to using technology for improving student learning but also teacher productivity. The idea is to also expand the capabilities of existing technology systems that are already being used. A case in point being tablets being used to improve existing technology infrastructure in the form of computers.
It is important to understand that BYOD doesn’t seem to add new technology, but enhances the technology investment already made by the school. It’s an add-on that helps leverage existing learning methodologies and technology systems to take them to the next level. BYOD is an attempt to shift from print resources to digital resources that are usually housed in the cloud making access to learning resources affordable and real time.
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
Let’s face it education, specifically premier high quality education is becoming expensive and prohibitively so. By their very nature MOOCs are a means to reduce the cost of learning and also expanding higher education. While such courses have been doing the rounds for many years now, there is still time before they will be adopted in an across the board manner.
While educators believe MOOCs will be the foundation of a web empowered learning environment of the future, these courses are yet to take off in a big way. But, there are colleges slowly getting on board the MOOCs revolution that will begin offering MOOCs courses in a few years. There is very little doubt that this is a technology trend that has a huge shelf life and will come into its own slowly but surely. It is a trend whose potential to revolutionize education is immense.
Social Media Tools
No list of technology trends can be complete without mentioning social media. In fact, we are increasingly finding the imprint of social media in education. You already have teachers using social networks like Facebook to increase the collaboration between students of a class by creating a Facebook page for the classroom. Universities are creating their own social networks for their students and public social networks focused on students like UNII.COM are getting popular.
What we will witness in the not too distant future is a deluge of platforms offering the same experiences that the popular social media platforms are offering today, with one critical difference; these platforms will be specially designed for students and teachers. Imagine a scenario wherein, students from India are discussing the merits and/or demerits of their learning systems or a Math lecture with students in Chile or Peru. That’s going to happen and it will happen soon enough. Inter personal relationships will develop amongst students with learning as the central theme. The scope of such platforms is limitless.
Personalized Education
Imagine a scenario in which technology recognizes the personal learning needs of a particular student and recommends learning methodologies to teachers that will be a perfect fit for the student’s needs. Think this is straight out a science fiction movie? No it isn’t; it’s very real and it’s happening. IBM has come up with advanced learning technology solutions known as PETALS (Personalized Education Through Analytics on Learning Systems) that use predictive modeling, advance case management, machine learning and deep content analytics. This technology will help learning move towards a more personalized approach that seeks to identify the learning needs of individuals and create customized learning pathways that help satisfy these needs. As can be imagined, this will improve learning outcomes and at the same time improve the student’s overall performance throughout his/her academic life.
This is not a one off research technology project; such technologies that seek to personalize education are in varying degrees of testing and adoption. Of course it will be a long time before such technologies are used commonly across education institutes; but the fact that we are already talking about such technology and there is a buzz around them, means we are well on our way to personalizing learning.
To Conclude
Technology has always had a role to play in education. Whether it’s the desktop computers that are still popularly used or the internet, the projector or the various tools that are improving the interactive learning experience of students, technology is doing its bit to improve education by increasing the caliber of students and teachers. There is no doubt that the technology trends doing the rounds today will experience popular adoption, in the near future giving way to newer and better trends. All in all it’s wonderful news for education and all its stakeholders.
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La Palma volcano eruption: Mon 25 Oct
The European Union has released four satellite images from different dates which show how the path of the lava has changed since the eruption began on 19 September.
New images under the sea near La Palma show the amount of ash that has landed on the ocean floor. The marine life has been impacted by the ash, and could be threatened going forward.
However, many of these ecosystem will regenerate as they have evolved with volcanic eruption as a normal part of the biologic and environmental process.
7000 people have had to evacuate their homes in La Palma as the lava continues to flow from the volcano.
Volcano's impact on ocean life 'minimal' at present
Speaking on Monday, general secretary for the Dpt of Agriculture & Fishing, Alicia Villauriz claimed that the impact of the active Cumbre Vieja volcano and the lava spill into the sea at present is 'insignificant' and has yet to cause the death of fish in the waters close to La Palma.
200 pre-fabricated houses to be erected
The Canary Island government has confirmed that it will erect some 200 pre-fab houses for the man families forced to leave their homes in El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane and Tazacorte as a result of destruction or the threat posed by the active Cumbre Vieja volcano.
Ash clearance in Tazacorte
Two workers clean the ash from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in Tazacorte, on the Canary Island of La Palma.
Cumbre Viejo from the air
A cloud of smoke and ash rises from Cumbre Vieja volcano over the Canary Island of La Palma as seen from an aircraft flying over Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain
Photo Guillermo Martinez
Cumbre Vieja 'more active each day' claims expert
Involcan spokesperson David Calvo claimed that the volcano s generating more seismic activity with the passing of each day and has become more active over the past few days in terms of lava production.
Real Betis play their part in helping La Palma
One of Spanish football's (soccer) biggest clubs is playing a role in helping the people of the stricken island and the Seville based outfit have set-up a series of accounts where donations can be made. The club also plan to donate a percentage of the gate money from the Betis-Valencia LaLiga game towards the island fund.
Burger Combat winner with La Palma burger tribute
300 chefs battled it out over the weekend in Madrid with the Burger Combat title on the line. The overall winner of the competition Vanessa San Jose with her 'La Palma' burger. The professional chef took just 20 minutes to prepare her 'La Palma' tribute with the colours of her creation resembling those of the Cumbre Vieja volcano.
Anyone looking to sample Vanessa's creation can do so by popping into La Bistroteca in central Madrid.
(Pic via El Español)
More images of latest cone collapse
Here is further video footage of the aftermath of today's third break in the Cumbre Vieja cone:
Involcan reports further break in Cumbre Vieja cone
The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (Involcan) has reported that another break in the Cumbre Vieja cone, which appears to have occurred around 8:30pm local time, has led yet greater amounts of lava to flow from the volcano.
"A few minutes ago the cone broke and caused more lava overflows and landslides that have generated air currents," Involcan said on its Twitter feed at 8:46pm local time.
This is the third break in the cone registered so far today.
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The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on La Palma on Monday, as seen from El Paso.
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Volcano suffers another "small collapse"
A further "small collapse" of the Cumbre Vieja volcano's cone occurred on Monday evening at 5pm local time, the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute has reported. Earlier on Monday, a partial collapse had exposed a large source of lava.
Air quality has improved but masks still advised
While Cumbre Vieja continues to relentlessly spew out lava, toxic gases, rocks, ash and other pyroclastic material, the air quality on La Palma has improved in comparison to recent days.
Authorities still advise that anyone venturing out onto the street for any length of time should wear a FFP2 mask, especially those who have pulmonary issues.
Plumes of ash and gas rising to 3,800 metres
Cumbre Vieja, the volcano errupting on La Palma is showing no signs of ceasing activity. Daily sulphur dioxide emission have been recorded at 50,000 tonnes. Meanwhile the plume of ash, gas and dust has reached heights of 3,800 metros - as can be seen here in one of the most recent videos released by CSIC.
New vent opens up on the side of La Palma volcano
A new vent opened up on the side of Cumbre Vieja on Monday afternoon at approximately 14:45 hours local time, the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute INVOLCAN informed. The Institute also shared footage of cascades of red-hot lava flowing down the side of the volcano in the Tacande district.
Around 150 families have lost their sole residence due to the erruption
The Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing has identified a total of 154 families who have lost their family homes, their sole residence due to the volcanic erruption on La Palma The figures are expected to rise as the situation on the island continues. The regional government has ordered 200 prefabricated houses while will be fully equipped over the next few weeks to house those who have been displaced.
Roadblocks in Fuencaliente
La Palma's regional government announced on Monday that access to Fuencaliente via road has been blocked temporarily due to the risk of landslides. Residents who have been evacuated from areas including Corazoncillo, Jedey and San Nicolás will not be able to return to collect belongings until authorities confirm it is safe to do so.
Cumbre Vieja's fifth vent
Due to the opening of the new vent, the amount of magma reaching the surface increased, leading the lava to overflow Sunday afternoon.
The volcanic cone on Saturday also began to emit lava – before then it had only been spewing out pyroclastic material. Miguel Ángel Morcuende, the technical director of the Canaries Volcano Risk Prevention Plan (Pevolca), which is managing the crisis, explained that this “is an important fact because in the end there is a redistribution of magma to other points.”
Guillermo Vega brings you a summary of the situation as of Monday morning.
Partial collapse of volcano cone exposes large lava source
A partial collapse of the cone this Monday morning has exposed a large source of lava, as reported by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan).
"At the moment we are seeing more activity," stated the spokesman of Involcan, David Calvo, with concerns of the amount of gases front of mind.
Calvo has pointed out that now attention turns to where the lava will flow. It's possible they will head towards the neighbourhoods of Todoque and La Laguna again, could fill in other routes that have already been touched, or even go to a previously unaffected area.
He also advised that some lava flows have widened so much that they are causing new security risks.
Measures and restrictions in La Palma
The local council has provided guidance to residents of Las Martelas, Cuesta Zapata, Marina Alta, Marina Baja and La Condesa that they can remove household goods today.
Meanwhile, those living in Corazoncillo, Jedey and San Nicolás will not be able to access their homes to collect objects or belongings; and the irrigation and fruit harvesting in El Remo, Charco Verde and Puerto Naos is on hold.
Access by the Fuencaliente road is suspended due to the possibility of landslides.
"These measures may vary depending on weather conditions and evolution of the eruptive process. Stay informed with official sources," the council said on Twitter.
La Palma registers more than 80 small earthquakes since last midnight
More than 80 earthquakes were recorded on the island of La Palma between midnight and 7 am local time, although none of them were above 3.5 magnitude, according to data from the National Geographic Institute (IGN). Fuencaliente and Villa de Mazo continue to have the highest seismic activity on La Palma and have done since the Cumbre Vieja eruption started on 19 September.
The largest of those recorded so far took place on 23 Saturday, in Mazo, with a magnitude of 4.9 and intensity IV, at a depth of 38 kilometers, which could be felt by the residents. The scientific committee of the Volcanic Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands (Pevolca) has been warning for several days of the possibility of earthquakes of intensity VI, considered "slightly damaging".
In these cases, small objects may fall, furniture may be displaced and sometimes plates and glasses may be broken, as well as damage of varying degrees to buildings.
La Palma in infra-red
Volcanic activity from Cumbre Vieja captured with infra-red cameras over night.
Alonso's Austin GP tribute to La Palma
In recent days we told you about Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso's efforts to help those devastated by the volcanic activity. After the US GP he posted the following comment.
Who are the 'A Team' dog rescuers in La Palma?
In recent days, focus has been drawn to the mysterious A Team which has conducted various missions to rescue dogs trapped in the path of the volcano in La Palma.
After a banner reading "Fuerza La Palma. The dogs are fine." signed by the A Team was found, drone footage has identified human footprints in the area, meaning that someone or a group is entering the registered area to provide care and rescue the dogs.
More information on the case that has baffled local officials and animal rights activists is available from The Canary News.
Cumbre Vieja lights up night sky
The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute has been releasing some stunning live footage of the eruption on La Palma and this photo shows the activity on the volcano late on Sunday, with lava still exploding from the mountain over a month since the eruption began.
Is a tsunami from Cumbre Vieja eruption likely?
There has been plenty of speculation about the possibility of a mega-tsunami as a result of the Cumbre Vieja eruption, but is such a scenario really likely? Not so, according to most experts.
A report from the United States Geological Survey largely debunks a 2001 paper on the subject. While it wasn't entirely out of the question depending on various factors, the conditions for such a cataclysmic event have not been met by the current eruption.
Streets in La Palma ruined
New footage of the lava flow, shows what many streets in La Palma currently look like.
These images show the level of destruction that volcano has had, and just how difficult it will be to open roads throughout the impact area once the eruption has ended.
Cumbre Vieja keeps bubbling
The eruption that began well over a month ago in La Palma, shows no signs of slowing.
More than 79 earthquakes were recorded on the island Sunday, after a 5.0 magnitude quake was recorded yesterday. That's the biggest so far.
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Hello and welcome to our live blog for Monday 25 October 2021, bringing you the latest updates and information on the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma.
Many believed it would be short-lived when the lava first began flowing way back on 19 September. As we now know, that prediction was a long way from what has transpired since.
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Bienvenido a Curanderismo: ¡Influencias globales y culturales de la medicina tradicional! Hoy te unes a miles de estudiantes que actualmente están inscritos en el curso. Estoy emocionado de tenerte en la clase y espero tus contribuciones a la comunidad de aprendizaje. Para comenzar, recomiendo tomarse unos minutos para explorar el curso. Revisa el material que cubriremos cada semana y observa la vista previa de las tareas que deberás completar para aprobar el curso. Haz clic en Discusiones para ver foros donde puedes discutir el material del curso con otros estudiantes que toman la clase. Si tiene preguntas sobre el contenido del curso, publícalas en los foros para obtener ayuda de otros miembros de la comunidad del curso. Para problemas técnicos con la plataforma Coursera, visita el Centro de ayuda para estudiantes. ¡Buena suerte al comenzar y espero que disfrutes del curso! Mario del Angel Guevara Es necesario conseguir 2 libros para la clase. Link para obtener los libros de la clase. Puedes comprar el libro electrónico a un precio más accesible haciendo clic en "Digital copy": https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/curanderismo-art-traditional-medicine-without-borders-spanish-edition https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/curandero-traditional-healers-mexico-and-southwest-spanish
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Tratamiento tradicional maya para la mujer / Manteadas y sobadas
En el módulo 3, los estudiantes aprenderán sobre los beneficios que tienen las manteadas en mujeres embarazadas para el cuidado de su bebé. También, se hablará sobre algunas de las condiciones que pueden prevenir el embarazo de acuerdo a la medicina maya y cómo tratarlas. Por último, Rita Navarrete, de la Ciudad de México, nos presenta una demostración de las sobadas en el cuerpo para aliviar el dolor muscular.
