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0.999679	Two Extinction Rebellion protesters plead guilty to blockading newspaper printers \| Daily Mail Online Home U.K. News Sports U.S. Showbiz Australia Femail Health Science Money Video Travel Shop DailyMailTV Latest Headlines Supply Chain Crisis Covid-19 Prince Harry Meghan Markle World News Most read My Profile Logout Login Privacy Policy Feedback Wednesday, Dec 1st 2021 1PM 52°F 4PM 52°F 5-Day Forecast Advertisement 'Bullied' teen Ethan Crumbley, 15, is identified as the Michigan High school shooter who gunned down four classmates with his father's 9mm after flaunting it on Instagram Six conservative SCOTUS justices lean towards upholding 15-week Mississippi abortion ban that threatens to upend Roe v. 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Eleanor McAree, 26, of Brentwood, was also in breach of a nine-month conditional discharge imposed last December for an Extinction Rebellion protest in London. The second defendant, Will Farbrother, 39, of Walthamstow, also pleaded guilty. McAree, who earns £41,000 a year as a project manager, was fined £500 for the Broxbourne obstruction, plus £105 costs, £50 victim surcharge and £150 for breaching the conditional discharge. Farbrother, who is giving up his £39,000 a year job as a civil servant to work with refugees in Athens, was of previous good character. He was given a six-month condition discharge and was ordered to pay £105 costs and a £22 victim surcharge. They were among 51 people charged with obstruction after more than 100 protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, on September 4. Roads were blocked and XR protesters chained themselves to structures in a demonstration that lasted from 10pm that Friday to 11am the next morning. It meant newspapers including the Daily Mail, The Times and the Daily Telegraph were not distributed on time, causing delays for readers to receive their copies. Some readers did not receive that day's copy of their newspaper. XR protesters staged a demonstration outside St Albans Magistrates' Court today where 24 people are due to appear accused of disrupting the distribution of national newspapers More than 100 protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, on September 4. Roads were blocked and XR protesters chained themselves to structures. The blockade disrupted the distribution of newspapers XR claimed that it was using the disruption to 'expose' newspapers' 'failure to report on the climate and ecological emergency'. They alleged: 'Coverage in many of the newspapers printed here is polluting national debate on climate change, immigration policy, the rights and treatment of minority groups, and on dozens of other issues.' However, critics including Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the blockade an attack on the free press. Today two defendants pleaded guilty to the charge of obstructing highway before District Judge Gillian Allison at St Albans Magistrates' Court. Opening the case, prosecutor Nigel Ogborne said: 'At 10pm on 4 September Hertfordshire police were called to Waltham Cross to a large number of people protesting outside the Newsprint Printworks. 'There were 50 to 60 individuals. A number were chained together in a plastic tube full of cement. Two others were on ropes. Two Luton vans were blocking the road in the form of an arrow.' The protesters would not move and the police called in officers with specialist cutting equipment. XR protesters pictured blocking access to Newsprinters printing plant at Broxbourne He said McAree had an arm in the tube and was lying under the axle of a van. Specialist officers had to cut her free at 8.44am. Mr Farbrother was in the tube of cement. Mr Ogborne said 133 staff were stuck in the building during the protest. Seventy-eight vehicles were hired to get them home. He said the distribution of three and a half million papers and magazines was disrupted, meaning 1,185 retailers did not get their supply of newspapers. News UK lost in the region of £1.2million, he said. Mr Ogborne added that a neighbourIng car retailer also lost £125,000 of business. McAree told the court a 'small group of millionaires controlled the press'. Laura O'Brien for Farbrother said he was giving up a well paid job to work with refugees. She said he was of previous good character. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Priti Patel vows to overhaul 'broken' asylum system and... Sir David Attenborough warns Extinction Rebellion protesters... Share this article Share Meanwhile, nine more defendants pleaded not guilty today to obstructing the highway during the Extinction Rebellion protest. Tim Jones, 37, of London, Richard Felgate, 28, of Walthamstow, and Rosamund Frost, 29, of London will stand trial at Stevenage Magistrates' Court in May next year. Susan Hampton of Berkhamsted and Jennifer Parkhouse of Norwich will go on trial in June next year at Stevenage. Gillian Fletcher, 58, of Wokingham, Michelle MacDonagh, 33, of Chipstead, Coulsdon, Surrey, Tristain Strange, 38, of Swindon and Lucy Porter, 45, of Bradford also pleaded not guilty and will have their trial date fixed tomorrow. The Home Secretary has ordered a review of the law aimed at toughening sentences for the environmental extremists after they blockaded newspaper print works in a bid to stifle free speech. Options being considered include designating the group as an organised crime gang, which would leave militants open to the threat of up to five years in jail. In total, 77 people have been charged for the disruption at both printing sites. Today 24 people are due to appear before District Judge Gillian Allison at St Albans Magistrates' Court in batches of three. They are: Eleanor Bujak, aged 27, of London Samina Bunker, aged 38, of Waltham Forest Sally Davidson, aged 33, of London Will Farbrother, 39, of Walthamstow Richard Felgate, aged 28, of Walthamstow Gillian Fletcher, aged 58, of Wokingham Laura Frandsen, aged 30, of London Rosamund Frost, aged 29, of London Susan Hampton, aged 64, of Berkhamsted Casper Hughes, aged 49, of Exeter Amir Jones, aged 39, of London Charlotte Kirin, aged 51, of Bury St Edmunds Michelle MacDonagh, aged 33, of Coulsdon, Surrey Eleanor McAree, aged 26, of Brentwood Thomas Lee Newman, aged 29, of Bradford Liam Norton, aged 35, of Scarborough Jennifer Parkhouse, aged 68, of Norwich Lucy Porter, aged 45, of Bradford Ryan Simmons, aged 34, of Lewisham Timothy Spears, aged 35, of Waltham Forest Hazel Stenson, aged 56, of Bury St Edmonds Edward Tombes, aged 59, of Islington Ben Ramos Wheeler, aged 19, of Kennington Elise Yarde, aged 32, of London. 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Cate Blanchett is 'absolutely chuffed' to be Adele's fashion muse Chrishell Stause laughs it up with Selling Sunset co-star Emma Hernan... after revealing how she felt about Justin Hartley remarrying THREE months after divorce Rachel Brosnahan's Midge desperately tries to salvage her standup career after the fallout from her firing in new trailer for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Beyoncé releases star-studded new advert for Halls Of Ivy drop featuring Natalia Bryant and Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava Phillippe 'Without a doubt, superior to the 1961 film': Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake wins rave reviews after world premiere... with viewers branding movie an 'amazing triumph' Demi Moore, 59, risks taking a tumble while assisting a bleeding male pal and being supported by aides during calamitous departure from British Fashion Awards Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock narrowly avoids a wardrobe malfunction as she forgoes underwear in a daring dress at Boxing Day premiere Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall look typically stylish as they support Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock at Boxing Day premiere Where's the rest of the Material, Girl? Madonna, 63, flashes her underwear as she spreads her legs in a mini dress while partying with Dua Lipa Iggy Azalea reveals her Christmas plans with her 19-month-old son Onyx after admitting she is open to finding love again following ugly split with Playboi Carti Olivia Rodrigo makes a pitstop for romance as she kisses boyfriend Adam Faze on the side of a road... after nabbing SEVEN Grammy nods Michael J Fox, 60, reveals how he has been able to deal with the 'dark' phases while battling Parkinson's Disease for the past 30 years Kanye 'Ye' West aims to help the homeless population in Los Angeles and meets with city leaders to establish plan Megan Barton-Hanson blasts the Kardashians for being 'misleading' about cosmetic work... a year on from THAT Scott Disick spat Braless Rihanna is a vision in orange Bottega Veneta dress as the first president of Barbados is sworn in - and singer becomes only second ever woman named as country's National Hero The Weeknd, Olivia Rodrigo and H.E.R and win big at the 2021 Apple Music Awards Kyle Richards stars as a merciless mom determined to win her town's Christmas decorating contest at any cost in the first trailer for The Housewives of the North Pole Jacob Elordi refuses to discuss then-girlfriend Kaia Gerber in Esquire interview... following split from girlfriend of one year Some stars never age! Mad About You vet Helen Hunt, 58, dazzles at the Gotham Awards in a tank top that shows off her sculpted arms 'My a is hot in this photo!' Chrishell Stause shows off her sizzling frame in a black corset as she jokes about her bottom while posing beside a fire Olivia Colman is the picture of elegance in chic black dress complete with cut-out detailing as she attends premiere of gritty drama Landscapers Advertisement DON'T MISS Paul Walker's daughter Meadow pays touching tribute to her late father on eighth anniversary of his death: 'Today and everyday I celebrate your life' Ethan Hawke looks dapper in a black suit as he makes a rare appearance with wife Ryan at 2021 Gotham Awards The Voice's Wendy Moten returns with BOTH arms in casts after she broke right elbow and fractured left wrist in THAT fall on live TV Jennifer Aniston to lead star-studded live re-enactment of The Facts Of Life for ABC alongside Gabrielle Union and Kathryn Hahn 'I'm lucky to be alive and also have a limb': Emotional Tiger Woods discusses severity of horrific car crash and spending three months in a hospital bed Crown Prince of Japan reveals HE decided his daughter Princess Mako shouldn't have a traditional Shinto wedding due to husband's financial scandal West Side Story star Rita Moreno, 89, wears a shimmering gown on red carpet for Steven Spielberg's musical remake... 60 years after winning Oscar for the original Hailey Bieber wows in a skin-tight catsuit with a bust-boosting corset while Zoë Kravitz is a vision in a patterned mini as they lead the glamour at Art Basel Mick Jagger's ballerina girlfriend Melanie Hamrick shows off her incredible physique in gruelling strength workout Tristan Thompson has fan ejected from Memphis basketball game 'for heckling him about the Kardashians' days after LeBron James had fans booted for taunting him Victoria Beckham shares a glimpse of her healthy lunch as she hangs out with son Romeo while he enjoys a pizza after the British Fashion Awards Mel B's lookalike daughter Phoenix Brown, 22, keeps things casual in a hoodie as she attends games event It's supposed to be the Fashion Awards! Actress Wallis Day dons a crotch-flashing caped bodysuit while Priyanka Chopra goes full-on floral as they lead worst dressed on red carpet Fashion Awards 2021: Demi Moore, 59, displays VERY smooth complexion as she joins Kate Beckinsale, 48, and model Adriana Lima, 40, at event Adele CONFIRMS Vegas residency! Hello singer FINALLY announces long-speculated concerts as she prepares to take the stage at Caesars Palace for four months in 2022 Celeste Barber responds to critics who say she's 'mean' - and reveals why she isn't worried about offending celebrities like Kylie Jenner with her parody videos 'It catapulted my career and changed my life': Selling Sunset's Heather Young reveals she posed naked for Playboy before becoming a star and has 'no regrets' 'I'm on the right meds thanks to no doctor or conservatorship!' Britney Spears gives a health update after legal battle and reveals she 'gets high' from fasting for up to FOUR DAYS 'For years I couldn't watch myself as a child in a music video:' Billie Piper reveals therapy helped her cope with looking back at early fame and says she relates to Britney Lorenzo Lamas announces his mother and 1950s Hollywood star Arlene Dahl has passed away at 96 in New York City Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk look a picture of bliss with daughter Lea after sparking speculation romance is back on Supermodel Paulina Porizkova reveals how late husband Ric Ocasek was 'obsessed' with her and controlled her life, saying he told her what to wear and what jobs to do Reach for the cards! S Club 7's Paul Cattermole launches new career as a YouTube tarot card reader 23 years after becoming a popstar Royally tired: Moment Prince Charles falls ASLEEP at midnight ceremony to mark Barbados becoming a republic ending four centuries with British monarch head of state Prince Andrew grins as he rides through Windsor while Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial begins in New York Maggie Gyllenhaal makes rare appearance with teenage daughter as film The Lost Daughter scores four wins at Gotham Film Awards in NYC Alice Evans shares throwback snaps with estranged husband Ioan Gruffudd - after claiming he 'bought cocaine while filming new TV show but had to leave it' in now-deleted post Hugh Jackman, 53, pays loving tribute to wife Deborra-Lee Furness on her 66th birthday Cara Santana flaunts her toned abs in a plunging black sports bra and leggings as she leaves a workout session in West Hollywood Selling Sunset's Mary Fitzgerald, 41, reveals she'll freeze her embryos while she and husband Romain Bonnet, 28, focus on their careers Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy heading back to court over custody of daughter Bryn, 11, as war between exes rages on Travis Scott's offer to pay funeral expenses for Astroworld victim Ezra Blount, nine, is rejected by family who say rapper 'bears some of the responsibility for this tragedy' Khloe Kardashian sports $332 Dannijo x Mambacita sweats to escort daughter True to dance class Jussie Smollett's lawyer tells trial Empire star didn't lie about homophobic attack and insists actor is a 'real victim of a 'real crime' Ashley Roberts nails androgynous chic in pinstripe suit and Nike trainers as she makes stylish exit from Heart Radio The Pussycat Dolls star Queen congratulates Barbados on becoming a republic as island cuts ties with UK: Rihanna attends ceremony where Prince Charles says slavery 'forever stains our history' Kate's Christmas carols! Duchess sends out invites to service that will be broadcast on ITV after the Cambridges 'dropped' the BBC amid royal documentary row Prince Albert of Monaco pays tribute to singer Josephine Baker - a close friend of his mother Grace Kelly - at solo engagement as wife Princess Charlene remains in treatment Jessica Alba poses with lookalike daughter Honor and sips a margarita in a cute 'photo dump' from Thanksgiving Marilyn Manson's apartment is RAIDED by sheriff's investigators who seized hard drives while probing claims he sexually assaulted women including his ex Evan Rachel Wood Dakota Johnson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kristen Stewart, and Tessa Thompson glam up for The Gotham Awards in NYC Julianne Moore hits the red carpet in black suit before presenting the Performer Tribute Award to Kristen Stewart at the 2021 Gotham Awards Olivia Culpo looks leggy in a bright strapless mini dress with ruffles as she makes a glamorous appearance at 2021 British Fashion Awards Adriana Lima puts on a racy display in a bejewelled white coord as she lies on the FLOOR at 2021 Fashion Award's cocktail reception A Law unto herself! Model Iris flashes her bottom while modelling a striking silver bra and semi-sheer skirt as she leaves the star-studded 2021 British Fashion Awards Pregnant Skins and Maze Runner actress Kaya Scodelario cradles her baby bump in a frilled silver mini dress as she attends the Fashion Awards Lila Moss, 19, showcases her model physique in a sporty Burberry mini dress as she heads to the Fashion Awards Lady Amelia Windsor puts on a glamorous display in a shimmering off-the-shoulder gown and golden clutch as she departs the British Fashion Awards Thandiwe Newton looks incredible in silver cut-out dress - as she swaps her heels for slippers while leaving Gotham Awards in New York City Kylie Minogue, 53, busts her best moves at the Fashion Awards after party as she wows in a teal mini dress March of the models! Winnie Harlow and Shanina Shaik sizzle while Jourdan Dunn shows off her legs at Fashion Awards after-party Winnie Harlow commands attention in a quirky padded quilted co-ord at the 2021 Fashion Awards Jenna Coleman looks ethereal in a billowing Grecian style gown as she attends the Fashion Awards She always exudes elegance Strike a Pose! Indya Moore displays their cleavage in a busty red evening dress as they make a glamorous appearance at the 2021 British Fashion Awards Kim Jones and Tommy Hilfiger are the night's big winners with gongs while Virgil Abloh receives a posthumous nod at 2021 Fashion Awards Ansel Elgort and his longtime girlfriend Violetta Komyshan attend the premiere of his film West Side Story in New York City Rachel Zegler stuns in bell-shaped dress at NY premiere for Steven Spielberg's remake of the musical West Side Story Steven Spielberg hits the red carpet in a stylish suit with his wife Kate Capshaw at the star-studded world premiere of his West Side Story remake Meet the 51 beauty queens vying for Miss USA crown: From first openly-trans contestant to Air Force officer with PTSD, FEMAIL reveals the women going head-to-head for coveted title Queen Maxima of the Netherlands dons a crimson dress and matching coat as she visits Schiedam for the launch of a network aiming to help residents become debt free Australian soccer star Sam Kerr embraces her American girlfriend Kristie Mewis on the pitch as Matildas force a thrilling 1-1 draw against the US with a last-minute goal Love match! Tennis world no.3 Garbine photos of Caribbean break with Tom Ford exec Arthur Borges - just months after end of his marriage to Finnish 'Ice Princess' skater Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck organize a food drive at his Pacific Palisades home after spending Thanksgiving together with their families Joanne Froggatt reveals Sir Mick Jagger 'loves' Downton Abbey and even 'cut short a Rolling Stones rehearsal' to watch the period drama Look away, Jesy! Emily in Paris star Lucien Laviscount cozies up to GoT's Hannah John-Kamen and a bevvy of beauties in another humiliating blow to ex Little Mix star Kodi Smit-McPhee reveals the one thing co-star Benedict Cumberbatch wouldn't talk about on the set of new film The Power of the Dog The Voice: Ariana Grande praises Jim and Sasha Allen for 'best performance to date' as Top 10 sing Even MEL BROOKS's friends told him a musical about Nazis was crazy. But as he reveals in his riotous memoir, it won him an Oscar... and launched eccentric movie career Gabrielle Union commands attention in neon green cut-out gown with huge train at the 2021 Fashion Awards Elsa Hosk goes barefoot as she kicks off her towering Jimmy Choo stilettos to celebrate at the 2021 British Fashion Awards afterparty Frail Phil Collins, 70, performs from a chair at Genesis' The Last Domino? Detroit concert - as singer battles debilitating health condition Martyr turned melody maker? James Blunt offers a surprising response to the claim he 'helped prevent World War III' during his army days Rooney Mara is the epitome of chic in stylish full-length black dress on the red carpet at 2021 Gotham Awards in New York City Winnie Harlow makes a stylish departure from Fashion Awards afterparty as she wears an ab-flashing leather bustier and tiger-print skirt Kylie Minogue leads the performers in a black floral jumpsuit as she entertains a packed Royal Albert Hall while topping the bill at the British Fashion Awards 31st Annual Gotham Awards: Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter wins big with four awards including Best Feature Pretty Little Liars star Tammin Sursok gives fans a little too much information about her period in comedic post Sharon Osbourne, 69, goes make-up free as she shows off smooth complexion during low-key outing with her daughter Kelly in Beverly Hills Cody Simpson's model girlfriend Marloes Stevens speaks out after the singer went on a bizarre rant about 'tyranny and fearmongering' Chadwick Boseman remembered by family and friends on what would have been the late Black Panther star's 45th birthday Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery's model girlfriend Liv Pollock almost has a wardrobe malfunction as she wears a blanket-style skirt to dinner Blake Shelton ridicules That's My Jam in 'sneak episode' premiere of Jimmy Fallon game show as Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande face-off in medley Mia Goth showcases her bump in a midriff-baring tank top as she heads to the gym...while rumors fly that she is 'pregnant' by Shia LaBeouf Maggie Gyllenhaal wows in a daring cut out sequin gown as she scoops four awards for The Lost Daughter at The Gotham Awards in New York Kristen Stewart catches the eye in a strapless neon pink velvet gown as she receives Performer Tribute Award at the 2021 Gotham Awards 'I f*ed up': Will Ferrell's long-time collaborator Adam McKay reveals they fell out after he cast John C. Reilly as Lakers owner Jerry Buss instead of the Elf star Ruth Negga stands out from the crowd in a monochrome patterned dress at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in NYC Nicolas Cage, 57, and his wife Riko Shibata, 26, arrive in style at the Gotham Awards in NYC 'Don't lose any more weight!' Fans express their concern for Martine McCutcheon, 43, after Love Actually star looks 'too thin' in latest snap 'I've got the acting bug now': Leigh-Anne Pinnock discusses new film Boxing Day - after former bandmate Jesy Nelson was spotted in a clinch with her ex Rita Ora goes braless in a slinky blue satin dress as she sizzles in series of glamorous social media snaps Sultry display Trey Songz is at the center of a sexual assault probe in Las Vegas according to police following an alleged incident on Sunday Kelly Osbourne pictured out for the first time since revealing she was 'back on track' following relapse after four years of sobriety Iris Law and her brother Rafferty are dressed to impress for the Fashion Awards 2021 as they wow on the red carpet in standout ensembles Hugh Jackman and Naomi Watts lead tributes to Indigenous actor David Gulpilil as the Crocodile Dundee star dies aged 68 following a battle with lung cancer Lily Allen defiantly displays her figure in a backless jumpsuit at the Fashion Awards - after hitting out at 'skinny shamers' who expressed concerns over her 'slim' look Jussie Smollett arrives at court for his hoax race attack trial: Jury selection gets underway and brothers who say Empire actor paid them to beat him will take the stand later this week Billie Piper wows in a quirky baby blue gown and thigh high stockings as she attends the Fashion Awards Rihanna has 'arrived in Barbados for the inauguration of its first president' after her home country decided to remove the Queen as head of state, local media claims Tiffany Haddish and Common SPLIT after 16 months of dating: 'They are just too busy for a serious relationship' Victoria's Secret model Emily DiDonato announces birth of her daughter with heartwarming post: 'She's here and she's perfect' Who is Bader Shammas? Everything to know about Lindsay Lohan's fiancé... as the private pair get engaged after two years of dating Gucci family eviscerates 'far from accurate' House of Gucci film, accusing the Lady Gaga-led movie of portraying them as 'thugs' and 'insulting the legacy' of the brand The Bachelor's Colton Underwood cries in trailer for Netflix series as he admits he's 'ashamed' for hiding sexuality and putting ex Cassie Randolph 'through hell' Zendaya showcases her enviable legs in a chic taupe maxi dress as she joins dapper boyfriend Tom Holland for romantic dinner in Paris Before they were Selling Sunset! Glamourous realtors look VERY different in pre-fame throwback snaps - with pre-surgery Christine appearing in a horror movie Shirtless Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood, 74, plants a sweet kiss on wife Sally, 43, as couple enjoy family beach day in Miami with their daughters Jennifer Aniston plays hairdresser as she rubs leave-in conditioner into the locks of her longtime makeup artist Angela to plug her Lola Vie line Former Maxim model reveals she was 'drugged and raped at lunch with a photographer', and says her agent forced her to sleep with him to get work Fashion's understated A-lister: Off-White founder Virgil Abloh was taught to sew by his seamstress mother, married his childhood sweetheart and shunned celeb lifestyle Hilaria Baldwin films her son Rafael, six, apologizing for swearing after he drops the F-bomb AGAIN... as she continues to share parenting struggle They look like sisters! Lisa Rinna, 58, appears youthful in a wig as she announces mini-me daughter Amelia Hamlin, 20, has created a lip kit for her makeup line Leonardo DiCaprio sells one of his beachfront Malibu mansions for OVER asking price at $10.3million... after picking it up in 1998 for $1.6million Magic Mike's Last Dance to reunite Channing Tatum and Steven Soderberg for steamy return on HBO Max The actor, 41, is set to return to stripper role Irina Shayk bundles up in a black jacket with a turtleneck top as she pushes an empty stroller while on coffee run in New York City Spider-Man: No Way Home fans CRASH movie websites first day tickets go on sale... as new IMAX poster featuring star Tom Holland is released Spider-Man producer CONFIRMS Tom Holland will be returning as Peter Parker in ANOTHER TRILOGY with Marvel Pirelli Calendar 2022: Rita Ora flashes her assets in chainmail for steamy bathtub snap, Saweetie gets busty and Iggy Pop strips off for star-studded Bryan Adams shoot Judge in Josh Duggar child pornography case bans phones, laptops, and recording devices from court as reality star prepares to stand trial Tuesday Shahs Of Sunset star Lilly Ghalichi's Los Angeles home burglarized while on vacation in St. Bart's 'I often look back at photos of that time': Shawn Mendes recalls the 'beautiful simplicity' of spending lockdown with his now ex-girlfriend Camila Cabelo Anna Wintour's daughter Bee shares sweet snaps of her baby son Oliver to mark his first month of life - including her first family photo with husband Francesco Carrozzini 'Seventeen of the sweetest years of life': Julia Roberts pays tribute to twins Hazel and Phinnaeus as she shares throwback on their birthday Braless Charli XCX accidentally exposes her entire breast in a risqué little black dress while presenting award at the ARIAs Ed Sheeran and Elton John team up to recreate Love Actually's famous doorstep scene as they announce new Christmas single Disney bows to China: Simpsons episode with Tiananmen Square sign saying 'on this site, in 1989, nothing happened' is missing from streaming service launched in Hong Kong An emotional support ferret, prison sunbathing, her macaw parrot and a relentless diva attitude... What House Of Gucci and Lady Gaga DIDN'T show of Patrizia Reggiani 'I'll cry about tonight forever': Lady Gaga gets tearful as she performs final show with Tony Bennett - before he retired aged 95 due to Alzheimer's Chantel Jeffries drops jaws as she showcases her stunning beach body in VERY skimpy pink bikini in Miami 'We need to be fking scared!' Cate Blanchett discusses global warming, parenting in the digital age and being Adele's style icon as she graces the cover of PORTER Nicolas Cage, 57, and wife Riko Shibata, 26, are fashion coordinated in black leather as they hit up the shops in New York City London calling! Emily Ratajkowski nails winter chic in a black trench coat and an oversized leopard print hat as she departs book signing of My Body 'Being a jerk at work is now not okay': George Clooney discusses the impact of the #MeToo movement but admits more change is needed in the film industry Elliot Page shows off six-pack abs in new shirtless mirror selfie as he jokes: 'My new phone works' PICTURED: Three-year-old nephew of celebrity stylist Law Roach who fell 170-feet to his death after pushing out a window screen in 17th floor Chicago apartment Jennifer Garner chats with her daughter Violet's driving instructor as the teen prepares to take the wheel in LA Victoria's Secret model Joy Corrigan shows off incredible figure in skimpy gym attire as she poses up a storm for outdoor photoshoot End of an era: Prince Charles touches down in Barbados for ceremony to remove the Queen as head of state after Caribbean nation decided to become a republic Selling Sunset's Lothario is REVEALED! Co-stars Christine Quinn and Emma Hernan's joint former 'fiancé' is unveiled as realtor Peter Cornell 'I went to school with gang members and drug users': Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn reflects on her fraught teen years and jail stint for weed at 17 Kourtney Kardashian proves she already fits into Travis Barker's family as she hangs out with drummer's three children Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker can't keep their hands off each other as they share a cuddle while filming TikTok with Penelope Disick 'Runway is so terrifying!' Winnie Harlow reveals she BLED down first ever catwalk after tripping up and admits she wanted 'white girl hair' Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly go shopping on family vacation in Greece with her sons and his daughter Casie Floyd Mayweather is joined by glamorous on-off girlfriend Gallienne Nabila as they sit courtside for LA Lakers game Newlywed Paris Hilton calls her parents Kathy and Rick 'relationship goals' as she marks their 42nd wedding anniversary with throwbacks Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey says he WON'T launch bid to become Governor of Texas after teasing career in politics Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh FINALLY tie the knot on the Season 3 finale of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way 'Don't put your nose near your daughter's mouth': David Beckham reveals bloodied face after Harper, 10, bit him while he tickled her Nicki Minaj steals the show while taking over as host of The Real Housewives Of Potomac reunion Liam Payne thrills teen fan as he performs series of solo and One Direction tracks at her VERY lavish 15th birthday bash in Brazil Adele scores her FOURTH UK number one album with 30 after shifting 260k copies in one week and gaining 55.7m streams... yet sales are still DOWN 75% on last record 25 Adele, 33, explains she makes music for her peers and NOT for the 'TikTok generation' and reveals her son Angelo, 9, is 'not a fan' of her tracks Nicole Scherzinger puts on busty display in plunging black dress as she poses on the Empire State Building Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott pictured TOGETHER for the first time since reports of impending divorce as they take their kids to dinner in LA Kylie Minogue treats herself to a $1.3m payday after raking in $3m with the success of latest album Disco... as she gears up to move back to Australia 'Happy Hanukkah!' Beaming Andy Cohen lights his menorah with son Benjamin, 2, as he joins stars including Scott Disick and Adam Sandler in celebrations 'It's a Hanukkah miracle that I'm baking': Chelsea Handler celebrates Hanukkah by making a phallic-shaped Challah bread in hilarious video Chantel Jeffries simply sizzles in a sexy brown bikini as she soaks up the sun while on holiday in Miami Gigi and Bella Hadid pay tribute to late friend and collaborator Virgil Abloh ... following designer's passing at 41 after cancer battle Jimmy Iovine, 68, and wife Liberty Ross, 43, make a great match with coordinating hoodies and jeans as they check out the Lakers game in LA Jennifer Lopez packs on the PDA with boyfriend Ben Affleck on a romantic night out at Spago in Beverly Hills Prince Charles' aides DENY claim in new book that he was the 'royal racist' who 'questioned what color skin Harry and Meghan's children would have' Porsha Williams sets record straight about timeline with new fiance Simon Guobadia on spin-off show Lindsay Lohan is ENGAGED! 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0.935935	(StatePoint) More than 500,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and there have been more than 28 million cases nationwide. Doctors say it’s vital that Americans get vaccinated when it’s their turn, and continue to take precautions against infection. “Vaccinations are safe, effective, prevent illness and save lives. They offer an incredible opportunity for us to help defeat COVID-19 and regain normalcy,” says American Medical Association (AMA) president, Susan R. Bailey, M.D. “But with more contagious variants of the virus circulating throughout the U.S., now is not the time to let your guard down or scale back on the measures that we know will work to prevent further illness and deaths, such as wearing masks, practicing physical distancing, and washing hands.” To protect yourself and your loved ones, the AMA offers the following guidance: * At some point, likely in the next few months, it will be your turn to get the vaccine. Talk to your physician about the vaccines, and ask any questions you may have. * Any and all COVID-19 vaccines authorized will meet the highest standards of quality, safety and effectiveness set by the FDA’s rigorous regulatory review process. * Be prepared to get vaccinated. Know that vaccines can have minor side effects, including lethargy, mild fever, body aches and pains. When these side effects occur, they typically last a few days. If you have any questions or concerns about side effects, contact your physician. * Understand that public health measures like masks and physical distancing will still be required until the population is broadly vaccinated. * Science and ingenuity have given us an opportunity to control or even defeat COVID-19, but wide acceptance of the vaccine is necessary for it to be effective. Encourage loved ones who are eligible for the vaccine to schedule an appointment. For more information about COVID-19 and getting vaccinated, visit ama-assn.org or getvaccineanswers.org. While the roll-out of the vaccine is encouraging, doctors say we’re not out of the woods yet. Continuing to practice COVID-19 safety measures and getting vaccinated as soon as it’s your turn will help protect you and your loved ones from illness.
0.999855	Peter and Margaret Orford with son Graham and granddaughter Hollie, 5, who is the sixth generation og the family to attend Bressingham Primary. Picture: Simon Parkin - Credit: Simon Parkin A defibrillator suitable for children to use has been unveiled at a Norfolk primary thanks to fundraisers whose granddaughter is the sixth generation of the family to attend the school. Dr Iain Brooksby and Dr Tony Page from the Norfolk Heat Trust, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk Sir Richard Jewson, and Peter and Margaret Orford with the new child-friendly defibrillator. Picture: Simon Parkin - Credit: Simon Parkin Peter Orford, who runs the Friends Charity Shop in Lowestoft with his wife Margaret, has helped to raise more than £180,000 for two local charities – the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital's cardiology department and Palliative Care East. The latest result of the couple's amazing fundraising is the life saving equipment to be installed outside Bressingham Primary School, near Diss. Mr Orford is one of six generations of his family who have learnt in its classrooms. Their five-year-old granddaughter Hollie Orford is a current Year 1 pupil. The new child-friendly defibrillator will be placed on the wall outside Bressingham Primary School. Picture: Evelyn Simak - Credit: Evelyn Simak 'This is extra special because of our links to the school,' he said. 'My great grandfather went to the old school which was down near the church, as did my grandfather and my father. My brother and I both went here then my three sons. 'We have granddaughters aged from 25 down to Hollie. One granddaughter has just had our third great grandson a few weeks ago. They live here too so if he also comes to the school he will be the seventh generation to attend.' Mr Orford, who has undergone cardiac procedures himself, added: 'I spoke to the parish council and they said the village has a defibrillator at the village hall but this is one children can use so I approached the school. I think it is amazing that this is something that children can manage.' Dr Tony Page from the Norfolk Heat Trust and Bressingham Primary head teacher Dawn Gudde with the new child-friendly defibrillatorr. Picture: Simon Parkin - Credit: Simon Parkin Most Read expand_more More 1 ‘This was our worst nightmare’: Locals shock after man dies in crash 2 Waitrose and Halfords recall items over health and safety concerns 3 'No excuses' is the message as festive anti-drink drive campaign launched 4 'Don’t try and book until the NHS says it is your turn' — PM on booster rollout 5 Warning issued over fake Omicron variant test scam 6 JCB skip loader worth £5,500 stolen from Suffolk village 7 New rules introduced today in bid to stop Omicron spread 8 Heavy rain forecast for the rest of the week in Norfolk but snow unlikely 9 Approval granted for 69 new homes in Suffolk village 10 Revealed: The area of Norfolk where homes are at higher risk of flooding The defibrillator was unveiled at a special assembly by Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk Sir Richard Jewson, alongside Dr Tony Page and Dr Iain Brooksby from the Norfolk Heat Trust. Youngsters also took part in a demonstration of how the heart works given by Andrea Taylor, head of cardiac rhythm management at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, herself also a former pupil at Bressingham Primary. She said: 'These sorts of defibrillators are so easy to use because the device will talk to you so you can't get it wrong. There are even child pads in there because children can have undiagnosed cardiac defects. We have all heard stories of a youngster running about on the football pitch that doesn't go home, if there is a community defibrillator there is a chance for them.' Dr Iain Brooksby and Dr Tony Page from the Norfolk Heat Trust and Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk Sir Richard Jewson. Picture: Simon Parkin - Credit: Simon Parkin Head teacher Dawn Gudde said: 'We are a community school and this is another way of being central to the village. We have been talking to the pupils about it and will be showing them how it works. They actually do first aid as part of their memorable events programme. It is nice to have something so important that is also appropriate to them.' Become a Supporter This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. Every contribution will help us continue to produce local journalism that makes a measurable difference to our community.
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0.999979	Horses have always been among the legendary and domestic animals. Their beauty, strength, and power have always kept us mesmerized. Horse owners and horse riders have always been held in awe. Draft horses or draught horses are strong workhorses that are bred to be hardworking animals. They are generally reared to perform laborious tasks such as ploughing, harnessing, and other farm work. Horses have better weight distribution than heavy machinery, so they can work more efficiently in fields. Below are the best draft horse breeds from across the world, that are known for their various characteristics. Best Draft Horse Breeds 1. Shire Horse The Shire is a British breed of draught horse that is among the largest as well as the tallest horses in the world. It is usually black, bay, brown, or grey. They have a long and lean head and large eyes that add to their beauty. The Shire horses are popular as riding horses due to their calm disposition and athletic movement. Shires are ridden for pleasure, trail, working cattle, police work, search and rescue work. They are a popular breed of draft horses and mostly found in the UK, Canada, and are among the oldest of the draft breeds. Also Read: Top 10 Best Aquatic Animals Image Source: Wikimedia 2. Belgian Horse The Belgian Draft horse is a Belgian breed of a draft horse. These Belgian horses come from the Brabant region of Belgium. It is one of the strongest breeds. These strong horses are used for farm work, and also in cities to work in warehouses, freight stations and fishing wharves. Belgian Horses are very kind, quiet and intelligent horses. This horse breed is known for its heavy body, short but strong legs, and thick muscles. Also Read: Top 10 Most Affectionate Wild Animals Towards Humans Image Source: Wikimedia 3. Haflinger The Haflinger breed of horses is also known as the Avelignese. It is a breed of horse developed and now mostly found in Austria and northern Italy. They are small, and mostly have a chestnut color with flaxen mane and tail. These horses have thick muscles but are elegant and very energetic. They are commonly used for hauling heavy loads and as a means of transportation, as they are sturdy, all-purpose horses. Also Read: Top 10 Animals Only Found In Madagascar 4. Percheron The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Perche province in France from which the breed takes its name. Percherons are well-muscled and known for their intelligence and strength. They are grey or black. They have a muscular build with a broad, flat forehead and small, upright ears. Percherons can be good horses for beginner riders because of their docile natures. They have a sweet, tolerant, and easygoing nature that makes them popular with inexperienced horse owners. Also Read: Top 10 Best Animals In The World Image Source: Wikimedia 5. Friesian Horse One of the most graceful animals in the world, The Friesian horse is a breed from Friesland in the Netherlands. They are generally black, with powerful muscles. These horses have a thick mane and tail, and feathery hair on lower legs. Friesian horses are very versatile and can be used in riding for pleasure and in competitions. They can also be used for light farm work. They are a rare and beautiful breed and have a gentle but elegant nature. Image Source: Wikimedia 6. Fjord Horse The Fjord horse or Norwegian Fjord Horse is from the mountainous regions of western Norway. It is a light draught horse but very robust and agile. They are relatively small but very strong horse breed. All other breeds of horse have some form of white markings; they are extremely rare in the Fjord horse. They are one of the world’s oldest breeds. They have been used for hundreds of years as a farm horse in Norway. They are found in many European countries as well as in North and South America. 7. Clydesdales The Clydesdale Horse breed derived its name from the farm horses of Clydesdale, a county in Scotland. When they were initially reared, they were originally one of the smaller breeds of draught horses. However, today, it is a tall breed. They are often bay coloured, and also have some white markings. Due to their gentle nature, the Clydesdale horse is one of the most beloved breeds of horses. They are known for their large size and calm temperament. They can reach speeds of up to 20mph. 8. Irish Draught The Irish Draught horse belongs to Ireland. It is the national horse breed of Ireland. These horses have been extensively used for farm work. Today, they are especially popular for crossbreeding to produce the popular Irish Sport Horses which excel at the highest levels of events like show jumping. They are athletic and full of energy with magnificent, robust bodies. They are gentle and family-oriented horses. They are even used as police horses in many European countries. Image Source: Wikimedia 9. American Cream Draft Horse The American Draft horse is the only draft horse breed that has been developed in the US. It has a distinct cream gold colour and a white glossy mane with amber eyes. These well-muscled and sure-footed horses are beautiful to behold. They are mostly used for riding and harnessing and are a rare yet popular breed. Image Source: Wikimedia 10. Suffolk Punch The Suffolk Punch is an English breed of draught horse. It is also known as the Suffolk Sorrel. They are the most magnificent and beautiful breed of horses. The Suffolk Punch is the oldest native horse breed found in Britain. These horses are highly energetic and active. They have a broad head with a thick, arched neck, and a short but wide back and short legs. Unfortunately, there are now just 300 Suffolk Punch horses left in the UK. Their breed status has been marked ‘critical’ by the UK’s Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Image Source: Wikimedia These are the top draft horse breeds from across the globe. If you like photographing horses and want your images to show the genuine nature of these majestic animals, you may address FixThePhoto for a realistic and professional image editing service. 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0.937479	Everyone who sells or serves food must make sure by law that it is safe to eat, and employers must make sure their staff are suitably trained or supervised. The majority of food business access training courses for their staff, provided in house or by an external training provider, and use the certificates to demonstrate what training their staff have done. As well as the compliance side of things training can have many positive benefits including happier, more efficient and more productive workers, but what type of training is best? E-learning v Face to Face training In the last few years there has been huge leaps forward in online or e-learning food safety training. However, for years many food businesses have trained their staff in traditional classroom settings as this was the only option available. Now many training providers are developing their own online courses which are generally much cheaper and more convenient to access for the customer. There appears to be a perception in the food industry by some that online learning is not as good in terms of quality and is less effective in terms of the understanding of learners, however there have been many studies undertaken about this subject and one researchers findings were that: “…it is clear that when compared using gross measures of learning effectiveness, students learn as much if not more from online courses as they do in traditional higher education courses.”(Swan 2003) The Pros and Cons There are pros and cons with both types of learning so to help you decide what is right for your company I have put together a list to help you make an informed choice: Classroom/Face to Face learning PROS Ideal for small to medium groups of learners Suitable for all learning styles Convenient as learning can be done in the workplace in a familiar environment Greater engagement as staff can ask questions and receive feedback from the trainer at the time to help with understanding Courses can be made bespoke to the company or to the learners Assistance can be given to learners if necessary Action plans can be put together to encourage staff to put into practice what they have learnt on the course Trainers can use their specific knowledge and expertise to add value to the course especially in higher level courses CONS Can be expensive to organise, particularly for large numbers of staff e.g. venue, travel, food, etc. or small businesses with a limited training budget Can cause staffing issues e.g. if all managers in the business are attending a course on the same day New/existing staff may have to wait to do training if they missed the course as they had not started yet or were off sick/on holiday when the course was run. E-learning PROS Easy for learner to access at a time when they need it Large numbers of staff can access the training via the online platform (at the same time) Social learning options can be added to e-learning to staff are not learning in isolation Is generally cheaper, for large numbers as training providers often offer discounts; and for small businesses with small training budgets Gaming elements can be included to assist learning Good for visual and auditory learners CONS Learners cannot ask questions which can hinder their understanding or clarification particularly for higher level courses Poor quality e-learning platforms can be difficult to navigate through leading to frustration Can become a ‘tick box’ exercise which devalues the training Not as good for kinesthetic or tactile learners (who learn by doing physical activities) It is generally recognised that a blend of online and face to face training will ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills to do their jobs properly and will help them to produce safe food for customers. Food Safety Logic offer both face to face and online training courses. Please contact us for an informal chat if you would like to discuss your training needs further. Share: Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on linkedin LinkedIn PrevPreviousDo you want to improve your food safety knowledge to a supervisory level? NextHave you thought about online food safety training?Next Related Posts Allergens Get your kitchen staff ahead of the game on food allergens Get your kitchen staff ahead of the game on allergens Customers with allergies need accurate information about the food they are eating and also the Read More » November 11, 2021 No Comments Allergens Allergens Beginner to Pro Why you need to keep up to date on allergens? 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0.999992	Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) technology is used to provide WAN services to businesses, enterprises, and consumers using the cloud rather than proprietary hardware and software that is installed onsite. Typically the software can be provisioned and installed on generic hardware, often referred to as customer premises equipment (CPE). Replacing Private Lines With SD-WAN To understand the concept of SD-WAN, let's take a look at how the cable or broadband industry works. In the legacy markets, one would call up a service provider and order a service, which would be provisioned on the phone. The company would then schedule a service installation date and ship hardware that could be used for the service. Typically the consumer would wait for a service technician to install the service to provide cable service or broadband. In the enterprise, a similar system for private WAN services could use broadband, private lines, or T-1. Typically this would require specialized hardware to be delivered and configured by either a service technician or an employee. Flexibility of SD-WAN In the SD-WAN model, most or all of this service delivery can occur using customer-based provisioning -- usually by accessing a cloud service via the web -- and commodity hardware. For example, the customer would go to a website and order a WAN service such as WAN Optimization or Virtual Private Network (VPN), and the software could be installed in CPE hardware via the Internet. Or, very lightweight CPE could be delivered and then configured remotely. This model is growing in popularity because the SD-WAN approach provides a number of benefits to enterprises looking to expand their networking capabilities. For example, some of the benefits include: Reducing WAN connectivity costs by leveraging lower-cost services such as Internet broadband or by optimizing the use of private lines. Use of generic hardware to lower hardware costs. Centralized management can reduce complexity and operating expenses (OPEX). Enable customer self-provisioning of WAN links. Automated management. Avoiding vendor lock-in to proprietary hardware in branch offices. Use analytics to boost intelligence to drive more dynamic traffic prioritization and load balancing. Increase security with encryption and security analytics -- especially for sensitive applications such as financial transactions or retail PCI requirements. Provide efficient routing of traffic to access cloud applications such as SaaS. Redundancy of links. Transport independence (multiple providers for broadband or network links). Leading SD-WAN Startups There are many companies launching SD-WAN and related virtualized network services. The technology used to provide such services is often referred to as network functions virtualization (NFV). Some of the leading technology providers in the SD-WAN and virtual WAN optimization space include Aryaka Networks, Silver Peak, VeloCloud, Versa Networks, and Viptela. At the same time, many leading service providers are using SD-WAN and NFV technology to launch their own SD-WAN services. For example, CenturyLink, Masergy, and Verizon have all launched SD-WAN services. Many more are planned. The SD-WAN market is heating up and some of these companies are starting to become profitable. Unlike other areas of the software-defined networking (SDN) market, SDN-WAN, with its strong business model (SD-WAN services purchased in the cloud), seems to be holding more interest from customers and carriers alike. I expect that SD-WAN services are going to become a key differentiator for global service providers and this could drive a number of acquisitions as a shakeout looms in the market. Get Newsletter Home About Us Services Contact Us Futuriom Blog News/Analysis Q & A Tech Primers Free Research Premium Research IoT SD_WAN Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cloud Infrastructure Security Blockchain Contact Us Email : Send a Message Phone : (415) 651-5281 © Copyright Rayno Media Inc. 2021 \| Terms of Service \| Privacy Policy × Get incisive independent analysis of networking and cloud technology directly to your inbox every two weeks.
0.914663	The ruling Party, National Democratic Congress has lost vision, focus and direction and fall short of any more lies they can tell Ghanaians and have therefore resorted to attacking personalities in their rival party, New Patriotic Party accusing them of illegal dealings without a shred of evidence. Instead of dealing with the difficulties the Ghanaian people are passing through and the pressing issues on the ground, they are rather mischievously associating the main opposition party with narcotic dealings without shame. Shame of a ruling party accusing people of dealing in drugs and not being able to bring such people to book. If a government claims to have evidence against any person or group of person for engaging in any illegal activity and is not able to apprehend such people, that kind of government is irresponsible and not worthy to handle the affairs of a state. Its about time that the NDC and their Hypocrite president knew that their traditional way of politicking, which is politics of lies is no more applicable because Ghanaians have come to understand the kind of liars they are. I need not remind Ghanaians that the NDC came into power just by lying to Ghanaians who having not tested the leadership of the candidate Atta Mills thought he was telling them the truth only to regret today. When the NDC was in opposition led by Atta Mills they accused many people in the NPP of different Crimes ranging from murder, drug trafficking, corruption and even stealing. God being so good, power was handed over to them and close to three years down the line not a single conviction has taken place of all the thousands of people they accused. Pres Atta Mills then the flag bearer of NDC stood on the streets of Tamale and Yendi telling them they (NDC) had evidence to unravel the covering over the Ya Na's murder and will bring the killers to book when he is given the mandate to rule Ghana. Tell me what has come up of those alleged murderers of the Great King? He and the NDC was telling Ghanaians blatant lies just to win votes, now in power he(Atta Mills) are still lying to Ghanaians. They told us of tape evidence and many other things they said will lead to those arrests only to tell us after receiving the votes that the tape has nothing tangible in the form of evidence. They said it was not a credible evidence that one can put before court. They were promising the people of Dagbon and Ghanaians of a tape they knew well was not a credible evidence before a court. Lies are what NDC is made up of and nothing else. Just recently the deputy information Minister came on air and told Ghanaians that in the first six months of their government they created 1.6million jobs only for the Minister in Charge of the employment sector to come out and deny any knowledge of those jobs. Later the deputy information minister instead of humbly appologising for his lies, rather turns it round and blame it on misunderstanding on figures. Ok, 1.6 million was a mistake so which is the correct one? Lies, lies and lies. Just before NDC came to power there was an accute shortage of crude oil throughout the world and a subsequent high cost of fuel on the international market and also in Ghana. The then candidate Attah Mills on a campaign platform told Ghanaians that He(Atta Mills) and the NDC was a party that cares for Ghanaians and will therefore reduce fuel prices drastically as soon as he comes to power. Ghanaians had faith in him thinking he was all that was said about him. President Mills came into office and for months the price was still the same. People reminded him of his promise and then he fianlly reduced it by just meagre margin. Then few days later he increased by an unprecedented margin of 30%. Care for you indeed. When he was asked why, I believe Ghanaians will remember his reply. It was just a campaign promise. I am hoping for the day President Mills and the NDC government will make real promises. President Mills and the NDC came into power lying to Ghanaians that they were going to deal with corruption ruthlessly. A year into government, President Mills was confronted with a real test case when his minister, Mutaka had a whistle blown on him for the "chinchinga", "girlfriend" and "pampers" money and a filthy corruption allegation. Had it not been the bold ruling of our judges even the whistle blower will have tasted the wrath of the man who said he will eradicate corruption. Did you hear the president say a word when his ministers like Ama Benyiwa Doe, Asiedu Nketia (General Secretary), Okudjeto Ablakwah and many others were accused of coruption? He rather defended them. Even within his own party his government has been accused of corruption consistently and yet the man who said he is a God fearing man cannot fulfil his promise of showing absolute resistance against corruption. It is only in the NDC that a Regional Minister (Ama Benyiwa Doe) and his Regional propaganda secretary(Allotey Jacobs) will stand on air abuse and threating each other because of dubious contracts and government did nothing to them. Lies, lies and lies is what NDC is made up of. We have issues facing us as a people. Our poverty population has grown fro less then 9% to more than 34% in just two and half years and all a responsible governmemt could do is attack personalities through her appointee and half baked journalists. Peolpe cannot afford three square meals and all you use your air time as a government to talk about is vain accusations. Is it not a shame when the waters are not flowing and the lights are going off every minute and you have nothing to tell the peolple you claim you care for but unnecessary lies? The road to the House of the President himself is so bad that he confess he is ashamed of himself and yet nothing is done about it but to just accuse people wrongly because maybe they are richer than you. Ghanaians by these moves should know that the NDC from the days of Former President Rawlings have always been lying to us. Rawlings for example came to power singing probity and accountability but in all his reign his ministers, appointees and himself never made accounts to the Ghanaian people. Hilla Limann was accused of misusing state funds because he bought a Peougeot 504 but in Rawlings government for the first time we saw convoys of Land Cruisers, Pajaros and many luxury cars. The fisrt time I heard of Jacuzie (or whatever they call it) for bathing and massaging it was when Nana Kunado imported it at a very high cost. Now he(fomer President Rawlings) has freights of cars. Talk of Jaguars or any car he has it even up to private harbourd motors and boats. His wife is a able to import sets of brand new pick ups just for a flagbearership campaign and they still go about talking about probity and accountability, what trash? The Rawlingses as confirmed by Allotey Jacobs are rich, because just them have been able to make thousands of boys; FONKAR boys "fithy rich". Where did they get that kind of money? Are they also cocaine dealers? Jealousy makes people think this way. That whoever is better is because he endulge in some bad practice. No in our society can be rich without being accused of one thing or the other. Every thief thinks everyone looking good is a thief. If the NDC has no plan nor message for Ghanaians they should step aside and allow a visionary, bold, truthful and a well determined Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo to come and rule. At least he speaks the truth without fear. Because all this propaganda and carracter assasination is telling Ghanaians is; We Have No Vision Nor Message As A Pary.
0.999999	The United States has placed the Islamic Jihad Group (IJG) on its list of international terrorist organizations, citing the group's July 2004 bombing attacks against the U.S. and Israeli embassies and the office of the Uzbek prosecutor general in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In a May 26 statement, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said that the designation freezes all properties and assets of the group in the United States. The Islamic Jihad Group -- an offshoot of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan -- claimed responsibility for the coordinated July 2004 bombings in Tashkent, which killed at least two people and wounded nine, according to the statement. "The Islamic Jihad Group continues to target Americans and U.S. facilities overseas and is a dangerous threat to U.S. interests," Boucher said. Boucher's statement outlined other cases of IJG terrorist activities in Uzbekistan and cited reports linking the group to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network. Following is the text of the statement: (begin text) Press Statement Richard Boucher, Spokesman Washington, DC May 26, 2005 U.S. Department of State Designates the Islamic Jihad Group Under Executive Order 13224 The Department of State on May 25 announced the designation of the Islamic Jihad Group (IJG) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224. This designation blocks all property, and interests in property, of the organization that are in the United States, or come within the United States, or the control of U. S. persons. The Secretary of State took this action in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Department of Homeland Security. The Islamic Jihad Group, active in Central Asia, broke away from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization that is listed by the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. On July 30, 2004, the Islamic Jihad Group conducted coordinated bombing attacks in Tashkent against the U.S. and Israeli Embassies, and the office of the Uzbek Prosecutor General, killing at least two people and wounding nine. The Islamic Jihad Group claimed responsibility for these attacks and indicated that future attacks are planned. The Islamic Jihad Group continues to target Americans and U.S. facilities overseas and is a dangerous threat to U.S. interests. After an explosion at a safehouse in Bukharo, Uzbekistan, IJG suicide bombers attacked a popular bazaar and other locations in Tashkent in March and April 2004, resulting in the deaths of more than a dozen police officers and innocent bystanders and dozens of injuries. The attackers in the March and April 2004 attacks, some of whom were female suicide bombers, targeted the local government offices of the Uzbekistani and Bukharo police, killing approximately 47 people, including 33 terrorists. These attacks marked the first use of female suicide bombers in Central Asia. Those arrested in connection with the attacks in Bukharo have testified to the close ties between the IJG leaders and Usama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. Kazakhstani authorities have declared that IJG members were taught by al-Qaida instructors to handle explosives and to organize intelligence work and subversive activities. Kazakhstan has arrested several IJG members and put them on trial. (end text) (Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
0.999983	Diet can be one of the toughest aspects of weight loss. But by including sweet potato as part of your meals, it doesn't have to be. When it comes to burning fat and getting fit, it's not so much about dieting hard as it is about dieting smart. Ensure that while you do follow through with that much-needed workout regime, you also replace everyday foods that are unknowingly adding calories to your diet with a substitute that's low on calories but high in nutrituve value. And the root vegetable in question can do exactly that. Also known as yam in some parts of the world (although yams a completely different food), the distant relative of the regular potato has some diet tricks up its sleeve. How sweet potato in your diet can help you lose weight A vegetable native to India, the sweet potato has a number of health benefits -- several of which surround weight loss. From helping you cut down on energy intake to ensuring a smoother digestive process, here's everything this one food can do for you: Sweet potatoes add much-needed fiber to your meals It is essential to consume fiber if you want your digestive process to be smooth. According to food composition data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), each 100 gram serving of sweet potato contains 3 gm of fibre. This travels through your body without being broken down and hence helps you burn calories just through the natural digestive process. They provide a more beneficial kind of starch to your diet While it is true that sweet potatoes are also high on startch -- which makes up 53 per cent of its 20 gram (per 100 gram serving) -- 12 per cent of this starch is of the resistant kind. Resistant starch behaves like fiber and does not get broken down during digestion. Since these components are slow to digest, they stay in your system longer and keep you feeling full, thus eliminating those pesky hunger pangs you endure between meals. And they have a surprisingly high water content According to USDA data, 100 gm of raw sweet potato contains 77 per cent water. Not only is this great for the hotter months of the year as it helps you stay hydrated but it also makes you feel more full. Additionally, foods that are high in water help you stick to the portion control part of your diet since they ensure that you are satiated and stop you from having cravings at odd hours. Sweet potatoes help you atone for all the sugar you've eaten Putting the sweet in sweet potato, this quality of the vegetable is due to its manganese content. As was pointed out by an Oregon State University research, manganese is essential for the activation of enzymes which kick-start the metabolic system that helps in the processing of carbs and fats. So not only can adding sweet potatoes to your diet aid in weight loss, they might even lessen some of the harm done by the unhealthy sugars you've consumed before. Sweet potato benefits for men If you're having trouble between the sheets, sweet potato is about to become your best friend. The root vegetable is high in potassium content -- 337 mg for every 100 gram -- and potassium in turn is known for its ability to keep blood pressure in check. So to ensure that your blood flow is in the right direction at the appropriate time, adding sweet potato to your diet is not a bad move. Additionally, according to Dr Marilyn Greenville, a nutritionist who authored Getting Pregnant Faster, sweet potatoes could help you increase your sperm count due to their high Vitamin E content. While speaking to Express, she was quoted as saying that the vitamin has been linked with boosting fertility in men and women, and is a powerful antioxidant.
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0.999973	The Able DISK is a reusable stainless steel filter designed to be used with the Aeropress instead of the paper filters it comes with. It fits into the Aeropress filter cap exactly the same way the paper filters do and can be rinsed off and used indefinitely. Advantages vs. paper Using a stainless steel filter instead of paper offers a few advantages. Firstly, you eliminate waste and also never run the risk of running out. Some people like to travel with a stainless steel filter because of this advantage. Secondly, the stainless steel filter is that unlike paper, it does not filter out all of the oils of the coffee, leaving a more full-bodied cup. As such, this filter system offers a nice alternative for those who want an even greater variety of coffees out their Aeropress. Features smaller holes, reducing the amount of fines that come through. The resulting coffee should be cleaner and less full bodied, more simpler to what you would get with a paper filter.
0.99999	Article: Mechatronics in Finland and The Netherlands: the responsiveness of VET compared Journal: International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning (IJCEELL) 2004 Vol.14 No.1/2 pp.79 - 92 Abstract: In Finland and The Netherlands, developments in the metal industry and its consequences for vocational education and training have been studied. In this paper, attention is paid to the core problems and the key qualifications of the employees related to \|\|mechatronics\|\|. Both countries have undergone comparable developments in the metal industry and \|\|mechatronic\|\| companies in both countries agree on the key qualifications their employees need. Vocational education and training has responded differently in both counties to \|\|mechatronics\|\|. In Finland, \|\|mechatronics\|\| has become integrated in existing qualifications, while in The Netherlands a new qualification for the mechatronic engineer is desired (in 2000). Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research Log in Log in For authors, reviewers, editors and board members Username Remember me Go Forgotten? Help Sitemap Home For Authors For Librarians Orders Inderscience Online News International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning 2004 Vol.14 No.1/2 Title: Mechatronics in Finland and The Netherlands: the responsiveness of VET compared Authors: B.G. Doornekamp, J.N. Streumer, L. Heiskanen Addresses: University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. ' University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. ' Kuopio Vocational Adult Education Centre, Vuorelankatu 5-7, 70300 Kuopio, Finland Abstract: In Finland and The Netherlands, developments in the metal industry and its consequences for vocational education and training have been studied. In this paper, attention is paid to the core problems and the key qualifications of the employees related to \|\|mechatronics\|\|. Both countries have undergone comparable developments in the metal industry and \|\|mechatronic\|\| companies in both countries agree on the key qualifications their employees need. Vocational education and training has responded differently in both counties to \|\|mechatronics\|\|. In Finland, \|\|mechatronics\|\| has become integrated in existing qualifications, while in The Netherlands a new qualification for the mechatronic engineer is desired (in 2000). Keywords: vocational education and training; mechatronics; metal industry; core problems; key qualifications; flexible workforce; Netherlands; Finland. DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2004.004576 International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 2004 Vol.14 No.1/2, pp.79 - 92
0.976823	NSW has recorded 248 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm. The state's population aged 16 years and over is now 92 per cent fully vaccinated, while 94.4 per cent have had their first COVID-19 vaccine shot. Those aged between 12 and 15 years are 75.7 cent fully vaccinated, while 81 per cent have had their first dose. There are 195 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 35 in ICU. Yesterday, 80,317 tests were conducted which was up on the previous day's total of 52,302. IN OTHER NEWS: NSW Health will release further details of today's cases at 11am. Yesterday, South Western Sydney Local Health District recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases across the state with 46 cases recorded. Western Sydney LHD recorded 25 new cases, while Sydney LHD had 21, making it the area with the third highest new cases recorded yesterday. /images/transform/v1/crop/frm/R7sDaMurkWxVpij7Babdbr/d9362dde-0223-46a2-83a9-e9b394289cec.png/r4_0_1597_900_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg November 24 2021 - 9:00AM Big jump in NSW COVID-19 cases with 248 recorded Kim Chappell Coronavirus Photo: File NSW has recorded 248 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm. The state's population aged 16 years and over is now 92 per cent fully vaccinated, while 94.4 per cent have had their first COVID-19 vaccine shot. Those aged between 12 and 15 years are 75.7 cent fully vaccinated, while 81 per cent have had their first dose. There are 195 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 35 in ICU. Yesterday, 80,317 tests were conducted which was up on the previous day's total of 52,302. IN OTHER NEWS: Rain, flooding on the cards as La Nina arrives Regional NSW renters can no longer afford to live anywhere on the coast, report finds Just in case you need an excuse to eat fairy bread NSW Health will release further details of today's cases at 11am. Yesterday, South Western Sydney Local Health District recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases across the state with 46 cases recorded. Western Sydney LHD recorded 25 new cases, while Sydney LHD had 21, making it the area with the third highest new cases recorded yesterday.
