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A building’s interior design can maximize the use of natural light. Architectural elements such as the number of windows, window position, room size, and room shape all play large roles in the amount of sunlight that enters a room, as well as the distribution of that light within the room. Strip windows provide the most even and large amount of sunlight. Bright and somewhat reflective surfaces such as paint and the type of floor can aid in the distribution of sunlight. The interior layout should not block windows with cabinets or other large items. Work-spaces should be strategically placed to have a comfortable amount of sunlight, such as putting a desk sideways to a window.
Utilizing the maximum amount of daylight saves energy that would normally be used for artificial lighting and heating. Designing a bright, sunny interior reduces the number of light fixtures that are necessary, reduces electricity bills, creates a more pleasant workspace, and is known to improve employee morale. Strong sunlight can also help heat a room during the winter; although this can be a disadvantage in the summertime, insulating windows and using functional window shades and drapes can help mitigate the problem of overheating. Maximizing daylight works best in conjunction with lighting controls that modulate the intensity of artificial lights depending on the amount of natural light in the room.


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For World Obesity Day 2024, our new report highlights how challenging obesity management still is in the UAE, not only in terms of its toll on the health of affected children and adults but also its impact on the nation’s economy, now and in the coming years.
The UAE implemented standards of care for obesity management in 2008 and continues to enjoy the role of a global leader in many health initiatives, like polio eradication and cervical cancer prevention strategies, but it is still grappling with a growing obesity crisis that, without significantly scaled-up efforts, will become ever more serious in the coming years.
The launch of the UAE national briefing on obesity coincides with the launch of the World Obesity Atlas which we issue every year. The 2024 Atlas underscores the adverse consequences of economic development on obesity trends.
Recent data reveals that increasing obesity rates are diverting nearly $12 billion annually from the UAE’s economy. In response, there are calls for ramped-up commitments and serious action to avert further repercussions.
“The cost of business as usual with obesity, with fragmented and siloed efforts here as in most countries, means the UAE is expected to see a continued rise in the numbers of people living with obesity and increases in the economic impact of disability and death associated with the disease. The UAE has made a start and armed with this new data, it is time to take decisive steps on turning the tide on the obesity epidemic. This data is an excellent opportunity for policymakers to implement new strategies aimed at reducing obesity and its associated economic burdens”, said Johanna Ralston, CEO at the World Obesity Federation.
According to projections, the economic impact of obesity in the UAE is on track to rise to almost 5% of the GDP by 2035, underlining the urgent need for national and local public health initiatives to alter the current trajectory.
Despite laudable efforts in the UAE to address overweight and obesity in recent years, from making women’s fitness options accessible to all to the implementation of an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and a focus on food standards in schools, experts suggest that there is room for more to be done.
“Some countries in the MENA region have made significant strides to treat and manage obesity. The UAE, for example, has put in place standards of care for obesity management since 2008. However, as a region with some of the highest rates of obesity, we have initiated a working group - soon to become a registered society - with the support of the World Obesity Federation to produce unified guidelines, supporting education and raising awareness of obesity and how best to tackle it,” said Dr. Sara Suliman. “The main barriers to obesity management include recognition of obesity as a disease, education of healthcare professionals as well as the affected individuals and their families, clear management guidelines and support from all sectors involved in the prevention and management of obesity.”
As the UAE strives to maintain its position as a global leader and innovator in healthcare, addressing the obesity epidemic is paramount for individuals, the health system and the economy. By implementing proactive measures today, the nation can safeguard the health and well-being of its citizens while ensuring sustainable economic growth for the future.
World Obesity Atlas 2024
You can view and download our World Obesity Atlas 2024 on our Global Obesity Observatory (GOO) here. You can also find our previous years' Atlases on the Publications page of our GOO.World Obesity Atlas 2024

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It’s never too early to talk about the week ahead, and never too late to speak on big wins from a few days prior. The City of Lake Providence is still rocking after General Trass’ upset of Evangel, last Friday.
Toriano Wells’ crew stunned all of Louisiana, after the Panthers’ 36-25 win over the Eagles.
In 2008, Evangel shut out then-Lake Providence High School, 70-0, in the opening round of the postseason.
In 2020, this could be the start of something new in East Carroll Parish.
“To show you how crazy it was, my phone starting ringing, ” says Toriano Wells, General Trass head football coach. “Messages started coming while we were still in the fourth quarter. I guess people posted scores on Facebook Live and different things like that. People were calling my phone, getting text messages from all across the state, different parts of the country. Just folks excited about what was going on at that particular time.”

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Agrifood news this week
MEPs back impact assessment for farmers in case of glyphosate reduction
Any potential reduction of glyphosate in the EU should be preceded by an impact assessment exploring the consequence for farmers, EU lawmakers said during a recent debate organised by EURACTIV. Natasha Foote has the story.
Brexit no deal could ‘severely disrupt’ EU agrifood sector
Failing to conclude a trade agreement between the EU and the UK would have serious consequences for the agrifood sector, major EU agrifood stakeholders said on Thursday (4 June). Natasha Foote reports.
Environmental NGOs irked by EU Agriculture Council snub
Environmental stakeholders have complained about the Croatian presidency of the EU Council for not having invited them to share their views on agricultural aspects of the European Green Deal at an informal meeting of EU farming ministers held on Monday (8 June). Gerardo Fortuna has the story.
Authorities urged to support struggling meat sector post-coronavirus
More than 65 organisations and individuals across producer, veterinary, research, and academic sectors have co-signed a letter calling for more support in the global meat sector in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and urging authorities to refute claims that the crisis stemmed from the livestock sector. Read more here.
Industrial agriculture linked to insect collapse, says new report
Insect populations are plummeting across the world because of industrial farming and heavy pesticide use, and this decline is a threat to food production, warned a new report released on Tuesday (9 June). Learn more about this.
EU to extend ban on sale of Croatian farmland to foreigners
The Croatian government is working to extend by another three years a provisional restriction that prevents non-nationals from purchasing agricultural lands in the newest EU member. Gerardo Fortuna has more.


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This paper is based on the bachelor thesis “Fire in electric cars”  2013, written in Norwegian.
The number of electric vehicles has increased significantly in recent years. Today, there are more than 35,000 electric cars in Norway, and the government's goal is 200,000 cars by 2020.
The main question investigated was: What happens when the lithium-ion battery pack ignites?
The major part of this assignment was to perform a full-scale fire experiment with a modern and drivable electric car. This experiment took place in February 2013, when a Peugeot iOn 2012 model was set on fire. The car burned out without any attempt being made to extinguish the fire.
We had to supply much heat from the external heat source to achieve thermal runaway in the cells. Observations and results from the experiment indicated that fire in the lithium-ion battery cells consists of two phases. During the experiment, there were no high flame pillars and no explosive fire, and the battery cells ventilated one by one.


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Original piece for six-string guitar by Konstantin Shchenitsyn titled "Taranta".
A play in the Spanish style. In the middle of the play, a wonderful performer Igor Gorokhov inserted a small improvisational piece, which is missing in the notes.
What you get:
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At the initial stage of the guitar learning, assistance of a teacher is vitally important. He will show you the shortest path to the mastery of music and help to avoid multiple mistakes.