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[FOREIGN] >> Good afternoon, everybody. It's an honor and a privilege to be here and again I'll be assisting with and translating for you. But I also want to present and somebody that's assisting us that has been with us for a while Catalina Ole Good. Thank you. Go ahead and lay down, [FOREIGN] >> If you're pleased lay down, >> [FOREIGN] >> In one second. >> [FOREIGN] >> This is the practice of what we call Manteadas or shawl healing. >> [FOREIGN] >> You want to have a piece of material that is of cotton. Is that thing Mika? >> This technique >> Is [FOREIGN] >> It's very agreeable. It feels great. >> Somebody thought when do I problem at a sciatica >> Specifically if somebody has problems with the sciatica >> They said to be careless with their cervicals. >> [FOREIGN]. >> But also when women have given birth. >> [FOREIGN]. >> But also when the ovaries are not where they should be. [FOREIGN] >> When there's a lot of stress. >> [FOREIGN] >> Or when there's muscular pain, >> [FOREIGN] >> This what I'm going to use. >> [FOREIGN] >> It could be oil that we've made and prepared that soaked with herbs. >> [FOREIGN] >> And normally when we do this, we use hot herbs. >> [FOREIGN_LANGUAGE] Muscular. >> Sometimes there's muscular pain. >> You look at your elbow is so what I do is [FOREIGN _LANGUAGE] >> I massage a little bit wherever there's pain on the body. >> [FOREIGN_LANGUAGE] >> This therapy is very, very relaxing. [FOREIGN] >> You don't use any pressure. >> [FOREIGN] >> We warm the muscular area. >> [FOREIGN] >> So the oil can penetrate into the body. >> [FOREIGN] >> In the fourth or fifth lumbar region if there's muscular pain. >> [FOREIGN] >> We ask the person to roll to their side so that we could put the ointment on their back. >> And if they can't move a lot [ >> FOREIGN] >> You do it real softly. >> [FOREIGN] >> This is to warm the muscle. >> [FOREIGN] >> Especially in the gluteus muscle. [FOREIGN] >> Or you could use an ointment, but preferably you want to use an ointment that's been made with hot plates. >> [FOREIGN] >> This ointment has Rosemary. >> [FOREIGN] >> Eucalyptus. Right is the auto golden route. Rule the >> Rule tambien si si CIE galore [FOREIGN] >> But also if there's pain in the muscles. >> [FOREIGN] >> In the shin area. >> [FOREIGN] >> We can warm, real softly. >> [FOREIGN] >> Just to hydrate the skin. [FOREIGN] >> We know that sometimes in the knee, there can be a lot of pain. >> [FOREIGN] >> And here you wouldn't use any pressure, you're just hydrating the skin. >> [FOREIGN] >> You could also do it on the feet. >> [FOREIGN] >> And we start preparing the body. >> [FOREIGN] >> What feels really great about this therapy. >> [FOREIGN] >> Is that you do not have to remove the clothing. [FOREIGN] >> The people that do this type of work >> [FOREIGN] >> You really need to protect your waste. >> [FOREIGN] >> For the force that we're going to be using. >> [FOREIGN] >> I need to breathe deeply. >> [FOREIGN] >> Inhaling and exhaling to relax. >> [FOREIGN] >> This will be for like five minutes that you will warm yourself. >> [FOREIGN] >> Warm my muscles. >> [FOREIGN] >> Your hands. >> [FOREIGN] >> One way and then the other. >> [FOREIGN] >> Moving your feet. >> [FOREIGN] >> Moving the waist so that you can warm it. >> [FOREIGN] >> For the force that I'm going to use. >> [FOREIGN] >> What I'm going to do now, is to take the manda. >> [FOREIGN] >> Pulling it together. >> [FOREIGN] >> And I'm going to do this. >> [FOREIGN] >> I want to show you two techniques one by myself and one by Somebody is with me. >> [FOREIGN] >> because sometimes it's important to have somebody to help you. >> [FOREIGN] >> If you could notice. >> [FOREIGN] >> This isn't correct right here. >> [FOREIGN] >> I don't have enough space here. >> [FOREIGN] >> It's too short on one side. >> [FOREIGN] >> I would like to tell you about the contraindications. >> [FOREIGN] >> To be a little bit more comfortbale. >> [FOREIGN] >> And that the therapy. >> [FOREIGN] >> Have the reaction that we need. Kumar written with a company pricing mode >> l now that she's the model llevamos have been discussing for a >> > Woman asked her to stand >> > Is okay you know >> > The way she stood up she shouldn't >> Simply almost have baby. >> Always going ask >> [FOREIGN] >> Whenever they wake up, they're moving they, do it this way. So pull yourself out the side and then a fetus. Inhale excellus and exhale and then sit up. [FOREIGN] >> And that's how you start since that moment how you want them to get up. [FOREIGN] >> Because that's why people hurt their back is because a lot of times they don't get up in the right way. In Francis, I can also drag my mouse and maybe I'm going to take the measurement. Let me death the half of the cloth out I see yeah >> [FOREIGN] >> And now we could. Make it so that it's better. >> [FOREIGN] >> Put your head over here where you had it. >> [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] >> And I'm going to do the technique where if I was by myself >> [FOREIGN] >> And then she's going to invite me to participate with her. >> [FOREIGN] >> So we can see two forms in the way that you could practice this. >> [FOREIGN] Agatha. >> We're going to ask Gatha. >> [FOREIGN] >> To close your eyes. >> [FOREIGN] >> We're going to try for her to relax. >> [FOREIGN] >> We want her to relax. >> [FOREIGN] >> I'm going to try and make myself really comfortable. >> [FOREIGN] >> It's an art to learn to be able to do both ways. >> [FOREIGN] >> Whether we have somebody to help us or whether we do it by ourselves. >> [FOREIGN] >> I'm going to use my body in this way, >> [FOREIGN] >> So that I could get the security with what I'm doing. [FOREIGN] >> My posture needs to be very comfortable. >> [FOREIGN] >> My knees flexible. >> [FOREIGN] >> And I start the therapy. >> [FOREIGN] >> And here's what I'm going to do. [FOREIGN] >> Is do a relaxation in the shoulders. >> [FOREIGN] >> And with the warming that have weathered of the oil that I've put on. >> [FOREIGN] >> I'm giving her a massage in her shoulders. >> [FOREIGN] >> My movements are as if I've been doing an exercise, [FOREIGN] From one side. [FOREIGN] >> To the other. [FOREIGN] >> I inhale >> [FOREIGN] >> And exhale. [FOREIGN] >> And I can ask her to do the same inhale. [FOREIGN] > And exhale. [FOREIGN] >> Inhale, >> [FOREIGN] >> And exhale. >> [FOREIGN] And I'm massaging her right side, >> [FOREIGN] >> But at the same time, I'm turning. [FOREIGN] >> So that she could feel even the massage at her waistline. >> [FOREIGN] >> This strength is going to make it easier so that I could pull it. [FOREIGN] >> For people that are older adults, >> [FOREIGN] >> This technique is very agreeable with them. >> [FOREIGN]. >> So I can do this stronger on the waist. >> [FOREIGN] >> My breath. >> [FOREIGN] >> Is very relaxed and deep. [FOREIGN] >> Now I'm on her gluteus. >> [FOREIGN] >> And here's what I'm going to do, is use the material. And I start to massage the hips, and I could use a little bit of pressure so that you pull [FOREIGN]. >> I go to the other side. >> [FOREIGN] >> Then I go to the other side, [FOREIGN] >> But I have somebody that helps me. >> [FOREIGN] >> I'm going to do this technique. >> [FOREIGN] >> Exhale [FOREIGN] >> And here, we'll do it. >> [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN] >> We could do this up to five minutes, depending on. >> [FOREIGN] >> We would put pressure on the body. >> [FOREIGN] >> We'd leave her here. >> [FOREIGN] >> This pressure is really good and it feels well on the body. [FOREIGN] >> We'll let the body relax. >> [FOREIGN] >> I will use her head. >> [FOREIGN] Let it go. >> [FOREIGN] >> Relax your head. >> Relax. >> Let it go. >> [FOREIGN] >> And I start to go from one side to the other. >> [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] >> Turning from one side to the other. >> [FOREIGN] >> From one side, to the other. >> [FOREIGN] >> Inhaling, >> [FOREIGN] >> And exhaling. >> [FOREIGN] >> Inhaling. >> [FOREIGN] >> And exhaling. [FOREIGN] >> And then we can go through the cervicals. [FOREIGN] >> Turning from one side to the other. >> [FOREIGN] >> I could do the same pressure from on our head that we were doing on the body. >> [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN] >> This therapy would normally take about an hour. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] >> I start to do the massage [FOREIGN] >> I will do this for probably about five minutes. I'll go put a seal. [FOREIGN] >> Going from one side to the other. [FOREIGN] >> Turning. >> [FOREIGN] >> From one side to the other. >> [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN] >> And on the leg, I'm going to do the same. [FOREIGN] >> Crossing, >> [FOREIGN] >> I inhale and I start creating pressure. >> [FOREIGN] >> Inhale. [FOREIGN] >> And exhale. >> [FOREIGN] >> I inhale and exhale. [FOREIGN] in >> > my scene of the Manta of the cloth.Yes he [FOREIGN]. And yes, he [FOREIGN] >> > so I leave for another time. >> [FOREIGN] This is maybe if we have a luck of time, but right now this just a representation to give you an idea of the way this therapy normally run. >> [FOREIGN] >> This pressure you will do throughout your entire leg. [FOREIGN] >> We'll leave her. >> [FOREIGN] >> That her body would relax. >> [FOREIGN] >> This technique you would do on the arms as well. >> [FOREIGN] >> Pulling from one side to the other. >> [FOREIGN] >> And then we'd roll the body. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that we could end. >> [FOREIGN] >> This is a very brief introduction. >> [FOREIGN] [LAUGH] [FOREIGN] >> Thank you. We want to thank Rita tonita Gonzales and Catalina boulais. For a wonderful demonstration. >> Remember these are techniques that are alive and well that are being revived not only in Mexico but in the southwest thanks to curandera, slight vitta and [FOREIGN] how do you feel. >> Sorry >> Good you feel great. She feels wonderful. [LAUGH] So thank you very much. [FOREIGN] >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Thank you.
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When fall arrives, it’s back-to-school time. And for some kids, it’s back to dealing with diabetes in the classroom. These tips can help your student stay safe and healthy at school.
Make a diabetes management plan
This is a document put together by you and your child’s healthcare team. It spells out your child's treatment plan. It includes emergency contacts and instructions for checking blood glucose and measuring insulin doses. It also includes information on taking pills, eating meals, exercising, and checking for ketones. Check that it explains exactly what to do in case of low or high blood sugar and who should do it. Give the school a copy of this plan. Also give the school testing supplies for blood sugar and urinary ketones and make sure they are stored correctly. Give the school a glucagon emergency kit and clarify where it should be kept and who should use it. The school may also need to create its own plan based on your child's healthcare team's advice. Clearly label all medicine and supplies with your child's name plus instructions. Update the treatment plan if the healthcare provider's advice changes during the year.
Meet with school staff
Review your child’s own needs with the school. Check that your child is able to follow the diabetes plan at school. Ask that the school nurse attend the meeting. If school staff is not familiar with diabetes, ask that the nurse do an in-service for all employees. This includes administrators, teachers, and support staff. Support staff includes school bus drivers, recess monitors, aides, and after-school coaches.
Discuss the possibility of an individualized education plan (IEP) for your child. Understand your school's policies and emergency procedures related to diabetes. Schedule regular meetings with your child's teacher and school nurse to check that things are going well. You can also address any concerns at these meetings. Depending on your child's age and the classroom atmosphere, your child may want classmates taught about diabetes. This can be done by the school nurse. Or your child may want to help teach the class, depending on their age.
The school nurse can be your child's advocate. If additional education is needed for your child's teacher or support staff, ask the nurse to provide the employees with an update. Be sure that your child's having diabetes is taken into consideration in any classroom modifications necessitated by increased health risks, such as COVID-19. Your child has the right to still take part in all school-sponsored activities. Request follow-up team meetings whenever you feel they are needed.
Have your child wear a medical alert ID at all times
A medical alert ID can help make sure your child gets correct treatment in an emergency. Also have your child always carry a fast-acting source of glucose. Check that they know how to use it. If your child is too young, tell school staff about the signs of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). They must be able to give the correct help when needed. Check that the school has emergency contact information for you and at least 2 other backup contacts if you are not available. Again, ask where the emergency contact information will be located so the appropriate people have immediate access.
Be a positive voice for your child
Remember that your child can't be denied equal access to school activities because they have diabetes. Local parent support groups and the American Diabetes Association can refer you to resources that protect your child's rights in the school system. Depending on how severe your child's diabetes is, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act may be able to give more support for your child's health and educational needs.
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Date Last Reviewed: 11/1/2020
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Sudden onset of an severe condition such as blindness or paralysis which on evaluation is clinically impossible?Conversion disorder
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If your event-based rule does not fire, then there is likely an issue with the selector or condition of the rule. Locate the element on your site where the desired event action occurs, right click and select Inspect element. Inspect the highlighted script in the box that opens and ensure that you are targeting the correct element. Example:
Target element: <div class=’Button1’ style=’opacity: 1’>
In this scenario, the selector syntax is set as follows:
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I suspect that my rules are firing in the incorrect order. Where can I find more information about the load order of rules?
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My rule fires inconsistently.
There are two possible reasons for a rule to fire inconsistently:
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If the event does not incite a new page load, there could be an issue with bubbling. If the event action can occur on a child or parent item, ensure the button indicating Allow events on child elements to bubble is checked. Bubbling ensures that the rule fires whether the user interacts with the child or parent element or does not.
My third-party or custom script does not trigger when my page load rule fires.
Verify what type of script you are using and the load option you have chosen for the rule. If you use sequential HTML, your rule must be set to load at Bottom / Top of Page. The script will not work if the rule is set to load Onload or DOM ready.
My rule is firing, but my data element isn't populating.
There’s likely a timing issue. Check and see where the rule is loading. If it’s loading at Top of Page or Onload, then the data element is likely not available yet when the rule fires. Try switching the rule to load at Bottom of Page or DOM Ready. If the data element still does not populate, refer to method for the previous question to ensure that the data element is available on the page.
How can I debug a rule?
You can use the DTM Switch, browser plug-in for easy switching of debug mode and staging mode for dynamic tag management users. It is available for both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. For more information, see Dynamic Tag Management plug-ins.
Why aren't the variables set in the custom code editor in the Adobe Analytics section of my rule executing?
When adding variables or events via the rule UI, linkTrackVars/linkTrackEvents are set automatically. However, when adding variables or events via the Custom Page Code editor it is added manually. For example:
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s.eVar1 = _satellite.getVar('Title Tag');
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s.t(): If you want to send data to Adobe Analytics from this rule, and you want to treat it as a page view.
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He told the Prime Minister the Government’s approach to tackling the outbreak would not be sufficient to prevent significant deaths
By Richard Vaughan
May 26, 2021 11:41 am(Updated 11:57 am)
Dominic Cummings texted the Prime Minister in March raising fears of the ability of the Cabinet Office and warning him that the pandemic would lead to as many as 500,000 deaths.
In messages that will shed significant light on the decision-making at the heart of government over the handling of the onset of the Covid crisis, Mr Cummings said he alerted Boris Johnson on 12 March about his concerns over the official plans.
The PM’s former senior adviser told MPs that he texted his boss when it became clear that the Government’s approach to tackling the outbreak of the virus would not be sufficient to prevent significant deaths.