0.923999	Personal injury law is an area of civil law concerned with providing monetary compensation to victims of accidents or social wrongs. The injured person bringing the lawsuit is called the "plaintiff," and the person or entity allegedly responsible for the injury is called the "defendant." In fatal accidents, the family of the decedent may bring a wrongful death suit against the person or entity responsible for the accident. In some cases, there may be multiple responsible parties, and the plaintiff may be able to sue all of them to recover the full amount of compensation needed for his or her injuries. The defendant in turn may allege that another person or entity was responsible and bring that person or entity into the lawsuit as a cross-defendant. The burden of proof in personal injury cases is typically lower than the burden of proof for criminal cases arising out of the same actions. This means that you may be able to recover in a personal injury lawsuit, even if the defendant was acquitted of criminal charges arising out of the same conduct. The objective in a personal injury lawsuit is generally to recover monetary compensation, rather than punish the defendant. However, in some cases, punitive damages may be sought and awarded for particularly egregious or malicious misconduct by a defendant. Elements of Negligence Personal injury lawsuits may arise out of any situation, including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, professional malpractice, or nursing home abuse. Most injuries are the result of negligent or reckless conduct, rather than intentional conduct. In most states, a plaintiff claiming negligence will need to prove (1) the defendant's duty of care, (2) the defendant's breach of that duty, (3) actual causation, (4) proximate causation, and (5) actual damages. A defendant's duty varies depending on the state and the circumstances. Generally, however, everyone has a duty to use reasonable care to avoid the risk of foreseeable injuries to others. For example, a driver who has had four cocktails shouldn't get behind the wheel of a car because of the significant risk he or she will get into a car accident. It also means that if a retailer notices that a handrail on the second floor of a store has come loose, such that a customer could lean on it and fall, the retailer has a duty to warn customers or to repair the loose handrail so that unwitting customers don't get injured. Failure to warn of a dangerous condition on property can result in a premises liability lawsuit against the person or entity in control of it. Similarly, a doctor has a duty to act as a reasonably prudent doctor with similar training and expertise would act. He or she must order the appropriate tests or refer a patient to a specialist when faced with a potential diagnosis of a certain disease. A doctor who fails to meet the professional standard of care may be subject to a medical malpractice suit. A plaintiff's failure to prove any of the elements of negligence can result in a case getting dismissed or in the defendant avoiding liability. If there are too many intervening events between the defendant's breach and a plaintiff's injury, the defendant's breach may not be considered the "proximate" or legal cause of the injury. For example, consider a driver doing her makeup in the car. A motorcyclist decides to change lanes to avoid this distracted driver. Meanwhile, a deer crosses the road, and the motorcyclist swerves to avoid hitting the deer and crashes into a car that is illegally parked on the side of the road. In that case, the deer and the illegally parked cars are intervening causes of the motorcyclist's accident. The driver may have been negligent in putting on makeup in the car, but her conduct was not the "proximate" cause of the victim's injuries. Forms of Compensation In most personal injury cases, a plaintiff may recover economic and noneconomic compensatory damages, which may include past and future medical expenses, past and future lost wages, vocational rehabilitation, household help, out-of-pocket costs, loss of consortium, and pain and suffering. Economic damages are those that are tied to tangible losses, often shown by submitting documentation. Usually, a plaintiff can try to recover all of his or her economic damages, such as medical expenses or lost income. In some states, however, pain and suffering or other noneconomic damages are "capped" in all personal injury cases, or sometimes just in medical malpractice cases. "Capped" means that a plaintiff cannot recover more than a set amount of damages. Last reviewed October 2021 View More › Car Accidents Find out how to protect your rights and recover damages by taking legal action after an auto collision. Learn More › Medical Malpractice Learn about holding healthcare providers accountable for medical mistakes that lead to injury. Learn More › Dangerous or Defective Products Discover how legal protections can help consumers seek justice after being hurt by dangerous products. Learn More › Types of Injuries Negligent conduct can lead to a variety of serious injuries requiring costly medical care and more. Learn More › Frequently Asked Questions How will I know what my case is worth? If you have been injured due to another party’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation for losses you have suffered related to physical pain, medical bills, lost wages, and emotional trauma. Can someone make false statements about me on social media? Casual comments on social media platforms can have a damaging effect on your reputation, and it is possible to sue someone for libel if they have been making false statements of fact about you online. Can I sue my employer if I’m injured on the job? 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Proving Fault and Damages The doctrine of negligence governs most injury cases, and requires victims to prove specific elements, including that the defendant failed to act with reasonable care and that this failure led to damages. Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence If your loved one has been physically, financially, or otherwise abused in a nursing home facility, you can take legal action to hold the responsible parties accountable for the resulting injuries. Slip and Fall Accidents A slip and fall accident on the premises of a store or someone else’s property can lead to liability for the owner, especially if they were aware of a dangerous condition that contributed to the accident. Workplace Accidents If you have been injured on the job, you will generally be able to claim benefits through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy to receive coverage for medical bills, lost wages, and more. 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0.933856	Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, VC investments had been very active in Japan for several years. According to a report published by Venture Enterprise Center, Japan,2 investments by VCs in Japan increased continuously every year from 2014 to 2019. (In 2019, there were 1,432 deals totalling around ¥216 billion in aggregate investments.) However, the covid-19 pandemic led to a downturn in the start-up investment market, which resulted in fewer investments in 2020 (1,160 deals of around ¥150 billion in aggregate). On the other hand, the number of newly formed VC funds and the total amount raised by these funds increased from 2019 (47 funds; around ¥235 billion) to 2020 (54 funds; around ¥344 billion), which suggests that investors are still active and that the size of VC funds is growing.3 The trend is stable in the first quarter of 2021 (nine new funds; around ¥75 billion). ii Types of funds While a majority of VC funds invest in various sectors and have no specific areas of investment focus, there are a moderate number that expressly focus on specific industries. For example, there is now a drone technology-focused fund (first established in 2017), and there are many area-focused funds such as in the IT/TMT, life science, proptech (property technology), and space industries. Another trend that has been featured recently in the ecosystem is impact funds that seek to invest in start-ups that will contribute to society as a whole. Corporate venture capital (CVC) is also growing rapidly. While the objectives vary, CVCs tend to focus more on strategic alliances with start-ups, which lead to potential mergers and acquisitions, than on maximising financial returns. There are also VC funds organised under the programmes and mostly by the funds of the Japanese government called public-private (kan-min) investment funds. These funds aim to invest in areas such as emerging technologies that may potentially contribute to the Japanese economy from a long-term perspective but have a risk-return profile that is not attractive for private sector funds. iii LP investors Most VC funds obtain funding through private placements. Currently, the most active investors in VC funds are financial institutions (i.e., banks, insurance companies and securities firms) and corporate investors. Various Japanese corporations are seeking collaborations with start-ups (open innovation) and becoming more interested in investing in VCs as a source of information on new technologies, in addition to making direct investments in start-ups. Another major investor is the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation (SMRJ), which is an independent administrative agency tied to the Japanese government. In a typical scheme, the SMRJ can invest up to 50 per cent of the entire commitment of a VC, with a cap of ¥8 billion. While Japanese pension funds were historically not so interested in allocating their assets to VC funds, they have started to show interest and are gradually increasing investment allocation in VCs. iv Ecosystems and locations Geographically, many start-ups, funds and other supporters such as business incubators, professionals and co-working spaces are still based in Tokyo, but there is a trend towards establishing start-ups in other locations to foster development in regional economies. In 2020, the Japanese government designated four consortiums composed of local governments, academia and private players located in major areas (i.e., Greater Tokyo, Nagoya, the Osaka and Kyoto region, and Fukuoka) and several other cities as 'start-up ecosystem hubs' that the government will intensely support. This general trend is backed partly by the remote work environments currently being used due to the covid-19 pandemic. 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0.998817	Nick Fairley has battled weight issues throughout his NFL career. His demotion from the starting lineup this summer made him do something about it. The Detroit Lions defensive tackle hired a personal chef after he was benched in favor of veteran C.J. Mosley midway through training camp. Fairley has dropped 10 pounds since then and has regained his starting job ahead of Monday night's opener against the New York Giants. Fairley said his change in diet improved his play on the field. "I feel a whole lot better just by not putting that bad stuff in my body," Fairley said, according to the Detroit Free Press. "You feel the energy, you feel it out there at practice." Fairley now brings breakfast and lunch with him to the Lions' practice facility. When he gets home, he eats a prepared meal stored in his refrigerator. Fairley says he's mostly avoided fast food, which has made a big difference. "That's something that we've been having planned from even OTAs last year, it's just I never really got along with it," Fairley said of his new diet. "I just felt like I could do it on my own. But I went to (my agent after my demotion) and was like, 'Let's give it a shot, give it a try.' " Fairley's weight issues and sluggish start to training camp made the Lions look smart for not picking up the final year option on his rookie deal. He'll have to remained disciplined to his diet -- and productive on the field -- to keep Detroit's interest beyond 2014. The latest "Around The NFL Podcast" predicts our Super Bowl champions and the major winners of the regular-season awards. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an issue. Related Content news Cowboys activate WR Amari Cooper from reserve/COVID-19 list The Cowboys is finally close to being back to full strength. 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But Pro Bowl right guard Zack Martin said the offensive line takes some of the blame for the stagnant ground game. news Cardinals' TD-machine James Conner hopes to stick around Arizona for more than one season When RB James Conner hit free agency in the spring, his options were "limited," as he put it. In the desert, Conner has been rejuvenated, and he hopes to stick around for longer than just one season. news Bengals RB Joe Mixon, Buccaneers RB Leonard Fournette among NFL Players of the Week The 2017 draft class is well represented in the latest edition of Players of the Week, with Bengals RB Joe Mixon and Bucs RB Leonard Fournette among the players receiving recognition for their standout Week 12 performances. news Chargers optimistic they can cling to postseason spot in 'wide open' AFC Despite a 6-5 record and an up-and-down season, the Los Angeles Chargers are optimistic about their playoff chances amid a wide-open AFC. news Bills defense preparing for life without star CB Tre'Davious White: 'There's some big shoes to fill' The Bills defense prepares for life without star cornerback Tre'Davious White, who sustained a season-ending knee injury on Thanksgiving. news Cowboys DT Trysten Hill's two-game suspension for postgame punch vs. Raiders reduced to one game After initially suspending Cowboys defensive tackle Trysten Hill two games for actions following Dallas' Thanksgiving game against the Raiders, the NFL has decided to reduce his suspension to one game, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday. news Bucs TE Rob Gronkowski on Tony Gonzalez's 100-yard games record: 'I'm coming for it' Gronk has done it all in his NFL career but a 100-yard effort in Week 12 has the Bucs TE thinking about breaking a record held by HOF TE Tony Gonzalez. 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0.999901	Even as COVID-19 vaccines inch toward global distribution, we're being reminded that this vaccine isn't exactly a "silver bullet." In other words, we'll still need to practice safety measures, like social distancing and avoiding travel, as the vaccine makes its way around the world. That also means we'll continue using some protective measures, like face masks, even after we get the vaccine. That's right: While you might think getting vaccinated is your go-ahead to ditch the face mask, experts are already urging caution on this topic. "A lot of people are thinking that once they get vaccinated, they're not going to have to wear masks anymore," said Michal Tal, an immunologist at Stanford University, in an interview with The New York Times. "It's really going to be critical for them to know if they have to keep wearing masks, because they could still be contagious." Are You Still Contagious After Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine? Experts aren't completely sure if the vaccine prevents people from being able to spread coronavirus, which is a key factor in the mask question. But how could the vaccines protect you from getting sick (as data has shown), but still allow you to catch the virus and pass it on to others? It comes down to how the vaccine is given, experts say. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are injected into the muscles and then absorbed into the bloodstream. There, they trigger an immune response, prompting your body to produce antibodies. Current vaccine data indicates that this keeps the vaccinated person from getting ill, especially with severe COVID-19, which typically occurs when symptoms manifest in the lungs. Related: Bill Nye Breaks Down a Mask Myth in Another TikTok PSA: "This Is Not Hard to Understand" However, the main port of entry for the coronavirus, as with other respiratory infections, is the nose. Some of the antibodies in the blood will circulate to the nasal tissue, but we're not yet sure how many, or if they can get there quickly enough to fully prevent infection. This does not mean that vaccinated people aren't protected; the vaccines are still effective at blocking severe forms of the disease. However, it's unknown how effective the vaccine will be at preventing more mild nasal symptoms. As Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunologist at the University of Arizona, told NYT, "Preventing severe disease is easiest, preventing mild disease is harder, and preventing all infections is the hardest." That means that, while the vaccine is likely to prevent most people from getting sick, it's possible that you could still get infected afterwards and simply be asymptomatic, or have very mild symptoms. Several studies are in the works to determine whether people can still be infected with the virus after being vaccinated, and to confirm that the antibodies in the blood can travel to the nose and mouth and in adequate amounts. So far, related research looks positive: a study among COVID-19 patients has shown antibody levels in saliva were close to those in the blood, which suggests that mucosal tissues in the nose and throat would also be protected. Meanwhile, a recent study showed that people who were given a flu vaccine via a shot into the muscle (like the COVID-19 vaccines) showed high levels of antibodies in the nose. This kind of data is leading experts to feel optimistic that the vaccines will be effective enough in the nose and throat to prevent people from spreading the virus, according to NYT. Related: Dr. Fauci Says Joe Biden's 100-Day Mask Mandate to Reduce COVID-19 Cases Is "a Good Idea" Should You Wear a Face Mask After Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine? Because we're not sure if vaccinated people can spread the virus, you should plan to wear a face mask even after you get vaccinated. This is because masks are highly effective at stopping viral particles from spreading from you to the people around you, by essentially blocking respiratory droplets, which can transmit the virus, as they leave your nose and mouth. The CDC recently noted that masks protect the wearer as well. Key data is still coming in about the antibody response to the coronavirus vaccines, and whether it's effective enough to prevent a vaccinated person from spreading the virus. As we learn more, plan to keep wearing your mask even after you've been vaccinated, both to protect yourself and the people around you. POPSUGAR aims to give you the most accurate and up-to-date information about the coronavirus, but details and recommendations about this pandemic may have changed since publication. 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0.939794	In accordance with updated public health guidelines and consistent with city policy, Bureau of Development Services inspectors will wear masks for all in-person inspections of indoor occupied properties and maintain at least six feet social distancing at all times, until further notice. close Dismiss Development Services is migrating to Portland.gov You'll find pages on our new website and on our old website as we work on moving content to our new website. For Development Services information not yet migrated, visit our old website. BDS City employees may also visit the Employee Portal to find employee forms and resources. close Dismiss Bureau of Development Services COVID-19/Coronavirus Update News Article Published March 12, 2020 8:31 am Dear Bureau of Development Services customers; With mounting concerns of COVID-19/Coronavirus in our community, we want to communicate our efforts to minimize the potential for exposure at the Development Services Center (Permit Center) and 1900 Building facilities. We are now following this protocol to help our customers stay safe and healthy: Hand sanitizer is available in the Development Service Center and Permit Center lobbies In addition to regular cleaning, janitorial staff are disinfecting "high touch" surfaces such as counters, door knobs, push bars, elevator buttons, etc. on a daily basis. We use disinfectant products approved by health authorities for combating COVID-19. Staff have been instructed to wash and sanitize their hands as thoroughly and as often as possible. Staff are encouraged to stay home if they are feeling sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Information concerning COVID-19 is available in multiple languages in the Permit Center lobby on signs and the TV monitors. We are also counting on you, our Permit Center customers, to help us keep our facility a safe and healthy environment for everyone. We request that you: Interact with us remotely, rather than in person, whenever possible. For example, if you have questions about a property or project, we encourage you to use our existing hotlines, or send your questions to us via our website. We will get back to you within 24 hours. Stay home if you are feeling sick or experiencing symptoms. Some services we provide are available online through our Development Hub PDX customer portal, including applying and paying for simple trade permits. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water (or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer). There are public restrooms available in our first floor building lobby. Maintain a reasonable "social distance", when possible (6 feet). Cover up any sneezing or coughing using a tissue, or your sleeve. If you're sneezing or coughing, we request that you stay home until you are well. As of now, we are maintaining our in-person services in the 1900 Building and Development Services Center. We are closely coordinating with other City bureaus, the Mayor's office and other local agencies and health authorities as well as preparing our own Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) should this situation worsen. The COOP plan addresses how the Bureau of Development Services staff can continue serving our customers should schools be closed and staff are instructed to telework, etc. Should our processes change, more information will be provided. You can always check our homepage. Thank you and be well. Please subscribe to receive other Bureau of Development Services notifications. Location Development Services Center City Office 1900 SW Fourth Avenue First floor lobby Portland, OR 97201 dangerEmergency Closure Emergency closure information Access to the Permit Center lobby at 1900 SW Fourth Avenue is by appointment only. Development Services Center Appeals City Office 1900 SW Fourth Avenue 5th floor Portland, OR 97201 Get Directions Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Development Services Permitting City Office 1900 SW Fourth Avenue Second Floor Portland, OR 97201 Get Directions Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Topics Construction and development Community education and outreach See something we could improve on this page? Give website feedback. The City of Portland ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary aids and services. To request these services, contact 503-823-4000 or TTY via Oregon Relay Service: 711.
0.964007	Vance Powell is a four time Grammy award winning producer, engineer and mixer, whose impressive list of credits includes The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Wolfmother, Seasick Steve, Black Prairie, Tinariwen, Jeff The Brotherhood, and Chris Stapleton, among many others. Powell has been a long time collaborator of Jack White, working extensively with his groups including The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, and The Dead Weather, as well as many of White's production jobs such as Wanda Jackson's "The Party Ain't Over," as well as Jack White and Alicia Keys' production of "Another Way To Die" from the James Bond film Quantum of Solace. In 2009 The Raconeteur's Consolers of the Lonely won the Grammy for Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) and Vance would receive further nominations for his work with White in 2013 ("Album Of The Year" for Jack White Blunderbuss) and 2014 ("Best Alternative Music Album" and "Best Rock Song" for Jack White Lazaretto). In 2015, Stapleton's album "Traveller", engineered and mixed by Powell, won three Country Music Association Awards (CMAs) including "Album of The Year", and received Grammy nominations for "Album Of The Year", "Best Country Song" and won "Best Country Album" and "Best Country Solo Performance", as well as recently becoming an RIAA certified Platinum Album. Powell continues to work closely with Stapleton, both in the studio as well as being frequently tapped to oversee live recordings. Stapleton's second studio album From A Room: Volume 1 (Mercury/UMG Nashville) was once again engineered and mixed by Powell. Powell currently works out of his private Sputnik Sound studio, located in the Berry Hill area of Nashville. Recently he produced and mixed the new album Graveyard Whistling (ATO) for alternative country band Old 97's (#1 Americana Album), produced, engineered and mixed Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown's new album The Wayside, and mixed albums for Melissa Ethridge and Robert Randolph & The Family Band. In 2017 he notched another Grammy nomination for Album of The Year for his engineering work on Beyonce's Lemonade while seeing success at Triple A Radio for his mix of The Revivalist's "Wish I Knew You". Favorite PSP plug-ins: “I’ve been using PSP plug-ins for so long now I don’t know what I would do without them! PSP VintageWarmer2, PSP SpringBox, PSP MixPressor2 and the PSP StereoPack are somehow in almost every mix or record I make. Keep up the great work PSP!” “If I’m at a studio that has no metering, PSP TripleMeter saves my life!” “I love the PSP 2445 EMT! We have a real one as a doorstop here at the studio, and I’ve always wanted to hear it, and now I can!” More about Vance: www.sputniksound.com www.tapeop.com/interviews/82/vance-powell-full www.soundonsound.com/people/vance-powell-recording-rock PSP and "It's the sound that counts!" are trademarks of PSPaudioware.com s.c. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
0.933256	The coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the property market, with consumer confidence low and job uncertainty playing on the minds of buyers and sellers. But while the length and severity of this downswing are unknown, experts suggest people should take a longer view of property, as evidenced by the growth experienced in the decade following the Global Financial Crisis. “Cities like Melbourne and Sydney see price drops because of various things,” said chief economist at realestate.com.au, Nerida Conisbee. “But given that prices do tend to go up, it always pays to hold long term and kind of ride through the cycles as opposed to trying to pick the bottom and top of a cycle, which is very difficult to do.” There are widespread predictions prices will drop by up to 10 per cent or more in the coming months. However, Ms Conisbee believes many forecasts are already looking “quite wrong”. At this stage, we don’t know what affect COVID-19 will have on the property market, but as Ms Conisbee suggests, any changes “will not be set in stone”. What suburbs have grown the most since the GFC? Between May 2009 and March 2020, North Melbourne was that city’s top performer, with price growth of 212 per cent and a median house price reaching $1,182,000. The south-eastern suburb of Sandhurst was next, with 161 per cent growth and a median house price of $810,000. Use the interactive below to see the top five growth suburbs in your state following the GFC One of the more obvious reasons why some suburbs recorded such strong price growth was the introduction of new developments, said Ms Conisbee. “An example of that would be somewhere like Sandhurst, which has gone from being an outer-suburban area with not much housing to having lots of really nice quality homes,” she said. “Then you’ve got places like North Melbourne, which have become far more popular because of their location – inner-city, close to a hospital precinct, close to universities and as a result, it’s seen incredible growth over the past 10 or so years.” Similar to North Melbourne is Willoughby, on Sydney’s north shore, which since the GFC had a 169 per cent jump in house prices, bringing the median house price to $2,459,500. “Willoughby was already a really nice suburb but it has seen this incredible growth because it’s kind of inner and it has got good public transport,” Ms Conisbee said. She explained other areas in our capital cities have become more popular for unknown reasons. “The Adelaide Hills region in particular has seen lots and lots of interest in South Australia. We’ve been seeing that on the site with those areas really picking up in terms of views per listing and that’s obviously flowed through to pricing,” she said. Check out the graph below to see median house price activity across all capital cities between 1998 and 2019 Overall, Sydney has seen the biggest growth in median house prices since the GFC, which has a lot to do with the levels of new development, Ms Conisbee said. “Melbourne hasn’t seen the same big increases in pricing as Sydney has primarily because Melbourne is far better at building new homes, so even though Melbourne is a growth city, it builds lots of housing,” she explained. “Then you go to Perth, where house prices went up during the mining boom and then the mining boom ended and they came down again. So different things have an impact [on property growth].” Ms Conisbee added, population growth, economic growth and levels of supply in the property market have also contributed to median house price growth since the GFC. What should buyers be focusing on for long-term growth? It’s important to consider growth economies when it comes to buying for long-term growth, said Ms Conisbee. Buying in a capital city like Sydney increases the chances of strong long term growth. Picture: Getty. “Some small country towns are very cheap, but the reason they’re cheap is that their economies are stagnant or they are declining,” she said. “Buying in many capital cities, however, can make a lot of sense. If you have a look at somewhere like Sydney, it not only sees good economic growth but it’s also a city that doesn’t build much housing, so that’s really protected house prices. “At a suburb level, it gets to things like how well located the suburb is, whether it’s got good public transport, good retail and good schools, typically areas located close to the city [have better long term growth].” Ms Conisbee also suggested areas with large elderly populations are ones to keep a close eye on because they could be gentrifying. “Typically what happens is that younger people buy older homes and do them up, so you’ve got an uplift in terms of the quality of housing, but then you also see the local area improve as well,” she said. “Shops start to do a little bit better… the schools improve and there starts to be a whole regeneration of the suburb. Somewhere like North Melbourne is a good example of this.” North Melbourne is an example of a suburb that went through gentrification to become the top growth suburb in Melbourne. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy Ms Conisbee added it’s hard to predict the areas that will have the best long-term price growth in the coming decade, but there are some signs that can help buyers. “Somewhere like Sunshine [in Mebourne’s West], which just five years ago was seen as a very rough working class area, I am now hearing of young people moving there and I think that area will start to change,” she said. “Similarly, we’ve seen this massive change in Geelong and suburbs like Newtown have really picked up because they offer a Richmond kind of lifestyle but at a far cheaper price.” Sydney buyers advocate and chief executive of Trelease Associates, Daniel Trelease, said it’s important to focus on “micro-markets” when considering the next growth areas. “Micro-markets” like Coogee, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, are a good option for long term price growth. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy “We don’t try to pick or predict the next growth pocket. Just in the Eastern Suburbs alone, there are micro-markets, it’s these micro-markets we focus on – villages, beaches,” he said. “If you can’t afford to live in Bondi or Bronte, you’ll look at Coogee, South Coogee, Maroubra, even the Randwicks and Waverlys – so there is spill over, or flow-over, into neighbouring areas around our most blue chip locations.” But anywhere close to Australia’s capital cities are a safe bet when it comes to long-term price growth, suggested Real Estate Institute of Australia president, Adrian Kelly. “Most suburbs around large and medium-sized cities have always experienced long-term growth, and that’s right across the country,” he said. Is now the right time to buy? As Australia, and the world, continues to grapple with the coronavirus crisis, it’s understandable that many homebuyers might be sitting on their hands, especially if their employment has been left hanging in the balance. But for those with more security in their job and financial future, now might be a good time to get in to the market, according to Mr Kelly. “It makes sense to me to be buying when a real estate market is at the bottom of a cycle – I’m not suggesting that we’re at the bottom of a cycle, but we’re certainly not at the top of one,” he said. “In this market there’s certainly less competition for properties, particularly in those states which have closed their borders.” Now might be a good time to buy with house prices expected to rise post COVID-19. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy In terms of getting a bargain, Mr Kelly suggested homebuyers shouldn’t hold their breath. “When our real estate market takes off again, it’s likely that prices will follow suit,” he said. “We don’t see that prices across the board are going to fall away dramatically and that’s largely because of lower stock supply levels at the moment.” Mr Trelease said he believes the current climate shares similarities with the GFC including fear, rushed or ill-informed decisions, and now is the time to leverage the market and buy strategically. “For the masses, this isn’t a time for speculative acquisitions with higher risk profiles,” he said. “Less gentrified areas or higher risk profile opportunities, whether that be newer stock or more affordable, are not the priority in a market still clouded with some uncertainty. “In my opinion, the opportunistic and/or savvy investors are starting to engage now. 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0.999963	The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. In other words, the impact factor of 2020 is the average of the number of cited publications divided by the citable publications of a journal. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Normally, journals with higher impact factors are often deemed to have more influence than those with lower ones. However, the science community has also noted that review articles typically are more citable than research articles. Find out more: What is a good impact factor? And check out: How to get published in a top science journal? See what other people are reading Discover Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment SCR Journal Impact Factor History 2020 Impact Factor 4.038 2019 Impact Factor 3.532 2018 Impact Factor 3.919 2017 Impact Factor 2.987 2016 Impact Factor 4.000 2015 Impact Factor 3.615 2014 Impact Factor 1.930 2013 Impact Factor 0.700 2012 Impact Factor 0.000 2011 Impact Factor NA 2010 Impact Factor NA 2009 Impact Factor NA 2008 Impact Factor NA 2007 Impact Factor NA 2006 Impact Factor NA 2005 Impact Factor NA 2004 Impact Factor NA 2003 Impact Factor NA 2002 Impact Factor NA 2001 Impact Factor NA 2000 Impact Factor NA Note: impact factor data for reference only See what other people are reading Discover Other Journal Impact Indicator Any journal impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. That’s why every year, scholars review current metrics to improve upon them and sometimes come up with new ones. There are also other factors to sider for example, H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank Indicator) and SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper). Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed. (Read More) Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment H-Index The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications 35 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) SCImago Journal Rank (SJR indicator) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.
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0.99618	The School of Government depends on private and public support for fulfilling its mission. Your gift will make a lasting impact on the quality of government and civic participation in North Carolina. The Campaign for Carolina Make a Gift Supporters Development FAQ Knapp Library The Joseph Palmer Knapp Library houses a large collection of material on state and local government, public administration, and management to support the School's instructional and research programs and the educational mission of the Master of Public Administration program. Reference and research services are available to all residents of North Carolina, and additional assistance is available to state and local government personnel, both elected and appointed. Covid-19 Response Blogs \| Coates' Canons Mini-Brooks Act FAQ's Norma R. Houston Published for Coates' Canons on September 28, 2011. NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect changes enacted by the General Assembly in 2013. In North Carolina, the procurement of professional services performed by architects, engineers, surveyors, and construction managers at risk is governed by G.S. 143-64.31, sometimes referred to as the “Mini-Brooks Act.” Eileen Youens authored an excellent blog post on Contracting for Design Services which describes the requirements of the Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) process for procuring services covered under the Mini-Brooks Act. If you’ve not read her post (or not read it in a while), I commend it to you. Following are some frequently asked questions about the Mini-Brooks Act and a trivia bonus question that will explain why the picture above is included in this post. What is QBS? The QBS process is a procurement process that focuses on the qualifications of potential firms rather than their fees or the price of the contract. Local governments must use this process when selecting an architect, engineer, surveyor, construction manager at risk, design-builder, or private developer for a public-private partnership development contract (additional procedural requirements apply when selecting a design-builder or a public-private partnership developer - for more information, see my posts on design-build, design-build bridging, and P3). The firm that the local government wishes to contract with is selected based on “demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of professional services rendered.” (G.S. 143-64.31(a)) This is often done by using a request for qualifications (RFQ) to solicit responses from interested firms and individuals. Is QBS the same as competitive bidding? No. QBS is not competitive bidding, which focuses on price under the lowest responsive responsible bidder standard of award. In fact, the initial determination of which firm is the best qualified must be done “without regard” to the fee or price other than unit cost (an example of unit cost would be a general hourly fee, but articulation of fees that can be easily correlated as a fixed price or bid is prohibited). So, the unit of government cannot request firms to submit an estimated total fee or contract price when responding to the RFQ. When can price be considered? After evaluating RFQ responses submitted by interested firms, the unit of government can negotiate a “fair and reasonable” price for the contract with the firm the unit has determined is the best qualified based on the evaluation criteria used by the unit to evaluate responses. The unit of government can also consider price if it exempts itself from the requirements of the Mini-Brooks Act under G.S. 143-64.32, which is discussed later in this post. What if negotiations with the best qualified firm fail? If the unit of government is not able to negotiate a fair and reasonable contract price with the best qualified firm, it must terminate negotiations with that firm and initiate negotiations with the next best qualified firm. This requirement suggests that firms should be ranked in order of quality when responses to the RFQ are evaluated. What if negotiations with the next best qualified firm fail? While G.S. 143-64.31 does not specifically authorize continued negotiations with firms beyond the next best qualified, it is reasonable to interpret the statute to allow this (although the courts have not addressed this question). Under federal law, continued negotiations with lower-ranked firms in priority order is actually required, obligating the agency head to undertake negotiations with the next qualified firm on the list and so on, and “continuing the process until an agreement is reached.” (40 U.S.C. § 1104(b)) Given that North Carolina’s Mini-Brooks Act is patterned after federal law (the Brooks Act, which is discussed at the end of this post), one could argue that the intent of G.S. 143-64.31 is to give similar authorization to continue negotiations with subsequent firms until a contract agreement is eventually reached, assuming the unit wishes to do so. The unit could also stop all negotiations and start over in the hope of a more successful outcome, or it could exempt itself from the QBS process requirements entirely under G.S. 143-64.32 (see below). Is there a minimum cost threshold for QBS requirements? No. Unlike formal and informal purchase and construction and repair contracts, there are no cost thresholds that trigger the requirements of the Mini-Brooks Act. Unless the unit of government exempts itself from these requirements under G.S. 143-64.32 (see below), the requirements of G.S. 143-64.31 apply regardless of whether the estimated cost of the contract is $100 or $1 million dollars. Must the RFQ be formally advertised? No. The Mini-Brooks Act does not require formal advertisement like formal purchase and construction contracts under G.S. 143-129(b). Instead, the unit of government must “announce all requirements” for the services sought, but the statute does not define what “announce” means. When a word is not specifically defined, it is given its plain meaning for purposes of statutory interpretation. Webster’s defines “announce” as “to make publicly known; to proclaim.” So, the announcement must be done in some public fashion and for some reasonable period of time to allow firms the opportunity to respond. In her blog post, Eileen offers good suggestions such as posting on the unit of government’s website, advertising in trade journals or the newspaper, or contacting firms directly. Regardless of which method is used, the goal is to get competition for the services needed so the unit can secure the best qualified firm. Do minority business participation requirement apply? Yes. The unit of government must make a good faith effort to notify minority firms of the opportunity to submit their qualifications for the services sought. The statute does not specify what these good faith efforts must consist of, so a good practice is to use the same methods as those used to encourage minority participation in informal construction and repair contracts. This is another reason to think broadly about the methods to use in announcing the requirements for the services sought. Is there a minimum number of responses that have to be received? No. Unlike formal construction contracts that require a minimum of three bids, the Mini-Brooks Act does not require the unit to receive a minimum number of responses before any can be considered, so presumably if only one response is received, the unit may still consider the qualifications of that firm. Must responses be submitted sealed? No. The Mini-Brooks Act does not require responses to be sealed, but the unit can elect to require this if it chooses. If it chooses to do so, it should include this requirement in the RFQ. Must responses be opened at a public opening? No. The Mini-Brooks Act does not require this, and units of government do not normally elect to set a specific time and location for opening responses (and, if the unit does not require responses to be submitted sealed, setting a time for opening is irrelevant). If the unit sets a deadline for receiving responses, this deadline should be included in the RFQ. Are responses a matter of public record? Yes. Unless the unit of government requires responses to be submitted sealed, responses will be open to public inspection when received by the unit of government. If required to be sealed, the response will be open to public inspection when it is unsealed (literally, when the envelope is opened). In addition, rankings and any other written evaluations of qualifications and responses will also be open to the public and subject to inspection by anyone, including the firms that have submitted responses. What are “resident firm” preferences and do they apply? Yes. G.S. 143-64.31(a1) requires reciprocal resident firm preferences. This means that the unit of government must give preference to “resident” firms in this state over “nonresident” firms from another state to the same extent that the other state grants a resident preference to its in-state firms. A “resident” firm is one that has paid unemployment taxes or income taxes in North Carolina and whose principal place of business is located in this state. Note that this is not a “local preference” in the sense that a firm in one geographic area in this state, such as a city or county, can be given preference over a firm from another in-state geographic area. Since this type of preference requires an analysis of price, it would only come into play if the unit of government exempts itself from the Mini-Brooks Act (see below). For a more detailed discussion of local preferences in general, see Eileen’s six-series blog posts on local preferences (the sixth post is linked here; links to the five prior installments are contained within that post). How does a local government exempt itself from the Mini-Brooks Act? G.S. 143-64.32 authorizes a unit of local government to exempt itself from the Mini-Brooks Act, which means that it will not be required to use the QBS process and may select an architect, engineer, surveyor, or alternative construction delivery method firm by whatever method it chooses (or no method at all). The statute does not impose much by way of requirements for utilizing the exemption – it simply requires the unit to put the exemption in writing. However, the exemption is capped at $50,000, meaning the estimated cost of the contract cannot exceed this amount. Contracts with an estimated cost of $50,000 or more cannot be exempted and the QBS process must be used. Governing board approval is not required, but many local governments choose to do so anyway, which is a good practice to follow. Sample language for a board resolution is available on the SOG local government purchasing website. What justification must be given for the exemption? G.S. 143-64.32 does not require the unit to provide any justification for utilizing the exemption. The statute merely requires the exemption be in writing and the estimated cost of the contract be less than $50,000. Although units are not required to provide a justification for using the exemption, units may choose to do so as long as the justification is not for an illegal purpose (for example, citing a justification that constitutes unlawful discrimination). Can a local government adopt a “blanket” exemption? Local governments often prefer to have exemptions approved by their governing boards, but may find it cumbersome to take each individual exemption to the board for adoption, especially when the contracts involve small projects. And sometimes, a local government may wish to put an architect or engineer on retainer for a period of time, such as for a fiscal year, to call upon on a case-by-case basis, but may not have any specific projects in mind when the architect or engineer is hired. Can the local government adopt a “blanket” exemption in these instances? G.S. 143-64.32 states that the local government may exempt “particular projects” from the requirements of the Mini-Brooks Act. In my opinion (as was Eileen’s, although opinions on this question vary as Eileen notes in her post), this language suggests that “blanket exemptions” are not authorized. While the courts have not yet decided this question, the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors has taken the position that exemptions must be granted on a project-by-project basis, so an engineer runs the risk of violating licensing requirements by responding to a RFQ that solicits price if the exemption of that project is not legally valid. To avoid an inadvertent violation of the statute (by any party), the safer course is to assume that blanket exemptions are not authorized and that the exemption must be adopted on a project-by-project basis. However, it does not seem inconsistent with the statute to include multiple projects in one exemption if the unit has identified several specific projects it plans to contract for. Furthermore, given that governing board approval is not statutorily required, the board could authorize a staff member such as the manager to grant exemptions (in writing, of course) for certain projects so long as the contracts entered into under the exemption are less than $50,000. Trivia Bonus Question: Where did the name “Mini-Brooks Act” come from? The name “Mini-Brooks Act” comes from the federal law, the Brooks Act, after which our state law was patterned. The Brooks Act was passed by Congress in 1972 to establish the QBS process for procuring architectural and engineering services by federal agencies. 40 U.S.C. 1101 - 1104 (P.L. 92-582). In the ensuing years, most states have adopted versions of the Brooks Act commonly referred to as “Little Brooks Acts” or “Mini-Brooks Acts” (North Carolina’s version was enacted by our General Assembly in 1987). The federal law is referred to as the Brooks Act after U.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-TX), who authored the legislation. So, what about the picture at the beginning of this post? Rep. Brooks was part of the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and later was aboard Air Force One when Lyndon Johnson was sworn in following the President’s death (that's Rep. Brooks standing right behind Mrs. Kennedy). Read full blog post... Public Officials - Local and State Government Roles Managers and Supervisors Tax and Finance Officials Purchasers Faculty Coordinator Norma R. Houston Lecturer in Public Law and Government [email protected] Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Email × E-mail This Page Subject If you leave the subject blank, this will be default subject the message will be sent with. E-mail Address * Enter the e-mail address you want to send this page to. Seperate multiple e-mail addresses with a comma.
0.969559	Your roofing contractor in the Greenville / Spartanburg SC area can be there to help you maintain your roof when needed. This is important because your roof is the first line of defense for your home, but most of the time, homeowners often overlook its importance. That is until a problem arises. Being aware of the ways that a problem can happen is an excellent idea for your roof so you can make yourself aware of any potential damage, even when you aren’t able to climb up and check things out for yourself. Different ways that your roof can be damaged Here are the various things that can damage your roof: Wind: One of the top reasons for roof damage is wind. Your shingles can be raised up by strong winds, leaving areas of your roof exposed. After a windy day, be sure to inspect your yard for roof shingles. You should call your local roofer contractor if you find any shingles on the ground. Trees: There are a few different ways that tree damage can occur. Tree limbs can be weighed down or broken from strong winds. Other times a branch can break due to a tree that has become sick with a disease. You can trim back your trees with large branches that are hanging over the top or close to your house to help prevent any damage. Moss or algae can also be transferred from a tree to the roof; this can cause moisture problems when not addressed promptly. Poor installation: Using a certified professional roofing contractor is crucial to do all of the repairs to your roof instead of doing the repairs yourself. Trying to fix loose shingles or a leak by yourself can create more damage to your roof that could have been avoided in the first place. Many times, a homeowner can feel as if they can climb up on their roof and hammer down some missing shingles or patch a small leak. Still, without a full inspection, they could miss an underlying issue that can create a more significant problem over time. Pests: The pests that you should be concerned about when it comes to roof damage are squirrels, birds, and rats. These animals won’t have any trouble making their way through your gutters or up your siding, and they can ultimately decide to make a nest on your roof. They can also burrow their way through the shingles on your roof and eventually into your house. How a roofing contractor in Greenville/Spartanburg helps with roof repairs A roofing contractor can help to inspect your roof. You will need to have an inspection once a year even if the above situations have not happened to you yet. It’s always a better idea to pay a small fee to have any minor repairs that are found fixed early than to have to replace your whole roof and possibly even the contents inside your home. Steele Restoration is a fully licensed and insured Charlotte NC and Greenville SC-based general contractor and roofing company specializing in roofing, siding, and storm damage restoration for single-family homes, multi-family complexes, and commercial and industrial sites. We service Charlotte and surrounding areas including Rock Hill, Lake Norman, Steele Creek, Matthews, Ballantyne, and Blakeney, along with Greenville and Spartanburg SC areas. https://www.steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Roofing-contractor-1.jpeg 1920 2560 backoffice https://steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/logo.jpg backoffice2021-11-19 13:46:432021-11-19 13:46:43Top roofing contractor in Greenville SC explains how a roof can be damaged Top roofing contractor in Greenville SC: pros and cons of roof coatings November 14, 2021 /in Roofing contractor /by backoffice Top roofing contractor in Greenville SC covers roof coatings A roofing contractor can use roof coatings as a protective shield for your roof against the outdoor elements. These coatings can help to prevent water from ponding, keep out UV radiations, and limit the cooling and heating cycles on your roof. In other words, they are another layer of protection that adheres to the membrane of your roof that can stretch and return to its original size without damaging it. If you are considering applying roof coating to your new or existing roof, here are the pros and cons. Pros and cons of various types of roof coating Not all roof coatings are created equal. Here are some of the significant types. Silicone roof coating Silicone coatings have a long history of working well and being cost-effective for a long time. Silicone coatings are moisture-cured, which means that the humidity in the air can promote the process. Many silicone coatings also eliminate the need to have a primer coat put on your roof before applying it. The pros of a silicone coating are these coatings are excellent at standing up to the weather, and they don’t get brittle or hard when exposed to nature. They can also be excellent at resisting erosion. If you find that your roof has issues with water ponding, a silicone coating can help. The cons of a silicone coating are that it can tear very easily, and this will mean that it should be applied along with fabric to give it more strength. Silicone coating can also be prone to holding dirt. Over time, this can mean you might lose some of the reflection of the coating, and the coating might need to be removed completely before replacing. Acrylic roof coating This is a water-based coating, which makes acrylic coating very cost-effective. They can hold up well in almost every climate, making them very versatile and an excellent choice for areas that can throw all four seasons on a roof. They are sensitive to temperature; this means that they should be applied to a roof at temperatures of 50 degrees or higher. Over time they can lose thickness and will need to be maintained with additional coatings. Acrylic coatings also don’t deal well with water ponding, so you may want to consider an alternative if ponding is an issue on your roof. Top roofing contractor in Greenville SC A roofing contractor can use a silicone roof coating, which is an excellent alternative to replacing your entire roof system. You can restore your roof to a working condition in a smaller amount of time, with fewer costs, and while keeping your building under warranty. Choose Steele Restoration for your Greenville SC roofing contractor Steele Restoration is a fully licensed and insured Charlotte NC and Greenville SC-based general contractor and roofing company specializing in roofing, siding, and storm damage restoration for single-family homes, multi-family complexes, and commercial and industrial sites. We service Charlotte and surrounding areas including Rock Hill, Lake Norman, Steele Creek, Matthews, Ballantyne, and Blakeney, along with Greenville and Spartanburg SC areas. https://www.steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Roofing-contractor.jpeg 1920 2560 backoffice https://steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/logo.jpg backoffice2021-11-14 06:00:112021-11-14 17:05:33Top roofing contractor in Greenville SC: pros and cons of roof coatings Roofing contractors: Charlottes top roofers: learning about proposals May 11, 2021 /in Roofing contractor /by backoffice Roofing contractors provide services that relate to the installation, repairs, and maintenance of roofs on public buildings, homes, and organizations. Roofing contractors install ceramic or concrete tiles, shingles, and the rest. They also install sheet metal replace broken tile or shingle, apply roof sealer compounds, secure flashing, repair leaks, and repair capping in cement. All you need to know about the roofing contractor’s proposal Roofing can be very expensive that is why you need to make sure you choose the right people. Finding the right person to do your roofing job is not an easy task. This might probably be your first time hiring a roofing contractor, if that is the case, you will do well to pay keen attention to the proposal set forth by the one you hired. Most homeowners that have roofing jobs tend to receive multiple bids from contractors, homeowners then choose the most suitable one according to their budget, timeframe, and choice of roofing material. They help the client in making a wise choice but will have to elicit few bits of information from the clients to help them with the proposal. Budget: Homeowners should be able to tell roofing contractors how much money they are willing to spend on the project. This will help the contractors in finding a specified package that fits your budget. Preferred material: Roofing contractors will also like to know the choice of roof materials the client would want. The client may want a metal roof or decide to go for a ceramic tile, whichever type the client ends up choosing will enable them to know the range and package suitable for the particular client. Timeframe: Roofing contractors will also like to know the timeframe over which a client intends to get his or her roofing job completed. This will help a lot as they will be wary of this forwarding their proposal. What to look for in roofing proposals in Charlotte The contractor should specify in detail the kind, style, and grade of material that is to be used and the proposal should contain details and timeframe same as liabilities and warranty. Finding the best roofing contractor in Charlotte, NC Have you been looking for a roofing contractor? Are you getting unsuitable proposals? Contact us at Steele Restoration. We give you the very best of roofing services at affordable rates. Steele Restoration is a fully licensed and insured Charlotte NC based general contractor and roofing company specializing in roofing, siding, and storm damage restoration for single-family homes, multi-family complexes, and commercial and industrial sites. We service Charlotte and surrounding areas including Rock Hill, Lake Norman, Steele Creek, Matthews, Ballantyne, and Blakeney. https://www.steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Roofing-contractor.jpg 1080 1440 backoffice https://steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/logo.jpg backoffice2021-05-11 13:57:092021-05-11 13:57:09Roofing contractors: Charlottes top roofers: learning about proposals Best roofing contractors in Charlotte, NC for repairing or replacing your roof February 8, 2021 /in Roofing contractor /by backoffice Top Charlotte roofing contractor Nowadays, DIY seems to be cheap and efficient, but unless you are a seasoned roofing contractor, you should stay away from DIY roof problems (especially, roofing contractors save you from numerous headaches at the end of the day.) You should also avoid the “fly by night” roofers that show up, with the flyers at your door, immediately after a storm. These companies will leave town as soon as the project is done, without any guarantees or ways to follow up with you if there are any issues. The best roofing contractor inspects the roof Roofing contractors say your roof should be inspected regularly for any signs of wear and tear. And here is how to do this: look for curled, cracked, or missing shingles in your roof. While doing your small inspection, make sure you take note of the overall condition of your roof to see if there are any missing or worn shingles or. Also, look for any gaps in the roofing materials, as these could as well cause leakage. Now If only a few shingles are damaged, you could likely conduct the repairs yourself as most homeowners can handle fixing 1 or 2 shingles themselves. Now, if you find any rot on your roof or in your attic or a widespread mold, you will need to contact an expert to handle this. This occurs often, especially if your roof is 20 years old or older. Because, when the roof gets to be this age, it is often more cost-effective and safer over the long run to completely replace your roof with a new roof. If this all sounds a bit daunting to you- then it’s time to call a professional. Best roofing contractors’ tips on how to repair any cracks in the roof After your tour or mini-inspection, if you find any cracks in your roof, find out what could be the cause. A storm, a water leak, or structural problems could cause a crack. Once major damage and structural problems have been ruled out, you can now go ahead with repairing the crack; and what is required for this repair are a roof sealant and a caulking gun. Best roofing contractors in Charlotte, NC When considering hiring a roofing contractor, always make sure they have valid insurance and a history of quality work. If you need a reliable roofing contractor, get in touch with us. We’ll take care of you! Steele Restoration is a fully licensed and insured Charlotte NC based general contractor and roofing company specializing in roofing, siding, and storm damage restoration for single-family homes, multi-family complexes, and commercial and industrial sites. We service Charlotte and surrounding areas including Rock Hill, Lake Norman, Steele Creek, Matthews, Ballantyne, and Blakeney. Contact our roofing repair company today to schedule an appointment. https://www.steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/wind-and-hail-damage.jpg 1800 1440 backoffice https://steelerestoration.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/logo.jpg backoffice2021-02-08 06:00:292021-02-11 09:21:07Best roofing contractors in Charlotte, NC for repairing or replacing your roof Roofing contractor in Charlotte, NC, inspect roof problems September 21, 2020 /in Roof contractor /by backoffice Roofing contractor is professionals that can do various task as regards your roof. Many people in Charlotte, NC, are found in the habit of poor roof maintenance. When you install your roof, it is not enough that you neglect it. You have to inspect and maintain your roof periodically to prevent total damage. If you find yourself incapable of inspecting or maintaining your roof, then that is what a roofing contractor is there. Just make sure you contact the best. Common causes of roof problems There are lots of factors that constitute damages that imply that you contact a roofing contractor. For example, living in Charlotte, NC, demands that you are ready to face some strong winds occasionally. After strong winds, it is not uncommon for there to be many damages on your roof, broken shingles, which could lead to leaks. There have also been cases where high-speed winds blow off the roofing framework. Apart from this cause being attributed to nature, it might be due to the roof’s poor installation. That, for one, is a reason why you need to contact experienced professional roofer contractors for your roof installation If you have metal roofs, you are not left out. Metals are prone to rust, so is your metal roofing. Although metal roofing is coated with some protective layers, it’s just a matter of time before the rust reaches it. As for the wooden roofs, it is prone to rot. Rot exposes the roof to further damages. When your roof is faulty, it results in leaks. Water would begin to creep into your walls and ceiling in no time. That would cause your roof to dampen and further result in discoloration. Such weakens the framework of your house, which could lead to severe and costlier damages. Also, wet surfaces facilitate the growth of bacteria and fungi. If you begin to see the growth of such on your roof, it might just be about time for an inspection. In Charlotte, NC, when you discover any of these anomalies on your roof, please don’t wait for it to get rough, negligence of such signs will worsen the cost of repair. In most cases, your roof doesn’t just damage at once; it happens gradually. If you are too busy to make inspections, contact the best roofing contractor as soon as possible. Not only when you discover damages, but you should cultivate the habit of calling a roofing contractor to inspect your roof at intervals. You never know what is wrong. Getting the top roofing contractor in Charlotte, NC If, by chance, you notice any of these signs, the best bet for you would be to contact the best in the business. Steele Restoration is a fully licensed and insured Charlotte, NC based general contractor and roofing company specializing in roofing, siding, and storm damage restoration for single-family homes, multi-family complexes, and commercial and industrial sites. 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0.926187	How did we end up in this situation? Many people think we defeated TB long ago, but this epidemic is much worse than we thought last year -- worse than we thought five years ago, than ten years ago. We all are denying a reality which has been slowly unfolding in front of us - TB is the new global emergency and since it is airborne, a TB emergency in one country makes it an emergency for every country. Let me present you with a few numbers: In the Global TB Report 2011, WHO estimated that the number of people who developed TB dropped below 9 million for the first time ever - reporting an estimated 8.8 million new TB cases (confidence range: 8.5 to 9.2 million). Every year, WHO revises the Global TB Report and the data it contains, and every year since 2012, the estimated number of people who develop TB each year gets higher and higher. In 2015, we believe 10.4 million people fell ill with TB. These consistent upward revisions mean the number of people who are thought to have died from TB each year has also grown - from 1.5 million in 2011 to 1.8 million in 2015, a 20% increase. With a person dying of TB every 18 seconds, TB is and remains the largest cause of death from an infectious disease. The number of people treated for TB as notified by countries, remained almost constant around 6 million for the last eight years, despite the large upward revisions in estimated TB burden to 10.4 million people in 2015. We used to speak about the missing three million (remember that campaign?) - now, we miss 4.3 million people. We cannot end the TB epidemic unless we close this gap because people with TB who are untreated can infect up to 15 others every year. The SDGs speak about Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and I believe the number of people with TB missed by health services is the best UHC indicator. The gap between multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) estimates and people diagnosed and treated is highly worrying. There are an estimated 580,000 people who developed MDR-TB in 2015. However, only 132,000 were diagnosed (only 9,000 more than in last year’s report) and 126,000 were started on treatment (only 15, 000 more people). I will tell you what is going on. We are denying the fact that we are losing the battle with TB. A bacteria is outsmarting us. We are denying the fact that TB is the new global health emergency. We do not seem to understand that in order to end TB, we need to fight a full-fledged war. And to win this, there are four things we must do: 1. Know our enemy The (multiple) upward revisions of TB burden are based on the fact that we have better and better data every year. However, every year the picture of the epidemic appears bigger and bigger. The yearly revised TB burden estimates, makes it very difficult for the TB community to run after this moving target in a meaningful way. It is time to seriously look over the data we have and maybe more importantly, data we do not have. We should look over other sources of data: prevalence surveys, IHME data, Global Fund data, other open source data and better understand TB. And this cannot be a global-level exercise: data must be collected, analyzed and used at country, regional, district and site level. The TB programmes and the partners should collect data, not "to report" to global-level institutions, but to use the data for planning and monitoring their own interventions and work using real time data and new technology. 2. Prepare our weapons and strategies Microscopy test for TB was developed over 130 years ago, yet it remains (mostly unchanged) our main test to diagnose TB. Would we fight a war today with 19th century cannons? Six years ago, we entered the era of rapid, accurate and affordable molecular testing for TB and drug-resistance. The Global Plan to End TB 2016-2020, which acts as the investment plan for the first five years of the End TB Strategy, calls for every person suspected of having TB to be tested for drug resistance. Despite this, only 20% of the newly diagnosed TB patients get rapid molecular testing. This means most people start TB treatment without knowing if it is appropriate for their form of the disease. Why do we still accept microscopy as our weapon of choice when there are better alternatives? We have new medicines - bedaquiline and delamanid, new child friendly medicines formulations, new short regimens to make MDR-TB treatment cheaper, shorter and more effective, but their uptake is worryingly slow. The TB programmes must have the strength and vision to start using at scale all these new tools. The TB community and people affected by TB must demand the best available tests and standard of care FOR ALL! I know South Africa makes incredible progress, isn’t it time for other countries to step up as well? Even the best tools in the world will not work if the policies are restricting their use. All countries and programmes should update their TB policies in line with the latest science. The 2015 Out Of Step report released by Stop TB Partnership and MSF found that many countries have yet to do so. Additionally, our arsenal is far from where it should be to end TB. We need a point of care test, a shorter non-toxic treatment for all forms of TB and an effective vaccine. R&D funding for TB is terribly insufficient and decreasing. Why are the investments in R&D for TB so low? With other diseases like Ebola and Zika we have seen what is possible in a short timespan; why not with TB? 3. Create a strong and united army To win a war, we must align and shoot in the same direction. It is time for all stakeholders from governments to grass roots organizations and people affected by TB to come together and be united to end TB. Our messages are too often different, divergent and confusing and nobody will win. Irrespective of our own agendas, institutions and personalities, let’s align and ensure that the message that we send to the world is clear and strong and supporting those most in need, rather than institutional interests. 4. Have the commander lead the battle The real battle is happening in countries - in governments, communities, and households. Therefore, we must have heads of state or governments leading the battle to end TB. But for too long, TB was not on the agenda of any commander. For many reasons, TB never reached the attention of heads of state. It remained to be battled by small groups of soldiers and captains, without the real leaders even knowing about their fight. We cannot accept anymore this status. If we are serious about ending TB by 2030 - this battle must be led at a different level. We must all push to have a United Nations High Level Meeting on TB in September 2017. Let’s all align ourselves to make this happen and win this battle!
0.955524	Segregation is the physical separation of peoples on the basis of ethnicity and social custom historically applied to separate African Americans and Mexican Americans from Whites in Texas. Racial attitudes that supported segregation of African Americans probably arrived in Texas during the 1820s in company with the "peculiar institution," slavery. Anglo-Americans began extending segregation to Mexican Americans after the Texas Revolution as a social custom. Tejanos formed a suspect class during and after the revolution, and that fact led to a general aversion of them. After the Civil War, segregation developed as a method of group control. For both minority groups, segregation existed in schools, churches, residential districts, and most public places such as restaurants, theaters, and barber shops. By the latter years of the nineteenth century, institutionalized segregation flourished legally in places with a visible Black population and was extended informally to Tejanos. Most Texas towns and cities had a "Negro quarter" and a "Mexican quarter." Although the law specified until 1890 that Black schools were to have equal access to the common school fund, they often did not. In the early twentieth century, Black and Mexican schools faced lamentable conditions endemic in an antiquated educational system, and educational reforms of the Progressive era did not improve matters. During the 1920s, Black schoolchildren were more likely to miss school than White students, Black teachers received less pay and training than their White counterparts, and teaching accommodations ordinarily amounted to one-room buildings generally under the tutelage of a single teacher. The same circumstances applied to Hispanic students, who were segregated because some Whites thought them "dirty" and because some White employers desired an uneducated, inexpensive labor pool. Whatever schools existed often suffered from inadequate financing, poor educational facilities, and racist curriculum. Shunned by White society, minorities formed their own PTAs and school organizations (see SPANISH-SPEAKING PTA), and in the case of the Black campuses, their own sports and academic rivalries. Parallel clubs and athletic teams were not as common in Mexican schools since Mexicans were considered "White" and thus did not receive the budgeting African Americans did from the "separate but equal" policy. These educational inequalities persisted into the 1950s. An elaborate system of legal codes kept Black Texans apart from the mainstream of Texas life. Railroad-car segregation began in 1891. In 1910 and 1911, the legislature passed laws dictating that railroad companies provide separate waiting rooms in railroad stations. Several Texas towns adopted residential segregation laws between 1910 and the 1920s. Legal strictures called for segregated water fountains and restrooms. By 1930, Black citizens could not attend sports or cultural events, eat at the better restaurants, or get lodging at the finer hotels unless these facilities provided separate accommodations. None of these laws specifically had Mexicans in mind, but White society nevertheless generally excluded them. Often, Mexican Americans could not commingle with Whites at barbershops, restaurants, funeral homes, churches, juries, theaters, or numerous other public places. In the workplace, minorities similarly confronted segregation. Numerous craft unions, for example, refused membership to Black and Tejano workers, and unions founded by African or Mexican Americans were ordinarily segregated. Generally, Blacks and Mexicans received less pay for doing the same job as Whites. Separationist practices led Blacks to seek employment in such menial roles as gardeners, cooks, bootblacks, and maids. Mexicans turned to fieldwork or other types of unskilled tasks such as construction and railroad maintenance in urban areas. Although minority civil-rights activists contested segregationist policies in the years after World War I, significant successes did not come until after the next world war. After the United States Supreme Court case Sweatt v. Painter (1950) mandated that the University of Texas law school admit Black students, several undergraduate colleges in Texas took the cue and integrated their own campuses. The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declared the unconstitutionality of the "separate but equal" doctrine in schools, public vehicles, eating establishments, and the like. Mexican Americans won their own protracted struggle in a series of favorable verdicts from Texas courts that weakened racial separation. Among these were Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948), which prohibited school boards from designating specific buildings in a school campus for Mexican children. In Hernández v. State of Texas (1954), the United States Supreme Court declared Mexican Americans to be a class to whom Jim Crow laws could not be applied. Many White Texans did not accede easily to federal mandates or to some of their implications. In 1956, for example, the voters approved a referendum that opposed compulsory attendance in integrated schools and another that prohibited intermarriage. The 1957 legislature passed laws encouraging school districts to resist federally ordered integration, though Governor Price Daniel, Sr., ignored such laws in the late 1950s. During the 1960s, however, legal segregation passed into history. Court decisions, federal investigations such as those conducted by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in the late 1960s, the civil rights movement of that same age, activism by African Americans and Mexican Americans, and a more tolerant White society toppled Jim Crow. Bibliography Categories Citation Published Carl Allsup, The American G.I. Forum: Origins and Evolution (University of Texas Center for Mexican American Studies Monograph 6, Austin, 1982). Alwyn Barr, Black Texans: A History of Negroes in Texas, 1528–1971 (Austin: Jenkins, 1973). Robert A. Calvert and Arnoldo De León, The History of Texas (Arlington Heights, Illinois: Harlan Davidson, 1990). Mario T. García, Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880–1920 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981). David Montejano, Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836–1986 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1987). Merline Pitre, In Struggle Against Jim Crow: Lulu B. White and the NAACP, 1900–1957 (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2010). James Smallwood, Time of Hope, Time of Despair: Black Texans during Reconstruction (London: Kennikat, 1981). Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., "Let All of Them Take Heed": Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1987). Categories: Law, Law Enforcement, and Outlaws Lawless Activities and Outlawed Activity Peoples African Americans Activism and Social Reform Civil Rights, Segregation, and Slavery Mexican Americans Time Periods: Late Nineteenth-Century Texas Progressive Era Texas in the 1920s Great Depression World War II Texas Post World War II The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. Arnoldo de León and Robert A. Calvert, “Segregation,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed December 01, 2021, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/segregation.
0.945647	Invoking the state’s Riot Control Act on Friday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham essentially locked down the city of Gallup. All roads into Gallup were closed at 12 p.m. on Friday “to mitigate the uninhibited spread of COVID-19 in that city.” “Vehicles may only have a maximum of two individuals. Residents of the city should remain at home except for emergency outings and those essential for health, safety and welfare,” a media release from the Democratic governor’s office read. Advertisement - story continues below The city of 22,000 people, located 100 miles west of Albuquerque, has been hit hard by the coronavirus, CBS News reported. As of Saturday morning, 1,064 of the 3,513 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico were in McKinley County, where Gallup is located, according to the data from Johns Hopkins. Trending: I Miss Melania: Jill Biden Unveils Horrible Christmas Decorations for White House “The virus is running amok there. It must be stopped, and stricter measures are necessary,” Lujan Grisham said. “A problem in one part of our state, with a virus this dangerous and this contagious, is a problem for our entire state.” Advertisement - story continues below The Riot Control Act gives the governor the authority to prohibit people from being out on public streets and can limit the use of certain streets and highways, according to the media release. “I recognize this request is unusual and constitutes a drastic measure, and the emergency powers set out under the Riot Control Act should be invoked sparingly,” Gallup Mayor Louis Bonaguidi said. Do you think this is an overreaction on the part of Grisham? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Yes: 86% (4832 Votes) No: 14% (776 Votes) “However, the COVID-19 outbreak in the city of Gallup is a crisis of the highest order. Immediate action is necessary.” The emergency order was put in place in response to near-identical letters from outgoing Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney and Bonaguidi, his successor. “The virus has caused many deaths, stretched medical facilities and resources to their capacity, and adversely impacted the welfare of the City of Gallup,” McKinney wrote on Thursday, hours before his term officially ended. Advertisement - story continues below “Our community is unable to adequately address the outbreak without the imposition of certain restrictions necessary to regulate social distancing, public gatherings, sales of good, and the use of public streets.” The order in Gallup will expire at 12 p.m. on Monday, May 4. Related: Santa Fe County Sheriff: Alec Baldwin Is Not 'In the Clear' The governor has also acted to extend the state’s emergency public health order through May 15. 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0.999998	As the smartphone era approaches the end of its first decade, technology users are becoming increasingly tired of the need to constantly replace their smartphones. Whether it’s because they have broken their hardware, the software is no longer compatible with their hardware, or there is no longer enough storage to serve their needs, it’s increasingly true that smartphone users struggle to keep a phone in use for more than a couple years. Technology companies, of course, benefit from this fact. While they would likely deny that so-called “planned obsolescence” is an overt strategy of theirs, the fact that frequent upgrades are necessary to have a phone in working order is obvious. While this may seem reasonable and expected, it’s not necessarily true when it comes to other big purchases in our lives: we tend to drive our cars for longer than a couple years, and repair them when necessary, and same goes for larger appliances. But for some reason, when it comes to phones we are encouraged to buy a new phone rather than repair a non-working one. This, as The Guardian reported last year, is all by design: “Once we own a new device, we often can’t replace its batteries or take it to an independent repair shop for a simple fix. In fact, proprietary screws on Apple products often prevent us from opening Apple devices at all. It’s standard practice for companies to plan obsolescence into their products — including by introducing software upgrades that aren’t compatible with existing hardware(pdf) — and they simultaneously profit from the fact that the average laptop has a high likelihood of breaking within 3-4 years.” While this unfair system has been the status quo for some time, it looks possible that the tide might now be turning with the recent rumor from Reuters that Samsung will begin selling refurbished, high-end Samsung smartphones on the retail market. Apple also offers factory-guaranteed refurbished products in some of its markets, including the US. With concerns about e-waste, planned obsolescence, sustainability, and pricing, it seems curious that until now there have been few ways to get a used phone directly from a manufacturer. It’s worth asking: what took them so long? One of the main reasons is that this represents a huge risk for manufacturers. As Mashable wrote, “Samsung already offers a number of mid-range phones, and selling cheaper, refurbished versions of its high-end phones could hurt its sales in this department.” In other words, by offering its customers an alternative to buying a brand new, high-end phone, essentially the company has to be willing to take a hit to its bottom line. But there are lots of potential benefits too. Consumers are increasingly aware of their environmental footprint and looking for ways to reduce it while still keeping up in a modern digital economy and workforce. By offering consumers a slightly more sustainable option that doesn’t come through a third party, Samsung is potentially catering to a niche market that doesn’t want a top of the line model, but wants to purchase from a reputable supplier. In doing so, it builds its reputation as a socially aware and responsible company—no small matter in these hyper-conscious times. In addition, by offering phones at a lower price point to entry level consumers, Samsung positions itself as a competitor to cheaper-made Chinese phones. In doing so, it could end up building brand loyalty and capture those consumers when they are ready to upgrade and purchase a more expensive model. In other words, it makes them a competitor and opens up a new revenue stream in less mature markets like India, where consumers can’t necessarily afford a top line, high-end model. It remains to be seen if refurbished models will gain a bigger market share, but if they do, it will undoubtedly be good for the consumer.
0.949588	How important is VED to the future of Poplog? This would remove the need for learning VED to use Poplog. That's a great question. VED is a great tool and I have very much missed it over the years. However, plenty of people have objected to having to learn a new editor rather than work in their own ecosystem. Emacs users did put together their own major mode. But I don't know where that is, so I have added a task to track the CONTRIB files down. And doing integration with VS Code strikes me as a fairly sensible idea too. Assuming that we are talking about an alternative to VED rather than removing VED entirely (because that is much easier in terms of re-writing tutorials), then I think the idea to switching to (say) VS Code or Eclipse as an alternative basis for an IDE is viable. It's quite a lot of work to develop a practical experience. There are a bunch of features that need covering: immediate mode (REPL in the editor) for the different subsystemsManage a persistent Poplog process for compiling/interpreting code compile the local unit or file using the correct subsystem into the persistent process select the local unit (line-based) shortcut help/Teach/Ref/Showlib on topic, contextualized by the appropriate subsystem I think that list covers the essentials. I guess that list would need some careful review. As to whether or not VED could reasonably be removed from Poplog is a good question. My own opinion is that the conversion of VED to use X-windows (XVED), is so terrible that it is a misery to use. The root cause of the problem is that XVED uses a top-level window for every file buffer. In a typical session I could easily have 30-40 windows open and, no surprise, that makes my entire desktop unusable. Under Linux, you need to devote a workspace to each Poplog session - madness by design. So I think there's a lot of motivation to find a different way of programming with Poplog.
0.998918	SEVENTY four fixed penalty notices for speeding have been issued in the past three months in a bid to crack down on speeding in parts of Wisbech. This is an important issue to both the police and residents and we will continue our proactive approach to d SEVENTY four fixed penalty notices for speeding have been issued in the past three months in a bid to crack down on speeding in parts of Wisbech. "This is an important issue to both the police and residents and we will continue our proactive approach to dealing with the problem," said Sergeant Sharon Burrell. "We made it clear three months ago that we would not tolerate speeding in and around the town. "Since that time we have carried out a large number of speed checks around the town. "People who speed are not only risking their own lives but also the lives of others." The crackdown on speeding was reported to 30 residents and partner agency representatives at the second open meeting called by the Wisbech and district neighbourhood policing team. Most Read expand_more More 1 Princess Eugenie on mission to stop modern slavery 2 Children among suspected hare coursers stopped in the Fens 3 Tributes paid to 'beloved husband' killed crossing road 4 Cambridgeshire individual diagnosed with Covid-19 Omicron variant 5 Crowds watch as Wisbech lights up for Christmas 6 Stolen caravans discovered on village site to relief of owners 7 Yellows keep up league form while reds stumble for Wisbech 8 Two-day operation to feature in episode four of TV series 9 Fens business park goes to auction - for up to £700,000 10 Former army major sentenced after pillion rider dies in motorcycle crash Residents were told that anti-social behaviour is to be among the issues tackled in a new crackdown. "Over the next three months the team has been tasked to look at rural speeding, parking in the town centre and rural anti-social behaviour," said Sgt Burrell. Police will also be cracking down on criminal damage both in the town centre and in Parson Drove. She said daily high visibility patrols and specialist operations with partner agencies, including Fenland District Council, Cambridgeshire City Council and Trading Standards were all ongoing. "In the past 12 months officers working in the town centre have issued over 1200 fixed penalty notices for disorder and illegal parking," said Sgt Burrell. She added: "The team is committed to ensuring that Wisbech and the surrounding villages are a safe place for everyone who lives in and visits them. Become a Supporter This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. Every contribution will help us continue to produce local journalism that makes a measurable difference to our community.