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When chocolate cravings strike, this ice cream satisfies. Use this recipe as the basis for Rocky Road Ice Cream.
1 (13-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk
½ heaping cup soft pitted Medjool dates (about 10 dates)
1¼ cups unsweetened vanilla hemp milk
1/3 cup raw cacao powder
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon guar gum, optional
1. Place coconut milk and dates in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
2. Add remaining ingredients and process until well blended.
3. Refrigerate mixture until cold or place it in the freezer for about 1 hour.
4. Pour cold mixture into your ice cream machine and process per manufacturer’s instructions.
5. Serve ice cream straight from the machine. For pretty scoops, freeze ice cream until it’s hard. Then allow it to thaw on the counter for about 20 minutes before serving.
About 6 servings per quart. Each serving contains 270 calories, 13g total fat, 10g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 49mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate, 4g fiber, 28g sugars, 3g protein, 18 Est GL.
MAKES 1 QUART
Chocolate ice cream, crunchy nuts (or seeds) and gooey marshmallow cream make this a decadent-tasting treat.
1 recipe Chocolate Ice Cream ½ cup dairy-free mini-chocolate chips
1 cup toasted pumpkin seeds or toasted walnuts
1 cup Suzanne’s Ricemellow Creme or Honey Marshmallow Fluff (recipe below)
1. Pour cold Chocolate Ice Cream mixture into your ice cream machine and process per manufacturer’s instructions.
2. When the ice cream reaches soft-serve consistency and with the machine still running, add chocolate chips and toasted walnuts (or seeds) to incorporate.
3. Transfer ice cream to a shallow freezer dish and fold in Ricemellow Creme or Honey Marshmallow Fluff.
4. Serve ice cream straight from the dish. For pretty scoops, freeze ice cream until it’s hard. Then allow it to thaw on the counter for about 20 minutes before serving.
Honey Marshmallow Fluff
Store fluff in a sealed glass container at room temperature until used.
1 cup water, divided
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup honey
1. Place ½ cup water, gelatin, vanilla and salt in a deep, medium-large mixing bowl. (When beaten, mixture will almost double in size.) Set aside.
2. In a small saucepan, heat ½ cup water and honey to a simmer until ingredients reach 240°F on a candy thermometer.
3. Carefully pour hot honey mixture into other ingredients and beat well until mixture is white and fluffy, about 8 minutes.
About 6 servings per quart of ice cream. Each serving contains 482 calories, 20g total fat, 14g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0mg cholesterol, 101mg sodium, 74g carbohydrate, 5g fiber, 51g sugars, 7g protein, 41 Est GL.
TIP Read labels carefully. Most commercial brands of marshmallow fluff contain eggs and corn syrup.

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It’s sad that an idea like Pink has taken this long to be told. A well-intentioned and a well-made drama, Pink takes you by the scruff of the neck, immerses you into our reality and shakes you up in the process. The film questions our mindsets more than our morals. Who defines what’s right, what’s wrong, what’s permissible, what’s not, what’s acceptable, what’s not?
We, as individuals, make up a society. Our collective mindsets and values define the society we live in. And Pink tells us everything that’s wrong with us. And men alone aren’t to be blamed. Women stand equally guilty. Treating our boys any different from our girls or measuring their values on different yardsticks, begins at home. If only we taught our sons to grow up to be real men, we wouldn’t need to tell our daughters how to live by the so called ‘rules’ of the society, that we ourselves have created and nurtured over generations.
Pink trails the story of three girls, one of who is charged with an ‘attempt to murder’ and put behind bars, after a late night out with friends. Is she guilty? Can she prove otherwise? What will it take? What’s her story? Will their be takers?
Every character justified his/her part – from Meenal (Tapsee Pannu), Falak (Kirti Kulhari), Andrea (Andrea Tariang) and Rajveer (Angad Bedi) to lawyers Prashant Mehra (Piyush Mishra) and Deepak Sehgal (Amitabh Bachchan). Mr Bachchan delivers another standout performance. I don’t think the dialogues would’ve been half as effective if not for him.
Pink equally questions our laws, the caretakers of these laws and the people-in-power who misuse their authorities to their advantage. Here’s a little spoiler I wanted to call out. Why wasn’t the female police officer who fudged/backdated an FIR called to punishment for the same? Or, did I miss something? (There’s a 7-year jail term for filing a wrong FIR by a police officer).
My only grouse otherwise, with the film was that the first half half moved a little slow and takes longer to get to the point.
But the effort that went into putting this film together is laudable. Pink is an important film that needs to be seen, if I haven’t hammered it enough. Do not miss it!
There was no better way to capture the essence of Pink than the poem by Tanvi Ghazi, recited by Amitabh Bachchan at the end of the film.
Here’s an audio for those who’d like to re-listen:


