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• Yes this is possible to do. I think on the ticket there is a tab for purchases where you can enter all the items you are purchasing.
If this is not what you are looking for please explain what you want to do some more
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• The way we usually recommend approaching this is to view each entry in the Purchase List as a separate item, and to group them together with either a ticket or a PO number.
So for example, you could create one item for the $10 jump drive, one item for the $15 ink, and even one item for the $1.50 in tax. Then add all those to a single ticket, representing that whole order. This also makes it easier to associate the jump drive to the user you gave it to, and the ink to the printer it was for. Then at the end of the year, you can run reports to see where you spent the money (which vendors), what devices needed the most purchases (that printer, etc.), and which users and/or departments you ended up buying the most for.
We've found that this gives the most flexibility with your purchases in the current system.
However, some people approach it with each entry being a single order (which is a bit more difficult with our current system). If someone takes this approach, they generally use custom attributes to track the tax and shipping for each order, and then add details of each item, etc. in the "notes" section of that purchase. If it's a complex order, it can be more difficult to associate it correctly to the person and devices that you bought the stuff for.
If you think the second approach fits better with your view of purchasing, please consider adding your thoughts to a feature request such as this one, or PM me with your ideas.
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• When you are buying a computer for a new user. The user is not in the system yet so you can't associate them with the ticket and you are buying the computer so it's also not in inventory. So tracking in a ticket still does not associate it with the inventory like you are shooting for.
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Part-1: The Mission
Presenting before you the first part of “The Fourth Dimension”…
That dewy Tuesday morning saw something more than a sunrise and cooing birds. It looked no less than a movie scene: large black cars chasing a big blue van (which was reportedly carrying drugs and gold). As the procession reached the empty highway, it became very clear that it was a game of bullets. Men could be seen poking their heads out of the cars to shoot, or ducking down in defence.
“Agent T-13 reporting! Situation under control; 3 down, 1 left. We’ll catch them any moment now!” Apparently, Agent T-13, a sharp woman in black formals and sunglasses, was leading the mission, and this was a very normal day for her. The mission was simple: get hold of the drugs and gold and shoot down the men. She was much more used to jumping off helicopters or diving in the deep sea.
“Agent S-3 here! We are receiving more inputs on the mission,” a voice boomed from the walkie-talkie. And before the statement could be completed, the black cars had surrounded the blue van. There was no escape. The last of the men were shot down, boxes from the van were confiscated; mission complete! Or so they thought.
“Open up the boxes! We need to report what exactly and in how much amount they were carrying,” Agent T-13 ordered. Then walking by the side, she reported on her walkie-talkie, “Mission complete! All boxes confiscated, under inspection…” “No! Listen to me, this was a bait! We’ve been tricked!” Agent S-3 exclaimed from the other side.
“What?! But we are all safe, and we’ve shot down the men,” Agent T-13 said. She was confident that no mission could go wrong under her supervision. “Oh no, no! These inputs could never go wrong! Wait… the boxes! You haven’t opened the boxes, have you?” Agent S-3 asked tensely. “Boxes? Oh…” and remembering that she had just ordered the men to open the boxes, she turned around…
There was a blast and she was thrown back. Her head hit the ground and it felt as if a boulder had just hit her. She had gone wrong; for the first time in her life, she had gone wrong. She had a weird dizzy feeling, as if she was sinking down and down and down…
When she regained consciousness, her head was still dizzy. Her vision was blurred, but she was sure she wasn’t on the highway where she had fainted. This was a different place, many people were standing around her, she was lying on a bed. Where was she? She was on a mission and then there was a blast…
And then she remembered it all. S-3 had said they have been tricked; the van was a bait. So had the enemies captured her? Where was her team? And then she could think no more for her head hurt too much. Slowly her eyes started adjusting to her surroundings. The place seemed familiar. It looked like… but no, it couldn’t be. But this place had to be…
[Where was Agent T-13? What happened to her teammates? Stay hooked to know! Any guesses where she is? Tell me in the comments! Do like and share. Follow Oddball Thinks to know what happens next!]
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1. She might have been caught by her enemies who could take her advantage…..or she would have been saved by the local people living somewhere there in the forest…..Just can’t wait for the other part….And the only word that comes out thinking about your ideas — Amazing!!
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2. Wow, very well written, the description is so vivid, and the flow of ur writing is very smooth…plus you have built up the suspense nicely !! Waiting eagerly for the next part!!!
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0.036883 | <urn:uuid:a5b5b140-b32b-4ab6-a56f-3d92de82dde7> | en | 0.974886 | I recently stopped by for confession at an old Capuchin parish just north of downtown Denver. It is traditionally a parish on the border of an African-American neighborhood and a Mexican neighborhood. Holy Mass is offered in English and Spanish.
As I went inside to look for the older Capuchin who was going to hear my confession, I noticed that they were setting up for a funeral. I went up to the casket to pray and I saw it was an open-casket funeral. A young Mexican man, perhaps 18 years old, had died. I prayed for his soul.
I then went to the back of the Church where the Franciscan was opening up the confessional door. I said “How did he die so young, Father?” He replied, “The same way as so many of them—suicide.” To be honest, I thought he was going to say “gang violence” as it was a rough neighborhood and he paused after saying “The same way as so many of them…” But, no, he was burying this 18 year old that day. He told me he had also recently buried a 13 year old suicide.
The face of that 18 year old Mexican man in that casket is now burned into my memory. His is his own face, of course, but also the face of what this lockdown is doing to people. I have prayed for his soul and it broke my heart to see him, dead so young in that casket. I felt great anger for the people causing this lockdown like Fauci, Gates, Schwab and Soros. But upon seeing that young face and Rosary wrapped around his hands in that casket, I also realized that my blogging and podcasting against this government overreach is not in vain. It is important to note: That older Capuchin who admitted to me he is burying so many suicides has no political dog in the fight. He is not on Twitter. He doesn’t do the Latin Mass. In other words: Even priests who are not called “extremists” like me will admit that this lockdown is killing their own parishioners.
I have already pointed out that at least two countries have admitted that suicides on lockdown have killed more than coronavirus. For one, even the ever-mendacious CNN admitted that last year that more people died in Japan of suicide that all of 2020 under coronavirus. But the face of that young man who killed himself became the face in my mind of all the suicides that this diabolical lockdown is killing. His priest telling me how many are dying of suicide brought me out of my Twitter world and back into my former life of the parishes to see: Although coronavirus is real, this totalitarian lockdown is purposefully killing more people than coronavirus.
I believe the Fauci-Gates lockdown is essentially a eugenics-based genocide purposefully using suicide now (and later vaccines to kill the compliant and camps to kill the non-compliant?) Of course, many readers might ask the question at this point: Why would eugenicists utilize suicide? My answer is simple: They target the weak-minded to off themselves out of society. For what purpose? Reducing climate-change. As ridiculous as any conservative readers might think “climate change” is, that is truly the answer of Fauci, Gates, Soros and Schwab: They want less people on their own green planet. And if the weak-minded “off” themselves, then the hiers of a “green-planet” get their “fatherland” as I recently said here. Yes, this is truly using the survival of the fittest minds making the sons and daughters of God turn against themselves. What could be more diabolical?
The fact they die by suicide does not contradict the fact it is a genocide against them. Think how many suicides happened in Auschwitz, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, and Treblinka. Even suicides in concentration camps were still considered causalities at the hands of Nazis.
Please pray for the repose of the souls of not only those who have died of coronavirus, but all the many people dead on lockdown as planned by their health-communist totalitarian overlords. One such young person’s hearse is found in the featured image above, outside the Church in which I went to confession. | https://padreperegrino.org/2021/01/lu7/ | dclm-gs1-166125422 | false | true | {
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Shaping The New Gen Social: Digital Marketing Attribution Models
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Counting sheep? When some digital marketers can’t fall asleep, they count leads coming in from multiple unknown sources. But the reason some of them are up in the first place is the desperate need to figure out where those leads came from, and which of the multiple advertising channels caused them to finally hit “buy.” How do you know where to invest more if you can’t see clearly what’s working for you?
Marketing Attribution Mayhem
What is it that makes brands and agencies struggle with digital marketing attribution? Mainly the following:
• Lack of visibility: The biggest issue for marketers is not having complete clarity into the process that led to a sale, offering clear insights across channels.
• Lack of transparency: Each advertising platform counts conversions in multitouch user journeys in its own way. Obviously, there is a risk here that the process can be biased, as social media data can be skewed.
• Lack of integrity: Facebook knows nothing about ads in Snapchat. Snapchat knows nothing about ads on Twitter, etc. There are a lot of intersections in a customer’s multitouch journey, but usually advertising platforms don’t have clear insights about each other.
• Lack of precision: As a result, data is not integrated, and it is almost impossible to calculate precise CPA, ROAS and other conversion metrics taking into account the impact of all advertising channels on each occurred conversion.
• Lack of affordable solutions: Taking into account all factors and getting precise data is impossible without specific software. However, attribution software can often be pricey and too complex.
We know that it takes on average eight touchpoints to close a sale, and complex transactions are likely to need more. So no matter in which business you are, attribution is your problem as well.
Thankfully, there are ways to tackle attribution.
First is the integration of dedicated attribution software. This way suits big companies which are willing to spend time and money on a big platform. It is the most obvious decision, but we can highlight for you a better, more creative way to solve your attribution dilemma.
And that is using Google Analytics as a source of raw data. Likely, you already have Google Analytics installed on your website, right? If not, it is very easy to do. And it is free! The trick is, Google Analytics collects all touchpoints happening on your website. However, this data is raw. It is unpacked and not integrated with your advertising data. Without such integration, this data doesn’t bring a lot of value.
How can Paragone help your attribution dilemma?
Paragone helps in 4 simple steps:
• Paragone fetches data from advertising data sources as Facebook ads.
• Paragone fetches data from Google Analytics.
• It merges this data together, so each ad is attached to its performance according to Google Analytics.
• Paragone unpacks data, merges it, delivers 5 different attribution models and coherent reports.
In the end, there is no need for one more big platform. You can just make the most from your Google and Facebook ads thanks to Paragone’s integration.
How Google Analytics helps with attribution tracking →
In Other Words: Meet Paragone AI
Paragone AI is a one-stop-shop that delivers all these advantages, giving digital marketers the ability to:
• Focus on ROI by accurately measuring the actual revenue from a campaign’s ad spend, and to understand the difference between social media and Google Analytics performance results.
• Identify the reasons for underperforming or successful campaigns, thus allowing you to adjust assets that do not meet expectations and build a solid digital marketing strategy per channel.
• Combine the knowledge gained across channels to advance your brand’s overarching social media strategy.
“Each report, in essence, is just a table, but what is behind each table is important – The data that helps you to make the right marketing decisions.”
Dmytro Bilash, Product Manager at Paragone AI
Paragone AI manages to achieve all this by combining these capabilities:
• A unified display for marketing media metrics from social media (spend, clicks, impressions) & conversion metrics from both social media and Google Analytics (purchases, cost/purchase) reporting features that are both detailed and easy to comprehend.
• Validate your budget allocation strategy based on the difference between social media and Google Analytics conversion metrics via a user-friendly interface that’s up and running with just a few clicks.
• You can select the desired attribution model
• You can compare the social data with the data from Google Analytics to uncover interesting insights
• Example, here we can see the number of purchase for this campaign reported in Google Analytics is about 60% of those recorded on Facebook
• You can then dive further into each and ad and identify gaps per campaign
• Complete visibility of cross-channel marketing activities with an in-depth drill-down of different performance metrics and creative assets.
• Customizable dashboards tailored to meet the brand’s needs, because digital marketing isn’t a one-size-fits-all arena.
Digital marketers are well aware of the issues presented here, but not all of them know that a suitable solution is within reach. Many continue to struggle with partial data that demands hours of work and still delivers vague insights at best. Instead of losing sleep because of attribution-related concerns, embrace the dream platform that solves them.
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Prince Harry has been a focal point in the wake of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth's death. Amid the normal tabloid fodder about the rift between The Royal Family and Harry, some mourners on Saturday got a chance to see Harry's real feelings about the loss of the queen.
"It's a lonely place up there now without her," Prince Harry told the crowds that gathered outside of Windsor Castle alongside the many floral tributes to the queen. "Every room she was in, we felt her presence throughout."
The moment was captured on video and shared by The Sun, coming as Prince Harry, Prince William, Meghan Markle, and Kate Middleton were greeting mourners outside the gates. The surprise reunion between brothers grabbed headlines on Saturday amid the somber pomp and circumstance around the queen's passing. Before this, on the day Queen Elizabeth passed, there was a lot of speculation about Harry's arrival in Balmoral, what he was told about Markle coming with him, and he was reportedly forced to get his own flight to Scotland from London.
While Harry was unable to get to Balmoral before Queen Elizabeth's passing, he was not the only one. William's RAF flight also didn't make it on time, leaving King Charles III one of the few to be with the queen when she died.
King Charles III did deliver an olive branch in his first speech as monarch, including a loving message to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle despite the scandal over the past few years. " want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan, as they continue to build their lives overseas."
Harry and Markle stepped back from their formal royal positions to make a move to California. This was coupled with allegations and claims made by both that The Royal Family was mistreating the couple. Despite this, the couple has returned to the U.K. during the period of mourning, with Harry taking part in official events and Markle putting a hold on her podcast and media appearances. | https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/prince-harry-windsor-castle-lonely-place-queen-elizabeth-dead/ | dclm-gs1-166175422 | false | false | {
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0.036345 | <urn:uuid:a4bb68f3-5d3b-4e44-8f81-b04981e45e9c> | en | 0.946184 | Rajeev Chandrasekhar's official website - Member of Parliament
Electoral Reforms Needed To Meet The Aspirations Of The People
September 5, 2013
The essence of any democratic system is the healthy functioning of political parties and, consequently, free and fair elections. While there are examples of some exemplary people in public life, there has been a steady deterioration in the standards and practices of many others in the political class. Over the years, Parliament has taken several measures to amend the laws relating to elections. Yet, the improvement has only been limited.The People of India want a change in the way they are governed. The first part towards this change is reform in the existing framework in which they exercise their franchise. Reforms are required in the political and electoral process to align them with the aspirations of the people, uphold the principles of probity and transparency in public life, and to maximize participation of citizens in the electoral process. How? Here are my suggestions:I.STRENGTHENING THE ELECTION COMMISSION (EC) AND REBUILDING THE FAITH IN THE INSTITUTION 1. Depoliticize appointments to the EC The Election Commission is the electoral referee who ensures that elections are free and fair. Given this role, the appointment of officials to the EC should be done by an impartial and bipartisan selection committee, in consultation with the Chief Justice. A provision debarring Election Commission officers from joining political parties after retirement should also be put in place.2. Strengthen the EC to form its own laws To ensure the autonomous functioning of the Election Commission, the EC must have powers to form its own laws, unlike the present scenario wherein the EC has to wait for the elected representatives to approve its recommendations. Also, the EC should be granted financial autonomy, to avoid any potential conflict of interest.II. INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES 1. Fixed Term for Legislature To curtail unnecessary election expenditure and ensure stable governments at both the Centre and in the States a fixed term for legislature is necessary. If governments fall, the same legislature is forced to form another government and if that fails, Presidents/ Governors rule will continue till the term is over or legislators form a new government.2. Concurrent State and Central Elections I believe that to ensure that elections do not come in the way of governance as they do today, concurrent state and central elections should be held. Simultaneous elections will not only ensure that Governments at the centre and the states carry out their responsibilities in a smooth manner but also curtail unnecessary election expenditure. The arrangement of simultaneous elections can be extended to the elections for the municipal corporations and other Panchayati Raj institutions.3. Recall Elections The right to vote to power should also include the right to recall. The constitution should be amended to provide for Recall Elections whereby people have the right to recall their elected representatives if they are found to be nonperforming or violating the trust of the electorate in forms of impropriety, conduct etc.4. Annual Audit of All Mainstream Political Parties and Candidates and Strict Enforcement of Spending Caps by the EC To ensure financial transparency in the accounts of political parties and candidates, an annual audit should be conducted and strict fine imposed if found guilty of misconduct. There should also be a strict enforcement of the ceiling I limit imposed on election expenditure.5. Ban Candidates Convicted of Criminal Offences Criminalization of Politics is a worrying phenomenon. I had stated in my letter on Electoral Reforms to the Law Commission that candidates who have been convicted of criminal offences should not be allowed to contest elections. The Supreme Court’s recent verdict that convicted MPs/MLAs should be disqualified endorses my view. I however disagree with the Supreme Court verdict on even accused MPs/MLAs being disqualified. Disqualification should be upon conviction and not upon framing of charges since our judicial system follows the axiom of “ innocent until proven guilty”.III. INCREASING VOTER AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY 1. Giving a 4-month Pre-Election Budget to EC for Advertising & Communications A 4-month pre-election advertising and communications budget should be given to the EC, to be used for communicating and promoting awareness about registration and voting processes, and the impending elections.2. Easier & Simpler Voter Registration Process The process of registration for a new voter is very tedious and discourages the young citizen from being a part of the democratic process. The EC website is also not userfriendly . Sometimes, voting forms itself are not available in the ward offices or head offices. The Election Commission must take steps to make the process of voter registration easier.3. Increase the ambit of Absentee Ballot and Providing Opportunities for Advance Voting While on one had we fret over poor voter turnouts , on the other, unfortunately, the unavailability of absentee ballots has prevented those who want to vote, but are away from home, from exercising their franchise. In order to enable these citizen to vote, the EC should increase the ambit of the absentee ballot. Several civic society organizations have already advocated this amendment to the Act to allow NRis and people on the move to cast their vote through absentee ballot system, through a combination of internet and postal ballot. Citizens who may not be able to cast their vote on the day of the election should be allowed the opportunity to exercise their vote in advance.4. Increasing the number of polling booths One of the biggest problems which a common man faces while exercising his/ her right is standing in long queues in scorching sun, travelling several kilometers for making one’s vote and so on. These shortcomings shouJd be curtailed by increasing the number of polling booths and also by providing proper waiting shelters at the booths.5. Making EVMs tamper proof There is an urgent need to address the credibility of Electoral Voting Machines. EVMs do not have a cross verification programme that further raises questions. The EC should experiment by using ballot boxes along with EVMs to ensure cross checking.6. None of the Above Option (49-0) on the EVMs The current process of asking a voter who opts for 49-0 to enter to enter his/her electoral roll number and put a thumb impression/sig nature in Form 17 A separately kept by the presiding officer, goes against the system of secret ballots. The voters should have the option of “None of the Above” {Section 49-0) on the Electronic Voting Machines {EVMs) itself, to protect their identity and maintain the secrecy of the ballot in its letter and spirit.7. Address deficiencies in the Voting System for Armed Forces Personnel Currently,a majority of our Armed Forces personnel are denied their basic democratic right to vote, with most of them having been able to vote only post retirement, as our election system does not provide an efficient mechanism for them to cast their votes.. Though the EC provides soldiers with the options of postal ballot system and proxy voting method, these have not been able to yield results due to certain deficiencies. These deficiencies cam be addressed through the following measures:a) The cantonments and military stations where the soldiers are posted are a part of various constituencies of democratic elections in the country. Therefore, soldiers should be conferred the rights to be registered as voters in the constituency, where they are serving, as ordinary residents of that constituency.b) Provision of virtual voting booths at various command posts so that soldiers are able to cast votes centrally easily and participate in the democratic process. The votes can then be transmitted to their respective constituencies.c) Introduce advance voting I early voting, in line with practices adopted by many other countries, to increase voter participation.8. Reservation of 33% of Seats for Women The United Nations states that the number of women in the Indian Parliament is lower than the global average. Only 11% of Members of our Parliament are women. For a truly representative Parliament, the Women’s Reservation Bill must be passed at the earliest to reserve 33% of seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures for women.9. Popularising the Graduates Constituency and Teachers Constituency in Legislative Councils. Enrollment levels for voting in the Graduate constituency and Teachers Constituency seats in Bicameral States are very low. For example, Bangalore has over 22.52 lakh graduates. But only 17,406 applications were received in response to the notice by the Election Commission for elections in 2012. The dismal enrolment rates are due to the absolute lack of information about the enrolment process. For those who seek to register, attestation of documents has become a huge bottleneck owing to the lack of dedicated staff. The Election Commission must take steps to create greater knowledge and awareness among citizens about the Graduates Constituency and create adequate publicity during enrolments.Elections are the building blocks of a democracy. It is thus essential that we strengthen institutions, streamline the electoral process , ensure transparency and accountability of all stakeholders and educate the Indian voter.
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0.076846 | <urn:uuid:2c91a9e2-4ab5-40cb-a3f6-f8072618d791> | en | 0.935335 | Joe Biden was fuming after a leading Republican blew the whistle on this massive deception
The clock is ticking for Joe Biden to ram his agenda through Congress.
But he has one last trick up his sleeve.
And Joe Biden was fuming after a leading Republican blew the whistle on this massive deception.
Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to roll out the welcome mat for illegal aliens by offering them everything under the sun if they made it into the country.
After taking office, he worked to eliminate any semblance of security on the border, creating the worst border crisis in history.
Now, with the country flooded with illegal aliens, Joe Biden is making good on his promise to give them taxpayer-funded healthcare.
In June, the Biden regime approved a proposal by Democrat-controlled Colorado to use federal money to create a healthcare exchange under Obamacare for illegal aliens.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will spend more than $1.6 trillion over five years to create healthcare exchanges authorized by Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act.
Colorado’s application with HHS said that these exchanges were to provide healthcare to the state’s growing number of illegal aliens.
“In plan year 2023, a new subsidy program will be offered to Coloradans not eligible for federal subsidies, including Coloradans without a documented immigration status,” the state’s application read.
While Americans are struggling with the soaring cost of living in the Biden economy, the regime is showering Colorado with trillions in taxpayer dollars for a giveaway to illegal aliens.
After years of lies from Democrats that Obamacare wouldn’t go to illegal aliens, Colorado Republicans are outraged at this egregious abuse of taxpayer money.
While the federal government can’t fund healthcare for illegal aliens directly, a loophole in Obamacare allows them to give money to states to do it.
Congressman Ken Buck, along with co-sponsors Lauren Boebert and Doug Lamborn, introduced a bill to shut this scheme down.
The bill would stop states from using federal money to fund healthcare for illegal aliens.
“Instead of using section 1332 waivers as originally intended, to grant states flexibility to implement innovative healthcare solutions, Democrats are using the waiver program to make federally funded health insurance a reality for illegal aliens,” Buck told the Daily Caller.
“This is a slap in the face to American taxpayers who get up, go to work, and are fighting to survive amidst 9.1% Biden-flation,” Buck continued. “The needs of the American people should come first, not last.”
Washington state also has an application with HHS to set up a similar scheme to give healthcare to illegal aliens.
With the Biden regime ready to shower states with cash, Colorado could open the floodgates of Democrat-controlled states using federal money to subsidize healthcare for illegal aliens.
Ken Buck’s bill could be the first step to shutting down this America Last move by the lawless Biden regime.
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Sunday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
In. Asked to respond immediately, and without thinking (in other words, to respond like a liberal), many will say "out".
Today's question is:
What kind of car “ran great” in the All In The Family title song?
If They Open In Sacramento, I'll Consider Applying
Given their student body, the name American Indian Public Charter sounds like a misnomer. But their philosophy, and more importantly their results, speak for themselves:
That's the philosophy side of the house. Here are the results:
And here's the demographic make-up:
Well, it is Oakland. I found similar demographics at the Oakland Military Institute.
For those who don't think high test scores mean much, how about this little tidbit:
It's a lengthy article, but well worth your time. The more I read about the school, the more it sounds like the mythical All-American High School I fantasize about founding when California creates a sound voucher program.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Saturday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Today's question is:
Quickly, without thinking: what is the opposite of not in?
Friday, May 29, 2009
Learning Math In Washington State
Much of Washington is politically conservative, but not the Puget Sound area. That area is not just liberal, but rabidly so, and it's the most populous part of the state. In fact, it's often (not so humorously) joked that the only people in Washington who matter can be seen from the Space Needle.
So we'd expect lots of spacey liberal ideas to come out of Washington. We'd expect lots of self-esteem and kumbayyah and underclass victimology. And sure enough, we get them. It's not surprising that these ideas actually hurt the people they purport to help, but it is surprising when someone points that out:
Shockingly Seattle and Washington Schools are among the most ethnically discriminatory in regard to mathematics education in the USA...
K-12 math practices that instructionally disable learners must end. School should be a place where math content and skills can be efficiently learned. Unfortunately many Seattle parents find home to be the place where that happens(,) NOT school, but what happens to children with no such supportive home environment(?) They are termed educationally disadvantaged. For math in Seattle they would appropriately be identified as out of luck. Seattle, whether by ignorance or design, chooses instructional materials and practices that are known to be ineffective for disadvantaged learners. The result is student confusion and overt discrimination of disadvantaged learners.
I'll bet they'll be in touch with their feeeeelings, though, and be angry at the world, even though they won't know exactly why.
Listen To Them Squeal!
Women outnumber men at our universities. Women outnumber men in the earning of bachelor's degrees. Universities have "women's centers" but not "men's centers". Universities have clubs and organizations specifically for women but not for men.
What happens when one man creates a men's advocacy group at the University of Chicago? Let the howls of "misogynist" begin!
Note to Ms. Feenstra, et. al.: The fact that this group exists takes nothing away from you and/or your groups at all. Stop the hate, stop the bigotry--starting with your own.
Friday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
1958, on a New York-Paris flight by now-defunct Pan Am.
Today's question is:
Who founded National Review magazine?
Thursday, May 28, 2009
He's A Queen, All Right
Prom king and queen. What is their purpose? Do they serve any real purpose anymore, or, as I believe, are they merely a throwback to long-gone days?
If you can articulate a genuine purpose behind having a prom king and queen, what is the value in having a boy chosen as prom queen?
I admit, I liked this part of a pre-victory speech he gave:
While the sentiment is valuable, is this really an exercise in open-mindedness? Is it nothing more than showing the uselessness of having a prom king and queen in the first place? Is it a big joke, so maybe the students will create and witness discomfort when the king and queen are supposed to dance?
Whatever it is, it bears no resemblance to the reasoning behind choosing a king and queen back when that tradition was in its genesis.
It's Good Work If You Can Get It
It's Long And Hard
There was no immediate recovery from that slip-up.
Thursday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Emma (Geller-Green(e))
Today's question is:
In what year did the Boeing 707 enter airline service?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Rate Hikes for the Retirement Fund
I've written several posts about the California State Teachers Retirement System, or CalSTRS (Cal-stirs) for short. In this post from over 2 years ago I discussed potential raises in my "contribution" that were being considered in order to keep the fund solvent.
Nothing happened on that front in the last two-plus years, but now that times are bad, such ideas are on the table again:
CalSTRS, hit with significant investment losses in the past year, is preparing to ask the Legislature for billions of dollars in higher pension contributions from the state, school districts and teachers.
The request might not come for another year or so, and the higher rates might not kick in until even further down the road. But the California State Teachers' Retirement System is laying the groundwork now, prepping lawmakers and lobbyists on an issue that could meet with considerable resistance as the state struggles with a historic deficit and school districts are laying off teachers...
The process of seeking approval kicked into gear Tuesday, when Cal-STRS staff revealed that the fund's long-term funding gap had grown to $22.5 billion as of last June, up from $20.7 billion a year earlier. That's an annual measure of how much more CalSTRS says it needs to fund its pension benefits over the next 30 years.
I wonder if I'll get that retirement villa on the French Riviera after all.
Wednesday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
San Bernardino County, California.
Today's question is:
On the tv show Friends, what was Ross and Rachel's daughter's name?
Carnival of Education
This weeks is posted here and includes my post about Bibles' being made available at one school.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Asimov the Seer
Isaac Asimov is, among other things, one of the 20th century's greatest science fiction writers.
And science fiction isn't all peaches and cream, a la Gene Roddenberry. Some science fiction was rather dark, and sometimes it presented a neutral ground from which to view the troubles of our own day. Other times it gave a glimpse of what could be, for better or for worse.
I've written recently, and relatively often, about the lack of fundamental math skills so many display. What would happen, though, if no one had any such skills? What if we relied too much on computers?
Asimov gave us a glimpse--complete with Cold War misgivings about the military--back in 1957 in a story called The Feeling of Power.
Even Wikipedia has a summary.
We're far, far removed from the concerns of the story, so it merely makes for entertaining reading. Today, anyway.
Perfect Attendance
Kudos to this girl!
More Cuts To Education
You can't require 40-50% of the state budget be spent on education, and then not cut education when the state's in deep doo-doo. The question at that point isn't if education gets cut, but by how much.
So what are we looking at in California?
K-12 education makes up nearly 40 percent of the state budget, so it's virtually impossible for lawmakers to solve the $21 billion deficit without affecting schools. And that really means affecting the people who work in them, because salaries make up 80 to 90 percent of most district budgets.
Decisions on school staffing are made locally, the product of negotiations between each of the state's roughly 1,000 school districts and their local teachers unions...
Right now state law requires a school year of at least 180 days. Schwarzenegger's proposal calls for temporarily changing the law to allow districts to cut the school year to 173 days for the next three years. Each district and its union would decide whether to shorten the year.
"It's just to give them an option, it's not that we want to reduce instructional time," said Kathryn Gaither, the governor's undersecretary of education.
"We're just trying to figure out ways to help them manage this big chunk that's coming out of their budget."
Clearly, something must be done. Instead of dictating at the state level, the government is letting individual districts decide how to absorb the cuts.
But wait! Someone isn't happy.
The president of the California Teachers Association – the umbrella group over local teachers unions – said he won't tell locals whether to opt for a shorter year or more layoffs. David Sanchez said he opposes both.
"When you shorten the school year, you're making it less time for teaching and less time for students to learn," he said.
"I am against shortening the school year because the final impact is going to be on our students … not to mention our members losing out on salary and benefits. But I'm also against the other option of reductions of teachers across the state. No one should be out of a job at this time."
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is indicative of the problem that got us to this point in the first place. How does Señor Sanchez propose to solve this budget crisis? How would any liberal propose doing so? Raise taxes (including on those teachers he claims to want to protect).
Broken record.
It Took A Study To Figure This Out?
This study probably came via a grant of taxpayer dollars, and tells us nothing that high school teachers don't already know:
Six-year-olds who don't pay attention well in class apparently struggle throughout their school years, and reach age 17 with lower math and reading scores than their peers, a new study shows.
The study, by researchers from UC Davis Medical School and Michigan State University, dovetails with earlier findings that show attention problems can hinder a child's performance throughout grade school.
Tuesday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Twice, to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie. There are reports that she might be marrying again soon.
Today's question is:
What is the largest county in the United States, by area?
Monday, May 25, 2009
Monday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Japan, whose current sovereign is Emperor Akihito.
Today's question is:
How many times has Madonna been married? (Bonus points for naming the husband(s).)
Memorial Day
Take a look at the two cropped screenshots below, taken just moments ago.
I prefer the top one, by a large amount.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Want As Little Debt As Possible When Graduating From College?
Sunday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Pete Best.
Today's question is:
Which is the only remaining country whose monarch's title is customarily translated into English as “Emperor”?
Delaware Military Academy
The following is an excerpt from an email I received from an email list of which I am a member, and I have received permission from the author to post this here:
I work for the Department of Education in Delaware in the area of charter schools. Since the election of Barack Obama you have probably heard of his interest and emphasis on charter schools as a viable and productive choice for public school students. I have been intimately involved in the charter movement in Delaware over the past few years and have grown fond of this alternative for parents.
The people I have met that take the risk to initiate these schools have been no less than inspiring. It’s not been perfect but innovation involves a lot of trial and error. Currently in Delaware, there is a charter school that has been in operation for the past 9 years and it is modeled after the United States Naval Academy. It really is something to behold. It is a high school that runs like the academy. I visited several times and it always makes me proud to see these young people so committed at such an early age. This school is currently producing the most candidates for the academies than any other high school in the United States.
If you know anything about the state of education in the United States you know that it is at times dismal. The school, named the Delaware Military Academy, does not even employ custodians because the cadets take care of that school from top to bottom. The commandant would welcome any visitor to view this operation. It is quite impressive.
I have been asked to look into the possibility of opening a similar school modeled after the United States Military Academy. The Navy committed to supporting the Delaware Military Academy and establishing it as a school wide junior ROTC program. I am not well versed in the areas of junior ROTC, hence my e mail to you. I am hoping to gain some guidance/interest in our West Point community in developing Army charter schools where the state laws permit.
I support military ideals and I support the idea of charter schools; combine the two and you have something I value. To read my post about a related school in California, click here.
Men on Campus--Endangered Species?
From Inside Higher Ed:
The 2nd Conference on College Men brought about 100 professors, student affairs professionals and counselors to the University of Pennsylvania this week. Frank Harris’ list of citations offers some insights into why they came: Research showing lower rates of enrollment, persistence and graduation among college men in comparison to college women; the underrepresentation of men in campus leadership positions, in study abroad, career services and civic engagement programs; and their overrepresentation among campus judicial offenders.
What's the cause? What's the solution? What's being done about it?
The article itself is, uh, interesting enough. But to get the full flavor, you have to read the comments. As I type this there are only 10 of them.
A Little Math Knowledge
It didn't occur to her that anything could possibly be wrong.
West Point's Class of 2009
A few details:
The class includes eight Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars, a Gates Cambridge Scholar, a Rhodes Scholar and two East/West Center Fellows. In addition, 28 members of the graduating class earned recognition as Honor Graduates. The award reflects overall excellence in cadet performance, including academic, military and physical.
This year 50 Superintendent’s Awards for Excellence were presented to the cadets in the top 5 percent of the class. Another 150 cadets were earned the Superintendent’s Award for Achievement, and 172 received recognition for earning a GPA of 3.67.
The class itself is a picture of diversity.
Well done, lieutenants.
Take a look at that first paragraph I've quoted above. All those awards for one class at such a small school. Tom Ricks can bite me.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Saturday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
4, with wins over the Bengals in '82 and '89, over Miami in '85, and over Denver in '90. Steve Young quarterbacked the 49ers in the team's 5th Super Bowl win, over San Diego in '95.
Today's question is:
Who was the original drummer for The Beatles?
Bachelor's Degree in Three Years
Segregated Proms
I'm all for allowing people to choose whether or not they want to associate with other people. We call that freedom.
Give people freedom, and some will make "unpopular" choices. And that's OK, because freedom means nothing if you're free only to do what others want you to do.
But I do await the day when these segregated prom stories won't have to be written anymore.
Arne Duncan on California Education
From the LA Times:
"California used to lead the nation in education," said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, speaking to dozens of mayors, superintendents and school board trustees at San Francisco City Hall.
"Honestly, California has lost its way."
When, exactly, did California lead the nation in education? That it did at some point in the rose-colored past is one of those facts that has entered the public consciousness, but I don't know that it's ever been demonstrated to any level of specificity.
My dad and grandparents moved to California from New Mexico right before my dad's senior year in high school. He was an above average student in New Mexico, but his grades shot up here in California. Two schools, two states, one anecdote--but there's more proof in that anecdote than I've ever heard regarding the Secretary's comment.
But let's avoid that tangent and get back on track.
Duncan said that although stopping teacher layoffs and reducing class sizes are important, the money must also be used to drive reform, such as using student achievement data to evaluate teacher effectiveness and turning around the most troubled schools.
"Investing in the status quo is not going to move the ball down the field," Duncan told hundreds of people at a San Francisco School Alliance benefit luncheon.
That could be interesting. Since using student testing data to measure student achievement is currently against the law, the legislature would have to fight the CTA on that one. It would be an interesting cat fight.
"We have lacked the political courage and we have lacked the will to do the right thing by children," he said. "Our dysfunctional adult relationships have hurt children in far too many places"...
He also said the state's reluctance to use student achievement data to evaluate teachers -- rewarding the best and getting rid of the worst -- was "mind-boggling."
"The data doesn't tell the whole truth, but the data doesn't lie," he said. "This firewall between students and teachers is bad for children and bad for education."
And which organization is the source of so many of those "dysfunctional adult relationships"? Three letters, starts with C....
Duncan assessed several facets of the state's education policy, praising California standards as more rigorous than those of other states.
In this statement he is correct, California's academic content standards are rigorous. They are also specific, measurable, and achievable. The state as a whole needs to do a better job of helping children to achieve them--and yes, that includes modifying a culture that doesn't value education as much as it says it does.
Shoe's On The Other Foot
Oh, how they whine:
Let's review; how did rabid lefties express their displeasure with Carrie Prejean, Miss California USA? I do believe it went a little beyond "I disagree with this young woman's stance on gay marriage."
What attacks were made against Sarah Palin? They questioned her abilities as a mother, challenged whether her baby was actually her baby, and criticized her for getting new clothes, among others.
Michelle Malkin is constantly savaged, publicly, to include suggestions of rape with barbed wire.
Poor Nancy has her head photoshopped onto the body of a Bond girl, and the left goes wild?
Boo freakin' hoo.