0.962229	New Hampshire COVID-19 updates: Numbers for vaccinations, cases, variants 1 HR Breaking News: How to get COVID-19 vaccine for kids, adults and booster shots in New Hampshire <% if ( weatherAlerts > 0 ) { %> Severe Weather <% var weatherAlertsMessage = "There " + ( weatherAlerts > 1 ? "are" : "is" ) + " currently " + weatherAlerts + " active weather " + ( weatherAlerts > 1 ? "alerts" : "alert" ); %> ° Chance of precipitation Change MORE No Alerts & Closings in Your Area Sign Up to Get Future Alerts <% if ( count > 0 ) { %> 1 / 1 / Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP <% if ( locations.length > 1 ) { %> Recent locations Advertisement US Supreme Court won't review appeal of NH's only death row inmate Michael Addison convicted of killing Manchester police officer Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! 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Updated: 3:29 PM EST Jan 19, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a petition from New Hampshire's only death row inmate to review his case.Lawyers for Michael Addison, 35, said the trial judge violated his rights by not allowing jurors to hear evidence he was remorseful and concerned about the Manchester police officer he shot in 2006 -- Michael Briggs -- after he was taken into custody.In a petition filed last year, they also challenged the judge's conduct in letting jurors hear about privileges a convict sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole might get behind bars, including television and work opportunities.The court issued its one-sentence decision Jan. 11; it was released Tuesday. The court typically hears only a small fraction of thousands of petitions filed each year.Addison's public defender, David Rothstein, said Addison eventually will be appointed a new lawyer independent of his office to review the case and explore options. A judge has authorized that change.The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld Addison's conviction in 2013 and ruled the death sentence was fair earlier this year, when compared to other cases in which an officer was killed in the line of duty.His lawyers also said that the amount of victim impact testimony and evidence prosecutors introduced violated Addison's rights. That evidence included numerous photographs of Briggs as a baby and a young child and 20 photographs and a video showing him playing with his own children.On Oct. 16, 2006, Addison was wanted by police for a string of violent crimes, including several armed robberies and a drive-by shooting.Briggs was 15 minutes from the end of his shift when he and his partner -- both on bicycle patrol -- confronted Addison in a dark alley. Jurors found that Addison shot Briggs in the head at close range to avoid arrest. CONCORD, N.H. — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a petition from New Hampshire's only death row inmate to review his case. Lawyers for Michael Addison, 35, said the trial judge violated his rights by not allowing jurors to hear evidence he was remorseful and concerned about the Manchester police officer he shot in 2006 -- Michael Briggs -- after he was taken into custody. Advertisement In a petition filed last year, they also challenged the judge's conduct in letting jurors hear about privileges a convict sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole might get behind bars, including television and work opportunities. The court issued its one-sentence decision Jan. 11; it was released Tuesday. The court typically hears only a small fraction of thousands of petitions filed each year. Addison's public defender, David Rothstein, said Addison eventually will be appointed a new lawyer independent of his office to review the case and explore options. A judge has authorized that change. The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld Addison's conviction in 2013 and ruled the death sentence was fair earlier this year, when compared to other cases in which an officer was killed in the line of duty. His lawyers also said that the amount of victim impact testimony and evidence prosecutors introduced violated Addison's rights. That evidence included numerous photographs of Briggs as a baby and a young child and 20 photographs and a video showing him playing with his own children. On Oct. 16, 2006, Addison was wanted by police for a string of violent crimes, including several armed robberies and a drive-by shooting. Briggs was 15 minutes from the end of his shift when he and his partner -- both on bicycle patrol -- confronted Addison in a dark alley. Jurors found that Addison shot Briggs in the head at close range to avoid arrest. 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0.999998	COVID: Georgian College staff, students will require vaccinations to attend campuses - Bruce Beach Zine Skip to content HomeExpand COVID-19 Huron-Kinloss Kincardine Bruce County Huron County Grey County Midwestern Ontario News Great Lakes Water Levels Sports Golf Tennis Baseball Hockey Cycling Fishing Energy Natural gas Oil Pipelines Bruce Power Contact Search for: Search Account Toggle Menu Students \| COVID-19 \| vaccinated \| covid \| Planning \| News \| Local News \| Owen Sound \| Grey-Bruce Health Unit \| Schools \| Vaccinations COVID: Georgian College staff, students will require vaccinations to attend campuses ByOwen Sound Sun Times 13 August 2021 Georgian College is among the latest post-secondary schools to announce students and employees will need to be vaccinated to access campuses come the fall. 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0.955472	for a guerilla marketing campaign, adult swim surreptitiously set up illuminated displays in ten cities showing the mooninites (from aqua teen hunger force) giving the finger. these things had been up for two or three weeks, when suddenly people in boston started freaking out. Highways, bridges and a section of the Charles River were shut down and bomb squads were sent in before authorities declared the devices were harmless. what is up with boston? people in the other nine cities didn't seem to care, if they noticed. but boston goes into a frenzy. why boston? and why today, if the things have been up for weeks? city officials must've felt pretty f'n stupid when they realized they'd sent out the bomb squad to blow up a bunch of ads for a stoner cartoon. so they decided to have their revenge: Peter Berdovsky, 27, of Arlington, was arrested on one felony charge of placing a hoax device and one charge of disorderly conduct, state Attorney General Martha Coakley said later Wednesday. He had been hired to place the devices, she said. "placing a hoax device"? that's utterly ridiculous. they were trying to market a tv show, not create a bomb scare. you're seriously telling me that this looks like a bomb? Authorities are investigating whether Turner and any other companies should be criminally charged, Coakley said. It wasn't immediately clear Wednesday who might have hired Berdovsky. "We're not going to let this go without looking at the further roots of how this happened to cause the panic in this city," Coakley said at a news conference. Those conducting the campaign should have known the devices could cause panic because they were placed in sensitive areas, she said. Turner did not notify officials of the publicity campaign until around 5 p.m., nearly four hours after the first calls came in about the devices, she and others said. but then why didn't they cause a panic for two weeks? sounds like someone in boston got their feelings hurt overreacting to a silly marketing campaign and decided that someone needed to be punished. the AP story is also notable for concluding with this unintelligible passage: The cartoon also includes two trouble-making, 1980s-graphic-like characters called "mooninites," named Ignignokt and Err - who were pictured on the suspicious devices. They are known for making the obscene hand gesture depicted on the devices. first off, if you didn't already know what the mooninites look like, would "1980s-graphic-like" give you any idea? and second, how horrible is that final sentence? ¶ Posted by stAllio! at 2/01/2007 12:12:00 AM 3 comments: arratik said... i hope i'm not the only person who finds this incident very highly amusing. i'm sure that real terrorists are laughing their asses off at us right now. a large portion of boston shut down because someone was afraid of a cartoon character. oh, you can buy one of the boston ignignokt ad-bombs on ebay - current bid as i type this is $5,101. (i feel your pain re: comment spam, btw - being able to use spam karma 2 is definitely one of the advantages of switching to wordpress. that thing catches about 150-200 comment/trackback spams a day.) 12:25 PM, February 01, 2007 Doug said... That two people are in jail over this is ridiculous. "We are not surprised that your puny Earth humor cannot grasp this. Laugh at him, Err. Shoot him the bird while you are laughing. 1:02 PM, February 01, 2007 stAllio! said... it would all be hilarious except that there are two young men who face criminal charges because boston city officials can't take a joke, and the mayor of boston is completely flipping out, saying he's going to personally sue time-warner and try to get cartoon network's fcc license revoked. (of course, that will never happen.) fortunately, the two men who've been arrested seem to be taking it in stride. 3:43 PM, February 01, 2007 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) background click to change it background 1 background 2 background 3 background 4 background 5 solid black solid white latest pix flickr stream now listening shared items awiastuff animals within animals AWIA news AWIA shop stAllio! home stAllio! on tumblr bio & press kit databent gallery stAllio! mp3s stAllio! discog stAllio! email bad taste music exchange not this blog Boing Boing Get a whimsical, clutter-clearing "desktop dumpster" that's ready for anything you want to throw in them
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0.999998	In Apple’s own words, NSMapTable is a mutable collection modeled after NSDictionary that provides different options (see also overview from Mike Ash, NSHipster and objc.io). The major option is to have keys and/or values held “weakly” in a manner that entries are removed when one of the objects is reclaimed. This behavior relies on zeroing weak references, which were first introduced with garbage collection, and then later adapted to ARC starting with Mountain Lion 10.8. Zeroing weak references are magic in that they turn to nil automatically when the object they point to is deallocated. For instance, a zeroing weak reference held by variable foo could have the value 0x60000001bf10, pointing to an instance of NSString. But the instant that object is deallocated, the value of foo changes to 0x000000000000. The use of zeroing weak references in combination with NSMapTable has the potential to simplify object management by providing automatic removal of unused entries. Unfortunately, NSMapTable does not fulfill all its promises. The Promises of NSMapTable Let’s imagine a hypothetical FooNotificationCenter class, that provides the following API: 1 2 3 4 @interface FooNotificationCenter : NSObject - (void)addObserver:(id)obs selector:(SEL)sel name:(NSString )name; - (void)postNotificationName:(NSString )name; @end Using two NSMapTable instances, a very simple implementation of FooNotificationCenter could look something like this, where the tables retain the selector and name, but only hold weakly onto the observer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 - (id)init { self = [super init]; if (self != nil) { _selectorTable = [NSMapTable weakToStrongObjectsMapTable]; _nameTable = [NSMapTable strongToWeakObjectsMapTable]; } return self; } - (void)addObserver:(id)observer selector:(SEL)selector name:(NSString )name { NSString selString = NSStringFromSelector(selector); [_selectorTable addObject:selString forKey:observer]; [_nameTable addObject:observer forKey:name]; } - (void)postNotificationName:(NSString )name { id observer = [_nameTable objectForKey:name]; if (observer == nil) return; SEL selector = [_selectorTable objectForKey:observer]; if (selector) [observer performSelector:selector withObject:nil]; } // This highly-flawed code is released under the least friendly // open-source license possible, to ensure you don't use it. When the observer is deallocated, the corresponding references will be zeroed out in the NSMapTables, the entries will “disappear” automatically, and the name and selector objects will be deallocated. There is no need for the observer to explicitly remove itself from our FooNotificationCenter. It will happen automatically when the observer is deallocated… at least in theory. Probing NSMapTable I recently struggled with unexpected behaviors in NSMapTable and decided to take a closer look. I came to the unfortunate conclusion that NSMapTable has undocumented limitations in its handling of zeroing weak references (at least under ARC, though I expect similar results with manual memory management). To see NSMapTable in action, I wrote a simple test application that exercises NSMapTable, published on github. The application manages an instance of NSMapTable. Here is what it looks like (if you run the app, use the tooltips to get more info on the interface elements): When clicking the ‘Add Entries’ button, the NSMapTable is fed the requested number of keys and objects, created freshly using the special PARMarker class. PARMarker is a simple NSObject subclass that keeps track of the calls to init and dealloc. Addition of the entries (one PARMarker for the key, and one for the object) is done within an autorelease pool, so that markers not retained by the NSMapTable instance are deallocated when the pool dies. The code is very simple: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 - (IBAction)addEntriesToMapTable:(id)sender { @autoreleasepool { NSUInteger addCount = _entriesToAddField.integerValue; for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < addCount; i++) { PARMarker key = [[PARMarker alloc] init]; PARMarker *object = [[PARMarker alloc] init]; [self.mapTable setObject:object forKey:key]; } } [self refreshUI]; } Let’s try the app. We will first add 10 entries in a strong-to-strong NSMapTable. After addition, the NSMapTable has a value of 10 for its count property, and has 10 keys and 10 objects. There were 20 markers created (10 keys and 10 values). None of the markers are deallocated: they are all retained by the NSMapTable instance. So far, so good: Weak to Strong Now, let’s get in trouble. For this, we will use an instance of NSMapTable with weak-to-strong references, and add 1 entry. Because the key is autoreleased just after being added to the table, there should be no entry at all in our NSMapTable instance. Here is what we get instead: Let’s start with the good news. The ‘Key count’ and ‘Object count’ of the map table are both at 0. These numbers are the values returned by keyEnumerator.allObjects.count and objectEnumerator.allObjects.count. This indicates that the added entry was removed from the NSMapTable when the key was autoreleased. The corresponding object has disappeared from NSMapTable as soon as the key was deallocated. Or has it really? The first sign of trouble is the count property of NSMapTable, which returns 1. Somehow, the NSMapTable still considers that it has 1 entry. More troubling, the object corresponding to the entry that should be gone, is in fact still alive! Out of the 2 initial FDMarker instances, only one is deallocated (the key), and the other one is still alive (the object).This is very troublesome, as this essentially means the object can’t be reached anymore, and is “leaking”. Technically, it’s not leaking, since it’s properly released when NSMapTable is deallocated. But if the NSMapTable is never used again, and just kept alive, the object will also remain alive forever (there is no garbage-collector-like activity here). A number of operations can trigger a “purge”, though, and the object will eventually be released if the NSMapTable is used. For instance, a call to removeAllObjects will trigger such a purge. In addition, if we keep adding more entries, the object will eventually be released and deallocated. For instance, if we add 8 more entries, 1 by 1, the number of markers still alive is now 6, meaning that 3 out of 9 of the added objects were purged. But we still have 6 objects dangling: This completely defeats the purpose of [NSMapTable weakToStrongObjectsMapTable]. After lots of Googling, and to my great surprise, I eventually realized this behavior is (sort of) documented, as part of the Moutain Lion Release Notes, in a way that directly contradicts the promise of NSMapTable official documentation: However, weak-to-strong NSMapTables are not currently recommended, as the strong values for weak keys which get zero’d out do not get cleared away (and released) until/unless the map table resizes itself. I wish this had been documented in the NSMapTable documentation (to report the issue like I did, please use the ‘Provide Feedback’ button in the Xcode documentation window, or use this link directly). Strong to weak The NSMapTable documentation or the OS X release notes do not include any warning for strong-to-weak NSMapTables, but that does not mean we should not be looking for more troubles. Let’s use a strong-to-weak NSMapTable, and add 1000 entries. Again, as soon as the entries are added, our code exits an autorelease pool, but this time, the objects (not the keys) are deallocated and zeroed. This should result in the removal of all the NSMapTable entries, followed by deallocation of the keys. Let’s see: Definitely more troubles. Out of the 1000 keys initially retained by NSMapTable, only 489 have been deallocated, and 511 are still alive. Let’s keep digging and add more entries by pressing the ‘Add Entries’ button another 64 times. After adding 65,000 key/value pairs in 1000 increments, we find that 32,255 objects are still alive and help onto by the map table. This means 32,255 out of the 65,000 objects are still alive, while all the keys are deallocated (and zero-ed out): Heck, let’s add another 1000 entries. When getting to 132,000 key/value pairs, the number of “live” objects drops to 487. It looks like something happened internally (resizing?) and the NSMapTable purged most of the retained keys: As pointed out by Michael Tsai, the expected behavior of strong-to-weak NSMapTable is not very well documented, and subject to interpretation. He expected that keys should be retained until explicitely removed with removeObjectForKey: (though in this case, I would expect the keyEnumerator to still include those keys). I would personally have expected a behavior symmetrical to the weak-to-strong NSMapTable, where zeroing of the object would remove the entry from the table and release the key. Based on what I am seeing, the latter is probably what NSMapTable is supposed to do. What happens in practice, though, is worse than any of those two possibilities: the key is retained for a while and released eventually. One more tidbit of information: even though the non-released keys are not listed in the keyEnumerator, you can still call removeObjectForKey: with those, which will in fact purge the corresponding key. You can try this in the test app using the action “Remove Live Keys” in the popup menu at the bottom. Conclusions No matter how one interprets the NSMapTable documentation, it is in practice not as magic as one would like it to be. Both weak-to-strong and strong-to-weak NSMapTables have problems dealing with zeroing weak references. The behavior is dependent on the type of table, its current size, and its past activity. In both cases, the behavior is likely deterministic, but it depends on the internal implementation of NSMapTable. It is impossible to predict and should be considered undefined. There are two obvious consequences to the leaking of entries with zeroing weak references in NSMapTable: Memory leak. This is only significant if the map table is used with large objects and/or a large number of objects, as the internal purging appears to be less frequent with larger sizes, and as the number of objects allowed to stay alive becomes larger. Even with small number of objects, unexpected retain cycles that weak references are supposed to break, may also form, and may remain stuck for a very long time if the map table is not used very much. Performance issue. If the strongly-referenced objects have any significant activity (e.g. respond to notifications, write to files, etc…), they will not only participate in the memory footprint but also remain active much longer than expected. For instance, they might be registered for notifications, for filesystem events, etc…, running code that is no longer needed (maybe even corrupting your application state in an unpredictable way). The only real workaround is to have APIs for explicit removal of entries in the classes that use NSMapTables internally. The API clients of these classes should then add explicit calls in their dealloc method. For FooNotificationCenter, this would mean adding one more method, that would need to balance any use of addObserver:selector:name:: 1 2 3 4 @interface FooNotificationCenter (Removal) // use this or risk leaking the observer for a while - (void)removeObserver:(id)obs; @end This is a shame. Similar to how ARC has taken memory management out of the hands of developers, and reduced the number of associated bugs, the combination of NSMapTable and zeroing weak references should further reduce the code needed to clean up more complex object relationships, and to further reduce the memory consumption and resource usage of existing apps. As Michal Tsai wonders, “NSMapTable is an important building block, so it’s a mystery why Apple hasn’t gotten it right yet”. I also think his interpretation is correct: without weak-deallocation notifications, the owners of zeroed references are unaware of the change. The zeroing of a reference is done by writing a bunch of 0s at the correct memory address(es), corresponding to the variable(s) that referenced the deallocated object. This process has to be as efficient as possible and be thread-safe. Any extraneous work to keep track of the object graphs or maintain a callback table, would need to happen upon deallocation of every weak reference, which could have a significant impact on performance. Is Apple ready to make that happen? The implementation of NSMapTable, though, does not have to be dependent on the general implementation of zeroing weak references that Objective C has in place. Changing the Objective C runtime just to improve NSMapTable may be overkill. Instead, it seems a proper implementation of NSMapTable could be done using an alternative approach to zeroing weak references, like MAZeroingWeakRef. We are left waiting for Apple to fix NSMapTable, or implementing our own version (assuming it can even be done reliably). Posted by Charles Parnot Dec 13th, 2013 cocoa, objc Tweet « Timers and Dispatch Queues App Purchases Twice As Likely Among iOS 7 Users » Comments Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Copyright © 2015 - Charles Parnot - Powered by Octopress, with a theme derived from BlogTheme by Aron Cedercrantz
0.997923	Many complex factors influence the ignition, rate of spread, and general behavior of fires. Some of these factors can be measured more or less precisely with instruments. Others do not lend themselves to exact measurements and therefore must be evaluated in general terms. The combined effects of all factors, whether measured precisely or not, determine the behavior of a fire. No single factor, such as wind, steepness of slope, or kind of fuel, will provide the answer to questions of when and where fires will start and how fast they will spread. J.S. Barrows You will remember that there are three primary forces causing variations in fire behavior. They are wind, slope, and pre-heat. Each side of a fire, the head, flanks and heel, has a different alignment and intensity. For example, if the head is in alignment with the wind, then the flanks and heel will be out of alignment. Each of these alignment sets produces a fire signature, which is the observed fire behavior within the current alignment of forces. The fire signature is the ground truth. The fire is telling you how it will behave in similar alignments and conditions Learn from the past, predict the future In order to predict fire behavior, you first have to understand how to read wildland fire. Observations of the variation in fire behavior are made as the fire is burning over terrain, These variations are then explained as to the cause. The causes of these variables are then recognized and the terrain or weather factors are matched to the causes. If the causes remain valid for the short-term future then the areas in the exposure fuels are segregated into two targets. One area will be where fire suppression can be successful and the other will be designated an area where fire behavior is uncontrollable. These areas are highlighted on a map display. The fire will produce a variation of signature behavior that can be predicted to reoccur as the fire burns over the terrain. This signature behavior will replicate when the alignment of forces causing the behavior reoccurs. Identification of these areas in front of the flaming front can be determined and displayed for others to view and consider the implications. Replication The terrain will host replications of these fire signatures on those exposures that have a similar alignment. Where and when the alignment of forces in the path of the fire is similar to those of a previous fire signature, the fire behavior will be similar. When we identify how these forces are aligned ahead of the fire, and have paid attention to previous fire signatures, then we can more accurately predict the fire signature that will result. What is important for situational awareness is when and where the fire signature will exceed the threshold of safety for the firefighter. This awareness becomes more accurate with practice. Trigger Points A trigger point is a place on the terrain where a change in the alignment of forces will change the fire behavior, creating either opportunity or danger. Trigger points are a time and/or place where the tactic or placement of resources needs to be changed to assure firefighter safety. There are two crucial trigger points to establish: One is where the fire will change; The other is when and where fire on the landscape triggers a decision to change tactics. Selecting a trigger point of change or the trigger point for tactical adjustment requires firsthand experience. Neither trigger point was established when the 1985 Butte Fire made an in-alignment run and drove firefighters into fire shelters. (12) Case Study — The Footprint Test Burn In these photos, there are sunlit and shaded fuels and a 3 mph wind blowing from left to right; the head fire in the left hand photo has 10’ flame lengths. Wind, slope and preheat are acting on the fire to either help or hinder the spread. The alignment of these forces make the fire burn with more intensity and when the forces are out of alignment the fire behavior ebbs. Observe how the fire signatures change as the alignment of forces change. Examine these snapshots and ask yourself the following questions: What is making the fire burn with different intensities? What is the cause of the variations seen in these two pictures? What is the fire telling us? Footprint Test Burn at 9:43 AM (left) and 9:48 AM (right). The fire signature at the heel (S-1), upper left-hand flank (S-2), the lower right-hand flank (S-3) will not change alignments with the forces of wind, slope and preheat. Therefore the fire will continue to advance with the same intensity and rate of spread on these fronts. However, the fire signature at S-5 will change because the force alignments change between S-4 and S-5: The fire moves out of alignment with slope and into cool fuel. The S-5 signature will replicate the fire signature of S-3, as can be seen in the right hand photo. Summary Fire signatures are derived from the fire intensity and rate of spread due to the various alignments of wind, slope and solar preheating. These signatures are captured for use in predicting fire behavior in the path of the fire. The observed fire behavior is the ground truth. What does this mean? It means the fire is expressing exactly how it will behave in the current conditions. It’s a fact. It’s the truth.
0.936773	Over a quarter of adults in the country, some 26.2 percent, suffer from some form of mental illness. The categories of such vary, but the realities of having a disorder can be challenging, especially for individuals who lack therapeutic resources and actionable measures with which to effectively manage disorder. Nevertheless, to live in a way that doesn’t harm yourself nor those around you, it’s extremely important to at least have some tools to build on and develop more stability in day-to-day activities. Here are some tools for coping with mental illness, listed in no particular order. Know your triggers: There are a number of things which drive individuals to anger, depression or anxiety. It can happen over and over again until those things which most set you off are identified and avoided, if possible. I say if possible because there is not always a way to manage the external influences which evoke reactions within us; however, for things, people, or places that are known to be and have been perpetually problematic, it’s a good rule not to engage in those activities or with those people. Likewise, for family members assisting someone with a mental disability, take precautions for them and keep them from circumstances which may do them harm. Communicate with someone you trust: Simply talking over problems is such a great help. Yet, it’s important to do so with someone whom you know won’t judge you nor interrupt your thoughts with suggestions or reasons why what you’re feeling is “wrong.” This person in whom you confide should be a friend, family, or medical health professional, invested in your wellbeing and more than comfortable with hearing you out. You will be surprised with how much better you feel after being able to share your concerns, issues, or problems with someone else. Keep a journal: Nevertheless, there are instances in which no one is around or you may not feel like sharing. That’s ok, too. Journaling allows you to exercise those same communication skills and even provides the benefit of being able to look back and analyze and/or compare various moments. It can also be useful for when you do chat with your confidant at a future time, to provide them with insight about your experiences. Join a support group: Also, it doesn’t hurt to be a part of a group of people which share your problems or those similar to yours. Knowing that you are not alone, that what you deal with isn’t anomaly or something which you must manage alone is a great relief and can have a large impact on the way you manage yourself going forward. Invest time in something constructive: Another way to really takes one’s mind off of concerns is to do something constructive which requires focus and engagement. Studies have found that things activities like puzzles, video games, or even adult coloring books are helpful in managing behavior related to mental illness. Also, reading or crafts are highly encouraged. Plus, you’ve made something beautiful or learned something in the meantime. It’s a win-win. Keeping a few options at your disposal as not to grow weary of one particular thing to the point where it lacks enjoyment is recommended. Meditation: Spending time alone, meditating is a great tool for coping. Not only will the practice enable you to relax and ease your thoughts, repeated enough, you will be able to do it even in the midst of the most stressful situations, to further manage reactions and responses. Even those who don’t suffer from a disability enjoy meditation because it makes things so much more peaceful. These are just a few examples of things everyone can do to better cope with the issues which life throws our way. Living with mental illness isn’t easy. However, there are things we can do to improve our experiences and quality of life overall. Follow Jerry Daskoski on Twitter Filed Under: Advice, Coping, Mental Health, Positive Thinking, Positivity, Wellness Tagged With: anxiety, coping, depression, growth, meditation, mental health, mental illness, stress Jerry Daskoski, In Brief Jerry Daskoski is a mental health expert from Shawnee, Kansas. He is a crisis recovery specialist with Johnson County Mental Health.
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0.998712	null, "responseDetails": "Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see http://code.google.com/apis/errors", "responseStatus": 40 updates news aggregator The headlines of a newspaper on this page were generated automatically by a computer program. このページのコンテンツはコンピュータプログラムで自動的に作成されています。 JAPANESE MAIN RSS feed RSS feed updatenews @ hr.sub.jp 本システムについて WORLD BUSINESS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY 社会政治国際経済テクノロジースポーツエンターテイメント科学 twitter hashtag summary twitter trend speech separation large number Retweet talking summarization alarming description real time translation turndown translation null, "responseDetails": "Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see http://code.google.com/apis/errors", "responseStatus": 40 somalia's interior minister , abdi shakur shakur sheikh hassan (centre) , died on friday in hospital following a suicide attack , apparently carried out by a woman , at his home in mogadishu , security officials said . somalia's minister of interior and several others were severely injured on friday after a suicide bomber targeted the senior official's residence in the capital mogadishu , sources said t the attacker , who is believed to be a female , managed to get close to the interior minister , abdi shakur shakur sheikh hassan farah , before detonating the explosive device , a government official , who sought anonymity , told xinhua t the minister and several of his family members and bodyguards , whose injuries were sa .. . somalia's interior minister was killed by a veiled female suicide bomber in his house in mogadishu on friday and police said there may also have been a bomb planted under his bed . mogadishu (reuters) - somalia's al shabaab rebels said saturday they were behind the killowing of interior minister abdi shakur sheikh hassan after they planted a bomb under his bed at his house in the capital mogadishu . somalia's interior minister abdi shakur sheikh hassan is killed in a suicide attack carried out by his niece , amid ongoing political unrest in the capital in mogadishu . somalia's minister of interior and several others were severely injured on friday after a suicide bomber targeted the senior official's residence in the capital mogadishu , sources said t the attacker , who is believed to be a female , managed to get close to the interior minister , abdi shakur sheikh hassan farah , before detonating the explosive device , a government official , who sought anonymity , told xinhua t the minister and several of his family members and bodyguards , whose injuries were sa .. . mogadishu (reuters) - somalia's al shabaab rebels said saturday they were behind the killowing of interior minister abdi shakur sheikh hassan after they planted a bomb under his bed at his house in the capital mogadishu . somalia's interior minister , abdi shakur sheikh hassan (centre) , died on friday in hospital following a suicide attack , apparently carried out by a woman , at his home in mogadishu , security officials said . somalia's interior minister was killed by a veiled female suicide bomber in his house in mogadishu on friday and police said there may also have been a bomb planted under his bed . somalia's interior minister abdi shakur sheikh hassan is killed in a suicide attack carried out by his niece , amid ongoing political unrest in the capital in mogadishu . somalia's interior minister was killed friday in a suicide bomb attack carried out in his own home by a female bomber , somali government officials said . an officials said the attack happened inside the minister's home in the capital , mogadishu on friday officials says abdi shakur sheikh hassan was killed inside mogadishu home during meeting with associates
0.999127	I am 15 years old and I have a complaint to make to you. I am the only child for my mother but I do not live with her, I live with my grandmother. My grandmother raised me. I went to spend Easter with my mother. My mother has one room and a queen-size bed. The place is comfortable. Whenever I am with my mother I feel so happy because we are almost like sisters. She tells me everything and what happened to her when she was my age. My mother has a boyfriend. I know him and he seems to be a very decent man. He came to visit and I left my mother and him talking and watching television. I went to bed and was reading and I fell asleep. During the night I felt the bed shaking. I said to myself this must be an earthquake. I woke up and realised that this man and my mother were having sex on the same bed with me. I could not understand why my mother had allowed him to be having sex with her and both of them knew that I was on the bed and the room was not very dark. It was embarrassing for me to see that. I have heard of people who have seen their parents having sex, but I did not know that it would be such an experience. This man was naked and my mother was half naked. I pretended that I fell asleep again but I was not asleep until this man was finished and my mother pulled down her nightie and he went into the bathroom. Long after that I fell asleep again. But in the morning, I told my mother that I wanted to leave and she asked me why and I told her that I was embarrassed by what she did. She said that she did not want to have sex with him, but it just happened. She said she was hoping that I would not say anything to anybody, but I can't keep it in my heart. So that is why I am telling you. What do you think of my mother? S.M. Dear S.M., I do not believe your mother. What she did with this man did not 'just happen'. This man is a total stranger to you, but he is her man and she should have known that it wasn't right for him to be sleeping in the same bed with you and your mother. I would say that your mother is worthless and she didn't behave as someone who has respect for you. The man should have known not to encourage your mother to have sex right there on the same bed. I hope you will forgive her and I hope that you will not tell your grandmother what you saw. But let your mother know that you will not come back to spend any time with her if her man or any other man is visiting her at that time. But keep loving your mother because she will always be your mother. Pastor View the discussion thread. Featured Video Other Tell Me Pastor Stories Dating for two years and still no sex My child’s father is not her real daddy My wife has lost all interest in me I have the husband from hell Had to fight my babyfather for child support I love casual sex now that I’m divorced I married this man without knowing his name Home Gleaner Blogs Gleaner Online Go-Jamaica Feedback Disclaimer Advertise with Us Privacy Policy RSS Feed Contact Us Dating Star ePaper Mobile Copyright © 2021 The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited. A member of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group. All Rights Reserved.
0.978279	Anyone can have a fall, but older people are more vulnerable and likely to fall, especially if they have a long-term health condition. Falls are a common, but often overlooked, cause of injury. Around 1 in 3 adults over 65 and half of people over 80 will have at least one fall a year. Most falls do not result in serious injury. But there's always a risk that a fall could lead to broken bones, and it can cause the person to lose confidence, become withdrawn, and feel as if they have lost their independence. If you have a fall, it's important to keep calm. If you're not hurt and you feel strong enough to get up, do not get up quickly. Roll onto your hands and knees and look for a stable piece of furniture, such as a chair or bed. Hold on to the furniture with both hands to support yourself and, when you feel ready, slowly get up. Sit down and rest for a while before carrying on with your daily activities. If you're hurt or unable to get up, try to get someone's attention by calling out for help, banging on the wall or floor, or using your personal alarm or security system (if you have one). If possible, crawl to a telephone and dial 999 to ask for an ambulance. Try to reach something warm, such as a blanket or dressing gown, to put over you, particularly your legs and feet. Stay as comfortable as possible and try to change your position at least once every half an hour or so. You may want to get a personal alarm system so that you can signal for help in the event of a fall. An alternative would be to always keep a mobile phone in your pocket so you can phone for help after having a fall. If you're living with or caring for an elderly person, read what to do after an incident. The natural ageing process means that older people have an increased risk of having a fall. Older people are more likely to have a fall because they may have: balance problems and muscle weakness vision loss a long-term health condition, such as heart disease, dementia or low blood pressure (hypotension), which can lead to dizziness and a brief loss of consciousness A fall is also more likely to happen if: floors are wet, such as in the bathroom, or recently polished the lighting in the room is dim rugs or carpets are not properly secured the person reaches for storage areas, such as a cupboard, or is going down stairs the person is rushing to get to the toilet during the day or at night Another common cause of falls, particularly among older men, is falling from a ladder while carrying out home maintenance work. In older people, falls can be particularly problematic because osteoporosis is a fairly common problem. It can develop in both men and women, particularly in people who smoke, drink excessive amounts of alcohol, take steroid medicine, or have a family history of hip fractures. But older women are most at risk because osteoporosis is often associated with the hormonal changes that occur during the menopause. There are several simple measures that can help prevent falls in the home. For example: using non-slip mats in the bathroom mopping up spills to prevent wet, slippery floors ensuring all rooms, passages and staircases are well lit removing clutter getting help lifting or moving items that are heavy or difficult to lift The charity Age UK has more advice about home adaptations to make tasks easier. Healthcare professionals take falls in older people very seriously because of the huge consequences they can have for the health and wellbeing of this group. As a result, there's a great deal of help and support available for older people, and it's worth asking a GP about the various options. The GP may carry out some simple tests to check your balance. They can also review any medicines you're taking in case their side effects may increase your risk of falling. The GP may also recommend: looking after your eyes with a sight test if you're having problems with your vision, even if you already wear glasses having an electrocardiogram (ECG) and checking your blood pressure while lying and standing requesting a home hazard assessment, where a healthcare professional visits your home to identify potential hazards and give advice doing exercises to improve your strength and balance (read about physical activity guidelines for older adults)
0.999999	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the first Saturday of October of each year as "First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day"; require the Governor to proclaim the date each year and require state flags to be lowered to half-mast on state public buildings from sunrise to sunset on that day. Index Headings of Original Version Holidays - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Police, City and County - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Police, State - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Occupations and Professions - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Firefighters and Fire Departments - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Governor - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of Health and Medical Services - First Responder, Doctor, Nurse, and Health Care Professional Recognition Day, designation of
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Castellanos García Rojas 4.0 de 5 estrellas Excelente producto si tomas en cuenta la Relación Calidad/Precio Revisado en México el 17 de julio de 2018 Tamaño: 20,32cmCompra verificada Las Bocinas se instalarón en un plafón a (8' 1" high) 2.45 mts. de altura en un área de salón de (1554 ft2 area)145 mts2. Para potenciarlas se uso un amplificador Sony Str-dn840 de 7.2 Canales y 1200 Watts, mas un amplificador de 2 canales Backstage Mx4 de 400 Watts para los Subwoofers. Se configuró con el analizador de acústica del Sony y la mejor equalización fué con el filtro Surround de Dolby III en Multichannel Stereo. Los graves se pierden bastante, por lo que se van a instalar cajones de resonancia en los subwoofers y bocinas Frontales para reforzar. Es necesario decir que arriba de los plafones hay un espacio vacío de mas de (3660 ft3 vol) 100 m3; lo que hace lógica la perdida de potencia por disipación. Fuera de eso la calidad del sonido y de los materiales de fabricación de las bocinas es excelente y mas si añadimos que estas bocinas de US$300 dls., valen menos que un par de Bose's. A una persona le resultó útil Me gusta Informar de un abuso Mostrando 0 comentarios Ha surgido un problema al cargar los comentarios justo en este momento. Vuelva a intentarlo en otro momento. De otros países Daniel Unsworth 4.0 de 5 estrellas Far Better value than other competitors Revisado en Canadá el 22 de febrero de 2021 Tamaño: 5.25-InchCompra verificada Great product for the value. Easy installation!! Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español Unbiased_R3view 4.0 de 5 estrellas Read before you buy! Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 25 de octubre de 2020 Tamaño: 16.51 cmCompra verificada Some very important things. The center speaker was to big to fit in between the studs, so ended up buying a smaller center speaker. The subwoofer aren’t active meaning they require power from the receiver except most receivers don’t provide power to a subwoofer. And the circle speakers have a very poor quality cable clip so I bought different speakers. So out of the 9 speakers I’m only using 4 speakers. But if you have a receiver that is capable of providing power to subwoofer, larger spacing stud or no studs at all and your okay with the low quality clip on the circular speakers and are on a budget then this is really for you. 4.0 de 5 estrellas Read before you buy! Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 25 de octubre de 2020 Some very important things. The center speaker was to big to fit in between the studs, so ended up buying a smaller center speaker. The subwoofer aren’t active meaning they require power from the receiver except most receivers don’t provide power to a subwoofer. And the circle speakers have a very poor quality cable clip so I bought different speakers. So out of the 9 speakers I’m only using 4 speakers. But if you have a receiver that is capable of providing power to subwoofer, larger spacing stud or no studs at all and your okay with the low quality clip on the circular speakers and are on a budget then this is really for you. Imágenes en esta reseña A una persona le resultó útil Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español JM 5.0 de 5 estrellas These are a great value. Sound is acceptable. Can get very loud if you have the proper equipment to power the speakers. Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 23 de abril de 2018 Tamaño: 16.51 cmCompra verificada Well worth it. My only complaint with the order, and you likely will not be as lucky, is I ordered the 6.5" speakers and received the 8" speakers. Other than that, these are great. I did have to confirm with Amazon that I wouldn't have an issue with returning prior to installing because I would be cutting bigger holes in my walls than what my order reflected. Customer service from Amazon was top notch and reassured that if there was an issue within the return window I would receive the correct replacements for what I installed. On to the product review. These are not audio aficionados top selection; they don't drain your wallet enough for that. With that said, I am very happy with these as a replacement for the basic surround sound that was in my theater room originally. Please excuse the incomplete installation process in the pictures (not sure why the one is upside down either, sorry); we're in the midst of remodeling this area currently. The installation process was fairly straight-forward. The speakers came with templates to be traced around so the cutouts in the drywall are the correct size. One complaint from the installation process: The clips that hold the speakers into the walls did not always tighten up as one would expect. I had to tighten up the screws on the installation clips until it became a bit harder to turn, then back off a half turn or so until the clip made a 'click' noise, then continue to tighten. I may have broken a couple before figuring this out but it doesn't seem to have impacted the installation. Just keep it in mind as you are going through the installation of each speaker. Performance after installation: I think that actual results will vary depending on what you are using to power these speakers. I'm using a Denon AVR-X3400H, which is about 95 watts per channel, and they sound good to me. One complaint that is common in reviews for this speaker set is the sub woofers are not powered. None of the speakers are powered. The power comes from your audio source. If your audio source has a line-level output for your sub-woofers you are going to need an external amplifier to power the sub-woofers. You actually need some type of amplification for all the speakers. In short, know what your receiver is capable of doing before expecting it to do it. My receiver has line-level outs for the sub-woofers so I purchased a Gemini XGA-4000 to power the sub-woofers. They work fine if you power them correctly. Acoustic Audio recommends some little amplifier they sell for each sub-woofer. It was cheaper to purchase the Gemini to power both of the subs instead. Also of note in my particular installation, I took the ceiling / wall round speakers and placed them in a second zone. These are located ~ 15 meters from the AVR and sound just fine. My one complaint for these speakers is I wish there were baffles available for the backside of the speakers. When turning up the volume they will absolutely rattle your walls. I may pack the interior walls with more insulation to help reduce this. Again, this issue is more related to the environment they are installed in. Overall, I was skeptical at first with purchasing surround speakers that were so reasonably priced. In the end, I am very satisfied with not only how they look in the walls after installation, but their sound is exceptional. There is a high likelihood that I will purchase another set for my main living area in the future. 5.0 de 5 estrellas These are a great value. Sound is acceptable. Can get very loud if you have the proper equipment to power the speakers. Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 23 de abril de 2018 Well worth it. My only complaint with the order, and you likely will not be as lucky, is I ordered the 6.5" speakers and received the 8" speakers. Other than that, these are great. I did have to confirm with Amazon that I wouldn't have an issue with returning prior to installing because I would be cutting bigger holes in my walls than what my order reflected. Customer service from Amazon was top notch and reassured that if there was an issue within the return window I would receive the correct replacements for what I installed. On to the product review. These are not audio aficionados top selection; they don't drain your wallet enough for that. With that said, I am very happy with these as a replacement for the basic surround sound that was in my theater room originally. Please excuse the incomplete installation process in the pictures (not sure why the one is upside down either, sorry); we're in the midst of remodeling this area currently. The installation process was fairly straight-forward. The speakers came with templates to be traced around so the cutouts in the drywall are the correct size. One complaint from the installation process: The clips that hold the speakers into the walls did not always tighten up as one would expect. I had to tighten up the screws on the installation clips until it became a bit harder to turn, then back off a half turn or so until the clip made a 'click' noise, then continue to tighten. I may have broken a couple before figuring this out but it doesn't seem to have impacted the installation. Just keep it in mind as you are going through the installation of each speaker. Performance after installation: I think that actual results will vary depending on what you are using to power these speakers. I'm using a Denon AVR-X3400H, which is about 95 watts per channel, and they sound good to me. One complaint that is common in reviews for this speaker set is the sub woofers are not powered. None of the speakers are powered. The power comes from your audio source. If your audio source has a line-level output for your sub-woofers you are going to need an external amplifier to power the sub-woofers. You actually need some type of amplification for all the speakers. In short, know what your receiver is capable of doing before expecting it to do it. My receiver has line-level outs for the sub-woofers so I purchased a Gemini XGA-4000 to power the sub-woofers. They work fine if you power them correctly. Acoustic Audio recommends some little amplifier they sell for each sub-woofer. It was cheaper to purchase the Gemini to power both of the subs instead. Also of note in my particular installation, I took the ceiling / wall round speakers and placed them in a second zone. These are located ~ 15 meters from the AVR and sound just fine. My one complaint for these speakers is I wish there were baffles available for the backside of the speakers. When turning up the volume they will absolutely rattle your walls. I may pack the interior walls with more insulation to help reduce this. Again, this issue is more related to the environment they are installed in. Overall, I was skeptical at first with purchasing surround speakers that were so reasonably priced. In the end, I am very satisfied with not only how they look in the walls after installation, but their sound is exceptional. There is a high likelihood that I will purchase another set for my main living area in the future. Imágenes en esta reseña A 4 personas les resultó útil Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español Keith Hackworth 1.0 de 5 estrellas Cheap crappy speakers. DO NOT BUY!!! Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 9 de julio de 2021 Tamaño: 20,32cmCompra verificada Pieces of crap! DO NOT BUY!!!! They sound like crap, extrmely difficult to install and not worth it! The brackets get jammed sideways when trying to install (see pic) and they're near impossible to get in. Plus they're made of cheap plastic and 2 of mine have cracks from shipping. They were package really well, so I don't know why they were cracked, but they are. In addition, the round speakers don't have the clips so you have to either used their 25 Guage wire (or thinner) or saulder your own on. The wires they send are a joke - they're are so thin you can almost see through them. The bass sounds horrible. They just rattle rather than making full bass sound. I do not recommend these at all! 1.0 de 5 estrellas Cheap crappy speakers. DO NOT BUY!!! Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 9 de julio de 2021 Pieces of crap! DO NOT BUY!!!! They sound like crap, extrmely difficult to install and not worth it! The brackets get jammed sideways when trying to install (see pic) and they're near impossible to get in. Plus they're made of cheap plastic and 2 of mine have cracks from shipping. They were package really well, so I don't know why they were cracked, but they are. In addition, the round speakers don't have the clips so you have to either used their 25 Guage wire (or thinner) or saulder your own on. The wires they send are a joke - they're are so thin you can almost see through them. The bass sounds horrible. They just rattle rather than making full bass sound. I do not recommend these at all! Imágenes en esta reseña Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español Jeff Myers 4.0 de 5 estrellas Good sound, Cosmetics could be improved. Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 23 de diciembre de 2020 Tamaño: 20,32cmCompra verificada Good setup for the price.. the only things I wish were different are just cosmetic.. the center channel speaker in this kit has a different grill mesh so the holes are a lot larger than the rest of the speakers, and the foam piece that goes behind the grills to hide the speakers needs to be a little more solid because you can still see the speakers unlike other high end brands.. one other note, the round ceiling speaker grills are extremely difficult to pop back in once the speaker is mounted. That would probably be my biggest issue, its not a game changer, but when you’re at the job site at 6am 10 feet on the top step of the ladder trying to wrestle in the grills with arms fully extended above your head after consuming mass quantities of beer the night before.. it makes for a rough start of the day. If they can fix these bugs it would make for a 5 star kit at a great price. A una persona le resultó útil Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español Shane Redmond 4.0 de 5 estrellas Good bang for the buck. Poor packaging. Install... Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 4 de diciembre de 2019 Tamaño: 20,32cmCompra verificada These speakers are awesome. They sound good and look good as well. Instalation was kind of a nightmare. For me at least. I had to crawl through my attic. Fish lines the lines. But after I got everything installed it look great! Beware though. You really have to keep in mind that you need to work around the studs. The center speaker was impossible for me to avoid a stud...so in my unlimited intelligence. Just cut the stud down quite a bit. The rest I mostly roughed in. If you plan on installing this product yourself. I would recommend you have some experience with fishing lines and some structural knowledge. It vertainly isnt impossible. I had mever done anything like it and I still got it done. My only other gripe was packaging. No bubble wrap. Just a giant box with nine lose boxes inside. Nithing keeping the speakers from clanking around. And the center speakers were totally bent out of shape around the fasten point and completely knocked of the housing. Some washers and longer screws fixed the issue. Oh and anither thing. Kind of lame the subs are passive. I bought two amps for them and they still wont power up. So do your research. A una persona le resultó útil Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español James 5.0 de 5 estrellas LOVE IT FOR THE PRICE. Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 6 de octubre de 2021 Tamaño: 20,32cmCompra verificada Well worth the price. Only down side is it’s a pain to install. Running wires 360 degrees through walls to achieve the surround sound you’re looking for isn’t easy. Also, know you need another 2 channel amp to power the passive subs. I found a cheap one for 80 bucks that works well. Overall, It sounds GREAT and well worth the pain of installing. 5.0 de 5 estrellas LOVE IT FOR THE PRICE. Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 6 de octubre de 2021 Well worth the price. Only down side is it’s a pain to install. Running wires 360 degrees through walls to achieve the surround sound you’re looking for isn’t easy. Also, know you need another 2 channel amp to power the passive subs. I found a cheap one for 80 bucks that works well. Overall, It sounds GREAT and well worth the pain of installing. Imágenes en esta reseña Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español Ruben 5.0 de 5 estrellas Quality nd sound is amazing. Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 24 de noviembre de 2018 Tamaño: 16.51 cmCompra verificada No se pudo cargar el contenido. As soon as you connect it the sound quality will amaze you I love it and for the price . Every body that came to my house during the Thanksgiving dinner was amazed by the look and design and the quality of the sound . I would highly suggest buying the 9 speaker system A 7 personas les resultó útil Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español Chipmunk 4.0 de 5 estrellas Good quality sound for the price. Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 20 de agosto de 2018 Tamaño: 16.51 cmCompra verificada Sounds amazing after minor repair. One of the subs came with a rattle, after taking it back down found the back to be loose, epoxied it and now sounds really good. The only other bad is the grid kept falling off the other sub when playing it loud so put just a little clear silicone on it and stuck it back on which has held. Has good base with a 2000w amp and pretty good vocals with being driven by a mid grade Onkyo receiver. Great system for the price for action movies in a 14' x 20' theater room. Informar de un abuso Traducir opinión al idioma Español ←Página anterior Página siguiente→ ¿Alguna pregunta? Obtén respuestas rápidas de personas que han opinado. 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Follow this guide and you will be composting like a pro with your new curbside composting collection service in no time. Use your green composting cart Step 1 Place food scraps, food-soiled paper, yard trimmings and natural fibers into your green composting cart. If it grows, it goes! Step 2 Set out your green cart every week by 6:30 a.m. on your collection day, even if it isn’t full. Step 3 Make sure everything fits in the green cart with the lid closed, and keep the lid closed at all times. Learn what goes into your green composting cart; if it grows, it goes Watch this video in Spanish. Food scraps Cooked or raw meat, poultry and seafood (including bones), cheese, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, grains, pasta, eggshells, bread, coffee grounds, tea bags, tea leaves, baked goods, nuts, jelly, candy, snack foods, leftovers, spoiled food. Collection tips Use a kitchen collector to collect materials right in your kitchen. Place in a BPI-certified compostable bag, a paper bag, or another paper collector. Compost more curbside Because the City's material is processed at a commercial facility, the compost pile heats to very high temperatures, which can break down items like meat, dairy, seafood, seafood shells and bones, which typically cannot break down in a backyard compost pile. Even if you already compost at home, add these items to your cart and they can be composted. Keep these items out Do not include liquids, fats, oils, grease, plastic, glass, metals, styrofoam. Yard trimmings Grass clippings, small branches, small tree limbs, tree roots, flowers, leaves, plants, straw. Collection tips Fill your cart first. Place yard trimmings directly in your cart (loose or in paper bags). Ensure the lid closes. If you are unable to fit all of your yard trimmings in your cart, bag extra yard trimmings in lawn-and-leaf paper bags and place at the curb next to your cart. Bundle and place small branches and tree limbs (no longer than five feet, and no wider than three inches in diameter) at the curb. Keep these items out Do not include rocks, soil, tree stumps. Food-soiled paper Paper bags, paper napkins, paper towels, paper plates, paper cups, paper take-out containers and take-out boxes (with no plastic or wax coating, and with metal removed), pizza boxes, coffee filters, microwavable popcorn bags, newspaper, tissues. Collection tips Paper can be dry or wet. Place directly in your green cart, or place in a paper bag. Keep these items out Do not include glossy paper or window envelopes; recycle these items in your blue cart instead. Always place clean paper products in your recycling cart so they can be recycled into new paper products. Natural fibers Popsicle sticks, sawdust (in paper bags), shredded paper, toothpicks, wooden chopsticks, untreated wood. Collection tips Place directly in your green cart, or place in a paper bag. Keep these items out Do not include cotton balls, cotton swabs or treated wood. Food scraps Keep these out of your green cart Unaccepted items do not break down naturally and cause significant problems for the composting process. Some items also cause a safety hazard for collection and material processing crews. It's important to keep unaccepted items out of your green cart so they do not contaminate the compost or cause injury. Aluminum Animal carcasses Ceramics Cigarette butts and ashes Clothing Cotton balls and cotton swabs Diapers Glass Glossy paper Hazardous waste Kitty litter Liquids (including fats, oils, grease) Medical waste Metal Pet waste Plastic of any kind (bags, bottles, containers, straws, etc.) Rocks Styrofoam Trash Tree stumps Wine corks Wood that is treated or painted Make collecting food scraps easier with a kitchen collector A coffee can, food storage container or any other reusable container can be used as a mini compost collector in your kitchen. Collect food scraps in this container to easily set aside material for your green composting cart. Keep your kitchen collector in a convenient location in your kitchen, such as on the countertop, under the sink or in the freezer. While cooking or cleaning up, place leftover food scraps and food-soiled paper into your kitchen collector. Empty the contents of your kitchen collector into your green cart before you set out the cart each week. Keep everything clean Follow these tips to help reduce odors, moisture and pests in your green cart and kitchen collector. Sprinkle baking soda inside of the green cart and kitchen collector. Collect food scraps in a BPI-certified compostable bag, paper bag or small cardboard box; or wrap food scraps in a paper towel or newspaper to absorb moisture and manage odors. 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Austin Resource Recovery does not guarantee that businesses will have bags in stock at any given time. Consider freezing food scraps like meat, poultry and fish in your kitchen collector or another reusable container, paper or BPI-certified compostable bag until it’s time to place scraps in your green cart. Wash your kitchen collector in the dishwasher or by hand after emptying it into your green cart. Rinse your cart with mild soap and water when necessary. Be sure to pour the dirty water onto the lawn and not down a storm drain. Keep the lid to your kitchen collector and green cart closed at all times. Set out your green cart for collection every week, even if it's not full. Store your green cart in a shaded area. Place yard trimmings directly in your cart. Consider placing yard trimmings, newspaper or a pizza box at the bottom of your cart to absorb moisture. Layer your food scraps with yard trimmings inside the cart. Watch this video in Spanish. Learn how your other collections are affected Yard Trimmings Yard trimmings will now be part of your composting collection. Place grass clippings, leaves and small branches directly into your green composting cart. Once your cart is full, use lawn and leaf bags or a reusable container that is no larger than 34-gallons and no heavier than 50 pounds for any excess material, and place them beside the cart. Trash Instead of placing food scraps and food-soiled paper into your brown trash cart, place them into your green composting cart. Save money with your green cart Now, you will likely have less trash to throw away each week. Consider downsizing to a smaller, less expensive trash cart and save money on your monthly utility bill. We offer four trash cart sizes; the smaller the cart, the less it costs. Recycling There will be no changes to recycling. Continue to place recyclables like hard plastics, glass, metals, cardboard and paper into your blue recycling cart. Learn about the composting process The materials in your green cart do not go to a landfill. They are composted into a natural resource! Austin Resource Recovery staff collects the material from your green composting cart and transports it to a local commercial composting facility. The material is placed in a large pile, where microorganisms begin to break it down and heat up the pile to very high temperatures. After about 12 months, the material breaks down and is transformed into an earthy, soil-like material called compost.
0.99117	"Is schwa a real phoneme?" asked a first year student, during a preliminary session preparing them for transcription in the second year. What an excellent question! The issue arose because I had referred them to John Wells' standard lexical sets to describe English vowel sounds more easily. This is a list of English phonemes with keywords devised by Prof Wells and given in his three-volume book Accents of English (1982). Rather than trying to explain in articulatory terms what /ʊ/ is in comparison with /ʌ/, for example, they can be referred to as the FOOT and STRUT vowels respectively, and then discussion about them appearing (or not) in various accents of English can also be facilitated. However, mid central unrounded vowel [ə] does not appear in this list ... which leads to the very intelligent question about its "realness". The schwa vowel is the most commonly occurring vowel in reference accents such as RP or Standard Southern British English (SSBE). In articulatory terms, [ə] is a sound which can be produced by basically relaxing the articulators in the oral cavity and vocalising. From that point of view, it is certainly "real". From a phonological point of view, however, whether /ə/ is a phoneme or not in English is more tricky. There are no single-syllable citation forms of words containing this vowel, so it is not possible to contrast it with other vowels in minimal pairs, as we would normally expect to do with a vowel phoneme (or any phoneme, for that matter) in order to test its linguistic significance/reality. E.g., we can compare the TRAP and START vowels in British English using minimal pairs such as hat /hæt/ and heart /hɑːt/ and demonstrate that, as the meaning of the word is changed by changing the vowel sound, they are therefore separate linguistic units in English. As it's not possible to do this with /ə/, this is probably why it doesn't appear in Wells' lexical sets. Schwa is a vowel which only occurs in weak syllables in RP or SSBE and is, therefore, never stressed. This might mean you find it in a bi- or multi-syllabic word such as father /ˈfɑː.ðə/, about /əˈbaʊt/ or conglomeration /kəŋˌɡlɒm.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ (note it is also possible to have syllabic consonants in syllables one and five in the last word) or in something called "weak form words" (here's a nice post on the subject by David Brett). Weak form words are a small group of one-syllable function words - determiners, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, modal and auxiliary verbs, etc. - which have a weak and a strong form. The weak form is the one which is most often used. It is unstressed, and in many instances the word is realised with /ə/ as the vowel. Common weak form words containing schwa include but, and, the, her, of, can and that (when used as a subordinating conjunction) which are often pronounced /bət/, /ən/, /ðə/, /ə/, /əv/, /kən/ and /ðət/ respectively in connected speech. The alternation between other vowels (sometimes referred to as "full vowels") and schwa results in the distinctive speech rhythm of English accents such as RP and SSBE; this rhythm is often referred to as "stress-timed" (here's a short definition from the British Council / BBC). But back to whether schwa is a "real" English vowel or not. One could indeed claim that it is not a phoneme in English, as it merely replaces other vowels when they are realised in weak syllables. If we compare e.g. economy /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/ and economic /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/, we can see that /ə/ is standing in for /ɒ/ in the third syllable in economy and the second syllable in economic. The stress patterns of these words are dependent on other factors - in this case, the suffix -ic causes the main stress in economic to be placed on the syllable prior to it, which is different from economy. However, as it is such a prevalent vowel in reference accents, and such an important part of the pronunciation of those accents, it tends to be accepted as a vowel phoneme in lists of vowels for those accents. There are, of course, accents of English which do not use /ə/ very much, if at all - particularly those which are developing in regions of the world where other languages do not use it. Here's an example of a poem in Nigerian English in which the speaker talks about [ðɪ ˈpæʃɒn ɒv ðɪ ˈpoːem] (the passion of the poem) instead of /ðə ˈpæʃən əv ðə ˈpəʊɪm/. If you listen to the poem, you'll hear that he uses very few schwa vowels. Addendum 28/06/2013: Since posting this, I feel I should just add that the standard lexical sets do indeed include lettER /ˈlet.ə/ - where stands for possible linking /r/ - and commA /ˈkɒm.ə/ which cover schwa, and also happY /ˈhæp.i/, covering the weak close front unrounded vowel sometimes referred to as "schwee", but that these do not appear in the list I projected for students from Prof Wells's blog post. The sets still do not have anything official to represent "schwoo", but what regularly gets used as an example of the weak close back rounded vowel (often rather mid-centralised and not very rounded) is thank yOU /ˈθæŋk ju/ and, as John Cowan suggests below, intO /ɪntu/. Posted by Jane Setter at 07:18 Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 17 comments: John Cowan 19 June 2013 at 08:15 This would be a perfect time to introduce the weak-vowel lexical sets happY, commA, lettER, and the later intO. With happy-tensing now so prevalent, we also need one to handle the Weak Vowel Merger directly (previously happY did so); I propose chickEn. ReplyDelete Replies Jane Setter 19 June 2013 at 09:28 This is looking familiar. Did John W ever write about those? Delete Replies Reply Mitko Sabev 19 June 2013 at 15:49 John Wells does have commA, lettER and happY in the Accents, but he doesn't have a set/label for "schwoo". Jack Windsor Lewis uses thankyOU, if memory serves. Bev Collins has bonUs for schwa. I wonder if nowadays "schwee" (happY) and "schwoo" are viable neutralisations at all. FLEECE and GOOSE would probably do (with a range of rhythmically conditioned realisations – from clearly diphthongal to non-syllabic). I believe Geoff Lindsey would agree. Just like John Cowan, I've felt SSBE could use a set covering weak syllables that allow both KIT and schwa, as in the first syllable of believe, release or the second of climate. Upton captures this variability (quite elegantly, I think; despite the diacritic) with the barred small capital I symbol. I once proposed "the privAte vowel" in an email to Jack Windsor Lewis. Another label I amused myself with was "the KIT/CUT vowel". The latter was inspired by G. Lindsey's suggestion that the Southern STRUT-schwa (phonetic) contrast is not worth teaching to non-native speakers (unless they can naturally maintain it). JW Lewis didn't like either of my suggestions, of course. He said 'Why not the kit/schwa (or better kit/Mz) slot if you really need such a term?' I still think we do, if we're going to use lexical sets and don't want to say things like "syllables that allow both schwa and KIT" every time. Delete Replies Reply Reply Anonymous 19 June 2013 at 08:24 What also strikes many foreigners is the latitude of /ə/ realisations in English. In my accent they vary from an almost close [ʊ]-like (though unrounded) vowel in cocoon to an almost open vowel in butter (where the two vowels are indistinguishable to my ear). This range comprises realisations of two quite distinct German phonemes, and of at least three Vietnamese phonemes. Do you really say /ˈfɑː.θə/? ReplyDelete Replies Reply Jane Setter 19 June 2013 at 09:25 Father: Good spot! No, I don't!! Changing that now ... Yes, I agree about the allophonic variation of schwa (assuming it's a phoneme). There was a nice study on this by Sarah Hawkins of Cambridge, I seem to remember. ReplyDelete Replies Jane Setter 19 June 2013 at 09:40 In fact, there is quite a lot online about vowel-to-vowel coarticulation. Here's one of Prof Hawkins' co-authored articles on the subject (I hope you can get this): http://www.ling.cam.ac.uk/sarah/docs/hawkins_slater_icslp94.pdf Delete Replies Reply Reply John Cowan 19 June 2013 at 20:31 All very well, except that to Americans (who invented the term), "Ms." is always articulated with the stressed KIT vowel, just like "Mr.", "Mrs.", and "Miss". (Rhythmical shift may deprive the word of its accent, of course.) "Muzz" is a spelling pronunciation that sounds completely bizarre to my American ear. What makes chicken a nice example is that you can detect the absence of the WVM by asking "Are the two vowels the same?", and that there is no unwanted reinforcement from the spelling. ReplyDelete Replies Jane Setter 20 June 2013 at 09:34 I have to admit I like chicken for the ə/ɪ "set". Delete Replies Reply Reply Kraut 21 June 2013 at 08:45 Would you still hold the opinion that "[s]chwa is a vowel which only [sic] occurs in weak syllables in RP or SSBE" in view of the adverb 'just' being pronounced /dʒəst/ (see LPD3) or 'because' as /biˈkəz/ when e.g. A asks: "Why did you do this?" and B replies: "/biˈkəz/"? ReplyDelete Replies Reply Jane Setter 25 June 2013 at 04:13 Well, there's connected speech and there's rapid speech and there's idiolect ... I always tell my students that, in very rapid speech, anything can happen, and they have to be ready for that. For example, I does not officially have a weak form but it can certainly be realised with [ə] in very rapid speech. But just is a weak form word when operating as an adverb so can have schwa in any case, and because is one of those two-syllable conjunctions which would be a weak form if it only had one syllable. ReplyDelete Replies Reply Kraut 5 July 2013 at 05:43 'just' and 'because' in the prons indicated can hardly be exclusively idiolectal if they appear in a pron dictionary because such a dictionary is not and ought not to be a collection of idiosyncrasies. Additionally, I have my doubts if these prons are induced by speed. Any of the weak form words can be pronounced in its reduced form without having to speak quickly. You also write that "[...] because is one of those two-syllable conjunctions which would be a weak form if it only had one syllable". Does this mean you opine that weak form words are all monosyllabic? ReplyDelete Replies Jane Setter 5 July 2013 at 09:30 Yes, that's fair comment. I see a lot of the "rules" we apply to connected speech as being "guidelines" really. I try to communicate this to my students (not sure I always succeed). I think words like because could be included in the list of weak forms and I tell my students as much. The issue here is that we normally assume a word has to have a phonemically stressed syllable in it somewhere if it is more than one syllable, and a stressed syllable cannot contain /ə/, so what does one do with words like because? Both LPD and CEPD suggest the second syllable could be stressed even if it contains schwa, CEPD saying it is "unusual" for this reason. John (LPD) also refers to strong and weak forms of because, which chimes with my feelings about the word. Delete Replies Reply Kraut 12 July 2013 at 09:58 Insisting on there being a stressed syllable in any polysyllabic word is a somewhat restricted phonological and phonetic view because it belittles and disregards the sentence level; it is on this higher level that word stress assignment can and very often is overruled by rhythmic stress etc. From this point of view there's nothing unusual whatsoever about having a schwa in an unstressed syllable. Delete Replies Reply Kraut 12 July 2013 at 10:26 Correction: [...] there's nothing unusual whatsoever about having a schwa in a STRESSED syllable. Delete Replies Reply Jane Setter 31 July 2013 at 07:49 Certainly once one takes "sentence stress" into account I agree. Delete Replies Reply Reply Yahya 2 August 2016 at 02:15 1) "schwa", "schwee", "schwoo" ... is there also a "schwo" (or "schwoh")? For example, if one says "go (a)way" unemphatically, as when joking with a friend, the sentence stress falls on the syllable "way", and the preceding vowel (or glide) is reduced and somewhat neutralised. In my own speech, I'd need a "schwo" to represent it, even tho it approaches "schwoo" somewhat. 2) Can we please lose the un-English spelling "sch" borrowed with the word "schwa" (from German, I believe)? Replacing it by the traditional digraph "sh" would mean that fewer English speakers would be left wondering how to pronounce it on first encounter, and it might thus become easier for more of us to understand linguistic information involving it. (As a teacher, I feel that every little bit helps!) Then, of course, we'd have "shwa", "shwee", "shwoo"; maybe also "shwo" ... and possibly others - shwai not? ReplyDelete Replies Jane Setter 18 February 2018 at 02:09 1) I have never seen any reference to "schwo(h)" in any pronunciation manuals or reference items. The syllable you identify (i.e., the first one in "away") would always be considered a candidate for schwa, never either of the other two. In many Global / Postcolonial Englishes it would sound more like /eɪ/ or /a/. 2) The name of the symbol is "schwa". That doesn't mean there can't be change but, it would be a bit like suggesting we remove the "h" from "school". Delete Replies Reply Reply Add comment Load more... 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0.974324	Is it possible to grow lavender in a tropical country like the Philippines? Given the right condition, right soil and right place, growing the aromatic herb lavender in the tropics is possible. Lavender or Lavandula is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Lavender is a native plant growing in Mediterranean region. They are cultivated as ornamental plants for garden and landscape use, for use as culinary herbs, and also commercially for the extraction of essential oils. Tropical climate like the Philippines experiences hot and humid weather throughout the year. Too much heat and sudden rainfall will likely kill your lavender plant. However, lavender is a strong, dependable woody shrub that will last for several years under the right conditions. Lavenders thrive best in dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly alkaline soils in full sun. I successfully grow my lavender in pot here in the tropics. Here’s the photo of my Lavender ‘Munstead’, a wonderfully fragrant dwarf variety that is well adapted for heat and humidity. I bought my pocket of seeds in the grocery store the lavender ‘munstead dwarf’. After two months, here it is: To best successfully grow your lavender seeds here in the tropics, here are the things that you should do. 1. I made a self-watering seed starter container for my lavender seeds. Photo below: It was a great success. however, some died because the birds bathe in my growing lavender seedlings. They cannot resist the aroma of the lavender leaves. That’s why I put stones in the surviving lavender seedlings and brought it indoors. 2. The soil I used for my lavender seeds, I mix 1:1:1 part of sand, rice hull and garden soil. Make sure the soil is moist all the time but not wet. Remember: when the lavender plant is fully grown, the soil should be dry before you water it. When transplanting in pots, you can amend crushed rocks for additional drainage. The soil should be alkaline. Add lime to adjust the pH of the soil. 3. Provide plenty of light when you want to grow your lavender indoors and give it a good air circulation to avoid diseases. 4. Bring it outdoors so it gets a splash of morning sun to make your lavender plant healthy. I also have a potted lavender plant bought in an ornamental shop here in our place. I put it near my window so the birds cannot destroy my lavender plants. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavandula Comments Yves Chaix June 8, 2021 Km 12-5 Carretera Sur, Managua, Nicaragua: as tropical as it can get. Multiple experiences with: Provence lavender: although 15 plants reached 20cm height, I killed them all by adding fertilizaer. NO, NO, NO. Then tried Spike in June ´19 with excellent results. The first plant just bloomed. Less than a year. I think it is too early and probably due to the inconsiderate use of foliar fertilizer with phytohormones (carelessness). The flower spike is 5 rows of 8 flowers. 2 flowers on each row have bloomed. No fragance yet. Now dealing with several hundreds of Vera, Munstead and Rosea and also Dentata. All coming along fine in individual pots and drip irrigation. Dentata, Munstead and Rosea need shading. Skype and Vera do not seem to care. For soil, I used initially 60% compost, 10% pouzzolane, 10% limestone, 10% coffee husks and 10% pumice. Still getting fungus attacks. So, switched to 40% compost, 20% pouzzolane, 10% limestone, 10% sandy soil, 10% pumice and 10% coffee husks. Seems to be much better but not enough data points. To fight fungus, I am using copper sulfate and Mancozeb, straight to the roots, not on the leaves. But this remedy has not scientific base. It happens to rescue all the plants that were attacked, but I do not know what did what… Just empiric. For Vera (10,000 seeds) tried 28, 42 and 55 days of refrigeration. 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0.983895	At least 100 commercial harvesters of sardines on the US west coast as well as lots of processors and many others that count on their landings appear to have escaped last week what could’ve been a painful blow. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) voted unanimously, 14-0, to support a rebuilding plan for northern Pacific sardines that gives it the option to keep the maximum quota at 4,000 metric tons per year or to move it up or down depending on the biomass. It was one of three alternatives recommended by the council’s Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Management Team. One of the other two alternatives, which was favored by conservationists, would’ve instead limited the acceptable catch limit (ACL) to 5% of the biomass, while a third option would’ve allowed zero harvests of the species, essentially shutting down the fishery. Based on the CPS management team’s estimates, the 5% methodology would’ve resulted in an ACL of just 1,414t during the current fishing season, about a third as much as is currently allowed. However, it’s worth noting that actual landings of northern Pacific sardines off the US West Coast have ranged between 2,063t and 2,505t over the last five years. Pacific sardines. Photo: NOAA Fishwatch As many as 63 harvesters are active CPS federal entry permittees and another 40 are state-authorized limited entry permittees in Oregon and Washington, according to Diane Pleschner-Steele, executive director of the California Wetfish Producers Association (CWPA). Also, because sardines are commonly landed as bycatch, following the conservationist’s preferred approach could’ve resulted in sardines becoming much more of a choke species and interrupting the harvests of Pacific mackerel, market squid, northern anchovy, pink shrimp and Pacific whiting. Such harvesters now have a 20% per weight incidental catch rate, which was dropped last year from a rate of 45%, Pleschner-Steele noted in a recent email exchange with Undercurrent News. But most imperiled by the prospect of the 5% approach, she said, would be the west coast live bait industry. It supplies recreational harvesters, accounts for $602 million in annual sales and is credited for providing 5,000 jobs. What comes next The move by the PFMC has been anticipated since July 2019. That’s when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) notified the council that the biomass of sardines’ northern subpopulation was found to have fallen below the 50,000t threshold that — under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) — triggers the creation of a rebuilding plan within 15 months. Now that the council has voted, a hew fishery management plan must be implemented within two years and the rebuilding plan must take less than 10 years to reach its goal unless environmental conditions interfere. Shortly after the PFMC sends its recommendations to NMFS, the agency can be expected to publish them in the Federal Register and take comments. It’s rare for NMFS to not follow a council’s advice. Regardless, harvesters need not worry about the catch limit being changed for the current Pacific sardine season, which began July 1, 2020, and runs until June 30, 2021. Nor is it likely the 2021-2022 ACL will be reduced as a result of the latest action, though the council might be more conservative when that’s set as expected in April 2021, a PFMC staffer advised. Cannery Row in Monterey, California. The area was renamed after the setting in John Steinbeck’s famous 1945 novel. Photograph on Shutterstock. CWPA’s Pleschner-Steele, whose group represents both harvesters and processors, was among those pleased with the outcome. She was one of about 17 witnesses to testify in favor of the first alternative during the council meeting, held online because of pandemic concerns. “The council’s unanimous decision to support the management team’s recommendations shows that they understand reality, the big picture. Our sardine harvest policy already has a built-in rebuilding plan,” said Pleschner-Steele in an opinion article published after the vote, noting how the PFMC closed the main directed fishery in 2015 and sharply reduced incidental harvest rates in 2019. “Further cuts would drive many fishing businesses out of business, and we appreciate the council’s acknowledgment of that prospect,” she said. Still from the video “Sardines in California: Fishery in Crisis” by Saving Seafood The northern Pacific sardines occupy the US Pacific Coast from Southeast Alaska to the northern portion of the Baja Peninsula and are distinguished from two other groups: sardines from the southern Baja Peninsula to southern California and those in Mexico’s Gulf of California. However, Pleschner-Steele argued that many of the sardines being caught are really sardines from Mexico that have migrated north and shouldn’t be counted against the northern sardine cap. The CPS management team had advised the council also that overfishing was not what was reducing the sardines biomass, putting more of the blame on recruitment. “Falling below [minimum stock size threshold] triggered an overfished designation; however, overfishing has not been occurring for this stock, as Pacific sardine catch has been well below both the [acceptable biological catch] and the [annual overfishing limit],” the team said. Learning from the decline of Cannery Row Three conservation groups testified in favor of the more stringent alternative, including Oceana, Wild Oceans and the Pew Oceans Campaign. They disagreed with the harvesters, as might have been expected, saying the council has ignored a 2020 study by federal fishery scientists that determined the sardine population has declined 98% since 2006 to instead take a “status quo management” approach. Credit: Perla Berant Wilder/Shutterstock.com They noted how the small, oily fish are an important food source for humpback whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, brown pelicans and larger fish like tunas and sharks. They suggested the council pay more heed to the conservation actions that contributed to the infamous sardine crash that ended the iconic Cannery Row era more than 60 years ago. “Fishery managers have failed to learn from the mistakes of history, and if they don’t act soon, we’ll be doomed to repeat them and continue on an irresponsible pathway that will devastate the sardine population and its prospects for recovery,” said Geoff Shester, a senior scientist at Oceana, in a statement issued after the vote. “It is disappointing that again California wildlife officials, federal managers, and the fishing industry are disregarding the science in order to avoid making hard choices. Today’s decision is a failure of responsible fishery management.” Pleschner-Steele countered that the great sardine decline of the late 1940s involved harvesters catching 50% or more of the standing stock, while today’s harvest amounts to only 0.6% of the population. Also, she noted, NOAA research ships are too large to survey near shore, where most fishing occurs in California. For the past few years, fishermen have testified to a growing abundance of sardines on their fishing grounds yearlong, she said. In fact, fishery representatives are asking the council for a review of the rebuilding plan in 2021 as soon as possible after the next coastwide sardine survey, which was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The next survey in 2021 will, for the first time, include nearshore waters, in a collaborative effort using fishing industry vessels, she noted. Contact the author [email protected] Original post: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/ Permalink \| Categories Legislation, View from the Ocean on September 23, 2020 by DaveGogel \| No Comments Tags: Pacific Sardine Rebuilding Plan Sep 18 2020 Pacific Fishery Management Council Approves Pacific Sardine Rebuilding Plan BUELLTON, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 17, 2020 / Thousands of fishermen, processors and allied fishing businesses along the west coast thank the Pacific Fishery Management Council for taking final action on a rebuilding plan for the “northern” stock of Pacific sardine that achieves the balance between conservation and fishing communities mandated by the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). This action was required by the MSA after the “northern” sardine stock was declared “overfished” in 2019, when the biomass estimate fell below 50,000 mt. The Council decision came after many months of hard work by stock assessment scientists, modelers, the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Management Team and the Council’s Science and Statistical Committee (SSC), to build and analyze a Rebuilder model based on the 2020 “northern” sardine stock assessment, which covered a period of low recruitment. The herculean effort attempted to forecast future sardine population growth and rebuilding time scenarios under various harvest alternatives. “The Council’s unanimous decision to support the Management Team’s recommendations shows that they understand reality, the big picture,” said Diane Pleschner-Steele, Executive Director of the California Wetfish Producers Association, representing California fishermen and processors. “Our sardine harvest policy already has a built-in rebuilding plan. The Council closed the main directed fishery in 2015, and sharply reduced incidental harvest rates last year. Further cuts would drive many fishing businesses out of business, and we appreciate the Council’s acknowledgement of that prospect.” The environmental group Oceana immediately issued a press release decrying the Council action, accusing fishery managers of irresponsible mismanagement. Oceana and other environmental activists based their arguments on the Rebuilder model that scientists, the Management Team and the Council all acknowledged did not reflect reality because it could not model the environmental cycles driving sardine productivity, nor could it predict the future. Further, it assumed that the total harvest allowance was caught every year. Oceana’s accusation, “fishery managers have failed to learn from the mistakes of history,” does not pass the straight face test when all the facts are presented. During the great sardine decline in the late 1940s, the historic sardine fishery harvested 50 percent or more of the standing stock. Today’s sardine fishery harvest amounts to only 0.6 percent of the northern sardine population — very close to 0 US harvest, which was modeled as Alternative 2, and showed disastrous economic impacts to fishing communities in California and the West Coast because it curtailed major fisheries. Commercial fisheries that take sardines incidentally include market squid, anchovy and mackerel in California and Pacific whiting, pink shrimp and groundfish along the entire West Coast. In addition, the live bait fishery relies on sardines and serves a billion-dollar recreational fishing enterprise. The Council decision illuminates a dicey problem: sardine fishery management policy assumes that two sardine stocks exist along the west coast and Mexico, divided by a temperature barrier at about 62 degrees F. But the Council manages only the “northern” stock, and in recent years, stock assessments have subtracted thousands of tons of sardines found in waters warmer than 62 degrees on the assumption that those were “southern” sardines that migrated up from Mexico. Stock assessments also are now based on annual NOAA summer acoustic trawl (AT) surveys that begin in the Pacific Northwest and move south, not reaching California waters until late August, when water temperatures are typically above 62 degrees. Thus, most California sardines are now omitted from “northern” stock assessments on the assumption they are “southern” sardines. Also, NOAA research ships are too large to survey near shore, where most fishing occurs in California. For the past few years, fishermen have testified to a growing abundance of sardines on their fishing grounds yearlong. But complicating matters even further, for management purposes, all sardines landed are subtracted from the “northern” sardine harvest allowance, regardless of sea temperature. This catch-22 sets the backstory for the Council’s final decision. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the Council meeting was conducted via webinar, and parade of fishermen, seafood processors and community representatives testified to the hardship they are already experiencing under current restrictions. They all voiced unanimous support for Alternative 1, “status quo” fishing regulations. The Management Team also recommended Alternative 1 as the most balanced and flexible choice. Environmental groups testified as well, and all supported Alternative 3, a static five percent harvest rate hard-wired for close to 20 years, based on Rebuilder model analysis, that would have cut current harvest levels nearly in half, precipitating harsh economic impacts. In their deliberations, Council members highlighted the flexibility of the “status quo” sardine Harvest Control Rule (HCR) that sets harvest limits based on current environmental conditions. They concurred with scientists and the Management Team that the Rebuilder model does not reflect reality; it can’t model the natural high and low productivity cycles of sardines. Council members recognized that the HCR’s precautionary harvest limits are designed to provide forage for predators. Respecting both the need for conservation and the needs of fishing communities, Washington Councilmember Phil Anderson commented that he would rather provide a little more harvest now to keep fishing communities viable. Otherwise they might not survive into the future. Council chair Marc Gorelnik summarized discussion with his comment, “Mother Nature bats last.” Scientists and Council members alike recognize that environmental conditions are key to stock rebuilding, as they have been for eons even without fishing. The Management Team pointed out that actual fishery catches in the past five years, since the main directed fishery was closed, have averaged only about 2,300 metric tons, far short of the allowed annual catch target, and most of the catch is “southern” stock sardines. The Council also recognized that the current HCR equates to a built-in rebuilding plan because it has flexibility to reduce catches in relation to the biomass, and also includes automatic actions to further restrict fishing in low abundance years. The Council has already reduced the fishery as far as feasibly possible. Now Mother Nature needs to do the rest. All things considered, the Council made the proper rebuilding plan decision, following the MSA mandates to specify a time period for rebuilding that is as short as possible, taking into account the biology of the stock and needs of fishing communities. The MSA does allow directed fishing to continue when rebuilding an overfished stock, and does not require instant recovery or the most drastic action be taken. Optimum Yield is a long-term goal. The MSA also allows flexibility in developing a rebuilding plan. The plan will be updated when new information is available – nothing is cast in stone. In light of evidence of recruitment and the abundance of sardines that California fishermen have been reporting inshore of AT surveys, fishery representatives are asking for a review of the rebuilding plan in 2021 as soon as possible after the next coastwide sardine survey, which was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions, and will for the first time in 2021 include a survey of nearshore waters, in a collaborative effort using fishing industry vessels. The fishing industry is dedicated to help improve the science underpinning stock assessments. “If stock assessments were accurate,” said Corbin Hanson, a highline fisherman who has fished sardines as well as other CPS for more than a decade, “sardines would not be declared ‘overfished.'” PRESS CONTACT: Diane Pleschner-Steele [email protected] (805) 693-5430 SOURCE: California Wetfish Producers Association ReleaseID: 606630 Permalink \| Categories Breaking News, Legislation, View from the Ocean on September 18, 2020 by DaveGogel \| No Comments Tags: Pacific Sardine Rebuilding Plan Subscribe Subscribe to Fishing News by Email Blogroll California Current Acidification Network Climate Feedback NOAA's FishWatch.gov Ocean Acidification Saving Seafood Sustainable Fisheries The Faces of California Fishing Archives November 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 January 2018 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 Tags California California Wetfish Producers Association climate change conservation cooking CWPA department of fish and game Dr. Ray Hilborn Dungeness crab El Nino fish fish and game commission fisheries fishermen fishery management fishing fishing industry fish stocks forage fish global fisheries Japan tsunami marine life protection act market squid mlpa monterey Monterey Bay National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration no-fishing zones NOAA ocean Oceana ocean acidification ocean protection overfishing research salmon sardine recipes sardine research sardines science seafood Sea Lions squid squid season study