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Definition of Bcg
What does Bcg mean?
- Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin, a vaccine for tuberculosis developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin
- synonym: BCD
- [US, military slang, lang=en] birth control glasses
- [galaxy] brightest cluster galaxy
- [galaxy] blue compact galaxy
Who is Bcg?
BCG a.k.a. Billy Gillispie: Billy Clyde Gillispie, also known by his initials BCG, is a former American college basketball coach. Gillispie has coached the UTEP Miners, Texas A&M Aggies, Kentucky Wildcats, and most recently, the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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- BCG a.k.a. BCG vaccine: A vaccine containing bacillus Calmette-Guerin, an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, with non-specific immunoadjuvant and immunotherapeutic activities. Although the mechanism of its anti-tumor activity is unclear, immunization with BCG vaccine likely activates a Th1 cytokine response that includes the induction of interferon. Vaccination with BCG vaccine may be immunoprotective against infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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- Bcg a.k.a. Slc11a1 is a protein.
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- Bcg a.k.a. Baga Binari Language: Baga, or Barka, is a dialect cluster spoken by the Baga people of coastal Guinea. The name derives from the phrase bae raka 'people of the seaside'. Most Baga are bilingual in the Mande language Susu, the official regional language. Two Baga communities, Sobané and Kaloum, are known to have abandoned their language altogether in favour of Susu.
- also known as Barka, Binari, Kalum, Mborin, Baga language
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by Pamela Ellsworth, Brett Carswell
BCG is an option for treatment only after the initial TURBThas been performed and the pathologist has established a definitive diagnosis. Because it is a ...
Preventing Disease (2012)
Beyond the Rhetoric by Richard B. Goldbloom, Robert S. Lawrence
BCG is a live vaccine and should not be given to patients with altered immunologic status. Comments. One major disadvantage to BCG is that its use precludes subsequent tuberculin testing as a case-finding tool in these individuals.
by Seth P. Lerner, Mark P Schoenberg, Cora N Sternberg
As the previous examples demonstrate, BCG is a therapeutic option in a number of clinical scenarios. Proper patient selection serves to identify those that will benefit most from intravesical therapy. Primary low-grade Ta disease does not ...
by J.R. Trounce
BCG is an attenuated live vaccine derived from a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var bovis; the assumption is that the artificial infection will enhance resistance to subsequent infection by pathogenic mycobacterial organisms, viz.
With Easy Exercises, Designed for Schools and Adult Classes by Thomas Lund
Also, since t BCG is a right angle, .: tACGis aright angle, and .: the parallelogram ACGH is a rectangle, and it is 'contained by'* AC, CG, or by AC, CB, since CB = CG. And, similarly, EFGK is a rectangle, contained by FG, GK, or by HG, GC, or by ...
Immunology for Surgeons (2012)
by Andrew P. Zbar, Pierre J. Guillou, Kirby I. Bland, Konstantinos N. Syrigos
BCG is a non-specific immune stimulant. When applied intravesically, 309 ...
by Jennifer Yu, MD, PhD, Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD
Answer 12 BCG is a live attenuated preparation of Mycobacterium bovis ( Calmette–Guerin strain). It acts by stimulating the Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) through its cell wall and peptidoglycans. The bacterial DNA ...
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (2013)
Concepts and Applications by Gary Walsh
BCG is a strain of tuberculae bacillus that fails to cause tuberculosis, but retains much of the antigenicity of the pathogen. Killing or inactivation of pathogenic bacteria usually renders them suitable as vaccines. This is usually achieved by: heat ...
Essentials of Human Disease (2012)
by Leonard Crowley
The term BCG is an abbreviation for Bacillus Calmette-Guerin,which is an attenuated strain of the bovine tubercle bacillus (Mycobacterium bovis) used to immunize children in countries where there is a high incidence oftuberculosis in the ...
by Dr. Dale L. Johnson, PhD
BCG is a live attenuated bacillus vaccine (Mycobacterium bovis) that stimulates patients' immune cells to attack cancer cells. An induction course of treatment consists of once-weekly instillations for 6 weeks, after which a cystoscopic ...
International Workshop PLILP '88, Orleans, France, May 16-18, 1988. Proceedings by Pierre Deransart, Bernard Lorho, Jan Maluszynski
BCG is a non-specific immune stimulant. When applied intravesically, 309 ...
by Kenrad E. Nelson, Carolyn Williams
Persistent or disseminated BCG is a rare complication of vaccination that occurs ...
by Christopher B. Wilson, Victor Nizet, Jack S. Remington, Jerome O. Klein, Yvonne Maldonado
BCG is a live mycobacterial strain that is used in many parts of the world as a tuberculosis vaccine during the neonatal period. In recent years, a modified Jennerian approach has been used in which virus genes from animal viruses have been ...
by Wilhelm Kirch
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccination Synonyms Bacille Calmette-Guérin immunization; Vaccination against tuberculosis (tbc); Immunization against tuberculosis (tbc) Definition Immunization against Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) was ...
by Joseph Segen
BCG. BCG vaccine, TICE strain Immunology A BCG vaccine for treating bladder CIS, stage Ta or T1 papillary tumors of bladder, interstitial cystitis. See Bladder cancer. tick. Medical entomology A hematophagous ectoparasitic ...
Black's Medical Dictionary (2009)
by Harvey Marcovitch
BCG(Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine,whichwas firstintroducedin Francein 1908, is the only vaccine thathas produced significant immunity against tuberculosis (TB) and at the same time has proved safe enough for use in humans. BCG ...
Encyclopedia of Cancer (2011)
by Manfred Schwab
Definition Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (> BCG) is a > mycobacterium belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. It is a live attenuated organism and generally nonpathogenic for healthy human subjects. Originally developed as a ...
Dictionary of Strategy (2004)
Strategic Management A-Z by Louise Kelly, Christopher A. Booth
Benchmarking 13 BCG Matrix "Dogs" Businesses with low market share and low market growth are the dogs of the firm's portfolio. Facing mature markets with intense competition and low profit margins, they are managed for short-term cash ...
by Michael J. Stahl
BCG Portfolio Analysis takes its name from its corporate developer, the Boston Consulting Group. The BCG is a two-dimensional portfolio-matrix model with business growth rate on the vertical axis and relative competitiveness (the company's ...
by Eric H. Kessler
BCG. GROWTH-SHARE. MATRIX. In the late 1960s, Bruce Henderson, founder of the Boston Consulting Group in Boston, Massachusetts, unveiled an innovative four-cell matrix that would have profound implications for the way corporations ...
bcG vaccine may be used for dogs and cats in britain in households where a member of the household has tuberculosis. The vaccine does not cover every strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, however. currently it cannot be used in cattle as it ...
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Birth Control Glasses. Generally a military term which refers to the large, blocky glasses issued to military personnel who require the use of corrective lenses.
- Dr. Ashish Kamat on a Novel Molecular Definition of BCG Failure
Ashish M. Kamat, MD, associate professor, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses ...
- Soil Description at BCG Main trial site- Live cross
Live Cross to Soil Pit at BCG Main Field Day @ Birchip.
Scrabble value of B3C3G2
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text: Gov. John Hickenlooper has plans to streamline state government by consolidating two divisions in the Department of Natural Resources. Hickenlooper plans announce details this afternoon at the state capitol. The proposal marks the latest step toward changing state functions. He has also merged two top-level positions: the executive director of the Colorado Department of Public… Continue Reading Hickenlooper’s latest streamlining plan in Natural Resources Dept.


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Following its extended theatrical run earlier this year, Fred Schepisi’s adaptation of the Patrick White novel The Eye of the Storm is now out on UK DVD, and The Far Paradise have one copy to give away thanks to Munro Film Services.
Wandering back into The Eye of the Storm
Having made its UK premiere at FilmFest Australia last year, veteran Australian director Fred Schepisi’s adaptation of Patrick White’s much-loved novel, The Eye of the Storm, plays in cinemas across Britain and Ireland throughout May, June and July. To celebrate the release, The Far Paradise takes a look at a novel, and a film filled with homecomings, both on the page and off the screen…
‘A knight and a princess, returning to the foreign shores of their homeland. How could they not disappoint?’

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Sample the standalone experience on December 12
If you played through The Last Guardian, you know getting the giant cat-bird Trico to do exactly what you want can be a little tricky. Maybe you'll have more luck in the upcoming virtual reality version, which is getting a free demo on December 12.
Acting as a standalone VR experience separate from Fumito Ueda's full version of the game, The Last Guardian VR will let you use PlayStation VR to interact with Trico. Here are a few screens showing how it looks with you in place of the game's lead.

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Last week was a review week and a yearly wrap-up.
Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
The Secret of Everything by Barbara O’Neal
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
2009 Challenges wrap-up is here.
2009 Favorite Books post is here. All in all, a wonderful year of books.
My main goal for 2010 is to read mostly from my own bookshelves. You can see my first tbr list here. I think I have enough to read for a few years but I’ll aim for – say 60% from my own shelves. What are some of your reading goals for the new year?
I have one more question:
When you leave a comment that may prompt a response, do you check the “email follow up comments” box ?
I ask this because not all comments on my posts link back to the person who wrote the comment. For some strange reason many of the comments left at my blog link to one particular blogger (a wonderful blogger, at that) when I know it wasn’t she who left the comment. So, if there’s a way for me to fix this I’d appreciate any help! Otherwise, I’ll continue to answer comment questions, etc. in the comment box of the particular post instead of a direct email.