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He said he texted Mr Johnson in March, saying: “We’ve got big problems coming. The Cabinet Office is terrifyingly shit – no plans, totally behind pace.”
“We must announce today that if you feel ill stay home. We’re looking at 100,000 to 500,000 deaths.”
A day after he sent the message, he told the select committee that he had a conversation with Helen MacNamara, the second most powerful civil servant at the time, who said she believed the country was “absolutely f****d”.
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Dominic Cummings has been contrite and frank about the Government’s pandemic failures from the outset
The 49-year-old said he believed by 5 March that the Government’s official plan should be scrapped, and questioned whether mass events, such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Liverpool versus Atletico Madrid Champions League game on 11 March, should have gone ahead.
He said the thinking within Whitehall at the time that mass events should not be cancelled because it would “push people into the pubs”. He added that no one was pushing to have the pubs shut at that point.
It took until 16 March for the Prime Minister to official announce to the public that they should avoid all non-essential contact and travel.
Mr Johnson did not announce a full national lockdown until 23 March, ordering the public to stay at home, some 11 days after Mr Cummings texted the PM about his misgivings.
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How we bagged our dream second careers with a ‘minternship’: Three successful women explain, with women hit particularly hard by the Covid crash, many of us are looking for a midlife job change
Study shows 61 per cent of women are dreaming of changing career post-covid
Natasha Stanley says a minternship can help to build experience in new industry
British women who changed career in midlife reveal how they found success
Victoria Dodge, 49, increased her income by 200 per cent with her career swap
We used to talk about a midlife crisis — but, thanks to Covid-19, nowadays it’s all about the midlife ‘pivot’. Lives that seemed settled have been upended, and the middle-aged are among those having to think of new careers — especially women.
With sectors such as retail and hospitality hit particularly hard by the pandemic, it’s women who are most likely to need a switch. According to the women’s networking club AllBright, 61 per cent are dreaming of a complete career change post-Covid.
The bright side is there are still opportunities — virtual learning companies, for example, are booming; doctors, nurses and social care workers are in high demand.
Still, the prospect of starting over at the bottom of the ladder can be daunting.
Three British women revealed how they overhauled their lives with a midlife career change, including Victoria Dodge, 49, (pictured) who went from being a pet shop manager to a solicitor
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is trying to lend a hand with his online retraining drive, and while a government ad campaign suggesting that ‘Fatima the ballerina’ should retrain as a cyber security expert caused controversy (and no shortage of jokes), many of us really will need to think laterally.
In one way, the pandemic has accelerated a trend that was already emerging. With all of us working longer into midlife and beyond, traditional career paths are increasingly being replaced by ‘multi-stage’ working lives, spanning not just one career but several.
Even so, those considering a new career in their 40s or 50s may well wonder whether employers will take them seriously — and how they can even get a foot in the door without any relevant experience.
That is why the latest trend for midlife pivoters is to become a ‘mintern’ — that is, a midlife intern.
Minternships, says Natasha Stanley, head coach at specialist company Careershifters, ‘are a valuable way to build up experience in a new industry, make connections and, crucially, demonstrate the skills and experience that ageist employers might ignore in the context of a traditional on-paper job application’.
Career change can be overwhelming — but these three women show how you can make it a success . . .
NOW I’M A LAWYER: MY INCOME HAS INCREASED BY 200 PER CENT
Victoria Dodge, 49, lives in Nottinghamshire with her husband David, 52, a company director. They have two children aged 25 and 22.
BEFORE: Pet shop manager
AFTER: Solicitor
My first job was in a pet shop when I was 18. I went to a grammar school, but school just didn’t work out and I left at 16 with three O-levels.
It was a proper little High Street pet store with budgies, parrots and guinea pigs. I loved it — my bosses, customers, the animals. It was a family business. They went on to have eight shops around the East Midlands and, within nine months, I was managing their new shop in Newark.
I thought: ‘Oh my God, this is like playing shops — for real!’
Victoria (pictured) who lives in Nottinghamshire, said she became interested in studying law after speaking to the babysitter of her children
When my son was born, three years later, I cut back to three days a week and took on more of an area manager role. But, a few years after that, I took over the job of paying the wages and bills.
A few months later, I had my second son, and work became really stressful. I thought I needed to change.
My babysitter at the time was doing a law degree and I’d talk to her about it and it sounded really interesting. Plus, I’d done some jury service which I found fascinating.
In 2007, Nottingham Trent University accepted me with no qualifications at all. It was really hard work because I am not naturally clever, and the boys still needed a lot of support but, at last, it felt as though I was getting somewhere.
I started my minternship at the end of the second year.
Even though I’d been studying law, I still didn’t really know what a solicitor did, other than help you buy a house.
A friend put me in touch with Elisabeth Halls, a personal injury solicitor at a High Street law firm in Nottingham city centre. I started going in once a week, just making phone calls, photocopying, doing work experience. I even brushed cat fur off Lis’s clothes after we visited a flat with lots of cats.
I never felt awkward. I remember sitting in on client interviews and Lis saying: ‘Vicki is doing work experience.’ No one batted an eyelid, even though I was middle-aged. I’d joke and say: ‘It’s taken me a long time to decide what I want to do when I grow up.’ The internship lasted two years.
I graduated in 2011, aged 40. But then I had to do the LPC, the vocational training to become a solicitor, and that was the only time I felt out of my depth.
Victoria (pictured) who funded her training with savings, revealed the career change increased her income by about 200 per cent
The LPC was 40 hours a week. You were in lectures all day and, for the first two weeks, I cried every day.
Then, in November 2010, I was in a big lecture theatre and I got an email from Lis saying: ‘We’d like to offer you a training contract starting in October next year.’
Nine years later, I’m still with the firm, specialising in personal injury. Lis retired in May and we’re still good friends.
The degree cost in all about £9,000; the LPC another £10,000. I paid for it out of my savings and my husband supported me. He said he saw it as an investment. Today, he says because of me getting a degree and becoming a professional, our children have a mother who is more rounded, educated and fulfilled.
It’s not just about the money: it’s my self-worth.
I work three days a week and, although I’m better paid than in the pet shop — my income has increased by about 200 per cent — my costs have gone up. I buy nicer clothes because I’m working in an office — the parrots wouldn’t have appreciated power dressing.
But it was definitely worth it. I really feel I’ve achieved something. I drive a Golf GTi now; before it was a Ford Focus.
I suffer very badly with imposter syndrome. I’m convinced that, at some point, someone will realise I didn’t really pass my degree and the LPC is wrong. But, yes, it’s nice to be able to say: ‘I am Vicki Dodge — I am a solicitor.’
I WAS MISERABLE AND NOW I’M MORE CREATIVE
Nena Foster, 41, lives in South London with her husband and their two children, aged eight and five.
BEFORE: University lecturer
AFTER: Nutritional chef
I’ve always loved learning, and studying and, after doing a PhD in public health, I became a university lecturer in London. But I started to find it soul-destroying. Some students shouldn’t have been there. The lowest point was when I was trying to teach epidemiology to students who didn’t understand basic maths.
In 2013, when I was 32, I got a job as a consultant for a small public sector firm. It was much better paid than academia, yet I didn’t really fit the corporate mould. The work was relentless; doing the same thing week in, week out. I thought I can’t keep doing this!
I was nearly 40, I had two kids and felt miserable. But I was also a bit embarrassed. I’d spent 13 years of my life working hard at academic-type jobs and I was about to chuck it all away — and for what?
Nena Foster, 41, (pictured) who lives in South London, took voluntary redundancy from her university lecturer career to invest in becoming a nutritional chef
I was on maternity leave and spending more time in the kitchen, getting into nutrition. I wanted to feel better after my second child than I’d felt after my first, when I was exhausted and run-down and addicted to sugar and coffee. I had always loved cooking, but never considered it as a career — until then.
In August 2016, I went back to work four days a week and signed up for a course called The Natural Chef, at the College of Naturopathic Medicine, which was a one-day-a-week commitment.
Four months in, I took voluntary redundancy from my old job. It was the best thing I ever did because now I could really invest time in my new career.
I was required to do 100 hours of internships as part of the course — in the end I did about 170.
My first ‘minternship’ was in a cookery school in Bath for a week; then I volunteered to be a chef on a children’s summer camp, where I cooked for about 40 children.
I also interned for a chef who was running a festival, and helped out on photographic shoots with the vegetarian chef Anna Jones.
I washed up, chopped vegetables and did a lot of running out to buy things from shops.
It was quite liberating to go back to the start, where the only expectation of me was to keep the kitchen clean and make sure someone had what they needed.
Nena (pictured) revealed she earns less than in her previous job, but now enjoys her job and has a better quality of life
There used to be days in my old job when I had back-to-back meetings and so many emails I’d have to get up and walk out because it was so overwhelming. I thought: ‘This is so much nicer. No one is being egotistical or narcissistic.
But you had to know your place, and there were times when I was told to go and fetch yet another ingredient when I’d be muttering under my breath. But I didn’t take offence just because I was older and being bossed around. I thought: ‘This is what I’ve got to do.’
The internships also gave me a chance to explore different aspects of cooking. I’d never heard of food styling before!
Three years on, I’m running cookery classes, developing recipes and working on cook books. I don’t feel I’ve lost any standing because I don’t go by the title ‘Dr’ every day.
True, I’m only earning about half what I used to earn — but I can survive. I don’t buy as many clothes because I don’t need them. Also, I was buying things such as shoes and bags to make myself feel better about having a job I hated.
I’m now doing a job I enjoy and have a better quality of life. My daughter started in reception class recently, and I was able to work around her hours.
Overall, I’ve learned fulfilment in other areas of my life is more important to me than a big salary.
The course cost £10,000. I helped to pay for it by doing some freelance consulting work. I’m also lucky to have a partner who could help cover the bills. He knew I was miserable and wanted me to find something I enjoyed doing. And obviously he gets benefits — all this healthy food!
I’m still finding my feet but despite Covid, October has been my busiest month ever. My income may well grow in the future.
I am slowly building up a business doing something I love, and that is hugely rewarding.
I HAD MY OWN YOGA STUDIOS BUT I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE IN PAIN
Denise Ferguson, 50, lives in Fareham, Hampshire, with husband Steven, 52, who works for an IT company. They have three children aged 27, 22 and 17.
BEFORE: Yoga teacher
AFTER: Physiotherapist
Denise Ferguson, 50, (pictured) who lives in Fareham, Hampshire, decided to become a physiotherapist after meeting yoga clients suffering with bad backs
Heading into my 40s, I was a very successful yoga teacher. I had a couple of yoga studios and I was training international teachers and running one-to-one classes — a dream career to many.
But many of my clients were really suffering with bad backs, necks or shoulders and I wanted to help them more than I could with yoga alone. Remembering how much I’d been helped by physiotherapists when I suffered a terrible riding accident, I decided to become a physio.
In 1997, aged 27, I broke my neck falling off a horse. I was mum to a five-year-old and training to be a riding instructor when my stirrup leather broke and the horse bolted.
I was lucky the only long-term effect is I can’t turn my head fully to the right. But I had a lot of pain and trauma — and it was physiotherapists who got me to walk, move and feel strong again.
So I went to evening classes to do a biology A-level — you only need one A-level as a mature student to apply for university.
You had to have work experience to apply for the degree, though. My minternships were spent shadowing physiotherapists at the hospital where I had been a patient; spending time with Gary Sandler, who was the head physio at Portsmouth Football Club; and with Dominic Dentry, who had been the physio for the Team GB gymnastics squad.
Denise (pictured) now works in a GP surgery three days a week, earning £25 an hour in comparison to earning £20-£30 as a yoga teacher
In 2011, at 41, I was in my first year of a physiotherapy degree at Southampton University. It was daunting. I’d never been academic and it was harder than I’d imagined — the thought of writing essays at that age! And I had a big fear of failure. No one in my family considered themself academic. I’d left school at 16, and there I was doing a degree.
I was one of about four or five mature students in a class of 26 people aged 18 and 19, but we were probably a bit more focused than the youngsters.
Also, when we did work placements, such as on the stroke ward, people tended to trust you more if you were older.
The disadvantage was we had more home commitments. It wasn’t just me, myself and my books. It was me, myself, my books and the kids and cooking their tea and making sure they did their homework. But I did it — and then got a job as a muscular skeletal physiotherapist for NHS Solent, which was a massive confidence boost. I couldn’t believe it! At 44, I had letters after my name and a job.
I now work in a GP surgery three days a week, run my own business and help out with an ice hockey team at weekends.
I’ve got a nicer car — a Range Rover; I used to have a Beetle — but the biggest thing is we managed to buy our own house with the help of my salary.
As a yoga teacher you can earn £20-£30 a class; now I earn £25 an hour and £50 an hour for my private work.
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A PVC tarpaulin is a great product for protecting your home, boat or RV. But, how long will a PVC tarpaulin last outside? You need to consider a few things when purchasing a new one. If you are going to use it for your outdoor projects you want something that can hold up against some abuse and still look good. Here are a few things to consider when asking the question, "How long will a PVC tarpaulin last outside?"
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First, you need to think about how you are going to use it. Some people like to camp in their tarpaulins and use them as an overhead tent when sleeping on the ground. Other people enjoy walking their dog along and place their tarpaulin over the top of it. And, others still enjoy sitting in their tarpaulins all year long and use it as a comfortable, sheltered chair at the table. No matter how you use it, your tarpaulin is going to be durable and last quite a long time.
The Best PVC Tarpaulin 2021
A PVC tarpaulin is easy to clean and provides excellent ventilation. It can be washed with a garden hose without any problems at all and has several features that make it easy to carry and set up. It is lightweight and very easy to set up and takedown, making it perfect for quick jobs around the house and outdoors. It is also durable enough to withstand being outside for hours on end.
In addition, you want a durable tarpaulin that is going to stand up to the elements. After all, you do not want to buy a product that is only good for camping or moving in the rain, but you want a tarpaulin that will stand up for many years when you are using it in your yard or outdoors. There are many brands to choose from, including Black Diamond, Slabtown, and Kelty. Each of these companies offers several models to choose from that will help you find the right one for your specific outdoor projects.
Finally, you want a quality tarpaulin that is going to perform no matter what type of weather it gets. Some companies like Black Diamond are more heavy-duty because they have spent years testing their products to ensure that they can perform no matter what Mother Nature throw at them. Others like Slabtown have spent years researching the materials that are used for the tarpaulins they make, so you know that you will get a great product with plenty of durability and comfort. Regardless of which company you select, you will be getting a durable and long-lasting piece of material that is ready to protect your outdoor projects.