0.961788	Singapore’s financial watchdog warns of an online Bitcoin scam scheme using fabricated claims by a former prime minister. 9347 Total views 119 Total shares Listen to article 0:00 News The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has flagged an online Bitcoin (BTC) scam scheme that offers Bitcoin investment using forged claims by a former prime minister. Website uses forged statements by a former prime minister to solicit Bitcoin investment On July 31, Singapore's central bank and financial watchdog issued an official warning, stating that the agency has become aware of a website that invited online users to invest in Bitcoin via an article containing falsified claims. According to MAS, the scam website referenced fabricated statements falsely attributed to Goh Chok Tong, a local politician who served as Singapore's second prime minister from 1990 to 2004. The statements were "either false, or were taken out of context and used in a misleading way,” the regulator noted. The authority also presented a screenshot demonstrating these fraudulent statements. Online scam using forged statements by Goh Chok Tong \| Source: Monetary Authority of Singapore Website asks readers to deposit at least $250 into Bitcoin Loophole As reported by MAS, the former prime minister’s name was used in order to make people deposit a minimum of $250 into the trading platform named Bitcoin Loophole, which claims to execute automated trades on users’ behalf. The platform also requested credit card or bank account details, the regulator added, advising the public to exercise extreme caution and avoid providing any information to the website owners. Cointelegraph reported on Bitcoin Loophole in late June, when social media giant Facebook removed ads for a Bitcoin scam that mimicked posts by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. In January 2019, MAS issued a warning against a number of fraudulent websites claiming that the Singaporean government was officially adopting a cryptocurrency. Similarly to this new case, the fraudulent scheme was distributed via different websites and offered crypto investment opportunities using false information. #Bitcoin #Fraud #Singapore #Investments #Bitcoin Scams Related News Crypto Crime on the Rise — Good Odds of 2020 Becoming a Record-Breaker DeFi lending platform’s integration with Polygon will facilitate efficient token swaps with deep liquidity
0.972054	+NEW: We are publishing the data behind our [survey of mask usage](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/17/upshot/coronavirus-face-mask-map.html) in the United States in order to provide researchers a way to understand the role of mask wearing in the course of the pandemic. See the data and documentation in the [mask-use/](mask-use/) directory. + +NEW: We are publishing the data behind our [excess deaths tracker](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronavirus-missing-deaths.html) in order to provide researchers and the public with a better record of the true toll of the pandemic. This data is compiled from official national and municipal data for 24 countries. See the data and documentation in the [excess-deaths/](excess-deaths/) directory. + +--- + [ [U.S. Data](us.csv) ([Raw CSV](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/master/us.csv)) \| [U.S. State-Level Data](us-states.csv) ([Raw CSV](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/master/us-states.csv)) \| [U.S. County-Level Data](us-counties.csv) ([Raw CSV](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/master/us-counties.csv)) ] The New York Times is releasing a series of data files with cumulative counts of coronavirus cases in the United States, at the state and county level, over time. We are compiling this time series data from state and local governments and health departments in an attempt to provide a complete record of the ongoing outbreak. @@ -10,17 +16,29 @@ We have used this data to power our [maps](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2 The data begins with the first reported coronavirus case in Washington State on Jan. 21, 2020. We will publish regular updates to the data in this repository. -## United States Data +## Live and Historical Data + +We are providing two sets of data with cumulative counts of coronavirus cases and deaths: one with our most current numbers for each geography and another with historical data showing the tally for each day for each geography. + +The historical data files are at the top level of the directory and contain data up to, but not including the current day. The live data files are in the [live/](live/) directory. + +A key difference between the historical and live files is that the numbers in the historical files are the final counts at the end of each day, while the live files have figures that may be a partial count released during the day but cannot necessarily be considered the final, end-of-day tally. -Data on cumulative coronavirus cases and deaths can be found in three files, one for each of these geographic levels: U.S., states and counties. +The historical and live data are released in three files, one for each of these geographic levels: U.S., states and counties. -Each row of data reports cumulative counts based on our best reporting up to the moment we publish an update. We do our best to revise earlier entries in the data when we receive new information. If a county is not listed for a date, then there were zero reported confirmed cases and deaths. +Each row of data reports the cumulative number of coronavirus cases and deaths based on our best reporting up to the moment we publish an update. Our counts include both laboratory confirmed and probable cases using [criteria](https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6908-cste-interim-20-id-01-covid-19/85d47e89b637cd643d50/optimized/full.pdf) that were developed by states and the federal government. Not all geographies are reporting probable cases and yet others are providing confirmed and probable as a single total. Please [read here](https://github.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/blob/master/PROBABLE-CASES-NOTE.md) for a full discussion of this issue. + +We do our best to revise earlier entries in the data when we receive new information. If a county is not listed for a date, then there were zero reported confirmed cases and deaths. State and county files contain [FIPS codes](https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/note/US/fips), a standard geographic identifier, to make it easier for an analyst to combine this data with other data sets like a map file or population data. Download all the data or clone this repository by clicking the green "Clone or download" button above. -### U.S. National-Level Data +--- + +### Historical Data + +#### U.S. National-Level Data The daily number of cases and deaths nationwide, including states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, can be found in the [us.csv](us.csv) file. ([Raw CSV file here.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/master/us.csv)) @@ -30,7 +48,7 @@ date,cases,deaths ... ``` -### State-Level Data +#### State-Level Data State-level data can be found in the [states.csv](us-states.csv) file. ([Raw CSV file here.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/master/us-states.csv)) @@ -40,7 +58,7 @@ date,state,fips,cases,deaths ... ``` -### County-Level Data +#### County-Level Data County-level data can be found in the [counties.csv](us-counties.csv) file. ([Raw CSV file here.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/master/us-counties.csv)) @@ -52,6 +70,30 @@ date,county,state,fips,cases,deaths In some cases, the geographies where cases are reported do not map to standard county boundaries. See the list of [geographic exceptions](#geographic-exceptions) for more detail on these. +--- + +### Live Data + +The files in the [live/](live/) directory are also available at three geographic levels and contain all the fields the historical data files have, but with only data for the current day. We try to update these files multiple times per day. + +Because these are updated throughout the day, they can have inconsistent counts, are more likely to contain errors, and should be considered less reliable than the historical data. Different areas of the country update at different times and our data collection process can move at a different pace as well. + +In addition to the columns that are in the historical files, these files also include new columns that include detail on the number of confirmed and probable cases, separately. + +In the live files, the case and death fields have the following definitions: + +* cases: The total number of cases of Covid-19, including both confirmed and probable. +* deaths: The total number of deaths from Covid-19, including both confirmed and probable. +* confirmed_cases: The number of laboratory confirmed Covid-19 cases only, or blank if not available. +* confirmed_deaths: The number of laboratory confirmed Covid-19 deaths only, or blank if not available. +* probable_cases: The number of probable Covid-19 cases only, or blank if not available. +* probable_deaths: The number of probable Covid-19 deaths only, or blank if not available. + +We understand this breakout would also be valuable historically, and are working toward providing that. Please bear with us as we roll out this new and more complicated data. + +The live data can be found in files at the U.S. level in the [us.csv](live/us.csv) file, at the state level in the [states.csv](live/us-states.csv) file, and at the county level in the [counties.csv](live/us-counties.csv) file. + + ## Methodology and Definitions The data is the product of dozens of journalists working across several time zones to monitor news conferences, analyze data releases and seek clarification from public officials on how they categorize cases. @@ -64,20 +106,49 @@ In most instances, the process of recording cases has been straightforward. But For those reasons, our data will in some cases not exactly match with the information reported by states and counties. Those differences include these cases: When the federal government arranged flights to the United States for Americans exposed to the coronavirus in China and Japan, our team recorded those cases in the states where the patients subsequently were treated, even though local health departments generally did not. When a resident of Florida died in Los Angeles, we recorded her death as having occurred in California rather than Florida, though officials in Florida counted her case in their own records. And when officials in some states reported new cases without immediately identifying where the patients were being treated, we attempted to add information about their locations later, once it became available. +* "Probable" and “Confirmed Cases and Deaths + +Cases and deaths can be reported as either “confirmed” or “probable.” Our total cases and deaths include both. The number of cases includes all cases, including those who have since recovered or died. + +On April 5, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists [advised states](https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6908-cste-interim-20-id-01-covid-19/85d47e89b637cd643d50/optimized/full.pdf) to include both confirmed cases, based on confirmatory laboratory testing, and probable cases, based on specific criteria for testing, symptoms and exposure. The Centers for Disease Control adopted these definitions and national CDC data began including confirmed and probable cases on April 14. + +Some governments continue to report only confirmed cases, while others are reporting both confirmed and probable numbers. And there is also another set of governments that is reporting the two types of numbers combined without providing a way to separate the confirmed from the probable. + +The Geographic Exceptions section below has more details on specific areas. The methodology of individual states changes frequently. + * Confirmed Cases -Confirmed cases are patients who test positive for the coronavirus. We consider a case confirmed when it is reported by a federal, state, territorial or local government agency. +Confirmed cases are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a laboratory test and reported by a federal, state, territorial or local government agency. Only tests that detect viral RNA in a sample are considered confirmatory. These are often called molecular or RT-PCR tests. + +* Probable Cases + +Probable cases count individuals who did not have a confirmed test but were evaluated by public health officials using criteria developed by states and the federal government and reported by a health department. + +Public health officials consider laboratory, epidemiological, clinical and vital records evidence. +Tests that detect antigens or antibodies are considered evidence towards a “probable” case, but are not sufficient on their own, according to the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. + +* Confirmed Deaths + +Confirmed deaths are individuals who have died and meet the definition for a confirmed Covid-19 case. Some states reconcile these records with death certificates to remove deaths from their count where Covid-19 is not listed as the cause of death. We follow health departments in removing non-Covid-19 deaths among confirmed cases when we have information to unambiguously know the deaths were not due to Covid-19, i.e. in cases of homicide, suicide, car crash or drug overdose. -* "Probable" Cases +* “Probable” Deaths - Some states and counties are starting to report "probable" Covid-19 cases and deaths that do not have a positive laboratory test. For the time being, we are attempting to continue only counting lab-confirmed cases and deaths while we explore the possibility of switching metholodologies or reporting both numbers separately. +Probable deaths are deaths where Covid-19 is listed on the death certificate as the cause of death or a significant contributing condition, but where there has been no positive confirmatory laboratory test. - However, in Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia health authorities have stopped reporting a lab-confirmed only number and so our numbers for those areas include "probable" cases. In Idaho our cases number is only lab-confirmed cases, but deaths include deaths of "probable" cases. +Deaths among probable cases tracked by a state or local health department where a death certificate has not yet been filed may also be counted as a probable death. + +For more on how states count confirmed and probable deaths, see this [article](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/19/us/us-coronavirus-covid-death-toll.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/19/us/us-coronavirus-covid-death-toll.html). * Dates For each date, we show the cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths as reported that day in that county or state. All cases and deaths are counted on the date they are first announced. +Each date includes all cases and deaths announced that day through midnight Eastern Time. As the West Coast and Hawaii tend to release all of their new data early enough in the day. + +* Declining Counts + +In some cases, the number of cases or deaths for a state or county will decline. This can occur when a state or county corrects an error in the number of cases or deaths they've reported in the past, or when a state moves cases from one county to another. When we are able, we will historically revise counts for all impacted dates. In other cases, this will be reflected in a single-day drop in the number of cases or deaths. + * Counties In some instances, we report data from multiple counties or other non-county geographies as a single county. For instance, we report a single value for New York City, comprising the cases for New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx and Richmond Counties. In these instances the FIPS code field will be empty. (We may assign FIPS codes to these geographies in the future.) See the list of [geographic exceptions](#geographic-exceptions). @@ -92,20 +163,32 @@ Sometimes, cases are first reported in one county and then moved to another coun ### Geographic Exceptions -* New York - -All cases for the five boroughs of New York City (New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx and Richmond counties) are assigned to a single area called New York City. There is a large jump in the number of deaths on April 6th due to switching from data from New York City to data from New York state for deaths. +* Alabama -For all New York state counties, starting on April 8th we are reporting deaths by place of fatality instead of residence of individual. There were no new deaths reported by the state on April 17th or April 18th. +Alabama's numbers for April 17th contained an [error](https://twitter.com/ALPublicHealth/status/1251531524958289920) in reporting of lab test results that the state is working to correct. The number of deaths drops on April 23rd for an unknown reason. * Georgia Starting April 12th, our case count excludes cases labeled by the state as "Non-Georgia Resident" leading to a one day drop in cases. These cases were previously included as cases with "Unknown" county. +* Michigan + +Totals for each county in Michigan include cases and deaths among federal and state prison inmates which are reported separately by the state Department of Health. Prison cases and deaths are included starting April 15. + +* New York + +All cases for the five boroughs of New York City (New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx and Richmond counties) are assigned to a single area called New York City. The number of deaths in New York City also includes probable deaths reported by the New York City health department. Deaths are reported by county of residence, except for certain periods described below. + +We have changed the way we have counted deaths in New York State a few times in response to changes in how the state and New York City report their data. See this [note](NEW-YORK-DEATHS-METHODOLOGY.md) for an explanation and timeline. + * Kansas City, Mo. Four counties (Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte) overlap the municipality of Kansas City, Mo. The cases and deaths that we show for these four counties are only for the portions exclusive of Kansas City. Cases and deaths for Kansas City are reported as their own line. +* Joplin, Mo. + +Starting June 25, cases and deaths for Joplin are reported separately from Jasper and Newton counties. The cases and deaths reported for those counties are only for the portions exclusive of Joplin. Joplin cases and deaths previously appeared in the counts for those counties or as Unknown. + * Alameda County, Calif. Counts for Alameda County include cases and deaths from Berkeley and the Grand Princess cruise ship. @@ -124,10 +207,103 @@ Counts for Guam include cases reported from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. * Puerto Rico -We are trying to resolve some inconsistencies with our Puerto Rico data. Starting April 21st, the territory's health department revised their number of cases downward, saying they had been double counting some coronavirus patients in official reports, leading to a higher number of cases reported than actually confirmed. The territory's online dashboard is not yet updated. +Data for Puerto Rico's county-equivalent municipios are available starting on May 5. This data was not available at the beginning of the outbreak and so all cases and deaths were assigned to Unknown. + +On April 21, the territory's health department revised their number of cases downward, saying they had been double counting some coronavirus patients in official reports, leading to a higher number of cases reported than actually confirmed. + +* North Dakota + +On May 25, North Dakota announced that due to a laboratory equipment malfunction they were removing 82 positive results from their total case count, pending a retest of the samples. + +* Connecticut + +On May 27, Connecticut [announced](https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/05-2020/Governor-Lamont-Coronavirus-Update-May-27) announced that they were removing 356 positive cases, which were determined to be duplicates, from their total case count. + +The number of deaths reported by the state in four counties on June 1 was anomalously high and several deaths are removed in the data for June 2. + +* Louisiana + +On May 29, Louisiana announced that due to a technical error they would not have an update on the number of total cases that day. + +On June 13, Louisiana reported an additional 560 backlogged cases from multiple labs and facilities from between April 25 and June 9. + +On June 16, Louisiana reported an additional 148 backlogged cases, the majority of which date back to mid-April. + +On June 19, Louisiana removed 1,666 duplicate and out of state cases from their total. + +* Massachusetts + +On April 24, Massachusetts reported the results of a large number of backlogged tests performed by Quest Diagnostics dating back to April 13, leading to a large one day jump in the number of total cases. + +On June 30, the number of confirmed and probable deaths declined due to Massachusetts removing duplicate reports. + +* Mississippi + +From June 18 to 21, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported technical difficulties that prevented them from updating their case and death counts. + +* Texas + +On June 16, Texas reported an additional 1,476 backlogged cases from prison inmates in Anderson and Brazoria counties. + +On July 27, state officials [changed](https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news/releases/2020/20200727.aspx) their methodology for reporting deaths to count deaths based on death certificates listing Covid-19. This change excludes deaths from people who tested positive but whose death certificate listed another cause of death, and includes people who died of Covid-19 without ever testing positive. In many counties this has led to a sudden change in the total number of deaths. Some counties continue to report deaths independently of the state and this data set uses those county counts if they are higher than the state's count for that county. + +* Washington + +On June 17, Washington began removing from their totals deaths where Covid-19 was not a factor, for instance homicides, overdoses, suicides and car accidents. Four deaths from King County and three from Yakima county that were due to homicide, suicide or overdose were removed. + +On July 24, the state began to report probable deaths for the first time and at the same time removed about 50 deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19 but died of other causes. + +#### Probable Cases and Deaths + +* Colorado + +Numbers reflect the combined number of lab-confirmed and probable cases and deaths as reported by the state. On April 25th, the state revised downward the number of deaths after removing "about 29 duplicates" from the number of "probable deaths" included in the total. + +* Hawaii + +Numbers reflect the combined number of lab-confirmed and probable cases and deaths as reported by the state. + +* Illinois + +On June 8, Illinois started reporting probable cases and deaths in their data. We are including these cases and deaths in our total numbers for the state. + +* Louisiana + +The total cases number and total deaths number include only lab-confirmed cases and deaths. The state is reporting the deaths of probable Covid-19 cases separately from their total number of deaths statewide and in each parish, and we are including those deaths in our total number of deaths for the state. + +* Massachusetts + +On June 1, Massachusetts started reporting probable cases and deaths in their data. The total number of cases and deaths on that day include probable cases and deaths going back to March 1, leading to a large one day jump in the totals. + +* Michigan + +On June 1, we began recording probable cases and deaths reported by Michigan's county and regional health districts and adding them to the individual county and statewide totals. On June 5, the state also started to report probable cases and deaths statewide, leading to a jump in total cases and deaths. + +* New Jersey + +On June 25, New Jersey began reporting probable deaths, adding 1,854 probable deaths that may date back to earlier in the outbreak to their total. + +* Ohio + +The state reports lab-confirmed and probable cases and deaths separately at the state level but combine lab-confirmed and probable cases and deaths at the county level. Our statewide and county numbers combine both case types. + +* Pennsylvania + +The total cases number includes lab-confirmed and probable cases starting around April 16th. + +* Virginia + +The state reports lab-confirmed and probable cases and deaths separately at the state level but combine lab-confirmed and probable cases and deaths at the county level. Our statewide and county numbers combine both case types. + +* Wisconsin + +Wisconsin started reporting probable cases and deaths on June 10, causing a large spike in the number of cases on that day. The total number of cases that day includes 2,407 newly reported probable cases. + +* Puerto Rico -Additionally, from approximately April 12th through April 18th, the count of deaths for Puerto Rico include some probable Covid-19 related deaths that were not lab-confirmed. We will revise the numbers for these dates as possible. +Puerto Rico reports confirmed and probable cases and deaths separately. Our statewide and municipality numbers combine both case types. +Starting April 12, the count of deaths for Puerto Rico include some probable Covid-19 related deaths. From April 19 to April 22, these were then removed. Starting April 23, the numbers again include probable deaths. We will revise these numbers as possible. ## License and Attribution @@ -155,4 +331,4 @@ [email protected] Mitch Smith, Karen Yourish, Sarah Almukhtar, Keith Collins, Danielle Ivory and Amy Harmon have been leading our U.S. data collection efforts. -Data has also been compiled by Jordan Allen, Jeff Arnold, Aliza Aufrichtig, Mike Baker, Robin Berjon, Matthew Bloch, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Maddie Burakoff, Christopher Calabrese, Andrew Chavez, Robert Chiarito, Carmen Cincotti, Alastair Coote, Matt Craig, John Eligon, Tiff Fehr, Andrew Fischer, Matt Furber, Rich Harris, Lauryn Higgins, Jake Holland, Will Houp, Jon Huang, Danya Issawi, Jacob LaGesse, Hugh Mandeville, Patricia Mazzei, Allison McCann, Jesse McKinley, Miles McKinley, Sarah Mervosh, Andrea Michelson, Blacki Migliozzi, Steven Moity, Richard A. Oppel Jr., Jugal K. Patel, Nina Pavlich, Azi Paybarah, Sean Plambeck, Carrie Price, Scott Reinhard, Thomas Rivas, Michael Robles, Alison Saldanha, Alex Schwartz, Libby Seline, Shelly Seroussi, Rachel Shorey, Anjali Singhvi, Charlie Smart, Ben Smithgall, Steven Speicher, Michael Strickland, Albert Sun, Thu Trinh, Tracey Tully, Maura Turcotte, Miles Watkins, Jeremy White, Josh Williams and Jin Wu. +Data has also been compiled by Jordan Allen, Jeff Arnold, Aliza Aufrichtig, Mike Baker, Nikhil Baradwaj, Robin Berjon, Matthew Bloch, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Maddie Burakoff, Christopher Calabrese, Andrew Chavez, Robert Chiarito, Carmen Cincotti, Alastair Coote, Matt Craig, John Eligon, Tiff Fehr, Andrew Fischer, Matt Furber, Ariana Giorgi, Rich Harris, Lauryn Higgins, Jake Holland, Will Houp, Jon Huang, Danya Issawi, Jacob LaGesse, Hugh Mandeville, Patricia Mazzei, Allison McCann, Jesse McKinley, Miles McKinley, Sarah Mervosh, Andrea Michelson, Blacki Migliozzi, Steven Moity, Richard A. Oppel Jr., Jugal K. Patel, Nina Pavlich, Azi Paybarah, Sean Plambeck, Carrie Price, Scott Reinhard, Thomas Rivas, James G. Robinson, Michael Robles, Alison Saldanha, Alex Schwartz, Libby Seline, Shelly Seroussi, Rachel Shorey, Anjali Singhvi, Charlie Smart, Ben Smithgall, Steven Speicher, Michael Strickland, Albert Sun, Thu Trinh, Tracey Tully, Maura Turcotte, Bella Virgilio, Miles Watkins, Phil Wells, Jeremy White, Josh Williams, Jin Wu and Yanxing Yang.
0.999956	On May 4, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the City’s reopening dictum that no doubt is a slippery slope to tyranny akin to the very tactics employed by communist regimes around the world leading to oppression and licensing local government to single out non-conforming citizens. On the surface, given the current COVID-19 crisis, the Order may seem deceptively reasonable, but intentional or unintentional conflicts in the order possibly open the door to extreme and dangerous measures that could result in persecution of business owners and Christ followers. Why? Enforcement power of police and the public health department, and no sunset provision as to when these jack-boot regulations end. Here are highlights of some of the details (underlines added by The Daily Jot): Section 1: Stay At Home: …All individuals shall exercise social distancing requirements at all times…Section II… In the interest of public health and to avoid a Covid-19 outbreak in the community, those business operations should consider maintaining a record of customers on the premises…Any information collected under this subsection by the business operation or the Department of Public Health shall remain confidential to the extent allowed by law and be utilized only for public health purposes or to address public health concerns…Religious gatherings, including, but not limited to, weddings, funerals, memorial services, and wakes, of 10 persons inside…and 50 people outside may resume, provided social distancing is maintained… …[Religious] event organizers should consider maintaining a record of attendees where appropriate. Attendees are not required, however, to provide their names or contact information at any religious gathering. In the event of a Covid-19 outbreak connected to a religious gathering, a religious gathering may contact those potentially exposed and, subject to confidentiality, provide the names and other relevant information voluntarily provided at the gathering to the Department of Public Health. Any information collected under this subsection by the religious gathering or the Department of Public Health shall remain confidential to the extent allowed by law and be utilized only for public health purposes or to address public health concerns. (NOTICE ALL CHURCHES HAVE THE NAMES OF THEIR ATTENDEES ANYWAY, AND THAT THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH CAN COLLECT SUCH INFORMATION] Section 5. Violation of any provision of this Order constitutes an imminent threat, creates an immediate menace to public health, and shall be considered a violation of Section 50-155 of the City’s Code of Ordinances. All remedies prescribed by the provisions of this order shall be cumulative, and the use of one or more remedies by the city shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Order. IN OTHER WORDS, BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES VOLUNTARY COLLECTION OF NAMES IS ACTUALLY MANDATORY WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCING REMEDIES AGAINST AN IMMINENT THREAT OR IMMEDIATE MENACE. Section 6 allows the City and/or Police to enter “all property” to enforce the provision and shut down the operation upon receipt of a complaint. KCTV News reported that businesses and religious organizations can reopen “so long as” names and contact information is kept and that if someone wants to report noncompliance of these guidelines, they “should call the city 311 line.” An FAQ released by the Mayor’s Office says contact information must be kept for 30 days minimum, but did not specify a maximum time or a method of disposal. This opens the door for unlimited abuse. ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY ISSUING SUCH ORDERS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SUNSET PROVISIONS AND METHODS FOR DISPOSING OF THE NAMES. This is dangerous for all citizens. It is the use of a crisis to make precedent and institute long-term forms of tyranny. As Christ said in Matthew 24:4, “Take heed that no man deceive you.” Take a stand.
0.999993	“The Science and Ethics of Making Part-Human Animals in Stem Cell Biology” (2006), by Jason Scott Robert In 2006, bioethicist Jason Scott Robert published “The Science and Ethics of Making Part-Human Animals in Stem Cell Biology” in The FASEB Journal. There, he reviews the scientific and ethical justifications and restrictions on creating part-human animals. Robert describes part-human animals, otherwise known as chimeras, as those resulting from the intentional combination of human and nonhuman cells, tissues, or organs at any stage of development. Format: Articles Subject: Ethics, Publications, Organisms The Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology (1984), by Mary Warnock and the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology The Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology, commonly called the Warnock Report after the chair of the committee Mary Warnock, is the 1984 publication of a UK governmental inquiry into the social impacts of infertility treatment and embryological research. The birth of Louise Brown in 1978 in Oldham, UK, sparked debate about reproductive and embryological technologies. Brown was conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a process of fertilization that occurs outside of Format: Articles Subject: Publications, Legal, Ethics A Series of YouTube Videos Detailing the “CRISPR Babies” Experiment (2018), by He Jiankui In 2018, He Jiankui uploaded a series of videos to a YouTube channel titled “The He Lab” that detailed one of the first instances of a successful human birth after genome editing had been performed on an embryo using CRISPR-cas9. CRISPR-cas9 is a genome editing tool derived from bacteria that can be used to cut out and replace specific sequences of DNA. He genetically modified embryos at his lab in Shenzhen, China, to make them immune to contracting HIV through indirect perinatal transmission from their father, who was infected with the virus. Format: Articles Subject: Publications, Experiments, Ethics "Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells" (2005), by Leon Kass and the President’s Council on Bioethics Human pluripotent stem cells are valued for their potential to form numerous specialized cells and for their longevity. In the US, where a portion of the population is opposed to destruction of human embryos to obtain stem cells, what avenues are open to scientists for obtaining pluripotent cells that do not offend the moral sensibilities of a significant number of citizens? Format: Articles Subject: Publications, Ethics The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering (2007), by Michael J. Sandel The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering, hereafter referred to as The Case against Perfection, written by Michael J. Sandel, builds on a short essay featured in The Atlantic Monthly magazine in 2004. Three years later, Sandel transformed his article into a book, keeping the same title but expanding upon his personal critique of genetic engineering. The purpose of Sandel's book is to articulate the sources of what he considers to be widespread public unease related to genetic engineering that changes the course of natural development. Format: Articles Subject: Publications, Ethics Eugenical Sterilization in the United States (1922), by Harry H. Laughlin Eugenical Sterilization in the United States is a 1922 book in which author Harry H. Laughlin argues for the necessity of compulsory sterilization in the United States based on the principles of eugenics. The eugenics movement of the early twentieth century in the US focused on altering the genetic makeup of the US population by regulating immigration and sterilization, and by discouraging interracial procreation, then called miscegenation. Format: Articles Subject: Outreach, Legal, Ethics, Publications Contact Us © 2021 Arizona Board of Regents The Embryo Project at Arizona State University, 1711 South Rural Road, Tempe Arizona 85287, United States
0.940774	Most monocular depth sensing methods use conventionally captured images that are created without considering scene content. In contrast, animal eyes have fast mechanical motions, called saccades, that control how the scene is imaged by the fovea, where resolution is highest. In this paper, we present the SaccadeCam framework for adaptively distributing resolution onto regions of interest in the scene. Our algorithm for adaptive resolution is a self-supervised network and we demonstrate results for end-to-end learning for monocular depth estimation. We also show preliminary results with a real SaccadeCam hardware prototype. Dense Lissajous Sampling and Interpolation for Dynamic Light-Transport Light-transport represents the complex interactions of light in a scene. Fast, compressed, and accurate light-transport capture for dynamic scenes is an open challenge in vision and graphics. In this paper, we integrate the classical idea of Lissajous sampling with novel control strategies for dynamic light-transport applications such as relighting water drops and seeing around corners. In particular, this paper introduces an improved Lissajous projector hardware design and discusses calibration and capture for a microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirror-based projector. Further, we show progress towards speeding up the hardware-based Lissajous subsampling for dual light transport frames, and investigate interpolation algorithms for recovering back the missing data. Our captured dynamic light transport results show complex light scattering effects for dense angular sampling, and we also show dual non-line-of-sight (NLoS) capture of dynamic scenes. This work is the first step towards adaptive Lissajous control for dynamic light-transport. Please see accompanying video for all the results. Foveating Cameras Most cameras today photograph their entire visual field. In contrast, decades of active vision research have proposed foveating camera designs, which allow for selective scene viewing. However, active vision's impact is limited by slow options for mechanical camera movement. We propose a new design, called FoveaCam, and which works by capturing reflections off a tiny, fast moving mirror. FoveaCams can obtain high resolution imagery on multiple regions of interest, even if these are at different depths and viewing directions. We first discuss our prototype and optical calibration strategies. We then outline a control algorithm for the mirror to track target pairs. Finally, we demonstrate a practical application of the full system to enable eye tracking at a distance for frontal faces. Towards a MEMS-based Adaptive LIDAR Most active depth sensors sample their visual field using a fixed pattern, decided by accuracy, speed and cost trade-offs, rather than scene content. However, a number of recent works have demonstrated that adapting measurement patterns to scene content can offer significantly better trade-offs. We propose a hardware LIDAR design that allows flexible real-time measurements according to dynamically specified measurement patterns. Our flexible depth sensor design consists of a controllable scanning LIDAR that can foveate, or increase resolution in regions of interest, and that can fully leverage the power of adaptive depth sensing. We describe our optical setup and calibration, which enables fast sparse depth measurements using a scanning MEMS (micro-electro mechanical) mirror. We validate the efficacy of our prototype LIDAR design by testing on over 75 static and dynamic scenes spanning a range of environments. We also show CNN-based depth-map completion from measurements obtained by our sensor. Our experiments show that our sensor can realize adaptive depth sensing systems. Flying-Dot Photography The light transport captures a scene’s visual complexity. Acquiring light transport for dynamic scenes is difficult, since any change in viewpoint, materials, illumination or geometry also varies the transport. One strategy to capture dynamic light transport is to use a fast “flying-dot” projector; i.e., where an impulse light-probe is quickly scanned across the scene. We have built a novel fast flying-dot projector prototype using a high speed camera and a scanning MEMS (Micro-electro- mechanical system) mirror. Our contributions are calibration strategies that enable dynamic light transport acquisition at near video rates with such a system. We develop new methods for overcoming the effects of MEMS mirror resonance. We utilize new algorithms for denoising impulse scanning at high frame rates and compare the trade-offs in visual quality between frame rate and illumination power. Finally, we show the utility of our calibrated setup by demonstrating graphics applications such as video relighting, direct/global separation, and dual videography for dynamic scenes such as fog, water, and glass. Adaptive Depth Sensing Recovering scene geometry is an important research problem in robotics. More recently time-of-flight (TOF) depth sensors have transformed robot perception as these sensors modulate scene illumination and extract depth from time-related features in the reflected radiance, such as phase change or temporal delays. Commercially available TOF sensors such as the Microsoft Kinect and the Velodyne Puck, have influenced fields such as autonomous cars, drone surveillance and wearable devices. Creating TOF sensors for personal drones, AR/AR glasses, IoT nodes and other miniature platforms would require transcending the energy constraints due to limited battery capacity. We demonstrate new efficiencies that are possible with angular control of a TOF sensor. We demonstrate this with a single LIDAR beam reflected off a microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirror. Our designs provide a new frame work to exploit directional control for depth sensing in an adaptive manner for applications relevant to small robotic platforms. We also present an optimized MEMS mirror design and use it to demonstrate applications in extreme wide-angle structured light. Privacy Preserving Computational Cameras Major advances in computer vision and the mobile revolution have set the stage for widespread deployment of connected devices with "always-on” cameras and powerful vision capabilities. While these advances have the potential to enable a wide range of novel applications and interfaces, privacy and security concerns surrounding the use of these technologies threaten to limit the range of places and devices where they are adopted. In this context, we see a resurgence in privacy preserving computer vision research, intended to help mitigate both societal and legal concerns. In this page, we highlight some of our recent work in this area including: (a) building novel computational cameras that remove sensitive data "prior to capture" via optical filtering and/or sensor-level electronics, (b) developing a framework to learn privacy preserving image encodings through adversarial optimization, and (c) performing the first systematic analysis of the privacy risks associated with working with 3D point clouds. 3D Vision and Radiological Sensor Fusion Nuclear material trafficking is a threat to national security, and being able to detect and track people carrying nuclear material is vital to protecting our country's interests and our people. However, inexpensive radiation detectors have limitations: they are isotropic, unable to detect the direction of the incident radiation; and they are additive, unable to detect a difference between multiple sources of radiation. These limitations leave the inexpensive radiation detectors unfit for many security applications. We explore new ways to enhance the functionality of these inexpensive radiation detectors by fusing them with various 3D vision sensors. We have developed new methods of simultaneous vision-radiation sensor calibration, single source localization and tracking, multi-source localization and tracking, and tracking a source behind visual occlusions. Wide-Angle MEMS Mirrors and Micro Vision Sensors Achieving computer vision on micro-scale devices is a challenge. On such devices the mass and power constraints are so severe that even the most common computations are difficult. We introduce and analyze a class of micro-vision sensors and MEMS mirrors that enable a wide field-of-view within a small form. We utilize the “Snell window” effect to enlarge the scan angle of MEMS mirrors by submerging them into liquid whose refraction index is greater than in air, and show micro-vision sensors that reduce power requirements through template-based optical convolution. Wide-angle Micro Vision Sensors Achieving computer vision on micro-scale devices is a challenge. On such devices the mass and power constraints are so severe that even the most common computations are difficult. We introduce and analyze a class of micro-vision sensors that reduce power requirements through template-based optical convolution, and enable a wide field-of-view within a small form. In this paper we describe the trade-offs between the FOV, volume, and mass of these sensors and provide tools to navigate the design space. We also demonstrate milli-scale prototypes for computer vision tasks such as locating edges, tracking targets, and detecting faces. Low-Power Structured Light We develop miniature low-power structured light devices using commercially available MEMS mirrors and lasers. Without complex re-engineering, we show how to exploit the high-speed MEMS mirror motion and laser light-sources to solve a range of visual tasks including reconstruction of outdoor scenes in bright sunlight and extreme wide-angle scene reconstruction. Additionally, for each device, we explore design and fabrication trade-offs in terms of power, size, speed and stability. Structured light for scattering media Virtually all structured light methods assume that the scene and the sources are immersed in pure air and that light is neither scattered nor absorbed. Recently, however, structured lighting has found growing application in underwater and aerial imaging, where scattering effects cannot be ignored. In this project, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of two representative methods - light stripe range scanning and photometric stereo - in the presence of scattering. For both methods, we derive physical models for the appearances of a surface immersed in a scattering medium. Based on these models, we present results on (a) the condition for object detectability in light striping and (b) the number of sources required for photometric stereo. In both cases, we demonstrate that while traditional methods fail when scattering is significant, our methods accurately recover the scene (depths, normals, albedos) as well as the properties of the medium. These results are in turn used to restore the appearances of scenes as if they were captured in clear air. Although we have focused on light striping and photometric stereo, our approach can also be extended to other methods such as grid coding, gated and active polarization imaging. Beyond Perspective Dual Photography with Illumination Masks Scene appearance from the point of view of a light source is called a reciprocal or dual view. Since there exists a large diversity in illumination, these virtual views may be non-perspective and multi-viewpoint in nature. In this paper, we demonstrate the use of occluding masks to recover these dual views, which we term shadow cameras. We first show how to render a single reciprocal scene view by swapping the camera and light source positions. We then extend this technique for multiple views and build a virtual shadow camera array. We also capture non-perspective views such as orthographic, cross-slit and a pushbroom variant, while introducing novel applications such as converting between camera projections and removing catadioptric distortions. Finally, since a shadow camera is artificial, we can manipulate any of its intrinsic parameters, such as camera skew, to create perspective distortions. Editing Stereoscopic content A digital editor provides the timeline control necessary to tell a story through film. Current technology, although sophisticated, does not easily extend to 3D cinema because stereoscopy is a fundamentally different medium for expression and requires new tools. We formulated a mathematical framework for use in a viewer-centric digital editor for stereoscopic cinema driven by the audience's perception of the scene. Our editing tool implements this framework and allows both shot planning and after-the-fact digital manipulation of the perceived scene shape. The mathematical framework abstracts away the mechanics of converting this interaction into stereo parameters, such as interocular, field of view, and location. We demonstrate cut editing techniques to direct audience attention and ease scene transitions. User studies were performed to examine these effects. Temporal dithering of illumination for fast active vision Active vision techniques use programmable light sources, such as projectors, whose intensities can be controlled over space and time. We present a broad framework for fast active vision using Digital Light Processing (DLP) projectors. The digital micromirror array (DMD) in a DLP projector is capable of switching mirrors “on” and “off” at high speeds (106/s). An off-the-shelf DLP projector, however, effectively operates at much lower rates (30-60Hz) by emitting smaller intensities that are integrated over time by a sensor (eye or camera) to produce the desired brightness value. Our key idea is to exploit this “temporal dithering” of illumination, as observed by a high-speed camera. The dithering encodes each brightness value uniquely and may be used in conjunction with virtually any active vision technique. We apply our approach to five well-known problems: (a) structured light-based range finding, (b) photometric stereo, (c) illumination de-multiplexing, (d) high frequency preserving motion-blur and (e) separation of direct and global scene components, achieving significant speedups in performance. In all our methods, the projector receives a single image as input whereas the camera acquires a sequence of frames. Illustrating motion through DLP photography Strobe-light photography creates beautiful high-frequency effects by capturing multiple object copies. Single-chip DLP projectors produce a similar effect, with two important distinctions. Firstly, strobing occurs at different frequencies: at 10000Hz, due to the DMD chip, and at 120Hz, due to the colorwheel. Secondly, DLP illumination lacks the perception of ’on-off’ flashing that characterizes a strobe-light, since these frequencies are beyond human perception. Deblurring images taken under such strobe-like illumination is difficult, especially for articulated and deformable objects, since the deconvolution kernel can be different at each pixel. Instead we process DLP photographs to create new images that either summarize a dynamic scene or illustrate its motion. We conclude by discussing the frequencies present in DLP photographs, comparing them to images taken under skylight and fluorescent light. Novel depth cues from uncalibrated near-field lighting Distant lighting is widely assumed in computer vision. However, many scenes are illuminated by near light sources. An advantage of near lighting is that the intensity fall-off from the light source encodes scene depth. A drawback is that exact estimation of this depth requires the 3D position of the light source. In this paper, we analyze what kinds of depth cues are possible under uncalibrated near point lighting. A stationary scene is illuminated by a point source that is moved approximately along a line or in a plane. We observe the brightness profile at each pixel and demonstrate how to obtain three novel cues: plane-scene intersections, depth ordering and mirror symmetries. These cues are defined with respect to the line/plane in which the light source moves, and not the camera viewpoint. Plane-Scene Intersections are detected by finding those scene points that are closest to the light source path at some time instance. Depth Ordering for scenes with homogeneous BRDF is obtained by sorting pixels according to their shortest distances from a plane containing the light source. Mirror Symmetry pairs for scenes with homogeneous BRDFs are detected by reflecting scene points across a plane in which the light source moves. We show analytic results for Lambertian objects and demonstrate empirical evidence for a variety of other BRDFs. Clustering appearance for scene analysis We propose a new approach called “appearance clustering” for scene analysis. The key idea in this approach is that the scene points can be clustered according to their surface normals, even when the geometry, material and lighting are all unknown. We achieve this by analyzing a continuous image sequence of a scene as it is illuminated by a smoothly moving distant source. Each pixel thus gives rise to a “continuous appearance profile” that yields information about derivatives of the BRDF with respect to source direction. This information is directly related to the surface normal of the scene point when the source path follows an unstructured trajectory (obtained, say, by “hand-waving”). Based on this observation, we transform the appearance profiles and propose a metric that can be used with any unsupervised clustering algorithm to obtain iso-normal clusters. We successfully demonstrate appearance clustering for complex indoor and outdoor scenes. In addition, iso-normal clusters serve as excellent priors for scene geometry and can strongly impact any vision algorithm that attempts to estimate material, geometry and/or lighting properties in a scene from images. We demonstrate this impact for applications such as diffuse and specular separation, both calibrated and uncalibrated photometric stereo of non-lambertian scenes, light source estimation and texture transfer.
0.99956	If you are looking for the best piece of the advice you could get about employee motivation, you are at the right place Employee motivation is characterized by the employees’ degree of enthusiasm, commitment, perseverance, and innovation in the workplace. Employee motivation leads to increased engagement and productivity. Employee motivation has become one of the top goals for most firms, which is unsurprising. However, it’s very normal for employees to experience periods of low motivation, but when your coworkers are regularly disengaged, it becomes a problem. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of expert suggestions and advice to keep you and your team engaged daily. 1- Recognize Appreciable Work How often their hard work is appreciated is a vital aspect that contributes to employee motivation. Increased acknowledgment from managers, according to 70% of employees, would improve motivation and morale. After all, why would someone continue to be a high-performing employee if their efforts aren’t recognized? It is critical not just to recognize outstanding work but also to encourage others to do so. The way you acknowledge your team’s contributions has a good influence. Employee appreciation should be more than just an annual bonus at the end of the year; it should be relevant and offered regularly. 2- Set small, measurable goals We’ve all had projects that seem to go on forever and never end. Being stuck in a rut can be quite disheartening, which is why seeing how far you’ve come feels so fantastic. It’s also a strong indication that our efforts are having an impact. Setting clear, attainable goals gives the team a boost of inspiration every time one is accomplished and keeps them on pace. You can amp up these effects by going one step further and celebrating their accomplishments. 3- Stay Positive Let’s face it: we’re wary of those who seem to be cheerful all of the time. Negative emotions have a place, and having difficult conversations can lead to some truly positive processes or cultural changes. However, to establish a net positive workplace, it’s critical to find ways to inject happy experiences into your team’s relationships. Why? Because having happy staff is a competitive advantage. According to studies, happiness boosts business productivity by 31% and sales by 37%. Read More: 5 Bad Habits That People In The Employees Engagement Industry Need To Quit 4- Stay Fueled When you’re hungry, it’s difficult to stay focused and motivated. That’s why everyone must eat, drink, and, in some situations, be caffeinated. Unfortunately, it’s all too usual for people to become so focused on their work that they barely have time for lunch. That’s bad for their health, and it’s even worse for their output. Are you still not convinced? Check out this fantastic post written by Buffer co-founder Leo Widrich on the importance of food in employee happiness. Maintaining a supply of healthy snacks around the office is a simple method to keep your team’s energy levels up throughout the day. The cost of providing them will almost certainly be compensated by the enhanced productivity of your workforce. If you don’t have the time or resources to handle this on your own, there are several excellent services available to assist you in keeping your office stocked with healthy snacks. 5- Taking Breaks Three hours of pounding your head against a problem are rarely productive. Taking a step back and recalibrating your priorities is not only beneficial to your motivation, but also to your health. Sitting all day and working incessantly are both bad for your health. Taking a little break every hour or two can benefit both your mind and body, which is especially important for remote workers. Remember to get up from your workstation and take a breath of fresh air! Get up, stretch your legs, close your eyes, and return to work with a renewed sense of well-being. Conclusion Employee motivation is a great asset for any company. Employee motivation increases the productivity and efficiency of employees. However, employees can get low at the times, and this costs their productivity. It is a grave problem for employers. You can find some of the best pieces of advice in this article, any of which can do a lot. Hey, did you like our content? Let's share it with your friends and family! Tags : best employee recognition programsemployee recognition awardsways to recognize employees Leave a Reply Cancel reply Recent Posts Modern Employee Recognition Programs Tha... December 3, 2021 Why Is Employee Recognition an Important... December 2, 2021 Is An Employee Recognition Board Good Fo... December 1, 2021 BRAVO helps organizations to be more customer centric - by enabling them to recognize, reward and engage employees around customer feedback. 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0.99993	A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The study of disease is called pathology which includes the causal study of etiology. Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs.[1] It may be caused by external factors such as pathogens, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions particularly of the immune system such as an immunodeficiency, or a hypersensitivity including allergies and autoimmunity. In humans, disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Diseases can affect people not only physically, but also emotionally, as contracting and living with a disease can alter the affected person's perspective on life. Death due to disease is called death by natural causes. There are four main types of disease: infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, genetic diseases (both hereditary and non-hereditary), and physiological diseases. Diseases can also be classified as communicable and non-communicable. The deadliest diseases in humans are coronary artery disease (blood flow obstruction), followed by cerebrovascular disease and lower respiratory infections.[2] Terminology Concepts In many cases, terms such as disease, disorder, morbidity and illness are used interchangeably.[3] There are situations, however, when specific terms are considered preferable. Disease The term disease broadly refers to any condition that impairs the normal functioning of the body. For this reason, diseases are associated with dysfunctioning of the body's normal homeostatic processes.[4] The term disease has both a count sense (a disease, two diseases, many diseases) and a noncount sense (not much disease, less disease, a lot of disease). Commonly, the term is used to refer specifically to infectious diseases, which are clinically evident diseases that result from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular organisms, and aberrant proteins known as prions. An infection that does not and will not produce clinically evident impairment of normal functioning, such as the presence of the normal bacteria and yeasts in the gut, or of a passenger virus, is not considered a disease. By contrast, an infection that is asymptomatic during its incubation period, but expected to produce symptoms later, is usually considered a disease. Non-infectious diseases are all other diseases, including most forms of cancer , heart disease, and genetic disease. Acquired disease disease that began at some point during one's lifetime, as opposed to disease that was already present at birth, which is congenital disease. "Acquired" sounds like it could mean "caught via contagion", but it simply means acquired sometime after birth. It also sounds like it could imply secondary disease, but acquired disease can be primary disease. Acute disease disease of a short-term nature (acute); the term sometimes also connotes a fulminant nature Chronic disease disease that is a long-term issue (chronic) Congenital disease disease that is present at birth. It is often, genetic and can be inherited. It can also be the result of a vertically transmitted infection from the mother such as HIV/AIDS. Genetic disease disease that is caused by genetic mutation. It is often inherited, but some mutations are random and de novo. Hereditary or inherited disease a type of genetic disease caused by mutation that is hereditary (and can run in families) Idiopathic disease disease whose cause is unknown. As medical science has advanced, many diseases whose causes were formerly complete mysteries have been somewhat explained (for example, when it was realized that autoimmunity is the cause of some forms of diabetes mellitus type 1, even if we do not yet understand every molecular detail involved) or even extensively explained (for example, when it was realized that gastric ulcers are often associated with Helicobacter pylori infection). Incurable disease disease that cannot be cured Primary disease disease that came about as a root cause of illness, as opposed to secondary disease, which is a sequela of another disease Secondary disease disease that is a sequela or complication of some other disease or underlying cause (root cause). Bacterial infections can be either primary (healthy but then bacteria arrived) or secondary to a viral infection or burn, which predisposed by creating an open wound or weakened immunity (bacteria would not have gotten established otherwise). Terminal disease disease with death as an inevitable result Illness Illness is generally used as a synonym for disease.[5] However, this term is occasionally used to refer specifically to the patient's personal experience of his or her disease.[6][7] In this model, it is possible for a person to have a disease without being ill (to have an objectively definable, but asymptomatic, medical condition, such as a subclinical infection), and to be ill without being diseased (such as when a person perceives a normal experience as a medical condition, or medicalizes a non-disease situation in his or her life – for example, a person who feels unwell as a result of embarrassment, and who interprets those feelings as sickness rather than normal emotions). Symptoms of illness are often not directly the result of infection, but a collection of evolved responses—sickness behavior by the body—that helps clear infection. Such aspects of illness can include lethargy, depression, loss of appetite, sleepiness, hyperalgesia, and inability to concentrate.[8][9][10] Disorder In medicine, a disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance. Medical disorders can be categorized into mental disorders, physical disorders, genetic disorders, emotional and behavioral disorders, and functional disorders. The term disorder is often considered more value-neutral and less stigmatizing than the terms disease or illness, and therefore is a preferred terminology in some circumstances.[11] In mental health, the term mental disorder is used as a way of acknowledging the complex interaction of biological, social, and psychological factors in psychiatric conditions. However, the term disorder is also used in many other areas of medicine, primarily to identify physical disorders that are not caused by infectious organisms, such as metabolic disorders. Medical condition A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases, lesions, disorders, or nonpathologic condition that normally receives medical treatment, such as pregnancy or childbirth. While the term medical condition generally includes mental illnesses, in some contexts the term is used specifically to denote any illness, injury, or disease except for mental illnesses. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the widely used psychiatric manual that defines all mental disorders, uses the term general medical condition to refer to all diseases, illnesses, and injuries except for mental disorders.[12] This usage is also commonly seen in the psychiatric literature. Some health insurance policies also define a medical condition as any illness, injury, or disease except for psychiatric illnesses.[13] As it is more value-neutral than terms like disease, the term medical condition is sometimes preferred by people with health issues that they do not consider deleterious. On the other hand, by emphasizing the medical nature of the condition, this term is sometimes rejected, such as by proponents of the autism rights movement. The term medical condition is also a synonym for medical state, in which case it describes an individual patient's current state from a medical standpoint. This usage appears in statements that describe a patient as being in critical condition, for example. Morbidity Morbidity (from Latin morbidus, meaning "sick, unhealthy") is a diseased state, disability, or poor health due to any cause.[14] The term may be used to refer to the existence of any form of disease, or to the degree that the health condition affects the patient. Among severely ill patients, the level of morbidity is often measured by ICU scoring systems. Comorbidity is the simultaneous presence of two or more medical conditions, such as schizophrenia and substance abuse. In epidemiology and actuarial science, the term "morbidity rate" can refer to either the incidence rate, or the prevalence of a disease or medical condition. This measure of sickness is contrasted with the mortality rate of a condition, which is the proportion of people dying during a given time interval. Syndrome A syndrome is the association of several medical signs, symptoms, and or other characteristics that often occur together. Some syndromes, such as Down syndrome, have only one cause; for these, the names "syndrome" and "disease" can be synonymous. For example, Charcot–Marie–Tooth syndrome is also called Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease. Others, such as Parkinsonian syndrome, have multiple possible causes. For example, acute coronary syndrome is not a disease but rather the manifestation of any of several diseases, such as myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery disease. In yet other syndromes, the cause is unknown. A familiar syndrome name often remains in use even after an underlying cause has been found, or when there are a number of different possible primary causes. Predisease Predisease is a subclinical or prodromal vanguard of a disease state. Prediabetes and prehypertension are common examples. The nosology or epistemology of predisease is contentious, though, because there is seldom a bright line differentiating a legitimate concern for subclinical/prodromal/premonitory status (on one hand) and conflict of interest–driven disease mongering or medicalization (on the other hand). Identifying legitimate predisease can result in useful preventive measures, such as motivating the person to get a healthy amount of physical exercise,[15] but labeling a healthy person with an unfounded notion of predisease can result in overtreatment, such as taking drugs that only help people with severe disease or paying for drug prescription instances whose benefit–cost ratio is minuscule (placing it in the waste category of CMS's "waste, fraud, and abuse" classification). Types by body system Mental Mental illness is a broad, generic label for a category of illnesses that may include affective or emotional instability, behavioral dysregulation, cognitive dysfunction or impairment. Specific illnesses known as mental illnesses include major depression, generalized anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, to name a few. Mental illness can be of biological (e.g., anatomical, chemical, or genetic) or psychological (e.g., trauma or conflict) origin. It can impair the affected person's ability to work or study and can harm interpersonal relationships. The term insanity is used technically as a legal term. Organic An organic disease is one caused by a physical or physiological change to some tissue or organ of the body. The term sometimes excludes infections. It is commonly used in contrast with mental disorders. It includes emotional and behavioral disorders if they are due to changes to the physical structures or functioning of the body, such as after a stroke or a traumatic brain injury, but not if they are due to psychosocial issues. Stages "Flareup" redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Flareup (Transformers). In an infectious disease, the incubation period is the time between infection and the appearance of symptoms. The latency period is the time between infection and the ability of the disease to spread to another person, which may precede, follow, or be simultaneous with the appearance of symptoms. Some viruses also exhibit a dormant phase, called viral latency, in which the virus hides in the body in an inactive state. For example, varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox in the acute phase; after recovery from chickenpox, the virus may remain dormant in nerve cells for many years, and later cause herpes zoster (shingles). Acute disease An acute disease is a short-lived disease, like the common cold. Chronic disease A chronic disease is one that lasts for a long time, usually at least six months. During that time, it may be constantly present, or it may go into remission and periodically relapse. A chronic disease may be stable (does not get any worse) or it may be progressive (gets worse over time). Some chronic diseases can be permanently cured. Most chronic diseases can be beneficially treated, even if they cannot be permanently cured. Flare-up A flare-up can refer to either the recurrence of symptoms or an onset of more severe symptoms. Refractory disease A refractory disease is a disease that resists treatment, especially an individual case that resists treatment more than is normal for the specific disease in question. Progressive disease Progressive disease is a disease whose typical natural course is the worsening of the disease until death, serious debility, or organ failure occurs. Slowly progressive diseases are also chronic diseases; many are also degenerative diseases. The opposite of progressive disease is stable disease or static disease: a medical condition that exists, but does not get better or worse. Cure A cure is the end of a medical condition or a treatment that is very likely to end it, while remission refers to the disappearance, possibly temporarily, of symptoms. Complete remission is the best possible outcome for incurable diseases. Clinical disease One that has clinical consequences, i.e., the stage of the disease that produces the characteristic signs and symptoms of that disease.[16] AIDS is the clinical disease stage of HIV infection. Subclinical disease Also called silent disease, silent stage, or asymptomatic disease. This is a stage in some diseases before the symptoms are first noted.[17] Terminal phase If a person will die soon from a disease, regardless of whether that disease typically causes death, then the stage between the earlier disease process and active dying is the terminal phase. Extent Localized disease A localized disease is one that affects only one part of the body, such as athlete's foot or an eye infection. Disseminated disease A disseminated disease has spread to other parts; with cancer, this is usually called metastatic disease. Systemic disease A systemic disease is a disease that affects the entire body, such as influenza or high blood pressure. Classifications Main article: nosology Diseases may be classified by etiology (cause), pathogenesis (mechanism by which the disease is caused), or by symptom(s). Alternatively, diseases may be classified according to the organ system involved, though this is often complicated since many diseases affect more than one organ. A chief difficulty in nosology is that diseases often cannot be defined and classified clearly, especially when etiology or pathogenesis are unknown. Thus diagnostic terms often only reflect a symptom or set of symptoms (syndrome). Classical classification of human disease derives from observational correlation between pathological analysis and clinical syndromes. Today it is preferred to classify them by their etiology if it is known.[18] The most known and used classification of diseases is the World Health Organization's ICD. This is periodically updated. Currently the last publication is the ICD-10 Causes See also: Transmission (medicine) Only some diseases such as influenza are contagious and commonly believed infectious. The micro-organisms that cause these diseases are known as pathogens and include varieties of bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi. Infectious diseases can be transmitted, e.g. by hand-to-mouth contact with infectious material on surfaces, by bites of insects or other carriers of the disease, and from contaminated water or food (often via fecal contamination), etc.[19] In addition, there are sexually transmitted diseases. In some cases, microorganisms that are not readily spread from person to person play a role, while other diseases can be prevented or ameliorated with appropriate nutrition or other lifestyle changes. Some diseases, such as most (but not all) forms of cancer, heart disease, and mental disorders, are non-infectious diseases. Many non-infectious diseases have a partly or completely genetic basis (see genetic disorder) and may thus be transmitted from one generation to another. Social determinants of health are the social conditions in which people live that determine their health. Illnesses are generally related to social, economic, political, and environmental circumstances. Social determinants of health have been recognized by several health organizations such as the Public Health Agency of Canada and the World Health Organization to greatly influence collective and personal well-being. The World Health Organization's Social Determinants Council also recognizes Social determinants of health in poverty. When the cause of a disease is poorly understood, societies tend to mythologize the disease or use it as a metaphor or symbol of whatever that culture considers evil. For example, until the bacterial cause of tuberculosis was discovered in 1882, experts variously ascribed the disease to heredity, a sedentary lifestyle, depressed mood, and overindulgence in sex, rich food, or alcohol—all the social ills of the time.[20] Types of causes Airborne An airborne disease is any disease that is caused by pathogens and transmitted through the air. Infectious Infectious diseases, also known as transmissible diseases or communicable diseases, comprise clinically evident illness (i.e., characteristic medical signs and/or symptoms of disease) resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism. Included in this category are contagious diseases – an infection, such as influenza or the common cold, that commonly spreads from one person to another – and communicable diseases – an disease that can spread from one person to another, but does not necessarily spread through everyday contact. Non-communicable A non-communicable disease is a medical condition or disease that is non-transmissible. Non-communicable diseases cannot be spread directly from one person to another. Heart disease and cancer are examples of non-communicable diseases in humans. Foodborne Foodborne illness or food poisoning is any illness resulting from the consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites. Lifestyle A lifestyle disease is any disease that appears to increase in frequency as countries become more industrialized and people live longer, especially if the risk factors include behavioral choices like a sedentary lifestyle or a diet high in unhealthful foods such as refined carbohydrates, trans fats, or alcoholic beverages. Prevention Main article: Preventive medicine Many diseases and disorders can be prevented through a variety of means. These include sanitation, proper nutrition, adequate exercise, vaccinations and other self-care and public health measures. Treatments Main article: Therapy Medical therapies or treatments are efforts to cure or improve a disease or other health problem. In the medical field, therapy is synonymous with the word treatment. Among psychologists, the term may refer specifically to psychotherapy or "talk therapy". Common treatments include medications, surgery, medical devices, and self-care. Treatments may be provided by an organized health care system, or informally, by the patient or family members. Preventive healthcare is a way to avoid an injury, sickness, or disease in the first place. A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started. A treatment attempts to improve or remove a problem, but treatments may not produce permanent cures, especially in chronic diseases. Cures are a subset of treatments that reverse diseases completely or end medical problems permanently. Many diseases that cannot be completely cured are still treatable. Pain management (also called pain medicine) is that branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach to the relief of pain and improvement in the quality of life of those living with pain.[21] Treatment for medical emergencies must be provided promptly, often through an emergency department or, in less critical situations, through an urgent care facility. Epidemiology Main article: Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study of the factors that cause or encourage diseases. Some diseases are more common in certain geographic areas, among people with certain genetic or socioeconomic characteristics, or at different times of the year. Epidemiology is considered a cornerstone methodology of public health research, and is highly regarded in evidence-based medicine for identifying risk factors for disease. In the study of communicable and non-communicable diseases, the work of epidemiologists ranges from outbreak investigation to study design, data collection and analysis including the development of statistical models to test hypotheses and the documentation of results for submission to peer-reviewed journals. Epidemiologists also study the interaction of diseases in a population, a condition known as a syndemic. Epidemiologists rely on a number of other scientific disciplines such as biology (to better understand disease processes), biostatistics (the current raw information available), Geographic Information Science (to store data and map disease patterns) and social science disciplines (to better understand proximate and distal risk factors). Epidemiology can help identify causes as well as guide prevention efforts. In studying diseases, epidemiology faces the challenge of defining them. Especially for poorly understood diseases, different groups might use significantly different definitions. Without an agreed-on definition, different researchers may report different numbers of cases and characteristics of the disease.[22] Some morbidity databases are compiled with data supplied by states and territories health authorities, at national level (National hospital morbidity database (NHMD), for example[23][24]), or at European scale (European Hospital Morbidity Database or HMDB[25]) but not yet at world scale. Burdens of disease Disease burden is the impact of a health problem in an area measured by financial cost, mortality, morbidity, or other indicators. There are several measures used to quantify the burden imposed by diseases on people. The years of potential life lost (YPLL) is a simple estimate of the number of years that a person's life was shortened due to a disease. For example, if a person dies at the age of 65 from a disease, and would probably have lived until age 80 without that disease, then that disease has caused a loss of 15 years of potential life. YPLL measurements do not account for how disabled a person is before dying, so the measurement treats a person who dies suddenly and a person who died at the same age after decades of illness as equivalent. In 2004, the World Health Organization calculated that 932 million years of potential life were lost to premature death.[26] The quality-adjusted life year (QALY) and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) metrics are similar, but take into account whether the person was healthy after diagnosis. In addition to the number of years lost due to premature death, these measurements add part of the years lost to being sick. Unlike YPLL, these measurements show the burden imposed on people who are very sick, but who live a normal lifespan. A disease that has high morbidity, but low mortality, has a high DALY and a low YPLL. In 2004, the World Health Organization calculated that 1.5 billion disability-adjusted life years were lost to disease and injury.[26] In the developed world, heart disease and stroke cause the most loss of life, but neuropsychiatric conditions like major depressive disorder cause the most years lost to being sick. Disease category Percent of all YPLLs lost, worldwide[26] Percent of all DALYs lost, worldwide[26] Percent of all YPLLs lost, Europe[26] Percent of all DALYs lost, Europe[26] Percent of all YPLLs lost, US and Canada[26] Percent of all DALYs lost, US and Canada[26] Infectious and parasitic diseases, especially lower respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria 37% 26% 9% 6% 5% 3% Neuropsychiatric conditions, e.g. depression 2% 13% 3% 19% 5% 28% Injuries, especially motor vehicle accidents 14% 12% 18% 13% 18% 10% Cardiovascular diseases, principally heart attacks and stroke 14% 10% 35% 23% 26% 14% Premature birth and other perinatal deaths 11% 8% 4% 2% 3% 2% Cancer 8% 5% 19% 11% 25% 13% Society and culture Obesity was a status symbol in Renaissance culture: "The Tuscan General Alessandro del Borro", attributed to Andrea Sacchi, 1645.[27] It is now generally regarded as a disease. How a society responds to diseases is the subject of medical sociology. A condition may be considered a disease in some cultures or eras but not in others. For example, obesity can represent wealth and abundance, and is a status symbol in famine-prone areas and some places hard-hit by HIV/AIDS.[28] Epilepsy is considered a sign of spiritual gifts among the Hmong people.[29] Sickness confers the social legitimization of certain benefits, such as illness benefits, work avoidance, and being looked after by others. The person who is sick takes on a social role called the sick role. A person who responds to a dreaded disease, such as cancer, in a culturally acceptable fashion may be publicly and privately honored with higher social status.[30] In return for these benefits, the sick person is obligated to seek treatment and work to become well once more. As a comparison, consider pregnancy, which is not interpreted as a disease or sickness, even if the mother and baby may both benefit from medical care. Most religions grant exceptions from religious duties to people who are sick. For example, one whose life would be endangered by fasting on Yom Kippur or during Ramadan is exempted from the requirement, or even forbidden from participating. People who are sick are also exempted from social duties. For example, ill health is the only socially acceptable reason for an American to refuse an invitation to the White House.[31] The identification of a condition as a disease, rather than as simply a variation of human structure or function, can have significant social or economic implications. The controversial recognitions as diseases of repetitive stress injury (RSI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (also known as "Soldier's heart", "shell shock", and "combat fatigue") has had a number of positive and negative effects on the financial and other responsibilities of governments, corporations and institutions towards individuals, as well as on the individuals themselves. The social implication of viewing aging as a disease could be profound, though this classification is not yet widespread. Lepers were people who were historically shunned because they had an infectious disease, and the term "leper" still evokes social stigma. Fear of disease can still be a widespread social phenomenon, though not all diseases evoke extreme social stigma. Social standing and economic status affect health. Diseases of poverty are diseases that are associated with poverty and low social status; diseases of affluence are diseases that are associated with high social and economic status. Which diseases are associated with which states varies according to time, place, and technology. Some diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, may be associated with both poverty (poor food choices) and affluence (long lifespans and sedentary lifestyles), through different mechanisms. The term lifestyle diseases describes diseases associated with longevity and that are more common among older people. For example, cancer is far more common in societies in which most members live until they reach the age of 80 than in societies in which most members die before they reach the age of 50. Language of disease An illness narrative is a way of organizing a medical experience into a coherent story that illustrates the sick individual's personal experience. People use metaphors to make sense of their experiences with disease. The metaphors move disease from an objective thing that exists to an affective experience. The most popular metaphors draw on military concepts: Disease is an enemy that must be feared, fought, battled, and routed. The patient or the healthcare provider is a warrior, rather than a passive victim or bystander. The agents of communicable diseases are invaders; non-communicable diseases constitute internal insurrection or civil war. Because the threat is urgent, perhaps a matter of life and death, unthinkably radical, even oppressive, measures are society's and the patient's moral duty as they courageously mobilize to struggle against destruction. The War on Cancer is an example of this metaphorical use of language.[32] This language is empowering to some patients, but leaves others feeling like they are failures.[33] Another class of metaphors describes the experience of illness as a journey: The person travels to or from a place of disease, and changes himself, discovers new information, or increases his experience along the way. He may travel "on the road to recovery" or make changes to "get on the right track" or choose "pathways".[32][33] Some are explicitly immigration-themed: the patient has been exiled from the home territory of health to the land of the ill, changing identity and relationships in the process.[34] This language is more common among British healthcare professionals than the language of physical aggression.[33] Some metaphors are disease-specific. Slavery is a common metaphor for addictions: The alcoholic is enslaved by drink, and the smoker is captive to nicotine. Some cancer patients treat the loss of their hair from chemotherapy as a metonymy or metaphor for all the losses caused by the disease.[32] Some diseases are used as metaphors for social ills: "Cancer" is a common description for anything that is endemic and destructive in society, such as poverty, injustice, or racism. AIDS was seen as a divine judgment for moral decadence, and only by purging itself from the "pollution" of the "invader" could society become healthy again.[32] More recently, when AIDS seemed less threatening, this type of emotive language was applied to avian flu and type 2 diabetes mellitus.[35] Authors in the 19th century commonly used tuberculosis as a symbol and a metaphor for transcendence. Victims of the disease were portrayed in literature as having risen above daily life to become ephemeral objects of spiritual or artistic achievement. In the 20th century, after its cause was better understood, the same disease became the emblem of poverty, squalor, and other social problems.[34] See also Host-pathogen interface Cryptogenic disease, a disease whose cause is currently unknown Developmental disability, severe, lifelong disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments Environmental disease Mitochondrial disease Plant pathology Rare disease, a disease that affects very few people Sociology of health and illness List of incurable diseases References ↑ "Disease" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary ↑ "What is the deadliest disease in the world?". WHO. May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2014. ↑ "Mental Illness—Glossary". US National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved 2010-04-18. ↑ "Regents Prep: Living Environment: Homeostasis". Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center. Retrieved 2012-11-12. ↑ "Illness" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary ↑ Emson HE (April 1987). 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0.979719	What characterizes the proper ethical treatment of animals as outlined in the Old Testament? Animals play an important role in the Old Testament, and in particular the Pentateuch. Ritual sacrifices were a part of the ancient traditions, and there are rules written into the laws that pertain to this practice as well as the religious approach to animals and nature. In the oft quoted passage from Genesis the call is to not only be fruitful and multiply, but to reign over the earth and subdue it along with the animals that God created. The author explores the fallout of an anthropocentric way of approaching nature that he claims is a misreading of Genesis. Taken out of context this can seem as though ethics is arbitrary in the pursuit of such dominion, but in reality the Pentateuch shows a rather rigid set of laws revealing the careful treatment of animals as sacred beings necessary for the flourishing of human life on earth. 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Via); Reframing and Reevaluating the Argument of the Pastoral Epistles toward a Contemporary New Testament Theology (Marion L. Soards); Essene Influence in Roman Christianity - A Look at the Second-Century Evidence (E. Glen Hinson); Tradition and Witness in Antioch - Acts 15 and Didache 6 (Clayton N. Jefford); The Church and Inclusive Language for God? (Charles H. Talbert); and Christian Higher Education at the Crossroads (William E. Hull). Price: $139.95 Qoheleth and its pessimistic theology. Hermeneutical struggles in Wisdom Literature Anderson, William H. U. 1997 0-7734-2429-6 294 pages This study examines the possibility that Qoheleth's main canonical function may be to grant integrity and comfort to sensitive and thoughtful believers who see the harsh reality of life and God's apparent indifference to it. It also struggles with issues in hermeneutics with regard to the problematics between exegesis and theology which Qoheleth acutely presents in the canon and for theology. The introduction deals with some introductory matters in Qoheleth studies (death and emotional effects in Qoheleth, scepticism/pessimism and form criticism of the book), followed by a new English translation. Part I employs historical criticism in the exegesis of Qoheleth. Part II looks at alternative theological and literary views to wisdom and Qoheleth. Price: $199.95 Qoheleth's Language. Re-evaluating its Nature and Date Fredericks, Daniel C. 1988 0-88946-088-4 312 pages Previous conclusions on the date of the language of Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) have been based on comparisons with Mishnaic Hebrew, Late Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, and Canaanite-Phoenician. This study concludes that when all such comparisons are submitted to reliable methodology, the late date of Qoheleth's composition becomes less probable since the language shows itself to be basically classical in both grammar and vocabulary. Price: $219.95 Richard Rolle's Biblical Commentaries Boenig, Robert 1984 0-7734-0633-6 193 pages Makes available in modern English works that escaped translation or been difficult to access. Presents the full range of Rolle's commentaries, and demonstrates that his interpretation of mysticism is grounded both in scripture and his personal experience. Contains: Short Exposition of Psalm 20; Treatise on the Twentieth Psalm; Comment on the First Verses of the Canticle of Canticles; Commentary on the Apocalypse Price: $159.95 Seventieth Week of Daniel 9:27 as a literary key for understanding the structure of the Apocalypse of John McLean, John A. 1996 0-7734-2434-2 332 pages No current consensus on the structure of the Apocalypse of John exists. This study demonstrates that the judgment section of the Apocalypse (Rev. 4-19) is structured, in part, by the seventieth week of Daniel 9:27. The synoptic eschatological discourses of Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 provide the historical link between Daniel 9:27 and the Apocalypse. Chapters correlate common apocalyptic features among the texts, produce a framework by which the judgment section of Apocalypse is structured, and critique current proposals. Price: $219.95 Social and Ethnic Dimensions of Matthean Salvation History Levine, Amy-Jill 1989 0-88946-614-9 319 pages Seeks to redress the methodologically questionable and often implicitly anti-Jewish technique of negatively valuing the exclusivity logion and then assigning it to narrow "Jewish-Christian" sources incompatible with Matthew's own outlook. Price: $219.95 Social-Scientific Approaches in Biblical Literature Wortham, Robert A. 1999 0-7734-8025-0 174 pages Price: $159.95 Studies in Hebrew Language, Intertextuality, and Theology Rooker, Mark F. 2003 0-7734-6767-X 292 pages Work covers a series of studies on Scripture and its language. It covers the historical nature of Hebrew and perspectives on the re-use of themes and topics within the canon. Price: $199.95 Teaching the Bible as a Cross Cultural Classic in a Middle Eastern Society Fry, C. George 2005 0-7734-6111-6 296 pages This book will be of vital interest to all those concerned with the Contemporary Middle East, Pahlavi Iran, cross-cultural education, the education of women (especially in a third world context), as well as teaching English language and literature to those for whom English is a second language. As a visiting professor at Damavand College, Tehran, Iran, the author taught a 75 semester hour course on the English Bible as a “global classic” in the World Literatures major at that college for women. In seven chapters, he describes the country, the college, and outlines the challenges and opportunities of communicating a “religious classic” cross-culturally to students, who were predominately Shiite Muslims, and doing so while respecting the “dignity of difference.” Naturally, this is of interest to those who teach the English Bible in both public and private institutions, but it also reflects deeply on the nature of “Literature” and how it may be interpreted. Price: $199.95 The Bible in the Light of Cuneiform Literature Scripture in Context III Hallo, William W. 1990 0-88946-219-4 504 pages Interdisciplinary studies dealing with various aspects of the Hebrew Bible in relation to their literary, cultural, and historical contexts, especially the context of ancient Mesopotamia. Price: $299.95 Theory for Bible Translation Price, James D. D. 2008 0-7734-5205-2 400 pages This study provides a theory of Bible translation known as Optimal Equivalence. The author provides a general description of the theory is provided followed by a formal description of Biblical Hebrew grammar and syntax based on a text-linguistic model of the language employing transformations at the phrase, clause, and text levels. Seven appendices provide more advanced discussions of various phases of the theory. A glossary of terms, a subject and author index, and a Scripture reference index are provided. Price: $239.95 Tithe as Gift: The Institution in the Pentateuch and in Light of Mauss's Prestation Theory Herman, Menahem 1992 0-7734-9959-8 208 pages Studies the biblical tithe from anthropological and theological perspectives. Explores biblical tithe as gift rather than tax, the common interpretation of the tithe to date. Price: $179.95 Twelve Religions of the Bible Wolfe, Rolland E. 1982 0-88946-600-9 416 pages Shows the Bible to be a succession of twelve relatively separate religions, eight in the Old Testament and four in the New: the Sumero-Akkadian religion of Genesis 1-11; the Aramaean religion of the patriarchal nomads; the Egypto-Midianite religion of Moses; Joshua's religion of genocide; the Canaanite-Hebrew religion of the Judges and Kings; the revolutionary religion of Israel's prophets; Judaism; the humanistic religion of poets and scholars; the Mandaean religion of John the Baptist; the spiritual religion of Jesus; Paul's mystical religion of the indwelling of Christ; and the apocalyptic religion of the Revelator. Price: $259.95 Walter Benjamin and the Bible Britt, Brian 2003 0-7734-6727-0 174 pages This book follows the theme of sacred text from Benjamin’s early writings on religion, Judaism, and language to the study of Baroque tragedy, modernism, history, and the Paris Arcades. All of these writings reflect a commentary on the idea of the sacred text in Western culture. Price: $159.95 Yahweh/Baal Confrontation and Other Studies in Biblical Literature and Archaeology Horton, Fred L. Jr. 1995 0-7734-2426-1 194 pages Price: $159.95 Yahweh’s Emergence as “Judge” Among the Gods: A Study of the Hebrew Root špt Mafico, Temba L.J. 2007 0-7734-5518-3 216 pages This book attempts to answer questions about the meaning of the Hebrew root špt; the status of a šopet; and how Yahweh could be called a šopet. An examination of past research shows that several scholars have argued against assigning špt (or its cognates) the basic meaning “to judge.”