I cannot seem to find any commentary from Ms. Smeal regarding Prejean, Palin, or Malkin. I'd wonder why, if I didn't already know the answer.
Friday, May 22, 2009
California's Economic Day of Reckoning?
Here's the problem whenever there's a discussion about cutting the state budget:
Here's a list of all the state agencies, commissions, boards, and offices. Can any of these be cut or eliminated before we cut education, public safety, or infrastructure? How about those bonds that were passed, $6B for stem cell research and $10B for high speed rail?
Update, 5/25/09: If I've said it once I've said it a million times--California doesn't have an income problem, it has a spending problem. I just read this article and liked the closing sentence:
Friday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Thomas Jefferson. (I guess I could have specified that I was looking for the person on the front of the bill. Smart aleck.)
Today's question is:
How many Super Bowl rings does Joe Montana have?
Pushing a Gay Agenda, or Merely Teaching About Gays?
Carnival of Education
This week's is back home at the Education Wonks, and includes my post about working for babysitter wages.
Sick Is As Sick Does
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thursday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Today's question is:
Which famous American is on the $2 bill?
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Being Appreciated
It's always nice to be recognized or appreciated.
Or district's previous superintendent was a firm believer in the 3 R's--relevance, rigor, and relationships. These were his watchwords. Our school has an AVID program, and even though that superintendent is gone now, the seniors' AVID teachers thought it would be nice for the students to identify those teachers they've had (if any) who exemplified the 3 R's. The students then wrote letters to these teachers, knowing the letters would be given to the teachers.
I got a few.
What surprised me, and another teacher I spoke to, was the students from whom we received letters. We both got them from students we never would have guessed, which is a reward in itself.
Without going into any more detail, it's a thoughtful exercise for the teachers to come up with, and a thoughtful thing for the students to do. It feels good.
Californians Are Ticked
We had a special election yesterday, and the results have astounded me. I've never seen anything like this.
After each election the Secretary of State posts graphics on the web site. These graphics show how each county voted on each proposition and office, and usually they all look similar--the coastal counties vote mostly liberal, and the inland counties vote mostly conservative. No matter what the office or the proposition is, one map looks pretty much like all the others.
Yesterday there were 6 statewide propositions. On 5 of these propositions, every single county in the state voted the same way. On only one, Proposition 1B (which had something to do with education money), was there a difference--three counties voted for it, and the remaining counties voted against it. Click here, and then on the maps for the individual propositions, to see what I mean.
Five of the propositions failed by about a 2-1 margin, and the one that passed was by a 3-1 margin. But the consistency across the counties is what is surprising me most.
It may never happen again in my lifetime.
Wednesday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Alaska, which has boroughs and the Unorganized Borough; and Lousiana, which has parishes.
Today's question is:
In what city was the retail chain Costco founded?
Oh no!
I don't watch near as much television as I used to; then again, I spend a lot of time on my computer blogging! But this past season I enjoyed not only the concept, but the writing on the NBC show Kings. It was designed to be a modern-day retelling of the Biblical story of King David. I enjoyed the cool military uniforms--the protagonist was David Shepherd, a soldier--and the tales of palace intrigue.
I won't be enjoying the show anymore.
Update, 5/22/09: Here's a better synopsis of the show.
Created by executive producer Michael Green ("Heroes"), NBC's drama "Kings" retold the timeless tale of David and Goliath. The epic story's young hero inadvertently rose to power amidst war, greed, power, and romance. Instantly, viewers were welcomed to the Kingdom of Gilboa, a modern-day monarchy led by the well entrenched King Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane, "Deadwood"). Gilboa was at war with the neighboring Gath and on the battlefield was where young soldier David Shepherd (Chris Egan) emerged as Gilboa's symbol of bravery. King Silas invited David into the capital city of Shiloh, but soon realized that David may very well take over his throne. After airing four episodes in the Sunday 8pm timeslot, NBC relegated the drama to Saturday nights and allowed it to air its remaining eight episodes. "Kings" is a show that never really had a chance, which is quite a shame because it boasted a strong cast, the concept was unique, and the production quality was breathtaking. Regardless, the ratings dipped week after week, and with such low ratings it never stood a chance.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Political Correctness
Lefties, please explain the difference to me. Logically.
Come To School, Come To Jesus
Is this against the law, bad judgement, or just an excuse for some people to get their panties in a bunch?
The Gideons are now taking advantage of a school policy that allows them to leave Bibles on a tabletop in the schools' front offices, though they're barred from interacting with students or remaining there during school hours.
So we're told directly that it's not against the law, and we've learned previously that courts have ruled that government must be neutral to religion and not hostile to it. So what, exactly, is the problem here? Is it the same problem some people have with military recruiters, namely that students might possibly have voluntary contact with people against whom the parents have a prejudice? Or am I missing something?
Lutz said she wants the freedom to raise her children as she sees fit — and without the interference of religious groups. She told she worried that allowing one group to offer Bibles in the school would open the floodgates to any groups who want to reach students on school grounds.
Other groups like what, the Sacramento Veterans For Peace, for example? No, we wouldn't want them in our schools, passing out brochures.
The Gideons aren't even interacting with students; they've left the Bibles on a table, just as the anti-military brochures (at the link above) were left on a table. Take one if you want.
I'm sorry, I just can't get worked up over having Bibles on a table for a day for students to take if they want one.
What we have here is an issue of--say it with me--tolerance. Some folks should practice a little more of it.
Tuesday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Today's question is:
Which US states do not have counties?
Monday, May 18, 2009
How's the CTA Spending Your Money?
CTA is spending even more teachers' money on losing ballot initiatives:
The battle over six budget-related measures on Tuesday's special election ballot has generated more than $31.5 million in campaign spending, split the state's labor community and created strange bedfellows on both sides.
Supporters, aided by the powerful California Teachers Association and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's business allies, have raised more than $27.6 million to back Propositions 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F...
The California Teachers Association and its national affiliate, the National Education Association, have spent $12.2 million, mostly in support of propositions 1A and 1B. But the CTA also has given nearly $2 million to a campaign committee backing all six measures.
California teachers, if you really supported the political leanings of your union, you'd have donated this money out of your own pocket instead of just saying that you agree with the union's position.
The "Fighting Native Wussies"
Joanne reports that the University of North Dakota is giving up its logo and mascot "The Fighting Sioux".
I've written about mascots before here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. The best summary of my thoughts regarding mascots is from one of those links:
I'm sure the UND fans would love to cheer for the Fighting Native Wussies.
I wonder what would happen if some Christians complained that Duke's, Wake Forest's, or Arizona State's mascots are an insult to their religion. Actually, no, I don't wonder at all. I know that the ole double standard would kick in--only certain groups get to be aggrieved, even if not legitimately.
Hiding Behind Math While Justifying Vandalism
This idiot suggests that teachers use graffiti-vandalism to teach math--because that's how we validate inner-city culture, isn't it?! How can you take anyone seriously who says the following:
Graffiti challenges, for example, mainstream notions of what counts as art, what counts as public space, and what counts as property, just as emceeing/DJing challenges what counts as music, and bboying challenges what counts as dance.
Mainstream notions of public space and property? Are you kidding me?
This combines "the soft bigotry of low expectations", the worst excesses of "multicultural education", underclass entitlement, and class warefare, all in one. And then to tie it to math? Bonus!
This Is What Elitists Whine About
From--where else?--the New York Times:
CONGRATULATIONS. You are graduating this month with a Baccalaureatus Scientiae in Compertis ad Salutem Pertinentibus Administrandis. It sounds impressive, but what does it have to do with your degree in health information management? Almost no one knows, and that’s why the Latin diploma needs to go.
Yes, that's the problem with higher education.
Are We No Longer A Nation Of Laws?
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'd have no problem if marijuana were legalized in the United States. Presently, though, it's illegal--but we here in California now have federal permission to flout the law:
The Supreme Court rejected appeals today from two hold-out counties in Southern California that object to the state's 13-year-old medical marijuana law and claimed it should be struck down as violating the federal drug-control act.
Without comment, the court turned down the pair of appeals...
How can this be possible?
The Most Liberal and Conservative Cities in California
Again, from the major Sacramento newspaper:
More Political Correctness
And the trouble starts.
Who is left after whom we can name parks?
Monday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Today's question is:
In the movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy wore ruby-colored slippers; however, in the original book, the slippers were a different color. What color were they?
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Here We Go Again With The Kilts
I wrote about kilts at school over three years ago, and my position on them hasn't changed. The story at the link above is bad enough, but the administrative lobotomy the principal in this story must have had in order to do and say what he did--well, the doctors must have scraped a lot of brain out of there, if there was any to scrape in the first place.
Sunday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Today's question is:
Three Weeks Left
I have only about a week of teaching left, followed by a week of review and then a week of final exams.
Life is looking good!
Why I'm Happy
Just check out the title of this piece:
Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican
The article is about general happiness and how the current economy affects that.
Reap What You Sow
So, the left wonders how anyone could question The One?
Read more, with specifics, here.
Hat tip to the Colossus of Rhodey.
Another Coup For Wal*Mart
Makes me wish I bought stock in this company back when it was cheaper.
The Myth of the Middle Class School
But what if there is more to the problem?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Saturday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Today's question is:
What was the family name of the last dynasty to rule Russia, ending with the Bolshevik Revolution?
Too many people have only the vaguest notion of freedom. We in America have enjoyed its fruits for so long that many seem to have forgotten all the work required to care for the tree.
Last fall my grandmother died. In an email to fellow West Point graduates I wrote the following:
When she was 21 her country was attacked. Under imminent threat of invasion England cried out for defense, and nana answered the call. She joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, a "woman's branch" of the army, and served in a mixed-gender anti-aircraft artillery unit. Nana manned the radios, sending verbal IFF (identification, friend or foe) to aircraft and, if they didn't respond correctly, forwarding the location to the predictor, who told the guns where to point, which--well, you know what the guns did...
In the 1950s nana turned one flag in for another, keeping the red, white, and blue. The 4th of July was always a big day in the Miller house. Three colors dominated the house, and even into my years the decorations would come out. It wasn't a superficial celebration or a "We're Number 1" kind of patriotism; it was a quiet, dignified patriotism, the kind that comes from knowing *why* "we're number 1", the kind that comes from staring down the darkness of a thousand-year reich.
Nana understood freedom, in part because she lived under the immediate threat of losing it had the Nazis invaded. Perhaps it takes a direct threat to keep people from taking their freedoms for granted. As Dutch "humanist" Oscar van den Boogaard said, recognizing too late the modern threat to Dutch and European freedoms, "I am not a warrior, but who is? I have never learned to fight for my freedom. I was only good at enjoying it."
Columnist Mark Steyn recently gave an exceptional lecture on the topic at Hillsdale University. I encourage you to read the entire lecture, a small part of which I'll reprint here:
And then comes Stage Four, in which dissenting ideas and even words are labeled as "hatred." In effect, the language itself becomes a means of control...(Orwell taught us about Newspeak--Darren)
Live Free Or Die is more than just a motto. It's a way to think, a way of life.
Friday, May 15, 2009
A Modest Proposal
A reader sent this link to me. It's not entitled A Modest Proposal, but it's satirical enough that it could be.
By which I mean, the failing students need a bailout.
Rock Star Pay for Teachers?
Let's go with $4/hr/student, which is probably very low by today's standards. And even though my contract allows me to have an average of 33 students per class, with up to 36 in any class, let's go easy and say 30 students per class.
Teaching 5 classes per day, that's 150 students, or $600/day. We have 181 days with students, for a total of $108,600. But my contract calls for 185 days per year--pay me the above, and I'll work those extra four days gratis.
But let's get back to the linked article. This author makes a common mistake:
In South Korea, for example, schools have average class sizes twice as large as the United States, 49 versus 23, but score 21 percent higher on international seventh-grade math tests.
What might help explain that unexpected result? South Korean schools draw from the top 5 percent of college graduates. American schools, by contrast, recruit their teachers, on average, from the bottom third of college students.
How do South Korean schools attract the top university students? Money. Larger class sizes frees up the resources to pay South Korean teachers much higher salaries, drawing the best and brightest into the profession. If American schools paid veteran teachers as well as South Korean schools do, teachers would average more than $116,000 in annual salary.
How is it, do you think, that South Korean teachers are able to manage a class of 49 students? I can tell you that it's not because they graduated in the top 5% of their college classes--heck, I graduated in the top 5% of my college class. What is it that's different about Korea and the US? What could it be, I wonder? What would account not only for their teachers' ability to manage classes of almost 50 students, but also for the Korean students' better academic performance when compared to Americans?
Culture. Korea has a much more homogenous culture than we do, and that culture places a higher value on education than ours does. Culture explains the achievement gap between Americans and Koreans, and also explains the achievement gap between different types of Americans. Paying teachers $116,000 isn't going to make them any more able to teach in a culture that doesn't value education much--and if you complain that your kid has too much homework that gets in the way of soccer practice, piano practice, volunteering at the soup kitchen, and taekwondo, then you're proving my point for me.
But I'll still take the money. I'm mercenary that way.
Friday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing.
Today's question is:
What is the aboriginal name of Ayers Rock, in Australia?
Thursday, May 14, 2009
No Free Lunch, But Free College?
Kinda sorta free, yes.
Staff Meeting
Our school holds staff meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month. That would be today.
In order to make the staff meetings something to look forward to, each month one department brings snackies. Last month, PE did it up right with hot dogs and hamburgers off the grill! That was a bit more than we usually do, but everyone said that no one would top PE.
Well, that was then, this is now.
Math, being the good procrastinators that we are, always signs up for May, the last staff meeting of the year. I suggested a Cinco de Mayo theme, because I'm all into multiculturalism, but we decided on an ice cream social. Several flavors of ice cream, crushed Oreos, sliced strawberries, crushed nuts, whipped cream, and chocolate and caramel toppings made up the choices.
Today, the comment heard was "I didn't think anyone could top PE, but they did."
See? Staff meetings can be something to look forward to, if you do them right.
(BTW, I didn't think anyone would top PE, either. That was pretty impressive.)
Thursday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Enola Gay, piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets. The aircraft was named after his mother.
Today's question is:
What does 3M stand for?
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Social Security
More al-AP Bias
I found this Associated Press story interesting not so much because of its topic but because of its obvious leftward bias. Let's start at the beginning:
Analysis: Cheney Attacks May Not Help GOP
That's the title. I don't see any analysis in there, and neither do I see any evidence, other than the author's say-so and wishful thinking, that Cheney is not helping the GOP.
You can go read it if you like, but I'm only going to mention one more thing.
When Obama took office, former President George W. Bush went quietly to his new house in Texas, slipped intentionally into anonymity and honored protocol by staying silent about his successor.
But Cheney, widely remembered for heading to undisclosed secure locations at times of national crisis and for working invisibly behind the scenes, has done just the opposite...
While Cheney's public assault on Obama breaches Washington etiquette, his remarks about Powell were particularly unusual.
I find it remarkable that anyone could write about "breaches of protocol" while ignoring President Obama's repeated personal, vicious, unbecoming attacks on the previous administration. Oh look, here's something I wrote the day after he was inaugurated. And Jimmy Carter has been no paragon of virtue and silence in this area.
Bias, bias, bias. And some readers chastise me for periodically quoting from FoxNews.
Taxing College Students
I guess it's not enough that having a university in your city brings in money. No, sometimes you want to tax the students directly just to fill the holes in your city's budget:
What would Providence be without those universities?
Wednesday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and Sacramento, California.
Today's question is:
What was the name of the aircraft from which was dropped the first atomic bomb, on Hiroshima? (bonus point if you can identify the pilot)
Carnival of Education
This week's is over at RayRay's writing and includes my post about distance learning.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
How's That Global Warming Coming Along?
From the Wall Street Journal Online:
I don't begrudge Oprah her money or her jet, and neither am I envious of her. In fact, I think she's a fine example of what a common person can accomplish in our great country. I respect her for her doing so well.
But I don't ever want Oprah or her acolytes, including the President with his recent Air Force One fiasco in NYC, to lecture me about "conservation", "carbon footprints", or "climate change". Ever. I just don't want to hear it.
Update, 5/13/09: Here it is. Oprah has done the Global Warming 101 crap. I guess taking care of Mother Earth is for the little people.
How Does The CTA Make Its Decisions?
CTA and NEA like to pass themselves off as "democratic" institutions because every once in awhile the peons get to vote for something, but clearly they're oligarchies whose motivations lie beyond the wishes of their members. How else can you explain that some of the largest local unions in the state are publicly opposing Proposition 1A, while CTA and NEA pour millions into the Yes On 1A campaign?
Should Notre Dame Have Invited President Obama To Speak At Graduation?
Why You Can't Rely On Wikipedia
I've written before about Wikipedia. In a nutshell, what I said there was that the more controversial the topic, the less reliable Wikipedia will be. I suggested that Wikipedia might be a great place to start research on a topic, if the endnotes and footnotes are well documented and from reliable sources.
It turns out that controversial topics aren't necessarily the only ones leading to a lack of reliability. Sometimes it's all fun and games, or perhaps "research":
Shane posted a poetic but phony quote on Wikipedia, he was testing how our globalized, increasingly Internet-dependent media would uphold standards of accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news. His report card: Wikipedia passed. Journalism flunked.The sociology major's obituary-friendly quote _ which he added to the Wikipedia page of Maurice Jarre hours after the French composer's death March 28 _ flew straight on to dozens of U.S. blogs and newspaper Web sites in Britain, Australia and India. They used the fabricated material, Fitzgerald said, even though administrators at the free online encyclopedia twice caught the quote's lack of attribution and removed it.
If I were a teacher who required reports, I'd take points off for referencing Wikipedia.
Tuesday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Don't Stop, by Fleetwood Mac.
Today's question is:
What is Rush Limbaugh's hometown? (Bonus: what does he claim is his “adopted” hometown?)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Monday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Section 8.
Today's question is:
What song did President Clinton publicly identify as his favorite song, and which artist/group recorded it and also performed it at his 1993 inaugural?
West Point Cybergeeks Do It Again!
From the New York Times:
Did you catch that? They're not only competing against their peers at the other service academies, but against graduate students as well. And how did our fearless cadets perform?
Congratulations to the cadets and their instructors!
Now let's get some of that same winning spirit on the football team!
Update, 5/12/09: Turns out one of the team members is a graduate of the school at which I teach. He took a Cisco-sponsored networking class at school, and emailed the teacher to tell him that he used what he learned in that class during this exercise. Isn't that great news, and just what a teacher wants to hear?
Also, I thought back to this recent piece in which the author said that West Point provides only a junior college education because so many of its instructors have only masters degrees instead of doctorates. Somehow, though, these cadets--who are working on only bachelor's degrees--beat people working on master's degrees. Junior college education, indeed. Tom Ricks, bite me.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Sunday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Kathmandu. No one got it--and I thought this was going to be one of the easy ones!
Today's question is:
On the TV show M*A*S*H, Corporal Klinger tried consistently to get discharged from the army for being crazy. What section of regulations covered such discharges?
A Parent's Nightmare
Imagine if a school employee molested your kid. Repeatedly.
No, I'm Not A Fan Of President Obama
One of the dangers of blogging is that if you take too much time thinking about what you want to write, someone else will come up with the same idea. And darn it, someone did.
Yes, I think President Obama is a socialist/statist, but in some areas he's acting like a conservative--or worse, he's doing the exact things he excoriated President Bush for doing. I don't fault him for doing them, or even for the flip-flop, but I do fault him for for either lying (to get elected) or being wrong (meriting his flip-flop) in the first place.
So this post lists some of the flip-flops: military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay inmates, the use of rendition for terror suspects, the imfamous "state secrets" defense when he doesn't want to release information, the infinite detention of suspected terrorists, and closing Guantanamo whilst beefing up Bagram.
The link above did not mention, however, President Obama's wiretapping authority, which will exceed President Bush's!
I think the Carrie Prejean (Miss California USA) situation has been beaten to death recently, but let's just restate it here for the record--she's been blasted for having expressed the exact same view that the President holds. Elton John, too. And Sarah Palin.
The Obama Administration agrees with the Palin Administration about polar bears and global warming, too:
Governor Sarah Palin was pleased to learn that U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has decided not to change the existing Section 4(d) rule regulations concerning the protection of polar bears under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)...
The Department of the Interior also announced the continuation of a policy disallowing a link between climate change and decisions made under the ESA. The governor has argued against such a linkage as an inappropriate use of the act.
And just to be fun, let's throw in the President's utter inability to be articulate unless there's a teleprompter in front of him.
So, what do we get for electing the President? Near as I can tell, we get the UAW running a car company on the taxpayer's dime (I still don't understand how that worked out), we have deficits triple the size of any under the "spend-crazy" President Bush, we have the threat of socialism and all the ills it brings, we have a class warrior, and we have a President for whom power is seemingly all that matters.
What don't we have that we were promised? Besides the flip-flops mentioned above we don't have the rest of the world tossing flowers to us now that Cowboy George is gone. The Europeans love us again, but they're not contributing militarily or financially to world peace any more now than they were a year ago. We've reached out to Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba (clearly some world powerhouses) and gotten that hand publicly swatted away. We get boneheaded moves like the NYC/Air Force One pics and the picture of bowing before the King of Saudi Arabia.
If it's true that we get the government we deserve, we should be on our knees begging God for forgiveness for whatever it was we as a country did to deserve this president.
Update: I've never liked the idea of "say whatever you need to in order to get elected, and then do what you think is best." That makes the candidate what's important, instead of the people. If you have to lie to get elected, you shouldn't be elected. If the people don't want whatever it is you're selling, you shouldn't trick them into buying it.
I can't tell you how many times I've heard Obama supporters say that they didn't believe him when he said something on the campaign trail. "Oh, he didn't mean that, that's just something he had to say." Are you kidding me? They expected him to lie.
I, on the other hand, believed him when he supported socialism. Why would he lie about that? I believed he was speaking as he truly felt when he spoke those few sentences to Joe The Plumber. Why people chose not to believe him, I cannot understand.
Well, genius, we're all screwed because you were blind to reality.
Update #2, 5/11/09: Some lefties like to believe that I'm a racist because I'm not a fan of the President. One of the best replies to that tired tale comes from a comment on this post:
Update #3, 5/12/09: The latest from Instapundit:
HOPE AND CHANGE! Obama administration threatens Britain to keep torture evidence concealed. More from the Pro-Torture Obama Administration. Don’t all you people who told us it was a moral imperative to support Obama over this issue feel kinda silly now? You should. . . .
Salon is not a right-leaning magazine.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Distance Learning
I think there's a definite future in distance learning--learning over the internet. It won't completely replace ordinary schools for two good reasons I can think of (in addition to a few bad):
1. learning is a social process that requires contact with others, and
2. many people have a hard enough time staying on task in a classroom, getting done what needs to be done, and don't have the self-discipline to take classes over the internet.
However, I see times when distance learning can be good:
1. sick or injured students who cannot come to school,
2. make-up to avoid summer school,
3. suspended/expelled students, and
4. home-schooled students.
In most cases, the distance learning I've described would be a temporary situation.
But what if it weren't?
Last fall, more than 140 of the state’s 426 school districts used Wisconsin’s Web Academy to provide online learning to more than 800 students in grades six through 12, according to the state Department of Public Instruction.
The Madison School District offers about 100 high school level online courses, and its Madison Virtual Campus started in 2005. Most students use the courses to supplement the regular school day, said Kelly Pochop, Madison’s online learning facilitator.
Some states, such as Michigan, even mandate students take an online course before graduating high school.
“If districts aren’t currently offering online courses, they’re studying ways to provide (them),” said Brian Busler, Oregon’s superintendent. Online classes, whether at the university or elementary level “have just exploded over the last several years.”
Since the state began allowing parents to send their children to any public school district in 1998, about 60 families have left the Oregon School District to attend a virtual school, Peschel said. In addition, 30 home-schooled students also have left the district.
What if some of this distance learning were done at school?
For example, this coming school year, it appears that our school will not have an AP Physics course for the first time in forever. Not enough students signed up for it. Why couldn't students take such a course via distance learning? Also, the only foreign languages my school offers are Spanish and French; what if students could take German, or Mandarin, or even Klingon via distance learning in a "distance learning lab" set up at school?
Think of the options. Schools would no longer be bound by the limitations of their own faculties. Nor would they have to compete against each other in magnet-type classes--"If you want to learn this, ours is the only school in the area that offers it." Students could go to their neighborhood schools and reap the benefits of programs taught at other schools. I see huge benefits for rural schools. And county offices of education--here in California, a relatively useless appendage of education bureaucracy--could actually become useful under a program such as this.
These are just a few thoughts that pop into my head only a couple minutes after having read the link above; I have no doubt that the idea would sound even better given more time to flesh it out. Yes, of course, issues would pop up that would need to be solved, but I think this is a case where we should find ways to make this work, not reasons why it can't. There's just too much good that could come from this.
Golden Handshake
They're offering a nice one in San Diego:
Leanne Lynn has agreed to retire from teaching at Birney Elementary School next month for an extra year's pay and a chance to help save the San Diego Unified School District millions of dollars.
Lynn, who has taught for 36 years, is among the 592 teachers to accept the golden-handshake offer by yesterday's 5 p.m. deadline.
The extra pay is paid over time.
Saturday Trivia
The answer to yesterday's question is:
Chile (and, arguably, Argentina, at their southern tips).
Today's question is:
What is the capital of Nepal?
Friday, May 08, 2009
School Rules Apply To Everyone But My Kid
If you choose to send your child to a private school, you must follow the rules of that school--whether or not you agree with them. Otherwise, you suffer the consequences.
The rule may be silly, harsh, or any other adjective, but it's a rule the family agreed to when the student enrolled. I'd feel differently if the rule were illegal, but it's certainly within the school's purview to regulate student conduct as it has chosen to do.
Of course, the rules are fine--until they contradict what the student wants to do. Then the school should make an exception, or should change the rule. Right, dad?
Of course not.
If you don't want your kid to be bound by the rules that the school can legitimately make, then don't enroll the kid there. It's as simple as that.
Update, 5/10/09: A related story over at Coach Brown's.
Update #2, 5/12/09: Hear it from the horse's mouth.
During an interview with Harry Smith, Frost explained that his private Christian school does have a contract stipulating "no dancing." However, he didn't believe it should include dancing outside of school. So, despite a stiff warning from his principal, he went to his girlfriend's prom at another school. He has since been suspended and won't be allowed to take his final exams on time or graduate with the rest of his class.
Despite this, Frost has no regrets, saying that attending his special lady's prom was both "worth the risk" and "the right decision." Frost's stepfather was also there for the interview. He didn't say much before leaving in the middle of the discussion, but he did mention that a lawsuit against the school is in the works.
The horse's mouth? Stepdad is acting like the other end. The boy broke a clear rule, knowing the consequences in advance, and dadsie's gonna file a lawsuit. Sometimes I wonder.
US Government and the Plan For General Motors
I thought there were two reasons the federal government was going to dictate how GM runs:
1. GM can't fail because it's important to American national security to have a strong industrial base, and
2. the UAW is a strong leftie constituency.
So why is it that when GM is all done being "restructured", so many more cars are going to be built outside the US?
Violating The Rules At A Private University
If you want to attend a private university, you have to play by their rules. Yes, you're paying for an education, but you're also leasing the school's reputation.
So if you go to a Christian college and act in porn, you shouldn't be surprised if the school asks you to leave.
Setting the Example
These folks are not setting the example:
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Every week, we write to you about how costs have risen. A few weeks ago, it was about the cost of a pot of jollof; last week, it was the value of ₦73,000 in 2014 versus now. The rising cost of living has everyone by the neck. What can you do to relieve the pressure?
There are two main ways to survive rising inflation
1. Earn more
2. Spend less
As easy as it may sound, it’s not. If it were, everyone would be doing it. Let’s break it down further.
How can you earn more?
At the start of 2022, we shared 7 ways to make money. These ways include
1. Making money from solving problems around you: Money is a reward for solving problems and creating value. If you can find a big enough problem around you that you can solve, you just might get someone to pay you to solve it. An example is providing a solution to slow online transactions, or solving the problems associated with delivery.
2. Teach something you’re an expert at: The popular saying “those who can’t do, teach” no longer applies in 2022. The new saying should be, “Those who can do, should also teach, making money from both.” What would you say is your most marketable skill? Could be anything from writing to cooking. You can make some money from teaching people how to do it as well as you do.
3. Sell your skills directly on and offline: If you don’t have the teaching bug, you can stick to doing and even take your doings online if you haven’t already. Learn about 8 ways you can make money online here.
4. Learn a new skill and move into a different profession: You can also learn a skill you need to pivot into a higher-paying profession. While you can learn almost everything for free at the prestigious University of YouTube, you might also need to pay for a course or direct coaching. Consider it an investment in yourself. You sometimes need to spend money to earn money. Before you begin, it is paramount to do your research to know if it’s worth it.
5. Stay in the same profession and switch to a higher-paying company: If you’re already in your dream profession, you can consider moving into a higher-paying company or role. Can you expand your responsibility and earn more money with your current employer or elsewhere? If yes, then do it.
6. Be a part of the sharing economy: Share something you own for a fee. This can be your car with Uber or your living space on Airbnb. Join Chinedu in making money from the sharing economy.
7. Negotiate a higher salary or more benefits: We know, the economy is choking everybody, even your employer. Though it might be tough, it’s worth the try. Here’s a step-by-step process on how you can negotiate a higher salary.
These seven ways we’ve listed above can help you earn more, but that might not happen immediately. So while you work towards earning more, what can you do to reduce your spending?
How to spend less
The first step is to get a budget and stick to it. We know, not the B-word again. Budgets are so hard to make and stick with. Don’t worry; we made a sure guide on how to make a budget you’ll actually use just for you. For those with a family to take care of, we also have something to help you with family budgeting.
Now that you have your budget, what’s next? You’re probably already doing this obvious one: cutting back on non-essential spending. Nigerians are great at slowly downgrading things from necessities to luxuries. Find the little things here and there you can cut back on.
Can you buy the same thing for cheaper? A consistent little ₦100 difference when added up can make something huge. Remember, little drops make an ocean. If you haven’t already, compare prices between your regular shopping spot and other places. Can you get things cheaper elsewhere?
Bulk buying discounts
Can you form a group with some friends to get a discount on essentials if your order is large enough? Who knows, there are probably cooperatives already doing this around you, but you’ve not heard about them because you haven’t asked. Ask around and see.
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What Is Advanced Web Ranking?
advanced web ranking
Advanced Web Rankings (AWR) is a piece of software that lets you keep track of your website’s search engine rankings and report on them. This means It gives you a detailed report on the SEO performance of your website, including keyword rankings, backlinks, and more.
Small and large businesses alike use AWR to improve their visibility in search engine results pages (SERPs), which can lead to more web traffic, leads, and sales.
Why Should I Use Advanced Web Ranking?
You might want to use AWR to track your website’s SEO performance for a number of reasons. Particularly, some of the most common are:
Also, track progress over time: AWR’s historical data can show you how your website’s SEO has changed over time, which can help you track the progress of your SEO efforts.
Benchmark against competitors: By keeping track of your competitors’ keywords and rankings, you can get a better idea of where you stand in the competitive landscape and what you need to do to improve your own ranking.
Find opportunities and places to improve: The detailed reports from AWR can help you find SEO opportunities for your website, like new keywords to target or backlinks to pursue.
You Might Be Interested: What Is Coperative Advertising And How Does It Work?
How Do You Use Advanced Web Ranking?
AWR works by keeping track of your website’s keyword rankings on search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo and displaying the information in an easy-to-read format.
To do this, you just need to add your website and the keywords you want to track, and AWR will take care of the rest. The software will check your site’s ranking every so often and update the reports as needed.
AWR gives you detailed reports on other important parts of your website’s SEO performance, like backlinks, social media activity, and more, as well as keyword rankings.
Costs For Advanced Web Ranking
AWR lets you try out its software for free for 14 days (no credit card required). After the trial period is over, the Basic plan, which lets you track up to 5 projects and 1,000 keywords, starts at $49 per month.
The Pro plan costs $99 per month and lets you keep track of up to 25 projects and 5,000 keywords. Also, the $199/month Enterprise plan lets you keep track of up to 100 projects and 20,000 keywords.
For agencies and consultants, AWR also has an Agency plan that starts at $499/month and includes up to 500 projects and 100,000 keywords that are tracked.
How Do I Begin Using Advanced Web Ranking?
Sign up for a free 14-day trial of the AWR software to get started. After you create an account and log in, you’ll be asked to add your first project.
To do this, all you have to do is enter the URL of your website and the keywords you want to track. Once you’ve added your project, AWR will start tracking your website’s keyword rankings and making reports.
From there, you can look at the software’s different reports and features to learn more about how it works.
If you need help, AWR’s support team is there for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You Might Like: How To Rank On Google Forms
The Most Common Questions About Advance Web Ranking Are The Following:
1. What Is Advanced Web Ranking?
AWR is SEO software that helps businesses of all sizes track, monitor, and improve their search engine rankings. It is powerful and easy to use.
2. What Are Some Of The Things That AWR?
AWR has a lot of different features, such as tracking keywords, checking rankings, SEO reports, backlink analysis, social media monitoring, and more.
3. Is AWR Easy To Use?
As we see, it is very easy to use AWR. You can start right away if you sign up for a free trial account. No software needs to be downloaded or installed. And if you have any questions, the AWR support team is there for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
4. Are There Any Discounts For AWR?
Plans from AWR are sometimes sold at a lower price. Most of the time, though, these discounts are only available for a short time and vary in what they offer.
5. What Are Some Alternatives?
Moz, SEMrush, and Ahrefs are some of the other tools you can use instead of AWR.
6. Is The Cost Of AWR Worth It?
If you want to improve your website’s SEO, AWR is a great option to think about. You can try out the software for free for 14 days before you have to pay for it. And if you find that it doesn’t meet your needs, you can just close your account, and you won’t be charged again.
7. What Kinds Of Businesses Use AWR?
AWR is used in many different fields, such as e-commerce, travel, healthcare, and more.
8. What Countries Does AWR Work In?
Businesses in more than 180 countries can get help from AWR.
9. Which languages Can Be Used With AWR?
AWR is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
10. What Happens If I Cancel My AWR Account?
If you decide that you don’t want to use Advanced Web Ranking anymore, then you can cancel your account at any time.
11. Does AWR Offer A Free Trial?
Yes! You can try out Advanced Web Ranking for free for 14 days. Just sign up for an account, and you’ll be able to use all the features of the software during the trial period.
In the end, Advanced Web Ranking is a strong piece of SEO software that businesses of all sizes can use to track and improve their search engine rankings.
Some small businesses might find the price a bit high, but the software does come with a free 14-day trial so you can try it out before making a decision. If you want to improve your website’s SEO, you should definitely think about AWR.
It is a great option if you’re looking for all-in-one SEO software that can help you track, monitor, and improve your website’s search engine rankings.
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If we are talking about 80s and retro, the cable knit sweater is one of the pieces, and this season is a must!
Several fashion designers have adapted this great winter top, giving it a modern touch like Michael Kors as a poncho, or keeping their fabulous shape like Ralph Lauren. But always keeping the chunky knit.
In the 80s the main color was ivory or beige and 100% wool. Now there are different combinations with acrylic, cashmire, cotton, etc. and in a variety of colors from forest geen, red, burgundy, cobalt blue, etc.
The collar can go from turtle to cowl or simple round. All go great with jeans or black pants and a coat for a heavy winter, or a skirt on a chilly climate with OTKB (over the knee boots) for a sofisticated look.
They also go well with a wide fedora hat on a matching color, a scarf or benie, depending on the place you are going, from fashion to casual looking.
Each and every option will guarantee you a success this season.
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What chapter does Mr Rochester propose to Jane?
What chapter does Mr Rochester propose to Jane?
Chapter XXIII
What is the outcome of Jane and Mr Rochester’s conversation?
In Chapter 15, Rochester tells Jane about his passion for Céline Varens, a French opera-dancer whom he naively believed loved him. One night, however, Céline arrived home with another man and they mocked Rochester’s “deformities”; Rochester overheard the conversation and immediately ended the relationship.
What happens in chapter 26 of Jane Eyre?
After the wedding crowd disperses, Jane locks herself in her room and plunges into an inexpressible grief. She thinks about the almost calm manner in which the morning’s events unfolded and how it seems disproportionate to the immense effect those events will have on her life. She prays to God to be with her.
Why does Jane refuse to marry Rochester?
Jane refuses to marry Mr. Rochester because he is already married. Even though his wife Bertha is insane, Rochester cannot legally marry again so long as she lives. As Jane doesn’t want to be a party to a bigamous marriage, she refuses to stay with Rochester, even though she loves him.
How old is Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre?
35 years
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He has a way of making her happy, so she is content with whatever time she has with him. By referring to Thornfield as Jane’s home, Mr. Rochester reveals his genuine desire that Jane should stay. After revealing to Jane that he loves and wants to marry her, Mr.
Are Jane and Rochester equals?
Although Rochester is Jane’s social and economic superior, and although men were widely considered to be naturally superior to women in the Victorian period, Jane is Rochester’s intellectual equal. …
Why did Rochester not divorce Bertha?