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Many of us have experienced the utter heartbreak of losing a beloved furry friend and the DARG team took to their Facebook page to share a story that will definitely tug at your heartstrings.
Derek was the dad of the late Jonesey. In honour of his dog and companion for 14.5 years, Derek decided to donate R10 000 to DARG. Jonesey and his dad returned to the UK a while back, but Derek never forgot where Jonesey spent most of his life.
Derek asked the DARG team to buy dog food with his donation and then possibly motivate more people to donate food to DARG.
“We are so incredibly grateful to The Crazy Store who loved this story and discounted their Best Buds Dog Food so we could get 100 x 8kg bags for the R10 000. And then they threw in another 50 bags as a donation in honour of Jonesey,” the DARG team said.
Please support this amazing initiative here:
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Can someone explain to me why Raymond Arroyo still has a show on EWTN? Bad enough that whenever Arroyo hosts Kevin Appleby, from the Center for Migration Studies and a longtime staffer on the issue at the bishops’ conference, he’s paired with someone from the viciously anti-immigrant Federation for American Immigration Reform. This would be like hosting Cardinal Timothy Dolan, [former] chair of the bishops’ Pro-Life Activities Committee, and pairing him with Cecile Richards from Planned Parenthood. But, last week, Arroyo discussed the bishops’ spring meeting and their discussion of immigration with First Things’ Matthew Schmitz, and Arroyo did nothing but make apologies for Donald Trump’s willingness to separate children from their parents, and blame it on the Democrats.
Michael Sean Winters takes the words out of my mouth. The quote above, from his links column yesterday, as well as his new column today demonstrate the lengths to which Arroyo will push his political views, even when those views directly contradict the teachings of the Catholic Church.
The Catechism teaches:
2241 The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin. Public authorities should see to it that the natural right is respected that places a guest under the protection of those who receive him.
Political authorities, for the sake of the common good for which they are responsible, may make the exercise of the right to immigrate subject to various juridical conditions, especially with regard to the immigrants’ duties toward their country of adoption. Immigrants are obliged to respect with gratitude the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them, to obey its laws and to assist in carrying civic burdens.
Make no mistake. In the teaching on immigration, the Catholic Church’s official catechism asserts the right to immigrate. Good people might differ in their prudential views of how nations might best assist people in asserting that right. Of course better and more humanitarian regulations are needed in this country. People are being exploited and abused by the current system, and the system needs an overhaul. But prosperous nations are obliged to welcome the foreigner. And what more prosperous nation is there than the United States?
I know that many of our readers consider themselves conservative, and are members of the Republican party. Most of our readers understand that our editorial position at Where Peter Is is non-partisan. We are not beholden to any political party or candidate in any country. We realize that we have a diverse reader base, and some readers may be unhappy with us for taking a position that is critical of a particular party. We simply strive to be faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church, doctrinally orthodox, and committed to following the Magisterium.
This position frees us to respond to politics, news, and events without prejudice against a political figure or party. If a party or political leader holds a stance or enacts a policy that is contrary to the Catholic position, we will stand for the Truth without apology.
In the case of the current immigration crisis, and especially the controversy in recent weeks over the separation of children from their parents at the border, we defer to the wisdom of our bishops and the Holy See over that of the Republican leadership.
In Benjamin O’Hearn’s excellent essay this morning about the immediate humanitarian crisis at the US/Mexico border, he draws our attention to numerous statements by US bishops, including the USCCB President, Houston’s Cardinal DiNardo, who wrote:
“[We condemn] the continued use of family separation at the U.S./Mexico border as an implementation of the Administration’s zero tolerance policy. Our government has the discretion in our laws to ensure that young children are not separated from their parents and exposed to irreparable harm and trauma. Families are the foundational element of our society and they must be able to stay together. While protecting our borders is important, we can and must do better as a government, and as a society, to find other ways to ensure that safety. Separating babies from their mothers is not the answer and is immoral.”
New York’s Cardinal Dolan added,
“I don’t think we should obey a law that goes against what God intends. That you would take a baby, a child from his or her mom. I mean, that’s just unjust, that’s unbiblical, that’s un-American. There could be no Bible passage that would justify that. […] I would say that if you claim to be Christian, you better read St. Matthew’s gospel when he said, “this is what Jesus is going to ask us when we stand before him on judgment day. ‘When I was a stranger, when I was an alien, when I was an immigrant, you welcomed me. Alright, so come into heaven.’ But to me, that means a lot more than any particular law that we’re debating about.”
In an exclusive interview with Reuters, excerpts of which were released earlier today, Francis endorsed the US Bishops’ stance.
“I am on the side of the bishops’ conference,” the pope said, referring to two statements from U.S. bishops this month.
“Let it be clear that in these things, I respect (the position of) the bishops conference.”
Fortunately, it appears that President Trump has finally bowed to the public outcry against the family separations that have been going on since May.
During these weeks, however, Raymond Arroyo has not been part of the outcry. He’s been a cheerleader for an unjust and un-Catholic policy. The week before his discussion with Matthew Schmitz, his guest was Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington-based think tank that advocates for lower levels of immigration. (The video is here.) The two discussed the justifications for the policy as if there was no other respectable choice. Arroyo suggested that the United States provides something akin to “foster care” for the separated children, citing the “sports training” and “education” they receive. Almost as if this is the desired outcome for these families.