All of these questions should be answered before you purchase any material for an outdoor project. You also want to make sure that you are buying a durable brand that will hold up to the type of use that you give it. This might be a project that you use for a few hours every weekend, or you could use it as the main structure on your property for a month or two. The choice is completely up to you, but you want to ensure that you are getting the best value for your money.
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Can you answer a question for me? In my ignorance, I just can’t get an apparently-simple concept through my head. Maybe someone can explain it to me.
Lately, several local elected officials have been holding forth about the sanctity of the will of the voters. For the record, I agree with them. Well, I mostly agree, anyway. The will of the voters is sacrosanct except for very rare occasions when extraordinary circumstances render the voters’ choice unfit to serve.
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know we’re talking about Oregon House District 23, the one former Rep. Mike Nearman fled when his colleagues unceremoniously expelled him on June 10.
It all began when Oregon Gov. Kate Brown temporarily closed the capitol building to visitors as a COVID constraint. Most of us agree the place where the people’s business is conducted should be freely accessible. But in this case, all legislative business was livestreamed to anyone who wished to see it and the usual methods constituents use to reach out to their House and Senate members — telephone, email and social media — were readily available. No problem, right? I mean, it’s just for a few weeks. But in the current civil wasteland of menace and suspicion, hundreds of people suddenly decided the best time to visit the capitol in person was during the temporary closure. With attitudes, angry signs and plenty of firearms, they descended on the capitol to voice their discontent on the morning of Dec. 21, 2020.
Meanwhile, Nearman decided the need for the capitol to be open superseded any need for medical caution. While I understand his point, I do not understand the way he decided to prove it. As the disgruntled throng milled around outside the capitol, Nearman met a group of them at a side door and happily let them in. Once inside, Nearman’s minions broke windows and maced half a dozen Oregon State Police troopers before initiating an armed standoff, according to most reports.
While Nearman’s act was caught clearly on video, many people were willing to extend him the benefit of the doubt, believing his lie that he was just leaving the building — even though “leaving” involved him walking briskly to the rear side of the building where he let himself right back in. Not buying Nearman’s story, Speaker of the House Tina Kotek stripped Nearman of his committee assignments and commission appointments. No one was surprised.
Then another Nearman video surfaced. This one starred Nearman coaching a group of people on how they could text him in the capitol building when they were assembled outside a door and ready to invade — er, enter. “Operation Hall Pass,” Nearman dramatically called it. Immersing himself in what he undoubtedly believed to be something like plausible deniability, Nearman repeated a “random” telephone number several times on the video — a number that just happened to be that of his cell phone. Worse, this video was recorded several days before Nearman opened the infamous door.
When confronted with the Nearman-as-doorman and Nearman-as-insurrection-coach videos, Nearman admitted he’d lied and that, yes, he’d intentionally let the angry horde into the closed capitol. Because his own caucus had no trouble recognizing a monumental blunder when they saw one, a unanimous vote expelled Nearman from the House — the first time an expulsion ever happened. Well, the vote was almost unanimous. The single vote to retain him was rendered by Nearman, himself.
The rusty mechanism to replace an expelled House member involves local-level precinct committeepeople presenting nominees to the county commissioners of each county overlapping a House district. A commissioner’s vote is then weighted according to the portion of the district encompassing his or her county. As luck would have it, there’s no rule preventing a previously-expelled member from being appointed to his own vacant seat and — you guessed it! — the nominating precinct committeepeople think Mike Nearman is a fine gentleman, thank you very much.
Fortunately, level heads prevailed and the twelve commissioners (ten of them anyway) wisely selected the fifth choice of the precinct committeepeople, roundly rejecting their first choice, Mike Nearman, himself.
Which brings me to my question.
Can someone please explain to me why the will of the voters of Oregon House District 23 supersedes the will of all other voters? I don’t need you to explain the sanctity of the will of the voters in general — I already understand that. But I must know why House District 23 gets special treatment. I am having a difficult time understanding this.
When an elected official commits an act that threatens harm to his elected colleagues, he effectively removes his ability to work within the body because some of his colleagues are now afraid of him. Don’t get me wrong — I hear Nearman is actually a nice guy but when a nice guy intentionally causes his colleagues to feel threatened — to fear for their safety — no one should be surprised when some of those colleagues can no longer work with him. When other House members cannot come to work because they’re afraid Nearman might pull another juvenile and dangerous stunt, it effectively usurps the will of the voters in their own districts.
In the private sector, such thoughtless defiance would never be tolerated — no one would question the resulting termination. But I know, I know: this is the legislature so the rules are different than those of a mere business. Still, our duly elected governor enacted some temporary restrictions in the face of a health crisis clearly outlined by countless researchers, scientists and physicians. Yes, I get it — you have doubts about the agendas of all those credentialed experts but, really, isn’t any such disagreement a matter for the courts? Or even a matter for debate within your own elected body? When medical experts say there’s a crisis, I would be stupid using my non-medical education to question or second-guess them, even if I do have reservations.
And as for due process, you can pine for legal adjudication until the cows come home but for the vast majority of Oregonians, the moral jury has already very clearly ruled. It did so in the face of laughably overwhelming evidence. Frankly, at this point, I think the moral judgment trumps the puny legal one anyway.
Now, I’ve called Nearman’s rude guests “thugs” but you can call them whatever you like. Protesters, demonstrators, rioters, tourists, Baptists — I don’t care, they were armed, they assaulted half a dozen Oregon State Police troopers and they caused thousands of dollars of damage to our capitol building. Whatever term you prefer is unimportant. Their abhorrent actions caused widespread fear throughout the capitol building.
The crux of my problem is this: when a guy like Nearman commits an act that allows angry armed thugs to enter a building and imperil all of his elected colleagues and their staffs along with capitol personnel, he damages the ability of his colleagues to effectively govern. Why is the will of the voters of House Districts 1 through 22 and 24 through 60 subordinate to the will of District 23’s voters? The actions of District 23’s member should not be permitted to diminish or damage the abilities of up to 59 other districts’ members. Several dozen other legislators shouldn’t have their ability to serve constituents hobbled because they’re afraid of the potential actions of one member with questionable self control.
From another perspective, if the member representing District 44 had disobeyed the governor’s orders and admitted an angry group of armed Antifa rioters into the capitol — rioters who assaulted the police and vandalized the building — I’m pretty sure the member representing District 23 would’ve felt a teensy-weensy bit threatened and I’m even more confident that those all-knowing District 23 voters would’ve been downright outraged that someone from another district threatened their beloved member. Further, if other members were fearful District 44’s representative might repeat her bad judgment, you can be certain there’d be all sorts of clamoring for her removal from the other caucus.
Which brings us back to my original question once again. Why, please tell me, does the will of District 23 voters remain unquestioned when that will imperils the choices of the voters of 59 other districts?
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“I’ve become everything I ever mocked as penance for the hedonism of my youth.”
— Matthew Meador
Matt Meador is a retired food and beverage writer and editor. Since age and circumstance conspired to deprive him of his customary food and drink, he has shifted his attentions to political commentary because this switch allows him to be a little grouchy.
Prior to his work celebrating food and spirits, Matt was an award-winning graphic artist.
Rumor has it Matt hung around the capitol where he learned a simple plate of cookies delivered to Legislative Counsel could get his bills moved to the top of the pile. Who says there’s no corruption in state politics?
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Sabine Pfeifenbring, Reem F. Bunyan, Imke Metz, Christian Röver, Peter Huppke, Jutta Gärtner, Claudia F. Lucchinetti, Wolfgang Brück
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Objective Axonal damage occurs early in multiple sclerosis (MS) and contributes to the degree of clinical disability. Children with MS more often show disabling and polyfocal neurological symptoms at disease onset than adults with MS. Thus, axonal damage may differ between pediatric and adult MS patients. Methods We analyzed axonal pathology in archival brain biopsy and autopsy samples from 19 children with early MS. Lesions were classified according to demyelinating activity and presence of remyelination. Axonal density and extent of acute axonal damage were assessed using Bielschowsky silver impregnation and immunohistochemistry for amyloid precursor protein (APP), respectively. Axonal injury was correlated with the inflammatory infiltrate as well as clinical characteristics. Results were compared with data from adult MS patients. Results Acute axonal damage was most extensive in early active demyelinating (EA) lesions of pediatric patients and correlated positively with the Expanded Disability Status Scale at attack leading to biopsy/autopsy. Comparison with 12 adult patients showed a 50% increase in the extent of acute axonal damage in EA lesions from children compared to adults, with the highest number of APP-positive spheroids found prior to puberty. The extent of acute axonal damage correlated positively with the number of lesional macrophages. Axonal density was reduced in pediatric lesions irrespective of the demyelinating activity or the presence of remyelination. Axonal reduction was similar between children and adults. Interpretation Our results provide evidence for more pronounced acute axonal damage in inflammatory demyelinating lesions from children compared to adults. Ann Neurol 2015;77:655-667
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Pfeifenbring, S., Bunyan, R. F., Metz, I., Röver, C., Huppke, P., Gärtner, J., Lucchinetti, C. F., & Brück, W. (2015). Extensive acute axonal damage in pediatric multiple sclerosis lesions. Annals of neurology, 77(4), 655-667. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.24364
Extensive acute axonal damage in pediatric multiple sclerosis lesions. / Pfeifenbring, Sabine; Bunyan, Reem F.; Metz, Imke; Röver, Christian; Huppke, Peter; Gärtner, Jutta; Lucchinetti, Claudia F.; Brück, Wolfgang.
In: Annals of neurology, Vol. 77, No. 4, 01.04.2015, p. 655-667.
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Pfeifenbring, S, Bunyan, RF, Metz, I, Röver, C, Huppke, P, Gärtner, J, Lucchinetti, CF & Brück, W 2015, 'Extensive acute axonal damage in pediatric multiple sclerosis lesions', Annals of neurology, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 655-667. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.24364
Pfeifenbring S, Bunyan RF, Metz I, Röver C, Huppke P, Gärtner J et al. Extensive acute axonal damage in pediatric multiple sclerosis lesions. Annals of neurology. 2015 Apr 1;77(4):655-667. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.24364
Pfeifenbring, Sabine ; Bunyan, Reem F. ; Metz, Imke ; Röver, Christian ; Huppke, Peter ; Gärtner, Jutta ; Lucchinetti, Claudia F. ; Brück, Wolfgang. / Extensive acute axonal damage in pediatric multiple sclerosis lesions. In: Annals of neurology. 2015 ; Vol. 77, No. 4. pp. 655-667.
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The quality of service at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) 'collapsed' over an 18-month period between 2014 and 2015, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
The report found that average call waiting times tripled in 2014/15 and in the first seven months of 2015/16. Call waiting times for self-assessment tax returns peaked at 47 minutes last autumn, which resulted in HMRC having to bring in 2,400 extra staff to its tax helpline.
Using HMRC's own criteria, the NAO valued people's time at an average of £17 an hour, and, as a result, calculated that callers would have wasted a total of £66 million while waiting on the phone, £21 million while actually talking to HMRC and £10 million on the cost of the call itself.
The NAO blamed the poor performance on HMRC’s decision to cut 11,000 staff between 2010 and 2014 as it tried to persuade more people to complete their tax returns online. The report claims that HMRC ‘misjudged the cumulative impact of its complex transition and released too many customer service staff before completing service changes’.
In other words, it greatly underestimated how many call centre staff would still be required to help taxpayers with self-assessment queries.
Amyas Morse, head of the NAO, said: ‘HMRC’s overall strategy of using digitally enabled information to improve efficiency and deliver service in new ways make sense to the NAO. This does not change the fact that they got their timing badly wrong in 2014, letting significant numbers of call handling staff go before their new approach was working reliably.
‘This led to a collapse in service quality and forced a rapid expansion of headcount. HMRC needs to move forward carefully and get their strategy back on track while maintaining, and hopefully improving, service standards.’
HMRC said its service levels had improved since the period analysed in the NAO report, and that, over the last six months, call waiting times had averaged six minutes.
Ruth Owen, HMRC's director general for customer services, said: ‘We recognise that early in 2015 we didn't provide the standard of service that people are entitled to expect and we apologised at the time. We have since fully recovered and are now offering our best service levels in years.’
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Prince Harry manages to pip the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the post, at a charity event preparing for the London marathon.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have raced against each other in a 100-metre sprint to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Prince William, Kate and Prince Charles' younger son took to the track during a training day for runners taking part in the London Marathon for charity Heads Together.
The charity will have more than 150 runners wearing distinctive blue headbands on the day of the race.
The Heads Together campaign aims to raise awareness of the stigma that continues to surround mental health.
Image: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry take part in a 100 metre sprint
Prince Harry has previously spoken about the issues of mental health in the military and the high rate of suicide amongst young men.
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Prince William ran the race in his shirt, chinos and a jumper, and was narrowly beaten by his younger brother.
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe also took part in the event and gave advice to others preparing for the race.
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She told Sky News: "It's really important to break down the taboos and get people talking about it.
"We need to get kids recognising it's ok to be worried about something, it's ok to talk about it, it's ok to take that step. It's not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength."
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Crew members from Ellen DeGeneres' long-running daytime talk show are distressed and outraged over their treatment from top producers amid the coronavirus pandemic, numerous insiders affiliated with the series told Variety.
The core stage crew for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," consisting of more than 30 employees, received no written communication about the status of their working hours, pay or inquiries about their mental and physical health from producers for over a month, said two sources, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity. Higher-ups in production would occasionally answer phone calls but reveal little, added one of the sources. The crew was further incensed by the show's recent hire of an outside, non-union tech company to help DeGeneres tape remotely from her home in California.
When production executives finally did weigh in, nearly all crew members were told last week to brace for a 60 percent reduction in pay, even as the show continues to air, according to sources close to the matter.
Only four core crew members currently work on the remote version of the broadcast, added insiders, who find this treatment to be totally inconsistent with DeGeneres' daily message to her audiences: "be kind."
She's a scab who is now using non-union workers. She's screwing over her staff again. She's just a bitch, a flat out bitch. She plays like she's a sweet and funny lady but she's a bitch from hell. And that's why she's friends with a War Criminal like Bully Boy Bush.
She's awful. She thinks life right now, in her mansion, is like being in jail? It's not and if she didn't get it before, let me break it down to her: If your ass was in jail or prison right now, you would have been shived already. And you would have deserved it.
From the VARIETY article (link, by the way, is to NBC NEWS which has reposted the VARIETY story):
Adding insult to injury, sources said that while most of the crew was left out of work with reduced pay, the remote production has hired Key Code Media, a Burbank-based audiovisual house, to help produce technical elements of the show while crew members with the same skills sit idle. Each of DeGeneres' crew is affiliated with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union.
Going out with C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot:"
Thursday, April 16, 2020. More attacks on Tara Reade from an unholy trinity of women who are not feminists.