(He later admits to Jane that he once thought he loved Bertha). As Bertha is insane he cannot divorce her, due to her actions being uncontrollable and thus not legitimate grounds for divorce. Despite not loving her, Rochester attempts to save Bertha from a fire she starts in the house when she again escapes.
Is Bertha Rochester Black?
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Ground Effect 2.0
A story for the advanced speedsurfer / recordhunter or interested windsurfers. This story involves a lot of techtalk and recordhunting stuff (just remember speedsurfing is NOT only about records).Since almost 1 year after witness some amazing stuff but also rumors I believe there is something special in the (dutch) GPS speedsurfing scene, maybe caused by the origine of the Netherlands (living on a delta of rivers with a lot of soft ground (soil) like clay, peat/veen). There is a new ground effect and some speedsurfers used this principle for a longer period of time (without knowing?). The “ground effect 2.0”. You go faster, its easier and can be done with current equipment. Really?? Anyway I decided to share the story and hopefully get some responses.
The white stripe behind this
“boatplane” looks like the windsurfer
But first what did we mean with the “original Ground Effect”?
It is about compressing a liquid/gas. At the bottom of a foil/board there is always a high pressure. Ground effect does show when the distance between foil/board and ground is extreme low (with or without water inbetween). Example: when using waterski and behind a speedboat entering a spot with 5cm deep water instead the normal 100cm, there will be more vertical lift and therefor drag surface will decrease. In other words at one point it become much better.
Can we use the original ground effect for a windsurfer?
I can not imagen a situation where the water is shallow enough for the ground effect on water. Also with any chop it will not be possible for ground effect in combination with water. Compressing water is no option. But the boardshape in the AIR is VERY interesting, because we can use the board and benefit from some ground effect. We use a little bit ground effect with the current boardshapes, just think about the white area behind the board. If the water is choppy enough it is possible to make a little airflow underneath the board for less drag (the original ground effect).
Ground Effect 2.0* ==> what ??
Ground Effect 2.0 this is speedsurfing and running a part of the fin IN the ground. Example: a speedsurfer sailing in 20cm water with 23cm fin. What do we need for a positive effect, a soft kind of soil like clay, it could be 50/50 mixed with some fine sand (It should be soft enough to just sink in a few cm when standing there). Also the ground (bottom) NEEDS to be reasonable flat. How can running the fintip in the ground be a REAL benefit?
Effects (theory):
• Maximum Efficiency on the finpart still in the water. When using a 30cm or smaller fin in less than 30cm deep water, you can imagen VERY little chop can build. Soo maximum efficiency for the complete fin surface, not average xx % out of the water flying between chop.
• Fin does generate extra drag, when the fin gets deeper in the ground the drag increases fast. A lot of speedsurfers will know what I mean, at one point you feel it is going totally wrong. In medium/ rough sand it would happen in 2-3cm or soo. You can imagen any small underwater sand dunes can lead to HUGE crashes.
• The fin/board angle of attack stabilises and will be less on average. Normally on chop/ open water the angle of attack is anything BUT consistent. This little bit less angle of attack will generate less drag, but NOT near enough to compensate this drag the fintip generates. The stabilisation is important, I remember a extreme safe feeling, possible to generate MUCH more forward forces with the sail. This is big benefit NR.1, good enough to compensate the extra fintip drag.
• Last effect is the vertical lift becomes a bit more at the back of the board without losing grip (horizontal lift). More vertical lift without losing grip, if there is anything THIS is the key to records. For your information: very well trained speedsurfers can pull the back of the board in the air with the backhand/ harnass. Extremely dangerous stuff (remember this Albeau crash during his recordday)
Experiment description (I simply had to have some real world experience):
Tested on a tidal spot with very soft soil, using a reasonable proto thin fin, that would break when hitting something massive (for safety reasons). THe ground was tested to be soft enough when standing there my legs dissapeared at least 30cm! In this very soft soil there were shells, when running speedruns I definitly heard hard tapping against the fin. From the moment the tapping begon the equipment started to accelerate significant, it is easy to feel the fastest spot. In this case my fintip was about xx cm in the soil for maximum performance. NOTE: my fin 30cm had scratches up to 10cm from the base without any crash…. Speeds were double the windspeed 38kn boardspeed in 19kn GUSTS or soo.. And in deep water I lost at least 5% speed.
Running the fintip in the ground… Its legal according to the GPS-Speedsurfing records, definitly NOT legal for official World Speed Record. No worries whatever you do (but keep your own safety/health as priority, since nobody does make a living from speedsurfing these days)
General facts that (could) back-up the theory:
• Strand Horst records lately with extreme shallow water
• Smashed up fintips that often do records
• EXTREME close to shore pictures from top riders running at high speed. (where there is clearly no waterstate difference the first 8-10m from shore)
*Ground Effect 2.0 is no proven theory, I believe to see some experiences/facts pointing towards this theory. The size of this possible advantage is also not clear. Maybe it is only good for accelerating up to 35-40-45kn…
Erik Loots
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Reader Finds Mr. Roker to be Alarmist and Ridiculous
Dear Source,
In Mr. Roker's recent letter to The Source, he foretells of violent revolution on St. Croix. Is this man a modern day Nostradamus? Well, if I had to guess, I'd venture that Mr. Roker is, instead, the type of fellow who walks around dispensing all kinds of unsolicited predictions: "Hilary Clinton will win the presidency in 2012 with 49.8% of the popular vote" or, "the Rams will only cover the spread 5 times this season. You'll see." Yawn.
In this way, Mr. Roker is a vastly less entertaining version of the Weekly World News. You know the one: it's the guilty pleasure with creative headlines such as "Bat Boy Lives!" and "4 Out of 5 Psychics Predict Moon Will Explode This Month!"OUT OF 5 PSYCHICS PREDICT MOON WILL EXPLODE THIS MONTH!" Yeah, you sneak a look at it and laugh. No one takes it seriously. Again, sort of like Mr. Roker.
But where the Weekly World News and Mr. Roker part company is that the WWN doesn't offer predictions like: "It is not their neighborhood that gets burned down; it is the haves neighborhoods; it is not throwing of gas-filled lit bottles but carefully placed explosives." Mr. Roker offered this handy terror tip in his letter to The Source.
Now what's so disturbing is that firebombs thrown at "haves" is not sufficiently clairvoyant for Mr. Roker. No, you need big Iraqi-style bombs to do the trick in Mr. Roker's vision of a St Croix uprising. This is a man who clearly fantasizes about committing such acts and hides behind the passive-aggressive veil of "I predict that, blah, blah, blah."
Mr. Roker is not merely engaging in jihadist pipedreams but he's also providing tactical advice on how to go about it. I wonder: would The Source have run the letter had Mr. Roker gone on to describe just how you build a "carefully placed explosive"? Is this what passes for acceptable discourse?
It's important at this point to remember just exactly why Mr. Roker fantasizes about turning St Croix into the Caribbean Sunni Triangle: prices are going up.
This is a new one on me. I've heard of revolutions starting because of homegrown tyrannies, occupying invaders, or frustration with staid trends in popular music but seldom because of, in Mr. Roker's words, "rising costs and stagnant or decreasing wages." This sounds more like the Fed chairman droning on about what's likely to affect GPD next year than an incitement to murder your fellow citizens.
But any excuse will do for the aspiring jihadi I suppose. He hopefully predicts: "Now the revolution is near. I hope these same persons can feel the energized heartbeats, the footsteps of the angry masses, and the frustration of increased prices everywhere: the gas pump, grocery store and taxes!!!"
What banners will the "angry masses" carry in this revolution I wonder? Perhaps: "We refuse to pay $1 a gallon less for gas than they do in the States!" Stirring stuff to be sure, but probably not catchy enough for most folks to start making IED roadside bombs.
Mr. Roker writes, "For the past year I predicted a major racial disturbance on the Virgin Islands. Much of it, especially on St. John, is focused on money. I spoke to our senator-at-large in depth about the situation in St. John and received the typical, 'great idea, I'll look into that immediately,' then nothing, as usual."
I don't know much about our at-large senator, but he just scored huge points with me by having the good sense to brush off this moon bat. Is it just me, or does Mr. Roker seem like he was probably voted "Most Likely To Phone In A Bomb-Threat" in high school?
Jay Craft
St. Croix
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In support of each of those propositions we give you the State of California. A place renowned over the generations for woolly-headed, progressive thinking and, more lately, its obsession with throwing massive subsidies at chaotically intermittent wind and solar.
Now, in the peak of a blistering Californian Summer, a spike in electricity demand (think millions of air conditioners running at full tilt) combined with calm weather, desert cloud cover and later sunset to leave millions of Californians sweating it out in the dark. No doubt wondering about where their next kilowatt might come from.
As Michael Shellenberger and John Nolte detail below, all of this was as perfectly predictable as it was perfectly avoidable.
Michael Shellenberger
17 August 2020
“People wonder how we made it through the heat wave of 2006,” said Berberich. “The answer is that there was a lot more generating capacity in 2006 than in 2020…. We had San Onofre [nuclear plant] of 2,200 MW, and a number of other plants, totalling thousands of MW not there today.”
Blackouts force Newsom to admit green energy falls short
John Nolte
17 August 2020
Blackouts in the failing state of Democrat-run California have forced Governor Gavin Newsom to admit green every is falling short.
“Newsom says the transition away from fossil fuels has left California with a gap in the reliability of its energy system. He says the state must examine its reliance on solar power and how that fits into its broader energy portfolio,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle’s Alexei Koseff.
“Today we are anticipating substantially greater need for energy,” Newsom said at a Monday press conference. Per Koseff, he added that this greater need is “about 4,400 megawatts short of what the state needs. That’s a ten times greater shortfall than Saturday. ”
“We failed to predict and plan these shortages and that’s simply unacceptable,” Newsom somehow said without bursting into flames.
Give me a break.
No one “failed to predict” anything.
California has had decades to prepare for this. No one failed to predict it. They only failed to prepare for it.
The writing has been on the wall since 2001 when the state was hit with a series of massive blackouts and soaring electricity prices. The result was the successful recall of then-Democrat Governor Gray Davis in late 2003. He was replaced by the equally incompetent Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Over the weekend, the former-Golden State was hit with its second day of rolling blackouts. As my colleague Joel Pollak reported at the time, “the state’s power grid struggled to deal with a heat wave that caused a surge in consumer demand.”
The blackout hit 220,000 homes in the North Bay area.
While there’s nothing funny about people losing power during a heat wave, it is still hard not to laugh at a state that is so scientifically backwards. The luddites were thwarted by a lack of wind and clouds.
Yes, wind and clouds:
What are we, savages?
What is this, the third world?
No one has to live like this in the 21st century.
All you need to do is build more power and nuclear plants and the problem is solved.
Yes, it really is that easy.
Oh, but California is closing down its nuclear power plants, and “the sudden shutdown of two conventional power plants” contributed to Friday and Saturday’s blackouts — one was shut down for service (in August!), the other shut down unexpectedly.
And let’s not forget that in 2018 the Democrat-dominated state legislature passed a bill demanding the state have “100% climate-friendly electricity by 2045.” This means no emissions.
Geothermal is emission-free, but the okay to build three new geothermal plants was only approved this year. However, per the far-left Los Angeles Times, “Building a geothermal facility can be several times more expensive than a comparably sized solar or wind farm, meaning geothermal plant operators must charge more for the electricity they generate.”
And as we now know, wind and solar might be cheap but can also be thwarted by clouds and the lack of a stiff breeze.
This is not progressive.
There is nothing progressive about going backward, about living like we still haven’t discovered electricity or clean, cheap nuclear energy.
You know, after almost nine years, the wife and I fled California in 2011. Brother, even then, the writing was on the wall. Already there were sky-high energy costs combined with a government so regressive I was being punished with a tax for using plastic grocery bags while absolutely nothing was being done about the flood of illegal immigrants who increased energy prices, who made classroom learning in some public schools impossible, who lowered wages and stole jobs from legal residents and immigrants.
Since I’ve left, things have gotten exponentially worse — massive tax increases, an exploding homeless problem… The government is broken. While the Democrats who run California with no serious Republican opposition cannot deliver basic services like electricity during a heat wave or water during a drought (reservoirs hurt Mother Earth), these same Democrats are pouring billions into boondoggles.
California is a failed state, and it is not the fault of the Democrat Party — it is what it is… It’s the fault of voters who continue to double down on failure, who have given these loons a veto-proof majority in the state legislature.
When California was a Republican stronghold, it was truly the Golden State, a place where dreams came true…
Destroying California, one of the most beautiful states in the union, one with an endless supply of natural and human resources, is not an easy thing to do — but Democrats are locusts who eventually destroy everything.
Dark times in the not-so-Golden State…
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Will the Queensland government and national ALP admit it is controlled by the short term private interests of so-called renewable energy companies?
Who are incapable of securing the long term existence of mankind beyond the demise of the universe.
2. Bruce Gooderham says:
sunshine and breeze electricity generation is the WORLDS BIGGEST DADDY of all SCAMS on this planet.
3. Peter Pronczak says:
The driver of renewables is a weather belief.
Cold air comes up over warm land, rises, and returns to do the same. Resulting in water displacement from melting ice exacerbated by wind and rain taking land based matter into oceans. Meteorological ‘experts’ can’t understand the process of water displacement. It has nothing to do with ancient land management practices.
Currently only reliable safe nuclear fission energy, can control the process by greening deserts, and raising living standards that results in advanced technology lowering birth rates.
What’s so difficult to understand?
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What Testament is Jesus ministry in Capernaum?
Capernaum: The pericope of Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum amounts to the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus in the New Testament narrative.
When did Jesus go to Capernaum?
Capernaum in the New Testament
What did Jesus do in the city of Capernaum?
New Testament
One Sabbath, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum and healed a man who was possessed by an unclean spirit (Luke 4:31–36 and Mark 1:21–28). … According to Luke 7:1–10 and Matthew 8:5, this is also the place where Jesus healed the servant of a Roman centurion who had asked for his help.
What is the meaning of Matthew 4 16?
This verse refers to the lands of Zebulun and of Naphtali mentioned in the previous verse, and where Jesus has chosen to reside according to Matthew 4:13. The verse is referring to the Assyrian invasion of Northern Israel and predicting that after this dark period a new light would shine.
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What is the biblical meaning of Capernaum?
British Dictionary definitions for Capernaum
Capernaum. / (kəˈpɜːnɪəm) / noun. a ruined town in N Israel, on the NW shore of the Sea of Galilee: closely associated with Jesus Christ during his ministry.
What is Capernaum called today?
Why did Jesus always go to Capernaum?
He wanted to stay in the Galilee because that was where most of the Jews lived. Although Capernaum was a small village, it was near an important road that led to Damascus. It was a good place to meet and influence people.
Where is Capernaum in relation to Nazareth?
Which miracle did Jesus perform at Capernaum?
Healing the paralytic at Capernaum is one of the miracles of Jesus in the synoptic Gospels (Matthew 9:1–8, Mark 2:1–12, and Luke 5:17–26).
What does Matthew 3/16 say?
The World English Bible translates the passage as: Jesus, when he was baptized, went up. directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him.
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0.055679 | <urn:uuid:242fd951-018e-4b38-bc8f-1ea864404c44> | en | 0.925017 | Can You Steam Mushrooms? How Long To Steam Mushrooms?
Here’s your quick answer:
Among other preparation methods for mushrooms, steaming them works very well. Steaming is especially good for keeping the nutrients in. Steaming mushrooms for 10 minutes will make them tender and juicy, and because of a heat-stable compound in mushrooms, you can steam them for up to forty minutes with similar results.
How To Steam Mushrooms
Steamed foods reach cooking heat through the release of very hot air from boiling water. Because this method doesn’t involve adding butter, oil, or any other fat to flavor food and keep it from sticking to a pan, you reduce the fat, calories, or anything else you might be limiting out of the dish without sacrificing flavor.
To steam your mushrooms, fill a pot less than halfway with water. Fit a shallow metal strainer inside that sits on the pot’s lip so that the strainer’s bottom remains above the waterline. Turn on to medium heat to bring it to a boil, then turn down to simmer and cover the strainer loosely with a lid. The minimum length of time to steam them depends on their size, but probably 10-15 minutes.
You can also steam them using a handmade ‘pot’ that works as well on a campfire as it does in the oven. Fold a generous sheet of aluminum foil to a flat shape resembling a circle or square to lie in the center serving as the bottom of your ‘pot.’ Add mushrooms, 3-5 tablespoons of water, vegetable broth, wine, lemon juice, or whatever else you’d like to add. Gently fold sides over, joining them so that mushrooms and liquid have space inside to steam, but the foil’s ends are tightly tucked. Several cups of mushrooms should steam for 15-20 minutes.
You may also opt to use your rice cooker for steaming other foods, vegetables, and mushrooms, among them. Rice cookers heat water to boiling so their contents can absorb it and then keep it simmering and warm afterward. All you’ll need to do is use the cooker’s steamer basket for your mushrooms and choose your programming time, which will again be between 10 and 20 minutes. It works the same way as a countertop electric steamer. You could even turn it into a convenient one-pot meal and steam rice along with your mushrooms, flavored with broth, wine, herbs, or some mix of accouterments you love.
How Long To Steam Mushrooms? Why?
Many consider mushrooms to be the ‘meat’ for vegetarians, and indeed cooked mushrooms can provide the kind of substantial main course like meat does. Yet as fungi, they fall into an entirely different category than either plants or animals. Their cell walls contain chitin, a component of crustaceans’ outer shells. Chitin’s chemical makeup bears similarities to both the cellulose in plant cell walls and protein in animal cell membranes, which is interesting to bear in mind when thinking about the nutritional value of mushrooms. A hearty portion of steamed or cooked mushrooms, flavored with broth or oil as well as herbs, can fill you up and provide vitamins and minerals without the bad stuff.
The chitin in mushrooms plays a big role in their foolproof cooking quality. Because chitin possesses thermostability or doesn’t react much to heat, you can steam them for almost any length of time, and they will keep their firm yet spongy texture instead of cooking down to mush. You can’t over-steam them in regards to ruining their consistency or flavor.
Benefits of Steaming Mushrooms
Mushrooms in and of themselves are certainly not sinful eating. They are low in calories, fat, and sugars but provide a good source of protein and vitamin D. They also contain fiber and vitamin C and a list of other cancer-fighting antioxidants. They contain polyphenols and polysaccharides that have antioxidant properties and are heart-healthy, which help counteract the aging process of cells and aid the immune system. Antioxidants like glutathione and fibers such as beta-glucan, both contained in mushrooms, support the cell processes of warding off infection and eliminating other detrimental foreign substances. Vitamin C signals the immune system to form cells that react with invasive agents and diseases like cancer to fight them off.
More studies delve into mushrooms’ properties that help the heart, reduce inflammation, lower cholesterol, balance the bacteria that line the gut, and help control rises in blood sugar. Beta-glucan interacts with cholesterol to lessen its absorption into the bloodstream, while ergothioneine, an amino acid occurring in mushrooms, keeps triglycerides busy and out of the way. This interaction may explain one study that found that men who consumed mushroom powder during a meal ended up with lower cholesterol and triglycerides afterward. Researchers continue to look into whether ergothioneine can also combat the formation of plaque on the arterial walls, responsible for setting up conditions that lead to heart disease. Mushrooms’ bountiful antioxidants may boost the good bacteria in the GI tract and help control blood sugar, but more studies should be done on this to tell for sure.
Check out this video below to see six simple ways to prepare mushrooms:
What Dishes Can I Use Steamed Mushrooms In?
Much like tofu, mushrooms have a mild earthy flavor that complements just about any savory food, and they can take on other flavors depending on what you use in the cooking process. Steam them with broth, wine, or both instead of water. Mix in a few teaspoons of lemon juice, mustard, or vinegar to the pot if you’re going for a stronger taste. Add fresh or dried herbs before steaming to impart more flavor or atop the finished dish. They’re great for smothering proteins and main dishes or making side dishes shine. And thanks to their nutritional composition, they bring enough protein to be filling yet so little of anything that would take health food fans aback.
Steam mushrooms with herbs and a light, flavorful broth, and they make a great side dish on their own. A heaping one or two cups of steamed mushrooms can take center stage in the main course of risotto, rice pilaf, or pasta. Add vegetables to one of these, which you can steam with the mushrooms, or a flavorful sauce or sprinkling of cheese.
Add steamed mushrooms and seasoning over any protein, from chicken, fish, or steak to tofu, to make a restaurant-worthy meal that will keep you feeling satisfied for hours. Even more elegant, reserve some herbed broth or wine instead of using all of it in the steaming process and thicken for a healthy version of a delectable sauce. As either a variation on or an addition to the county fair classic grilled bratwurst with peppers and onions, sprinkle steamed mushrooms on top of your sausage or veggie bratwurst.
Mushrooms mix well with the equally mild flavor of eggs, so use steamed mushrooms in an omelet or scrambled eggs, by themselves or with onions and sweet or spicy peppers. Steam them with spinach and peppers and spoon on top of flatbread, adding cheese, fresh tomatoes, onions, Canadian bacon, pineapple, spicy peppers, or any combination you love.
Mushrooms have always made a great topping for burgers, and when they’re steamed instead of sauteed with oil, you can add as many as you like with no extra fat grams on the tally. Many people even use a big portobello to replace a burger or sandwich filling or served without a bun as a steak.
Opting for steamed mushrooms instead of sauteed or roasted gives you moist, tender texture with no oil or butter necessary. Steaming is an easy, low-maintenance cooking method, and steamed mushrooms pair well with a long list of delicious foods. Enjoy!
Want to eat clean? Check out this delicious recipe of steamed shiitake mushrooms:
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0.021717 | <urn:uuid:e97bed2f-90bf-4c3e-9f45-72cb47fcce09> | en | 0.917471 | Corporate Media Find All the Wrong Lessons for US Left in Corbyn’s Defeat
Conservative leader Boris Johnson swept to power in the UK’s December 12 elections, winning 365 of a possible 650 seats. Labour’s socialist leader Jeremy Corbyn announced his resignation, after a bitterly disappointing night for his party.
Across the spectrum, corporate media all came to the same conclusion regarding the election: Corbyn’s loss spells the end for the US left and a “crushing defeat” (New York12/13/19) of the discredited policies of socialism. The press was filled with variations on the same reflexive warning to the Democrats: Don’t go left.
Indeed, CNN published three near-identical articles with that message in one 24-hour span (12/12/1912/13/1912/13/19). The first, written even as polling stations were still open, suggested that “the Democratic Party may see a cautionary tale for the US 2020 presidential race,” as Corbyn “promised revolutionary change, a fundamental overhaul of society, heavy new taxes on the rich and a far bigger role for the state in the economy. Sound familiar?” It claimed he “took his party way to the left, leaving the more moderate ground where many voters feel most comfortable.” Going on to attack Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders specifically, it suggested that proposing a “state-run healthcare system” like Britain’s is a “vote killer,” and that Corbyn’s imminent loss implies Joe Biden or Pete Buttigieg would be a better candidate.
Only a few hours later, John Avalon claimed (CNN12/13/19) the election was a “fierce repudiation” of leftist politics, presenting a “cautionary tale about the perils of polarization and the predictable dangers of embracing a far-left leader” who would nationalize key industries. CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza (12/13/19) offered exactly the same opinion, claiming Johnson’s victory should “make 2020 Democrats nervous,” insinuating that embracing progressive politics and Medicare for All was political suicide, and recommending a more “moderate” or “pragmatic” candidate than Warren or Sanders.
Collage of headlines warning Democrats not to nominate a leftist like Jeremy Corbyn.
The chorus did not stop at CNN, however. In fact, surveying just 24 hours of headlines is enough to understand the message corporate media appears so keen for you to hear:
• “Corbyn’s UK Defeat Was Bad News for Sanders, Warren and America’s Left” (NBC News12/13/19),
• “Labour’s Crushing Loss in Britain Adds to ‘Too Far Left?’ Debate in US” (New York Times12/13/19),
• “The Real Warning in Labour’s Crushing Defeat” (The Week12/13/19Yahoo! News12/13/19),
• “Boris Johnson’s Win Should Send a Message to AOC, Warren and Sanders” (Fox News12/13/19),
• “Jeremy Corbyn’s Disastrous Loss Should Be a Warning to US Leftists” (Washington Examiner12/13/19)
• “Democrats Pick Over Labour Loss in UK as Biden Warns of Moving ‘So Far’ Left” (Guardian12/13/19)
• “In British Election, Lessons for American Liberals: Jeremy Corbyn Was Loved by the Left, and He Just Got Trounced” (Newser12/13/19),
• “Blowback From UK Election Burns Warren, Sanders: Centrists Warn Corbyn Defeat Highlights the Dangers of a Progressive Nominee” (Politico, 12/13/19),
• “Corbyn’s Loss Is a Warning to Sanders, Warren and the Squad About the Limited Appeal of Socialism” (Hot Air12/13/19),
• “Corbyn’s Bloodbath Defeat in UK Election Sends ‘Catastrophic Warning’ to 2020 Dems” (Fox News12/13/19).
There are a number of serious flaws with the reasoning, however. Few of these articles note that the UK’s version of Medicare for All, the National Health Service (NHS), is exceptionally popular, and the number one source of national pride for Britons. The NHS is so beloved that more people would countenance privatizing the army before the hospitals. Yet CNN still suggests that Corbyn’s support for the nationalized service contributed to his defeat. Furthermore, Labour’s leader and its overwhelmingly popular manifesto were virtually the same as in 2017, when Corbyn led the party to its best election result since World War II.
The only substantial difference between now and 2017 (unacknowledged in reporting) was that, at the demand of the “moderate” wing of his party, Corbyn had endorsed a second referendum on leaving the European Union without taking a position on the question, attempting to straddle the Brexit issue in a way that alienated both Remain and Leave voters. Just like the Democrats in 2016, a move to the center proved fatal.
Furthermore, none of the articles mentioned that there was another party who adopted precisely this “centrist,” “moderate,” “pragmatic”—or any other media code word (,3/23/19, 8/21/19) meaning “corporate-approved”—position, and they fared poorly as a result. Jo Swinson, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, presented herself exactly as such, and suffered the ignominy of losing her seat to a 27-year-old rookie challenger from the Scottish National Party.
Nevertheless, there are certainly lessons that American progressives could learn from Labour’s loss:
1. Get ready for a coordinated media smear campaign.
British media managed to turn Corbyn, an elderly, vegetarian, anti-war pacifist, into a figure of hate, presenting him as a terrorist sympathizer, a Communist spy and a national security threat. One academic study of media coverage included an entire section entitled “Delegitimization through Ridicule, Scorn and Personal Attacks,” finding that 75% of articles misrepresented Corbyn or his views. And a report from Loughborough University found a relentless and overwhelming anti-Labour and pro-Conservative message across the British media in the election run up. Progressives who intend to challenge power can expect similar coordinated attacks from power’s mouthpieces.
2. The antisemitism smears are coming.
Mail: Corbyn Loses the Plot Over Antisemitism
Jeremy Corbyn faced a torrent of trumped-up antisemitism charges (Mail, 7/29/19).
Media managed to convince much of the British public that the lifelong anti-racism activist is a secret Jew-hater. British historian Mark Curtis noted there had been 1,450 articles in national newspapers linking Corbyn to antisemitism in the past three months alone. The reason for the allegations, as the Washington Post noted in a since-deleted tweet, was “because of [his] strong statements on Palestinian rights.”
The barrage succeeded. When media researchers asked the public what percentage of Labour members faced official complaints over antisemitism, the average guess was 34%. The actual answer is 0.1%. When questioned why they were off by such a massive factor, respondents replied that they chose a number that seemed commensurate with the media coverage.
This tactic will be far more difficult to stick on somebody like Sanders who speaks with such a stereotypical New York Jewish accent. Yet media, seeing how effective it was in discrediting a progressive in the UK, have already begun attempting to smear those around him (e.g., Spectator12/5/19Commentary12/13/19).
Of particular note is a Washington Examiner article (12/13/19) claiming Sanders’ campaign is “the most antisemitic in decades.” Its author, Tiana Lowe, calls infamous fascist troll Milo Yiannopoulos “awesome” and regularly boasts of her pride in her Nazi collaborator grandfather, whose organization participated in the Holocaust that killed Sanders’ close relatives. Nevertheless, the attacks, if not the substance of the allegations, must be taken seriously.
3. Solidarity with developing countries will not be tolerated.
Corbyn, like Sanders, immediately condemned the US-backed coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia, an action that drew the ire of an outraged pro-coup media (London Independent11/11/19Daily Express11/11/19), who accused him of putting “Marxist solidarity ahead of democracy” (London Times11/12/19). Both men have been denounced for their connections, imaginary or otherwise, to Venezuela (FAIR.org3/5/19). Sanders’ history of solidarity with Nicaragua in the 1980s will be presented as support for a dictatorship. The left will have to have a response.
4. Building a movement to reach elderly voters will be crucial.
How Did Britain Vote?
Chart: Lord Ashcroft Polling (12/13/19) (AB–DE represent socioeconomic classes–from managerial to unskilled labor.)
The Labour movement has managed to build an impressive network of alternative and social media countering the corporate press, reaching millions of young people, who voted 3 to 1 in favor of Corbyn. However, there was little concerted effort to reach elderly voters, who still largely rely on traditional media for news, information and opinion. This contributed to only 18% of those over 65 voting Labour, and the retired vote proved to be the backbone of the Tory victory. A similar phenomenon is happening in the US, where Sanders is the runaway favorite among the under-50s, but polls at just 5% among elderly voters, despite his commitment to the kind of social safety net programs they depend upon. Connecting with Boomers and Generation X, who use the Internet and social media for news far less than younger Americans, will require a specially geared effort.
5. Don’t unquestioningly accept advice from centrists.
UK Election: 2019 vote compared to 2017 parliamentary and Brexit vote
Chart: Lord Ashcroft Polling (12/13/19)
Under enormous pressure from the “centrist” wing of his party and the media, Corbyn took a “on the one hand/on the other hand” approach to Brexit, the dominant issue of the campaign. Rather than arguing that leaving the European Union was a necessary response to undemocratic, austerity-loving Eurocrats—or, contrariwise, that Brexit must be opposed as a xenophobic scapegoating of immigrants, the British equivalent of “build the wall”—Labour was induced to split the difference, promising to renegotiate a break with the EU and then asking voters once again whether they wanted to leave or not, while Corbyn professed neutrality on the question. Following the media’s insistent advice that the safe path is always somewhere in the middle, the position called to mind the line attributed to Groucho Marx: “Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others.”
Virtually every seat Labour lost was a “Leave” constituency, suggesting that Corbyn was hurt by Labour’s attempts to “moderate.” Turnout also declined from 2017 to 2019, and there are indications that the decline was greater in constituencies with more young voters—by far the most pro-Labour demographic group. All of the centrist defectors from the Conservatives andLabour lost their seats, as did the pro-EU, stop-Brexit-at-any-cost Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson—illustrating that the media center and the public center are not always the same.
While there certainly are many things that progressives can learn from Labour’s defeat, the herd of independent minds in the corporate press can see only one lesson, the same one they have been sending the left for decades (see Extra!, 9/92, 1–2/95, 6/04, 7–8/06, 1–2/, 11/7/08, 3/16/10, 8/21/19), suggesting the advice may not be entirely in good faith.
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0.018943 | <urn:uuid:c630d8f1-7b56-40ea-aeca-e0adf1c86745> | en | 0.987085 | The saying that “children should be seen and not heard” is a damaging relic, from past centuries of ignorance, about how to raise children. This archaic thinking should be completely banished from our minds if we wish to see our children flourish to their full potential.
A young 13 year old adolescent came in with her mother to see me. She wore a pleasant smile so I assumed that the purpose of the visit for a minor problem. I was taken aback when she mentioned to me that she came to see me because she had some issues that are bothering her. I was surprised because I rarely hear this from children. It is a line that I hear from adults.
Children and adolescents generally never speak about their feelings or what’s bothering them for a variety of reasons. These would include: fearing that no one will listen to them; not knowing how to express themselves; fearing that their parents might scold them or beat them and lastly because they don’t trust adults.
Children bottle issues that bother them and if the issues are too big to handle, they would repeatedly complain of all type of symptoms like headaches and stomach aches. If the issues linger on for too long then it affects their school work or their behaviour. These children might behave very oddly or display temper tantrums out of frustration and anger.
This young child mentioned that she had a headache, which aroused my suspicion that there was more to the reason for the visit. When I asked her whether there was anything troubling her, she very coyly mentioned, looking down, away from me and her mother, that she had some issues.
She felt her mother did not give her enough attention as she did with her two little nieces and that her mother didn’t love her.
The mother, a single divorced parent had the huge responsibility of taking care of her late sister’s two children, who were about three years old.
I explained to the young child that she might be misinterpreting her mother’s actions, if she devoted too much time to her little cousins.
I know from experience the dilemma of mothers who have to divide time and love according the needs of their children. Dividing time is not easy when there are children with special needs like children with medical defects, mentally challenged children and of late, children on drugs.
I explained to the young child, as best as I could, about her mother’s moral obligation to raise her late aunt’s children and that little children need more time than older children.
I stressed to her that, because her mother spends more time on the children, she should not feel that her mother loves her any less. The young child understood and felt better after I explained to her about the challenges her mother faced being a single parent.
On a follow up visit, she looked more at ease. Towards the end of that visit, she mentioned an incident when she was seven years old. Her dad, who was staying with the family at the time, was very drunk one night and he insisted that she should stop watching TV and go to bed. She told him that she would do so after the episode was over but the dad would not hear her pleas. In front of her older brother and mother, he dragged her quite roughly by the scruff of the neck to her room whilst she was screaming.
The child was most upset that neither the brother nor the mother intervened.
The mother intervened when her dad pulled out a gun.
The only explanation for the mother’s delay in intervening is probably because she feared if she intervened, her drunk husband would have hurt all of them in his rage.
I explained to the child that her mother risked her life when she confronted her drunk and armed husband.
I made the young lady understand that mother’s, out of love, will risk their own lives to save their children from danger and harm.
The child felt reassured with my explanation because she could understand the dynamics at play at the time, that is: he could have killed all of them.
I called the mother in to explain what bothered her child for so long. The mother had tears in her eyes as she recalled that horrid moment and admitted that she was terribly afraid of her husband because she knew how dangerous he could be under the influence of alcohol.
I am pleased that in just two sessions, I could clear seven years of pain in the young child and strengthen the bonds between the mother and her daughter, who incorrectly felt that her mother did not love her.
Children, through their immaturity, say some of the most hurtful things to parents, who love them dearly.
It is not easy to get through to your children if they have made up their little immature minds that you don’t love them.
I wish to commend the mom in this case for seeking help. An independent and objective session with a counselor can save years of pain, heartache and sorrow.
Failure to address issues that affect children often leads to them becoming depressed, dropping out of school and even turning to drugs.
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Phillipsburg, KS — The parents of children at a middle school in Kansas are likely regretting their decision to allow the school to drug test their students this week after their children came home with large patches of missing hair. The hair was used in the random drug testing process of 11 to 14-year-old children.
The school district is now on the defensive after multiple students complained to their parents about the hack jobs they received as the state searched their bodies for illegal substances.
Hopefully, this situation allows the parents realize the err of their ways and take note of what happens when you ask the state to parent your children.
Superintendent Mike Gower spoke to KWCH and said the district recognized the problem of officials cutting large sections of children's hair out and is addressing it.
According to KWCH:
Gower said the district started random drug testing last year after parents voiced concern about middle and high school students using drugs.
They requested the hair follicle testing because it can show whether someone has been using drugs back 90 days.
Gower said the company usually takes 100 to 120 strands of hair - the diameter of a pencil.
Instead of a tiny bit of hair, however, kids had large sections of their hair removed to test for drugs—a frightening notion indeed.
According to, the district requires students and parents sign a “Student Drug Testing Policy” at the beginning of each school year if they want to participate in or attend school-sponsored activities, according to the consent form. Gower said this is the district’s second year with that policy.
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The school board is now apologizing to the students and the parents for this sickening display.
"I'm not going to throw the company under the bus or the board or anybody else," said Gower. "I'm the superintendent, what happens here is on me. I apologize to those kids and those parents. We're taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again."
The state playing the role of parent in this situation is definitely a slippery slope. Making sure kids don't take drugs that can harm them is the job of a parent. Parents relying on the state to do this for them are surrendering their responsibilities and embarking down a dark path.
If schools are serious about keeping their students from abusing drugs, as the ACLU points out, then they should listen to the experts – to the National Education Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – who all say that one of the best ways to keep kids off drugs is to get them involved in school and extra-curricular activities. Instead of putting up barriers like drug testing, schools should engage students in meaningful activities.
What's more, there is no evidence showing that randomly drug testing students does anything to deter drug use and it does nothing to address what's causing kids from doing drugs in the first place. As this case illustrates, it only serves to humiliate children as their hair is removed.
Proponents of these measures claim that students are getting into drugs at an increasing rate. However, one aspect of this whole situation that is often overlooked is the fact that many students take drugs because public school is so traumatizing and torturous. Many students seem to take drugs simply to make the day go faster while they are in a place that closely resembles a prison.