Late in this conversation, Krikorian suggested that the levels of legal immigration need to be pared back significantly, while illegal immigration should be stopped completely. This was, of course, a friendly interview with someone who holds strongly anti-Catholic views.
Regarding the interview a week later with Schmitz, Michael Sean Winters had this to say:
Rather than confronting the immoral policy, Arroyo made excuses, repeating White House talking points about these separations being necessary because of “long-standing American law, connected to the Flores decision, which demands that children be separated from their parents.” Then, how come previous presidents, of both political parties, did not separate children from their parents as Trump is doing now?
Arroyo went on to blame the victim. He said, “that loophole is being exploited,” although it was not clear what loophole he meant if the law was as clear as he indicated. “There are a lot of people gaming the system….’just throw my kid over the border,’ ” Arroyo averred.
Arroyo’s guest, First Things’ senior editor Matthew Schmitz did not question Arroyo’s political spin. When asked about Cardinal Joe Tobin’s call for the bishops to go to the border to demonstrate their pastoral concern and their protest against these inhumane policies, Schmitz suggested the proposal was “grandstanding.”
This is not a Catholic voice. And the true Catholic voice, in this instance, is unified. This is not left or right. Even Cardinal Burke has spoken against it. In an interview with EWTN News he said, “A solution to the situation has to be found which avoids this practice of separating small children from their parents, that’s clear.”
What damage is Arroyo’s dissent causing? Michael Sean Winters discusses his influence:
“Hundreds of thousands of Catholics think he speaks for the church. His show is a scandal in both the generic and theological sense of the word.”
I have family and friends who watch his show and allow him to influence them. It is doubtful that most of his viewers fact-check his assertions after watching the program.
It’s important that until he repents or is removed from his program, Catholic leaders must continue to speak out against the falsehoods he spreads. When he spreads misinformation or promotes dissent from Catholic teaching, he must be called to account for his words. As Katie Prejean-McGrady — a young Catholic mother and representative to the Vatican pre-synod meeting of young people — did at last week’s meeting of bishops in Ft. Lauderdale.
You may recall in my last article about Arroyo, I discussed how he and the “papal posse” attempted to discredit the meeting’s final document, even though it wasn’t entirely clear that they had either read it or were clear about the backgrounds of the young adults at the meeting. The three American delegates led a conversation with the assembled bishops last week, a discussion that Crux said bishops described as “electric” and “galvanizing.”
Prejean-McGrady, one of the three US delegates, had taken note of Arroyo’s derisive comments. After meeting with the bishops, she told Crux,
“I hope that as we addressed the bishops, we proved what Raymond Arroyo said to be wrong,” said Prejean-McGrady. “There are young people that have something to say, who are articulate, and we do have an experience of the Church, and we’re willing to share it, and that the bishops are willing to listen.”
“I think it maybe turned his criticism on its head,” she added. “So many bishops afterwards were asking further questions and wanted contact information, and even their separate conversation after we were done with our piece, showed that they have been thinking.”
Hopefully more Bishops and faithful Catholics are coming to their senses and realizing that Arroyo’s program is far from orthodox or faithful. Hopefully people are becoming more aware about the falsehoods and misrepresentations that are featured on this program.
My next piece on Arroyo will discuss how his program has been used as a platform to attack the Holy Father.
Proving even further that this is not a liberal or conservative issue, conservative Archbishop Charles Chaput has written a column decrying the policy. He writes:
The administration’s most recent blunder — separating children from their parents caught illegally entering the country — was both stupid and destructive, and the storm of anger it sparked, warranted. … We’re better than this as a nation. And if we really want to “make America great again,” with a moral character that proves it, then the people who make and apply our laws need to act accordingly.
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THE HOLY SPIRIT AT WORK
The Bible is the world's most translated book. At least one book of the Bible has been translated into 2400 languages.
The descent of the Holy Spirit, as narrated in the Acts of the Apostles (chapter 2), describes how the apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, begin to speak in different tongues about "the mighty acts of God" and to be understood by different peoples in their native languages.
Now that the Bible is available in whole or in part to some 98 percent of the world's population in a laguage in wich tｈey are fluent, peoples today seem to be better off than those of Pentecost days.The Holy Spirit need not exercise any divine power to help peoples today understand the word of God.
Has the Spirit then become superfluous? By no means! Even people who speak the same language often misunderstand each other;spouses may yell at each other;parents and children, or brothers and sisters, may not speak to each other at all.
Indeed, there remains a lot for the Spirit to do, without even moving from one language to another.
We need the energy and power of the Spirit to touch our hearts and minds so that we might understand what others are saying to us and they might understand what we are saying to them.
The Spirit is our helper and counselor. When we are facing a momentous decision, we do not wish to be left alone, but to have someone by our side, to give us strength or help us sort out our decision. The Spirit is our helper and couselor whom the Father sends in Jesus' name to be with us always, to teach us everything and help us both for the tough decisions and for the small problems.
The Holy Spirit guides us in all truth.In all that is necessary to be known, in all that is useful and profitable for our life with God, in all wisdom and doctrine.
The Holy Spirit is the source of reconciliation and peace.
The Holy Spirit unifies peoples of different races and cultures.
The Holy Spirit gives us courage to proclaim and to live the Gospel.
Let us pray together.....Come, Holy Spirit, come! And from your celestial home shed a ray of light divine! O most blessed Light divine, shine wthin these hearts of yours, and our inmost being fill! Heal our wounds, our strength renew. Bend the stubborn heart and will、guide the steps that go astray.Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of all people; and kindle in them the fire of your love. Amen