In the United States, Tara Reade has stated that Joe Biden assaulted her when he was a US Senator and she was a staffer at his office. She states that she reported it as harassment (which would have been how it was handled in the early 90s at most workplaces) and, for reporting it, she was retaliated against, removed from her position as a supervisor of interns and required to ask permission before leaving for the bathroom. That's sadly also the 90s, the last part. Think of breast feeding and the way both Lynn Redgrave and Cybill Shepherd were treated on the set of their respective shows (Lynn with HOUSECALLS in the 80s, Cybill with MOONLIGHTING in the 90s).
Easter Sunday, THE NEW YORK TIMES published an article -- one that quickly edited when Joe Biden's campaign complained -- that, though we're not supposed to notice, confirms the removal of Tara as a supervisor of interns.
More troubling in recent days than the problematic coverage has been alleged feminists attacking Tara Reade. I said alleged feminist -- I'm not talking about a former child actor who's failed as an adult and become such an ugly human being that Atkins dropped her as their spokesperson due to repeated complaints. I'm talking about women who try to self-present as feminists. There's Michelle Golberg ("F**k you, Michelle Goldberg and the anti-woman pony you rode in on"), there's the original Mud Flap Gal Little Jessie Valenti (Trina was on to those awful 'feminists' that Jessie 'led' years and years ago) and now noted hater of Latinos and Latinas Little Miss Joan Walsh.
Before the latest three, there was Amanda Marcotte who not only published racist drawings but also stole the work of African-American women -- do that and you're a 'respected' voice in the country.
But back to Michelle, Joan and Jessica, all three have attacked Tara Reade which is why Twitter they're called rape apologists and much, much worse.
They've earned all of it.
This unholy trinity has written embarrassing pieces where one woman's story of rape has become an excuse to defend the comfortable silences of the hand maidens to the patriarchy. The three women want to vote for alleged rapist Joe Biden. They want to avoid criticism for doing so, they want to avoid criticism for selling out victims in the process.
So when not attacking Tara in their writing, they focus on who they insist are the real victims of this story: White middle-class women who go through the day oblivious as always.
Ruth Conniff has not attacked Tara. She also hasn't acknowledged Tara's story so let's include her on this. Ruth is Joan, Jessica and Michelle and she proves it with her latest piece of drivel entitled "Democracy Wins in Wisconsin" (COMMON DREAMS). She doesn't address the very real risks of that vote -- in the midst of pandemic. A vote that never should have taken place when it did. No, to Ruth it's just a victory -- a woman won an office, time so sing hosanna, insists Ruth. THE NATION magazine noted that "tens of thousands" were unable to vote in that state due to the coronavirus pandemic and the justified fears that have resulted. But, hey, what's denying tens of thousands the ability to vote -- to Ruth, it's nothing.
Just like the Iraq War was nothing to Ruth Conniff. Remember when she went on KPFA to talk about the world as seen from a gated community? Ruth didn't write about Iraq, she explained, because no one she knew had gone to Iraq.
Oh, Ruth, you're so privileged. And so are Jessica, Michelle and Joan. And that's why they write about what they write about. Insipid columns about the troubles of the middle class White woman as she attempts to embrace the patriarchal structure in place so that she herself -- queen bee -- can rise in the structure.
That's not feminism and it never was.
Hugh Hefner 'feminists' that they are, they will get upset over any restriction on females (in the US only) that might impact sexual activity. Therefore, abortion and birth control are topics they will tackle. Rape isn't one they tackle unless they can use it to try to derail a political opponent. That's why they're mad at Tara -- they don't care about rape but they do worship Joe Biden. That's also why they never wrote about the March 12, 2006 gang-rape and murder of Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi,
A child was raped and murdered. The gang-rape took place while her younger sister and her parents were killed in the next room and, yes, she could hear them being killed. US soldiers took turns gang-raping Abeer. Steven D. Green went last because he was in the other room killing her parents and sister. Steven then killed Abeer. The US soldiers then worked overtime to make it look as though a terrorist had killed the family. And they set Abeer's body on fire.
Steven D. Green went to prison. The others got a lighter sentence because they ratted him out after a whistle-blower US soldier turned them in. Please note that Green and the other soldiers actions resulted in the deaths of US soldiers who were not involved in any way in that crime. Iraqis retaliated for this crime and they just went after a group of US soldiers. That's when the whistle-blower came forward.
Grasp also that, tattle tales on Green or not, everyone of them should have been imprisoned for decades. Green didn't surprise them with the crimes. They plotted it out ahead of time at length. They plotted to rape a young girl. They plotted to go off base. They knew they would take turns raping her. They knew there could be no witnesses. They knew they would kill her and any other family member in that house.
This was premeditated rape and murder.
And because they tattled on Green, they didn't have to spend the years in prison that they should have. There is no excuse for what they did. And yet they lurk in the shadows here in the US, (Paul Cortez, James Barker, Jesse Spielman and Bryan Howard, these murders and rapists.
This was not US soldiers in Iraq at a checkpoint killing someone who approached because they wrongly thought the person was a terrorist or suicide bomber. This wasn't the fog of war. This was Green studying Abeer for weeks and plotting with his buddies to leave base at night, break into her home, gang rape her and kill her and anyone who could be a witness.
Paul Cortez, James Barker, Jesse Spielman and Bryan Howard are supreme criminals. They should not be walking in the United States. The country is not safer with them on the loose.
Women were the ones who broke this story. From the July 3, 2006 "Iraq snapshot:"
Developments in the Mahmoudiya incident where four Iraqi civilians died, allegedly at the hands of the US forces, in March continue including the age of one of the alleged victims and the arrest of a US soldier. To recap, one of the four was allegedly raped
and this morning Ellen Knickmeyer (Washington Post) broke the news that the town felt the "woman" was a fifteen-year-old girl who had complained about the 'interest' some US forces had in her. Sandra Lupien noted on today on KPFA's The Morning Show, the military had put the age of the female at 20 years-old when they announced their investigation last week (Friday). Reuters reports that the mayor of Mahmudiya declared today that the woman "was no more than 16 years old when she was killed along with her parents and young sister". Lupien also noted the arrest of Steven D. Green. Green, is 21 and was with the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army. Friday, in Asheville, North Carolina, he was arrested and charged with both the four deaths as well as the rape. According to the US government press release, if convicted on the charge of murder, "the maximum statutory penalty . . . is death" while, if convicted on the charge of rape, "the maxmium statutory penalty for the rape is life in prison."
We covered it the day the news broke -- July 3, 2006. We covered it through the US military trial and through the trial in Kentucky. We covered it when War Criminal Steven D. Green took his own life while in prison.
Rape is an issue feminists have always covered. The powerful have always thought they could get away with rape. They thought they could get away with shaming and attacking the women who were raped. And there was a time when they could, when they could put the victim on trial and not her attacker.
There was a time?
There clearly still is as Jessica, Michelle and Joan make clear.
It's as though Susan Brownmiller's AGAINST OUR WILL (1975) was never published -- or Marilyn French's THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN (1992), or Susan Faludi's BACKLASH: THE UNDECLARED WAR AGAINST WOMEN (1991), or Shulamith Firestone's THE DIALETIC OF SEX: THE CASE FOR A FEMINIST REVOLUTION (1970), or Alice Walker's THE COLOR PURPLE (1982) or POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY (1992) (or really anything of Alice's work which is all rooted strongly in the world we actually live in), or Robin Morgan's THE DEMON LOVER: ON THE SEXUALITY OF TERRORISM (1989) or . . .
What Jessica, Michelle and Joan are doing is taking a big eraser to the blackboard and erasing all the work that feminists have done for decades, for centuries to ensure that a space existed for a woman to tell her story.
And they're doing not to benefit women, but to benefit a man named Joe Biden, a man who is clearly a war monger, a man who has done nothing for women (tell me how The Violence For Women Act actually improved women's lives because, as WSWS' David Walsh notes, it didn't).
The unholy whores want you to know that Joe Biden is innocent and their vagina's apparently told them that in some sort of Vagina Whisper. See, Joe is pro-woman, so Joe could not do anything wrong to women.
That sounds so familiar . . . why is that? Oh, yes. Bob Packwood.
Yes, it is a lot like that.
When Abeer was gang-raped and murdered, 'feminists' like Jessica, Joan and Michelle had other things to do. Couldn't cover it when Ellen reported it, couldn't cover it during the military procedures, couldn't cover the civilian court procedures in Kentucky.
The gals had other things to do. Jessica, for example, was busy during that time leading the trashing of MS. MAGAZINE and Jane Fonda -- little Jessie and her cohorts didn't like the cover photo -- they couldn't review the article because they hadn't read it -- it was literally judging a book by its cover.
Now Jane could and did speak out about Abeer.
Maybe that's another reason Baby Jessica trashed Jane?
But what we see is a pattern where a bunch of privileged women only cover the issues that effect them directly. In their minds, life is a gated community.
They are not feminists, they are not aware enough to be feminists.
They are tools of the patriarchy, used to harm other women, used to protect powerful men.
They're upset right now because -- let's be honest -- not one of them can write worth s**t. I'm not talking their viewpoints, I'm talking basic writing. They've got their jobs because they're women -- that's the only reason. And to keep their jobs they need to keep the pretense that they're feminists out there because they are employed to control the thoughts of other women, to keep them in line. If they can't do that, they can't justify a pay check.
Again, they are not writers. They have never written a single sentence that anyone was impressed with.
So they attack Tara. And they think we don't know why.
Worse, they think we're as ignorant with regards to feminist history and theory that we're not aware of (a) what they're doing and (b) that they are not feminists.
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2020 has been a very difficult year for everyone. The COVID-19 virus turned out to be much more contagious than any of us had imagined. Now, nine months later, over 300,000 deaths have occurred in the United States alone from this virus. This toll includes both healthcare workers as well as patients, which has caused us to reexamine what patient safety means.
At PSMF, we have transitioned successfully to virtual meetings. The PSMF Annual Summit was canceled a week before it was due to take place, and what a wise decision that was! Our World Patient Safety Day #uniteforsafecare virtual event was a major success. Online events have lowered costs while enabling more people to attend meetings. Going forward, I am sure that many of these virtual meetings will continue.
What will 2021 bring us? The New Year is upon us, and along with it, record numbers of COVID-19 cases, and cities around the world on lockdown! However, there is a glimmer of hope — the vaccines have arrived, as have therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
I received a vaccine last week, along with many hundreds of health care workers who are exposed to the virus every day. We must ensure that everyone has access to these vaccines, so that hopefully, when Spring arrives, we will see a permanent downturn in the pandemic. Eventually, it will come under control, so that our lives can return to a more normal place than they have been for the last year.
We must rebuild our infrastructure to help make our world a safer place when another pandemic hits, as I am sure it will. The world has become a smaller place — cities are more crowded, and there are many unsanitary marketplaces and living environments. We need to invest in cleaner cities, cleaner public transportation, and cleaner work environments. We must also make sure that our hospitals are properly equipped, and that staff are properly protected and trained, to be prepared for the next pandemic.
On a very positive note, as I am very involved in major organ transplantation, it was very heartening to see that Congress has passed the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act. This legislation will provide lifelong medication coverage for kidney recipients on Medicare, who are otherwise limited to just 36 months of immunosuppression drug coverage post-transplant. Thank goodness, good safe patient care reached Congress!
The pandemic has made the world a smaller place and emphasized the need for us all to work together to beat it! This has also caused the Patient Safety Movement Foundation to become more global in our drive to make healthcare safe for everyone. We have partnered with many organizations worldwide in our drive for patient safety. We have links with Australia and New Zealand, Mexico and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Together we can make a difference!
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SF HCSO and Employees Who Waive the Health Plan
August 16, 2019
Brian Gilmore
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Question: Does the SF HCSO require employers to make City Option contributions for employees who waive a very generous offer of employer-sponsored group health plan coverage?
Short Answer: Yes, employers will still need to contribute quarterly to the City Option on the waived SF employees’ behalf unless an exception applies.
City Option Contributions Required: The HCSO is a Spending Requirement
The HCSO is a health care spending requirement. It requires covered employers to spend (not merely offer to spend) at least the HCSO required hourly amount for each covered employee unless an exception applies.
Offering a very generous (even free) health plan option to employees is not one of the permitted exceptions. Where an employee waives the employer’s generous offer of group health plan coverage, the employer is not spending any amount on health care for that employee. In other words, the amount that the employer would have spent on the employer-share of the premium for that employee upon enrollment is not actually spent when the employee waives the plan.
Note that an opt-out credit is not considered a health care expenditure and therefore does not apply toward the required HCSO required expenditure. Employees who waive the plan generally must receive both the opt-out credit and the employer HCSO contribution to the City Option.
The result is that unless an exception applies, the employer must still make the required health care expenditure to the City Option (which will typically establish a SF MRA on behalf of the employees) for employees who waive the plan.
Two Main Exceptions that May Apply
HCSO Employee Voluntary Waiver Form
The HCSO Employee Voluntary Waiver Form permits employees to waive their right to City Option contributions. It is valid for a period of one year and may be revoked at any time.
It is generally irrational for employees to waive their right to employer City Option contributions made on their behalf, but nonetheless many do.
For more details, see our post addressing the new waiver form and potential reasons that some employees waive their right to HCSO contributions: New SF HCSO Employee Voluntary Waiver Form
Managers/Supervisors Earning over Exemption Threshold
Employees who meet both of the following conditions are exempt from the HCSO health care expenditure requirement regardless of whether they sign a HCSO waiver:
Qualify as a manager or supervisor under the HCSO definition (copied below); AND
Earn more than the applicable exemption threshold (2019: $100,796 salary, $48.46 hourly rate)
Note that the earnings threshold generally includes commissions but not overtime wages or bonuses.
More Details
2020 SF HCSO Required Health Care Expenditures
ABD 2019 San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) Guide
How to Make SF City Option Contributions
Understanding the SF MRA
Summary
In the vast majority of situations, employees who enroll in the health plan will receive sufficient employer contributions to satisfy the SF HCSO hourly healthcare expenditure requirements.
However, where the employee declines to enroll in the plan for any reason, the employer will generally need to satisfy the SF HCSO hourly healthcare expenditure requirement through contributions to the City Option. This is true even if the health plan offer is free to the employee (or otherwise very generous).
The HCSO is a healthcare spending requirement that cannot be satisfied through the employer-sponsored group health plan if the employee is not enrolled.
Regulations
SF OLSE HCSO FAQ: Covered Employees
https://sfgov.org/olse/c-covered-employees
Q: How does an employee voluntarily waive the right to Health Care Expenditures?