If young adults are taking drugs in their teenage years, and it becomes damaging or unhealthy, there is obviously a reason and a root cause for their drug abuse. This is not a problem that can be solved with punishments and lectures, but rather, is a problem that can only be solved by targeting the depression, anxiety and pressure that young adults experience in this society.
If you are a student or parent who wishes to fight this most invasive policy, you can. As the ACLU points out, any student can express his or her discomfort with drug testing. Depending on the laws in your state, you not only have the right to vocally oppose drug testing, but you may also have a right to legally challenge drug testing in your school. In order for a school to implement a drug testing policy, there must usually be reasonable suspicion that you, as an individual, are using drugs. Unless you are an athlete, the fact that some students may be using drugs may not be enough to allow a public school to drug test you!
The implications of a government violating the sanctity of a child's body to search for "illegal" substances are grave, to say the least. Imagine the horrid society that would result from children who consider government claiming the right to know the content of their bodies as "normal." A Brave New World, indeed. | https://thefreethoughtproject.com/the-state/school-scalps-kids-hair-drug-test | dclm-gs1-166805422 | false | false | {
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Mindful crafting is a great way to enrich your creativity and exercise other parts of your brain. And besides, craft supplies are so colourful and fun. They are enticing. Winking at us from the art aisle. Although, how much do we know about the ingredients of the paints, pigments and glitters we buy? What effects do these non-food safe ingredients have on our environment or on us and our families?
Oil paints
Some oil paints are toxic because of the heavy metals used in some of the pigments so try not to eat them. The label on the paint tube will indicate whether it contains toxic chemicals. Other toxic particles that can be inhaled as the paints dry are called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The effects of VOCs include respiratory irritation, headaches, nausea and they can trigger asthma attacks. For example, an increase in VOCs leads to reduced air quality. Picture in your mind the worst air pollution of a city. Smog is basically a bunch of VOCs polluting the air. Note that there are different types of VOCs and not all are considered hazardous. However paint and solvent fumes are in the hazardous column.
Disposal: You will need to be careful about disposing of your excess oil paints to avoid them polluting the environment. Oil-based paints are considered hazardous waste in many areas so they need to be taken to a household chemical waste collection point. Contact your local council for details on where to dispose of hazardous waste.
Oil paints are not water-based so they don’t dissolve in water, which is why you use solvents when working with oil paints and cleaning your painting tools. Solvents like paint thinners are considered hazardous waste so they cannot be poured down the drain, in the garden or thrown into the general waste bin. Contact your local council to find out where to dispose of hazardous waste.
Acrylic paints
Acrylic paint is water-based so you’ll be using water to clean your tools and thin the paint.
As with oil-based paints there are some pigments in acrylic paint that may be toxic. Check the labels on the paints for warnings of harmful chemicals. If the label says non-toxic then it doesn’t contain any heavy metals in the pigments. But it also doesn’t guarantee that it’s totally harmless. There are other components of the paint, such as binding agents and additives that produce VOCs and are harmful on skin.
Disposal: Don’t pour the paints down the drain or in the garden as they contain chemicals that are hazardous to the environment. The water that you rinse your paint brushes and tools in can be evaporated and the vessel can be discarded in the general waste. Extra acrylic paint can be dried and thrown in with your general waste. Pouring old paint sludge down the drain is a bad idea because it will cause blockages to build up in the pipes.
The teeny tiny sparkly pieces of plastic that make up glitter are also known as microplastics. Microplastics and nanoplastics are pieces of plastic on the micro and nano-scale that have been made, either on purpose, or by nature of errosion from the breakdown of larger plastics. Read my post on microplastics to find out how they’re affecting us and the environment. Spoiler alert: microplastic pollution frightens me; The sheer amount of it, the chemicals that leach from it and their effects.
Disposal: To prevent your glitter from polluting the environment the safest way to dispose of these microplastics is in a sealed container in your general waste. The small particles cannot be recycled. Any cards or paper wrapping with glitter on it cannot go to the recycling bin either. Dammit, glitter, why you gotta be so evil?
Crayons are often made of paraffin wax which is made of fossil fuels. Paraffin wax can emit VOCs when you burn a paraffin wax candle but the jury seems to be out on the toxicity of paraffin crayons. Many sources claim that paraffin wax crayons are non-toxic but they are made from toxic chemicals so they may decompose back down to these toxic components.
Harmless crayons can be made with soy wax or beeswax.
Disposal: Crayons are recyclable. You can use your oven to melt down old stubs into new crayons. There are also council collections that will take old crayons. Or you can donate unused crayons to schools or daycares.
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Rascal noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
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When should you not use a convection oven?
When you shouldn’t use convection
What should not be cooked in a convection oven?
What foods are best cooked in a convection oven?
Convection is good for:
• Roasting vegetables and potatoes for an extra crisp.
• Pies and pastry.
• Casseroles—when covered they won’t lose much moisture.
• Toasting breads or buns.
When should you use a convection oven vs a regular oven?
Use Convection to Roast Meat and Vegetables: While a standard bake will get the job done, convection bake is ideal for roasting. Your meat will cook faster and more evenly. Meats baked in a convection oven have crispier skins and juicier meats. … Always choose convection mode when making dried fruit, jerky, or croutons.
IMPORTANT: You asked: How long does it take to cook rice with rice cooker?
Can you use aluminum foil in a convection oven?
Can you cook pizza in a convection oven?
Using a convection oven is a great option for it. … This is because the hot air from a convection oven allows the pizza to be cooked from all sides. In turn, this melts the cheese and crisps the toppings, as well as browns and crisps the crust and bottom of the pizza.
What temperature is 350 degrees in a convection oven?
Conventional Oven Temp Convection Less 25F Convection Less 30F
350 325 320
375 350 345
400 375 370
425 400 395
Do you Preheat a convection oven?
Are cookies better in a convection oven?
IMPORTANT: What temperature is a rapid boil?
Can you bake cupcakes in a convection oven?
Drop the oven temp 25 degrees lower than the recipe calls for. The cupcakes cook more evenly. I typically bake everything on convection, however America’s Test Kitchen just suggested not to use the convection for cakes/cupcakes as they indicated that it dries them out.
Can you bake a cake in a convection oven?
Is it better to bake cakes in a convection oven?
Can you cook raw chicken in a convection oven?
The best way to bake chicken breasts is with your convection oven but you can cook in any oven. Your dinner will be ready in about 30 minutes and will be healthy, moist, and tender every time.
Can I air fry in my convection oven?
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Jane Ellen Brody has been recognized as the foremost syndicated health writer in the United States for over thirty years. Her articles on nutrition, exercise, weight control, vegetarianism, sports nutrition and vitamin/mineral supplementation were the first ever written for mainstream Americans. Her column, books, lectures, and public television program provide sensible, scientifically based information to millions of Americans about an array of health-related issues. Ms. Brody has many strong roots in the Minnesota area. She began her science writing career at the Minneapolis Tribune before moving to the New York Times. She has also served as the keynote speaker at numerous public health and wellness conferences in Minnesota.
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Specimen number SBBG3233
Determination Astragalus pachypus
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Collector, number, date H. and M. Dearing, 840, 1934-4-7
Verbatim date 7-Apr-1934
County Ventura
Locality Cuyama Valley
Coordinates 34.76700 -119.42000 BerkeleyMapper [or without layers, here]
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How much do you know about Zimbabwe? Probably only what you remember from geography class. However, our team became interested in how things are going with the internet and mobile communications in Zimbabwe, and the state of censorship and freedom of speech in this country.
Therefore, we continue our series of articles in which we talk about internet bans in different countries around the world.
If you missed the article about Turkmenistan and the internet in this country, you can read it here.
Average cost: $340 for 100 Mbit/s
For the first time, a rare few citizens of Zimbabwe discovered the internet in the first half of the 1990s. The country, a former British colony known as Rhodesia until 1980, inherited wonderful modern telephone lines. But, alas, telecommunications networks had fallen into disrepair after a decade and a half without proper care and maintenance.
Robert Mugabe
The official authorities did not care about the internet at that time. In the first half of the 1990s, President Robert Mugabe paid much more attention to strengthening his power and to wars on the African continent. It is not surprising that, as a result, communications in Zimbabwe ended up with private companies.
The first internet provider in the country was the company Data Control & Systems, which was founded in 1994 by immigrants from South Africa. Today it’s hard to believe, but a couple of years later, it was named the best internet provider in the world.
Due to the economic and domestic political situation, home internet did not exist in the country as such. However, Data Control & Systems opened dozens of internet cafés across the country, where for relatively little money you could plunge into the World Wide Web.
At about the same time, the Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa founded the company Econet, which today is a monopolist in the telecommunications market of Zimbabwe. At the same time, it is widely present in many other countries, not only in Africa.
Strive Masiyiwa
In five years, Econet has developed into a telecommunications giant, which today is the largest corporation in Zimbabwe.
Then, the company bought Data Control & Systems and became a monopoly in Zimbabwe. There were a couple of dozen other providers, but many of them mysteriously and literally disappeared.
In the late 1990s, the upstart internet company Samara Services rapidly captured most of the market by offering users very favorable conditions. However, a year later, the company’s top management disappeared, and the network collapsed in a matter of weeks.
Closer to the new millennium, the country’s authorities realized that the internet was a storehouse for replenishing the leaky treasury. So the POTRAZ regulator was established, which allocates bandwidth to private providers. One license, depending on the set of services that the company is going to provide, costs from $2 million to $4 million, plus 3.5% of revenue annually.
As for the prices for the miracle internet in Zimbabwe, they are high, although salaries in Zimbabwe is not as low as, for example, in Cuba. Data on average earnings in the country vary. In general, this figure appears to be more than $500. At the same time, 100-megabit internet will cost about $340 per month.
It is unreasonably expensive, but there is a nuance: in Zimbabwe, almost no fixed-line internet is used, with people vastly preferring cellular communication.
Mobile internet through the court
Data Control & Systems, and then Econet, tried to fix the situation. As a result, fiber-optic lines are being installed, but it is irrational to lay them further than the capital Harare.
Today, almost the entire population of Zimbabwe uses the internet, but in 97% of cases, we are talking about a mobile network. The first GSM network appeared in the country precisely at the same time as in our country – in 1998. This right was given to Econet and Strive Masiyiwa only after a protracted fight. Otherwise, everything could have happened a few years earlier.
Mobile internet in Zimbabwe
The fact is that the Zimbabwean government already had claims against the “rich upstart” Masiyiwa. Therefore, they refused to give him a license for cellular communication services, even for money. Then a strange thing happened: Masiyiwa filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe and won! Does it seem hard to believe in this scenario?
The lawsuit lasted for several years. Strive pointed out that the ban on issuing a license violates the “freedom of expression of a citizen.” Finally, the Zimbabwean court, considered one of the most respected and fair on the continent, decided to allow Econet to provide cellular communication services. The first subscriber connected to the network in 1998.
Today, three companies provide mobile communication services in Zimbabwe. In 2009, 3G appeared in the country, and four years later, 4G. The largest operator is Liquid Telcom, a subsidiary of Econet. It also provides almost half of Africa with communications.
Everything is fine with mobile prices, which explains the popularity of mobile internet against the background of stationary. Without discounts and packages, they only ask for one cent for one MB. That is, one GB of traffic costs a little more than $10. If it is not quite cheap, it’s at least acceptable. Moreover, in various service packages the cost will be several times less.
Internet censorship
And yet, we cannot say that everything is more or less good with the internet in Zimbabwe. The thing is that the local dictatorship has been trying to limit it and put it in a framework for more than 20 years – it turns out, with varying success.
It all started with the law on telecommunications, adopted on March 8, 2000. At the request of state agencies, the law obliged providers to intercept and control the e-mail of individuals “for national security and maintaining law and order.”
In response, the providers brazenly and purposefully stated that the law violated the rights of citizens and filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court – the same one that previously supported the founder of Econet. The government also recalled that internet service providers “work only by the grace of the president.”
Two amazing events followed. Firstly, for some reason, no one has removed the providers, and their managers have not even been put in jail. Secondly, the court once again did its job and declared the law unconstitutional.
By that time, the government had already established complete control over television and radio, and several dozen journalists of the largest independent newspaper were arrested. The only means of communication where calls for protests against the Mugabe regime were spread was the internet. By the way, less than 1% of the population used it then.
Internet censorship in Africa
In 2004, Mugabe made a second attempt to take control of the Internet. According to the new bill, providers were not allowed to access international traffic if they refused to inform state agencies about “the facts of using the network in anti-state activities.” In fact, it was again about tracking email with “offensive” or “dangerous” content.
The providers rebelled again, saying that the government’s requirements could not be met, even technically. Some were outraged that they were being made into internet police, while others said that they would rather close down than agree to spy on their customers.
And so it happened. Several companies were closed, the rest were forced to follow the lead of Mugabe, who by that time had gained control of the Constitutional Court. In the future, providers were also required to intercept mobile traffic and bear all related costs. At the same time, several new organizations were created to monitor the “purity of the internet.”
Funny things happened before every presidential election. The authorities hacked the e-mails of journalists and arrested those who allowed themselves to speak out against Mugabe. In state institutions, all electronic correspondence was filtered for the presence of “anti-state” messages. Once, the police covered an entire internet café, from which a letter was sent insulting the president. 40 people were detained – all the visitors of the institution.
In 2013, the country held a referendum on a new constitution. In preparation for a serious political step, the police conducted hunts for … radio receivers. In Zimbabwe, they could not be listened to without a special license – and here there were just hundreds of such receivers, listening to which was not allowed.
The West was accused of spreading them, allegedly secretly importing hundreds of receivers into Zimbabwe to expose its terrible anti-human values. At the same time, mobile phones were confiscated during the raids, because they have memory cards where you can download anti-government information.
In 2017, the country established a council of censors headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This body is designed to combat the spread of “extremist” information on the Internet.
Learn more about internet censorship worldwide here.
No matter how prosaic it may sound, although Mugabe is no longer alive, his work lives on.
Two years ago, thousands of protests broke out in Zimbabwe. The authorities called them planned terrorist attacks on peaceful people and ordered providers to turn off the internet in the country. The founder of Econet, Strive Masiyiwa, said that he was forced to comply with the order, because otherwise the company’s management was threatened with imprisonment.
In the end, the same court that we have already mentioned more than once decided to return the internet immediately. And it was returned, but at a new price – twice as expensive as before the protests.
Final word
Let’s agree that it is difficult to be indifferent when in some countries there is such a strict ban on freedom of speech and actions, and strict censorship of the internet is introduced.
Unfortunately, this is the situation in many countries. Therefore, the 1984 team has developed a unique closed ecosystem completely devoid of surveillance, censorship, and any restrictions. Utopia P2P is a new word in the Internet environment, which has a huge potential for development.
You can read more about the benefits here.
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How electric scooters and Pornhub are connected
How electric scooters and Pornhub are connected
Quite often it happens that two companies come together to create a common informational occasion, jointly develop technologies, or simply do good deeds together.
Motorcycle manufacturers work in teams with customizers to create unique pieces that go up for a charity auction, or, for example, employ highly skilled craftsmen to design some racing or limited edition configurations.
MiMoto and PornHub
When the Italian scooter rental company MiMoto decided to enter into such a partnership to attract more people to e-scooters, it would be logical to choose one of the thousands of start-ups that make e-scooters as partners. But MiMoto decided not to be friends with them yet.
MiMoto decided to place their bet on the power that drives the world. Sex. Rather, porn.
From September 11-13, 2020, Pornhub and MiMoto will offer townspeople a free fifteen-minute ride on the MiMoto e-scooter (15 minutes is, you know, five times three minutes). The purpose of this event is to introduce more people to the electric scooter rental service, develop sustainable habits in users and help people move around with a social distance. The service is still available in Milan, Geneva and Turin.
What does PornHub have to do with it?
It would seem, what does PornHub have to do with it? Well, whether you visit it or not, there is something important to know about this company: they support various areas of environmental activity. And yes, it’s a whole industry “adult entertainment” – but also a powerful eco-activist.
For example, a few years ago, as part of the initiative “Give America Wood” (Give America a tree / riser) the company promised to plant one tree for every 100 video views. The company recently launched an initiative “Beesexual” to support the population of bees and raise public awareness of the dangers of uncontrolled use of pesticides. The project featured an excellent documentary about the life of bees, voiced by porn stars and content producers in a manner characteristic of the industry – the characters sounded like peddlers of pizza and plumbers, but on the screen at that time there were bees pollinating flowers. It’s no secret that plants reproduce in this way, and flowers are their genitals.
MiMoto’s collaboration with PornHub still seems strange, but! The PornHub logo and sonorous name are attracting a lot of attention to the joint project, and the time is now such that it is possible to stay afloat only due to the hype. The main thing is, if you search for news on this topic in Google, think in advance how you will explain your browser history to your home
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Yes. Wings Phantom pro comes with IPX5 water and sweat resistance, which means you, can use them in rains and light splashes. However, you cannot submerge them in water so you cannot swim wearing them.
One single charge of earbuds provides 5 hours playtime. With the 500mah, charging case total playtime is 30 hours.
Yes, you can take any one earbuds out of the case and that earbuds will connect to your phone. If during single earbuds usage, you want to use the other one also, you can take out the other earbuds from the case and both earbuds will auto pair with each other.
Yes, you can hear the voice through both earbuds on call.
To pick up an incoming call, just tab once on left or right earbud.
To reject an incoming call, just long press on left or right earbud.
To launch voice assistant just triple tap on the left earbud. Wings Phantom pro supports both Siri and Google Assistant.
There are 2 mics. 1 mic in each earbud.
Firstly, your earbuds need to be connected to your mobile or laptop. Go to the Bluetooth settings in your device. The battery percentage remaining will be mentioned next to your earbuds pairing name.
When fully charged, the charging case lights will go into always ON mode.
No. Wings Phantom pro provides Passive Noise Cancellation through snug fit of the earbuds into the ear cavity to block out surrounding noise.
Yes, it is compatible with all operating systems including mobile, laptop, desktop and tabs.
No, Wings Phantom pro offer lowest latency of 65ms in the Game Mode. It offers a seamless reception for top-notch gaming experience.
To turn ON gaming mode on Wings Phantom pro, just triple tap on the right earbud. Triple tap again on right bud to turn it OFF.
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Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Racing The Hunter's Moon
By Sally Clements
Publication Date: 18th August 2014, 162 pages
Publisher: Entangled Bliss
Genre: Romance, Suspense, Contemporary
Format: eBook
Source: Publisher
Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble
Pretending to be a couple may drive them crazy.
Betty is no private investigator but she seems to think she can catch a conman who stole money of her mother, two years ago. Just as she is getting close to catching him, a handsome stranger comes into her life, knocking the breath out of her, quite literally.
FBI agent Joe Carter has been after the man that has haunted him for the past two years, a man who has escaped the hands of the FBI and Joe before, but this time Joe knows he is willing to do anything to make sure he pays the price for his mistakes.
Alex Charmers is a con artist, he prey on rich people who have no one in their lives, Betty's mother was one of the first victims she knew about, so when she saw him in the town where she lived, she knew she would make sure he didn't get away this time. Joe is responsible for letting Charmers get away before, so going undercover in this small town was the perfect plan until Betty stumbled into his life.
Betty and Joe become partner's in a way, both after the same man but with two different approaches and exceptions. They are both keeping something from the other, trust is hard for Betty and Joe is more of a lone wolf but they both know that what is happening between them isn't part of their plan, if only things were simpler.
Racing The Hunter's Moon is a book has many twists and turns throughout the book adding to the electric connection that Joe and Betty have. With its exciting events and trouble you can't help but get gripped by this amazing story.
If I had to sum this book up in three words, they would be Electric, Thrilling and Amazing
Another day, another book,
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Creating the Future of LIVE Video
We are living in exciting times. After a couple of years of very little change, we are now seeing three major changes to how we communicate and publish. We have the world of VR/360 videos. We the have world of AI chat bots (although few are either chat or AI), and we are also seeing the very exciting world of LIVE videos.
I have already written extensively about the first two (see the links above), so now let's take a hard look at live videos.
Of all the trends that we see at the moment, live videos is the least exciting one from the technology perspective, but it's also the most exciting one in terms of short term potential. The two other trends are both long term concepts. They have little real impact today, but have very interesting potentials five to ten years from now. The examples that we see with VR and chat are mostly just tech demos with little real-world use.
For instance, why would you use a chatbot to navigate the menus of a website, when you are already holding a 5.5" screen in your hand? It's fancy demonstration of tech, but after the initial excitement wears off, people will realize how slow and cumbersome that interaction really is.
But live video is different because we are already at the point where it just works. We don't need to invent the next step. We don't need to take it up to another level. What we have today is already useful and powerful.
The biggest reason it is exciting today is not that it's new. Live video has been around for a very long time, and live video sites like Ustream, Livestream, and many others have been around for ages. But what is new is that we have refined how it's done. And with Facebook Live, it has now been completely integrated into the very moments that we already have.
We no longer need to go somewhere else to watch something live, and that makes a big difference.
The future of live video looks to be very promising, but it's not without its challenges. Live is one of the hardest things to do right. So let's talk about these challenges, and what you need to do make it work.
A declining/growing trend
One of the first problems that we have with live video is the very concept on which it is based. It's a concept that has been in decline for a very long time. Yes, you read that right. The concept of what defines live video is in decline.
You see, live video is fundamentally the old form of media.
Let me give you an example.
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Microsoft KB Archive/170617
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Article ID: 170617
Article Last Modified on 10/21/2000
• Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q170617
If you open a workbook created in an earlier version of Microsoft Excel, and the workbook contains time data, the formatting for time data in cells or in charts may be changed from "am/pm" to "AM/PM". For example, if you create the time "1:00 am" (without the quotation marks) in cell A1 and you open the workbook in Microsoft Excel 97, cell A1 displays "1:00 AM" (without the quotation marks).
Microsoft Excel 97 does not support custom number formats that use "am/pm" in lowercase. For example, the following format is not supported:
h:mm am/pm
To display "am/pm" in lowercase, change the number formatting to a format similar to the following
h:mm a/p"m"
including the quotation marks.
For more information about custom number formats, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
number formats, in cells
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Custom number, date, and time format codes" topic.
Additional query words: XL97 upper lowercase uppercase revert
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2. Stage 3 -- No excuse required to vote by mail
3. Online registration available
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Voter Issues
Jeanne Shaheen won
Dan Feltes lost
Chris Pappas won
• New Hampshire: A New Hampshire state court has largely rejected a lawsuit seeking to have election officials count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day, prepay postage, provide drop boxes, and allow third-party ballot collection.
• New Hampshire: The American Federation of Teachers has filed a lawsuit in state court asking that New Hampshire election officials be required to count absentee ballots so long as they are postmarked by Election Day and received "within a reasonable period of time after Election Day." Currently, ballots must be received by 5 PM local time on Election Day to be valid, which is two hours before polls close in most of the state.
The plaintiffs are also asking that several other voting laws be eased, including various requirements for witnesses and documentation related to registering to vote by mail. In addition, they want the state to prepay return postage for absentee ballots.
JULY 2020
New Hampshire: Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill that Democrats in the legislature passed largely along party lines to permanently allow mail voting without an excuse, even though Sununu temporarily let voters to do so for this year's elections due to the pandemic. The bill also would have adopted online voter registration starting in 2021. Sununu's veto marks the second time he has blocked no-excuse absentee voting after rejecting a similar bill last year. Democrats lack the two-thirds supermajorities needed to override his veto.
APRIL 2020
• New Hampshire: New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald and Secretary of State Bill Gardner have released new guidance that effectively waives the state's requirement that voters present an excuse in order to vote absentee this year. The memorandum advises election officials: "Any voter may request an absentee ballot for the September 2020 Primary and November 2020 General Elections based on concerns regarding COVID-19." While a number of states have relaxed their excuse requirements for upcoming primaries, New Hampshire is the first to do so for the November general election.
• New Hampshire: On Thursday, a New Hampshire state court struck down a voting restriction Republicans passed in 2017 that imposed new voter residency requirements and made it more difficult for young voters in particular to cast their ballots.
The law in question required voters who registered to vote within 30 days of an election to show additional documentation that they live day-to-day at the residence they claim as their “domicile" and intend to do so long-term. Republicans passed this measure to make voting more difficult for various demographics that lean toward Democrats, such as college students and young adults, who are more likely to move frequently.
Voters who lacked suitable documentation could only cast provisional ballots, which would only count if they could provide documents proving their residency met the law's requirements at a later date. If they didn't, the law empowered state election officials to visit their homes and refer them to the secretary of state’s office for potential investigation, which may have intimidated voters.
Superior Court Judge David Anderson ruled that the law violated the state constitution's guarantee of the right to vote and that backers failed to prove that it was needed to stop alleged voter fraud. Importantly, Anderson noted that although the plaintiffs couldn't conclusively prove that the law had physically prevented any individual from voting, it was nevertheless unconstitutional because it was intimidating and confusing enough that "it discourages [potential voters] from showing up in the first place."
Republicans say they expect to appeal the ruling to New Hampshire's Supreme Court. The court normally has five members, but it's been left in a 2-2 tie between Democratic and Republican appointees with one seat vacant since last year. However, the justices unanimously refused to temporarily block the law shortly before Election Day in 2018 (a legal provision allows the random selection of a retired judge to temporarily fill the current vacancy).
A separate law that the GOP passed in 2018 specifically targeted out-of-state college students with a poll tax by requiring them to obtain official residency in the state, which requires paying for things like a state driver's license and car registration. A federal lawsuit over that piece of legislation is set to go to trial in late May. The case was sent to the state Supreme Court last month so that it could clarify the facts of what the law actually changes before the litigation could proceed further in federal court. | https://www.boomersfordemocracy.org/new-hampshire | dclm-gs1-167135422 | false | true | {
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One of the primary concerns people often have about dental braces is the aesthetic impact of the metalwork on their smile. Especially for adults, the prospect of wearing unattractive metal braces for long periods of time can be very discouraging. Clear aligners offer an almost invisible aligning system that straightens teeth fast and contains no metal.
Clear aligner treatment consists of a series of custom-made aligning trays. The dentist changes the trays every several weeks to fit the new tooth configuration. In addition to the reduced visual impact, the aligning trays can be temporarily removed for important occasions meaning that treatment duration is patient-controlled. A great number of people report complete satisfaction with both the treatment and the stunning results.
Example cases at Bosma Dental
Above is a case done at Bosma dental using clear aligners to straighten upper and lower teeth.
Above is an example of a case done at Bosma Dental with clear aligners where the crowding of the lower front teeth was corrected.
Above is an example of a case done at Bosma Dental with clear aligners. The patient had a lot of crowding in the lower arch and a severe overbite. The lower teeth were aligned and the bite improved dramatically. Not only did the patient's smile improve, but so did the function because the teeth now contact in an ideal way and the patient's profile improved due to greater lower lip support as well. | https://www.bosmadental.com/services/clear-braces/ | dclm-gs1-167145422 | false | false | {
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Soccer Dreaming: Can We At Least Talk About Promotion and Relegation Reasonably?
I know it's the proverbial four letter word.
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
I'm not sure there are two more divisive words in American soccer right now (well, PRO referees is a close second).
People have a whole lot of thoughts on it, both for it and against it. I totally get it.
In fact it was suggested that when I wrote my thoughts on it in January that I need to be careful with it. (NOTE: if you have not figured this out yet, we are not afraid to write what we feel and tackle difficult topics). I have never been afraid to post tough topics or write what I feel is important and I encourage the writers at the Wave write what they feel.
And in the case of Promotion and Relegation, this is a tough topic.
For some out there, they are very vocal in their passion about ProRel.
Others have a different take
I am a bit quieter than that. I believe strongly in Promotion and Relegation. Hell, if you know me you know what my favorite club is: Burnley FC. They will be playing in the Premier League next season because of Promotion due to them winning the English Championship.
But that opportunity does not exist in the United States.
There are some things I know about Pro/Rel in the USA:
1) MLS will not let this happen willingly
2) Owners will not go for something like this ever
3) Pro/Rel is a long shot.
4) US Soccer is unwilling to even discuss it.
I am not trying to convert you to believing in Pro/Rel. You either do or you do not. But what I would invite you to do is to at least have the conversation. A real conversation. Not one that goes:
"Pro/Rel will never happen so why waste my time talking about it"
How does anyone know what the costs and benefits of it unless we actually talk about it. How does anyone know how it will help or harm US Soccer unless we talk about it. How do we know if it will work or not work unless we talk about it?
All I am saying is that reasonable human beings can disagree on issues, but to not even have a conversation about an issue is shocking. To say that "Promotion and Relegation will not work in the United States so I am not even going to talk about it" is wrong.
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Flotation technology
FlotArt™ induced gas flotation technology is the best choice when removing free oil and fine solids from water is required. It consists of a multi-cell horizontal vessel where gas is introduced from the bottom through a system of ejectors. A gas distribution system promotes the accumulation of the microbubbles with oils, hence their flotation and removal on the surface.
Key features
Oil particles removal efficiency
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Oil droplet cut size
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High efficiency in removing oils thanks to an engineered system of gas injection and gas bubble diffusion inside each flotation chamber
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Optimization of internal parts for water flow uniform distribution and floated oil/solid particles removal
FlotArt™ is a flotation technology that consists of a gravity separation process based on the density difference between water and oil/gas agglomerates. Flotation occurs via gas injection from the bottom of a vessel that is kept slightly over pressure by blanketing.
In detail, a portion of treated water is recirculated by recycling pumps to eductors (one per flotation cell) that suck the gas above the liquid water and release it via a dedicated distribution system in the form of small bubbles that are responsible for flotation.
The air bubbles generated at the bottom of the vessel aggregate with the particles, allowing their flotation on the surface. The floated froth is removed using a dedicated skimmer in a lateral oil section.
By adjusting the recirculation ratio, and the number and size of the flotation cells, the FlotArt™ technology is flexible enough to adapt to the most diverse operating conditions and required performance.
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz returned to Houston this week after he was caught abandoning the state amidst a deadly blizzard that has left thousands without power. Cruz, a notable Zodiac Killer impersonator who is a little too good at his job, told Federalist reporters he had a really really good reason for his vacation. (Our reporters would have written it down if they weren’t stressing about how Cruz was probably going to make a skin suit out of them.)
Cruz, realizing that it’s a bad thing when your house is so cold there are icicles on the ceiling, quickly turned tail back to the States soon after he landed. Despite only getting a one day trip to Cancun, inhabitants of the city noticed a rising and falling in the ground beneath them, as though Cancun itself exhaled a sigh of relief as Ted Cruz left the city.
If you or a loved one are living inside an impromptu ice bar, or have a grievance to share with Senator Cruz, please submit to The Federalist. We are compiling a coded letter with cryptograms, clues, and ciphers to send to Cruz to see how he likes it. | https://www.columbiafederalist.com/2021/02/21/2021-2-20-cancun-sighs-with-relief-as-ted-cruz-returns-to-texas-to-handle-crisis/ | dclm-gs1-167215422 | false | false | {
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How the U.K.’s key anti-bribery and corruption agency conducts its ongoing Unaoil investigation may provide compliance officers with helpful insight should they ever find themselves dealing with it in the future.
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0.27172 | <urn:uuid:8f040bc5-6df6-49a2-ae1d-9887dee97166> | en | 0.952052 | 10 Ways to Recover from The Google Helpful Content Update
James Parsons by James Parsons • Updated Sep 1st, 2022
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Helpful Content Update Recovery
Another year passed, and another major Google update changed the face of the internet.
Anyone who has been in the digital marketing game long enough should know by now that Google's updates have a history of shaking up the way we think about modern and future SEO. Personally, though, I always say that if you're doing the bare minimum and you get hit by an algorithm change, you are already doing things wrong.
Google is very up-front with what they want out of the internet. They want content creators to provide pages that help people. Most of their algorithm updates end up penalizing exploitative tactics, scraping off the bottom 1% of spam sites, barely passing other thresholds, and further reinforcing their standards for quality of information and presentation.
That's why it's no surprise that the latest update, called the Google Helpful Content Update, is being called "Panda 3" in an article by Barry Schwartz and some groups. For others, this update has been nothing but a boon.
What Google Says About the Helpful Content Update
Before figuring out how to recover from the helpful content update, you need to know what it's doing and its objectives. You can read more details from Google's page, but I'll summarize them here.
1. Focus on your audience first.
Google wants you to design pages and create content with your audience in mind. They want users to have a positive, satisfying experience when they click on a search result. Demonstrate expertise and authority, knowledge and utility. Give users what they came to get, and make it a pleasant experience to get it.
This recommendation is nothing new. Google says:
"How can you ensure you're creating content that will be successful with our new update? By following our long-standing advice and guidelines to create content for people, not for search engines." - Google.
These webmaster guidelines should be intimately familiar if you've spent time with SEO and content marketing over the last ten years.
Google also doesn't like placeholder pages, such as pages for keywords like "iPhone 15 Release Date" (when there's no such information available.) In particular, Google seems to be firmly against automated content. I'm looking at you, AI content generators.
AI Written Example Number 2
Google also mentions that sites with a few good pages and a lot of bad pages will see their good pages penalized because of the bad ones. That is, it's a site-wide algorithm adjustment, not a per-page adjustment.
2. Get to work now.
Google stated that if this "penalty has hit you," it can take months to recover. Not because the work will take months, though it might, but because their algorithm classifier will take that long to ensure that you've adapted and aren't going to fall back into old bad habits.
"A natural question some will have is how long will it take for a site to do better, if it removes unhelpful content? Sites identified by this update may find the signal applied to them over a period of months. Our classifier for this update runs continuously, allowing it to monitor newly-launched sites and existing ones. As it determines that the unhelpful content has not returned in the long-term, the classification will no longer apply." - Google.
And, of course, Google says they'll adjust the algorithm and search ranking signals over time. Something that slips through now might not perform well in a few months, and something you fix now might not be up to snuff later. The target is moving, in other words.
Content Audit
Moreover, the algorithm has started to roll out but is not fully rolled out yet (at least as of this writing.) Google said it would take about two weeks to roll out entirely, so we might not see any changes in our website performance until around September 7th.
3. You're on your own.
The "Helpful Content Update" is not a penalty like Panda, Penguin, and other major shifts before it. It might feel like a penalty, but it's an algorithmic shift using a non-core tool. Google is careful to specify that this isn't a core update, but Panda wasn't a core update for the first couple of years, and eventually, they rolled it in.
Why is this important? When you have a Google Penalty or Manual Action, Google tells you how to fix it. Google Search Console has a report, and they notify you when you have an issue. They inform you what pages are affected and how you can fix them.
With something like Panda or Helpful Content, you're on your own. They won't tell you what pages are tripping the classifier.
Traffic Dropping in Google Analytics
In fact, they won't even tell you if you've been hit by it; you have to pay attention to your SERPs and Google Analytics.
10 Tips to Recover from the Helpful Content Update
I'll give you ten tips to help you recover from this update, but let's be real for a second.
If you're in a position to be hit by this update, you (or somebody else managing your website) have already ignored good SEO advice for years.
Nothing I'm going to say here is new. Nothing is shocking, a "twist," or a secret tip that no one else knows. These recommendations are things that Google has been shouting at you for years, and now they're just dialing up the heat to get their point across.
Write content for people. Write people-first content for your target audience, not search engine first content. Stop trying to exploit algorithms and take shortcuts.
Yes, it's hard. Yes, it takes a long time. Yes, it's a process of trial and error and needs plenty of resources, information, and education at your disposal. And you know what? That's a good thing! The internet is full of terrible content, misinformation, maliciously bad sites just trying to game the algorithm for ad views, and more.
Example of a Blog Publishing Regularly
There's a reason why people are turning to Reddit instead of Google search, and it's because too many people are abusing Google to get high-ranked webpages that aren't worth the time it takes to load them, let alone read them.
How often have you clicked on a webpage, only to find that it's pretty much entirely worthless to answering your question? It's a lot. That's what Google and their quality raters are trying to fix. It's what they've always been trying to improve. This update is just one more step along that path.
If you create useful content with good information, focused on a specific topic, in a way that Google can find it, you're doing what you need to be doing.
Here are my ten tips:
1. Don't Hide Bad Pages
In the immediate aftermath of the update being announced, people started talking about ways to mitigate it, including taking low-quality content and isolating it on a subdomain, in a subfolder, or no-indexing it.
The trouble here is what you're doing. If that content is hurting your site, why keep it? If you plan to refurbish it, take it down and publish new versions when that's done.
Local Blog Post
In the meantime, it's just hurting you.
2. Get Rid of AI-Generated Content
I know there has been a big push by a few AI companies in the last year or two to promote their AI writing tools. These generally fall into three groups:
• Glorified article spinners. These tools weren't practical or helpful from the start.
• Barely functional AI tools producing content that looked okay primarily with a bit of human intervention.
• Largely-nonsense AI that took as much effort to finesse into something usable as writing from scratch would have.
The first two are getting nuked by this Google algorithm update, and the third one probably won't be far behind.