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One crucial trial stands out in the search for maintainable farming: crop rotation. This era-old agrarian method involves the systematic and purposeful rotation of crops in a presented field over an outlined period. Beyond its instant advantages in pest and disease control, crop rotation is vital in cultivating soil fertility and enhancing plant nutrition. This article delves into the complications of this agricultural practice and how it contributes to sustainable growth by keeping up well-conditioned soil and optimizing nutrient attainability.
Organic matter in the soil consists of plant and animal remains in colorful decaying platforms containing dead roots, leaves, and other organic materials. Microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, play a vital part in breaking down the sonic beings. As they cater to the organic matter, they unlock enzymes that break down complicated organic composites into plain forms. This process is comprehended as decomposition.
During decomposition, organic atoms are converted into dirt, a solid organic raw material. This dirt is a force for nutrients, clinging them in organic forms. Still, the nutrients become attainable to plants through a later process called mineralization. Microorganisms break down the dust, converting organic nutrients into inorganic forms that factory roots can take up. This changeover involves the discharge of mineral essentials like nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur in an explainable and plant-affordable form.
The grade of nutrient discharge from soil organic matter is moved by several factors, taking in temperature, humidity, and microbial exertion. Warmer temperatures and optimal humidity situations enrich microbial exertion, speeding up the corruption and nutrient discharge procedures. Consequently, the cycling of nutrients from organic things to plant-acquirable casts is a vital and connected aspect of soil fertility, playing a pivotal role in nurturing factory growth and ecosystem health.
Crop rotation is a strategic way that involves varying the type of crops grown in a concrete field over back-to-back seasons. The explanation behind this practice lies in breaking up the life rounds of pests and conditions that may be set to some crops, therefore breaking the lack of chemical interventions. Still, its impact extends beyond pest control, profoundly impacting soil health and plant nutrition.
One of the essential sides of crop rotation is the variety it introduces into the nutrient claims of the soil. Diverse crops hold varying conditions for nutrients, and by rotating crops, growers can help reduce precise essentials from the soil. For illustration, legumes in the rotation can set up atmospheric nitrogen, replenishing this critical nutrient and degrading the need for artificial fertilizers.
Crop rotation influences the root frame of plants, and different root structures kick into bettered soil structures. Some crops, similar to deep-rooted ones, can break up compacted soil layers, enhancing water infiltration and root penetration. This restructuring promotes aeration and drainage, creating a climate conducive to beneficial microbial exercise.
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Phoenix Zoo bear's tale of mistaken identity
This is the story of three bears.
Not those bears, the ones in the little house deep in the forest. Andean bears, on exhibit at the Phoenix Zoo.
There is a papa bear, a mama bear and a baby bear, but no curly-headed blond girl, no cold porridge and no broken furniture. The story ends happily, but not the way everyone expected. In the end — well, all in good time. Let's just say there is a lesson about getting things just right.
As the story begins in 2013, Rio, the mama bear, is expecting a cub. Rizzaro, papa bear, has moved to a bachelor pad on the other side of the zoo, which would approximate the behavior of a male Andean bear in the wild.
Andean bears, also called spectacled bears because of the distinctive white markings around their eyes, are the smallest species of bear and live deep in the forests of South America (but not in little houses). Their habitat has shrunk with the forests and their numbers are dwindling, so most of the bears in captivity are part of an international Species Survival Plan.
Rio had given birth to three cubs in recent years, but none survived. So her keepers waited anxiously as the big day neared, although no one knew when that big day (and a cub) might come.
A new baby bear would bring good news for the zoo and for Andean bears (and the scientists who watched over them) everywhere. The firstborn of first-time bear parents would mean new blood and new genes.
On the morning of Jan. 3, keepers at the zoo brought Rio her breakfast, which was, to tell the truth, a bowl of fruits, vegetables and dry biscuits and not very much like porridge at all.
When Rio didn't get up immediately, the keepers began watching and listening and finally they heard it: a faint grunting noise, a rustling of fur. Within a few hours, the keepers delivered the happy news: It was a cub. Enter baby bear.
Rio and her baby settled into their home — not a cottage in the woods, but secluded quarters in the "Forest of Uco" exhibit. From the start, the keepers kept a distance from the new family, bringing food for Rio but staying away from her little one.
"You could hear Rio talking to the cub," Rebecca Benham, one of the keepers, said at the time. "They make a trilling noise, a little purring noise. You could hear the cub trilling to the mom, the mom trilling to the cub. Then you could hear the cub nursing. The combination of trilling, grunting, the satisfied noise, those were the things we were listening for. As long as we were hearing that, we figured everything was good."
By the end of April, the cub had grown into a teddy bear, a ball of fur with legs and that Andean face. The zoo's veterinarians examined the baby and pronounced it healthy and growing — and a he. After four months, the keepers could finally say Rio had given birth to a male cub. Baby bear was a baby boy.
By midsummer, an online vote had given the cub a name: Luka, a word the zoo said meant "light."
Luka was an instant hit at the zoo. Visitors lined up to snap photos and watch mama and baby bear play. Luka was a born performer whose attempts to climb trees — with Rio watching closely — drew crowds.
As the months passed, Rio and Luka adapted to family life so well and remained so healthy, vets saw no need to conduct a second exam.
Luka's happy disposition seemed to know no bounds. Soon, the baby bear's face was known far beyond the hilly exhibit in the zoo. Luka's spectacles showed up on billboards, posters, drinking cups, T-shirts. Luka pole-danced and climbed trees on the zoo's YouTube channel. The kid was a star.
All was right and all were well — so well that the veterinarians were never called for so much as a sniffle until the time of the cub's next thorough exam, a few weeks after Luka's second birthday.
And that is where the story takes an unexpected turn.
The three bears in this story were never meant to live as a family. Andean bears don't do that in the wild. Papa bear rarely sticks around long after a cub is born and baby bears do their own thing by the time they're about 2 years old.
The Phoenix Zoo always knew Luka would move on to another zoo as part of the Species Survival Plan. Early this year, conservation scientists decided Luka should go to far-off Tennessee, where the Nashville Zoo planned to build its own Andean bear home as part of a $160 million expansion.
With Luka and a young female bear from the National Zoo, the Andean bear exhibit was set to open in spring 2016. By then, perhaps, Luka would be ready to be a father. Meanwhile, without Luka taking up so much of Mom's time, the Phoenix Zoo could reunite Rio and Rizzaro and see if mama and papa bear could try for another baby bear.
To prepare for the move, keepers separated Rio and her cub. Luka would take up residence in papa bear's old bachelor pad, and Rizzaro could be moved back to the old Andean house in the Forest of Uco.
Being apart for the first time in two years, cub Luka and mother Rio were a little confused at first, although Shawna Farrington, a senior carnivore keeper at the zoo, said she didn't want to read too much into their behavior.
"That could have been anthropomorphizing on my part," she said. "I don't know how they were feeling."
Luka seemed to adapt. Then it was time for a thorough health examination, Luka's first since spring 2013. Luka, a little more of a handful at 136 pounds, was sedated for this exam.
The vets took blood, checked teeth, looked for anything unusual, for something that might suggest poor health. As they parted Luka's heavy fur, they stopped.
Could it be?
The veterinarians looked closely. They made phone calls, compared pictures, made more phone calls.
It was true.
No doubt about it this time.
Luka was a female.
In December 2013, weeks before Luka's first birthday, officials at Zoo Atlanta came forward with news about their panda cubs. Four-month-old Mei Lun and Mei Huan, introduced weeks earlier as male, were female.
"It is not unusual for young giant pandas to be sexed incorrectly," said Keisha Hines, a spokeswoman for the zoo who helped explain the mix-up. "Prior to the time they are at least 3 years old, there are no obvious external cues as to their sex."
And so it was with Andean bears, Phoenix zoo officials discovered. The cubs' genitalia develop slowly, keepers learned. At four months, what was visible — or not visible — could easily yield inconclusive results. Twin Andean cubs born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., vexed keepers at first until close exams revealed a male and a female.
"People have already asked us, 'Couldn't you tell by the way they went to the bathroom?' " Farrington said. "No, we couldn't. Even when Luka was climbing trees, there was just so much hair, we couldn't tell. It was like an infinite mass of black hair."
Looking back, other things made sense, too. Luka had seemed a little on the small side for male Andean bears, which at maturity can weigh more than 300 pounds.
As a 2-year-old female, though, Luka was neither too big nor too small.
Zoo officials immediately notified representatives of the Species Survival Plan. The Nashville Zoo was also told.
Jim Bartoo, a spokesman for the Nashville Zoo, learned of the mix-up the morning the news broke from a Google Alert that turned up Phoenix media coverage of the situation.
"I laughed," Bartoo said. "I sent the keepers the link, telling them it's a good thing we haven't chosen a color for the bear room yet."
Luka's future is not as clear as it was, but it remains bright.
"This is not abnormal. It's not detrimental. It's actually better for the survival of the species," Farrington said. "It's great news."
Nothing in the way keepers treated Luka during her first two years was based on her sex, Farrington said, so baby bear suffered no ill effects from the confusion.
Even her name — selected by online voters who knew no more about Luka's future than the keepers — now seems to have been a happy medium. Among the other finalists were options more masculine: Arturo, Javier and Pepe. But Luka can stay Luka, boy or girl.
As zoo officials thought through the experience, they decided in a way, the mistake was testament to a successful breeding program.
"We do thorough daily observations," Farrington said. "If we had seen anything in either one of them that wasn't right, we would have done a full exam. We're really proud of how well they were doing and that we didn't have to do an exam until now."
So baby bear will remain in her own bachelorette pad until the zoo receives new instructions from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the organization that oversees the survival plans. Luka may still wind up in Nashville, but she may be in greater demand as a female of breeding age.
As for her folks, well, Rio and Rizzaro had been separated for more than two years as Rio concentrated on raising baby bear. The same week Luka moved out, the two were reunited in the zoo's Andean bear exhibit area.
How was the reunion? Let's just say, without anthropomorphizing too much, that within a short time, they were happily doing exactly what parents do when they get the kid out of the house.
The ever-after could wait.
Tony Gonzalez of the Tennessean in Nashville contributed to this article.