A: If an employee is receiving health care benefits through another employer, s/he is permitted to sign the OLSE Employee Voluntary Waiver Form (PDFs available in English, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog). The Waiver verifies that the employee is receiving health care benefits through another employer (such as a spouse’s, domestic partner’s or parent’s employer, or this employee’s second job) and that s/he knowingly and voluntarily waives the right to have his/her current employer make Health Care Expenditures on his/her behalf.
Coverage purchased by the employee for him or herself or that the employee is receiving through Medi-Cal or a county health program, is not “benefits received through another employer.” A waiver form that states the employee only has such coverage is not a valid waiver.
Employers must use the OLSE Employee Voluntary Waiver Form, which OLSE developed to ensure that the employee understands his/her rights under the HCSO, so that the waiver is a knowing and voluntary one. Employers may not alter the form in any manner. Other forms provided by third-party vendors or health insurance carriers cannot be used in lieu of the City’s Employee Voluntary Waiver form
Updated January 6, 2016
Q: What makes an Employee Voluntary Waiver Form valid?
A: For an Employee Voluntary Waiver Form to be valid, the employee must fully understand his/her rights under the HCSO, and the Voluntary Waiver must be voluntarily completed by the employee without pressure or coercion from coworkers, the employer, or anyone connected to the employer.
If the employee fails to state on the form that he/she is receiving benefits through another employer, or leaves that section of the waiver form blank, the waiver for is not valid.
An employee voluntary waiver is effective on the date it is signed and is valid for one year or until revoked by the employee. Employees who wish to waive their rights for more than one year must sign a new waiver each year when the prior form expires. Employees cannot waive their rights retroactively.
Employees have the right to revoke their voluntary waiver at any time; the revocation must be submitted in writing. Employers must maintain documentation of waivers and revocations and provide employees with complete copies of such documentation.
An electronic signature is acceptable on the HCSO Employee Voluntary Waiver Form if all of the following conditions are met:
The form is an exact replica of the OLSE’s official Employee Voluntary Waiver Form;
The employee can view the entirety of the form at the same time as they sign it (i.e., the signature is not on a separate page from the form itself);
No language on the website suggests the employee is required to sign the form.
The employer retains a copy of the signed form for its records and also gives the employee a printed copy of the entire signed form.
Updated January 6, 2016
Q: Who qualifies as a Manager, Supervisor, or Confidential Employee?
A: These terms are defined as follows:
Managerial employee: an employee who has authority to formulate, determine, or effectuate employer policies by expressing and making operative the decisions of the employer and who has discretion in the performance of his/her job independent of the employer’s established policies.
Supervisory employee: an employee who has authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or the responsibility to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend any such action, if the exercise of this authority or responsibility is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment.
Confidential employee: an employee who acts in a confidential capacity to formulate, determine, and effectuate management policies with regard to labor relations, or regularly substitutes for employees having such duties.
Q: What is the earnings requirement that goes along with the Managerial, Supervisorial, Confidential Employee exemption?
A: If an employee is a Managerial, Supervisorial, or Confidential Employee and also earns the following annual or hourly rate or a higher rate for the applicable year, that employee is exempt from the HCSO:
Year Annual Salary Hourly Salary
2016 $92,990 $44.71
2017 $95,101 $45.72
2018 $97,722 $46.98
2019 $100,796 $48.46
2020 $104,761 $50.37
The earnings figure represents “the regular rate of pay” as the term is defined and used by the California Labor Commissioner. In that context, the regular rate of pay includes commissions and piece rate wages, but does not include overtime wages, gifts, or most bonuses. Thus, an employee who is a manager and earns an annual base salary that is at or above this figure will be considered exempt from the HCSO even if she is not employed for the full year. Employees who are compensated on an hourly basis and fall into the managerial, supervisory, or confidential employee categories are also exempt from the HCSO if they earn more than the applicable hourly wage listed above.
Disclaimer: The intent of this analysis is to provide the recipient with general information regarding the status of, and/or potential concerns related to, the recipient’s current employee benefits issues. This analysis does not necessarily fully address the recipient’s specific issue, and it should not be construed as, nor is it intended to provide, legal advice. Furthermore, this message does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Questions regarding specific issues should be addressed to the person(s) who provide legal advice to the recipient regarding employee benefits issues (e.g., the recipient’s general counsel or an attorney hired by the recipient who specializes in employee benefits law).
Brian Gilmore
Brian Gilmore is the Lead Benefits Counsel at ABD. He assists clients on a wide variety of employee benefits compliance issues. The primary areas of his practice include ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125 Cafeteria Plans, and 401(k) plans. Brian also presents regularly at trade events and in webinars on current hot topics in employee benefits law.
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Beaver County’s first and only podcast supporting local artists, celebrating art, and building community through creativity. The podcast is a bi-weekly show presenting local artist profiles, conversations about art, public art features, and news about art events and activities.
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On episode 4 of The Genesis Collective Podcast, Beaver County photographer Erin Ninehouser talks about the art and artistry of capturing, preserving, and sharing the images of Beaver County that matter most. Our public art highlight is the Lion’s Head water fountain standing guard at the 8th St. playground in Ambridge, Pennsylvania–a reminder that public art can be fun and playful, especially for children.
Read: Featured Artists: Stories to Tape
Erin Ninehouser is a professional portrait and wedding photographer serving Pittsburgh, Beaver County, and the Western PA region. Her mission is simple: to help others discover and appreciate the great treasures in our lives through the magic of photography.
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Public Art Highlight: Lion's Head Water Fountain in Ambridge
On each episode of The Genesis Collective Podcast, we feature a different piece of public artwork in Beaver County. On our 4th episode, we ventured to the 8th Street Playground in Ambridge, Pennsylvania to see public art whose origin dates back a few thousand years to the ancient world.
To the Egyptians, the annual rising of the Nile River was a major event bringing prosperity and life sustaining forces with rising flood waters during the celestial time of Leo, the Lion. In symbolic tribute to the lion and the gift of water, the Egyptians created lion head water fountains across their kingdom. Later, Greeks, Romans, and many other cultures across the ancient Mediterranean world copied the lion head fountains as public art, as well as functional public utilities enhancing their quality of life. Who doesn’t enjoy a refreshing drink from a water fountain on a hot day?
Traditionally, most lion head fountains from the ancient world—including many modern replicas—are rather ferocious looking. And most are carved from stone or marble, and perhaps cast from bronze or masonry. But our lion fountain in Ambridge is a little different. It was created for children, so it’s not so ferocious. In fact, it’s cute.
Our lion isn’t made of marble or bronze, but instead of colorful fiberglass and resin. Standing nearly 5 feet tall, it was made by Avalon Studios in Minnesota. Their artisans modernized the sculpture to make it more pleasant, durable, and functional for those with special needs. It’s low enough to accommodate those in wheelchairs.
How did the fountain get to Ambridge? It was a gift to the community by of the Lions Club in the Fall of 2019, dedicated to the memory of Larry Kempa, a former post master of Ambridge.
The next time you’re in Ambridge, we encourage you to stop by the 8th St. Playground to see the Lion’s Head water fountain–and remember ancient Egyptians. Then, if you’re brave enough, go ahead and stick your head in there and take a drink. Let your imagination take over, and be a kid again.
Listen to Beaver County’s Sandy Giordano describe the dedication ceremony of the lion’s head fountain at the 8th St. Playground, Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
This episode was produced by The Social Voice Project for The Genesis Collective. Host: Kevin Farkas. Guest: Erin Ninehouser. Other voices: Bryan Chemini, Pamela Rossi-Keen. Podcast producer, sound editor: Kevin Farkas. Executive Producer: The Genesis Collective. Sounds (available on Soundcloud): Sokolovsky Music (“Inspirational Indie Rock”), Wayne John Bradley (“Drumbeats Master”), Anton Shilo (“Hymn of Light”), MUSIC4VIDEO (“COPYRIGHT FREE Podcast Intro Music Podcast Intro Background Music No Copyright”), “Acoustic_Folk Instrumental.” Other sounds (available on YouTube): “Funky Jazzy final.” Jon Luc Hefferman (“A Storm At Eilean Mor”), “Traditional Aboriginal Australian Music Using the Didigeridoo (Yidaki).” Original conversation adapted from Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast Episode 23, recorded January 2016. © ℗ The Genesis Collective. All rights reserved.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take a case which will resolve a key 2nd Amendment issue: Does the Second Amendment apply to the states, or only to federal laws?
The Selective Incorporation Doctrine
An existing constitutional law doctrine, called selective incorporation, applies some rights created under the federal bill of rights to the states, on the theory that they are necessary to protect the 14th Amendment right to due process. But, not all rights protected by the bill of rights apply to the states. For example, the 1st Amendment freedom of speech applies to the states. The rights (other than the Second Amendment) which do not apply to the states are the 5th Amendment right to be indicted by a grand jury, the 6th Amendment requirement that juries have twelve member and be unanimous, the 7th Amendment right to a civil jury trial, and the 8th Amendment protections against excessive bail and excessive fines (although there is some dispute as to this point and over the applicability to states of the 3rd Amendment (quartering soldiers)).
In practice, the 3rd Amendment almost never comes up and would be no great burden (it has been held incorporated one of the U.S. Courts of Appeals), the 6th Amendment unanimity requirement is violated in only two states (Oregon and Louisiana, a stance that the court refused to revisit in an October 2008 death penalty appeal), the 7th Amendment's protections are honored in fact in every state but Louisiana (with some possible narrow exceptions), and state constitutions in every states already protect the 8th Amendment prohibitions against excessive bails and excessive fines (a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling even suggested that they were incorporated).
Existing precedents hold that the Second Amendment (right to bear arms) is not incorporated and applies only to the federal government. But, until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) that the Second Amendment protected an individual right to bear arms for self-defense subject to reasonable regulation, the scope of the federal right that might apply the states was unclear. Prior court rulings had suggested that the Second Amendment protected only a collective right to armed revolution and the federal courts had never applied it to strike down any limitation on the right to bear arms.
Many, but not all, state constitutions have constitutional rights to bear arms, and those protections vary considerably from state to state.
The Certiorari Grant
The U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear McDonald v. Chicago (08-1521), a case brought to it by Alan Gura, the Alexandria, VA., lawyer who won District of Columbia v. Heller.
A second appeal on the Chicago dispute had been filed by the National Rifle Association (NRA v. Chicago, 08-1497). Presumably, the Court will hold onto that case until it decides McDonald; the same is likely for the New York case, Maloney v. Rice (08-1592) — a case in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor had participated when she was a judge on the Second Circuit Court.
What Is At Stake?
Dicta in Heller followed faithfully by the lower courts, suggest that almost every federal gun control restriction other than the handgun ban in the District of Columbia, are reasonable restrictions on the right to bear arms protected by the Second Amendment.
If the U.S. Supreme Court affirms the appellate court ruling that the Second Amendment is not incorporated, Second Amendment litigation essentially begins and ends with Heller, leaving states free to make gun control policy without federal constraint. Heller keeps the federal government from usurping the state prerogative to permit gun ownership where relevant to a reasonably regulated individual right to bear arms for self-defense, but allows states to enact gun control laws if they wish.
In contrast, if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Second Amendment right to bear arms is incorporated and applies to the states, then litigation over the validity of almost every gun control law on the books is likely. Most, but not all state and local restrictions would probably be upheld. It is likely that different jurisdictions will resolve questions of first impression about what restrictions on gun ownership rights are reasonable differently, and so the constitutionality of gun control laws will became an important part of the appellate constitutional law docket for years to come until standards regarding what is and is not constitutional emerge.
Counting Noses
The Court's ruling in Heller in 2008 was a 5-4 decision along the usual liberal and conservative fault lines. Since then, Justice Souter has been replaced by Justice Sotomayor, who ruled against applying the Second Amendment to the states in a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruling that has a certiorari petition pending before the U.S. Surpeme Court on the same issue.
The Heller opinion itself protected only a fairly feeble individual right, and the Justices in the majority have not not objected to a narrow reading of the Second Amendment right in later litigation (e.g. Justices Kennedy and Alito joined an opinion upholding the constitutionality on a gun ban for those who have been convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors).
Justice Thomas is not a strong supporter of the concept of incorporation in any context. For example, in his view, "the Establishment Clause is a federalism provision, which, for this reason, resists incorporation.” Perhaps Justice Thomas might be persauded by the preamble to the Second Amendment, which reads "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," that the Second Amendment is a federalism provision in the same way that the Establishment Clause is, in his view, a federalism provision. The preamble almost presumes state regulation and its context suggests that its proponents were concerned about the threat that federal gun control regulation could pose to state autonomy.
Justice Thomas (and the other conservative Justices) are no great fans of habeas corpus litigation in the federal courts, and applying the Second Amendment to the states would push this issue into a great many habeas corpus petitions, delaying finality, where all other federal constitutional issues lack merit. Indeed, some originalist scholars have suggested that the framers intended all of the criminal justice provisions of the Bill of Rights as federalism provisions that would curtail federal criminal justice power, rather than protecting criminal defendants generally. See, e.g., George C. Thomas III, When Constitutional Worlds Collide: Resurrecting the Framers' Bill of Rights and Criminal Procedure, 100 Michigan Law Review 145 (2001).
Justice Thomas, just last spring, made a spirited defense of the harm caused by federal second guessing of the policies that local officials adopt to deal with suspected criminal behavior (he would have upheld as constitutional a strip search of an elementary school child to locate asprin based on flimsy evidence). His substantive jurisprudence is colored heavily by federalism concerns. Indeed, the concern that adoption of a total incorporation doctrine might undermine local death penalties and jury rules designed to make criminal convictions easier to secure might lead him to sacrifice the applicability of the Second Amendment to the states.
Thomas is often seen as a lone voice on incorporation and the establishment clause, but Justice Kennedy has likewise expressed discontent with the position that selective incorporation of it puts on the U.S. Supreme Court as "a national theology board." County of Allegheny v. A.C.L.U., 106 L. Ed. 2nd 472, 550 (1989)(concurring and dissenting).
Justice Kennedy is often a swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative-liberal divide and might be influenced to follow existing precedent in favor of not applying the Second Amendment to the states by the prudential consideration that considerable litigation would result from a contrary ruling, but wouldn't overturn many state laws. Justice Kennedy might not relish the prospect of becoming the national arbiter of gun control law.
Justice Scalia himself, writing for the majority in Heller, while inviting further litigation of the Second Amendment incorporation issue, was ambivalent about the resolution of that issue, rightfully given that it was not before the Court.
Justice Roberts has not shown any real antipathy to an unprincipled approach to selective incorporation and did vote with the majority in Heller but might be convinced to support a majority rejecting the application of the Second Amendment to the states if the battle were lost anyway with another justice, to build court unity.
Thus, it is entirely possible that one or more of the five Justices in the Heller majority could break ranks on the question of selective incorporation of the Second Amendment.