Example AI Generated Content
Google is quite unhappy with AI-generated content, and while they didn't come out and say it, most people believe this is going to focus on AI content more than not.
3. Get Rid of Recycled Content
There are a lot of new sites out there that seem to exist solely to cover topics that everyone else covers, too, just by slightly revising the piece of content. It's technically unique and technically bringing the subject to a new audience, but there's no real distinctive value to it.
Stolen Content on Copyscape
This kind of content will get hit sooner or later, and if you want to avoid it, your content needs to have value independent of what everyone else's coverage of the same thing is bringing to the table.
4. Get Rid of Spun Pages
Spun content has always been an arms race between Google nuking it and people trying to make it just barely pass inspection. If you're still trying in 2022, stop it. More importantly, you should remove those low-quality pages to improve your site and your chances of recovering from this update.
Article Spinner Example
You're wasting your time and your money, and you'd have a way better website by now if you didn't try to take shortcuts for everything.
5. Minimize Obstructive Ads
I've complained about sites like the Mediawiki empire of horribly unusable fan wiki pages, where you can't even read the content until you close or scroll past six different ads. In addition to low-value and AI-generated pages, the Helpful Content algorithm heavily focuses on user experience. If you're layering on piles of ads, especially large, above-the-fold ads, you're going to get slapped for it. No one wants to see that when they're searching for a piece of information, anyway.
Above The Fold vs Below The Fold
Honestly, display ads have been on their way out for a decade, and it's high time they finally fizzle out, but I doubt that will fully happen. More likely, I suspect some new ad tech will be coming to the forefront soon, but who knows?
6. Improve Your User Experience
Write content for people. Make it easier for people to use your site and browse your content. Optimize the little site speed, core web vitals, and user interaction metrics Google has recommended for years.
If Google serves your slow and barely-usable pages to its searchers, that doesn't make you look bad; it makes Google look bad.
If you don't have a good, functional mobile site by now, you're way behind the curve, and you may have to endure a few months of pain while you get it set up and focus on optimization.
User Experience Tips
I wrote some tips on how to improve your user experience and your PageSpeed Insights score here:
7. Nuke No-Answer Content
One thing Google specifically calls out in their rundown of this algorithm is pages that purport to answer a question but do not have any answers. Whenever you Google something like "when is season 2 of X show coming out" or "what's the tech specs of the next Xbox" or anything speculative, you want to find tangible information.
Example Google Query
How do you feel if you land on a page that claims to have all the latest information, but all the newest info is "we don't know"? Pretty bad, right? Well, that's what Google wants to get rid of, so if your site relies on pages like those, get rid of them.
8. Nuke Bulk-Generated Content
I don't know that many sites still use bulk content generators to make a thousand pages based around a thousand variations of a few seed keywords, but if so, well, it's long past time they got slapped for it too. Bulk content generation is dead.
Example Spammy Page
Some examples of this are website owners who:
• Create thin pages to list every city in your country.
• Find a giant list of every industry and create pages on every sector.
• Create large series of pages to rank for every possible keyword in your industry.
These pages are created to pull in more search traffic, and humans that land on them will be confused and presented with low-value content. It's best to remove these and focus your efforts on creating high-quality content.
9. Focus More on Search Intent
For a while now, I've been writing about how important it is to pay attention to the intent behind the keywords and searches. It's not enough to know what people are searching for; you also need to understand why they're searching for it.
Search Intent
Pay attention to that, and create content to satisfy those needs. Here's a rundown.
10. Stay In Your Lane
This one is tricky. If I wrote a guide to fixing a kitchen sink, and that guide was comprehensive and valuable, should I publish it? Some say yes; valuable content is good, even if my site isn't about plumbing. Others say no; if it's not a subject my site focuses on, it's not a good thing to publish.
Subject Matter
I think it's better to stay in your lane. I have one reason for that: EAT. You trust me to know about content marketing, not plumbing, and the core algorithm knows that based on everything else I've ever published. I could be a great plumber, but if I wanted to convey that, I should start a plumbing blog, not try to mix the two here.
Get Started ASAP
How much of this was all new to you? Probably not much or any of it if you've been paying attention to SEO strategy over the last five years. I've been harping on about half of this for at least three years and parts for much longer.
If you're getting hit by this algorithm, you've been behind the curve for a long time, and it's time you caught up. So, get to work, and I'll see you on the other side!
How has this update treated you so far? Have you been penalized, and if so, what kind of pages do you suspect are responsible? Please share with me in the comments below, and I'll do my best to point you in the right direction.
Written by James Parsons
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Lepidolite Affirmations for Meditation
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Lepidolite is a stone that has been used for centuries to help with emotional healing. Lepidolite crystals are often used in crystal therapy because they tend to balance the energies of both sides of your brain, which can help relieve stress and anxiety.
Affirmations are a powerful tool that can change the way you think. When combined with an open mind and willingness to grow, these positive statements will produce big changes in your life.
One of the best ways to practice affirmations is by writing them down or repeating them on audio files when doing everyday tasks like washing dishes or taking a walk. You may also want to place Lepidolite stones next to your bed while sleeping so they can lend their calming energy during meditation time! | https://www.crystaldigest.com/lepidolite-affirmations/ | dclm-gs1-167255422 | false | false | {
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Proof of Work (PoW) is an algorithm that secures cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Bitcoin. Most currencies need a federal entity to govern the users and the exchanges, whereas PoW is needed to make cryptocurrencies work without any singular entity involved. But, whilst thus far PoW has proved functional, it hasn’t come without its caveats.
Transactions on the blockchain were typically made difficult with a PoW system. The reason being, PoW requires a substantial amount of effort and energy to combat malicious uses of computing power, such as spam emails and service attacks. The very integrity of the network is offset by the large energy consumption of PoW.
As one can imagine, this presents serious issues across various applications. Not least the DeFi space, where such issues could lead to fraudulence, abuse of power and confidentiality issues. Evidently, this gave precedence to a more robust and sustainable method of blockchain activity that ensures proper operability and function.
Previously when a transaction is initiated, the transaction data is fitted into a block with a maximum capacity of 1 megabyte and then duplicated across multiple computers or nodes on the network, where the nodes act as the adjudicators to check the legitimacy of the transaction.
To verify, the nodes or miners would need to solve a computational puzzle, known as proof of work (PoW). The first to solve the puzzle is rewarded with the crypto coin of that network. Once a bulk of these has been verified they’re added to the blockchain, a public transparent ledger.
Proof of Stake (PoS) resolves the problem of the great deal of computational power required for a proof of work network, ending the large depletion of both electricity and power in its operation.
In summary, then the migration to PoS is a viable one, and with it will come new developments around the world that allow safe transfer of data and currency. Proof of stake has quickly become the next answer to the environmental issue of blockchain.
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0.02423 | <urn:uuid:1020815a-4a08-4a64-a6da-b223539b9e47> | en | 0.877194 | Misinformation Recognition: Google Updated its Search Engine to Minimize Disinformation
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Gif of Google search results shows how the company is minimizing disinformation.
Google updated a key model behind the algorithm that ranks its search results to respond to the flood of misinformation on the web.
What’s new: The search giant aims to minimize the prominence of falsehoods in the information it presents near the top of search results, which it calls snippets.
How it works: Google revised its Multitask Unified Model to verify the accuracy of snippets.
• The model evaluates how well the top results agree. It can compare pages on a given topic even if they use different phrases or examples.
• If the model doesn’t have high confidence in available sources, instead of a snippet, it generates an advisory such as, “It looks like there aren’t many great results for this search.”
• The model also recognizes misleading questions such as, “When did Snoopy assassinate Abraham Lincoln?” The update cuts inappropriate snippets in response to such queries by 40 percent.
Behind the news: Google isn’t the only major website to task AI with filtering the torrent of disinformation.
• Facebook uses multimodal learning to detect misinformation related to COVID-19.
• In 2020, YouTube deployed a classifier that downgraded recommendations for videos that contain conspiracy theories and anti-scientific misinformation.
Why it matters: Human fact-checkers can’t keep up with the rising tide of misinformation. AI has an imperfect record of moderating online content. For instance, Facebook faces allegations that its algorithms suppress ads aimed at people with disabilities and overlook incitements to violence. But even incremental improvements are worthwhile in the face of anti-vaccine panics, denial of climate change, and calls for genocide.
We’re thinking: AI is an important tool in keeping web searches honest, but it’s not yet ready to do the job alone. Just as autonomous taxi companies often employ human safety drivers to oversee their vehicles, automated content moderation systems benefit from humans in the loop.
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La Dominique salue la décision américaine de reconnaître la souveraineté du Maroc sur son Sahara
The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica welcomed the decision of the United States to recognize the sovereignty of the Kingdom over the entire Moroccan Sahara region and to open a U.S. Consulate in Dakhla.
In a statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, Dominica believes that "this decision solidifies the Moroccannes of the Sahara" and reaffirms the idea that "the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty is the only basis for a just and lasting solution to this regional dispute."
The Commonwealth of Dominica also reiterated its strong solidarity and unwavering support for the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its Sahara.
"The Sahara has always been Moroccan and will remain an integral part of the Kingdom of Morocco," the statement concluded.
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The objective of hockey is simple: score more goals than the opposing team. … National Hockey League games are contested over three 20-minute periods. If the score is tied after 60 minutes, the game moves to a five-minute, sudden-death overtime where the first goal wins.
Considering this, what are the basic rules of hockey?
1. Closing hand on puck. Any player, other than a goaltender, who catches a puck must immediately knock or place it back down to the ice.
2. Faceoffs.
3. Delay Of Game.
4. Playing the puck with a high-stick.
5. Icing the puck.
6. Offsides.
7. Overtime.
8. Penalties.
Also the question Is, how many rules are there in hockey? THE THREE BASIC RULES OF HOCKEY These three rules are designed to cut down on stalling, encourage teamwork and maintain the speed of the game.
Additionally, what are 3 rules of ice hockey?
1. Game time is forfeit time.
2. If you do not have a legal team (5 skaters and a goalie) at game time, your team must forfeit.
3. No more than 11 can dress per game; only one manager/coach allowed on the bench per team – they must wear a helmet at all times!
4. Skates only allowed on the ice – no dress shoes.
People ask also, is hockey based on soccer? In terms of the actual uniform, hockey is soccer on ice, but with a lot more padding underneath. Looking back at the beginnings of the design of the uniforms and jerseys/kits for both sports, there’s more obvious connections: heavy use of stripes or solid colours.What is ice hockey? Ice hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink. Each team usually has six players. The object is to propel the puck past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goaltender.
SEE ALSO: Is hockey bad for your body?
Is fighting allowed in hockey?
How many minutes are in hockey?
What is illegal in ice hockey?
Charging, hitting from behind and boarding are examples of illegal hits. Charging shall mean the actions of a player who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner. A “charge” may be the result of a check into the boards, into the goal frame or in open ice”.
Who invented ice hockey?
SEE ALSO: How do you get a name off a hockey jersey?
How many periods are there in ice hockey?
What sports are the easiest?
1. Running – I guess running is probably up there with the most easiest sports to play.
Which country invented hockey?
Is ice hockey hard?
What are 4 goals in hockey?
Why is hockey 3 periods?
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Handwashing: Avoiding Germs & Viruses At Work
Each year, millions of people get sick. Whether it's the common cold, the flu or something more serious, we miss a lot of work. This results in lost productivity that costs businesses billions of dollars each year. You may be a teacher, a carpenter, a line supervisor in a canning plant or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. If you come to work when you are sick, you risk spreading those germs to everyone around you. That's why handwashing is so important. Handwashing is a very simple practice that can greatly reduce your chance of getting sick.
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Full Circle.
Anna Sanchis
Rediscovering the Communities of Practice or Purpose (CoP).
As described by the Oxford Dictionary of the English Language, an Association is “a group of people organized for a joint purpose” or a “connection or cooperative link between people and organizations”. A community is “the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common”. So basically, an Association is the result of a community willing to pursue their goals in a more professional manner.
So how come that today we are hearing all those talks about “transforming the Association world”, “rethinking the goals and purposes of their meetings” and “creating communities”? Wasn’t the community the very base of their union? Have we come full circle?
To answer that, I like to share with you the short anecdote of Professor Leone, which is based on a true story.
Professor Leone is a neuro-radiologist. She was fascinated by radiology during her studies. She found her life passion in studying the functioning of the nervous system. So she decided to learn and know more, to become one of the best. She did her PhD in that field, she became a Professor at University and as an outstanding member of the medical community decided to join the national neuroradiology association.
Her hopes were high: she would join the association to meet her peers, people like her, being passionate about what she likes: brains. She thought that within this community she would be able to engage with others on long, highly accurate and professional conversations on how to solve their own medical mysteries. She also wanted to get to know the big names in the field, but also she wanted to mentor the upcoming future eminences.
The years have passed by and she has seen how this big association has grown to be over- standardized, revenue driven and bureaucracy tangled. Doctors no longer meet for just the pleasure of talking to each other and exchanging opinions. They meet to get credits, to achieve points. Board members multitask, and in that multitasking they lose sight of the core values and purpose of an association. They join the association, not because they want to network, but because they want a certain certificate they can hang on a wall and demand a higher salary or a more reputed title. Professor Leone experiences how the gap between the seniors and the newcomers is becoming bigger and bigger every time. Seniors are in their board chairs; talking about how they can increase the numbers, what venues can they get to impress other seniors.
They are not willing to change their ways and listen to Professor Leone’s point of view. She wants to re-create that community feeling. She wants to give the newcomers an extra reason to join, besides all the certificates and the reputation. She wants them to join, because here in this association, they can give free rains to their geekiness, they can share and discuss. They can create connections that will turn into useful networks of professionals rather than single eminences on their fields.
So, what can Professor Leone do? Not much, you would think.
It takes more than just one person to change the minds and ways of an Association’s Board. It needs a change of mind-set in the whole industry, to open their eyes to new and different ways. Associations need to realise that without communities, there will not be associations.
To go back to a true community of purpose or practice, as an Association, you need to listen to what your members are saying. What do they want, what do they need and what is interesting to them. You need to give them back the power of decision and focus on creating a welcoming environment where they will be happy to share and happy to come back. You have to offer them a sense of purpose and make them feel not only wanted but also needed.
And it goes beyond listening to your members and the one specific, common field of interest. After all, a community starts with several individuals practicing the same interests and the same hobbies.
So if suddenly you realise that your target group is meeting with the purpose of talking about movies, perhaps you could incorporate that into the content-framework of your next gathering. Are they may be interested in gastronomy? Or in environmental causes? Any given person has several interests, not because someone is a radiologist it means that only medical topics will be of her interest. By observing what your members do and like, you will be able to appeal to their interests.
Taking a first step, perhaps next time the Board discusses budget matters, they can swap that president’s dinner for an all-member cinema night. Popcorn included. | https://www.enited.eu/full-circle-rediscovering-the-communities-of-practice-or-purpose-cop/ | dclm-gs1-167345422 | false | false | {
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What Happens Once You Take Kamagra?
Kamagra is a medication for male erectile dysfunction that’s made in India. Kamagra is a cheaper version of Viagra. Kamagra is sold as a tablet and oral jelly form so that you can improve your sex drive and male erectile dysfunction. Kamagra is manufactured in India and isn’t approved to be used in many foreign countries, but in India, it’s one of the most recommended treatments for male erectile dysfunction.
According to Ajanta Pharma (manufacturer), the typical Kamagra contains 100mg of sildenafil citrate. Sildenafil is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction, and typically requires a consultation with a doctor and a prescription to form sure it’s safe for you to consume. Taking prescription-only medications without first consulting with a doctor could put your health in danger, and makes no sense when safe and legal options are easily available.
The drug was originally only available as a tablet with the active ingredient sildenafil, but since then, there are new versions of the drug created called Super Kamagra and Kamagra Oral Jelly that contain different ingredients.
Super Kamagra
Super Kamagra, which is also not licensed to be used internationally, is different from Kamagra as each tablet contains 60mg of dapoxetine also as 100mg of sildenafil citrate. Dapoxetine is a drug from a class of drugs called antidepressants that was approved to be used in 2009 for the treatment of premature ejaculation.
Kamagra Oral Jelly
Like Kamagra, Kamagra Oral Jelly also contains sildenafil citrate, and it comes within the sort of small jellies that you simply swallow. It’s available in various sorts of flavors.
Are there other cheaper alternatives almost like Kamagra?
Just like other male erectile dysfunction treatments, like, Viagra, Cenforce, and Fildena, there are now tons of generic medications that are formulated in the same way. A majority of those medications are legal and cheaper than their branded counterparts. | https://www.erectilepharma.com/what-happens-once-you-take-kamagra/ | dclm-gs1-167365422 | false | false | {
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Match White and Yellow Gold Jewelry
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In the past, wearing different colors of gold jewelry together was considered a fashion faux pas. Just a few years ago, sporting a yellow gold chain with a white gold chain would draw stares of horror from the style police. If you owned gold jewelry of different hues, you had to wear them separately to look fashionable
Fashion trends are changing in the jewelry world. It is now considered the height of fashion to combine gold pieces to create a rainbow of golden hues.
Get inspired to combine your white and yellow gold chains for men and create a fashion-forward look with this helpful guide on mixing and matching white and yellow gold jewelry.
What’s the Difference Between White Gold and Yellow Gold?
When learning to mix and match, it is helpful to understand the difference between white and yellow gold. Many people think that white and yellow gold are different base substances, but this is not the case. Both white and yellow gold is made from the same elemental metal, which is pure 24 karat gold.
1. Yellow gold
Yellow gold is created by alloying pure gold with other metals such as copper, nickel, silver, and platinum. Generally, 14K gold contains about 58% gold, while 18K gold boasts a 75% gold content
The metal alloys in yellow gold are typically copper and silver, which are added in varying amounts until the desired yellow hue is achieved. Jewelry creators then mold and form the gold alloy in beautifully designed pieces.
2. White gold
White gold is a mixture of pure gold and metal alloys like nickel, platinum, copper, palladium, and manganese. The percentage of gold content remains the same per karat, but with white gold, the alloy mixture rates are different, creating a white hue. Typically, white gold contains 25% nickel and zinc; however, the metal alloy combination varies.
Knowing that each type of gold is created from the same base can help you piece the two together for a savvy look that’s on-trend.
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How to Wear White and Yellow Gold Pieces Together
Wearing white and yellow gold jewelry together is exciting. There are many ways to combine them to create the right look. You can approach pairing yellow and white gold by using the pieces’ similarities or opposing qualities. You can also combine them with a unifying piece, add other hues like rose gold, or match themes to your ensemble.
1. Pair by similarities in style
One way to approach mixing and matching white and yellow gold jewelry is to pair the pieces by their style similarities. For instance, rocking two large Miami Cuban link chains made of different hues will give texture and richness to your style. Alternatively, you could wear a yellow and white gold pair of earrings with similar detailing.
If your pieces contain gemstones, you can pair a yellow gold necklace with a white gold bracelet with the same set of diamonds, pearls, or colored stones.
2. Work with opposites
Pairing your yellow and white gold jewelry based on opposite features also works for a stylish appearance. Throw on a highly-detailed rope chain made of white gold with a yellow gold Figaro chain for a truly unique look. The varying features of each metal type combined with the chain detailing bring out the beauty of the different pieces.
You can also add visual interest by pairing opposite types of jewelry in various white and yellow gold hues. A white gold pair of earrings with a yellow gold chain creates a contrast that makes your pieces stand out.
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3. Use a unifying piece
When mixing and matching white gold and yellow gold, you can use a unifying piece to bring them together. Silver, copper, or platinum jewelry works well for this purpose because yellow and white gold contains these metals.
Try on various shades of other metal jewelry to see how each brings out the colors in your white and yellow gold pieces. You should be able to create a stunning look that’s cohesive because of this extra piece.
You can also opt for a unifying piece like a diamond pendant. If the opening is big enough, you can put both a yellow and white gold chain through the top of the pendant to tie everything together. The result is a bold centerpiece that brings attention to your entire look.
4. Bring in other hues
To mix and match your yellow and white gold jewelry, you can also bring in other hues of gold. There are variances in color within yellow and white gold jewelry, so mix and match the pieces in your collection to see which items work best together.
You can also bring hues like rose gold into the mix. Rose gold is created the same way as yellow and white gold, using a higher percentage of copper to give it a blushing glow. When you combine all three gold hues, you jazz up your ensemble and create points of intrigue with all your accessories.
5. Match to your ensemble
A solid approach to matching your yellow and white gold jewelry together is to focus on how each piece looks with your ensemble. This is a unique way to fashion your pieces because it allows you to wear whatever style or hue looks best with your outfit. You can try color combinations that you may not normally wear and discover a new look.
For instance, white gold looks great with cooler colors like gray, steel blue, and black, while yellow gold jewelry pops with warm, bold colors. If you throw on a mustard yellow or cherry red shirt with yellow and white gold accessories, you may discover that they all work together to make the pieces shine.
Embrace the New Mix and Match Trend
If you own yellow, white, or even rose gold jewelry, don’t be afraid to mix and match. Embrace the new trend and pair your pieces together. Work with opposites, match them with your outfit, or wear pieces with similar styles that complement each other.
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Back in January EVGA showed off a concept ATX chassis it was working on named the E1. It’s a pretty unique design, to say the least. It uses a carbon fiber frame that “hangs” the motherboard inside of it like an insect caught in a web. This makes it unlike other “open air” case designs, in that you can see your hardware from pretty much any angle. EVGA includes some unique features too, like analog system information gauges that attach to the front I/O. The barebones case is finally available, but in limited quantities. At $1,599, it’s one of the most exotic ATX cases we’ve ever seen. EVGA is also selling some EVGA hardware kits with the E1 too, in case you’ve got a few grand burning a hole in your pocket.
The E1 hasn’t changed much since it first broke cover in January. It’s made entirely from 3k plain weave carbon fiber, and weighs a feathery 2.76lbs. EVGA claims its the lightest case by volume in its class. The motherboard is suspended in mid-air by steel cables via a system EVGA calls “independent suspension.” The case by itself includes just the frame, a vertical GPU mount, and the analog gauges with front I/O ports. The gauges display temps for the CPU, GPU, and system. If you end up ordering just the case, EVGA will ship it to you in a custom-cut Pelican case. The company claims this case has an $800 value.
Now, about those upgrade kits. If you thought paying $1,599 for a chassis was extreme, EVGA says, “hold my screwdriver.” EVGA also offers two “upgrade” kits, and both add thousands of dollars to the initial price.
The first level of upgrade adds the company’s most expensive (and powerful) GPU — the RTX 3090 Ti Kingpin — along with a 1600W PSU to power it. We previously dubbed this GPU package from EVGA to be “outlandish.” That GPU/PSU package alone is $2,500, as it includes a 360mm AIO cooler along with a beefy PSU. However, EVGA is actually cutting people a deal here. The price of the kit only goes up $2,100 if you add the PSU and GPU, so you actually save $400 versus buying them separately. The Kingpin GPU looks like it was made for this chassis too, thanks to its external OLED display.
EVGA provides three upgrade options for the E1, but all of them are extravagant. (Image: EVGA)
If that’s not enough for you, there’s the final kit. This includes the same bits as before, with a motherboard, case, and GPU power cable kit thrown in. The motherboard is the company’s flagship Z690 board, the Dark Kingpin model. Naturally, it’s made for extreme overclocking and has an MSRP of $829. Then there’s the $800 carrying case, for LAN party action.
Finally, it includes the PowerLink 52u. This allows for a 5-into-2 arrangement for the cables powering the GPU. The RTX 3090 Ti Kingpin requires dual 16-pin connectors from the PSU. This attaches to the power ports on the PSU, and you plug in five eight-pin cables on the other side. It allows for a cleaner look overall; a paramount consideration for an open air chassis. Overall, this is actually good deal, provided you think these components are worth the price tags EVGA wants for them. You’re paying an extra $1,300 over the previous option, and getting an $800 case, an $829 motherboard, and the GPU adapter.
The unique analog gauges of the E1 gaming rig. (Image: EVGA)
EVGA notes that the kits that include hardware are built to order, so they might take a few weeks to arrive at your command center. We should mention that this week’s Mega Millions is already over $1 billion dollars, so if you think you can’t afford the E1 in any of its forms, you might want to head to your nearest convince store before Friday’s drawing.
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Kansas, 1861. As tensions rise between the Northern and Southern states, a fanatical, violent preacher leaves a trail of corpses behind him, all the while calling people to take up arms against pro-slavery states. Close on his tail is a lone rider with a strange gift: he can read the past and future of those he touches. In the small town of Holton, a showdown is brewing, but things aren't as straightforward as they seem... The first volume of a Western with supernatural overtones.
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How to Make Money in 2022 Using Cryptocurrency
Among all investing techniques, cryptocurrency has made its way to winning the race since 2008. A cryptocurrency, also known as ‘crypto,’ is another way of payment that can be done without any external authority such as a bank or government. At its core, cryptocurrency is decentralized digital tokens that can be used over the internet.
The process is done using cryptographic techniques through which anyone can buy or sell them safely. They can be used to pay for different goods and services. It is also the bedrock of some financial networks, where these digital tokens are an essential tool to carry out the transaction process.
How Does Work Cryptocurrency?
is encrypted, digital, and decentralized, which can be used as a medium of exchange among the trades or as a way of investment. It is not managed by any central authorities like the government or banks; instead, this task is broadly divided among its worldwide users through the internet. Most people tend to invest in cryptocurrencies like properties or expensive metals or stocks. But it does stand out because people find it way more advanced and exciting. It is an electronic payment that relies on cryptographic proofs recorded on a blockchain.
The Types And Worth Of Cryptocurrencies
According to a market research website – Coin Market Cap, more than 16000 cryptocurrencies are traded internationally and publicly, continuing to proliferate. By 3rd Jan 2022, the total value of all cryptocurrencies reached the height of around $2.2 trillion.
Ten cryptocurrencies have been trading higher in the market as of 5th Jan 2022. Cryptocurrencies Market capitalization Bitcoin$884.50 billion Ethereum$455.01 billion finance Coin$85.74 billion Tether$78.45 billion Solana$52.65 billion Cardano$45.00 billion USD Coin$42.64 billion XRP$39.49 billion Terra$31.17 billion Polkadot$29.77 billion.
Read More: Getting to Understand Cryptocurrency
What Is So Errna About Cryptocurrencies?
People see the future in cryptocurrencies. They rush to buy them before they reach the heights of the sky and become more valuable. They gush over the fact that no external authority has anything to do with their investment and is entirely digitally trusted, making it more secure than another physical method. It can also be an excellent way to move money compared to physical currencies. If you want to invest strategically in cryptocurrency, you can be one of them. Here are some ideas for you.
Strategies To Deep Your Pockets With Cryptocurrency
The way cryptocurrencies are making their way, it won’t be a surprise if more and more people get more and more inclined toward it. Last year, the digital market was quite impressive for many traders. Now every other person is looking forward to making money with cryptocurrencies.
No doubt, they pave the track for speedy and unspecified fund transfer. But this is achievable only when you have the right strategies in business.
The Toiling of Blockchain is a particular type of digital network on which cryptocurrencies rely. There are several blockchain networks for cryptos like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Terra, Cardano, and many more. The central fact is that they might work in similar methods but have different features.
Now, understanding their features is the real task, and if done right, can be an excellent strategy to make money.
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Choose the cryptocurrency you want to make money from and Understand its functioning. Knowledge can show you many others and save you from many poor decisions.
Learn about how their price is determined, how they work, and where they can be sold or bought, staying updated will help you choose the correct way. The exchanges will help you a lot if you know about cryptocurrency exchanges.
There are various exchanges among which you choose your preference. Which one to go with will always be a tough decision to take. Do adequate analysis before opting for one.
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Nameless bard
The nameless bard was a boy who lived in Old Mondstadt 2,600 years ago, during the time of Decarabian's reign.
He befriended the wind spirit who would eventually become Barbatos, the Anemo Archon of The Seven.
Trapped within the Lord of the Tower's storm wall, he yearned to see the world beyond it and bonded with the nameless wisp of wind that would become Barbatos. The nameless bard led the rebellion against Decarabian with the help of the wind spirit, Decarabian's former lover Amos, a knight, and a red-haired warrior.
The rebellion succeeded and slew Decarabian.
However, Amos and the bard were mortally wounded in battle and never got the chance to see the world beyond the tower's walls; the bard lived long enough to see Decarabian's fall, propped up in the red-haired warrior's arms with the wind spirit by his side. After the bard died, the wind spirit ascended to become Barbatos.
Barbatos' first use of his powers was to create a vessel, Venti, in the nameless bard's image to pay homage to him and live in the world he never had the chance to see.
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SQL UPDATE for strings in MongoDB
MongoDB currently does not offer the equivalent of a SQL Update statement when you want to change the value of a string to something that is based on the current value. In my case I needed to find spaces and change them to underscores -- something done easily in php with str_replace(), and in MySQL with REPLACE.
If you had a table named foo with a column named "mystr" you could do this sort of update like this:
UPDATE foo SET mystr = REPLACE(mystr, ' ', '_');
MongoDB does have collection.update() that works with a series of "modifier" operations, but none of them are useful for doing modifications to the current value of a document field when that field is a string.
MongoDB does however support javascript, and the javascript replace() function implements a regular expression search and replace. I was able to accomplish the update using the forEach() method to process the resulting documents one at a time. While not as efficient as having mongo do this internally with a specially built update modifier, at least this method only needs to operate on documents that are known to require modifications, and could be run in the mongo interactive client easily.
Again, assuming the collection is named "foo" and the document field is named "mystr"{ mystr: /[ ]+/ }).forEach( function(u) { u.mystr = u.mystr.replace(/[ ]/g, "_");; } );
An existing patch promises to add a new update() modifier but until such a time as it exists, this approach can be used when you need to update strings in a collection, referencing the existing values in the transformation.
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Even with the continuous threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, Habitat Philippines, in full force, started its disaster response implementation in the last quarter of the Fiscal Year 2020.
We have successfully completed its execution by the end of 2020, ensuring that all operations followed the ‘new normal’ guidelines and protocols related to the pandemic.
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EternalRocks uses seven NSA tools
The worm, which Stampar named EternalRocks based on worm executable properties found in one sample, works by using six SMB-centric NSA tools to infect a computer with SMB ports exposed online. These are ETERNALBLUEETERNALCHAMPIONETERNALROMANCE, and ETERNALSYNERGY, which are SMB exploits used to compromise vulnerable computers, while SMBTOUCH and ARCHITOUCH are two NSA tools used for SMB reconnaissance operations.
Origina of the EternalRocks name
Origin of the EternalRocks name
EternalRocks is more complex but less dangerous
As a worm, EternalRocks is far less dangerous than WannaCry's worm component, as it currently does not deliver any malicious content. This, however, does not mean that EternalRocks is less complex. According to Stampar, it's actually the opposite.
For starters, EternalRocks is far more sneaky than WannaCry's SMB worm component. Once it infects a victim, the worm uses a two-stage installation process, with a delayed second stage.
No kill switch domain
But unlike WannaCry, EternalRocks does not include a kill switch domain, the Achille's heel that security researchers used to stop the WannaCry outbreak.
After the initial dormancy period expires and the C&C server responds, EternalRocks goes into the second stage of its installation process and downloads a second stage malware component in the form of an archive named
The name of this file is pretty self-explanatory, as it contains NSA SMB-centric exploits leaked by the Shadow Brokers group in April 2017.
The worm then starts a rapid IP scanning process and attempts to connect to random IP addresses.
Content of
The configuration files for NSA tools found in the archive
EternalRocks could be weaponized in an instant
Because of its broader exploit arsenal, the lack of a kill switch domain, and because of its initial dormancy, EternalRocks could pose a serious threat to computers with vulnerable SMB ports exposed to the Internet, if its author would ever decide to weaponize the worm with ransomware, a banking trojan, RATs, or anything else.
At first glance, the worm seems to be an experiment, or a malware author performing tests and fine-tuning a future threat.
This, however, does not mean EternalRocks is harmless. Computers infected with this worm are controllable via C&C server commands and the worm's owner could leverage this hidden communications channel to send new malware to the computers previously infected by EternalRocks.
Furthermore, DOUBLEPULSAR, an NSA implant with backdoor features, remains running on PCs infected with EternalRocks. Unfortunately, the worm's author has not taken any measures to protect the DOUBLEPULSAR implant, which runs in a default unprotected state, meaning other threat actors could use it as a backdoor to machines infected by EternalRocks, by sending their own malware to those PCs.
IOCs and more info on the worm's infection process are available in a GitHub repo Stampar set up a few days ago.
An SMB free-for-all
Currently, there are multiple actors scanning for computers running older and unpatched versions of the SMB services. System administrators have already taken notice and started patching vulnerable PCs or disabling the old SMBv1 protocol, slowly reducing the number of vulnerable machines that EternalRocks can infect.
Furthermore, malware such as Adylkuzz also shuts down SMB ports, preventing further exploitation from other threats, also contributing to reducing the number of potential targets for EternalRocks and other SMB-hunting malware. Reports from ForcepointCyphort, and Secdo detail other threats currently targeting computers with SMB ports.
Nonetheless, the faster system administrators patch their systems the better. "The worm is racing with administrators to infect machines before they patch," Stampar told Bleeping Computer in a private conversation. "Once infected, he can weaponize any time he wants, no matter the late patch."
Image credits: Miroslav Stampar, BleepingComputer & Ana María Lora Macias
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Dine With A View At Malaysia’s First Ever Halal River Cafe
Farzana • Nov 06, 2017
Dreaming about dining with the fishes, literally? ? No, we're not talking about sitting in a huge dome and watching schools of fishes swim by as you tuck into a savoury batter of fish and chips ? Instead, float on a river buoy and watch clear streams push you against the currents while waiting for your meal to be served. Castella Cafe makes any mermaid's fantasy come true with their in-house river restaurant! This isn't merely dining with a view, you're actually IN IT ?
Credit: Apakes on Facebook Tuck in to traditional Malay-Pattani cuisines like the Trapia set or Kelaba + Ayam course. Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with them ? All you've got to know, fresh fishes are what you can expect. Wash down the meal with a glass of fruit juice afterwards. Yum!
Credit: izulanuar on Instagram It's the perfect excuse for a road trip, as Castella Cafe is located four hours away from Kuala Lumpur. That means scenic nature views instead of city lights and skyscraper buildings ? While they've been around for quite some time (2014 to be exact), it's certainly a hidden gem waiting for your discovery!
Credit: Jom Cuti-Cuti Bajet on Facebook Have a feast on tables made of bamboos and plywoods, and enjoy the breeze from Sungair Air Beruk. Take a moment to soak your tired feet into the clear waters and feel the tingles of tiny fishes kissing against your skin ? Or, jump straight into the river waters and swim with the aquatic creatures! We do recommend bringing a change of clothes and a towel or you'll be freezing through meal time ? For those that aren't hoping to get drenched, enjoy your meal comfortably amidst the huts. Sit back and relax with a cuppa in hand as you take in the sunset during evening time. If your stay seems too short (especially after a long drive), book an overnight stay and enjoy an entire day worth of delicious kampung-style food!
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• Aircraft using reverse thrust to increase their braking after they land
• Aircraft sitting on their stands with their power units running
• Engine testing
Reverse thrust
Taxiing to and from stands
We also work with the people responsible for allocating stands to arriving aircraft so that the distance aircraft have to taxi is reduced, enabling them to park and shut down their engines sooner.
Running power units on the ground
Engine testing
To ensure that an aircraft is working safely, it is sometimes necessary to run one or more engines while the aircraft is on the ground. These engine tests can either be low power runs or high power runs. Both types are limited to how long the engines can run for to complete the check.
Low power runs can take place while an aircraft is parked on a stand by the terminals. There are some restrictions on what time these can occur, depending on the location of the stand, to limit noise to the community. High power runs must take place at one of a limited number of safe designated areas on the airfield, or in a dedicated acoustic pen located to the east of the airfield. During the night, high power runs must take place in an acoustic pen. All testing requires permission from the airport authority prior to the engine run taking place. | https://www.heathrow.com/company/local-community/noise/operations/ground-noise | dclm-gs1-167625422 | false | false | {
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Updated: May 6, 2021
When I was a teenager my mum moved to the UK. I visited London for the first time when I was 16 and I was instantly obsessed...not just me but my younger sister too. We became literally hooked on anything ‘British’. To the extent that I used to have all my accessories covered in Union Jack. I know. I even painted it on a denim skirt and wore it to school. This is something that actually hurts a little to admit😂 I obviously had no idea what the flag represented, for us it meant a dream, an ultimate goal of us moving here. Spoiler: we both now live in the UK. But what this shows, is how much power goal setting has.
This clear vision helped us to overcome a lot of stuff and eventually move here. Both my sister and I have very different stories, but when we were left behind in Latvia, before we would go to sleep we would imagine us living here. Now this would probably be called manifesting...which is complicated in itself but that's a story for another time. Anyway, this was one of the strongest examples of goal setting in my life. I knew what I wanted and I imagined myself achieving it and I surrounded myself with constant reminders.