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0.994978	OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD NOVEMBER 1ST, 2021 TO JANUARY 15, 2022. Call us to schedule an appointment to discuss your health insurance options!! LV (702)-258-1995 & Reno (775) 300-7997 Navigation Home About Areas Served Contact Us Blog Executive Suites Resources Home About Areas Served Contact Us Blog Executive Suites Resources Resources THE CARES ACT – IMPLICATIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS President Donald Trump has signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This unprecedented $2 trillion dollar stimulus and incentive package is part of a dramatic effort to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The direct stimulus payments to individual taxpayers and families have been much publicized, but a key component of this legislation is focused on helping protect American businesses and their employees. In fact, nearly half of the allotted funds are reserved for business loans. A $500 billion pool has been set aside to provide emergency funds for businesses, though this is primarily intended for large corporations. Stipulations regarding executive compensation limits, and prohibition against share buybacks and dividend payments for one year after the loans are repaid, are contingencies for companies who opt to draw on these funds. An additional $50 billion is specifically earmarked for consumer airlines plus another $100 billion to provide testing supplies, equipment, and additional payroll support for hospitals and healthcare providers. But probably the most important aspect of this legislation is the piece that’s getting comparatively little media attention: around $350 billion has been appropriated to support small businesses. This is in addition to the $50 billion allotted to the Small Business Administration (SBA) through previous coronavirus stimulus efforts. Congress rightly sees this as an essential part of jumpstarting the economic recovery: businesses who are struggling with reduced cash flows need a way to sustain operations and retain employees while social distancing and shelter-in-place requirements are disrupting normal business practices. Here are some of the provisions of the new Act aimed at helping small businesses and their employees: DELAY OF ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS FOR CORPORATIONS Estimated tax payments that come due after the legislation was enacted may be postponed until October 15, 2020 with no cap on the dollar amount of tax payments that may be delayed. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT Employers may receive a refundable payroll tax credit equal to the lesser of 50% of qualified wages or $5,000 per employee for wages paid to employees after March 12, 2020 and before January 1, 2021 if business activities were disrupted or suspended due to any government-imposed restrictions related to containing the spread of the virus. Businesses whose operations were not disrupted, but experienced a decline in revenue due to the virus, can also receive the same credits if gross receipts fell 50% as compared to the same quarter in the previous calendar year. Credits will continue until gross receipts exceed 80% of the same quarter’s gross receipts in the previous year. Eligibility is further contingent based on the level of disruption relative to the number of employees. SOCIAL SECURITY PAYROLL TAX RELIEF For self-employed individuals and business owners who continue to employ workers through the crisis, the Act includes provisions to provide a deferral of the employer-paid 6.2% Social Security payroll tax until January 1, 2021; half of the deferred liability would be due on December 31, 2021 with the remainder due December 31, 2022. Self-employed individuals must still pay their individual portion of their Social Security tax as usual. Default on unpaid payroll tax liabilities can carry stiff penalties, including jail time, so business owners should exercise extreme discipline if taking advantage of this provision. MODIFICATION FOR NET OPERATING LOSSES (NOL) AND ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX (AMT) CREDITS Provisions in the Act reduce the limitations on how a company can deduct operating losses from prior tax years. The Act temporarily eliminates the taxable income limitation to allow NOL’s to fully offset income while at the same time allow a loss from 2018, 2019 or 2020 to be carried back five years to reduce income in a prior tax year. This enables companies to generate additional cash flow from a refund of previous tax payments by using losses to amend prior years’ tax returns. This provision has been extended to also apply to pass-through businesses and sole proprietors. Businesses may also accelerate the recovery of any remaining AMT tax credits to generate additional cash flow. INCREASED INTEREST EXPENSE DEDUCTION The Act temporarily increases the amount of interest expense that business owners may deduct from 30% to 50% of earnings (EBITDA) for 2019 and 2020. This is intended to help reduce the burden of carrying or taking on additional debt needed to weather the crisis. BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOANS Businesses were eligible to receive up to $2 million under the Phase 2 aid package previously authorized by the federal government once the coronavirus outbreak was declared a federal disaster. These loans are still available to any small-business owner. In addition, provisions in the Phase 2 package required all business loans to offer a 90-day interest-only payment schedule, but only if the lender receives the request specifically from the borrower. The Act includes provisions for a third phase of loans to businesses with 500 or fewer employees to help make payroll and prevent layoffs. Individual loans will be issued at interest rates up to 4% in amounts to cover six weeks of payroll with a maximum of $1,540/week per employee. The maximum amount a business can borrow is the lesser of $10 million or 2.5x the average total monthly payroll cost for the previous year. Payroll costs from January 1 to February 29, 2020 are used to calculate the total amount for businesses that were not in operation in early 2019. The principal of the loans will be forgiven if the funds are used for certain approved purposes – such as payroll, mortgage interest payments, rent, and utilities – and employers maintain the average size of their full-time workforce from the time they received the funds. This means that business owners who used the funds in the intended manner would only have to pay back the accrued interest on the loan. Any reduction in employee headcount, or a 25% or greater reduction in employee compensation, will reduce the amount of principal forgiven. Applications and distribution of funds will be processed through banks to increase the speed of deploying capital and to limit stressing the resources of the SBA. Additional government lending agencies, including a Main Street Business Lending Program created by the Federal Reserve, will be established to meet the needs of borrowers as well. Applicants will need to verify payroll amounts from the previous 6 weeks and verify that payments to employees had taken place for eight weeks after receiving the funds. For businesses with existing SBA loans, interest and principal payments will be waived for six months. THE BIG PICTURE The government is pulling out all the stops to help businesses and their employees overcome the short-term effects of the crisis until they can resume their path to long-term success. This is resulting in an unprecedented array of tax benefits, loan programs, and incentives through private lenders and public institutions. Business owners should remain in close contact with their lenders and tax professional to identify the options and solutions that provide the best outcome for both their company and their employees. This content is from one of our Partners, Creative Planning, Inc This commentary is provided for general information purposes only and should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice. Past performance of any market results is no assurance of future performance. The information contained herein has been obtained from sources deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Individual Planning with the CARES Act WHAT $2 TRILLION IN STIMULUS MEANS (OR DOESN’T) TO YOU! On Friday, March 27th, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act is the third piece of legislation passed by Congress to help stimulate the US economy due to the effects of COVID-19. This is the largest stimulus package in modern history, totaling $2 trillion in funds for individuals and businesses in the United States. CHECKS ON THE WAY The biggest headline of the Act is the $290B of stimulus payments that are to be sent directly to individuals. The base amounts are $1,200 per taxpayer ($2,400 for a married couple filing a joint tax return) and $500 per child. If you are single and make less than $75,000 in 2020, you will receive $1,200. If you make over $99,000, you will get nothing. For a single filer, the $1,200 starts to phase out when adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeds $75,000. The payment is reduced by $5 for every $100 of income over the limit, completely phasing out for individuals with $99,000 of income. If you are a married couple and make less than $150,000, you receive $2,400. If you make over $198,000, you will get nothing. For married couples filing jointly, the $2,400 begins to phase out when AGI exceeds $150,000. The payment is reduced by $5 for every $100 of income over the limit, completely phasing out for married couples filing jointly with $198,000 of income. If you are single or married, you get $500 for each child, subject to the same phase outs and limits above. While the payments will ultimately be based on your 2020 AGI, 2019 AGI is initially being used to determine eligibility. If your 2019 return has not yet been filed, 2018 will be used. So what if you don’t file taxes at all but collect social security? Not to worry! The IRS will determine your eligibility by looking at your social security benefits.[1] The timing of the payments is not yet determined, but the Act instructs the IRS to send payments “as rapidly as possible.” [2] It’s hard to top free money being sent to you, but here are some other provisions: 401K WITHDRAWALS The new law includes a waiver of the 10 percent early withdrawal penalty on retirement account distributions of up to $100,000 for taxpayers facing virus-related issues. Eligible accounts include IRAs, 401(k)s and other qualified trusts, certain deferred compensation plans and qualified annuities. The withdrawals are taxable over three years, and taxpayers are able to contribute the withdrawals back into the retirement account within three years, without impacting other contribution limits. CHARITABLE TAX BREAK The law includes an above the line $300 charitable contribution deduction for filers taking the standard deduction, and expanded limits on charitable contributions for those who do itemize. If you have been considering charitable giving, 2020 may be a great year to start and get a tax benefit you otherwise might not receive. If you already donate, 2020 may be a great year to consider a larger contribution to a donor advised fund. MINIMUM REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REQUIRED IN 2020 The law includes a waiver of required minimum distributions for certain retirement plans in calendar year 2020. If you currently take automated withdrawals from your retirement account to satisfy a required minimum distribution, we recommend canceling the automated withdrawals, and skipping withdrawals altogether, to allow the funds to continue to grow tax deferred. YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE AND COVID-19 The law requires that all private insurance plans cover COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, and requires that COVID-19 testing be included for free. STUDENT LOAN BREAKS The law includes the temporary suspension of payments for federal student loans until September 30, 2020. During this time, interest will not accrue. This creates a great opportunity for those with student loans to temporarily redirect those payments into an investment or retirement account and participate in the eventual market recovery, or make additional payments on higher interest debt in lieu of the student loan payments. Also under the law, a portion of employer paid student loans are temporarily not taxable. Normally, if an employer makes student loan payments on behalf of an employee, the employee must claim the payments as taxable income. Under the CARES Act, employers can contribute up to $5,250 per year towards student loans and the payments are not included in the employee’s income. EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR WORKERS. This includes a $600 per week increase in benefits for up to four months, and now includes workers that are not usually eligible for unemployment insurance such as the self-employed, independent contractors and those with limited work history. The new law also provides a 13-week extension of unemployment insurance. With such sweeping provisions, all Americans at some level will economically benefit[3]. The CARES Act is one of the largest economic plans every to come out of Congress. Thoughts from an ER Doctor on the Front Lines… Thoughts from an ER Doctor (Dr. Ara Suppiah) His top recommendations to stay healthy and fight off this virus: 1) 20 minutes of sun daily. Natural Vit D is a game changer. Jump outside and get some SUN! Supplementation may also be a good bet. I personal use this combination of Vitamin D/K2. 2) Exercise and move! According to the doctor, our immune systems are at our highest for up to 2 hours after working out. This could mean take a walk or these simple body exercises . Of course check with your doctor to make sure you’re ok to do these exercises. 3) SLEEP. Yes, getting at least 7 hours of sleep. From 2-4am, according to the Doctor, is when our immune gets prepared ready to fight 4) Elderberry, 700-1000 ml (Only for 12 weeks) and Zinc Acetate (Don’t chew it!!). Again check with your personal doctor and you should be able to find both on Amazon 5) Wash your hands!! Flatten the curve with your dinner plate. Antioxidants, allicin and zinc are just a few of the dietary compounds that may reduce excess inflammation and tissue damage caused by COVID-19. Here’s a list of foods that may help boost your immune system, assembled by experts including former US Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman. (CNN)
0.996831	The Schuylkill River floods Philadelphia in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in September. The extreme rain caught many by surprise, trapping people in basements and cars and killing dozens. It may seem obvious: Heat kills. Wildfires burn. Flooding drowns. But the sprawling health effects of a rapidly warming world can also be subtle. Heat sparks violence and disrupts sleep. Wildfire smoke can trigger respiratory events thousands of miles away. Flooding can increase rates of suicide and mental health problems. Warmer winters expand the range of disease-carrying mosquitoes and ticks. A new report from the medical journal The Lancet finds that human-caused climate change is worsening human health in just about every measurable way, and world leaders are missing an opportunity to address it. Trillions of dollars are being spent worldwide to help economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but less than 1 in 5 of those dollars are expected to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, the overall impact of those recovery plans is likely to be negative for the world's climate, says Marina Romanello, the lead author of the annual report. "We are recovering from a health crisis in a way that's putting our health at risk," she says. Climate-fueled extreme weather is killing people across the U.S. and around the globe Climate change is already directly affecting hundreds of millions of people around the planet. Flooding is getting worse; people were trapped in their homes, cars and subways during recent storms. Wildfires are growing in intensity and frequency. Last year, 22 climate-related disasters caused more than a billion dollars in damage in the U.S. alone. The trend continued into this year. Earlier this summer, hundreds of people were killed during a record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest that scientists say would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change. Globally, the Lancet's Countdown report found, people over the age of 65 experienced roughly 3 billion more combined days of dangerous heat exposure compared with a baseline established just 16 years ago. "Unfortunately, this was the first year where I can say confidently that I and my patients very clearly experienced the impacts of climate change," says Jeremy Hess, a doctor and professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington. "I saw paramedics who had burns on their knees from kneeling down [on hot pavement] to care for patients with acute [heat] stroke and I saw far too many patients die as a result of their heat exposure." Earlier this year, more than 200 medical journals put out an unprecedented joint statement, calling climate change the "greatest threat" to global public health and urging the world's top economies to do more to slow it. Urgent action is needed to "ensure a more suitable future" Later this month, world leaders, climate groups and financiers will meet in Glasgow, Scotland, to try to agree on a path toward a more sustainable future. The Biden administration's climate envoy, John Kerry, is calling the summit "the last best hope for the world to get its act together," even as U.S. efforts to curb climate change are faltering in a divided Congress. Without rapid reductions in climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions, the planet is expected to warm to a point where large parts of it become barely habitable, with seas overtaking cities and devastating natural disasters becoming commonplace. The goal is to keep global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius. The world has already warmed 1.1 degrees Celsius (or 2 degrees Fahrenheit) on average compared with pre-industrial times. The authors of the Lancet Countdown report warn that "there is no safe global temperature rise from a health perspective" and that the most vulnerable — low-income individuals, people of color and the elderly — are most at risk. Urgent investments in research and adaptation, they write, are needed to protect those populations. And actions need to be taken to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to "ensure a more suitable future for all." Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Tags All NPR NewsNPR Health News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Nathan Rott Nathan Rott is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where he focuses on environment issues and the American West.
0.999995	OC Transpo bus driver Aissatou Diallo is pictured in this court sketch from the second day of her trial, March 23, 2021. Diallo is facing 38 charges in connection with the fatal Westboro bus crash of 2019. (Courtesy: Greg Banning) Share: Reddit Share Text: OTTAWA -- The trial for the OC Transpo bus driver charged in connection to the fatal Westboro bus crash heard from an OC Transpo instructor on the third day of testimony. The court also saw video Wednesday of Aissatou Diallo’s entire bus trip from January 11, 2019, leading right up to the time of the crash. The instructor's testimony focused on the training elements all new drivers go through before operating a bus at OC Transpo, including several defensive driving strategies. He also focused on specific elements of how bus 8155 and other double-decker buses operate differently. There was much talk about the breaking system used on the double-decker bus and its ability to stop in an emergency situation — with the help of a specific spring break valve. In its opening statements Monday, the crown alleged Diallo did not apply the brakes and did not steer the bus back onto the road the day of the crash. Court also heard Wednesday from both sides regarding a specific sound heard on the bus in the moments before the crash happened, a key point in the case so far. Three people were killed and 35 others were injured when a double-decker bus struck an overhang at the Westboro Station at 3:50 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2019. Diallo is facing three counts of dangerous driving causing death and 35 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. She has pleaded not guilty. The OC Transpo driver instructor’s testimony is set to resume Thursday, as well as cross examination. Related Stories Trial underway for Ottawa bus driver charged in fatal 2019 bus crash Passengers recount horrific Westboro bus crash in day two of driver trial Share: Reddit Share General Feedback News Tips Editorial standards and policies Why you can trust CTV News Watch More From CTV News false Woman quarantines after issues with ArriveCan Air Date: December 5, 2021 false Volunteers remake wreaths for veterans Air Date: December 5, 2021 false Sunday 6 p.m. weather update Air Date: December 5, 2021 false Scaled-down Help Santa Toy Parade returns Air Date: December 4, 2021 false Ontario confirms more than 1,000 COVID cases Saturday Air Date: December 4, 2021 false Drive-thru vaccination clinic for kids in Kingston Air Date: December 4, 2021 Ottawa Top Stories FREEZING RAIN WARNING FREEZING RAIN WARNING Winter storm expected to deliver 5-10 cm of snow, freezing rain to Ottawa Volunteers remake thousands of wreaths for veterans' graves at Ottawa cemetery Man suffers serious injuries in snowmobile incident in Ottawa's west end Barrhaven elementary school closed due to COVID-19 outbreak COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ottawa drop to single digits Sunday Daytime parking ban issued for Ottawa on Monday Editor's Picks Council finalizes the 2022 Ottawa budget and addressing overcrowding at Findlay Creek school: Five stories to watch this week Here's what you need to know about COVID-19 gathering restrictions in Ottawa during the holiday season
0.999873	turkey – Getty Holiday quarantine rules have eroded consumer confidence and airport Covid-19 testing is the only way to open up international travel and restore demand, say industry bosses. The travel sector faces weekly chaos under the Government’s current approach whereby the list of countries that are quarantine-exempt is updated every […] turkey – Getty Holiday quarantine rules have eroded consumer confidence and airport Covid-19 testing is the only way to open up international travel and restore demand, say industry bosses. The travel sector faces weekly chaos under the Government’s current approach whereby the list of countries that are quarantine-exempt is updated every Thursday. “We desperately need to open up international travel again and testing – alongside a more targeted regional quarantine policy – is the only way to do that,” said a spokesperson for industry body Airlines UK, which represents UK-registered airlines. Travel leaders responded to news that the Government is due to make an announcement on airport testing “in the coming days,” which followed Heathrow’s signal that its testing trial could start later this month. “We can see Brits really want a holiday but their confidence to book one continues to erode as the rules around travel and lockdowns change […] a robust testing regime in place at airports will help boost confidence,” said Alan French, chief executive of Thomas Cook. Thousands more package holidays were cancelled following the latest quarantine-list update from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, which saw Turkey, Poland and Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba – a trio of Caribbean islands – lose their travel corridors with the UK. Scroll down for the latest travel updates. 04:09 PM What happened today? Here are today’s main travel headlines: Italy and mainland Greece remain at risk of quarantine, while Germany edges closer to threshold Britons await airport testing plan Heavy rains bring UK travel disruption and more than 40 flood warnings School travel company announces job losses across UK Italian government set to impose new Covid-19 restrictions Catch-up with the rest below. Story continues 03:54 PM In pictures: views from elsewhere From sporting events to religious ceremonies, here’s a snapshot of how other countries around the world are dealing with the crisis, and preventative restrictions that are in place: nfl fan – Getty vatican – Getty Thousands of Spanish flags, representing the Spanish victims of COVID-19, are pictured on Patacona beach in Valencia – Getty Spectators gather for the the second stage of Giro d’Italia 2020 in Agrigento, Italy – Getty 03:27 PM Italian government set to impose new Covid-19 restrictions The Italian government is likely impose new restrictions on the country in the coming week to stem its rising infection rates, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Sunday. The cabinet is due to meet on Tuesday to decide how to respond to an increase in infections, with southern Italian regions for the first time looking vulnerable to the disease. “The battle isn’t over. We don’t have the numbers seen in other European countries … but we are in a phase of significant growth and I hope the country finds a spirit of unity,” Speranza told state broadcaster RAI. The measures under review include making the wearing of masks obligatory outdoors across the whole country and re-introducing curbs on social gatherings. 03:08 PM What’s the situation in Germany? Germany has seen its seven-day infection rates rise, moving it closer to the 20 per 100,000 people threshold at which the UK Government considers triggering quarantine restrictions. Coronavirus Germany Spotlight Chart – cases default Meanwhile, travellers arriving in Germany from large parts of the UK are now subject to quarantine. The rules apply to those arriving from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and, in England, north-east, the north-west, Yorkshire and the Humber. However, those arriving in the country who can provide evidence of a negative Covid test taken within the previous 48 hours may be spared quarantine. 02:48 PM Paris braces for maximum coronavirus alert level Paris was preparing on Sunday to be placed under maximum coronavirus alert as alarming Covid-19 infection numbers appeared to leave the French government little choice but to tighten restrictions in and around the capital. Paris’s trademark bars and cafes are threatened with complete closure as early as Monday after Health Minister Olivier Veran announced that only improved Covid-19 infection rates could prevent such a step. If recent trends were confirmed “we’ll have no choice”, he warned on Thursday, saying new restrictions would mean “no more family gatherings, no more evenings out, and a total closure of bars”. But a reprieve looks unlikely after France reported a 16,972 new coronavirus cases on Saturday alone, the highest daily number since the country began widespread testing. Coronavirus France Spotlight Chart – Cases default 02:29 PM Qatar Airways offers teachers 21,000 complimentary tickets To mark World Teacher’s Day on October 5, Qatar Airways is giving away 21,000 complimentary tickets to teachers. The big giveaway is to thank teaching professionals, which includes assistants, substitutes, pre-school practitioners and more, for their continued work during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: a challenging time for the education sector. The lucky recipients will be able to use their complimentary economy class return tickets to travel to any destination operated by Qatar Airways, which covers more than 90 destinations worldwide. Additionally, they will receive a voucher for 50 per cent off one future return ticket that they can use for themselves, a family member or a friend. Both tickets are valid for travel up to 30 September 2021, and will benefit from the airline’s leading flexible booking policies. Each country will receive a daily allocation of tickets, staggered over the three-day campaign period, which starts at 4am on October 5 and closes just before 2am on October 8. Teaching professionals can register for this exclusive offer at qatarairways.com/ ThankYouTeachers 02:09 PM Simon Reeve: ‘We underestimate how brilliantly eccentric this country is’ Britain is a wonderful place to go on a journey, says the presenter and author, who’s spent 2020 filming in Cornwall. My favourite place that we “discovered” was Porthtowan – on the north coast, near Truro. People have said to me, “it’s the new Polzeath”. Perhaps it is. There was an evening when we were filming on the cliffs as the sun was setting. There was a stiff breeze, the waves were crashing in, and there were maybe 40 surfers in the sea. I remember watching it all – and thinking that it was the perfect Cornish moment. We’ve taken our cameras beyond Cornwall as well. Not far beyond, admittedly. But in filming for a separate series, we headed out to Lundy – which is officially part of Devon, but is also very much its own thing, as this little island at the end of the Bristol Channel. It was my first time there – and, well, what a special place it is; an absolute delight to visit. Read the full story. 01:51 PM Where can I go skiing this winter? With winter approaching, thoughts have turned to whether ski holidays will be back in business this season, writes my colleague Lucy Aspden. She’s put together a guide on where to go, the risk of quarantine and the latest rules in each destination. For families, she suggests: Åre, Sweden Quarantine status: Green The risk: On September 12 Sweden was granted a travel corridor by the UK government. Its current case rate of just over 29 per 100,000 people meaning it now surpasses the Government’s threshold, whether it can hold onto its travel corridor remains to be seen but it has survived this week’s cull. As it stands though a ski holiday to the Scandivian slopes could be on the cards this winter. There is no need to quarantine at either end of the journey. The rules: Last winter Åre was one of the final resorts in the world to close because of the pandemic. Before this new measures were brought in, including curtailed après-ski, no self-service buffets and new takeaway and delivery services – insight into what the upcoming season could hold. Unlike the UK and other European nations masks are not mandatory in Sweden. Official rules are yet to be announced. The reward: Åre is Sweden’s biggest ski resort, with three separate ski areas strung out beside a frozen lake, and a winter season that goes on well into April thanks to the long hours of sunlight and warmer temperatures later in the season. It’s popular with families who love the off‑slope activities including dog-sled or reindeer-sled rides, tobogganing, snowmobiling, skating, curling and ice fishing. Read the full guide. 01:40 PM Here’s something you don’t see everyday… Coronavirus-wary animal owners in the Philippines had their pets blessed via a drive-through ceremony on Sunday to mark World Animal Day and the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. From a safe distance, pets were sprinkled with holy water by a Catholic priest in Manila. dog being blessed – Getty dogs await blessing – Getty 01:20 PM October half-term holiday tracker: The best options for a family escape in 2020 Missed out on a family holiday this year? You couldn’t make the most of the lockdown sunshine; your summer trip to the Med was cancelled; your staycation break was blown away by the August gales. Now schools are back, so you have one last chance for a rewarding trip for all – the autumn half term. The options include: Cyprus The risk: Cyprus is currently enjoying a fall in its infection rate – it is currently at 8 cases per 100,000 on a seven-day accumulative count. The risk is whether the island will continue to welcome us if our own rate increases. The UK is in Cyprus’s “Category B” for these purposes: this means that tourists are permitted to enter, but must provide a negative Covid-19 test on arrival. This must have been obtained less than 72 hours before travel. Children under 12 years old do not require a test. The reward: Nowhere in the Med does the summer warmth cling on more reliably than in Cyprus, which still gets nine hours of sunshine a day and temperatures peaking at 77F (25C) in October. Paphos is the most attractive of the south coast resorts. Getting there: Flights are looking quite expensive (£400-£500). Tui (tui.co.uk) has plenty of package deals. Half-term deals:Thomas Cook offers a stay at the four-star Mayfair Paphos Hotel in Cyprus for a family of four, bed and breakfast, flying from London on October 25 for a week from £2,068 (£517pp). Or spend seven nights at waterfront hotel Almyra, departing Saturday October 25 with Fish&Pips, from €2,772 (£2,540). Price is based on two adults and two children. See the other possible destinations. 01:05 PM New Caledonia rejects full independence from France again The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia voted against independence from France on Sunday, according to a provisional final poll, reports Reuters. A surprise “yes” vote would have deprived Paris of a foothold in a region where China is expanding its influence, and dented the pride of a colonial power whose reach once spanned large parts of Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The “no” vote won 53.26 per cent of votes cast votes, a narrower margin of victory than in the 2018 poll. The result will bring relief to President Emmanuel Macron’s government, whose attention had been focused on the coronavirus pandemic in the run-up to the referendum. 12:46 PM Heavy rains bring UK travel disruption and more than 40 flood warnings The UK is also experiencing its fair share of rain this weekend, bringing flooding and travel disruption to some area. Parts of Somerset and Hampshire saw a month’s worth of rainfall in 42 hours, according to the Met Office. Meanwhile, homes were flooded in Hemel Hempstead, Hertforshire. There are now more than 40 flood warnings in place in England, Scotland and Wales. greenwich park – Getty 12:21 PM A view from Venice Telegraph Travel writer Julia Buckley has shared some sunny views from Venice. The city deployed its flood defences for the first time on Saturday. Trips to Italy are currently quarantine-free. 12:18 PM Bryony Gordon: The Italian resort that soothed my pandemic paranoia Covid-19 tests passed, Bryony Gordon and her family enjoyed a much-needed break in Sardinia: At long last, the day of our flight arrived, and as I packed 3.4oz hand sanitising gels into everyone’s hand luggage – not to mention snacks and sandwiches, to prevent us from the threat of catching anything at the airport – my husband noted that we might need a holiday just to get over the stress of trying to book this one. Italy seemed like a safe bet, but some worrying news reports had started coming out about youngsters causing a surge in cases after partying in Sardinia, and for at least two days I catastrophised about the island being struck from the exemption list as soon as we arrived there. Indeed, arriving at Heathrow, I was aware of every possible flight back, should we need to return to beat quarantine. I felt mad. I felt paranoid. I felt in need of a holiday. On the transfer from Cagliari airport to Forte Village, I was a ball of nerves. Neither the vibrant sight of the flamingoes that are native to this island, nor the stunning mountains that dot its horizon, could persuade me to relax. Arriving at Forte Village, I held my breath. The reception had been turned into a “triage” area where incoming guests could be tested, our luggage whisked off for immediate decontamination. Read the full story. 11:51 AM Runners take part in first ‘virtual’ London Marathon A veteran runner who has participated in every London Marathon described the weather conditions ahead of Sunday’s race as the worst he has seen, as thousands set off in pouring rain across the country. Some 45,000 people are running or walking the 40th London Marathon along their own 26.2-mile route around the UK, after the event originally planned for April 26 was postponed due to coronavirus. The Duke of Sussex, Patron of The London Marathon Charitable Trust, poses with runners in Los Angeles before they take on the virtual Virgin Money London Marathon – PA 11:21 AM Thousands protest anti-coronavirus restrictions in Germany over weekend Thousands of demonstrators in southern Germany protested against coronavirus restrictions over the weekend, although organisers failed to mobilise enough people for a planned human chain around Lake Constance, reports Reuters. Thousands of counter-demonstrators in Constance also turned out to show support for the Government’s measures to contain the coronavirus while also protesting against right-wing supporters in the other group, police said. Overall, police counted between 10,500 and 11,000 people taking part in the different demonstrations on Saturday and the two-day protests continued on Sunday with sunny weather likely to draw in further participants, a police spokesman said. Coronavirus Germany Spotlight Chart – cases default 11:13 AM Italy and mainland Greece remain at risk of quarantine, while Germany edges closer to threshold Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, offers a view on the countries that could be next for the quarantine chop. 11:06 AM Your UK holiday calendar: Glorious breaks to get you through the next six months As ever-changing travel restrictions complicate overseas breaks, we could try exploring this country in its low season, writes Sarah Baxter. She offers a selection of glorious breaks, from Herefordshire rambling to sunbathing on the Isles of Scilly. 10:46 AM Mariella Frostrup: My Caribbean escape was a reminder – we must never give up our desire to roam A post-lockdown trip to St Vincent and the Grenadines reminded our columnist that, as an island nation, we should not – and cannot – shut ourselves off from the world. We were airlifted off our populous island nation and bound for an infinitely smaller one, where Covid had barely made a dent and life as we had previously known it was still in full swing. Over 15 sun-soaked days, we enjoyed a bubble of pre-pandemic-style life, with a few concessions to troubled times. Hand sanitisers were placed outside the few eating establishments we visited, but made with St Vincent’s finest liquor… Sunset Rum (84.5 per cent alcohol!), mixed with fresh aloe. Who were we to sniff at the slightly viscous, jellylike feel of it on our hands when we were drinking the same thing in the evenings diluted with orange and lime juice, angostura and nutmeg as Rum Punch? Life on this beautifully underexploited chain of islands was very much business as usual, and the local residents appeared happy to welcome back the visitors that their precarious economy largely relies on. Read the story in full. 10:31 AM Should I risk booking a winter holiday? Latest advice as travel map shrinks As the evenings draw in, the traveller’s map is shrinking fast. And, lurking in the shadows, are two worrying developments which threaten our general prospects of a winter escape and, most immediately, our last chance for a family break this year – the October half term week. Nick Trend offers his thoughts on booking a holiday this winter. 10:06 AM Passenger locator forms: a reminder to check restrictions before you travel Any trip overseas now comes with extra layers of planning, including checking which Covid-19-related forms you must fill out at either end of your journey. Eurotunnel Le Shuttle offers a reminder of the rules when travelling back from quarantine-listed France. When travelling from France back to the UK, do not forget to complete the Passenger Locator Form https://t.co/32oEUzqLMB (no more than 48 hrs before travel) otherwise you will be stopped at British Controls and your journey will be delayed. pic.twitter.com/vAYecGKPN9 — Eurotunnel Le Shuttle (@LeShuttle) October 4, 2020 09:52 AM Which countries can you visit right now? An announcement on airport testing could open up Britons’ travel horizons. However, as it stands, there are 16 places we can visit – six with no major restrictions, and 10 with testing and/or a short quarantine in the destination. They are: 1. Germany 2. Gibraltar 3. Greece (Partially open) 4. Italy (including Vatican City) 5. San Marino 6. Sweden 7. Cyprus: Test before departure 8. Faroe Islands: Test on arrival 9. Jersey: Test on arrival 10. Madeira 11. Anguilla: Test before departure 12. Antigua and Barbuda: Test before departure 13. Barbados: Test before departure 14. Bermuda: Test before departure 15. St Lucia: Test before departure 16. St Vincent and the Grenadines: Test before departure 09:41 AM ‘I understand people’s frustration’ with local lockdowns, says Johnson Commenting on the fact there are different lockdown measures in different areas of the UK, Boris Johnson said on the Andrew Marr Show: “I totally understand people’s frustration.” But he went on to suggest what may happen if the Government “let it rip”, responding to anyone who may say the local lockdowns are inappropriate or that restrictive measures are wrong. He told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show: “I just can’t accept that. And as Prime Minister I couldn’t take a course that could expose us to tens of thousands more deaths in very short order.” While local lockdowns tend to restrict travel within a certain area, rules differ on what it means for residents who are due to travel overseas. Telegraph Travel‘s consumer expert Nick Trend explains whether you can leave a local lockdown to go on holiday. 09:34 AM Revealed: London’s best new restaurants and bars Speaking of the 10pm curfew, Telegraph Travel has checked out the best bar and restaurant openings in London over the past month. From a new French brasserie to great Japanese food, here are some exciting new venues to support as they cope with Covid-19 restrictions. Louie, one of the best new openings – JAMES MCDONALD 09:17 AM Boris Johnson defends 10pm curfew Boris Johnson defended the controversial 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants, which has caused much consternation in the hospitality industry. He blamed people who chose to “hobnob” outside pubs after hours for the sometimes chaotic scenes in city centres at closing time. The Prime Minister told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show: “People just need to follow the guidance. “Obviously it makes no sense if, having followed the guidance for all the time in the pub they then pour out into the street and hobnob in such a way as to spread the virus.” Asked what scientific evidence there was for a 10pm cut-off he said: “One of the things that has been put to us is that by curtailing the hours you can reduce the transmission.” 09:01 AM School travel company announces job losses across UK Specialist school travel company PGL has announced it is cutting 670 jobs, reducing the workforce by a quarter. PGL hosts children at residential activity centres across the country, but has had to cancel visits during the pandemic. The jobs will be shed from several of its sites, including at offices in Blackpool and Hertfordshire. In a statement, the company said: The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on our business and has resulted in 34 colleagues at our Ross-on-Wye head office being made redundant, representing 16% of our Ross-based workforce. As we conclude a further consultation process, a further 636 colleagues have been made redundant across the PGL Group, representing a 25% reduction in our total workforce; this includes colleagues based in our Blackpool and Hertfordshire offices and in our centre operations across the UK. 08:51 AM Which country is next for quarantine? While we await details of an airport testing plan, Britons must look to infection rates for an indication of which countries might be struck from the travel ‘green list’ next. When a country’s seven-day infection rate tops 20 cases per 100,000 people, it can trigger a Government review of its place on the quarantine-exempt list. As it stands, Italy, mainland Greece and Sweden (which were LL spared in the last review) all look at risk. Here’s an overview of how their infection rates have risen. Coronavirus Italy Spotlight Chart – cases default Coronavirus Greece Spotlight Chart – cases default Coronavirus Sweden Spotlight Chart – Cases default 08:44 AM Mecca reopens for limited ‘umrah’ pilgrimage Mask-clad worshippers circled Islam’s holiest site along socially distanced paths today, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after seven-month coronavirus hiatus. Thousands entered the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba, a cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world pray. The umrah, the pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, usually attracts millions of Muslims from across the globe each year but it was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saudis and foreign residents circumambulating the Kaaba (Tawaf) in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca – Getty 08:40 AM What happened yesterday? Here are the main headlines from Saturday: Germany imposes quarantine on more UK arrivals Quarantine rules come into force for arrivals from Turkey and Poland Morocco relaxes entry rules for UK travellers St Kitts and Nevis to reopen borders on October 31 Madeira is the cheapest (quarantine-free) holiday destination Now onto today’s news. Source Article Posted in BusinessTagged #airport #brink #Industry #save #testing #vital Gertrude Aziz https://oxogoodcookies.com Next Post Money Priti Patel says Government will not stand for 'thuggish' protesters Sun Oct 4 , 2020 More from Christopher Hope: Whitehall departments a policy “of devolving and forgetting”, and not considering how public money can be spent across the UK, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has said. 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0.999968	You are viewing the version of this documentation from Perl 5.33.1. This is a development release of Perl. #chomp VARIABLE #chomp( LIST ) #chomp This safer version of chop removes any trailing string that corresponds to the current value of $/ (also known as $INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR in the English module). It returns the total number of characters removed from all its arguments. It's often used to remove the newline from the end of an input record when you're worried that the final record may be missing its newline. When in paragraph mode ($/ = ''), it removes all trailing newlines from the string. When in slurp mode ($/ = undef) or fixed-length record mode ($/ is a reference to an integer or the like; see perlvar), chomp won't remove anything. If VARIABLE is omitted, it chomps $_. Example: while (<>) { chomp; # avoid \n on last field my @array = split(/:/); # ... } If VARIABLE is a hash, it chomps the hash's values, but not its keys, resetting the each iterator in the process. You can actually chomp anything that's an lvalue, including an assignment: chomp(my $cwd = `pwd`); chomp(my $answer = <STDIN>); If you chomp a list, each element is chomped, and the total number of characters removed is returned. Note that parentheses are necessary when you're chomping anything that is not a simple variable. This is because chomp $cwd = `pwd`; is interpreted as (chomp $cwd) = `pwd`;, rather than as chomp( $cwd = `pwd` ) which you might expect. Similarly, chomp $a, $b is interpreted as chomp($a), $b rather than as chomp($a, $b). Perldoc Browser is maintained by Dan Book (DBOOK). Please contact him via the GitHub issue tracker or email regarding any issues with the site itself, search, or rendering of documentation. The Perl documentation is maintained by the Perl 5 Porters in the development of Perl. Please contact them via the Perl issue tracker, the mailing list, or IRC to report any issues with the contents or format of the documentation.
0.96992	Blanch the vegetables directly to the boiling water for 10 seconds. Strain excess water before putting in the ramen. Put the pork chashu and fire sauce with plastic and blanch it in hot water for 30 seconds. 4. (OPTIONAL) ADD SOFT BOILED EGG Boil water and cook egg for 7 minutes. Remove egg and soak in cold water for 2 minutes. Peel the egg and remove the shells. Keep warm. 5. ASSEMBLE & SERVE Prepare 2 bowls. Pour the hot soup equally into the bowls. Divide cooked noodles and add all your toppings: pork chashu, mushroom, vegetables and fire sauce. RED KING 1. MAKE THE SOUP Heat the soup until it boils or microwave the soup for 5 minutes. 2. COOK THE RAMEN NOODLES Boil water then cook and stir the noodles for 20 seconds. Drain and set aside. 3. COOK THE TOPPINGS Blanch the vegetables directly to the boiling water for 10 seconds. Strain excess water before putting in the ramen. Put the pork chashu and fire sauce with plastic and blanch it in hot water for 30 seconds. 4. (OPTIONAL) ADD SOFT BOILED EGG Boil water and cook egg for 7 minutes. Remove egg and soak in cold water for 2 minutes. Peel the egg and remove the shells. Keep warm. 5. ASSEMBLE & SERVE Prepare 2 bowls. Pour the hot soup equally into the bowls. Divide cooked noodles and add all your toppings: chashu, mushroom, red minced pork, vegetables and fire sauce. GREEN KING 1. MAKE THE SOUP Heat the soup until it boils or microwave the soup for 5 minutes. 2. COOK THE RAMEN NOODLES Boil water then cook and stir the noodles for 20 seconds. Drain and set aside. 3. COOK THE TOPPINGS Blanch the vegetables directly to the boiling water for 10 seconds. Strain excess water before putting in the ramen. Put the pork chashu and fire sauce with plastic and blanch it in hot water for 30 seconds. 4. (OPTIONAL) ADD SOFT BOILED EGG Boil water and cook egg for 7 minutes. Remove egg and soak in cold water for 2 minutes. Peel the egg and remove the shells. Keep warm. 5. ASSEMBLE & SERVE Prepare 2 bowls. Put the oil equally then pour the hot soup equally into the bowls. Divide cooked noodles and add all your toppings: chashu, mushroom, vegetables, cheese powder, slice cheese, bacon bits and fire sauce. BLACK KING 1. MAKE THE SOUP Heat the soup until it boils or microwave the soup for 5 minutes. 2. COOK THE RAMEN NOODLES Boil water then cook and stir the noodles for 20 seconds. Drain and set aside. 3. COOK THE TOPPINGS Blanch the vegetables directly to the boiling water for 10 seconds. Strain excess water before putting in the ramen. Put the pork chashu and fire sauce with plastic and blanch it in hot water for 30 seconds. 4. (OPTIONAL) ADD SOFT BOILED EGG Boil water and cook egg for 7 minutes. Remove egg and soak in cold water for 2 minutes. Peel the egg and remove the shells. Keep warm. 5. ASSEMBLE & SERVE Prepare 2 bowls. Put the hot soup equally into the bowls. Divide cooked noodles and add all your toppings: chashu, mushroom, black minced pork, vegetables, black pepper, garlic chips and fire sauce. TSUKEMEN 1. MAKE THE SOUP Heat the soup until it boils or microwave the soup for 5 minutes. 2. COOK THE RAMEN NOODLES Put the noodles in the boiling water and stir for 3 minutes. Drain the noodles then transfer to a bowl with water and ice. Mixed it until noodles becomes cold then drain. 3. COOK THE TOPPINGS Blanch the vegetables directly to the boiling water for 10 seconds. Strain excess water. Then, put the Chashu with plastic and blanch it in boiling water for 30 seconds. 4. ASSEMBLE Prepare 4 bowls. For the first 2 bowls, put the special vinegar, meat and onion leeks. Then pour the hot soup equally into the vinegar mixture. Divide cooked noodles and put it in another 2 bowls. 5. GARNISH Put nori wrapper in the middle of the soup then put the cheese powder on top of the nori sheet. Put cheese slices on top of the noodles then add fire sauce in the middle. CHICKEN PAITAN 1. MAKE THE SOUP Heat the soup until it boils or microwave the soup for 5 minutes. 2. COOK THE RAMEN NOODLES Boil water then cook and stir the noodles for 20 seconds. Drain and set aside. 3. COOK THE TOPPINGS Blanch the vegetables directly to the boiling water for 10 seconds. Strain excess water. Then, put the Chicken Leg with plastic and blanch it in boiling water for 10 minutes. 4. (OPTIONAL) ADD SOFT BOILED EGG Boil water and cook egg for 7 minutes. Remove egg and soak in cold water for 2 minutes. Peel the egg and remove the shells. Keep warm. 5. ASSEMBLE & SERVE Prepare 2 bowls. Put the hot soup equally into the bowls. Divide cooked noodles and add all your toppings: Chicken thigh, vegetables, kikurage and minced garlic. CHASHU 1. Thaw properly. 2A. Microwave: Heat Chashu rice mix for 3 minutes in medium heat or 1 minute in high. Adjust time as needed. 2B. Pan fry: Cook over medium heat stirring every 2-3 minutes for 10 minutes. 3. Pan fry the Chashu bits in a non-stick pan without oil for 1 minute or until meat turns brown. 4. Pour the Chashu sauce all over the Chashu bits. 5. (Optional) Drizzle mayonnaise on top of Chashu bits for additional flavor then put sliced onion leeks or spring onion on top.
0.999925	When I’m around people who disagree with me, I have trouble remembering that my own thoughts and opinions are valid, and I start thinking I must be wrong about whatever they disagree with me about. Do you know any ways of getting more confident about disagreeing with people? realsocialskills said: To an extent, it’s a matter of practice. Learning to distinguish between what you think and what others think depends on a few different skills. Some of them will likely take time and practice to acquire. Some thought about what to work on: It can help to get into the habit of noticing when your opinions change suddenly. If you’re susceptible to excessive influence by other people, it’s likely that this happens way more than you realize. Even just noticing it can make it easier to tell what’s your opinion and what’s someone else’s. Eg, let’s say Susan and Jane are eating out together, and they’re looking at the dessert menu: Susan: I want chocolate ice cream. Jane: Chocolate is a disgusting flavor and it’s way too high fat. Raspberry smoothies are a million times better. Susan: Ok, that does sound better. I’ll order that. In that instance, Susan wanted chocolate ice cream, then suddenly changed her mind when Jane said it was bad. If Susan does this a lot, she may not even have noticed that it happened. Noticing this kind of sudden opinion change could help Susan to realize when it’s happening against her will. That leads to another skill that can help: Remembering the question “Why?”: If you just changed your mind suddenly, why did it happen? Did someone say something you found persuasive? If so, what? Are you responding to the force of someone else’s personality? Are you afraid? Did you hear a new idea that sounds like it might be right? Do you need time to think about it? (It’s ok to not know right away.) Asking other people “Why?”: If someone says something, you don’t have to agree And you don’t have to assume they have a good reason If they’re saying something that is your business, it is ok to ask “Why?” (Sometimes it isn’t your business and “Why?” might be a rude question. Eg, if someone says that they feel sick when they drink milk.) (But if it’s something like: “Republicans are evil”/“Democrats are ruining America”, “Why?” is a completely ok question.) Getting in the habit of asking for reasons can help you to understand and to think for yourself Some other ways to ask for reasons: “What makes you say that?”, “Can you say more about that?”, “I hear a lot of people saying x, but I don’t really understand why they think that… Would you be willing to explain?” Remembering that it’s ok to need time to think about things: Sometimes you hear a big idea or an unfamiliar perspective and it makes things feel different Even just knowing that someone thinks something can make the world seem different (Or meeting someone who thinks something) That can feel really weird and confusing or disorienting That’s ok. It’s ok to be disoriented and need time to think. Some words that can help (either by saying them or thinking them to yourself): “I never thought about that before.” “I never thought about it that way before.” “That’s interesting.” “I’ll have to think about that.” “Thank you for telling me that.” “This has given me a lot to think about.” (Sometimes it feels like people are asking you to immediately agree with them when what they’re really asking is for you to listen to them. Saying one of these things can help in that situation.) Paying attention to fear Sometimes people are afraid to disagree with someone else’s strongly held opinions Sometimes it’s because they’re afraid someone will hurt them Sometimes that’s because they’re afraid doubting someone would make them a bad person Sometimes it’s both It’s actually ok to think for yourself. Reflexive agreement out of fear doesn’t help things. Even when there’s a clear right side and wrong side, it’s still important to think for yourself and understand things Agreeing reflexively won’t get you the kind of understanding you need to meaningfully be on the right side of an important issue (And you can’t know what side that is without thinking about it, anyway) Thinking about it until you understand will make your agreement much more meaningful (and actionable) Paying attention after the fact to what you think: Some people have personalities that loom very large Some people are very good at sounding right It can be very hard to tell what you think in the presence of these people Sometimes it may be hard to tell what you think in the presence of other people The effect tends to wear off after you’re away from them If you’re having second thoughts after you’re away from someone, take those second thoughts seriously Sometimes you will have really good reasons (And even if you ultimately end up agreeing with them, it was still important to take your second thoughts seriously so that you can understand for yourself) If you know that you have that reaction to someone, try to avoid agreeing to anything binding in their presence. Remembering “maybe”: It’s ok not to be sure what you think It’s ok not to be sure what you want Saying “maybe” can be really powerful. If you get pressured into things a lot, it might help to default to maybe It’s usually a lot easier to say “Maybe”, or “I need to think about that” than it is to say “Yes”, and then “I thought about it and I changed my mind”. Journaling or blogging can also help: If you write things down, it can be easier to track changes in your opinion It can also be really helpful as a way of processing and figuring out what you think (Tumblr can be good for this, but it can also attract hostile attention that makes thinking for yourself harder. Sometime more private like Livejournal or Dreamwidth might be better.) Another thing that can help is paying attention to how people are treating you: Are there particular people you’re afraid of contradicting? If, so, why? Do they treat you badly when you contradict them? Do they treat others badly in your presence? Do they spend a lot of time aggressively mocking people for not understanding, for disagreeing, or for asking questions? If a lot of people in your life act this way, thinking for yourself can be really hard. Seeking out people who treat you and others better can help a lot in making it possible to figure out what you think. Not everyone with passionate opinions or commitments is a jerk (Related: It is entirely possible pursue justice and other important causes without being horrible to everyone who disagrees with you or has an imperfect understanding or things.) Learning to hold on to your thoughts and sense of self is going to be hard at first. Realizing that it’s going to be hard can make it more possible. (Especially since some people are really, really skilled at making people feel that their thoughts are invalid.) As you get more experience intentionally paying attention to what you think, it gets easier. It will still be hard and confusing sometimes, but it won’t be as hard and confusing all of the time. Short version: It is important to think for yourself even when you’re uncomfortable or others don’t want you to. There are a lot of reasons this can be hard. There are some skills that can make it easier. Scroll up for concrete suggestions. Uncategorized boundaries, conversation, disagreement, me and mine, perspective, scripts, social skills, thinking for yourself A way you might be inadvertently sounding dismissive November 20, 2014 June 10, 2021 Real Social Skills Neutral-ish words like “Uh huh”, “ok”, and “sure” can sometimes sound like they mean “this is boring and I want you to stop talking about it”. For example: Matilda: My cat just had kittens! They are adorable! Shira: Uh huh This could sound to Matilda like Shira means “I’m annoyed that you’re talking about your cats and would like you to stop.” If Shira actually wants to listen to Matilda talk about the cats but isn’t sure what to say, repeating part of what Matilda said might be a better option, eg: Matilda: My cat just had kittens! They are adorable! Shira: Your cat had kittens?! Matilda: Yes, she did. Last week. Another option is to say explicitly that you want to hear about it, eg: Matilda: My cat just had kittens! They are adorable! Shira: Tell me about your adorable new kittens? This isn’t an exhaustive list; there are any number of other examples in both directions. But if you’re saying things that you think are neutral and it seems to result in other people ending the conversation a lot, it’s worth considering whether you’re inadvertently sending off linguistic signals that you’re bored. Uncategorized communication, conversation, language, social skills, words Having good conversations on the internet even though it’s full of jerks October 17, 2014 June 11, 2021 Real Social Skills On the internet, there are a lot of people. There are massive numbers of jerks. There are also massive numbers of nice people. If you focus on the jerks, you’ll never run out of jerks to talk to. If you engage with everyone who is mean to you, your life will be full of conversations with mean people. This is true in reverse as well. If you seek out people who want to listen to you, you can have good conversations. If you reply primarily to people who respect you, then your life will be full of conversations with people who are treating you well. Focusing on people who treat you well is a choice that you have to keep making, over and over again. It won’t happen automatically, and many people will try to push you into interacting with mean people. Some of them will be mean people who devote a lot of time honing their skills at demanding attention so they can hurt people. (Eg: 4chan trolls.) Some of them will be people who basically have good intentions but think that you have to reply to everyone. Some of them will be people who try to draw you into every fight they have. Focusing on respectful interactions can be very difficult, but it’s worth it. I think these are some basic principles for how to do that: Talk to people who are listening. If someone is making a serious attempt to understand what you are saying, they’re likely a good person to talk to If they’re mocking it, twisting your words, or telling you that you’re a terrible person, they’re probably not a good person to talk to Talk to people you want to listen to. If you think that what someone has to say is worthwhile, they’re likely a good person for you to talk to If you have active contempt for someone and their opinions, you’re probably better off talking to someone else It is possible to have respectful conversations with people who you disagree with about important things: In a respectful conversation, they listen to what you are actually saying and respond to it In a respectful conversation, you respond to what they are actually saying Neither side makes personal attacks (Explaining why an idea is harmful is not a personal attack. Calling someone who disagrees with you human garbage is.) Neither side engages in language dickery (One or both of you might be angry, vehement, passionate, or heated. None of those are the same thing as contempt). It’s ok to publicly explain why you don’t respect an idea, or have contempt for a particular person’s worldview: It’s best not to do that as a conversation with that person, though Conversations with someone you don’t respect tend to go poorly (especially if they don’t respect you either) It’s much more effective and pleasant to discuss those ideas with people who want to listen to your perspective on them Short version: The internet is a much more pleasant and productive place if you focus on interactions with people you respect and who treat you well. Conversations go better when both people in them are listening and responding to content. If someone has contempt for you or you have contempt for them, it’s probably time to find someone else to talk to. Uncategorized boundaries, civility, contempt, conversation, jerks, language dickery, respect, social skills, trolls Getting people to explain things June 7, 2014 June 11, 2021 Real Social Skills If you don’t understand something, it helps to say so explicitly. One phrase that helps is “I don’t understand; can you try using different words?” That helps because you’re saying that: You don’t understand You want to understand The things you’re saying are not arguments or responses, they are requests for clarification If they explain in different words, you might understand Even if all of that is obvious to you, it’s not necessarily obvious to the person you’re talking to. Often, people do not consider the possibility that what they are saying might be confusing, even when they are entirely willing to explain differently when you ask. Uncategorized asking for clarification, communication, conversation, learning, listening, social skills, understanding things When there are subjects you would rather avoid July 22, 2013 June 21, 2021 Real Social Skills A reader asked: If talking about something is upsetting for you (not triggering, but definitely annoying and frustrating), is it okay to ask someone not to talk to you about it? Is that setting a boundary or just pushing people around? In almost all cases, that is setting a boundary. Generally speaking, you don’t have to discuss things with people if you’re not interesting in discussing them. Some exceptions I can think of: If you’re teaching someone something, and they’re confused and explaining why they’re confused, it’s not usually ok to say that you don’t want to hear about it If someone is explaining why something you’re doing is hurting them, it’s often not ok to say you don’t want to hear it (but sometimes it is. 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0.999894	Even in this digital era, brochures are a useful tool to maximize sales and generate leads. Here are some simple tips on how to do that: 1. The Headline The headline is your golden chance to grab the reader’s attention and lure him to look inside the brochure for more information so that you can convince those interested in your service that you are the right choice. An interesting headline that clearly states your message about what your customer cares about generates the engagement that you want. Your customers decide whether your service or products are valuable for them when they see your headline. This is why it is imperative that you focus on the headline more than your company logo or graphics when creating your brochure. Tip: think of the problem that you are solving for the customer, then turn your solution into a catchy headline. 2. Create Interest and Curiosity Think about ways to discuss your customer’s points of interest. Talk about the features and benefits of your product or service. Provide answers to questions such as: “How have we helped our past customers through our products or services?” You can also include customer testimonials because that helps to build the trust of the potential customers by providing them with social proof that your service or product works to provide the results that you are promising. It is also recommended that you highlight just 2 to 4 products, and not more than that so that you don’t end up confusing and losing your potential customers. 3. Understand the Needs of Your Customers Study your customers by noting the questions that they keep asking, their concerns and problems and the solutions that they are seeking in their life or business. Use their questions as guides in your brochures. You can answer the three most common question in the form of bulleted points. When you have the needs and the desired outcomes of your customers figured out, you can present your service or products as the solution in your brochure. Remember, your customer won’t choose you if you fail to convince them that they need your product or service and that you can help them meet their needs. 4. Be Clear in Asking for You Need Check all the boxes off this checklist: Present an interesting headline. Create interest by briefly describing the solution that you are offering. Establish a need for your product or service. Answer questions regarding the most pressing concerns of the customers as well as about why your business is the right choice. Demonstrate your value by providing social proof through client testimonials from satisfied and happy customers. Once you have made sure that you have completed the steps mentioned above, you can move on to the most important step – including a call to action (CTA). This can be added in a clear manner in a noticeable area on the inside of your brochure or the top right corner on the inside. A clear and effective CTA can save your customers from any confusion and guides them towards the next step to convert from a potential customer to a customer. After making sure that have optimized the usefulness of your brochure through these tips, you can choose a good printing service. You can look for printing services that have offers such as cheap printing at Half Price Printing for bulk orders.