Will Selective Incorporation Be Revisited?
There is also an outside chance that the court could take this opportunity to cast some opening shots in the huge question of how selective incorporation should work. Adoption of a new framework for the incorporation doctrine could win over reluctant Justices to the concept of applying the Bill of Rights to the states.
There are many liberals and conservatives who argue that the U.S. Supreme Court made a strategic mistake in applying the federal Bill of Rights to the states via the 14th Amendment due process clause, rather than the privileges and immunities clause of the 14th Amendment (a route in foreclosed in the heavily criticized Reconstruction era Slaughter-House Cases (1873)). Justice Hugo Black supported this idea in the 1940s and 1950s, but ending up as the dissent when the U.S. Supreme Court considered this option. As the Cato Institute (a libertarian think tank) notes in an article written by one of the Heller co-counsel who will be handling the current case as well:
Justice Clarence Thomas, for one, has declared that he would be open to reevaluating the meaning of the Privileges or Immunities Clause “in an appropriate case.” McDonald v. Chicago may be that case. Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe, a liberal icon, writes that “the Slaughter-House Cases incorrectly gutted the Privileges or Immunities Clause.” Yale law professor Akhil Amar agrees: “Virtually no serious modern scholar—left, right, and center— thinks that [Slaughter-House] is a plausible reading of the [Fourteenth] Amendment.”
Since the Second Amendment is not a particularly good candidate for selective incorporation (the articulated legal standard is whether a civilized society could afford due process and "ordered liberty" without it, something that England, Japan and Canada have all demonstrably done), one tempting approach for Second Amendment supporters is to argue for total incorporation of the Bill of Rights to the states, perhaps through the privileges and immunities clause.
The main effect of such a ruling might end up being the strengthening of jury trial rights in Oregon and Louisiana in felony cases and in Louisiana in civil cases. Many state laws would survive the kind of lenient scrutiny of gun control laws that the U.S. Supreme Court proposed in Heller.
The only unincorporated right not protected by state law in almost every state is the 6th Amendment right to indictment by a grand jury. Many U.S. states substitute a right to a preliminary hearing for a right to indictment by a grand jury. Grand juries are used only selectively in many states and have not received vigorous defense because their ex parte sessions, which are controlled by prosecutors have indictment rates that are comparable to or higher than those of judges presiding over preliminary hearings.
But, the limitation of the grand jury right to capital and "infamous" cases, and wide variation in how grand juries have been operated over history, is certainly susceptible to an interpretation that would limit its impact, if it were held to apply to the states.
If the grand jury right were applied to the states, a loosening of the substance of the grand jury requirement (for example, by holding that not all non-capital felonies were "infamous") would have no immediate effect at the federal level, because it has already been incorporated into federal statutory criminal procedure and federal criminal procedural rules, although it might invalidate a number of death sentences. In particular, it might provide a hook for U.S. Supreme Court review of dubious grand jury rules in Texas, the nation's leading user of the death penalty.
Even if federal statutes and rules were changed, the impact of a narrower interpretation of the "infamous crime" provision of the Sixth Amendment grand jury right on federal criminal defendants in felony cases would be modest because federal courts have among the highest indictment rates of any of the grand jury systems that currently exist. Also, generally speaking, a criminal defendant who have been convicted beyond a reasonable doubt by a unanimous jury faces an almost insurmountable task to show that it was improper for a majority of the grand jury that indicted the convicted criminal defendant to find that there was probable cause that the criminal defendant had committed a crime, or that any civil damages have resulted when grand jury review, if properly afforded, would have produced a conviction anyway. Even in a civil case by an acquitted criminal defendant, proof that any damages were caused by the denial of this constitutional right would require a showing that there was not even probable cause that a crime was committed.
One way that liberals could be won over to the cause of incorporating the Second Amendment would be to have the Court adopt a privileges and immunities based total incorporation doctrine and overrule the Slaughter-House Cases. For liberals, the harm caused by applying a weak Second Amendment to the states might be overshadowed by the gains in other areas of the law, like the unanimous jury trial right. For conservatives, a Second Amendment protecting an individual right to bear arms applicable to the states has been a holy grail, that might make the practical consequences of total incorporation seem a small price to pay.
Justice Kennedy would be a natural to build a coalition on the issue, because, as illustrated by his opinion invalidating application of the death penalty to juveniles, under a broad reading of the Eighth Amendment, he does not place a high value on the right of states to be outliers from the general constitutional order, or the right of Louisiana, in particular, to be governed by a different constitutional order than the rest of the nation, which has been one of the main effects of selective incorporation.
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MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level soccer league of the United States. Hosted at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on October 20, 1996, it was contested by D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy to decide the champion of the 1996 season.
Both finalists finished in the top two spots of their respective conferences, with D.C. placing second in the East and Los Angeles atop the West. The two teams also had identical win–loss records in the first two rounds of the playoffs, losing the opening match of the Conference Semifinals and winning the remaining four matches of both rounds. The final match was played in heavy rain due to the proximity of Hurricane Lili, which also inundated the field. The MLS Cup had an attendance of 34,643 spectators, falling short of the 42,000 people who paid for tickets, and included a large contingent of traveling D.C. supporters.
The match ended in a 3–2 victory for D.C. United, with a golden goal scored by Eddie Pope in overtime that followed a second-half comeback for the team. Los Angeles had taken a 2–0 lead in the 56th minute on goals by Eduardo Hurtado and Chris Armas, but conceded two goals to D.C. in the second half to force overtime. Marco Etcheverry assisted both goals, which began as free kicks that were headed into the goal by substitutes Tony Sanneh and Shawn Medved. Etcheverry went on to take the corner kick that led to Pope's goal and was named the man of the match. The finalists also earned a berth in the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and met in the semifinals, which ended in a victory for the Galaxy.
Contents
1 Venue
2 Road to the final
2.1 D.C. United
2.2 Los Angeles Galaxy
2.3 Summary of results
3 Broadcasting
4 Match
4.1 Summary
4.2 Details
5 Post-match
6 References
Venue[edit]
Aerial view of Foxboro Stadium, the host venue of MLS Cup 1996
Foxboro Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough, Massachusetts, was announced as the venue of the inaugural MLS Cup during a league press conference on August 29, 1996. The other finalist, RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., was instead given hosting priority for the 1997 edition.[2] The 58,098-seat stadium was the home venue of the New England Revolution and the New England Patriots of the National Football League.[3] The league had planned to limit capacity to 33,000 seats for the championship, but canceled those plans as ticket sales reached more than 40,000 in the days prior to the cup.[4]
Road to the final[edit]
Main article: 1996 Major League Soccer season
Major League Soccer (MLS) was formed as the Division I league of the United States in the early 1990s during organization of the 1994 FIFA World Cup to comply with FIFA's hosting requirements.[5] The league decided on a playoff format to determine its yearly champion in a fashion similar to other sports leagues in North America.[6][7] It also adopted an Americanized version of the game's rules, including a 35-yard (32 m) shootout to decide tied matches (for which the winners earned one point) and a countdown clock to keep time.[8][9]
The inaugural MLS season was delayed to 1996 and consisted of ten teams organized into two conferences, divided between east and west.[10] Each team played 32 matches in the regular season, which ran from April to September, facing opponents from the same conference four times and outside of their conference three to four times.[2][11] The top four teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs, which were organized into three rounds and played from late September to October. The first two rounds, named the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals, were home-and-away series organized into a best-of-three format with a hosting advantage for the higher seed. The winners of the Conference Finals advanced to the single-match MLS Cup final, which would be held at a predetermined neutral venue.[12][13]
MLS Cup 1996 was contested by D.C. United, who finished second in the Eastern Conference, and the Los Angeles Galaxy, who finished first in the Western Conference. The two finalists played each other three times during the regular season, with the Galaxy winning away 2–1 on April 20 and at home 3–1 on May 5, D.C. winning 2–1 on August 18 at RFK Memorial Stadium.[14] Both teams finished with a 4–1 record in the playoffs, losing only the opening match of the Conference Semifinals, and shared comparable records during the regular season.[14]
D.C. United[edit]
See also: 1996 D.C. United season
Washington, D.C., was awarded an MLS franchise on June 15, 1994, which would play at RFK Memorial Stadium and later be named D.C. United.[15][16] The league allocated U.S. defender Jeff Agoos, U.S. midfielder John Harkes, and Bolivian forwards Marco Etcheverry and Juan Berthy Suárez to D.C. United, which signed former University of Virginia Cavaliers coach Bruce Arena as its manager in January 1996.[17][18] In the general player draft, D.C. was given the last pick and signed Salvadorian forward Raúl Díaz Arce in the first round, completing a trio of Latin American attackers,[19] and several starting players in later rounds.[20] With its two picks in the college draft, United selected defender Eddie Pope in the first round and midfielder Jesse Marsch in the third round; in the supplemental draft, D.C. used its single pick on Argentine midfielder Mario Gori.[21]
D.C. United played in the inaugural league match against the San Jose Clash at Spartan Stadium on April 6, losing 1–0 to a goal by Eric Wynalda.[22] The team went on to lose three more matches in April, including its home opener, before defeating the Dallas Burn on May 1 by a score of 3–1.[23] In their next victory, 5–2 on May 15 against the Columbus Crew, newly added forward Steve Rammel scored the first hat-trick in league history while Etcheverry recorded three assists.[24] D.C. went on to win three matches in a row to start June and earn the second-place spot in the Eastern Conference, trailing the Tampa Bay Mutiny by eight points.[25] Bruce Arena spent part of his time in June and July as coach of the Olympic team, causing him to miss several D.C. matches.[26][27][28]
The team remained in second place behind Tampa Bay for much of July and August, with a losing record, but was the fourth-highest scoring team in the league.[29][30] The points gap between the two teams had increased to eleven at the beginning of August, but was reduced to five after D.C. United defeated the Mutiny three times.[31][32] D.C. won four straight matches in late August and clinched a playoff berth, but still fell short of home-field advantage in the playoffs.[33] The team finished the season with two more wins and two losses, retaining its second-place spot with a 16–16 record.[34][35]
In the first round of the playoffs, D.C. played the third-place New York/New Jersey MetroStars, with whom they had developed a rivalry. The first leg, played at Giants Stadium on September 24, was the first playoff match in league history and ended in a 2–2 draw in regular time. The MetroStars won the match 6–5 in a shootout, which lasted eleven rounds until captain Peter Vermes scored the winning goal.[36][37] Vermes was originally scheduled to be the eighth kicker for the MetroStars, but requested to be moved to the eleventh round because of an injury; D.C. officials claimed that the move made him an ineligible kicker and disputed the result, which the league ruled was valid.[36] United won the second leg at home with a lone goal by Marco Etcheverry in the 72nd minute, following several hard tackles and an ejection for D.C. striker Jaime Moreno, to set up the third leg at RFK Memorial Stadium.[38] D.C. United took a 1–0 lead in the 65th minute of the match on a goal by Rammel off a deflection by several MetroStars defenders. The MetroStars responded with an equalizing goal in the 86th minute on a strike by Antony de Ávila, but conceded a penalty in the final minute of regular time after Rob Johnson tripped Etcheverry.[39] Díaz Arce converted the penalty kick to give D.C. a 2–1 win and clinch their place in the Eastern Conference Final.[40]
United faced the Tampa Bay Mutiny, the regular season champions with a home advantage, in the Eastern Conference Final, which was rescheduled due to stadium conflicts for both teams.[41][42] D.C. hosted the first leg and took advantage of Tampa's missing defender Frank Yallop to win 4–1 after being tied 1–1 at halftime. Díaz Arce scored a hat-trick, while Rammel scored the winning goal with a header in the 54th minute.[43] D.C. United went on to win 2–1 in the second leg hosted by Tampa Bay, with goals by Richie Williams and Díaz Arce in the second half to clinch an MLS Cup appearance.[44]
Los Angeles Galaxy[edit]
Eduardo Hurtado scored 21 goals for the Galaxy in their inaugural season.
Los Angeles was one of the original seven franchises awarded by MLS in 1994, and was owned by a group of investors led by banker Marc Rapaport.[45] Former U.S. national team manager Lothar Osiander was hired as the first head coach of the Los Angeles franchise, which was named the Los Angeles Galaxy.[46] The Galaxy had already acquired Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos, the league's first major international signing, and were also allocated American defender Dan Calichman, Salvadorian midfielder Mauricio Cienfuegos, and Ecuadorian striker Eduardo Hurtado.[47][48] Osiander selected several experienced national team members in the general draft, including defenders Robin Fraser and Curt Onalfo, and midfielder Jorge Salcedo.[48] The team also filled its roster by adding midfielders Greg Vanney and Chris Armas and forwards Guillermo Jara and Ante Razov from the collegiate and supplemental drafts in early March.[49] National team winger Cobi Jones also signed with the Galaxy as a marquee player and left the team with 23 players on its roster, which was cut to 18 to fall under league regulations.[50][51]
The Galaxy debuted to a crowd of 69,255 spectators at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and defeated the MetroStars 2–1.[52][53] The team quickly took first place in the Western Conference by winning its first twelve matches, including the first eight without a shootout.[54][55] The Galaxy led the league with 2.4 goals per game and 1.0 goals against average, with Eduardo Hurtado leading eleven goalscorers with seven goals.[56] The winning streak was broken by the last-place Colorado Rapids on June 30, beginning a four-match losing streak that lasted through July and caused tension between the players and coaching staff.[57][58]
Los Angeles alternated between wins and losses in early August before beginning a five-match losing streak that saw them fall to second place in the Western Conference behind the Kansas City Wiz.[59] By the end of the month, the team had fallen to third place behind the Dallas Burn, but qualified for the playoffs ahead of Colorado and the San Jose Clash.[60][61] Los Angeles climbed back into first place in mid-September with victories over San Jose and twice against Dallas to finish the regular season with a 19–13 record and 49 points atop the Western Conference and second overall in MLS.[62][63] Hurtado finished second in scoring, with 21 goals and seven assists, and was named to the MLS Best XI alongside Marcos Cienfuegos and Robin Fraser.[64][65]
The Galaxy faced the fourth-place San Jose Clash in the Conference Semifinals, who they won all four regular season matches against.[66] The Clash hosted the first leg and won 1–0 on a headed goal by Tayt Ianni in the 36th minute, which came after several chances to score for the home side.[67] Los Angeles tied the series at one match apiece with goals in the final six minutes by Fraser and Hurtado to win 2–0 in the second leg at the Rose Bowl.[68] San Jose striker Eric Wynalda and defender Oscar Draguicevich were ejected late during the match after each being shown two yellow cards, and were suspended for the third leg.[68][69] The Galaxy advanced to the Western Conference Final after a 2–0 victory in the third leg, with two goals scored in the first half by Hurtado and Cienfuegos from a controversial penalty kick called against Ben Iroha.[70][71]
The Western Conference Final was played between the Galaxy and the third-seeded Kansas City Wiz, who had defeated the second-place Dallas Burn.[72] Los Angeles hosted the first leg and won 2–1 with a volleyed goal by Chris Armas in the 48th minute and a 25-yard (23 m) shot by Greg Vanney in the 57th minute; Kansas City had responded to the first goal with an equalizer by Preki in the 52nd minute after a run through the Galaxy defense, but were unable to find a second goal.[73][74] Preki opened the scoring in the 69th minute of the second leg with a penalty kick after being fouled in the box by Vanney, who went on to tie the match in the 77th minute after finishing a cross from Cienfuegos. The second leg remained tied after regulation time and overtime, with several disallowed goals called against Kansas City, and was decided in a penalty shootout from 35 yards (32 m).[75] The shootout was won 3–1 by the Galaxy, with the winning shot by Robin Fraser in the fifth round, and the team advanced to the MLS Cup final.[76][77]
Summary of results[edit]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Playoffs were in best-of-three format with penalty shootout if scores were tied.