Setting goals is something that lots of people struggle with. We set different resolutions in January but come February most of them are forgotten. And then in December we berate ourselves for being lazy. Sounds familiar? But how can we expect to achieve these things when they often don’t mean anything to us. These resolutions are often something that we feel we ‘should’ and ‘have’ to do. Usually they are external influences that don’t serve us.
You might have heard of SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound), I am not the biggest fan of SMART as they miss the most important part - the 'why?' question. Why do you want to achieve this goal? I genuinely believe this is the key ingredient when it comes to goal setting, is answering the question 'why?'. However, it is a useful model to run your goals through to make sure you are not missing the vital part. I also really like HEART (honest, exact, authentic, realistic and timely) model.
Tips for effective goal setting
• Answer the 'Why?' - make it matter to you
• Be kind to yourself - slow and steady change is often the best way to grow
• Set yourself up for success - make it easier for yourself to achieve your goal
• Ask for support and/or accountability from others when needed
• Check in regularly with yourself to see where you are and recalibrate if needed
• Celebrate all wins and achievements - come up with small rewards to motivate yourself
• Remember - it is ok for our goals to change with time
Goal setting questions
• What is my goal? Where do I want to be?
• What kind of person do I want to be? How do I want to feel when I get there? How will my behaviour change when I get there?
• Why is this goal important to me?
• Where am I now?
• What smaller steps I need to take to get there?
• What can stop me from reaching my goal? What can I do about it now?
• What is one step I can make today to move forward?
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Deep State’s Expert Hitman Takes Aim At Target Donald Trump
Posted on August 4, 2017 by State of the Nation
How is Mueller appointed special counsel? He was selected to cover up the 9/11 inside job as FBI Director for 12 years! Â And he carried out his secret mission with extraordinary stealth and success; after all, the 9/11 perps are still very much on the loose.
State of the Nation
The screen capture posted above tells the real story about Robert S. Mueller’s rigorously hidden career path within Deep State.  It’s like a screenshot of his entire job history in government service that reveals his true yet carefully concealed purpose.  Notice the exact dates of Mueller’s double term as FBI Director as follows.
September 4, 2001 – September 4, 2013
In short, Robert Mueller is a fixer of the highest order for Deep State.  He is the ultimate inside man whose specialty is the cover-up of high-level crimes, much as his partner-in-crime James Comey was. Much more significantly, Mueller also functions as a top-tier white-collar hitman.
Special Counsel Mueller is also an extremely dangerous creature of the swamp who emerges from its depths to carry out the most essential components of Deep State’snefarious agendas.  In the present case, he was specifically chosen to remove President Trump from office, as well as bring down the administration.
A close examination of Mueller’s various appointments in the public sector reveals a meticulously groomed agent of Deep State who has been frequently selected to cover up government malfeasance and/or corporate crime.
False Flag Terrorist Attacks on 9/11
Now take another close look at the dates that Mueller served as FBI Director.  He was purposefully placed in that exceedingly powerful law enforcement position on September 4, 2001—just 7 days before the worst terror operation ever staged on U.S. soil.  And there he remained for 12 straight years until September 4, 2013 in order to implement the biggest criminal cover-up in American history.
What follows is the shocking testimony of an FBI special agent who was privy to critical information that indicated a major terrorist attack was in the works in the 9/11 time frame. The FBI not only willfully ignored her warnings, Director Mueller did everything in his power to bury the privileged information.
FBI Director Robert Mueller: Oversaw the Biggest Coverup in U.S. History—9/11
What better way to maintain the cover-up of the 9/11 inside job than to completely control the number 1 man at the Federal Bureau of Investigation? Â And so they did.
Not only did the US government perps ensure a successful 9/11 cover-up by installing a traitorous FBI Director, they quite deliberately kept him in that position for 2 full terms so as to preclude any serious investigation.  In Robert Mueller, the treasonous cabal knew it found the perfect man who could be trusted not to uncover the deep conspiracy that brought down the Twin Towers. ROBERT MUELLER COVERED-UP 9/11
Special Note:
Inarguably, FBI Director Robert Mueller is more responsible for the cover up of the massive 9/11 criminal conspiracy than any other individual in the United States of America.  In his capacity as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, he undoubtedly knew of the terror attacks beforehand and did nothing to stop them.  After the false flag operation was completed, Mueller became the indispensable point man who ensured that no criminal investigation was ever conducted.  Mueller did not even present the appearance of conducting a credible 9/11 investigation.  As a matter of historical fact, there are so many holes and failures in the FBI’s response to 9/11 under Mueller that there can only be one firm conclusion: the FBI Director played an integral role in the CIA-coordinated black operation.  Given the enormity and profundity of the 9/11 false flag attacks, Robert Mueller is also implicated in the ensuing fake War on Terror that has destroyed whole nations…right up to this very day, 16 years later.  And, yet, Mueller now sits as Special Counsel going after a patriotic president with a vengeance.  Why? Because if he doesn’t, his obvious complicity in 9/11 can be used against him at any moment.  TPTB don’t even need the Pizzagate coercion mechanism to get this conspicuous pawn to do anything they want him to for the rest of his career.
Deep State
There are certain critical positions within the U.S. Federal Government, and especially within law enforcement, that Deep State is always determined to control.
Those key positions include the Directors of the FBI, CIA, NSA, DHS, among other crucial agencies.
Were a bona fide law enforcement officer to become the FBI Director, he or she could wreak havoc on the government due to the sheer depth and breadth of criminality that has existed over several decades.
For this and other significant reasons, Deep State will never permit an honest person to occupy any of the aforementioned directorships.  They just won’t.
That is, until the Trump presidency became their worst nightmare.
U.S. Attorney General
The primary reason why the Mainstream Media and Democratic Party have given Jeff Sessions such a hard time is because the U.S. Attorney General slot is also a VERY big deal.  Quite unfortunately for Trump, AG Sessions has dragged his feet on all the most urgent prosecutions, particularly those that would have put a HUGE dent in the Deep State juggernaut.
Now here comes Mueller the freight train looking to railroad Trump right out of Washington—forever! Mueller railroading Trump with grand juries, FBI officials put on notice
The decisive influence that the AG exerts over the current investigation into the fabricated “Russia collusion†story is absolutely critical at this time.  Deep State has been manipulating Congress to legislate unconstitutional law which will serve to further straightjacket Trump.  Not only are these illegal measures stripping the POTUS of vital powers, they are improperly giving executive authority to the Legislative Branch.
For these and other reasons, Sessions must be fired from his position post-haste so that Trump can appoint a courageous and high integrity Attorney General WHO WILL QUICKLY SET THE DOJ PRIORITIES STRAIGHT.  Whereas Sessions is a great patriot who has been exceptionally loyal to Trump, he clearly does not have the right stuff to take on Deep State. (Who does?!) It’s time for Jeff Sessions to go! Trump needs a pit bull AG.
Rest assured, there’s someone out there who can take on this difficult task. However, Trump no longer has the luxury of time for his “Night of the Long Knives†is quickly creeping up on him.  Deep State has harried him so much with their fake news and phony scandals that it must be difficult for him to think straight.  Nevertheless, Trump must successfully process this predicament, and much more, if he is to save his presidency.
Back to Mueller the hatchet man
There’s no greater threat to the Trump administration than hatchet man Mueller. This guy has been armed by Deep State to take out Trump by any means he deems necessary. There’s no question that the Special Counsel can execute any kind of quasi-legal jujitsu necessary to discredit — and incriminate — the POTUS.
Once Trump has been sufficiently tainted with fabricated evidence and false testimony, the impeachment process will begin forthwith.
Every day that Trump permits Mueller to conduct his witch hunt, the President runs the risk of getting kicked out of the Oval Office.
Mueller has already demonstrated that he’s wasting no time whatsoever in convening grand juries to do the dirty work.  It’s quite well known in legal circles that ‘A grand jury could ‘indict a ham sandwich’.  Which is why Mueller has multiple juries being impaneled. Report: Mueller Using Multiple Grand Juries in Russia Probe
Mueller is also hustling to prevent Trump from having him summarily fired for conducting such a partisan and legally flawed process.  The Special Counsel especially knows that there is now a rapidly accelerating race against time.  In this regard he has the perfidious Congress supporting him in every way. Senators Unveil Two Bipartisan Bills To Block Trump Firing Mueller
Bottom line
Trump has no choice at this pivotal point but to fire Mueller—yesterday!  Every single day that the Special Counsel is allowed to weave his sinister webs of deceit and treachery, the greater the likelihood that Trump will get caught in them.  The traitors and turncoats in Congress want to impeach and convict President Trump in the worst way.  Therefore—>
Trump has no choice but to have Mueller fired…
…and he better do it fast!
State of the Nation
August 4, 2017
Author’s Note
Of course, after Mueller is fired, he ought to be arrested and put on trial for his many crimes perpetrated against the American people.  The list of indictable offenses include high treason, premeditated mass murder, conspiracy to commit state-sponsored terrorism, major destruction of commercial property, among many other violations of federal law. Having been a party to these crimes while serving as FBI Director only makes the seriousness of his official misconduct all the more punishable as a capital offense.
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Let's begin the guide to play rummy game online
Since you understand what you need regarding coordination and see every one of the significant principles and the scorings framework, the following inquiry to answer is: how would you play rummy game?
When the arrangement is finished as portrayed before, the play can start.
The rest of the cards is put on the table, face down, and the player to have gotten the main card on the arrangement is quick to act.
They'll go after the deck, take the card from the top, and look at it without uncovering it to any other person.
In the event that the card helps you, either by filling sets or runs or setting out new open doors for future mixes, you can keep it and dispose of another card from your hand, face up.
The activity proceeds clockwise, with the following part in line having an alternative to taking the disposed of a card or the following face-down card from the deck.
They have similar alternatives to keep another card and dispose of an alternate one or dispose of the card they've quite recently pulled.
Anytime when it's their chance to act, players can put finished runs and sets from their hands onto the table.
By doing this, they lessen the number of focuses in their grasp yet additionally give more alternatives to different players.
When cards are down on the table, different players can utilize them to go out simpler. To be specific, when they place their blends onto the table, they can likewise dispose of cards from their hand by adding them to the mixes effectively out there.
For instance, Player 1 puts down Kh Kc Kd and 7h 8h 9h. The following player to act puts out his blends, yet they likewise hold a Ks, 10h, and Jh. They can add each of the three of these cards to the current merges as they normally fit into the blends.
You can add to all merges in rummy thusly.
When those cards are on the table, it no longer matters who put them out. You can add to your own merges or those of your rivals.
When you figure out how to dispose of the relative multitude of cards from your hand, i.e., go out, you win.
Another approach to win is to go out on the double without adding any cards to different merges out there. On the off chance that every one of the cards in your grasp is a piece of sets and runs, you can put them out at the same time and dominate the match.
This is known as going rummy or basically rummy game.
A Quick Summary of How To Play Rummy Game:
At the point when you get your cards, the excess undealt cards are set on the table.
The activity begins with the player who got the primary card when managing and proceeds clockwise.
At whatever point it is your chance to act, you need to take one card from the deck or you can decide to utilize a card that was disposed of by the player acting before you. You will complete your move by disposing of one card from your hand.
At the point when it's your chance to act you can dispose of sets or runs from your hand by setting them on the table. You'll do this prior to disposing of a card from your hand to the disposed of the heap.
You can add cards to the merges apparent at the table, regardless of whether made by another player.
In the event that you don't have sets, runs, or important cards that you could add to existing merges, you need to dispose of just one card.
At the point when you finish your turn, the other player begins his, and the activity goes clockwise.
Rummy game isn't especially requesting, and it is for the most part about the result of pure chance actually like a Go Fish game. In the event that you start with a decent hand, i.e., a hand with a couple of blends previously finished, you'll generally win.
On the off chance that you start with a truly downright terrible, you can't do a lot.
In any case, there are as yet a couple of valuable deceives that can help you win somewhat more frequently than you ought to on the off chance that you just depended on karma.
As a matter of first importance, it's great to focus on the things cards are being disposed of.
This can advise you if a mix you're wanting to finish is probably going to come in or in the event that you ought to perhaps hope to abandon it and attempt an alternate one.
For instance, in a two-deck game, you're hanging tight for one of the cards to finish your 6s 7s run. Notwithstanding, you see two 5s and one 8s move discarded. Presently there is only one card that can help you, and you don't know whether somebody is utilizing that card as a piece of their combo. Thus, you may never see it.
In the present circumstance, you should hope to change everything around rapidly.
The following time you draw a 6 or a 7, keep it and dispose of the odd card. In this way, you'll end up with two sixes and four likely cards to fill your set.
Regardless of whether you know one of them is out of play, you actually two or three a bigger number of outs than with your past mix.
Monitoring what cards the player on your nearby left is discarding is likewise significant.
This can give you a very smart thought of what cards are probably not going to help them, and since you're the one who'll dispose of cards they can get, you can make it harder for them to win.
At last, you need to monitor the focuses and consistently realize where you're at in longer games. As you could see from the prior model, you need to do your best not to complete the last.
In some cases, in the event that you see that you can't win, it's savvy to plan a piece and guarantee the distinction between you and the victor is just about as little as could really be expected.
चूंकि आप समझते हैं कि आपको समन्वय के बारे में क्या चाहिए और हर एक महत्वपूर्ण सिद्धांतों और स्कोरिंग फ्रेमवर्क को देखते हैं, इसलिए जवाब देने के लिए निम्नलिखित जांच यह है: आप रम्मी गेम कैसे खेलेंगे?
जब व्यवस्था के रूप में पहले चित्रित समाप्त हो गया है, खेल शुरू कर सकते हैं ।
कार्ड के बाकी मेज पर डाल दिया है, नीचे चेहरा, और खिलाड़ी व्यवस्था पर मुख्य कार्ड मिल गया है कार्य करने के लिए जल्दी है ।
वे डेक के बाद जाएंगे, ऊपर से कार्ड लेंगे, और इसे किसी अन्य व्यक्ति को उजागर किए बिना देखें।
इस घटना में कि कार्ड आपको मदद करता है, या तो सेट भरने या रन भरकर या भविष्य के घोला जा सकता है के लिए नए खुले दरवाजे स्थापित करके, आप इसे रख सकते हैं और अपने हाथ से एक और कार्ड का निपटान कर सकते हैं, चेहरा ।
गतिविधि दक्षिणावर्त आय, लाइन में निम्नलिखित भाग के साथ एक कार्ड या डेक से निम्नलिखित चेहरा नीचे कार्ड के निपटान लेने के लिए एक विकल्प होने के साथ ।
रम्मी गेम खेलने के तरीके का एक त्वरित सारांश:
बिंदु पर जब आप अपने कार्ड मिलता है, अतिरिक्त undealt कार्ड मेज पर सेट कर रहे हैं ।
गतिविधि खिलाड़ी है जो प्राथमिक कार्ड मिला जब प्रबंध और दक्षिणावर्त आय के साथ शुरू होता है ।
जिस भी बिंदु पर यह आपके कार्य करने का मौका है, आपको डेक से एक कार्ड लेने की आवश्यकता है या आप एक कार्ड का उपयोग करने का फैसला कर सकते हैं जो आपके सामने अभिनय करने वाले खिलाड़ी द्वारा निपटाया गया था। आप अपने हाथ से एक कार्ड का निपटान करके अपनी चाल पूरी करेंगे।
उस बिंदु पर जब यह आपके कार्य करने का मौका है तो आप सेट का निपटान कर सकते हैं या उन्हें टेबल पर सेट करके अपने हाथ से चला सकते हैं। आप अपने हाथ से ढेर के निपटान के लिए एक कार्ड के निपटान से पहले ऐसा करेंगे ।
आप टेबल पर स्पष्ट मर्ज करने के लिए कार्ड जोड़ सकते हैं, भले ही किसी अन्य खिलाड़ी द्वारा बनाया गया हो।
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Word families are a group of words that have a common pattern in them. These words have the same combination of letters and present a similar sound, e.g., hat, bat, cat, etc., all of these belong to at word family. Learning word families helps children learn new words, which enhances a child's ability to read and write sentences faster with greater understanding. Knowledge of words also helps a child in learning phonic sounds, spelling and enhances vocabulary. Word families are introduced in early kindergarten, and kids continue to upgrade their vocabulary skills as they know different word families.
Teaching word family to kids Word families are found in several PreK and Kindergarten rhymes. With the help of rhymes, children can learn letter combinations quickly. They also learn spelling and sounds. Kids repeat words easily while singing the rhymes again and again.
There are three main categories of Word Families based on sound.
• Same ending sound - Word families that have the same sounds at the end of each word. Example: _at sound in words like bat, cat, mat, rat
• Same starting sound - Word families that have sounds that are the same at the starting of each word. Example: ch_ sound in words like the chair, cheese, chalk.
• Same middle sound - Word families that have sounds that are the same in the middle of each word. Example: -ee- sound in words like feet, sheep, wheel
Reading and practicing one-word family every week is an ideal way to teach kids. Teachers and parents can use various reading, writing, and activities to introduce words and make learning fun. Reading comprehension, unscramble words, word lists, picture cards, Unscramble sentences, word booklets, and drawing are popular methods to learn and master word family. | https://www.kidzezone.com/blog/what-is-a-word-family/ | dclm-gs1-167745422 | false | false | {
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China has a long history of official scripts.
China has a long history of official scripts.
An official script is a form of writing chosen by the government of a nation to be its standard way of writing. Official scripts usually exist in countries where the dominant languages can be written using two or more different alphabets. While the official script is not necessarily the most common method of writing the language, the official publications produced by the government will be in this script. This practice is similar to establishing an official language, with which the chosen script is usually associated.
In a country with more than one competing script, an official script serves several functions. Standardizing the script used by the government makes communication between government departments easier, and simplifies the process of printing or copying government documents. It can also make a statement about identity, enhancing the prestige of those who use one script over those who use another. For example, the official script of the Republic of Serbia is Serbian Cyrillic, despite the fact that the Serbian language can expressed using either the Latin or Cyrillic alphabets. The choice of the Cyrillic alphabet makes a statement about Serbia's role in Eastern Europe and its relationship to neighboring states such as Croatia, which has a similar language but uses the Latin alphabet.
China has a long history of official scripts. China developed a sophisticated government bureaucracy early in its history, necessitating a standardized writing system for official business. The style of calligraphy that developed from the official correspondence of the Qin Dynasty and Warring States periods is known as "official script" and still appears in some Chinese documents, although it is no longer a government script. Another attempt to create a standardized script for Chinese came in 1956, when the People's Republic of China introduced the Simplified Chinese script in an attempt to increase literacy by making the written language easier to understand. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan continued to use the more complicated Traditional Chinese script, emphasizing the cultural differences between these areas and mainland China.
Official scripts have been associated with important political movements in several countries. In Turkey, for instance, the official script of the Ottoman Empire was based on a version of the Arabic alphabet, since Ottoman Turkish contained a large number of loan-words from Persian and Arabic. Opposition to the script developed throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, culminating in the introduction of the Turkish Latin alphabet in 1928. There were a number of practical reasons for replacing the earlier script with a Latin alphabet, but the shift also symbolized the reformist program of President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which advocated modernization and increased ties with Europe.
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"I broke my skull on Friday the 13th," he shared in an August 10 interview with Variety. "I woke up 12 hours later at the bottom. I was trapped."
The 24-year-old said that he suffered a broken skull, internal bleeding and broken fingers from the fall. And after coming to the conclusion that "they wasn't gonna find me down there," Cloud entered "survival mode" and decided to save himself.
"I eventually climbed out after-I don't know how long," he recalled. "It was hella hard to climb out, because my skull was broken, but my skin wasn't, so all the bleeding was internal, pressing up against my brain."
Once he made it out, Angus took a bus to his mom's house. After making his way home and not being able to finish a sentence in front of his mother, Angus pitched that he was gonna go to bed. Thankfully, his mom stopped him.
"I would have died," he noted. "She gave me some water, and I started throwing up hella mouthfulls of crimson red blood." As for the scar's story, the mark came as a result of the life-saving operation at the hospital.
"They cut my head open," he shared. "They put some screws and a plate over where I broke my skull and-s--t, sealed me back up, and that was that." Reflecting on the experience, he said that while "the brain is so fragile," he is "so blessed to just have minor brain damage." Euphoria: Sydney Sweeney Says She Never Felt Uncomfortable With Sex Scenes and Nudity on the Show.
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1. The initial CO2e reduction goal will be 17% over 2005 levels by 2020. This compares to 14% sought by the President and 20% in the original draft bill.
2. 35% of allowances would be distributed to local distribution companies and 15% of allowances would be distributed to industries subject to international trade issues, though the percentages would decrease over time.
3. The renewable electricity standard, or RES, would be set at 15% by 2020. The efficiency standard, or EERS, would be set at 5% by 2020. If s state demonstrates that it cannot meet the 15% RES, the RES could be set as low as 12%, as long as the state makes up the difference by increasing the EERS percentage so that the total of the RES and EERS equals 20%.
It’s still not obvious when a bill will be done or if there is a majority, but House Majority Whip James Clyburn was quoted as indicating he thinks he can deliver the votes on the House floor.
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0.019347 | <urn:uuid:509c9b18-7ec8-4d01-8e72-bbeecee6d7e5> | en | 0.943207 | The Lawfare Podcast: Coronavirus Around the World
By Jen Patja Howell
Saturday, March 28, 2020, 10:06 AM
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe, it can be difficult to keep track of how the virus has spread and how different countries have responded. So, this week we are doing something a little bit different. We are bringing you dispatches about how nine different countries are handling the COVID-19 outbreak. Jacob Schulz spoke with experts about the situations in Poland, Spain, South Korea, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Iran, China, and Great Britain. You will hear from journalists, Brookings experts, a former CIA officer, and a Member of European Parliament, among others.
What are the restrictions different governments have put in place? What legal authorities have they relied on? How has COVID-19 and the corresponding government response affected life in each of the countries?
Guests this week were Amanda Sloat, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution; Radek Sikorski, Member of European Parliament and former Polish Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Alex Finley, satirist and former CIA officer; Brian Kim, Lawfare contributor and law student at Yale Law School; Giovanna De Maio, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution; Joshua Yaffa, the Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker; Erin Bates, law student and freelance broadcast journalist in South Africa; Suzanne Maloney, Interim Vice President of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution; and Sophia Yan, China correspondent for the Telegraph. | https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-coronavirus-around-world | dclm-gs1-167815422 | false | true | {
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Credit Card Squeeze
I wanted to post up an excerpt from a piece in Fortune a while back which discussed the next Credit Crunch. In it, Geoff Colvin hints at what could be a difficult time for credit card companies. Some of this information sets up a broad backstory as to why one might short the likes of Capital One (COF), American Express (AXP), Discover Financial (DFS), or even banks like Citigroup (C) who have large credit card businesses.
Here's an excerpt from the article,
I agree with the overall theme of this article and truly believe that the strapped consumer is going to be facing larger headwinds than anyone anticipates (which I partly touched on here). Credit card debt is piling up for the average American, and many are having a very hard time paying it off. This simple concept was illustrated in a nice graph I posted earlier, showing how delinquencies are rising. Capital One (COF) is the perfect example of a company being impacted by this. It has been piling up each quarter and their most recent earnings/conference call gave us a further glimpse, as noted by Forbes' Melinda Peer, who writes
"Credit card and banking company Capital One (COF) said its net charge-off rate, or measure of soured loans, for its U.S. card business jumped to 6.34% in September, from 5.96% in August. Internationally, charge-offs rose to a rate of 5.87%, from 5.31%, in the same period.
Delinquencies, considered signs of troubled accounts, were also on the rise in the U.S. and abroad during September. Domestically the McLean, Va.-based company's 30-day delinquency rate inched up to 4.20%, from 4.07%, in August, and internationally the rate inched up to 5.24%, from 5.15%."
Calculated Risk also took the liberty of transcribing key comments from the conference call, which you can read here. Basically, the company is taking positive steps to reduce credit lines and try to limit their risk. But, they still won't be able to completely protect themselves from the impending tsunami.
Additionally, this WSJ article seems to imply that credit card companies and banks are going to face historic headwinds in the credit card arena. Overall, I truly believe this is going to be an over-arching theme that stems from the current crisis as things continue to bleed over to main street. The ultimate question becomes, how much of this is already priced into banking and credit card equities, if at all?
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Mark Dreyfus said this morning it had been a “shocking process” to get the religious discrimination bill through the house. “This parliament , if invited to work on a bipartisan process can produce legislation in contentious areas that serves to unite our country and not further divide it,” he told ABC radio.Dreyfus is confident the senate will support further changes, such as adding an anti-vilification provision, and removing the bill’s ability to override state legislation.
However, he wouldn’t be drawn on whether Labor would vote down the bill if those amendments weren’t added. He said despite removing discrimination against all children, there was “much yet to be improved”.Labor “almost got there” on amending the bill’s statement of belief, he said.
Liberal senator Jane Hume pointed out that the government does not have the same numbers in the Senate. She also told the ABC it was about “competing rights”: I’m absolutely certain that at the end of the day when the bill passes both houses of parliament, that we’ll land on the right decision, balancing freedoms and rights of people with deeply held religious beliefs and their desire, particularly to send their children to a same-sex school, and making sure we protect the rights of all children as well.The debate over religious discrimination, and particularly the protections for trans students, will continue today.
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0.156108 | <urn:uuid:b64260c2-92ea-4eff-9c24-19508575ac46> | en | 0.974153 | FIFA World Cup, 90 Years of pleasure
World Cup in Postal Stamps
Ninety years ago, "Jules Rimet" proposed in front of the FIFA the idea of Football world cup that is conducted since that time. The coming tournament in Qatar would have been the twenty-fourth, but the 2nd WW stopped it for two consecutive sessions, this was not the only obstacles that faced the championship that have almost stopped without the belief of the first generation of the Federation Council in the idea.
In addition to the postage stamps the countries also issue esteem stamps to remember prominent personalities and events. One of those interesting groups that archives international event was issued by the Hungarian Postal Authority, dating to the beginnings of the FIFA World Cup as well as his founder Jules Remit
1930-World Cup: Uruguay
Cup final 1930 Uruguay Vs Argentina
Cup final 1930 Uruguay Vs Argentina
This was the first world football championship. It was held in Uruguay that was celebrating the centenary of its independence in July, this was the only championship that all FIFA teams have been invited to without qualifying. However, the European countries declined to attend due perhaps to the difficulty of crossing the Atlantic for a tournament whose features are not yet clear, despite the fact that the Uruguayan government agreed to bear all expenses for hosting delegations
The stamp highlights the final match between Uruguay and Argentina, which resulted in the former won by four goals to two
1934 Italy Vs. Czechoslovakia 2-1
1934 Italy Vs. Czechoslovakia 2-1
After the success of 1930 tournament, 32 countries decided to participate in 1934's, so qualifying was held for the first time in order to have only 16 countries to the championship. Still, many important teams boycotted the protest such as Uruguayan against boycotting the European countries to its first tournament, it was hence the only tournament in which the defending champions did not participate.
In addition, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were already boycotting the activities of the Football Association claiming that "the tournament that brings together these four teams is better than this world championship," said English Football Association member Charles Sutcliffe.
The stamp highlights the final match between, Italy and Czechoslovakia, which resulted in the former won by two goals to one
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1938 World Cup: France
1938 Italy Vs. Hungary 4–2
Because this was the second consecutive championship in Europe, Uruguay and Argentina did not participate in opposition to non-rotation, while Spain did not participate because of its civil war at that time, as Sweden participated instead of Austria because of the latter's joining Germany, and the character depicts the final teams Hungary and Italy and the latter won, so it was the first team to retain its title and win the World Cup for two consecutive times
After that, the championship was suspended due to World War II for 12 years, and it did not resume until 1950, so Italy remained the holder of the world title for 16 years (from 1934 until Brazil seized it in 1950).
World Cup 1950: Brazil
1950 Uruguay Vs Brazil
After a 12-year hiatus due to the circumstances of World War II, Brazil applied to host the FIFA World Cup, and its offer was similar to its offer to host the tournament in 1942.
It was difficult for the defeated Axis countries in the World War, such as the West Germany and Japan to participate, being under occupation, but the International Football Federation persuaded the Italy national football team, the last winner of the tournament, to attend and bear the costs of the team’s travel to Brazil and his stay there, so that the holder of the title holder qualified for the tournament without Closeouts.
The 1950 FIFA World Cup Final was held at the Maracana Stadium in the presence of 200,000 spectators; this remains a record as the most attended finals, in which Uruguayan team beat the landowner and the public, to win their second title in the World Cup.
The final round of the 1950 FIFA World Cup took place from 9 to 16 July 1950. The final round consisted of Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay.[1] The winner of the final round was declared champions of the World Cup.
Uruguay won the tournament, defeating hosts Brazil in the decisive match for their second World Cup title
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1954 World Cup: Switzerland
1954 West Germany Vs. Hungary,
As the rotation between the two continents was established, this tournament was held in Switzerland as the first world cup in the group system, where the first and second of each group qualify for the next round ... Thus, until the teams of West Germany and Hungary (Hungary) reached the final match held in Bern.
Later the Germans called this match and the championship the miracle of Bern (Das Wunder von Bern). The first in the World Cup, which will be followed by two more cups before the twentieth century
Jules Rimet - President of FIFA (1921- 1954)
Jules Rimet President of FIFA (1921- 1954)
Rimet was president of the French Football Association when elected as FIFA's third president since its inception, and he came up with the idea of a World Cup championship in the first popular sport; Uruguay the most prominent name in football at the time, and the champion of two consecutive Olympic tournaments became keen on to organize it
The French sculptor was commissioned to design its cup; his make was a statue representing "Nike", the god of victory in Greece, standing on a white marble base, which appears in the postage next to the image of Remy, it was weighing circa four KG of pure gold
This cup was named in 1946 after Rimet’s name in honor of the man who dedicated himself to this sport, and the number of FIFA members during his 33 presidency rose from 20 to 85 members
Although Rimet’s Cup was stolen in 1983 from Brazil, which had reserved it for winning the title three times, and the thieves melted it, but his name remains associated with the championship that he improved from a start-up competition to which some teams apologize, to the most important world championship that nations seek through Qualifying marathon to compete for its golden square, or to just catching up with it even if it comes out of the first roles
This postage group then registered the five tournaments that have been held in Rimet’s FIFA period, and it would have been more than five had it not been for the World War
Rimet left our world two years after quitting the FIFA, as if after the tournament had settled he had fulfilled his mission in life
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0.048235 | <urn:uuid:956a24ca-989d-4ec7-86a8-a77dabc6bde1> | en | 0.949908 | The system set in place to compensate workers after an injury in the course of running work-related tasks often faces exploitation from fraudulent users. Over the years, many workers and employers have been found guilty of engaging in several forms of fraud as they tried to obtain extra cash from the set compensatory amount. While the compensation scheme is available to benefit injured workers in need, citizens regularly engage in several voluntary activities that include presenting false information, documents, and other statements to gain additional money from the authorities responsible for dispatching the workers’ compensation.
However, despite the numerous accusations that defendants face for fraud involving workers’ compensation, you may find yourself wrongly accused because of a misrepresentation of facts, among many other possibilities. Therefore, it is essential to seek immediate legal assistance from an experienced criminal lawyer, to avoid the severe penalties issued to any party involved in the fraudulent acquisition of workers’ compensation. We at the Orange County Criminal Lawyer are ready to take on your workers’ compensation case, to help you raise persuasive and valid defenses in court. Thanks to our many years of practice in criminal defense, you can expect excellent legal guidance and court representation to ensure that you do not face a conviction for an offense you were not involved in.
Understanding the Use of Workers’ Compensation
Seeking monetary compensation under the workers' compensation category is exclusive for employees who sustain injuries while at work when undertaking work-related activities. Therefore, you need to meet several criteria before gauging eligibility for the compensation, including the presentation of proof that your injuries arose from tasks performed in the course of fulfilling professional duties. The workers' compensation system operates under an insurance cover that offers several services to any injured employee to help the affected person throughout seeking medical treatment and staging out of work. Thus, if you qualify to receive worker’s compensation, your employer will use the insurance policy to cater to your:
Medical Costs
After a severe injury, you will need to undergo medical examinations and emergency treatment to alleviate pain from the injuries you suffer. Moreover, medical expenses may accumulate from the medication, therapy sessions, and surgeries that your doctor may recommend, on top of receiving in-patient treatment. As a result, your employer should include the total medical costs when submitting a report to the insurance company responsible for paying your workers' compensation fee.
Acquired Disabilities
Moreover, if you sustain severe injuries that result in a permanent disfigurement from amputation or paralysis, you will face temporary or permanent physical impairment. The workers' compensation amount should be enough to cater to your needs.
Wrongful Death Benefits
The survivors of an accident victim can also make claims for worker's compensation if the deceased suffered injuries and death in the course of work. The benefit should be enough to provide for the survivors for a reasonable time, based on the deceased’s life expectancy and working capacity.
Since the terms of requirement state that employees must face any of the listed outcomes and damages from a work-related injury, you may find yourself providing false or exaggerated information concerning the personal injuries, leading to fraud. Moreover, the scam may be motivated by the restrictions present that prevent you from using your employer in a civil case for compensation. You already have your workers' compensation benefits in place.
Consequently, the limited options often push aggrieved accident victims to seek additional compensation using different types of workers' compensation fraud. Engaging in fraud means that you present false information to help you attain certain benefits that you are not otherwise eligible to receive. Fraudulent actions also involve using pretenses and statements to make another person believe you and provide benefits that you otherwise do not qualify for. The types of fraud that are prohibited by the California Penal Code are:
1. Applying for Workers’ Compensation and Health Care Benefits for the Same Incident
Section 550 of the California Penal Code prohibits employees from applying for double benefits by seeking workers' compensation and health benefits offered by the California Health Benefit Scheme for injuries sustained in one work-related accident. The regulation exists to prevent employees from acquiring extra benefits, as it prevents other aggrieved persons in need of the health benefits from accessing the funds. Thus, the prosecutor handling your case will have several crime elements to prove before you face any conviction. It is important to note that being guilty of any of the listed activities under section 550 of the Penal Code will lead to a successful conviction. The three different fraudulent actions that amount to workers compensation fraud under this section are:
Presenting More than One Claim For the Payment of Health Care Benefits and Workers Compensation
In this scenario, your primary offense will be to defraud authorities responsible for providing compensation benefits by making multiple applications to receive monetary compensation for the same injury. In doing so, most defendants will engage in creating fake reports to help you make various applications for the same benefits. The prosecutor must provide sufficient evidence to show that you created false identities, or worked closely with an officer who handles claims in ensuring that you received multiple benefits for the same injuries. For example, if you were injured at work and filed for healthcare benefits and workers' compensation under your name, then used your brother’s and friend’s identities to register for the same claims again, you will be guilty of fraudulent operations.
The second element for the prosecutor to prove is that you had a deliberate intention to defraud the relevant authorities and receive multiple benefits. The prosecutor should show that your actions included specific knowledge that your operations were illegal —some sources of evidence to prove this stem from your activities before and after receiving the benefits illegally. For example, suppose the prosecutor gets hold of information showing transactions across different bank accounts to cover your tracks after obtaining the money. In that case, he/she can prove that you were trying to avoid attention from taxation authorities because your actions were illegal.
Additionally, your intention to defraud may show any prior arrangements you made with third parties to steal innocent people’s information to create additional accounts that would be eligible for the compensation and health benefits.
Making Fraudulent Claims to Receive Health Care Benefits Provided by Your Worker’s Compensation
Ideally, your workers' compensation amount should cover all medical expenses and benefits you need to make a full recovery, providing adequate financial support for other situations like loss of wages, earning capacity, and wrongful death. Therefore, the insurance company providing the workers' compensation will include similar healthcare policies, identical to those available in Health benefit covers. The idea is to prevent duplication of claims that can be consolidated under one insurance scheme exclusively for employees.
Consequently, making fraudulent claims to help you earn benefits from both covers amounts to illegality, as it exploits the compensatory system. For example, if you present claims to cover for physiotherapy services under the workers' compensation insurance policy and present the same request under the Health Care Benefits system, you are guilty of the offense.
Nevertheless, the prosecutor should prove that you are responsible for formulating the identical claims. You knowingly ordered for their presentation to the two different compensation schemes or did it yourself. To do this, the prosecution team must gather enough evidence from your computer or cellphone to show that the claims came from your end. Sometimes, the prosecutor may also check your transaction records to verify whether you received money from the Health Care Benefits account and the worker’s compensation account. If there is sufficient evidence to serve as proof, the prosecutor’s claims may succeed.
Lastly, you should note that you may still be a party to the offense by aiding or abetting another person to create any of the fraudulent information listed above. Thus, the prosecutor may present accusations against you even if you did not receive the monetary benefits directly, as long as he/she demonstrates that you were a party to the crime.