0.999835	Breathe Applied Sciences Private Limited, set up by Sebastian C. Peter, has developed an efficient and cost-effective catalyst for converting carbon dioxide to methanol. Indian companies and research laboratories are working on innovative systems to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The research team at Breathe Applied Sciences Private Limited was looking forward to travelling to the U.S., all ready to demonstrate its carbon utilisation technology for the international Carbon XPRIZE. The competition required participants to showcase a material or technology that could capture carbon dioxide - the heat-trapping gas that contributes to global warming - and convert it into useful products. Then COVID-19 struck. "We were lucky to get support from an angel investor who was ready to fund this expensive trip that required instruments to be taken along. We were all set," says Sebastian C. Peter, Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru. Peter had founded the start-up in 2016 on the JNCASR campus since only private companies could participate in the prestigious global competition. The company was among the top ten finalists and the only Indian company to reach the finals. With the pandemic, flights and events came to a halt. "We waited, waited and waited but travel did not resume," says Peter. At the heart of the technology developed by Peter's team is a catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide to methanol, a clean fuel seen as an alternative to diesel and petrol. The competition organisers then asked the start-up, which works in the area of carbon capture and utilisation, for data that would show the efficacy of its technology in India. In the last stage of the competition, the company was asked to demonstrate that its technology had the potential to convert at least 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide per day. With factories and industries closed because of COVID-19, the company struggled to set up a plant. When it was time for the submission, it was able to demonstrate data for only 89 hours – against the required 720 hours. "We continued to capture data after the deadline and realised that, in terms of fuel production, we were number one," Peter says. "We could not win because the volume of data was not sufficient." UTILISING CARBON At the heart of the technology developed by the team is a catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide to methanol, a clean fuel that is considered an alternative to diesel and petrol. While similar technologies exist, the method developed by Peter's group has more than 70% efficiency (against the others' 25%). For the conversion to methanol, the carbon dioxide received from carbon capture plants, together with hydrogen in a particular combination, is fed over the catalyst at a high temperature and pressure. While the catalyst patented by the start-up has an efficiency of 35-38%, the additional efficiency of about 35% is achieved by recycling the residual carbon dioxide and hydrogen for the same process again. The technology not only reduces the carbon in the atmosphere, but a cost analysis shows that the methanol produced is ₹10-15 cheaper than that manufactured in other ways. This technology has a readiness level of 7 on a scale of 0-9, which means that a technology prototype demonstration has been conducted in an operational environment. The company is now in talks with various companies to commercialise the technology. The team has also found ways to produce other fuels such as dimethyl ether; the tests for those are in the laboratory stage. Across the country, companies such as Breathe Applied Sciences are trying to develop catalysts that can produce methane, ethanol, ethylene, dimethyl ether, plastics and other fuels from captured carbon dioxide. However, carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) wasn't considered lucrative when it first came up in the 1990s. CCU is an energy-intensive and costly affair because the process takes place at a given pressure and temperature and in the presence of a catalyst, points out Dr Malti Goel, chief executive at the Climate Change Research Institute, New Delhi. "Therefore, the initial focus of the energy-constrained world was on carbon capture and storage (CCS)," adds Goel, formerly a scientist at the Department of Science and Technology and a member of the Indian CO2 Sequestration Applied Research (ICOSAR) Network. Since then, India and other countries have made strides in energy production technologies. Additionally, if this energy comes from renewables, it will make carbon utilisation industrial processes more sustainable. CAPTURING CARBON Before carbon dioxide is used to make other chemicals or sent for long-term storage, it has to be captured. Carbon Clean Solutions, a company started up in 2009 by two engineers from IIT Kharagpur and currently headquartered in London, has established 38 carbon capture plants across the globe, including one in India. Its plant in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, set up with Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, captures close to 60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from a nearby coal plant to produce soda ash, used in detergent, paper production, the glass industry and so on. To capture the carbon dioxide, flue gas arising from the industrial plant is sent to a pre-treatment unit where nitrous oxides, heavy metals and other undesirable materials are removed. Next, this pre-treated gas enters a vertical absorber column. The gases are injected from the bottom and the chamber is showered with a patented solvent that absorbs carbon dioxide from above. When the solvent and carbon dioxide meet midway, the solvent reacts with carbon dioxide, which flows along with the solvent to the bottom, while other gases evaporate from the top. The solvent with absorbed carbon dioxide is then taken to a second chamber, where it is heated at 120° Celsius, a temperature at which the carbon dioxide is released from the solvent. This purified carbon dioxide is then ready to be either stored or utilised. The company has around 55 patents that are related to the solvent, its use, process design and the size of the instrument. While there is no dearth of materials known to capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources, the bottleneck in the use of carbon capture technologies is the need for large-sized equipment. This makes it cost-effective only for large industries. The company's R&D team has, therefore, been working on smaller equipment that can be used by small industries as well. PHOTO: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Decarbonisation is the only option for big industries at present, holds Aniruddha Sharma, CEO, Carbon Clean Solutions, which has set up 38 carbon capture plants across the globe, including one in India. CAPTURING CARBON "We have developed the technology that is reducing the size of the equipment to a tenth of what it was and reducing the footprint of the carbon capture equipment to a fifth of what it was. This makes the whole unit modular and skid-mounted so that it can be taken to any industrial site," says Aniruddha Sharma, CEO, Carbon Clean Solutions. While small industries are the new focus, the company is working with established players such as Dalmia Cement and was recently awarded a project by NTPC to demonstrate carbon capture and utilisation at its power plant. It is also working with Tata Steel to set up a carbon capture plant at Jamshedpur Works to capture 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per day. Although the technology developed by Carbon Clean Solutions is a good way to limit the entry of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, it is restricted to steel, cement, chemical and power plants. Many believe that direct air capture, in which carbon dioxide is captured straight from the air, is the technology for the future. An economically viable technology developed on these lines can help push for a net-carbon-zero world. However, developing such technology is an expensive proposition. "Imagine capturing 400 molecules of carbon dioxide from one million air molecules. It is a tricky task and hence costly. But if we get a really good absorber or absorber material, we can succeed in this task," Goel says. A recent breakthrough in this area was the launch of the world's largest direct air capture plant developed by Climeworks in Iceland. The plant can capture 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year; this is then injected into nearby basaltic rock formations and turned into stone. SEQUESTERING CARBON While many believe that capturing carbon and utilising it to make fuels is the way forward for carbon abatement, some feel that there are better, long-term methods. "We may have a process where we can convert carbon dioxide into some usable chemical, but if the chemical itself is so usable and so valuable, why would one like to reduce the value of the chemical," argues Dr Rajnish Kumar, Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at IIT Madras. Hydrogen, he explains, is one such chemical. Hydrogen fuel is itself green, and thus its use in producing methanol in an effort to utilise carbon dioxide does not seem reasonable, he holds. PHOTO: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT At IIT Madras, Rajnish Kumar’s research group is looking to mimic the natural process of carbon sequestration in oceans for commercial use. Kumar believes that carbon sequestration is the way forward, given the high rate of carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide can be sequestered at oil wells, saline aquifers, basalt rocks, abandoned coal mines, oceans, plants and soil. His research group at IIT Madras has taken inspiration from the natural process of carbon sequestration in oceans and is working to mimic this process so that it can be used at a commercial scale. Essentially, carbon dioxide can exist as gas, liquid and solid depending on the temperature and pressure. Deep down in the ocean, at around 300 metres, the temperature and pressure are just right for carbon dioxide and water molecules to combine and form hydrates. These hydrates can stay in the oceans for millions of years without dissociating, locking up this greenhouse gas for a long time. At a commercial level, the flue gas (which contains plenty of other gases along with carbon dioxide) from power plants and industries can be transported to the seabed via pipelines. When this flue gas reaches a depth of 300 metres, it will get the right conditions to form hydrates of carbon dioxide by reacting with water molecules. Rajnish Kumar's laboratory is trying to find a way to replace the methane in hydrates under the sea with carbon dioxide. This process of carbon dioxide hydrate formation may itself be slow or may be impacted by the presence of other gases in the flue gas mixture. Kumar's research work involves finding out additives that can hasten the process of hydrate formation and ensure that carbon dioxide molecules react with water to form hydrates and not with the other gases such as nitrogen, hydrogen and sulphur in the flue gas mixture. In its laboratory, the team also studies if these hydrate structures stay stable to ensure that the carbon remains sequestered for a longer period under the sea. His group's research is being funded by GAIL India Limited. The laboratory is also trying to find a way through which it can replace the methane in hydrates under the sea with carbon dioxide. This will have twin benefits: carbon sequestration, and recovery of methane fuel. A Carbon Clean Solutions plant in Thoothukudi captures about 60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from a nearby coal plant to produce soda ash. While sequestration looks like a good way to permanently store carbon dioxide, its transport from the point of its generation and capture to the place of sequestration may pose problems. "Carbon capture storage, which was once considered feasible, could not be pursued due to fewer potential storage sites in India. Geographically it is not feasible if source and storage sites are far apart," Goel states. Kumar, however, feels that carbon dioxide gas can also be transported the way LPG is being moved in pipelines. INDIAN SCENARIO India has three CCS plants, with negligible capturing capacity, that have been operating for decades and a CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) plant in Thoothukudi, and has plans for more. ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation have signed an MoU to evaluate the feasibility of India's largest CCUS project at the Koyali refinery in Gujarat. Other public sector companies, such as NTPC, BHEL and NALCO, are partnering with consultancies, companies and researchers to explore the feasibility of CCUS at their respective sites. Private players such as Dalmia Cement, Tata Steel and Reliance Industries are working towards becoming carbon-neutral. On the R&D front, the country is part of Mission Innovation, a global initiative to accelerate the development of climate-friendly technology. India was also an active member of the ICOSAR Network, set up in 2007 to initiate talks on carbon storage technologies. Despite these efforts, the country still lacks technologies that can be adopted by a company eager to reduce its carbon emissions. While India remains committed to cutting down emissions, the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underlines the need for urgency, pointing to extreme weather events. As the pressure to abide by environmental agreements mounts, India is redrawing its strategy to cut down emissions. The country's renewable energy policy may be on track, but it does not have policies that push for the adoption of CCUS technology. "While one can switch off coal-based power plants and shift to solar, hydro, wind and nuclear energy in a few years, if you think about industry – steel, cement, refining, chemicals - there is no option, and the only way, for now, is to decarbonise them," says Sharma of Carbon Clean Solutions. However, the policies that give incentives to companies that capture carbon dioxide or penalise those that don't are not yet in place. With various countries having already announced their timelines to achieve net-zero emission, all eyes are on India. It seems self-evident that the strategy to realise that green goal hinges critically on the adoption of CCUS technologies in the country. ALL FOR CLEAN AIR CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) encompasses methods and technologies that remove carbon dioxide from its source or atmosphere and then either utilises it or stores it for the long term. CCUS technologies are a way to meet Paris Agreement goals for countries that are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels for power generation and cannot slow down high carbon dioxide-emitting industries such as cement, steel and fertilisers. 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0.998944	Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). The foundIndents regex was found to allow exponential backtracking. Details Denial of Service (DoS) describes a family of attacks, all aimed at making a system inaccessible to its original and legitimate users. There are many types of DoS attacks, ranging from trying to clog the network pipes to the system by generating a large volume of traffic from many machines (a Distributed Denial of Service - DDoS - attack) to sending crafted requests that cause a system to crash or take a disproportional amount of time to process. The Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) is a type of Denial of Service attack. Regular expressions are incredibly powerful, but they aren't very intuitive and can ultimately end up making it easy for attackers to take your site down. Let’s take the following regular expression as an example: regex = /A(B\|C+)+D/ This regular expression accomplishes the following: A The string must start with the letter 'A' (B\|C+)+ The string must then follow the letter A with either the letter 'B' or some number of occurrences of the letter 'C' (the + matches one or more times). The + at the end of this section states that we can look for one or more matches of this section. D Finally, we ensure this section of the string ends with a 'D' The expression would match inputs such as ABBD, ABCCCCD, ABCBCCCD and ACCCCCD It most cases, it doesn't take very long for a regex engine to find a match: $ time node -e '/A(B\|C+)+D/.test("ACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCD")' 0.04s user 0.01s system 95% cpu 0.052 total $ time node -e '/A(B\|C+)+D/.test("ACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCX")' 1.79s user 0.02s system 99% cpu 1.812 total The entire process of testing it against a 30 characters long string takes around ~52ms. But when given an invalid string, it takes nearly two seconds to complete the test, over ten times as long as it took to test a valid string. The dramatic difference is due to the way regular expressions get evaluated. Most Regex engines will work very similarly (with minor differences). The engine will match the first possible way to accept the current character and proceed to the next one. If it then fails to match the next one, it will backtrack and see if there was another way to digest the previous character. If it goes too far down the rabbit hole only to find out the string doesn’t match in the end, and if many characters have multiple valid regex paths, the number of backtracking steps can become very large, resulting in what is known as catastrophic backtracking. Let's look at how our expression runs into this problem, using a shorter string: "ACCCX". While it seems fairly straightforward, there are still four different ways that the engine could match those three C's: CCC CC+C C+CC C+C+C. The engine has to try each of those combinations to see if any of them potentially match against the expression. When you combine that with the other steps the engine must take, we can use RegEx 101 debugger to see the engine has to take a total of 38 steps before it can determine the string doesn't match. From there, the number of steps the engine must use to validate a string just continues to grow. String Number of C's Number of steps ACCCX 3 38 ACCCCX 4 71 ACCCCCX 5 136 ACCCCCCCCCCCCCCX 14 65,553 By the time the string includes 14 C's, the engine has to take over 65,000 steps just to see if the string is valid. These extreme situations can cause them to work very slowly (exponentially related to input size, as shown above), allowing an attacker to exploit this and can cause the service to excessively consume CPU, resulting in a Denial of Service.
0.903329	Chalazion vs. Stye: What's the Difference? A chalazion is a blocked oil gland that appears on the inside of the eyelid, usually surfacing as a bump. An eye stye (or hordeolum) is a smaller pimple-like bump that appears on the upper or lower eyelid due to a blocked oil gland.It is typically near the eyelash and lives on the outside of the eyelid If you are concerned that you have a stye and/or chalazion, please go see an ophthalmologist right away. Delaying treatment will make the medical treatment less likely to work, and more likely it will either be a chronic condition or require surgery. Please, do not assume you have a stye or chalazia, because self diagnosis can be dangerous too A stye (also called a hordeolum) is a small, red, painful lump that grows from the base of your eyelash or under the eyelid. Most styes are caused by a bacterial infection. There are two kinds of styes: External hordeolum: A stye that begins at the base of your eyelash. Most are caused by an infection in the hair follicle A stye is an infection that causes a tender red lump on the eyelid. Most styes occur along the edge of the eyelid. When a stye occurs inside the eyelid, it is called an internal hordeolum (say hor-dee-OH-lum). A chalazion (say kuh-LAY-zee-on) is a lump in the eyelid. Chalazia (plural) may look like styes, but they are usually larger and may. A chalazion is a non-infectious blockage of a meibomian gland, while a stye, also known as a hordeolum, is an infection of either a gland of Zeis or Moll (in the case of an external hordeolum), or of a meibomian gland (an internal hordeolum) A chalazion is caused by noninfectious meibomian gland occlusion, whereas a hordeolum usually is caused by infection. Both conditions initially cause eyelid hyperemia and edema, swelling, and pain. With time, a chalazion becomes a small nontender nodule in the eyelid center, whereas a hordeolum remains painful and localizes to an eyelid margin Hordeolum and chalazion treatment The full gamut Hordeola and chalazia are some of the most common inflammatory eyelid disorders encountered in optometric practice. Many patients try to treat these lesions conservatively using home remedies or over-the-counter medication. Often, such treatment is efficaciou Eye Stye & Chalazion: Differences, Treatment and Remova It is important to distinguish between a chalazion and a stye before starting treatment. In some cases, they can look similar. When an oil gland in the eyelid gets clogged, a chalazion can develop. It takes the form of an eyelid bump If the clogged gland that produces the stye never gets better, scar tissue forms around it. The pain goes away but a bump remains. Doctors call that a chronic chalazion (pronounced cha-LAY-zee-yon) The most noticeable difference between a chalazion and a stye is that a chalazion tends to be painless. A stye is usually very painful and may cause the eye to feel sore and scratchy. Other.. utes at a time, 3-5 times a day. This can help soften and unclog a chalazion or stye Dacryoadenitis (infection or inflammation of the lacrimal gland) and dacryocystitis (infection of the lacrimal sac) can be confused with stye; their respective locations (lateral upper lid and inferior to the medial epicanthus) are key. Most styes and chalazia resolve with warm compresses and topical antibiotics utes, 3-6 times per day. Get an over the counter treatment. Let the chalazion or stye open and heal on its own. Do not. Stye vs. chalazion chalazia treatment - Haller Eye Cente Stye vs Chalazion Styes and chalazia are often confused, but they are actually distinct conditions with different causes, though treatment may be the same in some cases. Book an Appointment Find a Doctor Location A well-defined mass at the lid margin is often a hordeolum or stye. A mass within the midportion of the lid is commonly a chalazion. Preseptal and orbital cellulitis are important to identify,.. Chalazion and Stye (Hordeolum) Chalazia are enlargements of an oil gland (similar to a pimple) deep in the eyelid caused by an obstruction of the gland's opening. Styes are usually infected eyelash follicles. A chalazion is inflamed but not infected. A stye is usually caused by a staphylococcal infection Learn how to get rid of a stye on your eyelid FAST! A stye could be anything growing on the eyelid but the most common is an eye pimple (hordeolum) and a cha.. Blepharitis, Stye and Chalazion. Blepharitis, or chronic inflammation of the eyelid, is the most common ocular disease known. The symptoms of blepharitis include redness of the eyes and eyelids, itching, burning and a feeling that something is in the eyes. Some patients complain that their eyelids form crusts and stick together in the morning A sty is similar to another bump that occurs in the eyelid called a chalazion. A chalazion is a bump that usually occurs farther back on the eyelid. Unlike a sty, a chalazion is usually not painful and is not caused by a bacterial infection. Instead, a chalazion occurs when the opening of the oil-producing glands in the eyelid becomes clogged Chalazion and Hordeolum (Stye) Chalazia and hordeola (styes) are sudden-onset localized swellings of the eyelid. A chalazion is caused by noninfectious meibomian gland occlusion, whereas a hordeolum usually is caused by infection. Both conditions initially cause eyelid hyperemia and edema, swelling, and pain In conclusion, a stye (hordeolum) is a plugged oil or sweat gland in the skin of the eyelid and typically resolves faster than a chalazion. Similarly, with a chalazion, a hordeolum may start out as an inflammation, however, it can become infected as well. Moreover, a sty is painful, but a chalazion usually is not Eye chalazion is a very common eye ailment but it is easily treatable. Right medications can treat it properly without leading to any complications. Difference Between Eye Stye And Eye Chalazion. An eye chalazion is often confused with an eye stye because they look quite similar in appearance. Both of them are limps that can appear in the eye area Stye vs. Chalazion . Lumps and bumps on the eyelids can cause discomfort and embarrassment. It is possible to remove these with the help from Vision Care Specialists. Let's look at two of the most common conditions. Stye. An eyelid stye is a small, painful lump that can occur on the inside or outside of the upper or lower eyelids Stye Chalazion homeopathic treatment Chalazion is a lump in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a gland within the skin. Typically, this lump grows over days to weeks and is occasionally red, warm, or painful What Are Chalazia and Styes? - American Academy of The primary difference between a chalazion and hordeolum is that chalazia are a result of inflammation and hordeola or styes are infectious. The symptom of pain typically points to hordeolum Until your sty goes away on its own, try to: Leave the sty alone. Don't try to pop the sty or squeeze the pus from a sty. Doing so can cause the infection to spread. Clean your eyelid. Gently wash the affected eyelid with mild soap and water. Place a warm washcloth over your closed eye. To relieve pain, run warm water over a clean washcloth There are two kinds of styes: internal and external hordeolum. An internal hordeolum is a stye inside the eyelid. Most are caused by an infection in an oil-producing gland in the eyelid. An external hordeolum is a stye that begins at the base of the eyelash. Most are caused by an infection in the hair follicle. It might look like a pimple A chalazion is typically larger than a stye and won't be painful. A chalazion is caused by the blockage of an oil gland in the eyelid, where the excess fluid accumulates and forms a cyst under the skin of the eyelid. A stye is caused by a bacterial infection that grows in one or more eyelash follicles Styes and Chalazia Michigan Medicin Stye VS Chalazion A chalazion and a stye look very similar as lumps in or along the edge of the eyelid, but they are actually caused by different issues. A stye, which is typically redder in color than a chalazion, is caused by a bacterial infection in the root (follicle) of an eyelash utes. •Repeat several times a day until the stye drains or resolves. •Do not attempt to puncture the stye •Avoid make up or contact lens use until the area has healed Most will go away on their own without treatment. A stye is an infection that causes a tender red lump on the eyelid. Most styes occur along the edge of the eyelid. When a stye occurs inside the eyelid, it is called an internal hordeolum (say hor-dee-OH-lum). A chalazion (say kuh-LAY-zee-on) is a lump in the eyelid. Chalazia (plural) may. symptoms. A chalazion is typically larger than a stye and won't be painful. A chalazion is caused by the blockage of an oil gland in the eyelid, where the excess fluid accumulates and forms a cyst under the skin of the eyelid. A stye is caused by a bacterial infection that grows in one or more eyelash follicles STYE VS CHALAZION. To clarify, a stye is an inflamed, painful swelling that forms in the eyelid. There are two types of styes, internal stye and external stye. External styes form on the edge of an eyelid, and is usually caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash. Internal styes are deep-seeded, usually caused by. A chalazion usually forms on the upper eyelids but may occasionally form on the lower eyelid. Ordinarily, chalazia (the plural of chalazion) develop in adults between the ages of 30 and 50. They are not common in children, but they can happen. Is a chalazion a stye? A chalazion is not a stye, but it can form because of a stye. Styes are. Stye medicine is any compound or preparation used for the treatment of eye styes, such as home remedies, over-the-counter medicine, or prescription medication. In order to effectively treat a stye, it's important to understand the difference between a stye and a chalazion Meibomian cyst vs stye Meibomian cyst. A chalazion, or meibomian cyst, is an enlargement of an oil gland, known as the meibomian gland deep in the eyelid, as a result of an obstruction of the gland's opening. Stye treatment. The most effective stye treatment is the application of warm compresses, which will help the stye pop open and. Use of the above medicines on a timely basis will also prevent an eyelid cellulitis or preseptal cellulitis which is a serious complication of a hordeolum. If the above medicines are not effective at treating the hordeolum it has probably become a chalazion. Chalazion may resolve without treatment but many require a minor surgery to remove They typically go away without treatment within several days, seldom lasting longer than a few weeks. However, that always doesn't mean that you can ignore them. Styes vs. Chalazia. Typically occurring along the edge of the eyelid, styes are infections that cause tender red lumps. Styes can occasionally occur inside the eyelid A stye produces a red, swollen, painful lump on the edge or the inside of the eyelid and usually occurs closer to the surface of the eyelid than chalazion. If left untreated, a stye can result in the formation of a chalazion. Do not attempt to squeeze or drain the chalazion as it may require treatment for proper healing. Causes & risk factor A chalazion or stye may develop over days to weeks and can sometimes resolve spontaneously. Treatment. Warm compresses with gentle pressure to the eyelid are the mainstay of treatment for a chalazion or stye. These should be applied several times daily. The heat of the compress will help drainage of oil from the inflamed glands. In addition. Treatment. So, what are the options for treating an acute, painful hordeolum? First, remember that the infection is generally self-limiting and will often resolve within a week or two with spontaneous drainage of the abscess. 1 Traditionally, the most common treatment involves the use of hot compresses with digital massage along with topical antibiotic solutions and ointments Overview of stye and chalazion. Stye, also known as hordeolum is a localized infection in the eyelids which causes tender, red bumps near the eyelids. It appears as boil or pimple. It is mostly caused by staphylococcus bacteria. They often happen due to clogged or irritated glands in the eyelids The primary difference between a stye and a chalazia is the cause. A stye usually rises close to the edge of one of the eyelids and it is a red, sore bump. Styes can be caused by an eyelash follicle which has become inflamed. If a stye comes up under the eyelid or inside it then it is considered an internal hordeolum As with a chalazion, applying a warm washcloth may relieve pain and help the sty drain. With both chalazia and sties, never try popping or squeezing them, and keep the affected eyelid clean A stye can occasionally turn into a chalazion if it does not heal. If you think you have a chalazion, you can try the same home treatment used for a stye. However, a chalazion usually takes much longer to go away. Some last for weeks or months. The American Academy of Ophthalmology has more information on chalazia and styes. Make an appointmen Styes vs. Chalazion. A chalazion, which is a chronic bump (inflammation) on the eyelid, is commonly mistaken for a stye. Although similar in appearance, a chalazion is not the same as a stye. It is noticeably larger and located on the inside of the eyelid itself Treatment options for chalazion and stye. Treatment options for chalazia include medications such as eye drops or warm water compresses applied to the eye several times a day.If the chalazion does. Stye is located near the edge of the eyelid while chalazion is located further from the edge of the eyelid. A stye is initially uncomfortable but the chalazion is not. A chalazion is larger in size compared to stye and is developing slowly. A chalazion is painless and non-infectious though stye is painful as well as infectious A disorder often mistaken for a stye is a chalazion - a chronic inflammation of one of the oil glands on the inner surface of the eyelids. This often is not a painful condition. It takes the form. Chalazion vs Stye - Understand The Difference Between The Tw Symptoms. Signs and symptoms of a sty include: A red lump on your eyelid that is similar to a boil or a pimple. Eyelid pain. Eyelid swelling. Tearing. Another condition that causes inflammation of the eyelid is a chalazion. A chalazion occurs when there's a blockage in one of the small oil glands near the eyelashes Stye treatment options. In most cases, a stye clears up without medical treatment within a week. Medications. Eyelid washes are the medication of choice for treating normal styes but they can be replaced by baby shampoo. For persistent or multiple styes, an eye doctor will prescribe oral antibiotics Styes are often painful but chalazion are not. Learn more about stye here. Causes and Risk factors of chalazion . It mostly occurs due to blockage of tiny meibomian glands present in the upper and lower eyelids. Rarely, an infection causes chalazion. Following are the risk factors of developing chalazion. Poor eye hygien Chalazion vs Stye. Although a stye is also a lump in the eyelid caused by obstruction of an oil gland, a chalazion is not a stye. A stye, represents an acute infection of the gland. A chalazion is not infectious but is an inflammation of the area Treatment options include aggressive eyelid hygiene, injection of specific medications (steroid, 5FU) into the chalazion, and surgical drainage. From time to time, a surgical procedure like draining is required when the stye does not respond to medication or disappear on its own, however, the application of antibiotic eye drops usually results. A chalazion is a focal sterile granulomatous swelling of the eyelid's sebaceous gland and may result from either a hordeolum or blepharitis. Diagnosis is usually clinical. Treatment depends on the particular condition and includes eyelid hygiene, topical antibiotics if an infectious etiology is suspected, or surgery. Hordeolum (stye Chalazion and Hordeolum (Stye) - Eye Disorders - Merck A hordeolum is an acute bacterial infection found in the lid of the eye. This infection is a common condition, and patients often present to their primary care physician or acute care center for evaluation and treatment. The patient usually presents with painful, erythematous inflammation of the eye ation of the inner eyelid reveals a nontender rubbery nodule Chalazion is diagnose A stye that is chronic or long standing is likely to be a chalazion; a painless but sometimes tender inflammation of the meibomian oil glands of the eyelid. Etiology A stye is caused by an obstruction of a meibomian gland and/or inflammtion contributed by normal bacteria or mites (demodex) from the skin of the eyelids A chalazion, or meibomian cyst, is a benign lipogranulomatous collection arising from one of the meibomian glands lining the tarsal plate of the eyelid (Figure 1).A common cause of morbidity among people of all age groups, 1 the chalazion is distinct from a stye, which arises from an infected hair follicle on the lid margin (Figure 2).Chalazia are caused by lipid inspissation in the meibomian. Internal stye treatment While medical attention should be sought if symptoms persist or become severe, an internal hordeolum can usually be treated using stye home remedies. At-home treatment options include: Applying a clean, warm compress on the affected eyelid. Keeping the eyes clean by flushing them with sterile eye drops Chalazion (also known as Meibomian cyst) is a cyst in the eyelid usually due to a blocked meibomian gland, typically in the middle of the eyelid, red, and not painful. They tend to come on gradually over a few weeks. A chalazion may occur following a stye or from hardened oils blocking the gland. The blocked gland is usually the meibomian gland, but can also be the gland of Zeis More Stye Articles. Styes: What Is a Stye and What Causes Styes? How to Get Rid of a Stye. What causes a stye? Can you pop a stye? Hordeolum (stye): Internal vs. external. Stye medicine. How long does a stye last? Stye removal. 10 home remedies for styes. Are styes contagious? Eyelid bumps. Chalazion: Causes & Treatment. Page published in. Chalazion (meibomian cyst) A chalazion is a firm round lump in the upper or lower eyelid caused by a chronic inflammation/blockage of the meibomian gland. It can sometimes be mistaken for a stye. Unless acutely infected, it is harmless and nearly all resolve if given enough time A hordeolum (ie, stye) is a localized infection or inflammation of the eyelid margin involving hair follicles of the eyelashes (ie, external hordeolum) or meibomian glands (ie, internal hordeolum).. A hordeolum usually is painful, erythematous, and localized. It may produce edema of the entire lid. Purulent material exudes from the eyelash line in external hordeola, while internal hordeola. Chalazion vs stye. I've seen many people who get confused about chalazion and stye because both have similarities in appearance. For example, A stye is also a small lump just like chalazion and it also develops in the eye area. You should remember that a chalazion is a result of a blocked oil gland, but stye indicates an infected oil gland or. Hordeolum vs chalazion. Hordeolum is an infection of the meibomian (sebaceous) glands. A chalazion is caused by noninfectious meibomian gland occlusion. Hordeolum may be on the external or internal surface of the eyelid and may lead to edema of the entire lid A stye usually only affects 1 eye, but it's possible to have more than 1 at a time. It's probably not a stye if: there's no lump - if your eye or eyelid is swollen, red and watery it's more likely to be conjunctivitis or blepharitis; the lump is hard but not very painful - it's more likely to be a chalazion; How you can treat a stye yoursel A stye (hordeolum) is a red bump, sort of like a pimple, that forms on the outside edge of the eyelid.. Your eyelids have lots of tiny oil glands, especially around the eyelashes. Dead skin, dirt. Stye. Unlike a chalazion that is caused when one of the sweat glands in the upper eyelid gets clogged, a stye is a bacterial infection. Caused by the staphylococcal bacteria, a stye is usually red, inflamed, and fairly painful. Similar to chalazion treatment, you can treat a stye by using a warm, wet compress on it How to Definitively Get Rid of a Stye (Safe Treatment A Stye (also called Hordeolum) is a bump caused by a bacterial infection blocking the oil-secreting gland on the upper or lower eyelid margin, resembling a pimple in appearance. Chalazia (plural for chalazion) are styes that are no longer infectious but filled with pus and blocked lipid secretions that normally help lubricate the eye but can no. To improve treatment by using Bruder Hygienic Lid Sheets to keep your eyelids clean and to enhance the effects of moist heat therapy. These individually packaged, disposable dry sheets help cleanse pores and glands surrounding the eyes and eyelids. Keeping your eyelids and eye compress clean will expedite your recovery from a stye or chalazion A chalazion is a term used by the medical profession to denote a swelling caused by blockage of sebaceous glands and formation of granulomas. It usually occurs in the meibomian glands in the tarsal plates, but also can occur in the sebaceous glands of Zeis. It is a chronic problem and it is usually painless. Internal hordeola may lead to chalazia Stye. A stye is a red, painful bump on the eyelid caused by a blocked oil gland. Chalazion. A chalazion is a hard, painless lump on the eyelid caused by a blocked oil gland. Often, this happens when you have a stye that doesn't go away. It can make your eyelid swell and turn red. A chalazion will often go away on its own. Dry eye. Oil and. Eye Stye, Chalazion Eyelid Treatment White Bump Inside, Eye Pimple product *Click on images for a scrolling zoomed view. To see the entire still image, right-click your mouse and select View Image. MY CHALAZION STORY: My name is Leah, and I've hand-made this product. I have experienced both eye styes and chalazions What is a chalazion? A chalazion (or meibomian cyst) is a small lump or swelling in the eyelid, containing fluid or semi-solid material. It is a fairly common condition and is caused by a blockage in one of the small glands in the eyelid, called the meibomian gland. Often, the blocked gland becomes inflamed or infected The terminology of these things is confusing and varies from country to country. I use the following meanings: Stye and hordeolum are the same thing (synonym). They are acute (last a few days to maybe two or three weeks), red, sore (inflamed). No. An external hordeolum on the left upper eyelid, with classic pointing at the lid margin. Most often, hordeola present as tender or painful eyelid papules with associated erythema of the involved skin. External hordeola, if large or superficial enough, may demonstrate purulent material within the gland through thinning of the overlying. A stye, medically referred to as a hordeolum, is a bump in the eyelid that occurs when an oil gland becomes infected. It is like a small abscess or boil on the edge of the eyelid. A chalazion is an accumulation of material in the eyelid as a result of a blocked oil gland. Another condition called idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma (IFAG. Eye Stye & Chalazion: Causes and Treatments of Styes on A stye is a kind of infection that may cause swollen eyelids. A stye (hordeolum) is an infection of a gland in the eyelid. The most common type of stye infects the tear glands that are at the base. Stye (hordeolum) - a red tender lump caused by an infection of an oil gland of the eyelid. Chalazion - a painless firm lump caused by inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid. Chalazion can be painful and red if it becomes infected. Abnormal or decreased oil secretion resulting in excess tearing or eye dryness Treatment. Prevention. Coping. A stye is a small red bump on the base of your eyelashes or under your eyelid. It is also called a hordeolum and sometimes spelled as sty. They are usually harmless, but can be painful and may lead to complications, such as a harmful infection. A stye can develop externally or internally External hordeolum: These occur at the base of the eyelash and usually result from an infection in the hair follicle. Internal hordeolum: These develop inside the eyelid and tend to result from an infection in an oil gland. The most noticeable difference between a chalazion and a stye is that a chalazion tends to be painless A chalazion is a localized, lipogranulomatous lesion of the eyelid. It is an inflammatory process, caused by an obstruction of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid (meibomian and Zeiss) from inflammatory disease (eg, acne rosacea), infection (eg, seborrheic dermatitis), or neoplasm (eg, sebaceous gland carcinoma or Merkel cell carcinoma) (1) Treatment. Warm compresses can help styes and chalazions heal faster. Moisten a clean, folded washcloth with warm water and hold it gently against the eye for 5 minutes several times a day for several days. The moist washcloth can be heated in a microwave over. This will encourage a sty or chalazion to open a drainage channel, allowing any pus. A chalazion is a large bump (swelling) in the eyelid caused by inflammation of one of the small oil-producing glands located in the upper and lower eyelids. A chalazion is sometimes confused with a stye, which also appears as a lump in the eyelid. However, a stye is an infection of a lash follicle and forms a red, sore lump People with chronic inflammatory conditions such as Rosacea, chronic blepharitis or Meibomian gland dysfunction are more prone to developing chalazia or styes. Treatment for these conditions can often help reduce the recurrence of styes/chalazion A chalazion, like a sty, is a swelling within the eyelid caused by inflammation of an oil gland. A chalazion differs from a sty in that it does not contain an active bacterial infection. A chalazion is sometimes the after effect of a sty. It is less tender but lasts longer A chalazion may start off as an internal hordeolum that is not painful. However, as it grows, your eyelids will begin to become tender to the touch, red and swollen. Very large chalazia can press against your eye and cause you to have blurry vision. Stye vs. chalazion . It can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between the two Chalazion: Symptoms, pictures, causes, and treatmen Most styes are very minor infections that clear without any treatment and cause no problems. Styes do not affect your vision. Sometimes the stye doesn't go away, and can turn into a cyst called a chalazion. If this happens it doesn't look particularly red and it doesn't hurt. However, you will have a lump on your eyelid How is a Stye or Chalazion Identified? Physicians diagnose these problems by closely analyzing the eyelid. It might be hard to discriminate in between a stye and a chalazion. If there is a hard swelling inside the eyelid, the doctor will most likely detect it as a chalazion. Treating a Chalazion. The treatment for chalazia varies among patients I have a stye and a chalazion on the same eye lid (1 inch apart) , should I go ahead treat the stye with warm compresses while it's still just a stye? 2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in 90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more Similar to a stye, a chalazion is a blocked oil gland on the eyelid that becomes enlarged. The main difference between a chalazion and stye is that the chalazion is usually non-infectious. A chalazion in most occasions is an old hordeolum that did not resolve. Treatment involves lid hygiene, warm compresses, and lid massage Pictures of Styes and Chalazia in Your Ey They are similar in appearance to a stye, but a stye is an infection of the gland while a chalazion is an inflammation of the gland. Styes are more similar to a small abscess (boil) in the edge or inside of the eyelid and also more painful. They usually occur closer to the surface of the eyelid than chalazia Surgical treatment may be considered in case of unresolved chalazion or large and symptomatic chalazion. Incision and curettage is the treatment of choice. Local anaethestic agent is injected to the area surrounding the lesion. Eyelid is then everted with special clamp and incision is made through conjunctiva A chalazion on the other hand is a blocked oil gland without infection. A chalazion is typically in the middle of the eyelid and not painful.Often a stye will go away without any specific treatment in a few days or weeks. Recommendations to speed improvement include warm compresses. Occasionally antibiotic eye ointment may be recommended Incision and drainage of a chalazion carries a risk of scarring or deformity of the eyelid, bleeding, or bruising. If a sty or chalazion becomes infected, the infection can spread to the eye (conjunctivitis or corneal keratitis), skin (cellulitis), or orbit (orbital cellulitis). Prompt treatment for these complications is extremely important. Here are tips to treat a stye at home: Warm Compress. Place a clean, warm compress on the eye area three to four times a day, 10 minutes each time. This is the standard at-home treatment for styes. A chalazion is a small (2-8 mm) fluid-filled swelling (cyst) in the eyelid. It is common and sometimes called a meibomian cyst or tarsal cyst. A chalazion is more common on the upper eyelid. It is possible to have several at once, in more than one eyelid. It is not the same as a stye While a pinguecula does not interfere with sight, a pterygium may grow large enough to cause vision problems. Both conditions are most commonly seen in warm, dry climates. They are not cancers. A chalazion appears as a swollen area, (small lump) on the upper or lower eyelid. A sty appears as a pimple on the margin of the eyelid The medical term for a stye is either a chalazion or hordeolum. If the stye is treated early in its course, Dr. Pham may be able to help it to disappear without doing a procedure. If the stye does not respond to antibiotics and medical treatment, Dr. Pham may need to do a small procedure to evacuate the contents of the cyst. Dr. Pham does the. Stye: Usually forms at the lash line, but some can form inside the lid, and most often at the edge of the eyelid. The small red bump that develops is generally caused by an infection that clogs an eyelash follicle. Chalazion: It's also a swollen eyelid bump and sometimes starts as a stye. Unlike a stye, it's not painful Chalazion. A 55-year-old man presents with a painless nodule on the inner surface of his eyelid. He denies any pain in the area, and it has not affected his vision. Physical examination is notable for a small chalazion. He is recommended to apply warm compresses and lid massages Treatment for a chalazion may include using warm compresses on the affected eye. A chalazion is not a sty. A sty, sometimes spelled stye, is an infection of the glands around the eyelid, rather than an inflammation. Unlike a chalazion, which is caused by overproduction of sebum, a sty is caused by a bacterial agent, commonly Staphyloccocus. A. Stye or Chalazion (Hordeolum) A Stye, Chalazion or Hordeolum is a painful red bump usually along your eyelid margin at the base of your eyelashes. Most styes are due to a bacterial infection and may look like a pimple. Others may appear inside your eyelid and are due to a clogged meibomian gland (oil glands) in your eyelid Red, swollen, tender mass within Eyelid, at margin. Types. External Hordeolum (stye, external zeis or Sweat Gland) Most common presentation. Points to skin surface. Internal Hordeolum (internal meibomian or Sebaceous Gland infection) Points inward toward palpebral Conjunctiva. Usually larger than External Hordeolum Chalazion is a lipogranuloma of one of the meibomian glands of the tarsal plate. They arise relatively rapidly over a period of a few days, often with inflammation and discomfort. They can progress to form a chronic pea-sized, firm nodule in the lid (Figure 13).The initial treatment is to hot compress the involved lid frequently in the first few days in hopes of opening the obstructed gland Advise the person not to attempt to puncture the stye. Advise to avoid using eye makeup or contact lenses until the area has healed. The NHS information leaflet Stye and the patient information leaflet Stye available on the www.patient.info website may be helpful. For a painful external stye, consider treatment in primary care for symptom relief A chalazion stayed with be stubbornly for 8 months. I tried everything I could find in the store for eye styes, but those products had oil in them and made it grow, or weren't making a noticable difference A sty, often spelled stye, occurs when makeup, dust or scar tissue block the ducts from glands in the eyelid - whether sweat glands or special oil glands. The blockage makes the gland swell, causing a lump on the lid. This lump may be painful and could become infected. The two types of sty are hordeolum, referring to a blockage of a sweat gland, or chalazion, referring to the blockage.
0.999986	Mexico is not a country which is often associated with tank production of any kind. What is more, as of 2018, Mexico does not have any tanks at all in their army – their armored forces consist of armored cars, most numerously the Panhard ERC, which is nearing 35 years of service. As such, it may come to a surprise that in 1917, Mexico joined a very select group of tank producing nations, and by doing so, beating their bitter rivals north of the border. Context – The Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution is one of, if not the most important events in Twentieth-Century Mexican history, completely changing the sociopolitical fabric of society. For over three decades, Mexico had been ruled by what is known as el Porfiriato, in other words, the presidency of General Porfirio Díaz, until he was forced to resign in 1911. Shortly before that, after fixing an election result in 1910, the people were mobilized against Díaz. During his presidency, Díaz had made many enemies, and his successor was one of them, the liberal Francisco I. Madero who tried to introduce democracy and freedom of press and association. Following such a long lasting period of rule by one person, a political vacuum was created in which different political elites and social groups fought to take power. Madero had enemies on all sides of the political spectrum – some viewed him has too reactionary, and others as too liberal revolutionary – so he was forced to resign alongside his vice president in a coup in February 1913, with both being assassinated soon after. The counter-revolutionary General Victoriano Huerta took over after the coup and ruled in a dictatorial manner until July 1914, when he resigned and went into exile after a series of defeats of his Federal Army. By this point, Mexico was submerged in a full-scale civil war. A coalition of revolutionary forces would take over the capital and therefore seized power, but not for long as they failed to land an agreement to form a government. The conservative Venustiano Carranza, who had been instrumental in the coup against Huerta in 1913 and had support from the USA, emerged triumphant from the chaos of the civil war, defeating the famous revolutionaries Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata along the way. With the signing of the Constitution of 1917, the situation would stabilize for some time. Following the signing of the Constitution and up to 1920, clean-up operations were carried out and agrarian revolutionary leaders were assassinated or imprisoned. The general atmosphere of turmoil and uncertainty benefited radical ideas and banditry alike. The ten years of continuous warfare would leave between 1 and 2 million dead Mexicans, including military and civilian deaths. The Steps Towards Tank Production Mexico had never been a major arms producer and had always had to depend on foreign imports for any major military operation. The constant situation of warfare during the Revolutionary period exacerbated the need for armament. With this in mind, a pro-government group (Constitutionalists), under the orders of General Venustiano Carranza, led a project to build armament factories for home production in 1915. By 1917, the Escuela Militar de Aviación [Military Aviation School] and Talleres Nacionales de Construcción Aeronáutica (TNCA) [National Aircraft Construction Factories] were inaugurated in Mexico City. TNCA had originated as a small repair workshop and spare part supplier for the equally small Mexican air-force but slowly increased in size with the introduction of heavy machinery imported from Europe. Eventually, it would even produce its own aircraft, including the TNCA A to H Series and a few licensed British and American aircraft. At some point in between 1916 and 1917, Carranza’s nephew, the aviator Major Alberto Salinas Carranza, is attributed to having designed a tank which would receive the name ‘TNCA Salinas’ – TNCA after the factory where it was built and Salinas in honor of its designer – although the tank is more commonly known as ‘Tanque Salinas’ (Salinas’ tank). What ideas were behind the need for this tank are unknown. By 1917, the civil war and consolidation of power by Carranza were all but complete. One must also consider that unlike the Great War in (mostly Western) Europe, warfare in Mexico had not been limited to trenches. In the vast plains and deserts in the center and north, horses and mounted mobile warfare was still important, whilst in the jungles of the south, guerrilla warfare was favored. Tank technology at the time was not advanced enough for tanks to cover these large distances and to fight in this typically mobile warfare. The tank would have been more suited to the multiple urban combats that occurred during the Revolution and to put down uprisings within cities or towns. Tanks were a new phenomenon and states around the world did not want to be left lagging behind in adopting this technology. Mexico would not be left either, and within an atmosphere of war favoring technological innovations, eager and adept engineers like Salinas could have been free to develop their ideas. The TNCA Salinas next to its presumed designer, Major Alberto Salinas Carranza. The five-barrel revolving cannon can be appreciated in this photo. The vehicle is probably perched on some sort of stand. The rollers for the track are visible as are the spaces for the track tensioners although no track is fitted. Photo: SOURCE Design Externally, the tank resembles the early British rhomboid tanks (such as the Mk. I) which had tracks on each side surrounding the hull and covered the entire length of the machine. Its main gun position, however, owes more to the contemporary French design of the St. Chamond. On each side, there were sponsons to carry the secondary armament consisting of a machine-gun on each side (unlike the British tanks where the main armament would be on the sponsons). The sponsons, unlike the large square British ones, were curved and shaped like a British pillar-box. Also, unlike the British detachable sponsons, these seem fixed to the side. Atop the tank, there was a large box-like cabin – similar to those on the Mk.V (and other later rhomboid tanks) – for the driver and commander. It seems from photographic evidence that in front of the sponsons there were doors for crew access on each side, which, in combat, would have been quite a design flaw as: a) the machine-guns would not be able to fire forward if the door was in use; and b) crewmen would be vulnerable when exiting the tank in middle of combat if the door was facing forward. Armor details are not described, but given that the vehicle is estimated to be around 7 meters in length and 20 tons in weight and a similar vehicle, the Mk.I’s 7.9 meters and 27-29 tons with 6-15mm in armor, the armor of the TNCA Salinas can be approximated to 6-12mm. This armor was riveted, and from the photos, it seems it was constructed onto an internal frame. Armament The front upper hull had a large square through which the gun was fired. It seems the gun was not fitted into the hull but rather mounted internally and the gun’s original gun shield was used for interior protection. Some sources state a 47mm Hotchkiss revolver cannon consisting of five barrels as the main armament, but this may well be a typo. It is documented that at the time of the Mexican Revolution there were Hotchkiss 37mm Revolving Cannons, also with 5 barrels, but there is not mention of a 47mm variant, and the description provided matches that of the 37mm. A typo between a 3 and a 4 is easy to make and with time, this typo has come to be accepted as a fact. Martínez Hernández et al., probably the most reputable source on the tank, state that it was, in fact, the 37mm version, which could have been found on board the battleship Ignacio Zaragoza. This gun was accurate and had a quick reload time, but had its drawbacks, including the fact that it did not have a long range and that it was quite heavy as it was mainly intended to be used on ships or coastal defense (though it was used as field artillery during the war), not early tanks. Each round weighed around 1.1kg and that the gun with a muzzle velocity of 455 m/s. Firing a solid AP shot this gun could perforate 45mm of steel at close ranges. Some sources mention that an unspecified 75mm gun, though it could be the Mexican variant of the 75mm St. Chamond field gun known as the Mondragón-St. Chamond, was also tested, but there is no conclusive evidence of this. The caliber or make of the side machine-guns is not known. A Hotchkiss 37mm Revolving Cannon at Fort Copacabana, Brazil. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Illustration of the Salinas Tank modeled by Mr. C. Ryan, funded by our Patreon Campaign. Inside the Tank Inside there would be a crew of between 6 and 8. A commander, a driver, two to three crew members to operate the main gun in the front and two machine-gunners (one on each side). The potential eighth crew member is unspecified but could have been an engineer. Details concerning the engine differ, but what is assumed is that it would have been a diesel engine of around 90-100hp. The 6 cylinder Aztatl 80 hp – the first Mexican indigenous airplane engine – could have, according to all available sources consulted, been used, as it was first produced in 1917. Alternatively, at this time in Mexico, there were Hispano-Suiza 150hp, Wright 60hp, and Renault ~60hp engines for aircraft which could also have been used. However, it could make more sense to think that the tank would have used some sort of truck engine, which would have been much more readily available and in less demand than the latest type of aircraft engine. It is worth mentioning though that TNCA was a company involved in aircraft parts production and as such, could have used an aircraft engine which would have been available at the time. On the other hand, Martínez Hernández et al. doubt that the tank had an engine at all. In the few available images of the vehicle, there are no obvious signs that it ever moved under its own power, so it could well be that whatever engine was desired was never actually fitted. Side-view of the TNCA Salinas in which its postbox-like sponsons can be appreciated. The identity of the man posing with the tank is unknown. Photo: SOURCE Short Operational History and Demise It is unknown if any additional vehicles to the prototype were produced in series, but it is highly unlikely. There is also very little information regarding what happened to the tank. Speculation exists within the sources that the tank could have been deployed in combat twice, though this is highly unlikely. The first supposed use would be in some period between 1919 and 1921, during the last stages of the Mexican Revolution, and the second in 1926 in putting down the Catholic clerical rebels during the Cristero War (1926-29). As previously stated, there is no supporting evidence of this, so, for now, these will be left as conjecture. The company TNCA was eventually bought by Canadian Car and Foundry, but before then the company was on a spiral decline due to lack of government investment and a preference for foreign aircraft. The ‘Tanque Salinas’ would end its operational life sometime during the 1930’s when it was converted into a guardhouse or checkpoint outside the air base at Balbuena, near Mexico City, not too far from where the tank was originally built. The main gun was removed and from photographic evidence. It is unknown what happened to the tank after this, but it was most likely scrapped at some point. Mexico would not have any other tanks until the nine Marmon-Herrington CTVL tanks acquired from the USA in 1938. The Tanque Salinas presumably at the Balbuena air base lacking its main armament. In this picture, it can be perfectly appreciated that the gun was not affixed to the frontal plate but rather mounted internally and protected on the inside only with its gun shield. The open space seen through the gun opening would have been the open right-hand-side door. Photo: SOURCE Conclusion Although the TNCA Salinas was never going to blaze the trail for a new tank concept, but it was an important milestone in the history of tank design by being the first tank designed and built outside Europe. Unfortunately, not much is known about the tank and there is very little scholarly work on the history or development of the vehicle, which is unfair given its importance, meaning that it deserves a better legacy. Its design proved that the Mexican engineers and elites were not only aware of events happening in Europe but were able to adopt various different ideas (a rhomboid design and forward facing main gun not mounted on sponsons) into one suited to their own purposes. That said, it is unknown how well, if at all, Tanque Salinas worked, and it was most likely never used in combat or even in training operations. Specifications Dimensions (L-W-H) Est. 7 x 3 x 2 m (22.96 x 9.84 x 6.56 ft) Total weight Est. Around 20 tons Crew 6-8 (Commander, Driver, 2-3 Gunners, Two Machine-Gunners, possibly 1 Engineer) Propulsion 6-Cylinder Aztatl 80 hp Armament Naval 37mm Hotchkiss revolver cannon 2 x machine-guns Armament Female Tank 4x 0.303 inch (7.62mm) Vickers water-cooled machine guns 1x 0.303 inch (7.62mm) Hotchkiss air-cooled machine gun Armor 6-12mm (0.24 – 0.47 in) Total Production 1 Links & Resources Anon., Gral. Div. P.A. Alberto Leopoldo Salinas Carranza (2011). (LINK) [accessed on 30/08/18] Anon., The Hotchkiss 37mm Revolving Cannon (2010). (LINK) ‘Coldown’, El primer tanque de Latinoamérica (2016). (LINK) [accessed on 29/08/18] David Cummings, TNCA Salinas (Tanque Salinas), Mexico’s First Indigenous Tank (2013). (LINK) [accessed on 29/08/18] Samuel Banda, TNCA Salinas: El primer tanque mexicano (2012). (LINK) [accessed on 29/08/18] ‘Tlileztly’, TNCA Salinas “Tanque Mexicano inicios del siglo XX (2017). 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0.957484	The Senate will only be able to muster support for a "variation" of the public option, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Monday. The Senate's second-ranking Democrat said that while there are intense feelings about the need for the public (or "government-run") option among Democrats, he is committed to moving forward the process of passing a health bill. Durbin said during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he could get a filibuster-proof 60 votes for a public option "if there's a variation on the theme, perhaps," mentioning nonprofit cooperatives or the "triggered" public option as possible variations. "There are some that feel intensely about this, but there's also a commitment to get this process moving," he said. The whip said he is not taking any votes for granted, but praised Maine's two centrist senators, Susan Collins (R) and Olympia Snowe (R) as potential GOP votes for health reform. He dismissed Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) likelihood of voting for the plan, though. And while final healthcare legislation may include small pilot programs examining ways to reform medical liability insurance for physicians, Durbin dismissed the idea that this bill would include wholesale, national tort reform. "It will be a separate bill," Durbin said of any national tort reform plan. Share to Facebook Facebook Facebook Share to Twitter TwitterTwitter View the discussion thread. Most Popular Video Health expert says other COVID-19 variants 'pale in comparison' to delta Rising Meet the company that is revolutionizing e-commerce by conquering the mountain of packages outside your front door
0.99999	On 14th October 2020 an email was sent to a publication called The Canadian Report from an anonymous source purporting to be a member of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Liberal Party of Canada (under the Prime Minister’s Office), tasked with creating a plan to achieve 100% compliance with the plan outlined in the ‘roadmap’ the committee was given. (My summary in table form of the information given in the email.) *Debt forgiveness (mortgages, loan and credit cards) under International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Debt Reset Program, conditional on vaccine compliance (COV-19 & -21) and forfeiture of all assets/ renunciation of all ownership & private property in perpetuity. Those who comply will receive Universal Basic Income (UBI) & be free to travel & live unrestricted under the Health Pass/ Immunity Passport scheme. The non-compliant will continue under indefinite lockdown until transitioned into isolation facilities and classified as serious public health risk. If they continue to refuse to participate, all assets will be seized. ________________ How credible is this alleged leak? The expansion of internment camp provision in Canada is real. According to a request for information, the Public Health Agency of Canada is currently managing eleven quarantine isolation sites across Canada, each site housing up to 1,600 inmates. The article appeared a week after MPP Randy Hillier asked questions in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario about the expansion of internment camp provision in Canada, and had his microphone cut and his supplementary question ignored by the Speaker without any explanation. Hillier’s question concerned the Canadian government’s Request for Proposal providing wide latitude for a broad spectrum of people to be detained, not just those placed in COVID quarantine. The Canadian Report headlines its article ‘Is this leaked info really Trudeau’s crazy COVID plan for 2021?’ Obviously, any such plan could not relate to Canada in isolation and would therefore have to originate at levels above Trudeau’s pay grade. I would assume that, if the leak is genuine, we will see the whole of the British Commonwealth at least, and most likely the whole world with few exceptions, following the same roadmap. In the last week of October, New Zealand announced its own quarantine/internment camps. Prime Minister Ardern made it clear that internees would include people who declined a COVID test. Calls have been made for debt-forgiveness over the past six months. In May, the prominent economist James K Galbraith called for a debt jubilee in an article in New York Magazine, arguing that once the pandemic has passed, “there will be a vast tangle of unpaid debts that cannot be cleared,” and thus “the whole financial system will have to be reset.” An IMF World Debt Reset Programme does not seem to exist officially as yet. However, on 3rd June 2020, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, addressed the World Economic Forum, calling for new Bretton Woods agreement and endorsing the WEF’s ‘Great Reset’ campaign. As conceived by the WEF, the Great Reset goes far beyond economics. Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Director of the Forum, used his keynote speech at the same conference to call for a reset of ‘our economic and social foundations’ to ‘revamp all aspects of our societies and our economies.’ In his books, Schwab goes even further than that, enthusiastically endorsing a ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ characterised by artificial intelligence, ubiquitous automation and robotics, and the emergence of fusion technologies merging the digital, biological and physical realms. In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, not just human society but the human organism itself is to be ‘revamped’. “The future will challenge our understanding of what it means to be human, from both a biological and a social standpoint.” (Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 2018) At the beginning of July this year, Schwab published his book COVID-19: The Great Reset, celebrating the way the pandemic has ‘turbo-charged’ this process, creating a window of opportunity to ‘reset’ the human condition, solving its most intractable problems including poverty, inequality and environmental degradation. As recently as October 12, the World Bank called for a comprehensive debt relief programme as amounts owed by low-income and developing nations hit record levels. According to World Bank estimates, the economic effects of the lockdowns may already have forced an additional 100 million people across the world into extreme poverty. There seems little doubt that if the cycle of lockdowns continues into 2021, it will induce a global economic and food-chain collapse. Many commentators already see such a collapse as inevitable. There are widespread suspicions about what is driving this crisis, and why governments seem determined to continue with such disastrous policies, impossible to justify in the light of what is now known about the limited lethality and transmissibility of the virus, and the development of effective treatment regimes. Since the beginning of the crisis, there have been legitimate questions about foreknowledge, the relationship of the outbreak to the Gates Foundation/ WEF’s Event 201 simulation conducted in October 2019, and the uncannily accurate predictions made by Bill Gates and Dr Anthony Fauci. Bill Gates calls COVID-19 ‘Pandemic #1’ and has stated openly and authoritatively that Pandemic #2 ‘will get [everyone’s] attention.’ These ‘experts’ never state their premises, leaving it a mystery how they can see so infallibly into the future. Back in 2016, the WEF published an article headlined “Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better.” At the time, readers might have found it hard to imagine what might come about to make a bridge to the article’s projected communist future. It’s less difficult now. Some people I admire are expressing scepticism about the alleged leak. ‘They don’t need to confiscate property,” says Catherine Austin Fitts, “when they’re confiscating minds.” The investigative journalist Eva Bartlett questions the silence around the leak from highly regarded Canadian investigative journalists like James Corbett or Dan Dicks, or the lawyer Rocco Galati. After persistent attempts to contact MPP Randy Hillier, she finally received this reply from his office. “This leak remains yet unverified, however a significant number of investigators are coming to the conclusion that it is a hoax. However, we know this to be real: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/…/1602118577/cds.pdf Sincerely, David Shostal Chief of Staff to Randy Hillier, MPP.” Bartlett makes her position clear in a Facebook post: “It isn’t that I don’t believe the Canadian government has been implementing criminal policies against Canadian civilians during this corona hysteria. And it isn’t that I don’t believe internment camps, sorry, ‘isolation camps’ aren’t in the works. But, I also don’t want to endorse disinformation sources which discredit real information put out there by diligent researchers. https://www.facebook.com/EvaBoBeeva/posts/3698963013446999.” I would always take what either Fitts or Bartlett says very seriously. Neither would disagree, however, that if a hoax has been created as a misinformation trap to discredit those who are warning about internment camps, it is because the camps are real. As with the ‘Report from Iron Mountain’, problems of attribution may turn out not to matter too much in the final analysis, if the roadmap leads towards a reality that lies over the horizon. We will see. If ‘COVID-21’ — Bill Gates’ ‘Pandemic #2’ — is announced early next year, little doubt will remain that this ‘global health crisis’ is being manufactured, managed and maintained, among other purposes to implode the world economy to create the desperation and chaos out of which a new order can be shaped — a centralised, technocratic, totalitarian World State. 4/2/21 Canadians being forced into isolation camps https://www.bitchute.com/video/7g9MrYYwhMAh/ Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Related Posted in COVID-19.Tagged Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, British Commonwealth, Canada, Debt forgiveness, Debt jubilee, Fourth Industrial Revolution, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Internment camps, Klaus Schwab, Leak, New Zealand, Pandemic #2, Roadmap, Strategic Planning Commission, The Great Reset, WEF, Whistleblower, World Economic Forum. 2 thoughts on “The ROADMAP” rja88 says: November 10, 2020 at 12:49 pm A very good article. The reference to the Iron Mountain report certainly gives disturbing echoes concerning both content and origins. This ‘Canadian Leak’ all smacks of the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” paradox. A tract anonymously appears which very accurately describes or uncovers a sinister plan or stratagem which seems to carry the unmistakable ‘ring of truth’ to a target audience or esoteric cognoscenti. The ‘enlightened’ seize upon it and disseminate it as ‘proof’ or evidence of malevolent intent. Once the target audience/group has run with it someone later puts their hand up and declares it was a spoof with evidence to support their claim. Wiki-doodah states that the ‘Protocols’ were simply a propaganda piece released by the Russian Tsar’s secret police plagiarised from various disparate earlier sources. An alternative ‘psy-op’ view would be that all plans may be discovered hence it is better to make them public either as an abstract ‘what if’ or as a forgery which pre-empts any accusations stemming from the content. A double bluff – ‘revelation of the method’ which mocks the accusor. The jury seems to be in on Q-Anon after all- or maybe not -Trump could still have the last laugh. Reply Paul Dunbar says: November 10, 2020 at 1:46 pm That’s a very well-expressed analysis of how it works, the Protocols paradox, nicely put. Q told me too many times to enjoy the show, it’s all a movie, and all that. But we’ll see. Thanks for that very cogent comment. 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0.997877	Toronto Maple Leafs super pest Nazem Kadri has been handed a pretty significant suspension. This isn’t the first time for Kadri to be punished by the NHL Kadri has had five suspensions over the course of nine NHL seasons. Here is an official tweet by NHL Player Safety: Toronto’s Nazem Kadri has been suspended for the remainder of the First Round for Cross-checking Boston’s Jake DeBrusk. https://t.co/doqkyMVrLS — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 15, 2019 This comes to no surprise for those who have followed the fiery Kadri over the year. He has always been an agitator and isn’t shy to physical play. Where Kadri gets into trouble is he tends to cross the line and can be very irresponsible with the stick(case and point) and for his constant yapping/ trash talking. Kadri couldn’t out of his head that the Bruins, and especially Jake Debrusk, were keying in on Kadri because they knew that Kadri is prone to retaliate quickly without hesitation. Coach Mike Babcock is clearly growing thin with Kadri’s antics and was seen telling Kadri to sit the expletivedown earlier in the game when Kadri and Debrusk were trash-talking each other. The unfortunate part to all of this is that Kadri is actually a really good player that provides a spark and physical element to the game that will be missed. William Nylander is thought to be the next man up to fill the third line center role. Another storyline to follow is who will dress to replace the vacated forward on the fourth line. Tyler Ennis, Nic Petan, Trevor Moore and maybe even Nicholas Baptiste could slot into bigger roles.
0.951601	Belfast International warns proposed 14-day quarantine for UK travellers would have "serious effect" on NI Economy Langsung ke konten utama Sky UK Telusuri Cari Blog Ini Belfast International warns proposed 14-day quarantine for UK travellers would have "serious effect" on NI Economy Mei 09, 2020 Dapatkan link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Aplikasi Lainnya Under the plans, which are expected to be implemented by early June, all passengers arriving at airports and ports will be required to provide an address at which they will immediately self-isolate for 14 days. “We will continue to work with government on this issue and also with the airports trade association, the AoA.” The Times reported that “authorities will conduct spot checks”, with punishments for those not adhering to the rules including “fines of up to £1,000” and deportation. Dapatkan link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Aplikasi Lainnya Komentar Posting Komentar Postingan Populer Silverstone signs new F1 deal to save British Grand Prix 'He's a fugitive': Ex-Nissan chief flees 'rigged' Japan for Lebanon Watch: Carlos Ghosn, ex-Nissan boss, flees to Lebanon (Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) -- Carlos Ghosn, the fallen automotive titan facing trial in Japan for financial crimes, fled to Lebanon to escape what he described as a “rigged Japanese justice system.” It’s a stunning turn of events in a saga that began with his shock arrest in Tokyo just over a year ago. Lebanon, where he grew up and has citizenship, puts the former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA in a country with no extradition agreement with Japan. “I am now in Lebanon and will no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant, and basic human rights are denied,” Ghosn said in an e-mailed statement Tuesday. “I have not fled justice – I have escaped injustice and political persecution.” The 65-year-old has said he’s the victim of a conspiracy between Nissan executives, prosecutors and government officials to prevent him from further integrating the company with Rena Ford Focus now available with mild hybrid tech When full engine capacity is not needed, for example when cruising on the motorway, one of the engine’s three cylinders is automatically switched off. The mild hybrid tech extends the engine-off period when coasting to a stop: the engine will turn off at speeds of up to 16mph. Other updates to the Focus range for summer 2020 include the availability of a new full-width 12.3-inch TFT instrument cluster. Later in the year, local hazard information will be displayed on it – such as obstacles or accidents on the road ahead. This includes standard wireless smartphone charging, front and rear parking sensors and Sync 3 infotainment with sat-nav.