D.C. United
Round
Los Angeles Galaxy
2nd place in Eastern Conference
Pos.
Club
Pld.
W
SW
L
Pts.
1 Tampa Bay Mutiny (SS) 32 20 1 12 58
2 D.C. United 32 16 1 16 46
3 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 15 3 17 39
4 Columbus Crew 32 15 4 17 37
5 New England Revolution 32 15 6 17 33
Source: MLS
Regular season 1st place in Western Conference
Pos.
Club
Pld.
W
SW
L
Pts.
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 19 4 13 49
2 Dallas Burn 32 17 5 15 41
3 Kansas City Wiz 32 17 5 15 41
4 San Jose Clash 32 15 3 17 39
5 Colorado Rapids 32 11 2 21 29
Source: MLS
Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg MLS Cup Playoffs Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
NY/NJ MetroStars (2–1) 2–2 (5–6 SO) (A) 1–0 (H) 2–1 (H) Conference Semifinals San Jose Clash (2–1) 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) 2–0 (H)
Tampa Bay Mutiny (2–0) 4–1 (H) 2–1 (A) — Conference Finals Kansas City Wiz (2–0) 2–1 (H) 1–1 (3–1 SO) (A) —
Broadcasting[edit]
The inaugural MLS Cup final was broadcast in the United States on ABC in English, with a broadcast team that was used by ESPN for its previous MLS matches during the regular season and playoffs.[4] Phil Schoen was the play-by-play commentator, while Ty Keough and Bill McDermott provided color analysis;[4] Roger Twibell was the studio anchor and was joined by Revolution defender Alexi Lalas, who also performed the national anthem with his electric guitar.[78][79] The final reached an estimated audience of 1.6 million viewers, exceeding league expectations but falling short of other sports programming from that day.[80] In local markets, the match had an estimated Nielsen rating of 2.4 in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and 3.3 in Greater Los Angeles.[81]
Match[edit]
Summary[edit]
Eddie Pope scored the winning golden goal in the 94th minute
A nor'easter swept through New England following Hurricane Lili, bringing winds gusting at 30 to 50 miles per hour (48 to 80 km/h) and a rainstorm that inundated the field ahead of the match, which weighed down the tarp covering the field and created several shallow puddles.[82][83] The weather caused league officials to consider cancellation or postponement of the MLS Cup final, but the lack of lightning allowed the match to continue as planned, kicking off with a temperature of 54 °F (12 °C).[84][85] The storm also caused the cancellation of Major League Baseball's World Series opening game, which was being played on the same night in New York City.[86] A total of 42,368 tickets were sold before the match, but only 34,643 spectators were counted in attendance,[35][86] including approximately 5,000 to 7,000 United fans and supporters' group members who traveled from Washington, D.C.[84][87] The match also attracted international attention, resulting in an overfilled press box that was cleared out by the fire marshal for a potential capacity code violation.[88]
Both teams fielded most of their regular players, with the exception of Los Angeles captain Dan Calichman, who was suspended for yellow card accumulation during the playoffs.[89] The Galaxy kicked off the match and had early control of possession, which they leveraged into several attacking chances. The opening goal of the final was scored in the fifth minute by Eduardo Hurtado, who headed a cross from Mauricio Cienfuegos on the right wing.[84] Hurtado celebrated by sliding stomach-first with his teammates onto the waterlogged pitch.[90] D.C. gained more possession of the ball during the remainder of the first half while looking for an equalizing goal, while Los Angeles switched to counterattacking plays. Several shots towards goal from United, including a chance for Richie Williams in the 11th minute, missed the target or were saved by Jorge Campos.[84][88]
The Galaxy continued to have the most scoring chances early in the second half and took a 2–0 lead in the 56th minute as Chris Armas dribbled past four defenders to make a left-footed shot from 16 yards (15 m).[84][91] Weather conditions worsened as the match went on, with passes and other balls stopped by the water-logged field and higher winds.[28] D.C. United coach Bruce Arena brought on two midfielders, Tony Sanneh and Shawn Medved, midway through the second half who helped shift momentum in the team's favor.[84] Sanneh scored D.C.'s first goal in the 73rd minute, heading in a free kick that was won by Jaime Moreno and taken by Marco Etcheverry from 40 yards (37 m).[28] Los Angeles coach Lothar Osiander responded by sending on two of his own substitutes, forward Ante Razov and defender Curt Onalfo, but the team was unable to extend its lead after Cobi Jones hit the crossbar with a chipped shot in the 78th minute.[92]
Moreno won a second free kick near the penalty area in the 81st minute, setting up another shot taken by Etcheverry. Jorge Campos saved the free kick with a punch and a followup shot by Medved, but was unable to keep the rebound from Medved, who scored the tying goal from 8 yards (24 ft).[84][93] After several attempts by various D.C. players to score a winning goal, the match reached the end of regulation time and proceeded into sudden death overtime. The Galaxy were unable to capitalize on several chances early in overtime before conceding a corner kick to D.C. United in the 94th minute. Etcheverry took the corner kick, which was redirected into the goal by defender Eddie Pope in the 6-yard (5.5 m) box, clinching a 3–2 victory for D.C. United.[84] Pope celebrated the championship-winning golden goal by diving into the field before being mobbed by his teammates.[28] For his three assists, Etcheverry was named the MLS Cup most valuable player.[91]
Details[edit]
October 20, 1996
D.C. United
3–2 (OT)
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sanneh 73'
Medved 81'
Pope 94'
Report
Hurtado 5'
Armas 56'
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, US
Attendance: 34,643
Referee: Esse Baharmast
D.C. United
Los Angeles Galaxy
GK 2 Mark Simpson
DF 4 Clint Peay 53'
DF 23 Eddie Pope
DF 12 Jeff Agoos
DF 11 Mario Gori 70'
MF 16 Richie Williams
MF 19 John Maessner 59'
MF 6 John Harkes (c)
MF 10 Marco Etcheverry 39'
FW 9 Jaime Moreno
FW 21 Raúl Díaz Arce
Substitutes:
MF 7 Tony Sanneh 59'
MF 13 Shawn Medved 70'
Head coach:
Bruce Arena
GK 9 Jorge Campos
DF 19 Arash Noamouz 74'
DF 3 Mark Semioli
DF 4 Robin Fraser (c)
DF 18 Greg Vanney
MF 14 Chris Armas
MF 5 Jorge Salcedo 77'
MF 10 Mauricio Cienfuegos
MF 13 Cobi Jones
FW 11 Harut Karapetyan 75'
FW 29 Eduardo Hurtado 41'
Substitutes:
DF 20 Curt Onalfo 77'
FW 7 Ante Razov 75'
Head coach:
Lothar Osiander
MLS Cup Most Valuable Player:
Marco Etcheverry (D.C. United)
Assistant referees:[1]
Scott Olson
Paul Tamberino
Fourth official:[1]
Brian Hall
Match rules
90 minutes of regulation time with a countdown clock.
Two 15-minute periods of extra time with golden goals to decide a winner.
Penalty shootout from 35 yards if scores still tied.
Maximum of three substitutions.
Post-match[edit]
The trophy collection of D.C. United, pictured in 2007, with the MLS Cups at left-center and right-center
The match was called "a great exclamation point on an incredible season" by league commissioner Doug Logan, despite the weather conditions.[94] The winning D.C. United players celebrated on the field for 30 minutes and returned the following day to a welcome by 1,000 fans at Reagan National Airport.[95][96] D.C. went on to complete the "double" by winning a second trophy, the 1996 U.S. Open Cup, a week later at RFK Memorial Stadium by defeating the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the second-division A-League by a score of 3–0.[97][98] D.C. United returned as MLS Cup finalists in the following three seasons, winning two more championships in 1997 and 1999, the latter a rematch against the Galaxy in Foxborough.[99]
D.C. and Los Angeles qualified as the U.S. representatives for the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, which was primarily hosted at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The Galaxy played Santos Laguna in the qualifying playoffs and won 4–1 to earn a berth in the quarterfinals alongside D.C. United.[100][101] Both teams defeated their quarterfinal opponents, with Los Angeles defeating Salvadorian club C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 2–0 and hosts D.C. winning 1–0 against United Petrotrin of Trinidad and Tobago.[102] The Galaxy then met D.C. United in the semifinals and won 1–0, the lone goal scored by Cobi Jones in the tenth minute, but were defeated 5–3 in the final by Cruz Azul, who won their fifth Champions' Cup.[103][104]
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Second-year dance student Audrey Lee created her fashion line On Brand LA to encapsulate the different influences in her life, from movies like "Call Me by Your Name" to her sister, Amanda. (Courtesy of Audrey Lee)
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On Brand LA aims to make vibrant tie-dyed pieces affordable for an audience of all ages, shapes and sizes.
On April 19, second-year dance student Audrey Lee’s clothing line On Brand LA launched its first collection online. Comprised of tie-dyed, cropped tees and tank tops, Lee works with her immediate family members to create and ship the pieces to audiences across the globe. Inspired by the general popularity of tie-dye, Lee said she wanted her first collection to be her personal take on the trend, with meaningful color schemes inspired by film and television characters paired with versatile, comfortable shirt styles.
“I’ve always seen that other brands are always out of stock or they’re one size fits all,” Lee said. “I wanted to branch out to all sorts of audiences, no matter age, shape or size, and I wanted to put my own spin on these trends.”
Lee said her brand name is derived from the popular phrase “That’s so on brand,” alluding to being a perfect fit or encapsulating one’s personality. Lee said she found her own personal brand by drawing upon fashion influences, even naming some of her products after them.
These inspirations include Elio from “Call Me by Your Name” and Rue and Jules from “Euphoria,” along with her sister, Amanda. She said she hopes each colorway is able to pay homage to her fashion influences, using color schemes that remind her of them. For her shirt named “Elio Tank,” Lee uses pink and red tie-dye colors inspired by an outfit the character Elio wears in the film “Call Me by Your Name.”
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Having wanted to create a clothing line for many years, Lee said she was motivated to make the most of her time in quarantine and jump-started her idea two weeks ago. She said she wanted to capitalize on the trend of tie-dye, and since she already had many of the materials needed, she sent out prototypes of her cropped, tie-dyed shirts to her friends and family.
However, Lee said determining a reasonable yet profitable price point has been a challenge to navigate amid a stark drop in consumers’ disposable income due to the pandemic. She also said that COVID-19 has emphasized the newfound importance of sanitation in the creation of her garments, requiring all people making her shirts to wear a mask and two pairs of gloves as they tie-dye.
The pandemic affects not only the logistics of the apparel businesses, Lee said, but also alters people’s fashion taste. Katie LaFrance, a second-year gender studies student, said consumers are gravitating toward more comfortable clothing with stay-at-home orders in effect.
“It seems crazy now, if you’re just going to be sitting on your couch all day, to put on a pair of jeans if you don’t have to,” LaFrance said. “(The consumer) is only interested in loungewear now because we can’t really do anything at the moment.”
The second-year student’s fashion line’s first collection comprises casual tie-dye designs meant to cater to the increasing desire for comfort during quarantine. (Courtesy of Audrey Lee)
LaFrance said On Brand LA’s collection plays into this changing consumer trend, offering customers a more affordable and stylish version of traditional loungewear. With hand-cropped shirts and a tie-dye pattern unique to every garment, she said the customizability also adds a personal touch to the collection.
[Related: Students thrift to create sustainable, affordable fashion line inspired by UCLA]
Faith Lee, a first-year pre-psychobiology student, said the brand also allows customers to vote on what future collections will be. She said the brand sends out surveys on what people would want to see and takes into account Instagram comments and feedback from customers.
“I feel like for other brands, you can’t really say what you would want to see and have it actually happen,” Faith Lee said. “(On Brand LA) is really authentic.”
Audrey Lee said there have been many customers from her home state of California, as well as orders from other continents. Not only is she planning for this global expansion, but she said she aims to expand her product line as well. While there is a sweat-set collection coming soon, Audrey Lee said she hopes to put out more collections that cater to the chic, effortless quality of the European and Parisian styles she has been researching. However, for now, she said she wants to maintain simplicity and focus on engaging with customers to build her fan base.
“I love to see how each of my customers style my product in their own way and on their own brand,” Audrey Lee said. “Seeing how customers use these different pieces that I put all my passions to express their style and their brand in a different way is the most rewarding part.”
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Looking at the best and worst school systems in America, Michigan ranks much closer to the bottom than the top of the class.
To determine the top-performing school systems in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 33 key metrics. "Quality" and "Safety" were the two main categories used. In the "Quality" bucket are statistics like graduation rates, dropout rates, reading and math test scores, SAT results and pupil-teacher ratio. States' public schools scored "Safety" points based on COVID-19 closures, existance of a digital learning plan, and accessible technologies. Also weighed were share of armed students and others not attending school due to bullying or threats.
Unlike other research that focuses primarily on academic outcomes or school finance, WalletHub’s analysis takes a more comprehensive approach. It accounts for performance, funding, safety, class size and instructor credentials. Michigan ranks 33rd overall, 34th in quality and 38th in safety.
Top 5 States with the Best Schools
1. Massachusetts
2. Connecticut
3. New Jersey
4. Virginia
5. Vermont
Bottom 5 States with the Worst Schools
47.Oklahoma
48. Alaska
49. Arizona
50. Louisiana
51. New Mexico
Here's how other states in the Midwest ranked:
7. Minnesota
8. Wisconsin
13. Illinois
15. Indiana
32. Ohio
33. Michigan
Clearly, we have some work to do to get to the head of the class. Get the detailed methodology and full results of the Wallethub study here.
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