1. Violating Regulations Under Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code
Apart from the regulations set out in section 550 of the penal code, the insurance code offers additional provisions that prohibit any activities linked to workers' compensation fraud. Under section 1871.4, the statutory provision gives four different activities that will amount to fraud and consequently lead to your conviction, if found guilty. In all four scenarios, the underlying criminal element is that you must have performed your actions knowingly, meaning that you were aware of the fraud involved in such operations. They include:
Creating a False Statement of Entitlement to Benefits to Discourage an Injured Employee From Seeking Compensation
Mostly, the employer will be the first respondent in such a case. It involves providing the employee with false information concerning the benefits that he/she can receive under the scheme. Several motivating factors may make the employer resort to this fraudulent operation. The main reason for such an engagement would be to avoid scrutiny and criticism from the workers' compensation insurance company, as the policies available require the employer to take responsibility for the mishaps that occur.
Additionally, the employer may have intentions to apply for the workers' compensation on behalf of the injured client, but retain a significant amount of money based on the misrepresentation he/she provides to the employee. For example, if your employee is entitled to a $10,000 compensation fee, you may give the person false information that the actual figure is at $6,000, aiming to retain the extra $4,000. Alternatively, you may manage to discourage the employee completely and embezzle his/her compensatory amount in fraudulent transactions.
Often, the prosecutor will work with the affected employee to obtain sufficient evidence against you. Therefore, your criminal lawyer should expect witness testimonies, written reports, and even audio recordings proving that you were directly involved in lying to your injured employee to defraud him/her.
In proving that you provided the fraudulent information knowingly, the prosecutor may scour your documents and personal computer history to show that you had researched the actual workers' compensation benefits available for your employee and withheld it from the injured worker.
Making a Fraudulent Representation or Statement to Provide or Deny Workers Their Compensation Benefits
Any employer who makes or orders for the making of a fraudulent statement that is influential in providing or denying his/her injured employee the chance to receive workers' compensation benefits is also guilty of the offense. In this case, you will be liable for manipulating the information used by the assigned insurance company to determine the validity of the employee’s claims. As an employer, you will also be able to manage the employee’s information before submitting it to the compensation insurance company, aiming to grant or deny the person compensatory benefits.
A regular statement or representation from your injured employee will contain documents that prove injury from doctor reports or diagnosis forms. Images from CT-scans, MRI scans, and X-ray imaging also form part of the employee’s representation or statement. They provide additional information on the nature and severity of the personal injury. Moreover, you may also receive medical receipts from all the services that the employee underwent to back the claims presented when applying for workers' compensation. In some cases, you will also have written notices from the affected employee stating that he/she will be unable to continue working because of the injuries, which also influences the final amount provided by the compensation insurance company.
Upon receiving these documents, you may decide to change the information or omit some records before presenting them to the insurance company, depending on the motive behind your actions. Suppose you aim to benefit the injured employee based on an agreement to share the benefits. In that case, you may exaggerate the prices on certain medical expenses, or even get someone to change the medical reports, to amplify the severity of the injury. On the other hand, when your goal is to try and prevent your employee from receiving compensation benefits, you may omit the receipts of services acquired or withholding crucial documents like X-ray images and doctor reports to discredit the employee and the seriousness of the matter.
During the trial, the prosecutor will have to prove the specific fraudulent activities you engaged in, to confirm that your role was consequential on the employee receiving benefits. Thus, the compensation insurance company may send one of their representatives as a witness to present the information they received concerning the injured worker, to be used in comparison with the reports filed by the employer.
It is also common for the employee to have worked with his/her employer, especially when they are both working to secure fraudulent gains. In that situation, you will be tried alongside the employee, who may end up providing corroborative evidence to show that you were both involved in the crime. Based on the circumstances of the workers' compensation fraudulent operations, the prosecutor may need to prove additional elements of the crime. For example, he/she should show whether you involved the insurance company in taking bribes or coerced your employee to provide statements or representations according to your specifications to benefit your illegal scheme.
Presenting a Fraudulent Material Statement to Support or Prevent a Worker from Receiving Compensation
Since an employer holds a higher position of authority in the workplace, the insurance company providing workers’ compensation may request a private meeting with you to confirm that the worker’s claims are reasonable and valid. In this case, the insurance company will request material statements or representations that provide additional information on the applications, to help the insurance company complete their claim investigations. As a result, what you say matters, as the insurance company will consider your representation to make a final determination on whether or not to grant the employee workers’ compensation.
Consequently, if you provide information that could lead to the denial of rightful compensation to an injured worker, you will be guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation that hinders the employee from seeking compensatory benefits. The prosecutor will be keen on reviewing written or oral statements provided to the insurance company to derive evidential sources that prove your fraudulent misconduct. Additionally, witness statements and audio recordings will contribute to the prosecutor’s evidence if such resources are available, as he/she tries to prove your guilty intentions when giving the material representation or statement.
Aiding or Conspiring With Another Person to Engage in Presenting Fraudulent Statements
Suppose you are arrested for conspiring with another person or aiding and abetting such a person to present fraudulent statements that amount to workers’ compensation fraud. In that case, you will also be guilty of the offense. In this case, you should note that you will be guilty of criminal activities even if you only engaged in a conspiracy and not the actual commission of the fraudulent activities. Subsequently, the prosecutor may benefit from the provision because all he/she may need to prove is that you conspired with another. Usually, a conspiracy involves making secret plans to engage in fraudulent activities, albeit later. Therefore, the prosecutor will only need evidence to show that such plans were in existence at the time of the arrest.
In other cases, you will have aided and abetted another party in the fraudulent activities to submit false statements to the employer. Several actions may amount to aiding or abetting the other party. For example, if you help the person by lying or exaggerating the severity of their injuries to help him/her access more monetary compensation than required, it amounts to the offense.
Moreover, helping these people to fake injuries by providing a cast, bandages, or even creating fake medical images and scans to present to the employer is also considered offensive. You may be guilty of aiding and abetting the main party to the crime even if you work in a different company, as long as the information you help to formulate is useful to the offender. For example, if you are a radiologist who creates fake images for a friend to use in filing compensation claims, you will face similar charges.
Penalties for Engaging in Workers’ Compensation Fraud
When the prosecutor successfully proves your involvement in any of the forms of workers' compensation fraud discussed, the judge will render a guilty verdict and proceed to issue punishment for your actions. The penalties you will be subjected to depend on the type of fraudulent activities you engage in and the total amount you managed to deceive from the compensating insurance company.
Punishment for Offenses under Section 550 of the California Penal Code
Suppose you engage in any of the fraudulent activities listed under section 550 to obtain workers’ compensation illegally. You will face charges for a wobbler crime, meaning that you could either get misdemeanor or felony charges. As a misdemeanor, the judge may sentence you to a $10,000 fine or a maximum sentence of one year in county jail. Alternatively, you may face felony punishment on probation, whereby you may face two to five years in county jail, a $50,000 fine, or mandatory payment of twice the amount you obtained from the fraud. The judge will choose between the higher amount of the two options.
Penalties for Offenses Under Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code
The crimes under this section also amount to a wobbler crime. A felony conviction attracts two to five years in county jail, or a $150,000 fine or doubles the amount obtained fraudulently, depending on the higher amount. You will also have to pay restitution to the affected person, mainly your employee, to deny workers’ compensation using fraudulent means.
As a misdemeanor, you will face up to one year in county jail or a $150,000 fine and payment of restitution to the affected party.
Defenses for Engaging in Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Your criminal lawyer will prepare several defenses for the charges you face, to help you evade conviction, or reduce the severity of penalties issued significantly. Some of the possible arguments for the offense include:
Insufficient Evidence to Convict You
Your lawyer can disprove the prosecutor’s claims, primarily if they are mostly founded on speculation, as the case requires proof beyond any reasonable doubt before you face conviction. Therefore, insufficient evidence means that the prosecutor’s strategy is not strong enough and can lead to an unlawful sentence.
Ýou Did Not Act Intentionally
Since your knowledge of acting fraudulently is the main element for the prosecutor to prove, your defense attorney can dispute it by showing that you were unaware that the documents you presented or helped prepare were to be used in fraudulent operations.
It is crucial to reach out to your criminal lawyer. He/she will help create an opportunity to build on additional defenses based on your case’s unique circumstances.
Contact a Criminal Fraud Lawyer Near Me
Facing charges for fraudulent actions may be detrimental to your career and personal life, mainly because of the harsh penalties issued for the offenses. The situation is even harder to cope with when you face false accusations that could lead to severe consequences. Getting in touch with the Orange County Criminal Lawyer ensures that you have access to the best criminal defense services in Orange County, California, as you prepare to face trial. With our skilled and professional attorneys, you will have a smooth litigation process guaranteed to deliver a favorable case outcome. Call us today at 714-262-4833. | https://www.oc-criminallawyers.com/practice-areas/fraud-crimes/workers-compensation-fraud | dclm-gs1-167995422 | false | false | {
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Lyrical abstraction refers to the art movement from about 1945 to 1970. It has two main branches, one of which is European and the other American. Although they have many similarities, they differ in that they can sometimes adopt very different directions and methods.
The birth of a very specific artistic movement
This particular mode of expression was chosen because this movement wanted to distinguish itself from all the other abstract forms that existed at the time, such as geometric abstraction or constructivism. Although it has something in common with the latter, namely a perfect hypothesis and a totally non-figurative form of expression, lyrical abstraction must first and foremost reflect the direct expression of personal emotion. It is therefore the depth of the artist’s emotion that dominates the whole. For this reason, lyrical abstraction requires a very specific pictorial writing since the advance towards this abstract emotional language is carried out through colour, notably through gestures. His first meeting with the public took place under the guidance of two passionate art world figures, the painter George Matthew and Jean José Marchand. For more information, please visit Estades.
The European branch: a very liberated big sister
Unlike its counterpart on the other side of the Atlantic, European lyrical abstraction has a precise date of birth, 1947. After three years, Tachism, its main current, was precisely defined by the critics Charles Estienne, Pierre Guéguen and Michel Tapié, the great advocate. Lyrical abstraction spread in France and Europe in the mid-1950s. It is a very gestural style of painting, using the scene as the main protagonist of the canvas, hence its name. Consequently, the spontaneous spraying of paint gives this line a “spiritual seismograph look”. Hans Hartung, a French artist born in Germany, has been pursuing pure and free expression since 1920.
The American branch: a wiser little sister
The European wave of lyrical abstraction hit the New World almost simultaneously, but this American version was not theorised until 1969. Nevertheless, the American wave was highly creative and productive from the start. It differed from the European one in two respects: on the one hand, it was a response to what had been done in Europe, and on the other hand, it evolved into a new language of the image. Originating in New York in the 1940s and 1950s, unlike action painting, the Color Field painting movement claimed to be part of Abstract Expressionism. | https://www.paradisepainter.com/what-is-lyrical-abstraction/ | dclm-gs1-168035422 | false | false | {
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Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Student Loans May 2, 2012
As educational costs continue to rise, many students find themselves borrowing money from student loans in order to come up with the cash they need to pay for expenses. These loans can be used to pay for college tuition, room and board, fees, books and other necessary items. When borrowing money for college, students have two different types of federal student loans that they can access: subsidized and unsubsidized. What are the differences between these two types of loans? Which type of loan is more attractive for students?
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans:
How to Qualify
subsidized vs unsubsidized loanIn order to qualify for federal student loans, students have to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. This document asks for specific financial information about the student and his parents. Once this application has been submitted, the government will be able to tell how severe the student’s financial need is. Students who have a significant financial need may be able to qualify for subsidized student loans. Those who do not have a financial need, as determined by the government, will not be able to qualify for subsidized loans. Instead, they can typically qualify for unsubsidized student loans.
Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Loans
What’s the Difference?
When a student qualifies for a subsidized student loan, the interest rate will be a bit lower on these types of loans in most cases. For example, during the 2011-2012 school year, the interest rate for subsidized student loans was 3.4 percent while the rate for unsubsidized student loans was 6.8 percent. These rates change every year based on what the government decides to issue loans at.
In addition to getting a cheaper interest rate some years, those who qualify for subsidized student loans can also get help paying some of their interest. While students are in school, they do not have to start making payments on their student loans. They can choose to defer the interest until after they get out of college or they can choose to make interest payments only while attending class. Those with subsidized student loans can choose to have the government pay their interest charges for them while they are in school.
Students who receive unsubsidized loans do not have the option of getting their interest paid for them. Instead, they can avoid making payments while in school by deferring the interest and adding on to the principal balance of the loan. This can really add up quickly over time and result in a much higher student loan at the end of their college education.
Minimizing Interest on Unsubsidized Loans
Those who qualify for unsubsidized student loans may be tempted to defer interest payments while they are in school. The problem with this is that after interest has been added onto the principal balance, more interest is charged on that new amount during the next period. This turns into a debt snowball over time and causes the loan to grow fast.
Instead of deferring the interest payments, it is usually better to pay the interest as it accrues. This way, the interest charges will be minimized overall. This has the potential to save you quite a bit of money on student loan debt.
Loan Limits: Subsidized Vs Unsubsidized Loans
Another key difference between these two types of loans is the loan limit for each. Both subsidized and unsubsidized loans come with a particular loan limit. This means that students can only borrow up to a certain amount with each type of loan. For example, students in their first year of college can borrow up to $3,500 per year with a subsidized student loan. Students can borrow up to $2,000 per year as a dependent student or $6,000 as an independent student with unsubsidized loans. The loan limits on both types of loans increase as students get older. By the time they are seniors or fifth year students, they can borrow $5,500 with subsidized student loans or up to $7,000 with unsubsidized student loans. This means that students have to be aware of how much they are borrowing, and how much they can qualify for with each type of loan program.
One of the attractive things about these types of loans is that they can be combined to help pay for a student’s school. For example, if an individual qualifies for subsidized student loans, he can borrow the maximum amount of money allowed for the year. Then if he still needs to borrow more money for school, he can use money from unsubsidized student loans up to the legal limit as well. This makes it easier for those who need to borrow large sums of money with these loan programs.
Students who can qualify for subsidized student loans should take full advantage of them before venturing into unsubsidized loan territory. Both of them can provide financial assistance, but subsidized loans are obviously more attractive.
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What is the difference between HFW steel pipe and ERW steel pipe?
ERW Machine
The same product, the same manufacturing process, the full English name: High Frequency (high frequency) Electric Resistance (resistance) Welding (welding), the full Chinese name: high frequency resistance welded pipe, because only straight seams can produce this type.
The main difference between ERW (straight seam resistance welding) and HFW (high frequency welding) is the principle.
About ERW
ERW pipe
Resistance welding, as the name implies, is a method in which pressure is applied through electrodes after the weldment is assembled, and the resistance heat generated by the current passing through the contact surface of the joint and the adjacent area is used for welding. High-frequency welding: When high-frequency current passes through metal conductors, two peculiar effects will occur: skin effect and proximity effect. High-frequency welding uses these two effects to weld steel pipes. These two effects are used to realize metal The basics of high frequency welding.
About HFW
HFW pipe
High-frequency welding uses the skin effect to concentrate the energy of high-frequency current on the surface of the workpiece; and uses the proximity effect to control the location and range of the high-frequency current flow path. The speed of the current is very fast, it can heat and melt the edge of the adjacent steel plates in a very short time, and realize the butt joint by extrusion. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Generally, the specific choice should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
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Guam- The Harvest Christian Academy Eagles defeated the St. John’s Knights in straight sets with the second set ending in extra points. The first set was a close battle up until the final points. Towards the end of the set the Eagles defense were recording more digs per kill than the Knights with the Knights committing more crucial errors than Harvest and the Eagles took the set 25-18. The second set was more exciting with the Knights reducing their errors while finding a small break in the Eagles defense. But it was the Eagles that held off in the end and managed to take the match in extra points 27-25.
But the possibilty of defending champs making it to the playoffs is questionable. PNC Sports has confirmed with IIAAG President Marty Beudreau that Harvest did forfeit some of their matches but he would not specify the reason for the forfeitures or how many games were forfeited. PNC Sports left a message at the school but there was no response as of news time. | https://www.pncguam.com/2010-iiaag-high-school-boys-volleyball-sp-528898182/ | dclm-gs1-168085422 | false | false | {
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Cristina Gabriele
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Cristina Gabriele is an experienced communications designer with a demonstrated history of working in the industry. Operating a multidisciplinary design consultancy of her namesake, Cg Studio, Cristina serves as a design strategist, professor, copywriter, artist, researcher, and lecturer. Additionally, Cristina is the founder of contemporary jewellery label Heart & Noble, and ACME, a women’s initiative geared towards supporting individuals in the navigation of space and institutions, a thread that continues throughout her professional work both at Cg Studio and Pratt Institute. Cristina is interested in women and power, design for good, transformation, design futures, elaborate ethnographies, and balancing the poetic and pragmatic. She has worked in visual communication, art direction, identity systems, brand collateral, copywriting, strategy, positioning, and product design for Pratt Institute, Oscar de la Renta, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel Germany, CR Fashion Book, Frog Design, Invista and was a founding member of the Manufacture New York Pilot Program. Cristina is currently teaching core undergraduate communication design classes while expanding her design studio.
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What can I do to make my community a better place?
How have I made a difference in my community?
Volunteer When you volunteer, you give your energy and skills to help other people. No matter how or where you volunteer, whether at a food bank, hospital, youth center, school, senior home, or animal shelter, you can make a difference in your community.
How do students connect with the community?
Be ambitious and outward-looking—use the local environment and community as hands-on learning resources and encourage parents, community organizations and businesses to bring their issues to the school. Take students out into local wild places and community venues, and invite community members into the school.
How can you make a difference in someone’s life?
10 Ways to Make a Difference in Someone’s LifeSmile! Being friendly to others is a great way to brighten someone else’s day. Do Some Volunteer Work. Sponsor a Child. Invest and Listen. Teach! Donate. Stop What You’re Doing and HELP. Team Up with Someone to Live Healthier.
What is something tiny that can make a big difference in someone’s life?
Give a Small Gift Even a small gift can make a big different in someone’s life. It reminds them that you think they are special which has a powerful impact. A gift basket, flowers, or their favorite coffee or tea may have an impact that you cannot measure on their outlook.
How can you change someone’s life for the better today?
Make sure that the person feels loved and validated, and that they know they can call on you if necessary. Try to empathize with others when providing emotional support. A lot of the time, you can change someone’s life for the better just by reminding them that they’re not alone.
Why is it important to make a difference in someone’s life?
Taking the time to think about others, volunteering our time, helping someone with their groceries or however else we might do it, has an immense impact on our overall happiness and fulfillment in our own lives. You are not alone with this feeling to make a difference. It makes us feel like we are important.
What does it mean to be in someone’s life?
—used to designate something as the greatest moment or event of its kind in someone’s lifeThis is the financial opportunity of his life.
How do you make a difference quote?
“Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.” “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” “If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don’t want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.”
What a difference a day makes quote?
What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours. We came back the next day at the same time but on our way to the same location a little further down I was welcomed by this incredible sky, and what a difference a day made.
What a difference one person can make?
Well before I was born, John F. Kennedy said a timeless phrase that is as simple as it is powerful: “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.”
What can I do to help others?
Here are five ways:Offer Kindness Proactively. Pay attention to the people around you and what you can do to make their lives a little easier. Volunteer Your Time. Community service is one of the best ways to improve the lives of others. Donate to a Cause. Donate Unused Items. Say “Thank You”
How can I make an impact on the world?
How to Make the World a Better Place, One Life At a TimeTry giving back to your community. Stand up for causes that you care about. Do random acts of kindness for loved ones or people you meet throughout the day. Find like-minded people who are committed to the same cause as you and can help you make an impact.
Can a person really change?
According to medical and mental health experts, people really do have the ability to change. With proper treatment, guidance, and therapy, people can learn to undo negative thinking patterns that result in negative behaviors and outcomes in their lives.
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Oh you think Ole Miss' crazy Tip Six touchdown was luck? It worked just like they drew it up.
Hugh Freeze spent hours drawing this play and it was flawlessly executed by Swag Kelly.
As soon as the ball was snapped, it went bad. By the time the ball reached Chad Kelly, it was even worse. And as the ball left Chad Kelly's hand, floating in the direction of Laquon Treadwell, it was headed towards unmitigated disaster.
To the untrained eye, Kelly's decision to heave the ball across the field in the general vicinity of a pair of Ole Miss wide receivers was about the worst choice anyone had made since "Jimmy, this is Pete, tell Houston we're sending the plane for him." And sitting in my living room on Saturday night, trying to scream but unable to make any noise come out, I thought the same.
However, that all changed when I watched the film. As I'm about to show you through the power of screenshots, what we saw Kelly and the offense do was actually a perfectly designed play with nearly flawless execution.
First, let's take a look at the quiet purring of this intricately engineered football machinery.
As you see below, even though it's third and short, Ole Miss is giving a look that indicates maybe we're going to run, but MAYBE NOT, SUCKERS.
Initially, it seems like Ole Miss is trying to get a quick pass out to Quincy Adeboyejo on the bubble.
We've got Treadwell blocking a single defensive back, and Evan Engram and Jaylen Walton are staying in for protection purposes. The only work that remains is a good snap, an accurate throw, and Adeboyejo following Treadwell's block.
However, that's much too simple of a play design to work against a defense as great as Alabama's. If this play was going to work, it required some, nay, MULTIPLE wrinkles.
The illusion that things were going terribly wrong needed to be established. As you can see, Ole Miss did an excellent job of creating that illusion.
I think two Alabama defenders not being blocked, a busted protection by Engram and Walton, and the football being 15 feet in the air certainly qualifies as an effective illusion of things gone terribly wrong. But again, this is Alabama, and you've REALLY got to sell the fake disaster.
As the ball comes back to the earth, Ole Miss continues to sell it well.
I don't know about you, but from that angle it looks like Walton isn't giving it a hard enough sell. Luckily, ESPN's cameras are everywhere and we can see that he actually sold it quite well.
WHAT AN ACTOR. Also, pretty unchill of everyone to not tell Javon Patterson what was going on here.
As the fake chaos swirls around him, Kelly moves into the next phase of the play: launching the ball off of his back foot, across the field, and kind of in the direction of where some receivers are putting on a milling-about show. But what really makes fans think Ole Miss is totally collapsing on this play is the performance of everyone who was assigned to "block", minus Patterson, who is in a full-scale panic, but that ends up working out well here.
A good rule of thumb in football is that if all seven blockers have their heads turned away from the line of scrimmage and back towards where the quarterback normally hangs out, it means that the quarterback is about to be crushed by multiple defenders. That's what happens here, but the difference is Ole Miss WANTED it to happen.
Also, keep an eye on Rod Taylor at the edge of the screen. He's not wandering down the field for no reason, like say, practicing for a pop pass (PAAAWWWWWLLLLLLL). We'll see his role in the next screenshot.
Now Kelly's floater arrives where Treadwell and Adeboyejo were performing their milling-about routine. It's up to Treadwell to not catch the ball over smaller defenders like he has easily done his whole career, but to direct the ball off the Alabama defender's helmet and into the hands of Adeboyejo.
And here we see the genius of this play. The speedy Quincy Adeboyejo with the ball and a massive offensive guard ready to demolish any defensive back that dares to get in the way of a touchdown.
All that we need now is for Taylor to get on his horse and lead Adeboyejo to the end zone. As we see in the final series of screenshots, it didn't go quite as planned, but ultimately, this touchdown was the result of a brilliant play design by Hugh Freeze and near-perfect execution by his players. | https://www.redcuprebellion.com/2015/9/23/9372921/ole-miss-touchdown-alabama-chad-kelly-quincy-adeboyejo-tip-6 | dclm-gs1-168175422 | false | false | {
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[–]Parabellim 8645 points8646 points (407 children)
Iranian revolution 2? Looks like it might actually be well underway. I hope that the beautiful Iranian people are able to get some much needed personal Liberty and freedom.
[–]MsOx2 301 points302 points (26 children)
Not too well versed on history nor geopolitics. Will the government reign these protestors back or is progress actually being made? Much respect and I wish everyone of them the best of luck
[–]NotTheGreatPumpkin 276 points277 points (10 children)
Not a historian or anything, but I can give you some things to think about. In general I'd say it's impossible to say.
History is literred with examples of failed revolutions. Of protests being put down. Even of "successful" revolutions that ended in worse conditions than existed before the revolution. Look at all the various Arab Spring uprisings. Some failed. Some led to government changes that were little different than the previous governments. Frankly I'm not aware of any that really led to something better.
Of course there's also any number of revolutions and protests that have ended in better conditions. Not necessarily in a change of government, but in enough concessions to lead to something better. Ukraine is a pretty good recent example. While the war with Russia is obviously horrible, and directly connected to the revolution, all signs pointed towards the new Ukrainian government itself being a vast improvement.
It unfortunately depends on so many factors that it isn't easy to say what will happen in Iran. Best I can tell you is watch what the Iranian military does. In any revolution whatever side the military joins tends to win. Weak, divided military? Protestors have a good chance. Strong, united military? Not a good sign.
Of course it's also always possible the government just makes a few changes to placate people. That's hard to predict though. And considering we're talking about Iran I'm not holding my breath on that as an outcome.
[–]MsOx2 73 points74 points (4 children)
I think you hit the point home pretty well. It just upsets me to see people finally taking their stand about what their majority wants and facing incomprehensible repercussions. At least their government doesn’t claim to be for the people (forgive me if that’s not the case). And for the Arab Spring… that doesn’t garner much hope after seeing what came of that…
[–]NotTheGreatPumpkin 58 points59 points (3 children)
Yeah, it's heart breaking to see people have to fight for basic dignities. I truly, truly hope Iranians find some way to improve things.
On a side note, I looked up the Arab Spring again. It appears Tunisia is widely considered to have seen a big improvement. The economy is still terrible, but they at least have gained a certain amount of democracy they didn't have previously. So that's something at least.
[–]za72 56 points57 points (5 children)
The will for revolution is there but there's no leadership to unite the protesters into a political change. It's going to happen eventually, this is the organic result of decades of religious oppression for no reason other than control, the harder the regime squeezes the more frequent the protests become.
[–]Bhimtu 6 points7 points (1 child)
Historically, the Iranian people have generally been progressive. It's the religious factions that just want to lord over other people. I will never understand this lack of tolerance from religious people. Why is it necessary for them to be around ONLY those who think, believe, pray, etc like them?
This is the crux of the situation for most people ->that those adhering to strong religious beliefs simply cannot abide living, working, playing, learning alongside those who don't believe the same things.
Iranians have historically been super-well educated, too. They know what's what, but you are right that it will take some time and probably outside aide.
[–]tachoman88 14 points15 points (0 children)
Echoed. !!!! They really are lovely... that I can honestly say x
[–]DicmanSackrider 3061 points3062 points (104 children)
Pigs in ALL COUNTRIES need to understand that they answer to us, not the other way around.
Godspeed, Iran.
[–]infakiller 835 points836 points (22 children)
you ran at godspeed??
[–]Pretend_Bowler1344 68 points69 points (14 children)
I was very confused until I realised Americans pronounce iran as I-ran and not ee-ran
[–]leitbur 7 points8 points (8 children)
I was confused, too. Only part of the U.S. pronounces it "eye-ran."
[–]ministarfallen 5 points6 points (6 children)
Seriously?? What part?
I’m having one of those poopknife moments where you realize you’ve been totally oblivious to the fact other people do things differently.
[–]cobalt_blue_22 4 points5 points (1 child)
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
(I hope the people of Iran succeed in taking back their country from the religious extremists!)
[–]almost_not_terrible 39 points40 points (2 children)
Oh, they're going faster than at godspeed, thankfully.
[–]LotharVonPittinsberg 4 points5 points (0 children)
Godspeed, Iran.
I think you mean godless speed, these people are trying to get religion out of politics.
[–]gregs1020 1711 points1712 points (114 children)
i hear they are firing on civilians now in another reddit post.
[–]Eienkei[S] 1503 points1504 points (73 children)
They do, many were killed in last few days... That usually happens when they corner protestors on empty streets.
[–]Longjumping-Area-694 382 points383 points (46 children)
They can't stop us
[–]gregs1020 220 points221 points (5 children)
keep at them, you will win.
[–]GetawayArtiste 156 points157 points (18 children)
Mate, fuck off. You're no where near Iran
[–]nabthreel 38 points39 points (9 children)
Exactly. it's like on the Russian post. Why people on reddit keeps encouraging others to get killed is beyond me. They are just as bad as the terrorists and politicians. Sitting comfortably at home telling others to fight while they sit behind their walls doing nothing.
[–]kyllingefilet 74 points75 points (1 child)
Lmao your post history, keyboard warrior
[–]hunzukunz 26 points27 points (12 children)
Unfortunately they could. We live in times, where a few heavily armed people can win over thousands of poorly armed people.
If the military gets serious civilians have no chance, no matter how many there are.
The only way would be, if an outsider helps arming the people.
[–]Johnny_Poppyseed 37 points38 points (5 children)
Eh not really. If the majority of a population, especially a population of like almost 10million like Tehran has, decides to fight the government, the government is pretty fucked.
For multiple reasons really. The first being that it is quite likely that any military force protecting that government will switch sides, due to most of them being just regular people of that population and with family out there etc. But even if you ignore that, there are only so many bullets you can fire. The government isn't going to nuke it's own capital city. When you have the majority of 10 million people it would be very easy to just swarm a target too. Lots would die for sure, but numbers like that will always get through and win. Also if society grinds to a halt, the methods they have used to maintain their power start to rapidly fall apart as well. Etc etc etc.
It's why it's pretty common for shit leaders to up and flee once shit starts really hitting the fan. Because they know, eventually, they'll end up strung up or ripped to pieces by the people they previously ruled.
[–]Nod_Engineer14 89 points90 points (15 children)
Isn’t that how you make a revolution stronger?
[–]morthophelus 98 points99 points (8 children)
That’s exactly how you make a revolution stronger.
I mean… unless you go full Napoleon ‘grapeshot’ Bonaparte.
[–]OldGoblin[🍰] 27 points28 points (7 children)
I mean yeah, if you know you have a chance at losing to the revolutionaries, you should utterly destroy them as fast as possible with anything available. It’s just logical. Napoleon understood what was at stake for him lol.
[–]qoning 39 points40 points (1 child)
It depends. You either break it or make it. If there's a critical mass of people willing to lose their life over the problems in your country, that's absolutely how you make a revolution stronger. If not, that's how you shut them up real fast.
[–]luckyassassin1 12 points13 points (0 children)
Yeah, when the you start being more and more heavy handed and killing indiscriminately, it makes people mad and mobilizes more people because more people now see, that the government really truly doesn't even care to pretend anymore
[–]The_Dying_Gaul323bc 14 points15 points (0 children)
Duh, that writing was on the wall as soon as they shut down the internet.
[–]jjcu93 42 points43 points (13 children)
I was going to say I was surprised they weren't firing at them. Here in Melbourne during the lockdown protests they were firing rubber bullets at people that were just walking down the street towards the police. Weren't being violent or anything just walking. A lot of people got fucked up by these bullets and gas.
[–]Laya2004 29 points30 points (0 children)
They are firing but a part of the police is starting to side with people now. They say they don’t want to hit or shoot people anymore.
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 3 points4 points (0 children)
Yes they do they fire with shotguns and other weapons some people have died in protest even minors were shot
[–]Accidental-Genius 1352 points1353 points (29 children)
Every revolution begins with a spark. I hope this time it works.
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 434 points435 points (23 children)
We Iranians hope too
[–]Sharkie_ox 136 points137 points (1 child)
Stay strong stay safe!
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 78 points79 points (0 children)
Thank you:4017:
[–]No-Spoilers 17 points18 points (1 child)
What would you say the chances are of part of the military/police changing sides, because that's a huge part of it
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 30 points31 points (0 children)
I don't really know I don't think they will because they are mostly brainwashed and some of them aren't actually Iranians the Gov uses other forces like Hezbollah or forces from Iraq like hashd al shaabi
[–]WallabyFit3908 1120 points1121 points (129 children)
i dono why you guys suport us but enyway thanks! i hope this dirty government w, l b destroyed we. r so tired in this situation:(
[–]Cinelinguic 711 points712 points (64 children)
Any human being claiming a sense of morality supports those who fight for basic human dignity.
Assuming you're Iranian, please know that this Australian is following every piece of news coming out of Iran, and cheering on the brave women and men fighting for their freedom.
I believe in you! Don't give up!
[–]Jynx797 174 points175 points (12 children)
German here, sending all the Love you can imagine for the brave Iranians, too! Appreciate your Power of Will! Dont back down! ♡
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 101 points102 points (6 children)
Thank you your so nice we Iranians appreciate your support wish us luck
[–]Cinelinguic 72 points73 points (1 child)
The entire world is watching Iran right now and wishing you more than luck. I'm watching and anticipating a free Iran this year!
[–]WallabyFit3908 24 points25 points (3 children)
thank you im very surprised💚
[–]kateeee_pants 33 points34 points (0 children)
Even though modern media likes to pretend countries are on different 'sides,' humans are brought together by shared ethics and morals, irrespective of religion or culture. This Australian wants you to know that you are being supported in every corner of the globe. Don't let the bastards get you down.
[–]oghdi 56 points57 points (45 children)
As an israeli, i love the iranian and persian people with their rich culture and history and beautiful country. What i dont like at all is the current ruling regime who is causing problems and suffering for the whole middle east and the iranian people. I am very happy to see the iranian people fighting back for their sake and for the rest of us too.
I give you my full support.
[–]luckysonic2 15 points16 points (0 children)
Another Israeli fully supporting Iran and especially Iranian womans rights!! Even though its not comparrable...we too have head coverings in religious sects, majority of the country, and I know there are some women who dont have a choice here too. Eff that!! Freedom of choice for Iran 🇮🇷
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 28 points29 points (0 children)
Thanks social media was a great help for us till now the world is hearing our voice and it's all thank to you people wish us luck in fighting for liberty and equality
[–]stickylarue 18 points19 points (1 child)
Second this. This Australian is also watching, following and cheering the people of Iran on. You have the power of numbers. I’m in admiration of your people’s bravery. Don’t give up!
[–]LeoThePom 97 points98 points (0 children)
We are all fed up of seeing the ruling class rule only for themselves. The masses of people around the world want to live in peace.
[–]misplaced_my_pants 86 points87 points (1 child)
We support any people's fight for freedom and human rights.
Stay safe and stay strong!
[–]WallabyFit3908 15 points16 points (0 children)
thanks bud:)
[–]lliiilllollliiill 53 points54 points (1 child)
[–]WallabyFit3908 31 points32 points (0 children)
im so so happy to see that you support us so much
[–]kalnu 34 points35 points (4 children)
We support the fighting to a better future. The religious laws sent the middle east back into the medieval ages. The way women are treated currently has no place in a modern world. Giving them their rights (back) is the first step towards a brighter tomorrow and everyone is supportive of that.
Religious freedom is important, but letting women be people is more so.
[–]woodpony 9 points10 points (3 children)
This is very true in the US as well. The Conservative Christian attack on women, where the death of women is acceptable, needs intervention as well.
[–]Neddius 29 points30 points (2 children)
You're a good bunch who are unfortunately ruled by a complete set of cunts. May your fight be strong and successful.
[–]SlinginCheeseburgers 23 points24 points (4 children)
Almost all of the Iranian people I've met in the US have been wonderful people. Extremely intelligent and compassionate. Historically, Iranians are credited with pioneering much of the science and technology that moved humanity forward, at least at one crucial point in human history. Myself, and I believe many others in the US and around the world, want Iranian people to be free from tyranny. Although we view your government as an enemy, we don't view the people of Iran as such. I can't speak for everyone (and I know for example many people dont understand that Persians and Arabs are different) but I know many people feel this way.
[–]FuckThisPostTruthEra 3 points4 points (0 children)
Well said! I think most people are like this, at least Gen X and younger? We can differentiate between the people and the government. And maybe it’s because we’ve seen the how our own government isn’t always representative of who we are on a global stage in our lifetimes much more than the Boomers and Silent gens.
Example: I love Chinese history, I love Chinese culture (many times I can find the roots of where my culture got started - I’m Korean). I have zero problems with Chinese people, but I absolutely hate their government with a fiery passion that consumes my soul.
[–]Evergreen_76 14 points15 points (0 children)
Religious conservatives are a threat to freedom everywhere.
[–]Tischkonzert 13 points14 points (0 children)
We love and support all peoples who fight for freedom and equality! Good luck and stay strong, we all stand with those fighting for equal treatment!!
[–]Neo-Chromia 10 points11 points (3 children)
I'm a bit out of the loop, but aren't you fighting for basic human decency? Of course we support you!
If anyone can educate me on what is actually happening and why I'd be grateful. All I know so far is a woman was murdered for removing her hijab(?) And now women are wanting equalities and are removing hijabs(?) on-masse.
[–]griffeny 7 points8 points (2 children)
The United States and Iran have an extremely complicated history. Both of our governments would have us believe the average person would press the button to send missiles and nuke the other side into oblivion.
It can be confusing if your only hearing propaganda from a dictator that the US wants Iran to be nuked into glass constantly. The country is also very restricted on access to information that doesn’t come their government. So seeing westerners revel at the success of a growing rebellion for their freedom may confuse a person who has lived in a state like this their entire lives.