0.999987	House of Windsor set for a little sparkle as Prince Harry engaged to ‘Suits’ Meghan Markle – Viva Naija Search Home Gist Lifestyle Culture Events News & Business Viva! Sport Trending Viva Naija Never far from home Home Gist Lifestyle Culture Events News & Business Viva! Sport Trending Home Lifestyle Celebrity House of Windsor set for a little sparkle as Prince Harry engaged to ‘Suits’ Meghan Markle Celebrity House of Windsor set for a little sparkle as Prince Harry engaged to ‘Suits’ Meghan Markle Sayo - 27th November 2017 1 542shares 542Facebook 0Twitter 0Pinterest 0LinkedIn 0Email 0Reddit Total542 542 0 0 0 0 Prince Harry, fifth heir to the throne of thrones, just got engaged to a mixed race Meghan “Sparkle”. Know this – the Palace is about to be lit!!! Well, it’s official: the wait is over. We can all take a deep breath. Yes, you’re reading the headline correctly: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged. The pair made the news official on Monday, November 27, in an announcement from Kensington Palace on Twitter. A separate announcement from the Twitter feed of Clarence House, the residence of Prince Charles, confirmed a wedding date in spring of next year, and that Harry had sought and received the blessing of Markle’s parents. Markle, 36, recently wrapped her seventh, and apparently final, season on USA’s legal series Suits, which shot in Toronto. Moving trucks were reportedly spotted at her Toronto apartment last week, and Markle was photographed in London getting a facial and grocery shopping on Tuesday, which sparked speculation that an engagement announcement might be imminent. Markle is, per reports, now living with Harry, 33, in a cottage at Kensington Palace, and the statement makes clear they will be living together in Nottingham Cottage at the palace. Harry and Meghan began dating in the spring of 2016, though word of their relationship was not made public until the fall of that same year. Shortly thereafter, Harry – in an unprecedented move for a royal family member – issued a statement asking for the media to give Markle privacy, following the “wave of abuse and harassment” she was receiving in the press. Though the pair were photographed several times thereafter, they were not seen out at an official engagement together until the Invictus Games in Toronto in September, where they were pictured holding hands, and during one event sitting together in the audience. It was at that point – in such a public venue, and one meaningful to Harry (he created the Invictus Games) – that it seemed clear an engagement was likely in the near future. In a Vanity Fair cover story in October, Markle said, “I can tell you that at the end of the day I think it’s really simple. We’re two people who are really happy and in love.” Later, she indicated there would be a time down the road when they would share more about their relationship: “We’re a couple. We’re in love. I’m sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time.” The spring 2018 date makes it unclear whether the wedding will fall before or after the April 2018 due date of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s forthcoming third child, who will jump ahead of Prince Harry in the line of succession (making Harry sixth in line). In October, Vanity Fair’s Katie Nicholl reported that June and July had been earmarked for the wedding, and that Harry wanted to be married in St. George’s chapel in Windsor, in a more private ceremony than William and Kate’s. Markle’s parents – Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland – issued a statement congratulating the couple: “We are incredibly happy for Meghan and Harry. Our daughter has always been a kind and loving person. To see her union with Harry, who shares the same qualities, is a source of great joy for us as parents. We wish them a lifetime of happiness and are very excited for their future together.” Kate and William also shared their enthusiasm over the news in their own statement: “We are very excited for Harry and Meghan. It has been wonderful getting to know Meghan and to see how happy she and Harry are together.” Buckingham Palace said in a statement that the Queen and Prince Philip are “delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness.” It is believed that the Queen met Markle last month over tea at Buckingham Palace. Per royal-family stipulations, the Queen had to approve the Markle-Harry engagement, as she does for any member up through the fifth in line to the throne.
0.95472	Chiropractic legislative issues fared well during 2021 session, plus a call to action on Medicare bill June 11, 2021 These are uncertain times, but I’m certain of one thing: Despite COVID-19 challenges, chiropractors continue to provide the best possible care for their patients. That’s why I’m pleased to report that issues on our legislative agenda fared well during the Washington State Legislature’s 2021 session. (More on that below.) It’s also clear that our Medicare patients need the important care we provide. I’m urging all chiropractors to contact their Congressional Read More » Chiropractic legislative issues fared well during 2021 session, plus a call to action on Medicare bill June 11, 2021 These are uncertain times, but I’m certain of one thing: Despite COVID-19 challenges, chiropractors continue to provide the best possible care for their patients. That’s why I’m pleased to report that issues on our legislative agenda fared well during the Washington State Legislature’s 2021 session. (More on that below.) It’s also clear that our Medicare patients need the important care we provide. I’m urging all chiropractors to contact their Congressional Read More » Join us for Chiropractic Legislative Day Thursday, Jan. 30 — and earn up to 4 CE credits January 14, 2020 Washington state chiropractors are encouraged to participate in 2020 Chiropractic Legislative Day, an annual gathering at the state Capitol in Olympia, on Thursday, Jan. 30. Legislative Day, sponsored by the Washington State Chiropractic Trust and Read More » Here’s proof that our work for chiropractors and patients is more important than ever December 12, 2019 The Washington State Chiropractic Trust is on a mission: To promote and protect patient access to chiropractic care. And our work is more important than ever, as the chiropractic profession has been under attack lately Read More » Time is running out: Help us protect the chiropractic profession October 3, 2019 The 2020 session of the Washington State Legislature is fast approaching, and it’s critical that you learn more about the issues impacting your practice – and how you can support the Washington State Chiropractic Trust’s Read More » Our 2020 legislative agenda — and how you can help! August 19, 2019 Fall is right around the corner, then the holidays, then the New Year and then the 2020 legislative session. This means that we are working hard to lay the groundwork to move our legislative agenda
0.913117	That’s because the Alverno nursing professor and her colleagues have always connected real world events to student learning. “Everything we do in our public health courses, whether I’m teaching master’s students or the undergraduates, has always brought in the current experience,” she says. “Today, we are very much connecting the pandemic and public health concepts.” For instance, Alverno undergraduate and graduate students are working with the Milwaukee Health Department to help staff its COVID-19 hotline. “It’s teaching them about communication, and it’s teaching more about COVID in a way that’s helpful to them as a professional,” Schulte says. Schulte recalls how, during her time as an Alverno undergraduate, learning was relevant and applicable to the real world. As a faculty member and School Sister of St. Francis, she is proud to carry this tradition forward. “It’s always been my greatest honor to teach at Alverno,” she says. “Alverno’s education is so powerful that I feel like we’re truly preparing the leaders of today and tomorrow.” This interview has been edited and condensed. How were you called to the sisterhood? I was growing up in the 1950s. At that time, being in the convent was a very normal thing for Catholic families. There was always discussion about it. Six of my aunts and a great aunt came to the School Sisters of St. Francis. My family always said, “Join the convent, and you can see the world and learn a lot.” The School Sisters have given me so many opportunities to meet people, to learn, to be in different environments, different countries. Being at Alverno, a School Sister institution, has taught me so much about mission and service. Why did you pursue a career in nursing? My mom was hugely influential. Mom married at 19 and didn’t finish high school. But she and my dad were both super committed to education. My mom always said, “If any of you girls want to go to nursing school (I was the oldest of 5 girls), I would scrub floors to help you pay for it.” When I was nine years old, my dad was in a significant construction accident. He was unconscious for three weeks, was off work for over a year, and had over a year of rehabilitation. So my mom decided we needed an additional source of income. She went back to school, got her GED, became a licensed practical nurse (LPN), and then worked for almost 15 years in nursing. Then, in high school, I was working in a local grocery store and I had this wonderful man as a boss, Mr. Enlow. Mr. Enlow’s daughter Joyce was in nursing school in St Louis. After her graduation, she was driving home. It was rainy, and she was in a car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. After her recovery, she went back to school and became a nurse anesthetist, which she could do from a wheelchair. I had always wanted to be a teacher or nurse. When I learned about Joyce, I decided to become a nurse, in her place. And, at Alverno, I’m both a nurse and teacher! In what ways is the Alverno of today similar to the Alverno of your student days? Your education has to engage you with the world. Obviously in today’s world we are talking about COVID as well as other things like racism and climate change. At that time, we were relating to futurism and changes in our society related to civil rights. Even though we didn’t have the same formal recognition of the 8 Abilities, just like today, we were taught to be, and aimed for being, a competent person as well as practitioner. Global perspective, communication – those all fit very much with the education I had in the 1970s. I had very innovative teachers and people who were trying things and helping you to be ready for the world, just as we are today. What do you think makes the Alverno community so special? We’re a learning community, we’re a caring community, and we’re a diverse community. Those three things are hugely important and make Alverno a distinctive and strong community.
0.999978	With the additional challenges caused by the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, finding senior-friendly activities can sometimes be challenging. If you are looking for ideas to keep the homebound senior in your life active, take a look at these suggestions: Create an Indoor Exercise Routine Favorable and low-impact exercises for seniors can be chair yoga, Tai Chi, or, for more active seniors, a stationary bike or a treadmill. Regular gentle stretching is also recommended since it improves flexibility and range of motion. Stretches done in the morning and evening can be highly beneficial for seniors as their muscles lose flexibility with age. Help your loved one stretch in this order: neck, shoulders, upper arms, upper body, chest, back, ankles, legs, hips, and calves as a great routine. Get Crafty Crafts are an excellent way to be productive and have fun with your loved ones. Homebound senior citizens are encouraged to take up painting, opens in a new windowknitting, opens in a new windowneedlepoint, opens in a new windowDIY projects, or any other hobby to get their creative juices flowing. Do-it-yourself activities allow seniors to produce tangible items that fill them with a sense of accomplishment. opens in a new windowHobbies can also preserve mental sharpness and fine motor skills. Video Chat with Friends and Family It’s tough to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and spending days away from people can affect everyone, especially the elderly. To help combat feelings of isolation and loneliness, reach out to your loved one regularly. You can also help them talk with their friends by setting up video chats. Several convenient and easy-to-use apps don’t require any special computer knowledge for their services. If your senior owns an iPhone or iPad, opens in a new windowFaceTime may be the best choice, for example. It comes preinstalled on these devices, and it’s almost the same process as answering a phone call. Other good options are opens in a new windowSkype, opens in a new windowZoom, opens in a new windowGoogle Hangouts, opens in a new windowWhatsApp, and opens in a new windowFacebook Messenger. Another helpful tool is a free app called ‘ opens in a new windowEasy Tablet Help for Seniors‘, which covers the basics of using a tablet and setting up apps like Skype or FaceTime. Cook Together The act of going through recipes, measuring, prepping ingredients, and cooking is great stimulation for the brain. Cooking requires focus, which in turn keeps the mind active. Concentration on a task essentially gives the brain a workout. Cooking activities can be divided into steps to make them more comfortable, helping your seniors participate in a way that works well for them. The ingredients used in cooking also provide excellent sensory stimulation as well. Take Away Seniors spending most of their time inside their homes can have adverse feelings of isolation and loneliness. Carefully selected activities can help our aging loved ones enrich their lives while keeping them physically and psychologically engaged. We hope you can use our suggestions and help your elderly loved ones know they’re an essential part of their family. If you want to learn more about senior care please contact us. 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Tyga presents Kylie with a $200k Maybach Mercedes for her 19th birthday... despite 'falling behind in his car payments' By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 16:22 EST, 6 August 2016 \| Updated: 00:56 EST, 7 August 2016 e-mail 67 shares 280 View comments He's living at her house, amid reports of serious money problems. But Tyga didn't let that get in the way of a seriously bling birthday surprise for his teen girlfriend Kylie Jenner. The rapper filmed as he presented the soon-to-be 19-year-old with a sparkling brand new Maybach Mercedes on Saturday morning. Wow! Kylie Jenner gasps as she spots her early birthday present from Tyga - a Maybach limo - in a Snapchat post For me? The most basic model of the luxury vehicle starts at $190,000 with the price rapidly climbing based upon specifications The most basic model of the luxury vehicle starts at $190,000 with the price rapidly climbing based upon specifications. Happy early birthday to me,' trilled Kylie on Snapchat as she showed off her new blue car. She was seen being surprised with the gift by Tyga, who filmed as she gushed: 'Whaaaat?' then added with increasing excitement, 'I love you T!' Happy early birthday to me,' trilled Kylie on Snapchat as she showed off her new blue car. What a treat: She was seen being surprised with the gift by Tyga, who filmed as she gushed: 'Whaaaat?' then added with increasing excitement, 'I love you T!' Tyga sang 'Happy birthday to you,' as Kylie exclaimed: 'Stop! T!' 'What is happening!' she squealed, 'Oh my goodness!' But despite Kylie's excitement, it is unclear how Tyga can afford such a pricey gift. Indeed despite initial claims that the high-spender had bought Kylie a Ferrari for her 18th birthday last August, it was later revealed that Tyga couldn't afford the pricey purchase and instead simply leased the sports car in Kylie's name. 'Almost too boss for me!' Kylie shows off the inside of her newest ride It's in the details: Tyga sang 'Happy birthday to you,' as Kylie exclaimed: 'Stop! T!' And in the 12 months since there have been a series of financial setbacks for the star. It was revealed back in February that the rapper's $233,000, 2013 Mercedes G-Wagon was set to be repossessed after he had missed payments for four months. It was purchased by the rapper for to ex Blac Chyna, but was seen being driven by girlfriend Kylie to her birthday dinner at Nobu after getting repainted last August. All wrapped up: The car featured a red bow on the windscreen Splashing out: Despite Kylie's excitement, it is unclear how Tyga can afford such a pricey gift Then in April it was revealed that Tyga had not been making payments on his 2013 Lamborghini Aventador. TMZ revealed that the Rack City hitmaker owed Choice Motor Credit over $350,000 and could lose his luxury vehicle. He later claimed he had already sold the car, along with another vehicle, a Bentley, which he was also apparently behind payments on. 'I got a hurracan Rolls Royce and Ferrari,' he tweeted, by way of explanation. Last year's model: Tyga gave his grilfriend a Ferrari for her 18th birthday last August - it was later revealed that Tyga couldn't afford the pricey purchase and instead simply leased the sports car in Kylie's name On top of his late car payments, the 26-year-old was previously slapped with tax liens totaling $120,000 and has faced eviction due to non-payment of rent. In February Page Six reported that an unlawful detainer notice was delivered to the $4.8million property that the rapper was then renting, and legal papers which are part of the eviction process name Michael Ray Stevenson - Tyga's birth name - as the defendant. All the details: Kylie took her fans on a tour of her new vehicle So proud: She pointed out all her favourite parts of the luxury ride Selfie time: There was even a handy mirror in which to snap pics Back to posing: After her excitement, Kylie returned to gazing in the mirror This followed his failed bid to purchase a house near that of Kylie Jenner - after his attempts to close failed three times. His housing problems have been resolved for now, however, after the rapper moved into Kylie's new $6m mansion, according to People. 'He still has money problems,' a Tyga source told the publication. Of her family's reaction, the insider added: 'They don't think it's permanent.' His other rides: Tyga's Lamborghini Aventador;in April it was revealed he was months behind on making payments for the flashy vehicle Can he afford it? 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Actress, 37, who will play scandal-hit aristocrat is spotted carrying brushes, bleach and a new doormat near her North London home Tom Holland and Zendaya poke fun at their height difference as they reveal how they struggled to film a stunt while shooting Spider-Man Manu Feildel hits the Sing 2 red carpet with his family - after admitting he's 'sad' that controversial chef Pete Evans won't be joining him for new My Kitchen Rules Victoria Beckham, 47, displays her flawless complexion as she shares her favourite beauty products with fans With unprecedented candor, mental health campaigner Prince William reveals how the stresses of life as a rescue pilot sparked an episode of dark despair Parents of boy whose accident is believed to have triggered Prince William's mental trauma praise Duke for his extraordinary 'love and support' RHONJ stars Melissa and Joe Gorga get cosy as they celebrate the holiday season during fun-filled bash in NYC Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans turn heads as the Hollywood heartthrobs film action-thriller The Gray Man Venus and Serena Williams signed off on Will Smith playing their father as they rave about the actor in new biopic King Richard: 'He's the real deal' Dakota Johnson oozes elegance in a cream wrap dress as she attends Deadline Contenders event Advertisement Christina Aguilera, 40, puts comfort first in VERY comfortable robe-like coat as she enjoys dinner in Los Angeles Kelly Bensimon sends temperatures soaring as she puts her bikini body on display in bright yellow swimsuit during beach day in Miami The Bachelorette vet Ivan Hall's brother Gabriel charged with murder in Texas Pregnant Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's W Magazine cover with Stormi revealed by fans on social media despite 'desperate' scramble by publisher to scrap it after Astroworld tragedy Nicole Scherzinger shows off her edgy style credentials in black leather dress as she poses for Annie Live! promo shots after show dazzled viewers Beauties on the beach! Miss Universe hopefuls frolic in the Dead Sea after being granted permits to enter Israel for the final despite Covid-19 travel ban for foreigners Chilly Charles! Prince wraps up in a fleece-lined coat and tweed flat cap as he hosts a National Hedgelaying Society event at his Highgrove Estate Alicia Vikander shows off her incredible moves as she reunites with her old dance teacher for a stunning performance at Gothenburg gala Personal trainer Maralee Nichols, 31, gives birth to NBA star Tristan Thompson's baby after she became pregnant with his child while he was still dating Khloe Kardashian Nigella Lawson 'had to have her famous curves photoshopped for her Good Housekeeping cover to be more family friendly' Advertisement America's Got Talent musician Jay Jay Phillips found dead at 30 from COVID-19 ... as family reveals 'he was unvaccinated' Willow Smith shows of svelte frame in a black mesh bikini as she packs on the PDA with musician De'Wayne on the beach in Miami Kim Kardashian's son Saint West, five, creates a HUGE MESS all over her pristine house with his arts and crafts supplies before blaming it on 'elves' Joe Jonas is the picture of summer style in all-white ensemble at Chanel No. 5 event celebrating 100 years of fragrance during Art Basel 2021 in Miami Santa Fe DA says Alec Baldwin and others on the set of 'Rust' are not in the clear over the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins and charges could still be filed once the investigation is finished Ed Sheeran puts on an energetic performance at iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball after releasing his festive duet with Elton John Liam Hemsworth's girlfriend Gabriella Brooks FINALLY breaks her silence on their romance - and says the actor's family are 'the most beautiful people' Chrissy Teigen puts on a leggy display in a fun white feathered mini dress as she heads out for the evening after a family day out in NYC Cardi B puts on a busty display in a dazzling mirrored mini dress as she arrives at the Playboy x Big Bunny party at Art Basel in Miami Beach Kathy Hilton is a classic beauty in a houndstooth suit and studded Valentino purse during romantic dinner with husband Rick Hilton in West Hollywood Advertisement Karlie Kloss and Rosalia look chic in Chanel as they celebrate 100th anniversary of the brand's iconic No. 5 perfume at Art Basel bash Colin Farrell looks trendy in a black leather jacket and grey jeans as he watches LA Lakers take on the Clippers at the Staples Centre Saweetie commands the stage in a glitzy corset bodysuit and fishnets before tossing jewelry boxes into the hands of lucky fans during 2021 Jingle Ball featuring Doja Cat and Ed Sheeran in LA Doja Cat is a glam goddess in a rhinestone bra top and silky gauchos with a sparkly chain belt as she performs at 2021 Jingle Ball in LA Madonna, 63, poses next to a steamy Tracey Emin painting of a NAKED woman as she slips into racy lingerie for scantily-clad snaps 'I have not been fired': The Goldbergs star Jeff Garlin speaks out on HR investigation into reports of inappropriate 'verbal and physical conduct' on set Sam Smith fan left devastated after singer's friends call her a 'dumb btch' and tell her to 'shut the fk up' when she attempts to say hello Rihanna flashes a finger brace and a lot of leg as she and A$AP Rocky hit up a Basquiat exhibit in NYC Mark Cuban buys entire 77-acre ghost town of Mustang, Texas for $2 million as a 'favor for a friend' who struggled for years to sell it Lady Victoria Hervey, 44, showcases her phenomenal figure in a neon bikini as she catches some rays at Miami Beach Travis Barker claps back at troll who says his tattoos 'look ridiculous' and that he will 'regret' them 'I can't believe I let you perform on me': Teen recovering from oral surgery defends Taylor Swift 'with her life' after her dentist said he wasn't a fan of the star in funny TikTok video Iconic Italian model Fabio Lanzoni, 62, reveals the secrets behind his youthful looks (and shares a few love tips too!) 'I'm genuinely very happy for her': Paris Hilton congratulates Lindsay Lohan on her engagement despite their 'differences in the past' Adam Sandler gives his seal of approval after sisters in rock band Haim update comedian's famous Chanukah Song: 'See you on tour!' Chrissy Teigen and John Legend splurge on pricey gifts for their daughter Luna, 5, and son Miles, 3, at luxury toy store FAO Schwarz in NYC Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are 'inseparable and leaning on each other' following Astroworld tragedy The high-profile couple are expecting their second child together. Tarek El Moussa and wife Heather Rae Young share a tour of their charming new cabin in the mountains Selling Sunset star took to Instagram to reveal the cozy nest Kate Beckinsale commands attention in a busty sheer dress as she shares sexy snaps from Vas J Morgan's birthday bash Amber Rose reunites with cheating ex Alexander 'AE' Edwards for breakfast with their son Slash...after he called infidelity his 'true nature' in public apology Oscar De La Hoya responds to claims that Travis Barker 'raised' his daughter Atiana: 'I have nothing but respect for my man' Common wishes ex-girlfriend Tiffany Haddish 'joy, love, peace, and light' on her birthday... just days after their split Octavia Spencer, 51, claims her California home is HAUNTED by the ghost of a Western film star - but she says she 'loves' the spirit because he runs 'bad people' out of her house Chris Noth's Mr. Big is NOT dead and Willie Garson's tragic passing will not be part of the And Just Like That script, SATC showrunner reveals Brad Pitt's 'racing' film with Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has Hollywood studios going neck-and-neck in a bidding war with streamers Taika Waititi reunites with his two daughters as he picks them up at Sydney International Airport Actor-director enjoyed a night out with his popstar girlfriend Rita Ora. RHOC star Braunwyn Windham-Burke passionately kisses new model girlfriend Victoria Brito in Miami Beach Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Camila Morrone, 24, sports a fake baby bump on set of upcoming miniseries Daisy Jones & The Six Anderson Cooper and Benjamin Maisani prove to be amicable exes as they reunite to take their son Wyatt for a stroll CNN host, 54, and his ex, 48, walked around NYC Kim Kardashian appears to takes a shot at ex-BFF Larsa Pippen with 'savage' caption... days after the RHOM star was accused of desperately 'trying to become' her Tristan Thompson 'insisted PT lover get an abortion' and 'offered her $75K hush money' when she got pregnant with his child while he was still dating Khloe Lindsay Lohan's handcuffed mother Dina is put in prison van to be taken to county jail for 18 days after being sentenced for 2020 hit-and-run crash at a Long Island steakhouse Singer Joshua Bassett, 20, opens up about repressed memories of sexual abuse he experienced as a child: 'I buried it so far' Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider slams Alec Baldwin's teary interview as 'bullsh' designed to 'make us feel sorry' for him and doubts star's claim 'gun went off by itself' New book reveals tantalizing glimpses of Queen's true personality - from her chatty ways to her unforgettable impression of Concorde landing Addison Rae shows her Led Zeppelin fandom in band t-shirt as she steps out in NYC The 21-year-old TikTok superstar showed off some of her throwback tastes 'Buongiorno Roma!' Elsa Pataky goes sightseeing in Rome and poses for some fun snaps at the Colosseum Chris Hemsworth's wife has been enjoying a trip around Europe Lady Gaga named Best Actress by New York Critics Circle for her performance in House of Gucci film The singer portrayed Patrizia Reggiani David Beckham emotionally reunites with beloved Manchester United receptionist and former mentor Cathy as he enjoys soccer match with son Romeo, 19 Advertisement DON'T MISS Gigi Hadid cuts a casual figure as she arrives at Palma de Mallorca airport in rare outing since Zayn Malik's altercation with her mother Yolanda Willow Smith cuts a seriously stylish figure in an eye-catching Mugler jacket and matching socks while gracing the cover of Elle France Kirsten Dunst reveals Spider-Man producers encouraged her to 'fix her teeth' when she was 19 Kim Kardashian throws her arms in the air as she strikes a series of sultry poses in sequined Balenciaga gown 'My Mooks': Johnny Galecki wishes ex-girlfriend Kaley Cuoco a happy birthday with a cheeky throwback post sharing his nickname for the star Kobe Bryant's daughter Natalia, 18, shows off modeling skills while sporting Beyonce's new Halls of Ivy Adidas collection Ashley Graham shows off 'tree of life' stretch marks in naked snaps shared online... ahead of giving birth to twins 'Free the nipple! Bras are uncomfortable!' Vanessa Hudgens gives her impassioned definition of feminism and her stance on going braless alongside stunning new shoot Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade proves to be one of her father's biggest fans as she reveals the rapper is her top artist on Spotify Wrapped '11+ over!': Victoria Beckham reveals daughter Harper, 10, has sat prestigious school exam as she gifts youngest child bouquet of flowers Laverne & Shirley star Eddie Mekka dead at 69: Actor who played Carmine Ragusa on the hit show is found dead at his home in California Seth Rogen admits he had NO IDEA the Adele concert was being taped for her One Night Only special and 'smoked a ton of weed' before the show Mariah Carey announces that she will release a new Holiday Hits Cookie Trio through her virtual bakery Gingerbread, Cinnamon Sugar and Chocolate Raspberry Truffle The REAL Princess Charlene: Friends from her swimming days tell Tatler the 'ambitious' royal 'knew what she was getting into' with Prince Albert but 'keeps her smarts under wraps' 'Vividly dreamed, cunningly modified and visually staggering': West Side Story remake is dubbed Steven Spielberg's 'best work in 20 years' as critics lavish five star reviews Rachel Zegler bundles up in a warm winter coat as she flashes a smile in New York City ahead of release of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story 'What a classy artist!' Taylor Swift sends Don McLean flowers and a sweet note after smashing his Billboard record he held for 50 years Bella Thorne celebrates being included on Forbes 30 Under 30 list: 'I can't even begin to describe my level of happiness right now' Selma Blair talks childhood, fame and her MS diagnosis in new memoir Mean Baby that she calls 'a survival course in acceptance' Simone Biles flaunts toned derriere in bikini snap from her vacation - as she discusses 'sadness' over mental health struggles that blighted her quest for gold in Tokyo 'We just connected in that way': Lizzo details her bond with Adele and says they've 'been through similar things'... but she can't remember their first meeting as she was too 'drunk' That '70s show! Kate Middleton dons $185 retro-style paisley Ralph Lauren blouse and keeps her face mask on to visit Fabergé exhibition at the V&A Winnie Harlow has legs for days in fitted ensemble as she takes in the thrill rides at Universal Studios Sean Penn cuts a dapper figure as he is joined by daughter Dylan and Leonardo Di Caprio at event for his CORE nonprofit in Miami 'I was extremely done': Willow Smith, 21, reveals she almost QUIT music following the success of breakthrough single Whip My Hair aged 10 Cardi B, 29, reveals new position as creative director at PLAYBOY and will serve as founding member of their creator-led platform: 'A dream come true' Christine Quinn's changing face: The Selling Sunset star famous for her 'burgers and Botox' parties is unrecognizable from her Netflix debut in 2019 Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson both deliver show-stopping performances at the World AIDS Day concert in Los Angeles 'Date night': Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos pose for a romantic selfie as fans call them 'couple goals' Carlos Santana cancels all of his December shows after undergoing a successful and 'unscheduled heart procedure' Adam Levine reveals his face tattoo was actually FAKE as former 'Sexiest Man Alive' says he is 'too fing vain' to get head inking Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoys routine bike ride in Santa Monica... after paying tribute to 'idol' bodybuilder Dave Draper Lily Collins exudes Parisian chic wearing technicolor retro ensembles as she tours the City of Love ahead of season two of Emily in Paris From telling song lyrics to tense group chats and talk of uncontrollable tears: All the signs Little Mix were set to split as they announce they're 'taking a break' Little Mix SPLIT! Trio announce they're 'taking a break' to pursue solo projects after 10 amazing years together 'My heart is broken!' Devastated Little Mix fans react to the band's decision to split and say they hope it's not a 'permanent break like One Direction' Tiger King star Joe Exotic claims new evidence in murder-for-hire case is going to 'shock the world' and clear his name Alan Cumming's celebrity confessions: Actor reveals how he crashed JLo's 2001 wedding and praised Jessica Lange's breasts in candid memoir Halsey introduces baby son Ender to close friends BTS as she visits South Korean boyband backstage during their Permission To Dance tour Real Housewives Of Orange County: Heather Dubrow returns and shows off huge 22,000 square feet house Kim Kardashian seems to catch daughter Chicago and niece Dream red-handed as they meddle with her Christmas decorations in funny video Former child star Jonshel Alexander, 22, who appeared in Beasts of the Southern Wild, is shot dead and her friend wounded by masked gunman as they sat in a car in New Orleans 'It's been very hard after 35 years': Tom Ford admits he's 'struggled' to adjust to being a single father after his husband Richard Buckley's death Sopranos bosses were terrified star James Gandolfini would DIE while filming show after he 'went on cocaine and booze binges that forced bosses to shut down production' Lucy Boynton cuts a chic figure in pretty black dress while Sophie Cookson opts for same frock in pink as the actresses step out for fashion bash Karl Lagerfeld's 'dearest friend' opens doors to his lavish Paris home - revealing priceless treasures going up for auction, from $52k chandelier to $16k piano Rita Ora strips off and poses NUDE in a mirrored changing room before flashing her killer abs in sizzling snaps Matthew McConaughey tells radio hosts why ALL his female co-stars think he smells nice - and the secret behind his irresistible scent Chrissy Teigen displays her toned midriff in green crop top and tries out fringe with photo editing app in stunning snaps Dakota Johnson looks chic in a frilled collar dress as she joins her stylish co-stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley at The Lost Daughter photo call UK's most realistic Kate Middleton lookalike reveals how she trawls Zara and TJ Max to keep up with royal's wardrobe - and can't step out without being asked for a selfie Staff members put up the Christmas decorations at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh - including a 15ft tree and sparkling velvet garlands Princess Alexandra's granddaughter Flora Ogilvy says she is 'thrilled' as she lands new role as Ambassador of the V&A Museum's Young Patrons' Circle Striking a good note! Prince Charles meets students as gives a speech to unveil the official opening of the new Royal College of Music campus in London Chet Hanks puts on a trendy display as he departs dinner with a stunning mystery blonde in Santa Monica Winston Churchill's 'Little Redhead' granddaughter, Celia Sandys, 78, who went to parties with Jackie Onassis and Maria Callas shares childhood memories in new book Transgender reality star Jazz Jennings admits she was in a 'dark, dark place' while documenting her 100lb weight gain and eating disorder on her reality show Tom Brady believes son Jack, 14, will 'someday' play football for his alma mater Michigan... though wife Gisele Bundchen wants the boy to 'be what he wants to be' Irina Shayk is every inch the friendly ex as she attends ex Bradley Cooper's Nightmare Alley premiere in NYC... with the actor lauding her support in wake of reconciliation rumors Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval calls out Katie Maloney and says she only inserted herself into his new bar because she needed a STORYLINE to get more airtime on the show 'I don't want to be the bada...I've healed a lot': Noomi Rapace admits starring in Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movies 'was like drowning in trauma' Haley Joel Osment poses with glamorous sister Emily while Frankie Grande kisses beau Hale Leon at star-studded LA Dodgers Christmas event Alex Rodriguez plans to celebrate Christmas as 'one big happy family' with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis as he moves on from Jennifer Lopez Santa's little helper! Sophie Wessex wraps up warm in chic shearling coat as she bakes mince pies and packs Christmas care packages for charity Suited and booted! Queen Letizia of Spain cuts a stylish figure in a grey checked blazer and trousers as she arrives at the reopening of a monastery to the public in Madrid 'Every day is your birthday my queen!' Britney Spears' hunky fiancé Sam Asghari whisks star away on private jet and puts on a firework show to celebrate her 40th Alessandra Ambrosio teases a glimpse of her underboob in tiny black crop-top for sultry shot from her new coffee table book Ashley Roberts looks chic in a purple argyle polo neck and leather mini skirt as she joins glam co-host Amanda Holden as at Heart FM studios Joan Collins, 88, exudes glamour as she and husband Percy Gibson, 56, dine with Calvin Klein, 79, in LA Helen Mirren, 76, chain-smokes fake cigarette as she transforms into first female Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir for new biopic 'Godfather of Black Music' Clarence Avant's wife, 81, is shot dead during 2.30am burglary at their $7M Beverly Hills mansion while he was at home Britney Spears' fiancé Sam Asghari shares a loving kiss with her on a private jet and calls her his 'wife'... as he gets her a B-shaped cake for her 40th birthday 'I am so madly in love with you': Brooklyn Beckham makes MORE romantic proclamations about fiancée Nicola Peltz after taking sizzling lingerie snap of the actress Kaley Cuoco rings in her 36th birthday at Disneyland... as the actress poses for cute snap with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Jamie Oliver says his 'maternal' wife Jools has her sights on having SIXTH child - after revealing she may have IVF treatment following five miscarriages 'She's broken up our family': Jessie Ware jokes her sister isn't speaking to her after she recorded new single with Kylie Minogue 'I found the love of my life': Sandra Bullock hails boyfriend Bryan Randall as a 'saint' and praises him for helping raise her two adopted children Jessica Simpson shows off incredible 100lb weight loss in a Gucci cardigan and skinny jeans during shopping trip with husband Eric Johnson He's on a wing and a prayer! Lewis Hamilton raises eyebrows with yet another risky sartorial statement as he steps out in bird printed trousers at the F1 Grand Prix Dakota Johnson looks typically stylish in a sleek black suit while her co-star Olivia Colman cuts a chic figure at The Lost Daughter special screening Dakota Johnson reveals she gave her The Lost Daughter co-star Olivia Colman her first ever tattoo Phoebe Dynevor cuts a trendy figure in floral printed jacket as she poses for series of stunning snaps Gordon Ramsay heads home with glam wife Tana after dining at swanky private members club Maison Estelle Inside Bindi Irwin's Queensland home: Couple offer a rare glimpse at their house which features a Sixties-style fireplace and a huge mountain mural in the living room Lily Collins debuts her stylish bangs and slips into an elegant structured skirt as she joins her stylish co-stars to promote Emily In Paris' second season Victoria Beckham unveils her Christmas playlist - including Spice Girls, a shout-out to Elton John AND the song that beat her solo single to number one Richard E Grant admits he's feeling 'sentimental' as he prepares to spend his first Christmas without wife Joan following her death from lung cancer Carla Bruni exudes glamour in a black gown as she joins ab-flashing Tina Kunakey at Bulgari hotel opening The former French First Lady was a vision Rumer Willis dons LBD for Love Actually Live opening in LA... ahead of celebrating five years of sobriety Elsa Pataky goes sightseeing in Venice with sister-in-law Silvia Serra after her romantic trip to the Czech Republic with husband Chris Hemsworth From geishas to Flappers, a timeless allure: Why nothing's as subtly sexy as going backless - and for less busty girls they are a surefire way to wow Lala Kent says her 'head was in the sand' as she breaks silence on ex-fiancé and cheating allegations: 'I don't know how the fk I didn't see a lot of this st' Drake hams it up with NBA players and referees alike as he sits courtside to watch Oklahoma City Thunder take on Houston Rockets Chris Hemsworth 'purchases a $15million oceanfront site in Tasmania' after 'driving up house prices' in Australia's Northern Rivers region by buying several properties You Wear It Well! Penny Lancaster, 50, and dapper husband Rod Stewart, 76, wear matching camel for romantic dinner at swanky restaurant Dionne Warwick wants Jake Gyllenhaal to give THAT red scarf back to Taylor Swift and reiterates she'll happily 'pay the postage' to ensure its return Rita Ora arrives in Australia and begins home quarantine - where she works up a sweat with boyfriend Taika Waititi and celebrity trainer Jono Castano She's got s-EX appeal! Irina Shayk nearly bares all in leather as she gets cozy with Stella Maxwell at Bradley Cooper's Nightmare Alley premiere Princes William and Harry stay apart while holding 'joint' event for Diana Award winners: Duke of Cambridge meets face-to-face while Duke of Sussex holds Zoom meeting Lara Bingle shares a rare picture of husband Sam Worthington ahead of their seven-year wedding anniversary Former bikini model posted an image of the Avatar star How the royals do Christmas: The adorable festive tradition Princess Mary's family follows at the palace - and it's a new take on Elf on the Shelf Tom Ford reveals his VERY strict wardrobe rules for nine-year-old son - admitting he won't let him wear shorts to school and only just started allowing him to don T-shirts with prints Alexa Chung channels granny chic in a knitted hood and animal print faux fur coat as she arrives for a festive food bash at a pub I refuse to watch the new Sex And The City - because there's no Samantha, says EMILY HILL 'What? 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0.998777	Shoppers had to race for cover in Exeter city centre as large hailstones rained down shortly after 5pm. Car alarms were heard as the short burst of frozen rain began, and it lasted less than a minute. The temporarily moody sky - with dark thunder clouds - with was soon replaced with a clear blue one. What is hail and how is it formed According to NASA, hail forms when thunderstorm updrafts are strong enough to carry water droplets well above the freezing level. This freezing process forms a hailstone, which can grow as additional water freezes onto it. Eventually, the hailstone becomes too heavy for the updrafts to support it and it falls to the ground. Read More Related Articles People urged to 'take immediate action' as urgent flood warnings issued for Devon What does it mean for Exeter's weather This afternoon's hail comes as the weather takes a sharp turn for the worse after milder temperatures we've been getting used to. Rain is forecast for much of the county on Thursday, becoming heavy on Friday before more wintry weather blasts in at the weekend. It will be cold across the county by Saturday with temperatures dropping to 2C and windchill making it feel as cold as -7C in places - including the highest parts of Dartmoor and Exmoor While winds gust at 40mph to 50mph across much of the county, Princetown is forecast to see light snow at 6am on Sunday - according to the Met Office. The miserable mix of sleet, rain and strong winds will cover much of the country as two deep areas of low pressure track across the UK. Winds will increase and gales could buffet parts of the southwest and it will feel quite raw in the bitter wind chill. Read More Related Articles Met Office verdict on reports of heavy snow to hit the UK Read More Related Articles First shoots of of Japanese knotweed spotted in Devon following unseasonably warm February More On Exeter Weather News all Most Read Most Recent ExmouthExmouth Marina workers go viral in ABBA parodyThe community decided to make an effort to cheer the locals up A396 in Devon blocked and queueing traffic after car overturns - updates Traffic & TravelThe A396 is blocked in both directions in Rewe, between Nether Exe turn off and Tiverton turn off A30 closed and heavy traffic after two vehicle crash in Devon - updates Traffic & TravelThere is heavy traffic on the A30, affecting traffic from Okehampton towards Launceston Devon woman's brave fight for survival after horror head-on crash North DevonLucy Mcilroy's life changed forever when she was hit by a car whose driver had fallen asleep at the wheel 31 feel good photos of Christmas in Devon in the 1990s ChristmasHark back to joyful festive seasons of years gone by with our nostalgic gallery and see what triggers your memories Most Read Most Recent ExmouthExmouth Marina workers go viral in ABBA parodyThe community decided to make an effort to cheer the locals up A396 in Devon blocked and queueing traffic after car overturns - updates Traffic & TravelThe A396 is blocked in both directions in Rewe, between Nether Exe turn off and Tiverton turn off A30 closed and heavy traffic after two vehicle crash in Devon - updates Traffic & TravelThere is heavy traffic on the A30, affecting traffic from Okehampton towards Launceston Ex-Hollywood films costume designer opens shop in Crediton CreditonThe Makers Boutique and Workshops gives people the chance to shop sustainably and learn new skills Devon woman's brave fight for survival after horror head-on crash North DevonLucy Mcilroy's life changed forever when she was hit by a car whose driver had fallen asleep at the wheel Top Stories Exmouth Marina workers go viral in ABBA parody ExmouthThe community decided to make an effort to cheer the locals up Ex-Hollywood films costume designer opens shop in Crediton CreditonThe Makers Boutique and Workshops gives people the chance to shop sustainably and learn new skills 31 feel good photos of Christmas in Devon in the 1990s ChristmasHark back to joyful festive seasons of years gone by with our nostalgic gallery and see what triggers your memories Councillor suspended as Lib Dems investigate confrontation at meeting TeignbridgeCllr Gary Taylor's membership of the party has been temporarily suspended while a complaint is investigated.” Kung-Fu Exeter gran fights off dog thief by 'punching' and 'kicking' suspect Devon and Cornwall PoliceThe woman claims she wasn't even scared for her safety with her main aim of getting her dog back A30 closed and heavy traffic after two vehicle crash in Devon - updates Traffic & TravelThere is heavy traffic on the A30, affecting traffic from Okehampton towards Launceston A396 in Devon blocked and queueing traffic after car overturns - updates Traffic & TravelThe A396 is blocked in both directions in Rewe, between Nether Exe turn off and Tiverton turn off A38 lane closure causes heavy traffic at Ivybridge as emergency repairs take place - updates Devon NewsOne lane has been closed on the A38 eastbound, near Ivybridge I'm A Celeb stars 'break rules' as they take a stroll outside the castle Celebs & TVFive celebs have been seen wondering around outside of castle ground Urgent action agreed to tackle Devon's housing crisis Priced Out Devon“Second home sales are soaring, private landlords are switching to holiday letting in huge numbers" Exeter's annual Santa run kicks off at Princesshay ExeterThe event had to be held virtually last year due to the pandemic Littering around schools 'a disgrace' North DevonThe council’s litter working group found verges of main roads in North Devon were littering hotspots “as result of the inexplicable tendency of drivers to eject rubbish from their vehicles whilst in transit.”
0.999956	Mini mayor Evelyn helps Aldeburgh Mayor Sara Fox to open the museum Picture: ALDEBURGH MUSEUM - Credit: Archant Aldeburgh Museum has re-opened to the public following a huge renovation project. Moot Hall in Aldeburgh Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE The regeneration work at the town's Moot Hall, where the museum is housed, has taken a number of months to complete with the building having to close while work was carried out. A formal opening event was held on Saturday with Aldeburgh mayor Sara Fox cutting the ribbon at the venue with the help of mini mayor Evelyn. Also on hand to visit the newly re-opened museum was Sue Beardsmore, the chairman of the National Lottery Committee for the Midlands and East. The National Lottery Heritage Fund gave a £747,500 grant towards the museum's refurbishment. L:R: Curator Catherine Howard-Dobson, Sue Beardsmore, chairman of the National Lottery Committee for the Midlands and East and museum chairman Tony Bone look over the exhibits Picture: ALDEBURGH MUSEUM - Credit: Archant Speaking at the event chairman of the museum's Tony Bone thanked the fund for their help with the renovation. Plans to refurbish the Hall have been in the works for around four years with the aim of the project always having been to tell the story of Aldeburgh in a new and exciting way while preserving the history of the building. Most Read expand_more More 1 The possible candidates as Ipswich Town search for new boss 2 Will it be another lockdown Christmas? 3 Stuart Watson's verdict: Cook sacking shows Town owners mean business 4 The early betting favourites to be the next Town boss 5 'Would get Town promoted this season' - Ambrose reveals his choice for new boss 6 Approved town centre hotel will help meet need for tourist rooms 7 Flood alert issued for Suffolk and north Essex coast 8 Ipswich Town set to announce caretaker manager 9 Paul Cook sacked by Ipswich Town 10 Harsh or fair? Here's what Town fans are saying about Paul Cook sacking The timber-framed, Grade 1 listed building, dates back to Tudor times and is one of the best preserved buildings of its age still remaining. The hall is also home to Aldeburgh's town council. Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE The museum has been set up in a new layout and now features a range of new exhibits, items and interactive features which focus on life in the Aldeburgh area across the ages. Those visiting the attraction in its opening weekend were able to visit it for free, with celebratory cupcakes on offer for all those enjoying the renovated museum. Those behind the museum's renovation were overwhelmed by its popularity in its first opening weekend. Mr Bone said:"We are more than pleased, the reception has exceeded our expectations. Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE "We have had a fantastic amount of visitors on this celebratory weekend. "We hope to have more visitors in the next few weeks." The museum will now be open during weekends until the end of December for visitors to explore. It will also be involved in the town's Dickensian Christmas festivities a the start of next month. Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near �750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE More details about the opening times for the refurbished museum can be found on its website. Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE Aldeburgh Museum reopened this weekend after a near £750k refurb and redesign Picture: RACHEL EDGE - Credit: RACHEL EDGE The Moot Hall ready for its opening event Picture:ALDEBURGH MUSEUM - Credit: Archant Sue Beardsmore from the National Lottery looks over the museum with curator Catherine Howard-Dobson Picture: ALDEBURGH MUSEUM - Credit: Archant Preparations are made to open up Moot Hall Picture: ALDEBURGH MUSEUM - Credit: Archant Become a Supporter This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. 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0.995976	New figures from the Office for National Statistics has revealed what were the mots popular baby names in Norfolk in 2020 - Credit: PA The impact Prince Harry and Meghan still have on parents-to-be in Norfolk has been laid bare as it was revealed Archie was the most popular baby boy name in the county in 2020. New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed what are the most popular baby names for the last year. Traditional British baby names have been the most popular in Norfolk, although there are also some more unique names that have been popular last year. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor has influenced Norfolk families, with Archie ranking as the most popular name for boys in 2020 - Credit: PA Wire/PA Images Topping the list for boys names in Norfolk was Archie, which likely takes inspiration from the Royal couple, who named their first child in 2019. The most popular girl's name for 2020 was Emily, which often features highly annually. While most names on the list are commonly found, the 10th most popular name last year for boys was Arlo. Arlo is an old English name but has recently been brought into the limelight after the success of British singer-songwriter, Arlo Parks. The Mercury Prize-winner Arlo Parks may have influenced Norfolk parents last year, with Arlo ranking as the 10th most popular name for boys - Credit: PA Traditional British names have been the top choice for girls last year, although Mia, which has ancient Egyptian origins, seems to be having its moment right now at number three. Most Read expand_more More 1 A coach 'filled with people' and a van crash on the NDR 2 Heavy winds set to hit Norfolk as yellow weather warning issued 3 Broads pub once visited by Chelsea players shuts for good 4 One person rescued after crash on A47 5 ‘We need action now’: Flood hit Broads business backs river barrier calls 6 Body found in woods near Mildenhall 7 Tribute to keen mountain biker who died on ride 8 Norwich City transfer rumours: Idah out, Hugill back in for Canaries? 9 Theatre director's planning bid branded 'an attempt to rewrite history' 10 Ambulance chief: 'I'm sorry.... things will get worse before they get better' Nationally, Oliver topped the list for most popular boy's name for the eight year running, and Olivia was the most popular name for girls in 2020 for the fifth consecutive year. Mothers aged 35 and over continued to choose more traditional names, while younger mothers opted for more modern and shortened names, the ONS said. Sian Bradford of the ONS said: "Oliver and Olivia held on to the top spots as the most popular boys' and girls' names in 2020 but some interesting changes took place beneath them. "We continue to see the age of mothers having an impact on the choice of baby name. "Popular culture continues to provide inspiration for baby names, whether it's characters in our favourite show or trending celebrities. Nationally, Margot is growing in popularity due to the rising success of Margot Robbie's acting career - Credit: PA Archive/PA Images "Maeve and Otis, characters from the popular programme Sex Education, have seen a surge in popularity in 2020. While the name Margot has been rapidly climbing since actress Margot Robbie appeared in the popular film The Wolf Of Wall Street." Data Norfolk Become a Supporter This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. Every contribution will help us continue to produce local journalism that makes a measurable difference to our community.
0.995041	It was January 2020, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, when 64-year-old George R. was told he had throat cancer. A software engineer and Honorary Consul of Romania in San Francisco, he knew he had a fight on his hands — but he wouldn't be fighting alone. The El Camino Health Cancer Center was in his corner from the beginning. "The nurses and all the people who took care of me did a fantastic job, at a very difficult time during COVID-19," George says. "They try to make you feel like family. They know you by your first name, and they actually make you forget why you’re there." The team's social worker also provided emotional support for George and his wife. "She invited my wife to come, and they explained to her what I was going through, because she was scared too," George said. "They handled everything" A cancer diagnosis brings many life changes and stressors, at a time when energy and strength need to be preserved. So, the El Camino Health team aims to make getting care as stress-free as possible. One of George's friends from Romania was going through head and neck cancer treatment at the same time as George. George became his friend's advisor as she received treatment in Germany. Though both received good medical care, George said, the El Camino Health experience seemed to offer a more holistic team approach, addressing all his needs and not just providing treatment. The Cancer Center's team approach — with all the needed, highly respected specialists in one location — helped put his mind at ease. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, George says, they prioritized his schedule and took all recommended steps to protect him from exposure every time he came in for treatment. They also worked with his insurance company to ensure coverage and get authorizations for treatment and medications. "I call the team of doctors my 'Dream Team'. They try to help you with everything — so you don't have to do anything but focus on healing," George says. "My insurance denied some things at first, but the Cancer Center handled everything. All I had to worry about was showing up for my treatment." Personalized Treatment Plan George first met with otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist) Hussein Samji, MD, MPH. "The doctor told me, 'The bad news is, you have cancer. The good news is, this is treatable,'" he said. George had throat cancer caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), the same virus that causes warts. About 1 in 3 throat cancers are caused by HPV. (The HPV vaccine is now recommended at age 11 or 12, to help prevent HPV-related cancers and other health problems.) In George's case, the cancer had spread to his tonsils, so an early step was surgery to remove his tonsils. Seven weeks of radiation therapy followed, managed by Robert Sinha, MD, medical director of the Radiation Treatment Center at El Camino Health's Mountain View campus. George also had three sessions of chemotherapy, managed by Shane Dormady, MD, PhD. "Chemo is tough stuff, so I had some side effects," George says. "But each time I had a side effect, I had access by email to the doctors, and immediately they'd respond. If I needed medicine, they immediately sent it to the pharmacy." George was treated for an infection on his leg while his immune system was suppressed and also spent one night in the hospital for infusion to correct an imbalance in his blood. He was informed about and prepared for these possible complications. "Nothing was unexpected," he says. "When I needed to go to the hospital, they took care of everything. All I had to do was show up." On with Life George finished his treatment in April 2020, and the team gave him a celebratory bottle of apple cider. Currently cancer-free, he has returned to his full life as software engineer and sports fan — although he never stopped working from home during his treatment. He's also leading the Romanian American Business Network in Silicon Valley. He returns to the Cancer Center every three months for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. George is a champion for the Cancer Center and was excited to tell his story to encourage others and to let them know about the excellent medical care and genuine caring he received. "They took such good care of me and made sure I was prepared and informed at every step," he says. "No one wants to have cancer, but I'm grateful that I never had a negative patient care experience throughout my treatment. The entire El Camino Health experience was fantastic." Find out more about cancer care at El Camino Health. 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0.999927	To boot the Raspberry Pi, you need an SD card installed with a bootloader and a suitable Operating System. Some Raspberry Pi kits will come with a ready-to-go card, but if you didn't receive one you will need to prepare your own: + The Raspberry Pi will not start without a properly formatted SD Card, containing the bootloader and a suitable operating system. Many problems with booting the Raspberry Pi are a result of an improperly formatted or corrupted card. Make sure that you insert the card before powering on the Raspberry Pi, and that you shutdown the Raspberry Pi before unplugging the card. If you do have problems booting the Raspberry Pi, see the [[R-Pi_Troubleshooting \| trouble shooting page]] first. − Official images are available from http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads and there is an overview of available distributions [[RPi_Distributions \| here]]. + You will also need to choose a distribution. Available distributions [[RPi_Distributions \| are shown here]]; you will need the Raspberry Pi bootloader to launch your distribution, so you need one for the Raspberry Pi and cannot download a PC based distribution and use that. Note that you can have several SD Cards with a separate distribution on each, then power off, swap cards and restart the Raspberry Pi to use that card. − Warning! When you write the Raspberry Pi image to your SD card you will lose all data that was on the card. + Some Raspberry Pi kits will come with a ready-to-go card with the distribution pre-installed, or these can be bought separately. There is more on this below. − =Safest/Laziest way= + If you don't have a pre-installed card you will need to prepare your own. Make sure you get a reasonable quality card rather than a cheap one. Check the [[RPi_SD_cards \| SD Card list]] if you are not sure. Warning! When you write the Raspberry Pi image to your SD card you will lose all data that was on the card. Official images are available from http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads. − Buy a preloaded card from RS Components or element14. − =Easiest way= + '''Note: It is highly recommended that you start with the latest official NOOBS installer: check the Raspberry Pi official website (http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads) for the current version. This makes the process of installing an operating system as easy as copying a few files in a zip archive to your SD card. This contains the reccomended Raspbian distribution, as well as various other distributions, all of which are available as individual images from the downloads page, if you prefer not to use NOOBS.''' − * Download and run the PiCard tool. It will guide you through the progress. See [http://code.google.com/p/rasp-pi-card/ the google code repo] and the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/projects-and-collaboration-general/picard-gui-sd-preparation-tool/page-18 forum discussion].'''The PiCard project has now been disbanded''' + = Safe / Easy way = + Buying a preloaded SD card from a reputable supplier means that you can just plug it in and power up your Raspberry Pi; it should then just work. If you don't buy one of these, you will have to create your own using the instructions below − * Use an installer program. The [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Raspberry_Pi_Fedora_Remix_Installation#SD_Card_Installation_Using_the_Installer Fedora ARM Installer] will download and install Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix images, but it will also install other images if they are already downloaded and in uncompressed or .gz format. + You may need to perform an upgrade of the card once you have got the Raspberry Pi working, as a distribution (usually) is continuously updated and the card may not contain those updates − * ('''Mac''') The [http://exaviorn.com/raspiwrite/ RasPiWrite] utility is a python script which will walk you through the process of installing to SD card, it is works with any Raspberry Pi compatible disk image, and can download one of the currently available distros if you don't have one. + Compare these for prices, delivery, distribution and card size/class: − =Easy way= + * Official [http://swag.raspberrypi.org/ Raspberry Pi Swag Store] − To write your SD card you start by downloading the SD image (the data you will write to the card). The best way to do this is using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol) BitTorrent]. This generally results in a faster download as it is a highly distributed system (you will be downloading the data from users who have previously downloaded it). + [http://thepihut.com/ The Pi Hut] offers a wide range of SD cards preloaded with either: + [http://thepihut.com/products/noobs-8gb-sd-card-official NOOBS]. + [http://thepihut.com/products/raspbian-preinstalled-sd-card Raspbian]. + [http://thepihut.com/products/xbmc-preinstalled-sd-card OpenELEC XBMC]. + [http://thepihut.com/products/pimame-preinstalled-sd-card PiPlay (formerly PiMame)]. + + [https://www.modmypi.com/ ModMyPi] Sell high quality SanDisk SD cards pre-loaded with the latest NOOBs. + [https://www.modmypi.com/raspberry-pi/sd-cards-and-adaptors/8gb-micro-sd-sandisk-ultra-class-10-pre-loaded-with-noobs-official-card-and-adaptor 8GB Micro SD - SanDisk Class 10 Pre-Loaded with NOOBS (Official Card & Adaptor)] + [https://www.modmypi.com/raspberry-pi/sd-cards-and-adaptors/16gb-micro-sd-sandisk-ultra-class-10-pre-loaded-with-noobs-official-card-and-adaptor 16GB Micro SD - SanDisk Class 10 Pre-Loaded with NOOBS (Official Card & Adaptor)] + *[https://www.modmypi.com/raspberry-pi/sd-cards-and-adaptors/32gb-micro-sd-card 32GB Micro SD - SanDisk Class 10 Pre-Loaded with NOOBS (Official Card & Adaptor)] + + '''[http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3534 Public Service Announcement on SD Cards]'''. There have been reports of problems with SD cards purchased from ebay and Amazon. Make sure the SD card you're purchasing is up to date with the latest version of your chosen operating System to avoid any issues. + + = Create your own = + To create your own SD Card for the Raspberry Pi you will need access to another machine, or a friend with one. You will need to be careful, as you could corrupt the disk on that machine if you do things wrong (although it is not hard to do it right, and NOOBS makes it impossible to go wrong). If you are lucky, you might find a local Raspberry Pi or Linux group who will offer to load your card for you. + + You will also need to choose and download a distribution (mentioned above), or use NOOBS, which has all the . Check the [[RPi_Distributions \| Distributions list]] to make sure that you are getting a distribution that will work with the Raspberry Pi. '''Note that the distribution must be written to the card using the methods below; the standard file copy method will not work''' + + == Using NOOBS == + Recently, the Raspberry Pi Foundation have released a really easy way to set up your SD Card. It's called the New Out Of Box Software (or NOOBS for short) and provides a really easy way to install Raspberry Pi distributions. Be warned, however, that it is a 1 GB download - if you have a limit on what you are allowed to download, follow the instructions below, as the other images are around 500 MB. + + # Download NOOBS from the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads raspberrypi.org downloads page] + # Insert a (4 GB+) SD Card into your computer + # If you want to save space on the SD Card, you can delete some of the images inside the os folder in the NOOBS zip file that you don't want to use. + # Format the disk + #* '''Windows''' + ## Download and install the SD Association's Formatting tool from https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/eula_windows/ + ## Open the Application you have just installed + ## Set "FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT" to ON in the Options menu. + ## Make sure you have selected the Drive your SD Card is inserted in + ## Click "Format" + #* '''Mac''' + ## Download and install the SD Association's Formatting tools from https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/eula_mac/ + ## Select "Overwrite format" + ## Make sure you have selected your SD Card, and not something else + ## Click "Format" + #* '''Linux''' + ## Use gparted (or the command-line version parted if you prefer), if you don't have it, install it as you usually would. + ## Format the entire disk as FAT32 (FAT16 will not work! Make sure you select the correct disk!) + # Extract the file you downloaded in Step 1 + # Copy the files you just extracted to your SD Card (see below on flashing your SD card) + + Not all monitors work with NOOBS straight away. If your monitor is one of those that doesn't work, press the Number buttons 1-4 until you see what you want. + # Default HDMI Mode + # HDMI Safe Mode - Use this if Default (1) doesn't work and you cannot see anything + # Composite PAL Mode - Use this or 4. if you are using the yellow and black outputs on the opposite side to the HDMI output + # Composite NTSC Mode + + == Using Android Phone == + + There is an android app which will both download and write SD card images direct on the phone using internal SD card reader, or an external USB OTG reader + + This can write NOOBS images on a standard android phone without requiring root access: + + https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redrobe.raspicardimager − This guide assumes you have downloaded the Debian "squeeze" image, with name debian6-13-04-2012. Obviously, if you are downloading a different or newer version, use the name of the version you have downloaded. + == Flashing the SD Card using Windows == − ==Copying the image to an SD Card on Windows== + === Using the Win32DiskImager program === − # Download the image from a mirror or torrent + # Download the distribution from the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads raspberrypi.org downloads page] or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. Usually these are zipped (compressed) files ending in .zip or .gz (something like "distribution-name.zip"). − #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads + # Extract the image file from the downloaded .zip file, so you now have "distribution-name.img". − # Extract the image file debian6-19-04-2012.img from the debian6-19-04-2012directory in the debian6-19-04-2012.zip + # Insert the SD card into your SD card reader and check what drive letter it was assigned. You can easily see the drive letter (for example G:) by looking in the left column of Windows Explorer. You can use the SD Card slot (if you have one) or a cheap Adapter in a USB slot. − # Insert the SD card into your SD card reader and check what drive letter it was assigned. You can easily see the drive letter (for example G:) by looking in the left column of Windows Explorer. + # Download the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager Win32DiskImager] utility (it is also a zip file). You can run this from a USB drive. [[File:Win32DiskImager.png‎\|300px\|right\|frameless\|Win32DiskImager screen]] − # Download the [https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer Win32DiskImager] utility. The download links are on the right hand side of the page, you want the binary zip. + # Extract the executable from the zip file and run the Win32DiskImager utility; you may need to run the utility as Administrator! Right-click on the file, and select 'Run as Administrator' − # Extract the zip file and run the Win32DiskImager utility. + # Select the image file you extracted above. − # Select the debian6-19-04-2012.img image file you extracted earlier + # Select the drive letter of the SD card in the device box. '''Be careful to select the correct drive; if you get the wrong one you can destroy your data on the computer's hard disk!''' If you are using an SD Card slot in your computer (if you have one) and can't see the drive in the Win32DiskImager window, try using a cheap Adapter in a USB slot. − # Select the drive letter of the SD card in the device box. Be careful to select the correct drive; if you get the wrong one you can destroy your computer's hard disk! # Click Write and wait for the write to complete. # Click Write and wait for the write to complete. # Exit the imager and eject the SD card. # Exit the imager and eject the SD card. − # Insert the card in the Raspberry Pi, power it on, and it should boot up. Have fun! + # You are now ready to plug the card into your Raspberry Pi. See [[RPi_Hardware_Basic_Setup]] for the other things you need. − ''In Windows the SD card will appear only to have a fairly small size - about 75 Mbytes. This is because most of the card has a partition that is formatted for the Linux operating system that the RPi uses and is not visible in Windows. + ''In Windows, the SD card will appear only to have a fairly small size once written - about 55 to 75 MB. This is because most of the card has a partition that is formatted for the Linux operating system that the Raspberry Pi uses which is not visible in Windows. If you don't see this small directory with files such as kernel.img then the copy may not have worked correctly. − '' − ==Copying the image to an SD Card on Windows if first option isn't successful== + === Using flashnul (if Win32DiskImager isn't successful) === − I wasn't able to choose device in Win32DiskImager on my notebook so I found a different way to achieve the same thing on windows machine.. + You may not be able to choose the device in Win32DiskImager on some notebooks so this is a different way to achieve the same thing on a Windows machine. − # Download the image from a mirror or torrent + * Download the distribution from the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads \| raspberrypi.org downloads page] or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. Usually these are zipped (compressed) files ending in .zip or .gz (something like "distribution-name.zip"). − #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads + * Extract the image file from the downloaded .zip file, so you now have "distribution-name.img". − # Extract the image file debian6-19-04-2012.img from the debian6-19-04-2012 directory in the debian6-19-04-2012.zip + * Insert the SD card into your SD card reader and check what drive letter it was assigned. You can easily see the drive letter (for example G:) by looking in the left column of Windows Explorer. You can use an SD Card slot in your computer (if you have one) or a cheap Adapter in a USB slot. − # Insert the SD card into your SD card reader and check what drive letter it was assigned. You can easily see the drive letter (for example H:) by looking in the left column of Windows Explorer. + * Download the flashnul software from http://shounen.ru/soft/flashnul/index.html ; here is the English [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fshounen.ru%2Fsoft%2Fflashnul%2Findex.html Translated version] with a link to instructions (also translated) − # Download flashnul software from http://shounen.ru/soft/flashnul/ here is [http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fshounen.ru%2Fsoft%2Fflashnul%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=ru&tl=en Translated version] + * Download the latest version. At the time of writing it was flashnul-1rc1. − #* Download the latest version at the time of writing it was flashnul-1rc1. + * Extract the application from the archive. − #* Download and Extract the application from archive. + * Click Start button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt, right click on it and Run as Administrator. − #* Click Start button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt, right click on it and Run as Administrator. + * Run flashnul with argument "-p": − #* Run the flashnul with argument: + C:\flashnul\flashnul.exe -p − C:/flashnul/flashnul.exe -p + * Flashnul will tell you something like this (it should be different, as it depends on the drives on your machine): − #* Flashnul will tell you something like: + Available physical drives: − − Avaible physical drives: 0 size = 250059350016 (232 Gb) 0 size = 250059350016 (232 Gb) 1 size = 1990197248 (1898 Mb) 1 size = 1990197248 (1898 Mb) − Avaible logical disks: + Available logical disks: C:\ C:\ D:\ D:\ + E:\ F:\ F:\ − G:\ − H:\ Press ENTER to exit. Press ENTER to exit. − + * Use the Load option of flashnul to put the image file on the SD Card. '''Make sure that you use the correct drive letter for the SD Card as that drive will be overwritten!''' − '''SDCARD number is on left! In my case it is number 1''' + C:\flashnul\flashnul.exe E: -L C:\temp\distribution-name.img − + Where C:\flashnul\flashnul.exe is the location of the flashnul program; E: is the drive you want to overwrite, and C:\temp\distribution-name.img is the location of the .img file. − #* Now we will use Load argument: + * Flashnul will give you a device summary and a caution message. Check the information to make sure you have selected the correct device, then type yes and press enter. − C:/flashnul/flashnul.exe 1 -L C:/debian6/debian6-19-04-2012.img + * If you get an access denied error, make sure to close all explorer windows or folders open for the device, then try re-plugging the SD card. − where '''<Path to flashnul directory>'''flashnul.exe '''<device number>''' -L '''<img file path>''' + − + === Using the Fedora Remix Installer === − #* Flashnul will give you a device summary and proceed caution, have a quick scan through the information to make sure you have selected the correct device, then type yes and press enter. + Download the installer program from [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Raspberry_Pi_Fedora_Remix_Installation#SD_Card_Installation_Using_the_Installer Fedora ARM Installer]. This will download and install the Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix images, but it will also install other images if they are already downloaded and in uncompressed or .gz format. This also works with Linux. − #* If you get a access denied error, try re-plugging the SD card. Also make sure to close all explorer windows or folders open for the device. + − #* If you still get a access denied error, try substitute the device number with the drive letter followed by a colon. Eg: + === Using Etcher === − C:/flashnul/flashnul.exe H: -L C:/debian6/debian6-19-04-2012.img + − * If the device summary does not match Your card (the size is smaller, e.g. 75MB), but you are sure, that the letter is correct - please continue and then try again with the device number. + * Download the appropriate version (x86/x64) of [http://www.etcher.io/ Etcher]. + * Download the operating system package from the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads raspberrypi.org downloads page] or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. + * Insert an SD card into your computer. + * Run the Etcher exe you've downloaded. When started, select the operating system package you've got (Etcher can burn SD card directly from compressed files such as ".zip", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz", or from the uncompressed ".img" files, and many other format). Etcher tries to auto-select your SD card drive. If you have multiple drives that can be written to, choose manually the one that corresponds to your SD card. Start flashing. The image written to your card will be verified afterwards. + + Etcher is cross-platform, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux as well, and it prevents you from overwriting the system disk of your computer. + + == Flashing the SD card using Mac OS X == + + '''To save yourself time and frustration, you may wish to use a procedure that has worked some time during the past 2 years. If so, skip ahead to the section for using the system tools from the command line.''' + + '''Note:''' In OS X each disk may have two path references in /dev: + * /dev/disk# is a buffered device, which means any data being sent undergoes extra processing. + * /dev/'''r'''disk# is a ''raw'' path, which is much faster, and perfectly OK when using the dd program. + On a Class 4 SD card the difference was around 20 times faster using the rdisk path. + + === Run an App (Only with graphical interface) === + + '''Pi Filler''' + + [http://ivanx.com/raspberrypi Pi Filler] is a simple tool for copying a Raspberry Pi operating system image file to an SD card, or restoring an SD card backup created by [http://ivanx.com/raspberrypi Pi Copier]. Version 1.3 is about 5x faster than previous versions and can write a full card in 5-7 minutes. Pi Filler automatically identfies your SD card (and asks for confirmation to prevent any chance of the wrong disk being written to), and shows estimated time remaining during the copy. After it's done, if your Raspberry Pi is not connected to a display, you can use [http://ivanx.com/raspberrypi Pi Finder] to locate it on your network and log in from Terminal. These utilities are written in AppleScript and Bash, are compatible with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through 10.12 Sierra, and include source code. + + + '''RPi-sd card builder''' + + The [http://alltheware.