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I no longer do embroidery - well only an occasional bit like a label or a centre for a quilt. It's strange really,
it's almost as if my embroidery button has been switched off. I am still a member of the Embroiderers' Guild so I am still in touch with that world but now I concentrate on making quilts and trying to quilt my patchwork tops - I have about 20 in the queue, but I keep making new ones and the queue gets longer!
Before this happened I embroidered a sampler of our house to commemorate its 100th Birthday. The whole street of 32 houses celebrated their houses' centenary by having a street party. It's a lovely street to live in as there's still a community spirit and we are always ready to party! We gained permission from the Council to close the road and for several hours we played host to some high profile guests, including our MP and AM and other dignitaries. It was a joyful occasion with food, wine, music and lots of games for the children and we had a wonderful sunny day too! Afterwards we erected a plaque on the end house to mark the occasion.
This is the top part of the sampler, I omitted the bottom part because it listed quite a few details which I didn't want on the Internet, but it started life as a band sampler and is in that style. For cat lovers, if you look you will see my black cat Frank trotting along the side path to the front door. I always used to try and include him in my embroideries, as a little touch of black does wonders!
We are now carrying on pouring money into our houses to keep them up and running for another 100 years!

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SARMs provide new solutions for a variety of medical issues. However, their growth is slowed by their ineffective adverse effects. The development of additional drugs could improve the clinical outcomes of SARM-treated patients. As the number of information about SARM-induced responses increases it will be able to discover new and effective treatments for a wide range of illnesses. However this research isn’t without controversy. How To Properly Take Sarms
SARMs have very few adverse effects. Some users report nausea and abdominal pain. However, these may become extreme if they are misused. Andarine (S4) is another SARM that has been approved for use by patients suffering from certain conditions. The drug’s goal is to increase muscle mass and strength in women who are postmenopausal who are susceptible to urinary incontinence. It is also being developed for various other medical conditions. How To Properly Take Sarms
Unfortunately, the majority of SARMs never reach the lab and end in the hands of fitness buffs, athletes and bodybuilders. In fact, SARMs are the number one reason behind the vast majority of AAFs which contain SARM drug candidates. This is due to a lack of quality control. The drugs are often mixed with other substances by companies to increase profits or reduce the cost of manufacturing. Fortunately, the United States Anti-Doping Agency conducted an examination of 44 SARM supplements from 21 online retailers.
SARMs are generally illegal in the world of bodybuilding. While they can improve strength and muscle growth, their adverse effects may be serious. SARMs should only be utilized in conjunction with a carefully monitored drug treatment due to their potential risks. In addition that the FDA has not yet granted approval for the use of novel SARMs, which may cause off-label use that is not approved. However, SARMs might be used in the near future to treat muscle weakness in some instances. How To Properly Take Sarms
SARMs are able to improve performance and are being studied in numerous areas. Hypogonadism, osteoporosis and cancer-related cachexia are just a few of the conditions they could treat. There are also several ongoing clinical trials that are investigating SARMs in various other diseases. This article is focused on the research that has been conducted on these substances. If they’re safe and effective, they may become a mainstream medicine.
Although SARMs are generally safe to consume however the FDA does not have approval for use in recreational settings. It is recommended to avoid supplements to supplement your diet that contain SARMs since the ingredients listed on them may be misleading. Anabolic steroids are not permitted by the World Anti-Doping Agency for competitive sports. However they aren’t allowed to be sold. Moreover, they are prohibited in the U.S. and other countries because of their illicit use. How To Properly Take Sarms
One of the most frequently reported adverse consequences of SARMs is the decrease in HDL levels. However the FDA should regulate the substances until more research is conducted to establish their efficacy and safety. SARMs are nonsteroidal and have a nonsteroidal design. They are also small. Their ligand-like properties enable them to attach to ARs and possess tissue-specific actions. They are also employed to treat osteoporosis, cachexia and sarcopenioporosis. How To Properly Take Sarms


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Written like a taut thriller, A Life Discarded is rife with revelations and wrong turns before reaching its startling denouement. The author sprinkles his story with excerpts and doodles from the diary, which he sensitively parses, along with his own illustrations and photographs of relevant people and places. And even though Mr. Masters’s material is dark the book is both humorous and lively ... As Mr. Masters argues, what distinguishes this diary is an utter lack of artifice—and his moving account of this person’s life, as marginal as it may be, can help readers better understand themselves.
...a multilayered mystery and an inspiring biography of a person who, if not for Masters, might have been lost to time ... The joy in reading A Life Discarded lies in the uncovering of this anonymous person’s life. Masters has created a unique and special work that will appeal to amateur detectives, Anglophiles and lovers of humanity everywhere. Definitely worth a read.
His relationship with [the diaries] is, however, strange – and for this eager reader, vexing. He doesn’t whip through them, urgently seeking some clue as to their author’s identity. Nor does he put them in chronological order, or not for some years. Instead, he faffs around, looking at them piecemeal ... Masters’s stubbornness is of a different order altogether. It’s a condition, something to be looked up: Extreme and Wilful Procrastination ... if this stuff had to be exhumed at all, at least it was Masters who did the job; a more loving undertaker you could not hope to have ... At his best, Masters is a beautiful writer: funny, inquisitive and attentive...But he has allowed his whimsical side to get out of control; his circuitous, over-involved technique feels out of kilter with his subject.