[–]Squee1396 11 points12 points (0 children)
It says in your profile your an iranian guy, how many other men are supporting this? That's a big deal if lots of men also protest with the women, showing support.
[–]PirateNervous 8 points9 points (0 children)
Whenever ive met an Iranian person here in Germany theyve been the nicest and most welcoming person in the room. We all know your people are great, ist just the government thats not.
There is very little that would benefit the world community more than a free and democratic Iran. So its not just the wish for Iranian lives to be better, the whole world would benefit greatly.
[–]cylonrobot 6 points7 points (0 children)
If I were in your situation, I'd want change, too. I guess it's sympathy and empathy. I hope this all turns out your way.
[–]goodboybane 883 points884 points (30 children)
They claim to be moral police yet they executed a woman for apparently having a few locks of her hair showing outside of her hijab. People realizing that they are just murderers with fancy titles.
[–]2D_VR 108 points109 points (0 children)
What an excellent way to phrase it
[–]whatisliquidity 28 points29 points (5 children)
Was that how it happened? Just a little hair showing? That would be pretty fucked.
I figured she just took it off but IDK
[–]elbenji 39 points40 points (1 child)
Yep. Wasn't even that it was off. Just on improperly
[–]goodboybane 14 points15 points (0 children)
Yes, it wasn't put on properly. Even the most religious Iranian will tell you that killing someone for not wearing a hijab properly is beyond overkill, that's why the protests are huge. The anti-Shah sentiment has subsided and Iranians see that they traded one dictator for another.
[–]ZedBrock16 884 points885 points (12 children)
Hey dear redditers.. I'm an Iranian, please be our voice and share these videos as much as you can with these hashtags "#OpIran, #MahsaAmini, #مهسا_امینی" on Instagram, Twitter and all other socials... They're shutting down the internet soon. last time they did this, they killed more than 1500 people... Please help us get our voice heard by the world Just talking about it is not enough, we need action
From an Iranian citizen.. 2022/09/23
[–]zyphelion 129 points130 points (0 children)
May you be successful in your pursuit of freedom from tyranny. Best wishes.
[–]sn0wbanana 31 points32 points (1 child)
You can have shitty cardio and run a country, but you can't have shitty cardio and run a country shittily, because eventually you'll actually have to run.
Wish you all the luck in the world champ
[–]Sammy12xyz 398 points399 points (34 children)
The have cut off internet. I can’t get in contact with my cousins in Tehran. This is usually accompanied with them going to rooftops and sniping the protestors. Protesting against the Iranian government is violently different than protesting against western governments.
[–]VvibechecC 92 points93 points (2 children)
Most of my family lives on Iran but I can't contact them. I hope they're safe.
[–]Practical_Ad4604 18 points19 points (4 children)
So it will be suppressed like in Hong Kong?
[–]AMDisOurLord 55 points56 points (2 children)
Not even close. Hong Kong barely had any casualties. Last time Iran had widespread protests around 1500 people got killed, and the govt asked for money from the deceaseds' families before they returned the bodies
[–]Sammy12xyz 12 points13 points (0 children)
Most likely but we dare to hope 🤷🏻♂️
[–]protossaccount 16 points17 points (22 children)
Why don’t people turn to violence against the police?
[–]OGDraugo 333 points334 points (11 children)
The people always out number the oppressor 100:1, free yourselves from your oppression!
[–]already-taken-wtf 81 points82 points (5 children)
10,000 : 1 or even 100,000 : 1 ?!
[–]OGDraugo 38 points39 points (4 children)
More than 1:1 by a very significant margin yes, the people are the power.
[–]Foxillus 16 points17 points (3 children)
Exactly why institutions put up a façade to blind us. They make us think we have control or a choice through voting systems in many cases. They will push the limits as far as we allow them to. If not for the voting systems revolutions, would have happened so many time already. Enough is enough.
[–]Unlikely_Layer_2268 189 points190 points (82 children)
They had a democracy before America destroyed it.
True for many dictatorships.
[–]Saffa88 178 points179 points (16 children)
Not everything is about America...
[–]gimpyoldelf 124 points125 points (6 children)
In this case it was mostly the British. The CIA helped though.
If anyone isn't familiar with that history, I bet you can still guess why western imperialist powers were fucking about in the middle east.
[–]cryptoking87 12 points13 points (2 children)
You would be surprised. Even in the current climate, be sure of it the US will be playing its hand to try and spark this revolution to topple the Iranian regime.
[–]jffnc13 49 points50 points (19 children)
A democracy in which the Prime Minister nationalized foreign owned companies and tried to implement a voting law which segregated against his opposition:
Still enormously popular in late 1951, Mosaddegh called elections, and introduced a modified version of his 1944 electoral reform bill. As his base of support was in urban areas and not in the provinces, the proposed reform no longer barred illiterate voters, but placed them into a separate category from literate voters, and increased the representation of the urban population.
Not to mention not counting all the votes:
His government came under scrutiny for ending the 1952 election before rural votes could be fully counted.[6] According to historian Ervand Abrahamian: "Realizing that the opposition would take the vast majority of the provincial seats, Mosaddegh stopped the voting as soon as 79 deputies—just enough to form a parliamentary quorum—had been elected."[35] An alternative account is offered by journalist Stephen Kinzer: Beginning in the early 1950s under the guidance of C.M. Woodhouse, chief of the British intelligence station in Tehran, Britain's covert operations network had funneled roughly £10,000 per month to the Rashidian brothers (two of Iran's most influential royalists) in the hope of buying off, according to CIA estimates, "the armed forces, the Majlis (Iranian parliament), religious leaders, the press, street gangs, politicians and other influential figures".[36] Thus, in his statement asserting electoral manipulation by "foreign agents", Mosaddegh suspended the elections. His National Front party had made up 30 of the 79 deputies elected. Yet none of those present vetoed the statement, and the elections were postponed indefinitely.
[–]rabbidbunnyz22 24 points25 points (5 children)
Yeah, he reclaimed Iranian oilfields, because they're the country's own fucking natural resources and they can do whatever they want with them. Iranians WANTED the oil fields to be nationalized, and they were. That's as democratic as it gets
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 11 points12 points (0 children)
Yes it was our oil if that's not democracy I dont what democracy is
[–]petophile_ 4 points5 points (1 child)
Invite someone to your house to eat dinner with you but tell them they need to bring all the cookware. Once they get there tell them you are keeping the cookware because you grew the food thats being cooked and that its your house and the people that live there voted that you should....
[–]Low_discrepancy 15 points16 points (1 child)
A democracy in which the Prime Minister nationalized foreign owned companies
Do a democracy. The US and UK imposed extremely unfavourable conditions on explotation of Iranian oil.
The new administration introduced a wide range of social reforms: unemployment compensation was introduced, factory owners were ordered to pay benefits to sick and injured workers, and peasants were freed from forced labor in their landlords' estates. In 1952, Mossadegh passed the Land Reform Act which forced landlords to place 20% of their revenue into a development fund. This development fund paid for various projects such as public baths, rural housing, and pest control.[30]
[–]Live-Horror-8705 15 points16 points (2 children)
redditors cant digest the fact that iran was democracy but america and britain ruined it for their ambitions a crony democracy is still hundred times better than absolute monarchy
[–]fleggn 19 points20 points (1 child)
That's why it gets brought up every time the word Iranian is spoken on reddit I guess?
[–]not_a_bot__ 19 points20 points (0 children)
Yeah, it’s definitely the other way around: redditors can’t seem to comprehend that the Religious nut jobs in Iran are at least somewhat responsible for the current state of their own country.
[–]M-A-ZING-BANDICOOT 9 points10 points (0 children)
Bro it was our oil it had to be nationalized it was our oil not Americas or UK oil also don't forget mossadegh was on of the reasons a revolution happened but nationalization of Irans oil was a right thing to do
[–]ImNerdyJenna 4 points5 points (0 children)
We need to take ownership of foreign owned companies here....
Are you aware of how corrupt our government is in the U.S? States rig the voting districts to nullify people's votes. They pass laws to keep people from voting. It's crazy.
[–]soi21 16 points17 points (0 children)
It was primarily the British that destroyed it. Winston Churchill forced the United States to remove the democratically elected Mosaddegh in the interests of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now British Petroleum). Failure to do so would mean losing British support in the Korean conflict.
[–]Accomplished_Bat2901 122 points123 points (3 children)
Theyce started shooting towards protesters and if someone shelters them they break in They are alot more extreme than the first few days now internet has been off for the who day and instagram is fully restricted the only time internet has been working has been from 1am till 1pm-3 ish but other than that ita been disconnected Also i have seen a lot of religious people here call these prot sters childish and stupid and because of being in mandatory military service and having to serve them i cant really say much or they might as well just get ridda me lol
[–]Sutarmekeg 24 points25 points (2 children)
If only they could get Starlink equipment like Ukraine has.
[–]mrot777 102 points103 points (0 children)
[–]NorthKing9 96 points97 points (61 children)
Hopefully this inspires the Russian people.
[–]Ok-Apricot-676 93 points94 points (1 child)
If anyone who took part in this, I just want you all to know.. a major strata of population around the globe is proud of you all and feels inspired from you.
[–]rattymcratface 75 points76 points (6 children)
They deserve at least as much support as Ukraine
[–]oblio- 7 points8 points (1 child)
1. Countries generally don't intervene as much in internal politics.
2. You want the West to help an Iranian revolution? Really?!?
[–]ImWhoeverYouSayIAm 2 points3 points (0 children)
It went so well the first time lol
[–]Ecstatic-Pen6328 69 points70 points (4 children)
Iran spring 🔥🔥🔥
[–]djbrux 11 points12 points (0 children)
They’ve been quashed before. Who knows how this will play out. This happened during the Arab spring too
[–]ukrokit 3 points4 points (0 children)
It's mid autumn bro
[–]Limesmack91 65 points66 points (3 children)
You can see the crowd hesitate in the beginning but then the second the guards start retreating they get bolder and storm after them. Fascinating to see how crowd dynamics work
[–]VincyVian 58 points59 points (6 children)
Iranian here; if you are wondering how someone can stand against his own country fellow and attack them, I should tell you that most of the guards, revolutionary army and the anti-protest ones are not actually Iranian. They don't even speak Persian. Yesterday I tried to ask one of them a question, and he was unable to answer it. My guess is that he was a Hashdi Shabi terrorist.
[–]Gone247365 53 points54 points (7 children)
All I hear is: "Beat their ass! Beat their ass! Beat their ass!"
[–]dratini67 78 points79 points (5 children)
“Bisharaf” basically like “motherfucker” haha
[–]Silo-Joe 48 points49 points (2 children)
I’m imagining some of the protesters are throwing white pool noodles.
[–]turkisblunder 47 points48 points (45 children)
I hope someday all countries turn into Secular rather than religious
[–]Virus_98 19 points20 points (2 children)
Hopefully we root out the religious nut jobs trying to take over our government in US soon aswell or we're heading in the same direction.
[–]Common_Purchase 44 points45 points (0 children)
This is IRAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Literal chills. Awesome stuff guys. Give them horns.
[–]real_hog 39 points40 points (0 children)
It is beautiful and inspiring when people take the power back
[–]Low_Educator_6510 37 points38 points (4 children)
Iranian women taking down the republic.
[–]AssignmentNeat7949 36 points37 points (0 children)
Fuck around and find out
[–]Load_Business 36 points37 points (6 children)
It's good to see it's not just women fighting
[–]Soulless_conner 13 points14 points (0 children)
Well we're fighting back against 40 years of Tyranny. This isn't just about hijab and even if it was, these are our sisters, mothers and friends. We'd sacrifice our lives for them. We'll be united even though the government has been trying to segregate us for decades
[–]MarsupialSmooth1622 11 points12 points (3 children)
Because it is not only about women's rights
[–]HobomanCat 20 points21 points (2 children)
Even if it was, men should still be fighting.
[–]delam_tang-e 32 points33 points (5 children)
مرگ بر دولت اسلامی! مرگ بر دیکتاتور!
[–]Cinelinguic 24 points25 points (3 children)
شما می توانید آن را انجام دهید!
(Please forgive the potentially terrible Google translate)
[–]catalystoptions 24 points25 points (0 children)
demographics is undefeated. young population with modern worldview is going to trump glacial, archaic, outdated religious fanaticism every time.
[–]Tiger88b 18 points19 points (10 children)
Women under sharia are fighting for freedom while muslim women in any non islamic nation are fighting to get opressed under it. The irony!
[–]pollywantacrackwhore 3 points4 points (0 children)
As I’ve seen posted elsewhere, it’s not ironic. They’re both fighting for the same thing - the freedom to choose.
[–]pm-tits4fair-review 16 points17 points (11 children)
Will western countries help them out ot leave them hanging like they did Hong Kong?
[–]AA0754 16 points17 points (2 children)
Authoritarianism is bad wherever it shows its ugly face.
The Iranian gov has killed 100,000s in Syria for power, yet they claim moral superiority.
They use religion like a cosplay to enforce and control
[–]Daymareo 15 points16 points (0 children)
I really wish them the best, Hope they organize and come up with a way to make a change and grab real freedom, because unfortunatly going out in the streets like this isnt working much lately, may the people outsmart the government.
[–]Nimda_lel 12 points13 points (0 children)
You love to see it!
It is not actually that all muslim man want their women to be slaves, but their arrogant and controlling rulers (yes, they ARE rulers, they are not leaders or anything).
Stand strong Iranian warriors!
[–]whatsTheRumpass 12 points13 points (0 children)
Take note Russians.
Don’t just flee b/c now their is a draft to fight in a war you now likely knew was unjust all along.
I’m so in aw of the Iranian people standing up for each other’s rights!
Inshallah you will be victorious!
[–]SuperEnthusiastic 9 points10 points (1 child)
If I was one of those soldiers I'd try and slip away and change my clothes.
Didn't sign up for this shit
[–]iChon865 4 points5 points (0 children)
Take what I say with a grain of salt because I know nothing, but I have seen lots of comments on other posts claiming that most of the soldiers going against the protesters aren't from Iran.
[–]SomeDesertPunk 8 points9 points (0 children)
God be with them, fight the power 🤟🏽✊🏽
[–]SnooSeagulls9348 7 points8 points (0 children)
The Iranian president was in the US till now attending the UN summit. I heard he just returned home. I am expecting the clashes to become a lot more bloodier.
[–]Select-Chef-1513 6 points7 points (2 children)
[–]People_Sh1t 5 points6 points (0 children)
F*ck Religion fight for freedom
[–]kasque 4 points5 points (0 children)
I fear a spontaneous uprising without a clear purpose and coordination may just sizzle out. The outrage and frustration is palatable and this sort of civil disobedience is rare in a tyrannical theocracy. This time they should put religion on the sideline and govern by the will of the people.
[–]tapac333 4 points5 points (0 children)
Russians, you watching?
[–]Aryaras99 4 points5 points (0 children)
Jin, jiyan, azadî
[–]Optimully 5 points6 points (2 children)
American women thinking they’re oppressed.
[–]esotericorange 2 points3 points (0 children)
Ell Ess Dee in super soakers at them would be the best way to make them understand.
[–]DiomedesRex- 4 points5 points (1 child)
They’ll brutally put those demonstrations down before long, they’ll be no 2nd Iranian revolution unfortunately
[–]frehocc 3 points4 points (0 children)
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List of Doubles Sports
Doubles sports are any sports that require two people to compete together. This pair faces off against other pairs, so the team of two wins or loses as a singular unit rather than as individuals. Plenty of sports come in a doubles variety. As our list indicates, doubles sports can be anything from beach volleyball to beer pong or ice dancing. Beach volleyball is similar to indoor volleyball, except it’s played outdoors in the sand, and there are only two athletes on the court for each team rather than six. Beer pong requires a table or flat surface, cups, and ping pong balls. Ice dancing is similar to figure skating in the sense that routines are performed on ice but allows participants to compete simultaneously, often including synchronized routines. The sport itself changes, but the number of people required to compete remains the same across the board.
Doubles Sports List A to Z
What are doubles sports?
Doubles sports are those that involve two competitors on each side, working together. This is the only necessity for any given sport to be deemed a doubles sport. Everything else, like the sport itself or the rules of the sport, can change as they do with synchronized diving or table tennis, for example. The most important part is that there are two people working together against two opponents.
The answer to this question largely depends on the audience. The most popular doubles sports to play are probably beach volleyball, badminton, beer pong, table tennis, tennis, and the three-legged race. That’s because these sports are relatively accessible to the general public and considered fun, recreational activities. The most popular doubles sports to watch are likely those that are featured in the Olympics. It makes sense that there is some overlap between the most popular doubles sports and Olympic doubles sports, with all of the previously mentioned sports other than beer pong and three-legged race being included in the Olympic program.
What are the best doubles sports for kids?
Three-legged race is a great doubles sport for kids. It doesn’t require any real playground, and most kids are already somewhat familiar with it. This game is often a staple of fairs and school field days because the only equipment is a start and finish line, teams of two, and some sort of tether. If races aren’t really your thing, pickleball could also be a great sport for kids. It has elements of tennis, badminton, and ping pong but isn’t quite as difficult.
What doubles sports are played in the Olympics?
Naturally the events can change from year to year, but here is a list of doubles sports that are currently a part of either the Summer or Winter Olympic Games:
Olympic Summer Games
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0.042725 | <urn:uuid:dba59e4a-d231-4fd4-a648-af51a1d65f4f> | en | 0.93359 | What does ESG stand for Rulmeca?
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is a set of international standards to assess and measure the sustainability of the investments of a company. An ESG strategy includes all sustainable and ethical practices with a positive environmental and social impact and good corporate governance principles. Although Rulmeca has always been committed to these values, compliance with these criteria has now become a strategic goal because of their advantages in terms of corporate performance and investment. Let’s see in detail what does ESG stand for Rulmeca.
What does ESG stand for Rulmeca
Rulmeca expresses its affinity with ESG principles of environmental, social and governance sustainability. Of course, responsibility is what ESG stand for Rulmeca first: undertaking eco-friendly practices, inclusive and social oriented initiatives and legal corporate management means to be responsible towards the environment and the whole society. Secondly, ESG is synonym of growth for our company because it attracts customers, employees and investors who are sensitive to the risks related to current environmental and social challenges. Clients and workers respectively prefer to buy and work for companies with stronger commitment towards nature and people. Investors trust in high-performance and long-term investments in ESG companies guaranteeing less environmental or legal risks. Finally, ESG stands for future for Rulmeca: our company strives for a sustainable future and it will take action to achieve this new goal.
Rulmeca commitment to ESG
In company life, Rulmeca has always shared and applied sustainable and ethical values concerning environment, society and corporation responsibilities. In 2021, with ESG principles gaining real and measurable importance for business, our company launched a project aimed at verifying and documenting the adhesion of its organizational activities to these international standards. Until today, some initiatives and actions have already been undertaken by Rulmeca, but our company strives to grow its commitment to ESG in the future with new projects in order to level up its ESG parameters to optimal scores and contribute to the creation of a more and more sustainable world. Read the following related contents to discover what ESG stand for and how Rulmeca is specifically operating within each field.
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0.084602 | <urn:uuid:0965137f-35c3-4108-8d5a-642fa8be881d> | en | 0.939105 | Why enterprises should build AI infrastructure first
Artificial intelligence is bringing new levels of automation to everything from cars and kiosks to utility grids and financial networks. But it’s easy to forget that before the enterprise can automate the world, it has to automate itself first.
As with most complicated systems, IT infrastructure management is ripe for intelligent automation. As data loads become larger and more complex and the infrastructure itself extends beyond the datacenter into the cloud and the edge, the speed at which new environments are provisioned, optimized, and decommissioned will soon exceed the capabilities of even an army of human operators. That means AI will be needed on the ground level to handle the demands of AI initiatives higher up the IT stack.
AI begins with infrastructure
In a classic Catch-22, however, most enterprises are running into trouble deploying AI on their infrastructure, in large part because they lack the tools to leverage the technology in a meaningful way. A recent survey by Run: AI shows that few AI models are getting into production – less than 10% at some organizations – with many data scientists still resorting to manual access to GPUs and other elements of data infrastructure to get projects to the finish line.
Another study by Global Surveys showed that just 17% of AI and IT practitioners report seeing high utilization of hardware resources, with 28% reporting that much of their infrastructure remains idle for large periods of time. And this is after their organizations have poured millions of dollars into new hardware, software, and cloud resources, in large part to leverage AI.
If the enterprise is to successfully carry out the transformation from traditional modes of operation to fully digitized ones, AI will have to play a prominent role. IT consultancy Aarav Solutions points out that AI is invaluable when it comes to automating infrastructure support, security, resource provisioning, and a host of other activities. Its secret sauce is the capability to analyze massive data sets at high speed and with far greater accuracy than manual processes, giving decision-makers granular insight into the otherwise hidden forces affecting their operations.
A deeper look into all the interrelated functions that go into infrastructure management on a daily basis, sparks wonder at how the enterprise has gotten this far without AI. XenonStack COO and CDS Jagreet Kaur Gill, recently highlighted the myriad functions that can be kicked into hyperspeed with AI, everything from capacity planning and resource utilization to anomaly detection and real-time root cause analysis. With the ability to track and manage literally millions of events at a time, AI will provide the foundation that allows the enterprise to maintain the scale, reliability, and dynamism of the digital economy.
Intelligence to the edge
With this kind of management stack in place, says Sandeep Singh, vice president of storage marketing at HPE, it’s not too early to start talking about AIOps-driven frameworks and fully autonomous IT operations, particularly in greenfield deployments between the edge and the cloud. The edge, after all, is where much of the storage and processing of IoT data will take place. But it is also characterized by a highly dispersed physical footprint, with small, interconnected nodes pushed as close to user devices as possible. But its very nature, then, the edge must be autonomous. Using AIOps, organizations will be able to build self-sufficient, real-time analytics and decision-making capabilities, while at the same time ensuring maximum uptime and failover should anything happen to disrupt operations at a given endpoint.
Looking forward, it’s clear that AI-empowered infrastructure will be more than just a competitive advantage, but an operational necessity. With the amount of data generated by an increasingly connected world, plus the quickly changing nature of all the digital processes and services this entails, there is simply no other way to manage these environments without AI.
Intelligence will be the driving force in enterprise operations as the decade unfolds, but just like any other technology initiative, it must be implemented from the ground up – and that process starts with infrastructure.
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0.102662 | <urn:uuid:e14a0c5c-5d06-4e75-a41f-37f6c85179e8> | en | 0.968312 | California says ride firms can't have carpools
"Our hands are tied," said Marzia Zafar, PUC director of policy and planning. "We wanted to make the letter public to let the (ride companies) and the Legislature know that there is this code. It may be outdated; it may not. The Legislature will have to review it and make a judgment call."
Current law "strictly prohibits a charter party carrier from charging passengers on an individual-fare basis," said the letters, available at "The commission lacks the flexibility to allow a transportation service that is contrary to the statute."
That law was written to prevent limo drivers from poaching passengers from shared vans like Super Shuttle, Zafar said. "Maybe this is an opportune time to review the code," she said.
The company was typically provocative in a prepared response.
"We thought we had seen it all, and then the California PUC decided they would try to shut down app-based carpooling," Uber wrote. "The only conclusion we can come to is that the PUC doesn't like technology, environmental progress, or anything that might make California a better place to live."
Lyft and Sidecar issued more-conciliatory statements, while also emphasizing carpools' sustainability and affordability.
"By connecting shared rides along shared routes, Lyft Line is helping to improve daily commutes and reduce traffic - ultimately reducing CO2 emissions and improving air quality in the process," Lyft wrote.
However, that feature wasn't contemplated in the framework the PUC created to allow the companies to operate in California.
"This is an example of innovation getting out ahead of the policy," said Susan Shaheen, co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at UC Berkeley. "Here the companies are trying to innovate and potentially reduce emissions and cost."
The app-based ride companies have butted heads with governments worldwide. Their contention generally is that laws are outdated and that regulatory blowback is fed by what Uber CEO Travis Kalanick calls "the taxi cartel."
Many regulatory concerns revolve around health and safety issues for consumers, such as insurance, driver background checks and vehicle safety inspections.
The carpool concern "doesn't have an argument on public safety," Shaheen said. "It's about current regulations that these services are challenging."
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0.020707 | <urn:uuid:d61ac1c1-fa1f-4ed3-b5df-bb866c633c8e> | en | 0.937577 | Samba and Sway to These Brazilian Songs Compiled By Smithsonian Folkways
Take a virtual tour through the country’s diverse musical traditions
Samba school Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel performs at the sambodromo during the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 March 2014. © Marcelo Sayão/epa/Corbis
Full of dense rainforests, bustling cities and golden beaches, Brazil is an endless feast for the eyes—and also for the ears. The country’s music teems with African, European and Amerindian influences, and regional genres like the samba and bossa nova pulse through the air at festive occasions, allowing partygoers to prove they’re as fleet-footed on the dance floor as they are on the soccer field.
In honor of the World Cup, we invited Smithsonian Folkways to compile a playlist of the varied tunes and cadences that have shaped the nation’s proud musical tradition. “The recordings span a large amount of time,” says Anthony Seeger, the label's former director. “But some of them are very significant and well documented.”
Sampled from a longer catalog, the five tracks below range from early rural folk rhythms to popular urban beats to capoeira music; in Brazil, they’ve served as backdrops for everything from fetes to fighting. For the World Cup’s purposes, however, they might be best listened to at the end of an exhilarating game, intermingled with cheers, whistles and victory chants. For more insight into Brazil’s variegated soundscape, spoke with Seeger to discover the story behind each song.
"Côco baiano" performed by Hermano Caetano
“The côco baiano is a very popular dance rhythm,” says Seeger. “It’s set to all kinds of things; it often has singing in it, but not always.” According to Seeger, the recording was made around 1942, and most likely originated in the Brazilian state of Bahia. “It’s a folk genre of the northeast of Brazil,” he says.
"Grito de Liberdade, Un (A Cry for Freedom)" performed by Mestre Acordeon with his students
"Capoeira is an art, a dance, a music and a fight…It is a cry of liberty,’ are some of the opening lyrics of the song "Grito de Liberdade, Un," meaning "A Cry For Freedom." Capoeira is a graceful Brazilian martial art form with African roots, in which combatants stand in the middle of a circle of fighters, called a roda, and employ a mixture of dance and acrobatics to attack their opponent. Their motions are dictated by background music, provided by the roda. A berimbau—a one-string musical bow—guides the rhythm; tambourines, cowbells, drums and a serrated wooden scraper merge in the background. Sometimes a senior member of the group provides the lead vocals; other times, the group engages in a call-and-response pattern.
The song is sung by Mestre Acordeon, a famous capoeira master who’s credited with bringing the fighting style to the United States in the early 1980s. But this song is not an example of traditional capoeira music, says Seeger. “This is an experimental piece in which the musicians added a guitar to it. Most capoeira music has no guitar. It’s an attempt to extend [its repertoire]."
Is capoeira a game, or a test of strength against one’s enemy? “You can fight with capoeira, [but it’s also] an art form,” says Seeger. “Yes, you show the other person that you could knock their hat off, but you don’t. That’s the key thing.”
"Samba" from "The Dances of the World's Peoples, Vol. 3: Caribbean and South America"
The samba is celebrated as one of Brazil’s greatest cultural traditions. A blend of Brazilian and West African musical traditions, the genre originated in urban Rio de Janeiro between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are many types of samba, but all share a defining characteristic—a syncopated rhythm that stems from candomble, the prayer music used in Afro-Brazilian religious practices.
This particular song was recorded in the 1950s, says Seeger, and “is a good example of a straight-on fast samba. You have to be really light on your feet while dancing to it.”
Brincando na Roda performed by Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho
“Brincando na Roda” is another capoeira song. But this one is more traditional than the last; it's sung by the roda at the opening of a fight, and it uses all of the genre's typical instruments.
A series of slightly different rhythms are controlled by the singing of Mestre Moraes, an important master of capoeira who lives in Bahia. His lyrics, translated, are playful.
“He’s saying, ‘Here, let’s go play in the ring… I’m going to spin around, I’m going to see the world spin,” says Seeger.
This song’s tone is a far cry from “Grito de Liberdale, Un”; Mestre Moraes portrays capoeira as a game, not an art form. In the end, his overarching message is simple. “If I can win in this ring,” summarizes Seeger, “I can win at life.”
"Choro: A Tempo de Samba, Instrumental" from "Songs and Dances of Brazil"
"Choro started in the 1870s or 1880s. It's sometimes called Brazil's first urban popular music," says Seeger. "It began near the docks in Rio, near where the sailors got off and partied. It emerged from that fertile mixture of cultures that was occuring in the ports of the city."
Choro is derived from a mash-up of polkas and waltzes, mixed with Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Its name comes from the Porguguese verb chorar, which means "to cry"a nod to the genre's wailing flutes and clarinets, which soar over accompanying guitars and percussion instruments. Characterized by shifts in melody, harmony changes and rapid speed, choro is improvisational and virtuosicmuch like American jazz. | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/samba-and-sway-to-these-brazilian-songs-culled-from-collections-smithsonian-folkways-180951901/ | dclm-gs1-168315422 | false | false | {
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0.0398 | <urn:uuid:e65b84b3-d752-4b49-9acf-1df998bc991e> | en | 0.931055 | myocarditis kids ad children
The New York-Presbyterian Hospital is running a commercial in an effort to raise awareness of myocarditis in children, seemingly suggesting that inflammation of the heart in children is a common condition.
The video, titled "Pediatric Patient Story - Suri" tells the story of a child who "had a bad stomach ache that turned out to be myocarditis, a serious inflammation of the heart."
The video caption states that "Our multidisciplinary pediatric critical care team worked to regulate her heartbeat - and got her back to feeling like herself."
Myocarditis cases in children are rare, with studies indicating that in children there are 1 to 2 per 100,000, usually stemming from cold viruses. The majority of those cases resolve on their own or with treatment.
So why the sudden need to raise awareness?
Likely because data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) shows how reports of myocarditis and pericarditis related to vaccines exploded in 2021 and 2022.
In previous years, there basically were no cases relating to vaccines.
VAERS has been criticised in relation to details on myocarditis, however a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) earlier this year definitely linked the development of myocarditis and pericarditis to the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccinations.
The study found that the cases are highest in boys and young men. | https://www.sott.net/article/472209-Hospital-runs-myocarditis-in-kids-awareness-commercial-as-if-its-a-common-illness | dclm-gs1-168335422 | false | true | {
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0.025808 | <urn:uuid:cbfc479b-d486-4b9c-a395-8590f82a20d4> | en | 0.915684 | Soul Machines and Microsoft partner to advance AI that delivers emotional connections
Dec 14, 2021
Soul Machines and Microsoft have signed a five-year agreement that will see the two companies collaborate on new AI products expanding the use of autonomously animated digital people and boosting innovations for human-machine emotional connections. Soul Machines will also migrate its applications to Microsoft Azure.
“For us, this is about innovating with AI to support humanity. As the world increasingly uses digital technologies like AI to address major global challenges or provide better services and more equitable access, collaboration on what this future looks like is essential”
– Aid Ali Dalloul, global general manager of strategy and commercialization for Azure and AI platform at Microsoft.
“In Microsoft, we saw an organization who shared our principles with regards to responsible AI, a leader in cognitive services, machine learning, and in relationship building. This isn’t just an agreement to use Microsoft services – it will be a partnership in every sense of the word.”
– Greg Cross, co-Founder and co-CEO at Soul Machines | https://www.soulmachines.com/2021/12/soul-machines-and-microsoft-partner-to-advance-ai-that-delivers-emotional-connections/ | dclm-gs1-168345422 | false | false | {
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0.166673 | <urn:uuid:2261cca2-0440-4515-86cd-af3ddd1e212e> | en | 0.89694 | What happens when you invest in Nigeria
Investing in Nigeria. Source: Stears Business
Modern finance is very complicated. There are derivatives, cryptocurrencies, syndicated loans, market flash crashes, quantitative easing announcements, and more. To understand everything, you probably need a few acronyms beside your name—CFA, ACCA, CISI, and so on.
Yet, financial markets always have—and are still—based on a simple idea: let us connect the people with money which they have no present productive use for, to people without money but with a present productive need for money.
In other words, financial markets are all about matching savers (investors) to borrowers (capital-raisers).
Anything built on top of that—stock exchanges, pension funds, securities & exchange regulators, etc.—is all about formalising this process and making it more efficient.
Financial markets are usually analysed from the perspective of the borrowers—like Stears Business did with Jumia and other growth companies. The investors, however, (we will drop the saver tag from here) are equally important.
Most investors have two
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0.192584 | <urn:uuid:ff4c9936-a861-4bf3-8e79-20dea856f896> | en | 0.935591 | Convention Idea: Leverage The Badges
The roundup of convention ideas is here.
When I was at a Project Management Institute meeting some time ago, the people doing the badges added a neat extra; colored tags indicating job status. There was one sticker indicating your company was hiring, one indicating you were seeking work. The "seeking work" stickers outnumbered the "hiring" ones, sadly, but it was a great idea.
Of course, at conventions, people are always putting things on their badges – stickers, ribbons, tags, etc. They personalize them to show off their interests, affiliations, or just for the sake of fun. I see a lot of it in the Bay Area.
You probably see where I'm going with this.
If your convention has a heavy interest in profan activities, you want to encourage people to talk with those of similar interests. You want to encourage people to work together in order to share ideas, skills, job references, etc. Its easier to do these things if people can look at a person's badge and get an idea of their interests.
In short, why not modify badges or provide add-ons or stickers to help people identify their fannish career interests?
• Having stickers or ribbons available at the registration table so people can call out their pro-fan affiliations or related interests. Stickers for "writer" or "hopeful artist", etc. can let people show off their interests and encourage communication.
• For that matter, consider different badge options if your convention prints them out during registration. Allow people ahead of time to note if they want a regular badge, a badge expressing interest ("hopeful artist") or professions ("writer", "programmer"). Badges could have different art, different colors, etc.
• Have people doing presentations hand out stickers, ribbons, or tags to attendees to note they attended the panel. This gives them some additional publicity but also lets people show off their interests.
Any one of these – or similar activities – let's people get further into the profan activities you do. People can see who shares similar interests right away, and your convention encourages new connections and strong bonds between attendees.
I wouldn't go as far as the "looking for work/hiring" stickers that helped inspire me. That may be overdoing it unless your convention is SERIOUSLY career-oriented. But making it easier for people to find those of similar interests or who can help them out can go a long way to helping the profan part of your attendees.
– Steven Savage | https://www.stevensavage.com/blog/2010/01/convention-idea-leverage-the-badges.html | dclm-gs1-168385422 | false | false | {
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0.454331 | <urn:uuid:33355e81-7acf-4c74-afe1-54f99c424c1e> | en | 0.978504 | Garbine Muguruza: Finishing at 4:00 AM is not normal
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Garbine Muguruza: Finishing at 4:00 AM is not normal
Garbine Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Australian Open fourth round. The Spanish player was coming from a late night match on Friday against Johanna Konta that ended at 3:12 AM. 'I guess today is a normal day, even if it's a night match', said Muguruza.
'What is not normal is to finish at 4. There's no other sport that you play that late. It was very awkward.' What was the hardest part of finishing that late, the recovery or the preparation for this match? 'It's pretty similar because I think I went back to sleep around 5, so it's very messed up.
You don't know what to do the next day because you wake up very late. You're still tired from the match. It messed up a little bit the normal circumstances of a day off of matches. I just deal with it the better I can. Today I was happy.
I'm done, so I can rest and recover.' What time did Muguruza wake up? 'At 11, 11:30 more or less. So not a lot of sleep. But can't sleep longer than that. It's weird for my body. I was waking up a lot. I won. I went through it.
So I hope it's not going to happen again that late.' Muguruza also commented on her pre-season training: 'I, like everybody, did hard work. I tried to stay a little bit more away of the expectation. I don't know, last year I had a lot of expectation to keep up the good year that I had, to right away start the year in the same line.
I think that got me very anxious to play the same level. At the end it got a little messy. I just work hard, trying to not think a lot about the result, not think a lot about, okay, how is it going to go. Just more easy. I think at some point it will pay off, better earlier than later.
That's it. More freedom in my mind.' ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title | https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Interviews/65728/garbine-muguruza-finishing-at-400-am-is-not-normal/ | dclm-gs1-168405422 | false | false | {
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Egyptian Green Building Council (EGBC)
Founded in November 2012, the Egypt Green Building Council (Egypt GBC) is a non-profit organization under the laws of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Registration Number #8979). Egypt GBC is an emerging member of the World Green Building Council, a global network of 70 Green Building Councils in varying stages of development and their 32,000 member companies, which aims to establish green buildings around the world and facilitate change.
Recognizing an urgent need to establish a platform for sustainable building practices specific to Egypt, Egypt GBC was formed by a group of thirteen leading authorities in the field of architecture, sustainability, and green buildings, including university professors, and green building architects, engineers and practitioners. | https://www.thebig5constructegypt.com/sponsor/egyptian-green-building-council-egbc/ | dclm-gs1-168415422 | false | false | {
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