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/easiest-way-sd-card-setup/ RPi-sd card builder] utility is an application which will walk you through the process of installing to SD card. Note: This is a closed source application which requires your root password. + + + '''ApplePi-Baker v2''' + + The new [https://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/applepi-baker-v2/ ApplePi-Baker v2] is a free utility that allows you to create a NOOBS SD, write an IMG file to SD card, or backup an SD card to IMG, with only a few simple clicks. This is a closed source application. The so called sudo password, unlike all other applications, is no longer needed (developed per Apple's security guidelines with Privileged Helper). The application is written in Lazarus Pascal, 64 bits, signed and supports Retina. The latest version (2.0.0) has been tested and is compatible with the latest macOS version (at this time: Mojave 10.14.4). Some of the new features are; pretty much any compression format is supported, sizes are properly checked before writing to disk, optional enabling of SSH after restore, optional auto eject, and writing to multiple disks in one restore. + + ApplePi-Baker now also '''supports Shrinking (during backup) and Expanding (during restore) of Linux partitions'''. + + + '''PiWriter''' + + [http://sourceforge.net/projects/piwriter/ PiWriter] is a simple wizard made using shell scripts, PlatyPus and CocoaDialog. To prevent users from making mistakes the wizard auto-detect's the SD card you plan to use and prevents you from selecting your system disk. Also there is no need for a root password so even less damage can be done. The nextgen PiWriter2 introduces a new 'drag and drop' approach and also includes a backup feature. PiWriter 1.0.4 does not work on Mac OS X Mavericks. Nor does it work on OS X Yosemite, 10.10.5. + + * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/piwriter/ Get PiWriter 1.0.4] + * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/piwriter/files/PiWriter-2.x Get PiWriter2] + + * [http://vimeo.com/62083666 Watch the 1.x quick review video] + * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIvNxprbDhQ Watch full OS X HOWTO video using PiWriter 1.x] By: [http://www.youtube.com/user/brucefulton?feature=watch Bruce Fulton] + + '''Etcher''' + + [http://www.etcher.io/ Etcher] is a cross-platform disk image flasher (Win/Mac/Linux), that prevents you from overwriting your system disk by accident, verifies the written SD card image, and can also flash directly from compressed formats such as ".zip", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz". Download the operating system package from the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads raspberrypi.org downloads page] or from a mirror or torrent. Insert an SD card into your computer. Starting Etcher, select the operating system package you've got. Etcher tries to auto-select your SD card drive. If you have multiple drives that can be written to, choose manually the one that corresponds to your SD card. Start flashing after entering the sudo password. The image written to your card will be verified afterwards. + + === Using system tools === + Images are available from the Raspberry Pi organization here: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads + + Once you have downloaded the image you want, you should + # Verify the file using the published hash value (note 1) + # unzip the file to extract the image (.img) file (note 2) + # use the command-line tools [https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/mac.md iaw RasPi's procedure] to copy the image to your SD card + + note 1: from the command line: <code>$ openssl sha1 '''path_to_file.img'''</code>, or drag&drop the .img file into command window instead of typing the full path and file name. + + note 2: if you use the native file de-compressor in OS X, you may have issues [http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/open-zip-cpgz-file/ because it sucks]. Instead, consider getting an app that really works; e.g. [http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html Unarchiver]. + + For OS X users, the rest of the information on this page is largely outdated, and a waste of your time. + + + # Download the image from a mirror or torrent + #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads + # Extract the image by double clicking on the download file + # Connect the SD card reader with the SD card inside; note: must be formatted in FAT32! + # From the ''Apple () menu'', choose ''About This Mac'', then click on ''More info...''; if you are using Mac OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion then click on ''System report''. + # Click on ''USB'' (or ''Card Reader'' if using an in-built SD card reader) then search for your SD card in the upper right section of the window; click it, then search for ''BSD name'' in the lower right section: must be something like '''disk'''''n'' where ''n'' is a number (for example, disk4). Note this number + # Unmount the partition so that you will be allowed to overwrite the disk by opening Disk Utility and unmounting it (do not eject it, or you have to reconnect it). Note: On Mac OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion, "Verify Disk" (before unmounting) will display the BSD name as "''/dev/disk1s1"'' (or similar), allowing you to skip the previous two steps. + # From the Terminal run: + #* '''sudo dd if=''path_of_your_image.img'' of=/dev/disk''n'' bs=1M''' + #* Remember to replace ''n'' with the number that you noted before! + # Wait a LONG time! ''(or see the note above about using /dev/rdisk#...)'' To see the current status, send <code>SIGINFO</code> signal by pressing <code>Ctrl+T</code>. + # You're done! Insert it in the Raspberry Pi, and have fun + === Using command line tools (1) === + * If you are comfortable with the command line, you can image a card without any additional software. Run: + diskutil list + * identify the disk (not partition) of your SD card. e.g. disk4 (not disk4s1) + diskutil unmountDisk /dev/<disk# from diskutil> + * e.g. diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk4 + sudo dd bs=1m if=<your image file>.img of=/dev/<disk# from diskutil> + * e.g. sudo dd bs=1m if=2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/disk4 + *** (This will take a few minutes) − ---- + === Using command line tools (2) === − --[[User:Kerbik\|Kerbik]] 23:55, 24 April 2012 (UTC) − I hope that this will help someone :) (I didn't test this created SDcard on Pi, yet because I still doesn't have it in my hands :( ) − --[[User:Radek\|Radek]] 21:03, 18 May 2012 (UTC) Yes it works :) + [https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/mac.md Here is a procedure published by the Raspberry Pi organization] that actually works for current versions of OS X. It requires use of the command line tools, but if you follow it, you will be successful. If you try the "GUI Tools" listed above for OS X, you will likely encounter issues. Also, you may largely ignore the balance of this section as this page has self-deprecated due to lack of maintenance. − ==Copying an image to the SD Card in Mac OS X== − # Download the image from a mirror or torrent + '''Note''': Some users have [http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/search.php?keywords=extra+files&t=8226&sf=msgonly reported issues] with using Mac OS X to create SD cards. + #These commands and actions need to be performed from an account that has administrator privileges. + # Download the image from a mirror or torrent #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads # Verify if the the hash key is the same (optional), in the terminal run: # Verify if the the hash key is the same (optional), in the terminal run: − #* '''shasum ~/Downloads/debian6-19-04-2012.zip''' + #* '''shasum ~/Downloads/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.zip''' # Extract the image: # Extract the image: − #* '''unzip ~/Downloads/debian6-19-04-2012.zip''' + #* '''unzip ~/Downloads/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.zip''' #* ''(or: just double click the zip, it will extract automatically)'' #* ''(or: just double click the zip, it will extract automatically)'' # From the terminal run '''df -h''' # From the terminal run '''df -h''' − # Connect the sdcard reader with the sdcard inside + # Connect the SD card reader with the SD card inside − # Run '''df -h''' again and look for the new device that wasn't listed last time. Record the device name of the filesystem's partition, e.g. '''/dev/disk3s1''' + # Run '''df -h''' again and look for the new device that wasn't listed last time. Record the device name of the filesystem's partition, for example, '''/dev/disk3s1''' # Unmount the partition so that you will be allowed to overwrite the disk: # Unmount the partition so that you will be allowed to overwrite the disk: − #* '''diskutil unmount /dev/disk3s1''' + #* '''sudo diskutil unmount /dev/disk3s1''' − #* ''(or: open Disk Utility and unmount the partition of the sdcard (do not eject it, or you have to reconnect it))'' + #* ''(or: open Disk Utility and unmount the partition of the SD card (do not eject it, or you have to reconnect it) − # Using the device name of the partition work out the raw device name for the entire disk, by omitting the final "s1" and replacing "disk" with "rdisk": + # Using the device name of the partition work out the raw device name for the entire disk, by omitting the final "s1" and replacing "disk" with "rdisk" ('''this is very important:''' you '''will''' lose all data on the hard drive on your computer if you get the wrong device name). Make sure the device name is the name of the whole SD card as described above, not just a partition of it (for example, rdisk3, not rdisk3s1. Similarly you might have another SD drive name/number like rdisk2 or rdisk4, etc. -- recheck by using the '''df -h''' command both before & after you insert your SD card reader into your Mac if you have any doubts!): − #* e.g. '''/dev/disk3s1''' => '''/dev/rdisk3''' + #* For example, '''/dev/disk3s1''' => '''/dev/rdisk3''' − # In the terminal write the image to the card with this command, using the raw disk device name from above: + # In the terminal write the image to the card with this command, using the raw disk device name from above (read '''carefully''' the above step, to be sure you use the correct rdisk# here!): − #* '''sudo dd bs=1m if=~/Downloads/debian6-19-04-2012/debian6-19-04-2012.img of=/dev/rdisk3''' + #* '''sudo dd bs=1M if=~/Downloads/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/rdisk3''' − #* (note that dd will not feedback any information until it is finished, information will show and disk will re-mount when complete) + #* if the above command report an error (dd: bs: illegal numeric value), please change bs=1M to bs=1m + #* (note that dd will not feedback any information until there is an error or it is finished, information will show and disk will re-mount when complete. However if you are curious as to the progresss - ctrl-T (SIGINFO, the status argument of your tty) will display some en-route statistics). # After the dd command finishes, eject the card: # After the dd command finishes, eject the card: − #* '''diskutil eject /dev/rdisk3''' + #* '''sudo diskutil eject /dev/rdisk3''' − #* ''(or: open Disk Utility and eject the sdcard)'' + #* ''(or: open Disk Utility and eject the SD card)'' − # Insert it in the raspberry pi, and have fun + # Insert it in the Raspberry Pi, and have fun + + * ('''Mac''') The [https://github.com/exaviorn/RasPiWrite RasPiWrite] utility is a Python script which will walk you through the process of installing to SD card, it works with any Raspberry Pi compatible disk image, and can download one of the currently available distros if you don't have one. [As of April 2015, several fatal but easy-to-fix, bugs prevent RasPiWrite from running at all and have been present for over a year, and thus RasPiWrite seems abandoned, at least for now. You can use it if you are willing to fix Python syntax errors. ] + + == Flashing the SD Card using Linux (including on a Raspberry Pi!) == + + === Using ImageWriter (graphical interface) === + If you are using Ubuntu and hesitate to use the terminal, you can use the ImageWriter tool (nice graphical user interface) to write the .img file to the SD card. + + # Download the zip file containing the image from a mirror or torrent + #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads + # Right click the zip file and select "Extract here" + #* '''ATTENTION''': As of this writing (15 June 2012), there is a bug in the ImageWriter program that causes it to fail if the filename of the image file or its path (i.e. all the names of any parent folders that you extract the image file into) contain any space characters. Before going any further, ensure that neither the file name of the image you're using or the path contain any spaces (or other odd characters, for that matter). A bug has been opened for this issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/usb-imagewriter/+bug/1013834 Once the issue is fixed, edit this page to advise people to use an updated/patched version of ImageWriter. + # Insert the SD card into your computer or connect the SD card reader with the SD card inside + # Install the ImageWriter tool from the Ubuntu Software Center + # Launch the ImageWriter tool (it needs your administrative password) + # Select the image file (example 2012-10-28-wheezy-raspbian.img) to be written to the SD card (note: because you started ImageWriter as administrator the starting point when selecting the image file is the administrator's home folder so you need to change to your own home folder to select the image file) + # Select the target device to write the image to (your device will be something like "/dev/mmcblk0" or "/dev/sdc") + # Click the "Write to device" button + # Wait for the process to finish and then insert the SD card in the Raspberry Pi + + === Using Etcher (graphical interface) === + + # Download the appropriate Linux version (x86/x64) of the [http://www.etcher.io/ Etcher] AppImage. AppImage is a stand-alone packaged version of the Etcher tool, and [https://youtu.be/btmK0Cg1DJs?t=1m12s make that file executable]. + # Download the operating system package from the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads raspberrypi.org downloads page] or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. + # Insert an SD card into your computer. + # Run the Etcher AppImage. When started, select the operating system package you've downloaded (Etcher can burn SD card directly from compressed files such as ".zip", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz", or from the uncompressed ".img" files, and many other format). Etcher tries to auto-select your SD card drive. If you have multiple drives that can be written to, choose manually the one that corresponds to your SD card. Start flashing. The image written to your card will be verified afterwards. + + Etcher is cross-platform, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux as well, and it prevents you from overwriting the system disk of your computer. − ==Copying an image to the SD Card in Linux (command line)== + === Using the Linux command line === Please note that the use of the "dd" tool can overwrite any partition of your machine. If you specify the wrong device in the instructions below you could delete your primary Linux partition. Please be careful. Please note that the use of the "dd" tool can overwrite any partition of your machine. If you specify the wrong device in the instructions below you could delete your primary Linux partition. Please be careful. Line 121: Line 282: #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads # Verify if the the hash key of the zip file is the same as shown on the downloads page (optional). Assuming that you put the zip file in your home directory (~/), in the terminal run: # Verify if the the hash key of the zip file is the same as shown on the downloads page (optional). Assuming that you put the zip file in your home directory (~/), in the terminal run: − #* '''sha1sum ~/debian6-19-04-2012.zip''' + #* '''sha1sum ~/2012-12-16-wheezy-raspbian.zip''' #* This will print out a long hex number which should match the "SHA-1" line for the SD image you have downloaded #* This will print out a long hex number which should match the "SHA-1" line for the SD image you have downloaded # Extract the image, with # Extract the image, with − #* '''unzip ~/debian6-19-04-2012.zip''' + #* '''unzip ~/2012-12-16-wheezy-raspbian.zip''' # Run '''df -h''' to see what devices are currently mounted # Run '''df -h''' to see what devices are currently mounted − # Connect the sdcard reader with the sdcard inside + # If your computer has a slot for SD cards, insert the card. If not, insert the card into an SD card reader, then connect the reader to your computer. − # Run '''df -h''' again. The device that wasn't there last time is your SD card. The left column gives the device name of your SD card. It will be listed as something like "/dev/mmcblk0p1" or "/dev/sdd1". The last part ("p1" or "1" respectively) is the partition number, but you want to write to the whole SD card, not just one partition, so you need to remove that part from the name (getting for example "/dev/mmcblk0" or "/dev/sdd") as the device for the whole SD card. Note that the SD card can show up more than once in the output of df: in fact it will if you have previously written a Raspberry Pi image to this SD card, because the RPi SD images have more than one partition. + # Run '''df -h''' again. The device that wasn't there last time is your SD card. The left column gives the device name of your SD card. It will be listed as something like "/dev/mmcblk0p1" or "/dev/sdd1". The last part ("p1" or "1" respectively) is the partition number, but you want to write to the whole SD card, not just one partition, so you need to remove that part from the name (getting for example "/dev/mmcblk0" or "/dev/sdd") as the device for the whole SD card. Note that the SD card can show up more than once in the output of df: in fact it will if you have previously written a Raspberry Pi image to this SD card, because the Raspberry Pi SD images have more than one partition. # Now that you've noted what the device name is, you need to unmount it so that files can't be read or written to the SD card while you are copying over the SD image. So run the command below, replacing "/dev/sdd1" with whatever your SD card's device name is (including the partition number) # Now that you've noted what the device name is, you need to unmount it so that files can't be read or written to the SD card while you are copying over the SD image. So run the command below, replacing "/dev/sdd1" with whatever your SD card's device name is (including the partition number) #* '''umount /dev/sdd1''' #* '''umount /dev/sdd1''' #* If your SD card shows up more than once in the output of df due to having multiple partitions on the SD card, you should unmount all of these partitions. #* If your SD card shows up more than once in the output of df due to having multiple partitions on the SD card, you should unmount all of these partitions. − # In the terminal write the image to the card with this command, making sure you replace the input file '''if=''' argument with the path to your .img file, and the "/dev/sdd" in the output file '''of=''' argument with the right device name ('''this is very important:''' you '''will''' loose all data on the hard drive on your computer if you get the wrong device name). Make sure the device name is the name of the whole SD card as described above, not just a partition of it (for example, sdd, not sdds1 or sddp1, or mmcblk0 not mmcblk0p1) + # In the terminal write the image to the card with this command, making sure you replace the input file '''if=''' argument with the path to your .img file, and the "/dev/sdd" in the output file '''of=''' argument with the right device name ('''this is very important:''' you '''will''' lose all data on the hard drive on your computer if you get the wrong device name). Make sure the device name is the name of the whole SD card as described above, not just a partition of it (for example, sdd, not sdds1 or sddp1, or mmcblk0 not mmcblk0p1) − #* '''dd bs=1M if=~/debian6-19-04-2012/debian6-19-04-2012.img of=/dev/sdd''' + #* '''dd bs=4M status=progress if=~/2012-12-16-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/sdd''' + #** Please note that block size set to 4M will work most of the time, if not, please try 1M, although 1M will take considerably longer. #* Note that if you are not logged in as root you will need to prefix this with '''sudo ''' #* Note that if you are not logged in as root you will need to prefix this with '''sudo ''' − #* The dd command does not give any information of its progress and so may appear to have froze. However, your card reader might have a LED, that starts to blink during the write cyclus. + #* If you choose to omit the 'status=progress' option the dd command will not give any information of its progress and so may appear to have frozen. It could take more than five minutes to finish writing to the card. If your card reader has an LED it may blink during the write process. To see the progress of the copy operation you can run '''pkill -USR1 -n -x dd''' in another terminal (prefixed with '''sudo''' if you are not logged in as root). The progress will be displayed (perhaps not immediately, due to buffering) in the original window, not the window with the '''pkill''' command. + #* Alternatively, you can use the following command to run dd as a background process. It will return a pid as well as report the result of the copy upon completion: + #''' dd bs=4M if=./2015-05-05-raspbian-wheezy.img of=/dev/sdd & pid=$! ''' + #You can verify the process is still running throughout the copy with: '''pidof dd''' + # Instead of dd you can use dcfldd; it will give a progress report about how much has been written. + # Another option to monitor progress is to use Pipe Viewer (pv). Pipe '''dd''' input part through '''pv''' to the output part of '''dd''': + #<pre>dd bs=4M if=2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.img \| pv \| dd of=/dev/mmcblk0</pre> + #<pre>2,02GB 0:06:34 [10,4MB/s] [ <=> ]</pre> + # You can check what's written to the SD card by dd-ing from the card back to your harddisk to another image, and then running diff (or md5sum) on those two images. There should be no difference. # As root run the command '''sync''' or if a normal user run '''sudo sync''' (this will ensure the write cache is flushed and that it is safe to unmount your SD card) # As root run the command '''sync''' or if a normal user run '''sudo sync''' (this will ensure the write cache is flushed and that it is safe to unmount your SD card) # Remove SD card from card reader, insert it in the Raspberry Pi, and have fun # Remove SD card from card reader, insert it in the Raspberry Pi, and have fun − ==Copying an image to the SD Card in Linux (graphical interface)== + == Using any system and BerryBoot == − If you are using Ubuntu and hesitate to use the terminal, you can use the ImageWriter tool (nice graphical user interface) to write the .img file to the SD card. + + If your Raspberry Pi is connected to the '''Internet''', you can use the [http://www.berryterminal.com/doku.php/berryboot BerryBoot installer] to let it download and install the operating system. This requires that you first use a normal Windows/Mac/Linux computer to download a small .zip file with the Berryboot system files and extract it to an empty SD card. Then you put the SD card in your Raspberry Pi, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. An additional advantage is that Berryboot allows you to install more than one operating system on a single SD card. Also, it is not necessary to install any additional software on your normal Windows/Mac/Linux computer. − # Download the zip file containing the image from a mirror or torrent + = Other points = − #* http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads − # Right click the zip file and select "Extract here" − #* '''ATTENTION''': As of this writing (15 June 2012), there is a bug in the ImageWriter program that causes it to fail if the filename of the image file or its path (i.e. all the names of any parent folders that you extract the image file into) contain any space characters. Before going any further, ensure that neither the file name of the image you're using or the path contain any spaces. A bug has been opened for this issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/usb-imagewriter/+bug/1013834 Once the issue is fixed, edit this page to advise people to use an updated/patched version of ImageWriter. − # Insert the SD card into your computer or connect the SD card reader with the SD card inside − # Install the ImageWriter tool from the Ubuntu Software Center − # Launch the ImageWriter tool (it needs your administrative password) − # Select the image file (example debian6-19-04-2012.img) to be written to the SD card − # Select the target device to write the image to (your device will be something like "/dev/mmcblk0" or "/dev/sdc") − # Click the "Write to device" button − # Wait for the process to finish and then insert the SD card in the Raspberry Pi − =Manually resizing the SD card partitions (Optional)= + To write your SD card you start by downloading the SD image (the data you will write to the card). The best way to do this is using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol) BitTorrent]. This generally results in a faster download as it is a highly distributed system (you will be downloading the data from users who have previously downloaded it). − The SD card image is sized for a 2GB card. The Fedora Remix will automatically resize the partitions on the card during the first boot. The Debian version won't, so you'll have to do it manually. It's much easier if you do this on another machine, as the SD card can't be mounted when you do this. − ==Manually resizing the SD card on Linux== + = Manually resizing the SD card partitions (Optional) = + The SD card image is sized for a 2 GB card. So, if you are using an SD card with a greater capacity, you may find that only 2 GB is available. If this is the case, then to gain more free space, the partitions must be resized. The Fedora Remix and the BerryBoot will automatically resize the partitions on the mounted card during the first boot. The Debian , OpenSuSe and Rasbian images won't, so you'll have to do it manually. The easiest way is to use the tool [[RPi raspi-config]] selecting menu item EXPAND-ROOTFS - Expand Root Partition to Fill SD Card. If you want to resize the SD card whilst the SD card is not mounted in the Raspberry Pi, look [[RPi_Resize_Flash_Partitions\|here]] for instructions. − Tutorial video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4VovMDnsIE + = Adding a data partition (Optional) = + If you would rather not resize the partition on another machine as described above, either because you do not have another working Linux machine or you wish to keep your data on another partition to your operating system, you can instead create a new data partition and have that mount automatically at boot. − Following on from the instructions above, keep the newly-written SD card in the card reader, but unmounted. We'll use the <code>parted</code> (partition editor) tool to resize the partitions. + First you need to become root and install parted (I did all of this from the boot command prompt, although if you feel safer in a GUI, you can do all of this in a terminal window): − Use parted to examine the card + sudo su - − $ sudo parted /dev/sdd + apt-get install parted − (parted) unit chs + Then you need to run parted on your SD card, mine is /dev/mmcblk0, [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/your_mileage_may_vary ymmv]: − (parted) print + parted /dev/mmcblk0 − Disk /dev/sdd: 121535,3,31 + Once running, set the display units to something usable and then print your partition table: + unit chs + print + You should see something like this: + Model: SD SD08G (sd/mmc) + Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 121279,3,31 Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B − BIOS cylinder,head,sector geometry: 121536,4,32. Each cylinder is 65.5kB. + BIOS cylinder,head,sector geometry: 121280,4,32. Each cylinder is 65.5kB. Partition Table: msdos Partition Table: msdos − Number Start End Type File system Flags Number Start End Type File system Flags 1 16,0,0 1215,3,31 primary fat32 lba 1 16,0,0 1215,3,31 primary fat32 lba 2 1232,0,0 26671,3,31 primary ext4 2 1232,0,0 26671,3,31 primary ext4 3 26688,0,0 29743,3,31 primary linux-swap(v1) 3 26688,0,0 29743,3,31 primary linux-swap(v1) − : This shows how my SD card was formatted after writing the image. Notice that nothing uses the card from end of 'cylinder' 29743 to the card's maximum at 121535. + Now you need to create your data partition - you need to choose one more than the end of partition 3 with ,0,0 as your start and use the number from the line that starts with Disk as your end: − : Partition 1 is the boot partition: we'll leave that alone. Partition 2 is the root partition, which we'll grow to fill most of the card. Partition 3 is the swap space, which needs to be moved to the end of the card. Note that on some other versions of linux (and some other versions of hardware) use /sde not /sdd. + mkpart primary 29744,0,0 121279,3,31 − * Move the swap partition (you'll have to adjust the numbers so that the end of partition 3 is at the end cylinder/head/sector of the card) + print − * to calculate the number to use in the following command do:- <code>(Maximum - (Partation 3 End - Partation 3 Start) ) - 1 = Partition 3 New Start</code> so in this example <code>(121535 - ( 29743 - 26688)) -1 = 118479 </code> + That should show your new partition: − (parted) move 3 118479,0,0 + Number Start End Type File system Flags − Now grow the root partition. This involves removing the partition, re-creating it, then using <code>resize2fs</code> to grow the filesystem to fill the partition. It won't destroy any data. + 1 16,0,0 1215,3,31 primary fat32 lba − (parted) rm 2 + 2 1232,0,0 26671,3,31 primary ext4 − (parted) mkpart primary 1232,0,0 118478,3,31 + 3 26688,0,0 29743,3,31 primary linux-swap(v1) − (parted) quit + 4 29744,0,0 121279,3,31 primary − : Note that the starting address of the new partition is identical to its original value, and the ending address is immediately before the start of the swap partition. + Now quit and format the partition (again, ymmv with the specific device name, try ls /dev for some clues), and then label it: − Now clean and resize the root partition. As before, some users may need to use /sde2 instead. + quit − $ sudo e2fsck -f /dev/sdd2 + mkfs.ext4 /dev/mmcblk0p4 − : (allow it to add lost-and-found) + e2label /dev/mmcblk0p4 data − $ sudo resize2fs /dev/sdd2 + Now we need to make sure that the partition is mounted automatically when the system boots (maybe don't use vi if you never have before, try nano): − Then put the card in the RPi and boot. You end up with a 7Gb partition to use. + vi /etc/fstab − pi@raspberrypi:~$ df -h + Enter a line exactly like this at the end of the file and save and quit your text editor: − Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on + /dev/mmcblk0p4 /data ext4 defaults 1 2 − tmpfs 94M 4.0K 94M 1% /lib/init/rw + Create the mount point: − udev 10M 168K 9.9M 2% /dev + mkdir /data − tmpfs 94M 0 94M 0% /dev/shm + Now mount the partition: − rootfs 7.1G 1.3G 5.4G 20% / + mount /data − /dev/mmcblk0p1 75M 28M 48M 37% /boot + cd /data + ls + Your new partition has been created! − ==Manually resizing the SD card on Raspberry Pi== + =References= − + <references/> − You can also resize the partitions of the SD card that your Pi is running on. − − First you need to change the partition table with fdisk. You need to remove the existing partition entries and then create a single new partition than takes the whole free space of the disk. This will only change the partition table, not the partitions data on disk. '''The start of the new partition needs to be aligned with the old partition!''' − − Start fdisk: − − sudo fdisk -cu /dev/mmcblk0 − − Then delete partitions with ''d'' and create a new with ''n''. You can view the existing table with ''p''. − − ''p'' to see the current start of the main partition − * ''d'', ''3'' to delete the swap partition − * ''d'', ''2'' to delete the main partition − * ''n'' ''p'' ''2'' to create a new primary partition, next you need to enter the start of the old main partition and then the size (''enter'' for complete SD card). The main partition on the Debian image from 2012-04-19 starts at 157696, but the start of your partition might be different. Check the ''p'' output! − * ''w'' write the new partition table − − Now you need to reboot: − − sudo shutdown -r now − − After the reboot you need to resize the actual partition. The <code>resize2fs</code> will resize your main partition to the new size from the changed partition table. − − sudo resize2fs /dev/mmcblk0p2 − − This will take a few minutes, depending on the size and speed of your SD card. − − When it is done, you can check the new size with: − − df -h + == SD(DC\|DX] Card Class 6 & 10 Hints == + + [[http://elinux.org/index.php?title=RPiconfig&section=14\|SD card usage Hints with OverClocking ]] {{Template:Raspberry Pi}} {{Template:Raspberry Pi}} + [[Category:RaspberryPi]] Latest revision as of 04:57, 31 May 2019 Contents 1 SD card setup 2 Safe / Easy way 3 Create your own 3.1 Using NOOBS 3.2 Using Android Phone 3.3 Flashing the SD Card using Windows 3.3.1 Using the Win32DiskImager program 3.3.2 Using flashnul (if Win32DiskImager isn't successful) 3.3.3 Using the Fedora Remix Installer 3.3.4 Using Etcher 3.4 Flashing the SD card using Mac OS X 3.4.1 Run an App (Only with graphical interface) 3.4.2 Using system tools 3.4.3 Using command line tools (1) 3.4.4 Using command line tools (2) 3.5 Flashing the SD Card using Linux (including on a Raspberry Pi!) 3.5.1 Using ImageWriter (graphical interface) 3.5.2 Using Etcher (graphical interface) 3.5.3 Using the Linux command line 3.6 Using any system and BerryBoot 4 Other points 5 Manually resizing the SD card partitions (Optional) 6 Adding a data partition (Optional) 7 References 7.1 SD(DC\|DX] Card Class 6 & 10 Hints Back to the Hub Getting Started: Buying Guide - for advice on buying the Raspberry Pi. SD Card Setup - for information on how to prepare the SD Card used to boot your Raspberry Pi. Basic Setup - for help with buying / selecting other hardware and setting it up. Beginners Guide - you are up and running, now what can you do? Latest RPi 4 Topics - Recent topics on Raspberry Pi 4 and the Pi OS Advanced Setup - for more extensive information on setting up. Trouble Shooting - some things to check if things don't work as expected. SD card setup The Raspberry Pi will not start without a properly formatted SD Card, containing the bootloader and a suitable operating system. Many problems with booting the Raspberry Pi are a result of an improperly formatted or corrupted card. Make sure that you insert the card before powering on the Raspberry Pi, and that you shutdown the Raspberry Pi before unplugging the card. If you do have problems booting the Raspberry Pi, see the trouble shooting page first. You will also need to choose a distribution. Available distributions are shown here; you will need the Raspberry Pi bootloader to launch your distribution, so you need one for the Raspberry Pi and cannot download a PC based distribution and use that. Note that you can have several SD Cards with a separate distribution on each, then power off, swap cards and restart the Raspberry Pi to use that card. Some Raspberry Pi kits will come with a ready-to-go card with the distribution pre-installed, or these can be bought separately. There is more on this below. If you don't have a pre-installed card you will need to prepare your own. Make sure you get a reasonable quality card rather than a cheap one. Check the SD Card list if you are not sure. Warning! When you write the Raspberry Pi image to your SD card you will lose all data that was on the card. Official images are available from http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads. Note: It is highly recommended that you start with the latest official NOOBS installer: check the Raspberry Pi official website (http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads) for the current version. This makes the process of installing an operating system as easy as copying a few files in a zip archive to your SD card. This contains the reccomended Raspbian distribution, as well as various other distributions, all of which are available as individual images from the downloads page, if you prefer not to use NOOBS. Safe / Easy way Buying a preloaded SD card from a reputable supplier means that you can just plug it in and power up your Raspberry Pi; it should then just work. If you don't buy one of these, you will have to create your own using the instructions below You may need to perform an upgrade of the card once you have got the Raspberry Pi working, as a distribution (usually) is continuously updated and the card may not contain those updates Compare these for prices, delivery, distribution and card size/class: Official Raspberry Pi Swag Store The Pi Hut offers a wide range of SD cards preloaded with either: NOOBS. Raspbian. OpenELEC XBMC. PiPlay (formerly PiMame). ModMyPi Sell high quality SanDisk SD cards pre-loaded with the latest NOOBs. 8GB Micro SD - SanDisk Class 10 Pre-Loaded with NOOBS (Official Card & Adaptor) 16GB Micro SD - SanDisk Class 10 Pre-Loaded with NOOBS (Official Card & Adaptor) 32GB Micro SD - SanDisk Class 10 Pre-Loaded with NOOBS (Official Card & Adaptor) Public Service Announcement on SD Cards. There have been reports of problems with SD cards purchased from ebay and Amazon. Make sure the SD card you're purchasing is up to date with the latest version of your chosen operating System to avoid any issues. Create your own To create your own SD Card for the Raspberry Pi you will need access to another machine, or a friend with one. You will need to be careful, as you could corrupt the disk on that machine if you do things wrong (although it is not hard to do it right, and NOOBS makes it impossible to go wrong). If you are lucky, you might find a local Raspberry Pi or Linux group who will offer to load your card for you. You will also need to choose and download a distribution (mentioned above), or use NOOBS, which has all the . Check the Distributions list to make sure that you are getting a distribution that will work with the Raspberry Pi. Note that the distribution must be written to the card using the methods below; the standard file copy method will not work Using NOOBS Recently, the Raspberry Pi Foundation have released a really easy way to set up your SD Card. It's called the New Out Of Box Software (or NOOBS for short) and provides a really easy way to install Raspberry Pi distributions. Be warned, however, that it is a 1 GB download - if you have a limit on what you are allowed to download, follow the instructions below, as the other images are around 500 MB. Download NOOBS from the raspberrypi.org downloads page Insert a (4 GB+) SD Card into your computer If you want to save space on the SD Card, you can delete some of the images inside the os folder in the NOOBS zip file that you don't want to use. Format the disk Windows Download and install the SD Association's Formatting tool from https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/eula_windows/ Open the Application you have just installed Set "FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT" to ON in the Options menu. Make sure you have selected the Drive your SD Card is inserted in Click "Format" Mac Download and install the SD Association's Formatting tools from https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/eula_mac/ Select "Overwrite format" Make sure you have selected your SD Card, and not something else Click "Format" Linux Use gparted (or the command-line version parted if you prefer), if you don't have it, install it as you usually would. Format the entire disk as FAT32 (FAT16 will not work! Make sure you select the correct disk!) Extract the file you downloaded in Step 1 Copy the files you just extracted to your SD Card (see below on flashing your SD card) Not all monitors work with NOOBS straight away. If your monitor is one of those that doesn't work, press the Number buttons 1-4 until you see what you want. Default HDMI Mode HDMI Safe Mode - Use this if Default (1) doesn't work and you cannot see anything Composite PAL Mode - Use this or 4. if you are using the yellow and black outputs on the opposite side to the HDMI output Composite NTSC Mode Using Android Phone There is an android app which will both download and write SD card images direct on the phone using internal SD card reader, or an external USB OTG reader This can write NOOBS images on a standard android phone without requiring root access: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redrobe.raspicardimager Flashing the SD Card using Windows Using the Win32DiskImager program Download the distribution from the raspberrypi.org downloads page or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. Usually these are zipped (compressed) files ending in .zip or .gz (something like "distribution-name.zip"). Extract the image file from the downloaded .zip file, so you now have "distribution-name.img". Insert the SD card into your SD card reader and check what drive letter it was assigned. You can easily see the drive letter (for example G:) by looking in the left column of Windows Explorer. You can use the SD Card slot (if you have one) or a cheap Adapter in a USB slot. Download the Win32DiskImager utility (it is also a zip file). You can run this from a USB drive. Extract the executable from the zip file and run the Win32DiskImager utility; you may need to run the utility as Administrator! Right-click on the file, and select 'Run as Administrator' Select the image file you extracted above. Select the drive letter of the SD card in the device box. Be careful to select the correct drive; if you get the wrong one you can destroy your data on the computer's hard disk! If you are using an SD Card slot in your computer (if you have one) and can't see the drive in the Win32DiskImager window, try using a cheap Adapter in a USB slot. Click Write and wait for the write to complete. Exit the imager and eject the SD card. You are now ready to plug the card into your Raspberry Pi. See RPi_Hardware_Basic_Setup for the other things you need. In Windows, the SD card will appear only to have a fairly small size once written - about 55 to 75 MB. This is because most of the card has a partition that is formatted for the Linux operating system that the Raspberry Pi uses which is not visible in Windows. If you don't see this small directory with files such as kernel.img then the copy may not have worked correctly. Using flashnul (if Win32DiskImager isn't successful) You may not be able to choose the device in Win32DiskImager on some notebooks so this is a different way to achieve the same thing on a Windows machine. Download the distribution from the \| raspberrypi.org downloads page or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. Usually these are zipped (compressed) files ending in .zip or .gz (something like "distribution-name.zip"). Extract the image file from the downloaded .zip file, so you now have "distribution-name.img". Insert the SD card into your SD card reader and check what drive letter it was assigned. You can easily see the drive letter (for example G:) by looking in the left column of Windows Explorer. You can use an SD Card slot in your computer (if you have one) or a cheap Adapter in a USB slot. Download the flashnul software from http://shounen.ru/soft/flashnul/index.html ; here is the English Translated version with a link to instructions (also translated) Download the latest version. At the time of writing it was flashnul-1rc1. Extract the application from the archive. Click Start button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt, right click on it and Run as Administrator. Run flashnul with argument "-p": C:\flashnul\flashnul.exe -p Flashnul will tell you something like this (it should be different, as it depends on the drives on your machine): Available physical drives: 0 size = 250059350016 (232 Gb) 1 size = 1990197248 (1898 Mb) Available logical disks: C:\ D:\ E:\ F:\ Press ENTER to exit. Use the Load option of flashnul to put the image file on the SD Card. Make sure that you use the correct drive letter for the SD Card as that drive will be overwritten! C:\flashnul\flashnul.exe E: -L C:\temp\distribution-name.img Where C:\flashnul\flashnul.exe is the location of the flashnul program; E: is the drive you want to overwrite, and C:\temp\distribution-name.img is the location of the .img file. Flashnul will give you a device summary and a caution message. Check the information to make sure you have selected the correct device, then type yes and press enter. If you get an access denied error, make sure to close all explorer windows or folders open for the device, then try re-plugging the SD card. Using the Fedora Remix Installer Download the installer program from Fedora ARM Installer. This will download and install the Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix images, but it will also install other images if they are already downloaded and in uncompressed or .gz format. This also works with Linux. Using Etcher Download the appropriate version (x86/x64) of Etcher. Download the operating system package from the raspberrypi.org downloads page or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. Insert an SD card into your computer. Run the Etcher exe you've downloaded. When started, select the operating system package you've got (Etcher can burn SD card directly from compressed files such as ".zip", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz", or from the uncompressed ".img" files, and many other format). Etcher tries to auto-select your SD card drive. If you have multiple drives that can be written to, choose manually the one that corresponds to your SD card. Start flashing. The image written to your card will be verified afterwards. Etcher is cross-platform, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux as well, and it prevents you from overwriting the system disk of your computer. Flashing the SD card using Mac OS X To save yourself time and frustration, you may wish to use a procedure that has worked some time during the past 2 years. If so, skip ahead to the section for using the system tools from the command line. Note: In OS X each disk may have two path references in /dev: /dev/disk# is a buffered device, which means any data being sent undergoes extra processing. /dev/rdisk# is a raw path, which is much faster, and perfectly OK when using the dd program. On a Class 4 SD card the difference was around 20 times faster using the rdisk path. Run an App (Only with graphical interface) Pi Filler Pi Filler is a simple tool for copying a Raspberry Pi operating system image file to an SD card, or restoring an SD card backup created by Pi Copier. Version 1.3 is about 5x faster than previous versions and can write a full card in 5-7 minutes. Pi Filler automatically identfies your SD card (and asks for confirmation to prevent any chance of the wrong disk being written to), and shows estimated time remaining during the copy. After it's done, if your Raspberry Pi is not connected to a display, you can use Pi Finder to locate it on your network and log in from Terminal. These utilities are written in AppleScript and Bash, are compatible with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through 10.12 Sierra, and include source code. RPi-sd card builder The RPi-sd card builder utility is an application which will walk you through the process of installing to SD card. Note: This is a closed source application which requires your root password. ApplePi-Baker v2 The new ApplePi-Baker v2 is a free utility that allows you to create a NOOBS SD, write an IMG file to SD card, or backup an SD card to IMG, with only a few simple clicks. This is a closed source application. The so called sudo password, unlike all other applications, is no longer needed (developed per Apple's security guidelines with Privileged Helper). The application is written in Lazarus Pascal, 64 bits, signed and supports Retina. The latest version (2.0.0) has been tested and is compatible with the latest macOS version (at this time: Mojave 10.14.4). Some of the new features are; pretty much any compression format is supported, sizes are properly checked before writing to disk, optional enabling of SSH after restore, optional auto eject, and writing to multiple disks in one restore. ApplePi-Baker now also supports Shrinking (during backup) and Expanding (during restore) of Linux partitions. PiWriter PiWriter is a simple wizard made using shell scripts, PlatyPus and CocoaDialog. To prevent users from making mistakes the wizard auto-detect's the SD card you plan to use and prevents you from selecting your system disk. Also there is no need for a root password so even less damage can be done. The nextgen PiWriter2 introduces a new 'drag and drop' approach and also includes a backup feature. PiWriter 1.0.4 does not work on Mac OS X Mavericks. Nor does it work on OS X Yosemite, 10.10.5. Get PiWriter 1.0.4 Get PiWriter2 Watch the 1.x quick review video Watch full OS X HOWTO video using PiWriter 1.x By: Bruce Fulton Etcher Etcher is a cross-platform disk image flasher (Win/Mac/Linux), that prevents you from overwriting your system disk by accident, verifies the written SD card image, and can also flash directly from compressed formats such as ".zip", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz". Download the operating system package from the raspberrypi.org downloads page or from a mirror or torrent. Insert an SD card into your computer. Starting Etcher, select the operating system package you've got. Etcher tries to auto-select your SD card drive. If you have multiple drives that can be written to, choose manually the one that corresponds to your SD card. Start flashing after entering the sudo password. The image written to your card will be verified afterwards. Using system tools Images are available from the Raspberry Pi organization here: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Once you have downloaded the image you want, you should Verify the file using the published hash value (note 1) unzip the file to extract the image (.img) file (note 2) use the command-line tools iaw RasPi's procedure to copy the image to your SD card note 1: from the command line: $ openssl sha1 path_to_file.img, or drag&drop the .img file into command window instead of typing the full path and file name. note 2: if you use the native file de-compressor in OS X, you may have issues because it sucks. Instead, consider getting an app that really works; e.g. Unarchiver. For OS X users, the rest of the information on this page is largely outdated, and a waste of your time. Download the image from a mirror or torrent http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Extract the image by double clicking on the download file Connect the SD card reader with the SD card inside; note: must be formatted in FAT32! From the Apple () menu, choose About This Mac, then click on More info...; if you are using Mac OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion then click on System report. Click on USB (or Card Reader if using an in-built SD card reader) then search for your SD card in the upper right section of the window; click it, then search for BSD name in the lower right section: must be something like diskn where n is a number (for example, disk4). Note this number Unmount the partition so that you will be allowed to overwrite the disk by opening Disk Utility and unmounting it (do not eject it, or you have to reconnect it). Note: On Mac OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion, "Verify Disk" (before unmounting) will display the BSD name as "/dev/disk1s1" (or similar), allowing you to skip the previous two steps. From the Terminal run: sudo dd if=path_of_your_image.img of=/dev/diskn bs=1M Remember to replace n with the number that you noted before! Wait a LONG time! (or see the note above about using /dev/rdisk#...) To see the current status, send SIGINFO signal by pressing Ctrl+T. You're done! Insert it in the Raspberry Pi, and have fun Using command line tools (1) If you are comfortable with the command line, you can image a card without any additional software. Run: diskutil list identify the disk (not partition) of your SD card. e.g. disk4 (not disk4s1) diskutil unmountDisk /dev/<disk# from diskutil> e.g. diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk4 sudo dd bs=1m if=<your image file>.img of=/dev/<disk# from diskutil> e.g. sudo dd bs=1m if=2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/disk4 (This will take a few minutes) Using command line tools (2) Here is a procedure published by the Raspberry Pi organization that actually works for current versions of OS X. It requires use of the command line tools, but if you follow it, you will be successful. If you try the "GUI Tools" listed above for OS X, you will likely encounter issues. Also, you may largely ignore the balance of this section as this page has self-deprecated due to lack of maintenance. Note: Some users have reported issues with using Mac OS X to create SD cards. These commands and actions need to be performed from an account that has administrator privileges. Download the image from a mirror or torrent http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Verify if the the hash key is the same (optional), in the terminal run: shasum ~/Downloads/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.zip Extract the image: unzip ~/Downloads/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.zip (or: just double click the zip, it will extract automatically) From the terminal run df -h Connect the SD card reader with the SD card inside Run df -h again and look for the new device that wasn't listed last time. Record the device name of the filesystem's partition, for example, /dev/disk3s1 Unmount the partition so that you will be allowed to overwrite the disk: sudo diskutil unmount /dev/disk3s1 (or: open Disk Utility and unmount the partition of the SD card (do not eject it, or you have to reconnect it) Using the device name of the partition work out the raw device name for the entire disk, by omitting the final "s1" and replacing "disk" with "rdisk" (this is very important: you will lose all data on the hard drive on your computer if you get the wrong device name). Make sure the device name is the name of the whole SD card as described above, not just a partition of it (for example, rdisk3, not rdisk3s1. Similarly you might have another SD drive name/number like rdisk2 or rdisk4, etc. -- recheck by using the df -h command both before & after you insert your SD card reader into your Mac if you have any doubts!): For example, /dev/disk3s1 => /dev/rdisk3 In the terminal write the image to the card with this command, using the raw disk device name from above (read carefully the above step, to be sure you use the correct rdisk# here!): sudo dd bs=1M if=~/Downloads/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian/2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/rdisk3 if the above command report an error (dd: bs: illegal numeric value), please change bs=1M to bs=1m (note that dd will not feedback any information until there is an error or it is finished, information will show and disk will re-mount when complete. However if you are curious as to the progresss - ctrl-T (SIGINFO, the status argument of your tty) will display some en-route statistics). After the dd command finishes, eject the card: sudo diskutil eject /dev/rdisk3 (or: open Disk Utility and eject the SD card) Insert it in the Raspberry Pi, and have fun (Mac) The RasPiWrite utility is a Python script which will walk you through the process of installing to SD card, it works with any Raspberry Pi compatible disk image, and can download one of the currently available distros if you don't have one. [As of April 2015, several fatal but easy-to-fix, bugs prevent RasPiWrite from running at all and have been present for over a year, and thus RasPiWrite seems abandoned, at least for now. You can use it if you are willing to fix Python syntax errors. ] Flashing the SD Card using Linux (including on a Raspberry Pi!) Using ImageWriter (graphical interface) If you are using Ubuntu and hesitate to use the terminal, you can use the ImageWriter tool (nice graphical user interface) to write the .img file to the SD card. Download the zip file containing the image from a mirror or torrent http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Right click the zip file and select "Extract here" ATTENTION: As of this writing (15 June 2012), there is a bug in the ImageWriter program that causes it to fail if the filename of the image file or its path (i.e. all the names of any parent folders that you extract the image file into) contain any space characters. Before going any further, ensure that neither the file name of the image you're using or the path contain any spaces (or other odd characters, for that matter). A bug has been opened for this issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/usb-imagewriter/+bug/1013834 Once the issue is fixed, edit this page to advise people to use an updated/patched version of ImageWriter. Insert the SD card into your computer or connect the SD card reader with the SD card inside Install the ImageWriter tool from the Ubuntu Software Center Launch the ImageWriter tool (it needs your administrative password) Select the image file (example 2012-10-28-wheezy-raspbian.img) to be written to the SD card (note: because you started ImageWriter as administrator the starting point when selecting the image file is the administrator's home folder so you need to change to your own home folder to select the image file) Select the target device to write the image to (your device will be something like "/dev/mmcblk0" or "/dev/sdc") Click the "Write to device" button Wait for the process to finish and then insert the SD card in the Raspberry Pi Using Etcher (graphical interface) Download the appropriate Linux version (x86/x64) of the Etcher AppImage. AppImage is a stand-alone packaged version of the Etcher tool, and make that file executable. Download the operating system package from the raspberrypi.org downloads page or from a mirror or torrent. Make sure the distribution is for the Raspberry Pi, as others will not work. Insert an SD card into your computer. Run the Etcher AppImage. When started, select the operating system package you've downloaded (Etcher can burn SD card directly from compressed files such as ".zip", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz", or from the uncompressed ".img" files, and many other format). Etcher tries to auto-select your SD card drive. If you have multiple drives that can be written to, choose manually the one that corresponds to your SD card. Start flashing. The image written to your card will be verified afterwards. Etcher is cross-platform, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux as well, and it prevents you from overwriting the system disk of your computer. Using the Linux command line Please note that the use of the "dd" tool can overwrite any partition of your machine. If you specify the wrong device in the instructions below you could delete your primary Linux partition. Please be careful. Download the zip file containing the image from a mirror or torrent http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads Verify if the the hash key of the zip file is the same as shown on the downloads page (optional). Assuming that you put the zip file in your home directory (~/), in the terminal run: sha1sum ~/2012-12-16-wheezy-raspbian.zip This will print out a long hex number which should match the "SHA-1" line for the SD image you have downloaded Extract the image, with unzip ~/2012-12-16-wheezy-raspbian.zip Run df -h to see what devices are currently mounted If your computer has a slot for SD cards, insert the card. If not, insert the card into an SD card reader, then connect the reader to your computer. Run df -h again. The device that wasn't there last time is your SD card. The left column gives the device name of your SD card. It will be listed as something like "/dev/mmcblk0p1" or "/dev/sdd1". The last part ("p1" or "1" respectively) is the partition number, but you want to write to the whole SD card, not just one partition, so you need to remove that part from the name (getting for example "/dev/mmcblk0" or "/dev/sdd") as the device for the whole SD card. Note that the SD card can show up more than once in the output of df: in fact it will if you have previously written a Raspberry Pi image to this SD card, because the Raspberry Pi SD images have more than one partition. Now that you've noted what the device name is, you need to unmount it so that files can't be read or written to the SD card while you are copying over the SD image. So run the command below, replacing "/dev/sdd1" with whatever your SD card's device name is (including the partition number) umount /dev/sdd1 If your SD card shows up more than once in the output of df due to having multiple partitions on the SD card, you should unmount all of these partitions. In the terminal write the image to the card with this command, making sure you replace the input file if= argument with the path to your .img file, and the "/dev/sdd" in the output file of= argument with the right device name (this is very important: you will lose all data on the hard drive on your computer if you get the wrong device name). Make sure the device name is the name of the whole SD card as described above, not just a partition of it (for example, sdd, not sdds1 or sddp1, or mmcblk0 not mmcblk0p1) dd bs=4M status=progress if=~/2012-12-16-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/sdd Please note that block size set to 4M will work most of the time, if not, please try 1M, although 1M will take considerably longer. Note that if you are not logged in as root you will need to prefix this with sudo If you choose to omit the 'status=progress' option the dd command will not give any information of its progress and so may appear to have frozen. It could take more than five minutes to finish writing to the card. If your card reader has an LED it may blink during the write process. To see the progress of the copy operation you can run pkill -USR1 -n -x dd in another terminal (prefixed with sudo if you are not logged in as root). The progress will be displayed (perhaps not immediately, due to buffering) in the original window, not the window with the pkill command. Alternatively, you can use the following command to run dd as a background process. It will return a pid as well as report the result of the copy upon completion: dd bs=4M if=./2015-05-05-raspbian-wheezy.img of=/dev/sdd & pid=$! You can verify the process is still running throughout the copy with: pidof dd Instead of dd you can use dcfldd; it will give a progress report about how much has been written. Another option to monitor progress is to use Pipe Viewer (pv). Pipe dd input part through pv to the output part of dd: dd bs=4M if=2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian.img \| pv \| dd of=/dev/mmcblk0 2,02GB 0:06:34 [10,4MB/s] [ <=> ] You can check what's written to the SD card by dd-ing from the card back to your harddisk to another image, and then running diff (or md5sum) on those two images. There should be no difference. As root run the command sync or if a normal user run sudo sync (this will ensure the write cache is flushed and that it is safe to unmount your SD card) Remove SD card from card reader, insert it in the Raspberry Pi, and have fun Using any system and BerryBoot If your Raspberry Pi is connected to the Internet, you can use the BerryBoot installer to let it download and install the operating system. This requires that you first use a normal Windows/Mac/Linux computer to download a small .zip file with the Berryboot system files and extract it to an empty SD card. Then you put the SD card in your Raspberry Pi, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. An additional advantage is that Berryboot allows you to install more than one operating system on a single SD card. Also, it is not necessary to install any additional software on your normal Windows/Mac/Linux computer. Other points To write your SD card you start by downloading the SD image (the data you will write to the card). The best way to do this is using BitTorrent. This generally results in a faster download as it is a highly distributed system (you will be downloading the data from users who have previously downloaded it). Manually resizing the SD card partitions (Optional) The SD card image is sized for a 2 GB card. So, if you are using an SD card with a greater capacity, you may find that only 2 GB is available. If this is the case, then to gain more free space, the partitions must be resized. The Fedora Remix and the BerryBoot will automatically resize the partitions on the mounted card during the first boot. The Debian , OpenSuSe and Rasbian images won't, so you'll have to do it manually. The easiest way is to use the tool RPi raspi-config selecting menu item EXPAND-ROOTFS - Expand Root Partition to Fill SD Card. If you want to resize the SD card whilst the SD card is not mounted in the Raspberry Pi, look here for instructions. Adding a data partition (Optional) If you would rather not resize the partition on another machine as described above, either because you do not have another working Linux machine or you wish to keep your data on another partition to your operating system, you can instead create a new data partition and have that mount automatically at boot. First you need to become root and install parted (I did all of this from the boot command prompt, although if you feel safer in a GUI, you can do all of this in a terminal window): sudo su - apt-get install parted Then you need to run parted on your SD card, mine is /dev/mmcblk0, ymmv: parted /dev/mmcblk0 Once running, set the display units to something usable and then print your partition table: unit chs print You should see something like this: Model: SD SD08G (sd/mmc) Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 121279,3,31 Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B BIOS cylinder,head,sector geometry: 121280,4,32. Each cylinder is 65.5kB. Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Type File system Flags 1 16,0,0 1215,3,31 primary fat32 lba 2 1232,0,0 26671,3,31 primary ext4 3 26688,0,0 29743,3,31 primary linux-swap(v1) Now you need to create your data partition - you need to choose one more than the end of partition 3 with ,0,0 as your start and use the number from the line that starts with Disk as your end: mkpart primary 29744,0,0 121279,3,31 print That should show your new partition: Number Start End Type File system Flags 1 16,0,0 1215,3,31 primary fat32 lba 2 1232,0,0 26671,3,31 primary ext4 3 26688,0,0 29743,3,31 primary linux-swap(v1) 4 29744,0,0 121279,3,31 primary Now quit and format the partition (again, ymmv with the specific device name, try ls /dev for some clues), and then label it: quit mkfs.ext4 /dev/mmcblk0p4 e2label /dev/mmcblk0p4 data Now we need to make sure that the partition is mounted automatically when the system boots (maybe don't use vi if you never have before, try nano): vi /etc/fstab Enter a line exactly like this at the end of the file and save and quit your text editor: /dev/mmcblk0p4 /data ext4 defaults 1 2 Create the mount point: mkdir /data Now mount the partition: mount /data cd /data ls Your new partition has been created! 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0.950622	In China, Alibaba and Tencent compete for food delivery to expand access to a fast-growing source of mobile user data, using their chat and wallet super apps to funnel customers to their food delivery apps In the West, the rivalry is direct between the food delivery apps – Just Eat, Uber Eats, and Deliveroo – and the costs of last-mile delivery dissuade challengers In the UK, Amazon will change the game if it succeeds in its proposed purchase of a minority stake in Deliveroo, which Uber failed to buy last year. Progress on the merger of Amazon and Deliveroo is suspended by the regulator Expand Sectors Tech HFSS advertising ban consultation 3 June 2019 Access report The UK government is now consulting on a wider TV advertising ban until 9pm for food and drink high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS), to combat childhood obesity TV and TV advertising are not the cause of children being overweight or obese (O+O). Policy change in this area should inform and educate parents and young children, as they have in Leeds and Amsterdam With 64% of the UK population being O+O, obesity is a complex societal issue requiring a multifaceted approach. The evidence from existing rules, and plummeting TV viewing amongst children, says that further restrictions on TV advertising will be ineffective in curbing the rise of obesity in the UK Expand Sectors Advertising & marketing Public policy & regulation Huawei and 5G: Identifying the risks 7 March 2019 Access report Governments and operators have come under increasing pressure to exclude Huawei’s 5G equipment from national networks, with justifications usually kept vague and wide-ranging rather than specific, and no evidence provided. Given the role of Huawei’s 5G equipment in the network and the extent of existing testing and checking, realistic security risks that apply to Huawei and not to all other equipment suppliers are hard to conceive. The risks of any ban are however very real; with Huawei one of only three global-scale telecoms equipment suppliers, and the preferred early choice for 5G radio equipment in the UK, removing this choice will massively increase costs and delay roll-outs of cutting-edge connectivity. Expand Sectors Public policy & regulation UK mobile telecoms TikTok's challenge to Western social media 5 March 2019 Access report Launched to the world in September 2017, TikTok is the first Chinese app to pose a serious threat to Western social media companies as it attracts hundreds of millions of Generation Z users around the globe Privately-owned parent company Bytedance earned $7 billion in online advertising revenues in 2018 and is valued at $75 billion, placing it ahead of Uber as the world’s most valuable internet start-up, with an IPO likely this year Bytedance’s goal of earning half its revenue outside China by 2022 is far from certain. In order to hit the target, TikTok will need to attain super scale with best-in-class revenue per user, an unlikely combination Expand Sectors Tech Time to create an addressable TV market 18 February 2019 Access report Addressable linear TV advertising, where precision-targeted ads overlay default linear ads, could enhance the TV proposition for advertisers, agencies and viewers, benefiting all broadcasters In the context of dwindling linear viewing and rocketing online video ad spends, the adoption of Sky AdSmart and similar services on YouView and Freeview could take addressable TV ads from a sideshow to a pillar of revenue Addressable linear is a bigger and more strategic prize for broadcasters than BVOD ads. Sky holds the key to wider adoption of its AdSmart platform if it can find a way – or a price – to bring ITV Sales and/or 4 Sales on board
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0.992788	This print version has been auto-generated from https://www.globalissues.org/article/270/folly-of-aid-and-bombs The following article is from The Guardian , October 9, 2001. It talks about some of the reality of the food drops versus our expectations of it. The original article can be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,565862,00.html1. Folly of aid and bombs George Monbiot Tuesday October 9, 2001 The Guardian Two weeks ago, Paul Wolfowitz, the US under secretary of defence, compared Afghanistan to a swamp, which must be drained to catch the snakes that hide there. His analogy may be rather more apt than he intended. Swamps, as everyone knows, are harder to get out of than they are to get into. On Sunday night, the west took its first, irreversible step into the morass. It may well prove to be the only simple one on an ever more uncertain journey. But there is now no going back. Once you have initiated military action, you are committed to it, and all further adventures in Afghanistan need be armed. It is not clear that either the British or the US governments has fully grasped the implications. Yesterday morning, some 15 hours after the air strikes began, the United Nations announced that it had halted convoys of food to Afghanistan. From now on, and for as long as the conflict lasts, the humanitarian aid that both Blair and Bush promised would be an integral component of this campaign must be delivered primarily with the help of the armed forces. But they don't seem to have any idea what this responsibility entails. The military answer to the country's crisis so far has taken the form of 37,500 yellow ration packs, dropped from transport planes into regions in which hungry people are believed to live. Each pack contains around 2,200 calories: roughly enough to sustain one person for one day. If you believe, as some commentators do, that this is an impressive or even meaningful operation, I urge you to conduct a simple calculation. The United Nations estimates that there are 7.5m hungry people in Afghanistan. If every ration pack reached a starving person, then one two hundredth of the vulnerable were fed by the humanitarian effort on Sunday. The US department of defence has announced that it possesses a further 2m of these packs, which it might be prepared to drop. If so, they could feed 27% of the starving for one day. Four weeks remain before winter envelops Afghanistan, during which enough food must be delivered to last until March. Yet the US is prepared to drop, at its own best estimate, barely one quarter of one day's needs. Some of these rations will, of course, be lost. Many, perhaps most, will be eaten by people who are not in immediate danger of starvation, as they are more mobile than the seriously hungry and better able to reach the packs. Some will remain untouched. One of the warring factions may discover that an effective means of eliminating its enemies is to remove the contents of these packs and replace them with explosives. This is just one of the problems associated with dispensing kindness at 20,000 feet: no one can be completely sure whose generosity they are about to enjoy. The usefulness of any feeding programme, moreover, is greatly diminished if it is not carefully targeted. People in different stages of starvation require different preparations. Children, especially infants, are more vulnerable than any others. Yet all the packs being dropped on Afghanistan are identical, and all are equipped only to feed adults. The packs contain medicine as well as food but, unlike aid workers on the ground, the pilots delivering them can offer no diagnosis. This blanket prescription is likely to be either useless or dangerous. So western governments have terminated what may have been an effective humanitarian programme and replaced it with a futile gesture. The bombing raids, moreover, have persuaded thousands to flee from their homes. Yet Afghanistan's borders remain closed, while the camps the UN is building in Pakistan will not be ready for another two weeks. The refugees have nowhere to go. The military strikes, Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, announced, would "create conditions for sustained... humanitarian relief operations in Afghanistan". They have so far done precisely the opposite. But the purpose of the food drops is not to feed the starving but to tell them they are being fed. President Bush explained on Sunday that by means of these packages, "the oppressed people of Afghanistan will know the generosity of America and our allies". They will know it, for they know that gestures will not feed them. Hunger brooks no tokenism. It demands food, not a semblance of food. This show of generosity is, of course, designed to impress us as well as them. The yellow packages drifting on to the minefields of the Hindu Kush are likely to be the most, over the next few days, that we will see of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The hungry will die quietly on the forgotten trails through the mountains, huddled behind rocks, searching the streets of deserted cities, clawing for roots in the empty fields. The satellites that can count the shells stacked behind a howitzer cannot peer into the faces of the starving. And if, somehow, a sensible humanitarian mission resumed, the linkage established by both Bush and Blair between aid and ordnance, which sounds so bold and compassionate at home, could turn out to be disastrous in Afghanistan. If the humanitarian programme continues to be perceived as part of the military offensive, we could expect the dispersed guerrillas of a partly vanquished regime to slip into the feeding centres to lob a few grenades into the crowd. While it is not hard to predict how the humanitarian operation might end, it is rather more difficult to see how the military mission could be concluded. The Taliban have vowed to fight to the last breath. While many of their conscripts will desert, the hard core are likely to do just this. They dispersed some time before Sunday's attacks. Their anti-aircraft guns, tanks and planes were peripheral to the operation of what has always, in effect, been a guerrilla force. In confronting them, as Russian veterans have warned, we will be pummelling thin air. Rumsfeld has defined victory as the Taliban's "collapse from within". But this is not victory, only the beginning of the next phase of war. If, as Bush and Blair maintain, they aim to leave Afghanistan better than it was when they found it, then the west is committed to defend it against all oppressors, whoever they might be. This implies that if the Northern Alliance moves into the vacuum left by the nominal defeat of the Taliban, and establishes not the "broad-based" government of assorted extremists the west envisages but a narrow government of homogenous extremists, we must fight them too. So at what point do we stop fighting? At what point does withdrawal become either honourable or responsible? Having once engaged its forces, are we then obliged to reduce Afghanistan to a permanent protectorate? Or will we jettison responsibility as soon as military power becomes impossible to sustain? The consequences of this endless war may be dangerous for the west. They could be deadly for Afghanistan. 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0.954403	Ellen DeGeneres gushes over Portia de Rossi on wedding anniversary: Being her wife is the greatest thing International Business Times UK UK World Business Fintech Technology Science Sport Entertainment Opinion Video Pictures Log out Entertainment Celebrity Ellen DeGeneres gushes over Portia de Rossi on wedding anniversary: Being her wife is the greatest thing The couple celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary on 16 August. By Kabita Maharana August 17, 2017 08:02 BST Ellen DeGeneres can't stop gushing about her wife Portia de Rossi as they celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary on 16 August. The couple tied the knot in 2008 and have been inseparable all through the years. In a loving tribute to her life partner on Instagram, the talk show host said being wife to the Australian actress is "the greatest thing." "Portia de Rossi and I got married 9 years ago today. Being her wife is the greatest thing I am," the 59-year-old comedienne captioned an adorable black and white image of the couple on their wedding day where they both are smiling ear to ear. Her post has since got over one million likes with anniversary wishes pouring in from her fans. In another Instagram post, the former Scandal actress shared a cute picture of DeGeneres and her cuddling each other at a candle light dinner. "We've been together so long that not only do we look like kids in this picture, but it was taken with a camera! Happy 9th, Thing," she captioned the image as a tribute to their nine years of marital bond. @PortiadeRossi and I got married 9 years ago today. Being her wife is the greatest thing I am. A post shared by Ellen (@theellenshow) on Aug 16, 2017 at 12:46pm PDT More from IBTimes UK Ellen DeGeneres 'endured bullying' in Hollywood following her coming out: 'It didn't feel fair' Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi dismiss split rumours with a kiss ahead of wedding anniversary Ellen DeGeneres pictured without wedding ring in Portia de Rossi's Instagram post Twenty years ago in 1997, the talk show host came out as a lesbian and started dating De Rossi in 2004 and got married after four years soon after the state of California lifted the ban on same sex marriages. In a recent interview with The Good Housekeeping, the multiple Daytime Emmy winning entertainer revealed that she has love as her highest priority and makes it a point to have the dinner together with her actress wife every single night since their wedding. "Portia understands me completely," she told the magazine. "In our vows, she recited a quote — 'It is good to be loved. It is profound to be understood' — and to me, that's everything. What 'I love you' really means is 'I understand you,' and she loves me for everything that I am. She supports me and makes me happy." The couple has a tradition of sky-writing their anniversary year and this time also fans are expecting the same-sex couple to share their precious moment with them. I love my wife. #Repost @portiaderossi ãƒ»ãƒ»ãƒ» We've been together so long that not only do we look like kids in this picture, but it was taken with a camera! Happy 9th, Thing. A post shared by Ellen (@theellenshow) on Aug 16, 2017 at 5:52pm PDT In a separate post, singer Joshua Radin recalled their sweet wedding where he performed and wished the duo a happy anniversary. "Nine years ago today, these two incredible women got married and asked me to sing some of my songs to them while they were celebrating their most special day. It's still one of the most fun things I've ever done. Happy anniversary," he wrote. â¤ï¸ #Repost @joshuaradin ãƒ»ãƒ»ãƒ» Nine years ago today, these two incredible women got married and asked me to sing some of my songs to them while they were celebrating their most special day. It's still one of the most fun things I've ever done. Happy anniversary @theellenshow and @portiaderossi
0.999926	Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Sixth Form statement on how it is using the 16-19 Tuition Fund from September 2021 The ESFA has made funding available to Post16 providers to support students who have had their learning affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Tuition Fund is ring-fenced for schools, colleges and all other 16 to 19 providers to mitigate the disruption to learning arising from coronavirus. The funding can be used to provide small group tuition for 16-19-year olds on a study programme where their learning has been disrupted and they have a GCSE English or GCSE Mathematics grade of 4 or below at age 16. Although the support is targeted based on prior attainment in English and Mathematics, the funding is not limited to support in these subjects, and will be provided according to need across a variety of subjects. It is also for students who have a grade 4 or below in GCSE English and/or GCSE Mathematics, are from an economically disadvantaged background and would need catch-up support. These are defined as students from the 27% most economically deprived areas of the country based on the index of multiple deprivation Support is being prioritised where students will benefit most from small group tuition, and particular regard is being given to the requirements of disadvantaged students and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Sixth Form has committed to using the Tuition Fund that the ESFA has made available. ESFA guidance related to the Tuition Fund is available here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-funding-16-to-19-tuition-fund Examples of some of the support that Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Sixth Form will be offering are: • GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics resit preparation • Period 6 intervention tutorials for all Year 13 students in all subjects to support catch up due to Covid19 and self-isolation in 2020-2021 • 1 to 1 study skills sessions with Tutors to support academic progress. Implementation Archbishop Ilsley Catholic Sixth Form will use the funding as follows: • Small groups will contain no more than 5 learners in GCSE Resit English Language and GCSE resit Mathematics, with the ambition of having no more than 3 learners in each group. • In Year 13 Run 1 to 1 or small group sessions in addition to the existing timetabled hours, where appropriate and beneficial to the learner. • Run additional skills development sessions out of term time particularly in Easter and May Half term holidays. • Support will be offered and provided based on the individual needs of each student. • Support sessions will be prioritised for the following students: o Those with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan o Those 16-18-year-old learners with a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) o Those who have a grade 4 or below in GCSE Maths and/or English o Those students most disadvantaged (from the 27% most economically deprived areas of the country based on the index of multiple deprivation) o Those classed as vulnerable or impacted most by the pandemic. Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Sixth Form commitment The School is committed to a no detriment approach to learners, to ensure no student is disadvantaged by the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. The School will ensure that the tuition fund is used in accordance with the Government’s guidance on the 16 to 19 Tuition Fund by: • Producing this statement setting out how the fund will be used to support the most disadvantaged students. • Publishing this statement on the School website. • Recording the use of the fund, including references to individual students who receive support, the needs of those students, the number of hours of tuition delivered and retaining the evidence of the tuition provided. • Delivering the extra tuition and spend the allocated funds in the academic year 2021/22 • Notifying the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) of any underspend from the Fund for it to be reclaimed.

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