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The changes occurred in the recent century as a result of globalization has in fact influenced the policy making ways and considerations. This has complicated the aspects of decision making particularly regarding policy matters and is true even in the case of domestic policies. Though nation states still hold control over domestic policy making process they need to verify whether the policy structures and priorities are complementing international policies and associated factors. Such compliance with international policies and legal structures are in fact essential to shape domestic policies that are implementable and enforceable. There are international agencies like World Trade Organization (WTO), World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) that influences even the domestic polices either directly or indirectly. The extent of influence these international bodies have in shaping domestic policies appear to be relevant in today’s world and the major challenges in shaping domestic economic and social policy in relation to the capability of the nation state is discussed.
2. Role of nation state in shaping social and economic policies
Nations do have the right or authority to frame domestic policies that influences their economy and internal matters, but the extent of power and influence rested upon nation states have changed over the years. Efforts aimed at developing a highly prosperous world order have in fact affected the sovereignty or control of the nation state even in framing internal policies. That is, as a result of internationalization and liberalization, the social and economic issues also have gained global dimensions and hence the considerations of the nation states with regard to policy making need to be diversified and globalized. Hence domestic policies should be designed in compliance with international policies or legal frameworks and efforts to minimize or nullify policy interferences with other nations also should be rightly considered and addressed. Or else there would be interventions from international bodies like WTO, IMF and other institutions depending on the subject matter. Though the liberalization and globalization initiatives have reduced the sovereign powers of nation states, the policies framed from the new perspective have wider scope and application beyond borders. Schmidt have noted that the current trends which resulted from the “political and economic reforms internal to nation-states, such as privatization, deregulation, and decentralization have diminished central governments' powers at the same time that they have freed business even more” (1).
Though the nation states continue to have a crucial role in making decisions with regard to domestic policies, their independence in choosing the policy framework appear to be limited.
That is, nation states would not be able to frame policies specifically based only on their national priorities and preferences. The influence of the international treaties they have ratified might overrule their preferences and priorities and the policies need to be framed in accordance with the objectives of such international conventions. International organizations like WTO, World Bank, etc could intervene if the domestic policy is conflicting. For e.g. the environmental policies of US and other countries need to be in compliance with the international considerations on climate change. Reducing the carbon footprint was an important consideration of the climate change conference and hence environmental policies need to be compliant in fulfilling various international commitments associated with these policies. So the specific considerations of the nation state need to be sacrificed during similar case situations for the purpose of facilitating international commitments. On the other hand, Gilpin has opined that in “highly integrated global economies”, the nation states do exert considerable authority in developing policies to attain national goals (5). This could be true in the case of powerful or developed countries like US, who have considerable influence on these international bodies.
Globalization and associated activities have enhanced the influence of markets on the economic and social conditions of the state and hence domestic policies need to be framed based on the specific market requirements and conditions. So the basic consideration is to make domestic policies to complement the market requirements and not specifically cater to national interests alone. Considerations of national interests in policy making appear rather very limited in the changed scenario where expansion of the markets emerged as essential pathways for growth and development. On the other hand social issues like poverty alleviation, healthcare, reducing the gap between the rich and the poor, etc are some area that requires specific national focus but the option of external dependence or “international coherence and cooperation” need to be considered in matters associated with social and economic development as well (Grindle 14). Gilpil claims that under these circumstances the authoritative role of the nation state in policy making is diminishing (10). These factors also implies that international organizations have a certain role in shaping policy matters particularly in matters associated with regard to monitoring and regulation.
As social policies and economic policies influences the world economy, the interferences from international bodies would be high if the domestic policies are not designed in accordance with due considerations of their state. Increasing influence of international organizations in the internal matters of the state threatens the sovereignty of the nation state. For e.g. as a result of General Agreement on Trade and Tariff “(GATT) ratification in Congress, the role of WTO is seen to usurp US trade prerogatives, such as its ability to impose sanctions unilaterally with Super 301” (Schmidt 6).
3. Influence of International organizations
WTO was established for the purpose of promoting free trade and free markets and hence any domestic social or economic policy that intervenes with the efforts of the WTO would be disputed. But countries like US consider the objectives of WTO as opportunity to expand the various sectors across borders. For e.g. by utilizing these opportunities for growth and development, US healthcare industry and various other sectors have expanded in to international markets. Privatization of some of the sectors like healthcare, telecom, etc which were the monopoly of the public sector are indications of the influence of WTO and their interventions (Osterhammel and Petersson 9). It was the initiative of premier organizations like WTO and World Bank to open up and expand the sectors which were mainly controlled by the public sector. WTO would take appropriate action against member states that do not facilitate the smooth implementation of their policies.
WTO and World Bank adopt policies that would facilitate in fulfilling their objectives of market expansion and diversification. “The restrictions on national sovereignty imposed by
WTO through GATS will make it increasingly difficult to reverse these trends” (Price, Pollock and Shaul 1892). WTO, World Bank and other organizations develop frameworks for the member states to comply and any lapse in initiating efforts for attaining the objectives would be treated as a serious offence and these organizations impose strict penalties on those nations. So the domestic policy of all nations who are party to these international organizations need to be framed in compliance with the policies and associated guidelines. As a result of the influence of these international bodies the market structure of the different member states has been changed in order to achieve the objectives. Policies aimed at rapid market expansion and privatization of different services appears to be the major highlights of the influence of these international organizations. These changes in fact lead to reduction in the capability of the governments of nation states to control or regulate the industries including financial sectors.
As a result of these changes in different areas even the social setup has also altered, which in turn would result in major adjustments in the social welfare schemes and policies of the government. Such types of adjustments were done to match the requirements of the times as well as to comply with international commitments. For e.g. rise of unemployment as a result of these structural changes would prompt the nation states to adopt appropriate policies to normalize the figures. So reforms in different policy matters become inevitable and it has to be accordance with the specifications of the international organizations.
Assessment on the extent of challenge posed by international organizations like WTO, World Bank, IMF, etc in shaping domestic economic and social policy revealed that the role of nation states in policy matters have diminished to a certain extent. But nation states remain as the authority for deciding on the domestic policies despite having lost absolute control over the decision making process. Nation state lacks the independence in choosing the policy matters based on the specific national interests, priorities and preferences and they need to design policies that would be complementary to other international matters and concerns. So nation states need to adopt policy matters that are complementing to international goals and objectives of international organizations. Organizations like WTO, World Bank, etc would exert greater pressure and impose punishments for lack of compliance with the policy considerations of these international bodies. Though nation state have lost absolute power in decision making, each nation could attain greater levels of growth and prosperity if they remain in compliance within the policy frameworks as imposed by international organizations like IMF, World Bank, etc
David, Price., Allyson, M. Pollock, and Jean, Shaoul. How the World Trade Organisation is shaping domestic policies in health care? The Lancet, 354 (1999). Web. 11 June 2013.
Gilpin, Robert. Global political economy: Understanding the international economic order. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2001. Print.
Grindle, Merilee, S. “Social policy in development: Coherence and cooperation in the real world”. DESA Working Paper, No. 98 (2010). Web. 10 June 2013.
Osterhammel, Jurgen. and Petersson, Neils, P. “Globalization: Circle navigating a term. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2001. Print.
Scharpf, Fritz, W. and Vivien, A. Schmidt (eds.). 2000. Welfare and Work in the Open Economy. Volume II. Diverse Responses to Common Challenges. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Print.
Schmidt, Viven. A. “The new world order, incorporated: The rise of business and the decline of the nation state". Daedalus, 124. 2 (1995). Web. 9 June 2013.

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NASA picks spaceX for mission to Jupiter's icy moontext_fields
Washington: NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, slated for a launch to Jupiter's icy moon in October 2024, will fly aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket built by SpaceX.
The US space agency will pay approximately $178 million to SpaceX for launch services, it said in a statement on Friday.
Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life.
The mission -- 45 times fly by the moon -- aims to produce high-resolution images of Europa's surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon's icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of Europa's ocean, NASA said.
The mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa was cleared by NASA in 2015.
For years, the Clipper was legally obligated to launch on NASA's long-delayed Space Launch System (SLS). But with the SLS perpetually delayed and over budget, NASA has urged Congress to consider allowing the Europa Clipper to fly commercial. Switching to another vehicle could save up to $1 billion, NASA's inspector general said in 2019, the Verge reported.
In the 2021 budget, NASA got permission to consider commercial alternatives to the SLS. It soon started officially looking for a commercial alternative. On Friday it awarded the contract to SpaceX.
SpaceX first launched its Falcon Heavy rocket in 2018, and started flying satellites in 2019. Earlier this year, NASA also selected the rocket as the ride to space for two parts of a planned space station orbiting the Moon, the report said.


Semi-annually, the Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (PA-BCCEDP) submits a file to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that captures cumulative data on the program’s breast and cervical cancer screenings from the date the program began.
The PA-BCCEDP has been operational since 1994 and now has over 170,000 breast and cervical screening records. CDC requires the data file to have less than a 1% error rate and Pennsylvania’s edit rate has always been less than 0.1%.
Thanks to the diligence of PA-BCCEDP contractors and their providers in submitting accurate data, the program’s edit rate for the October 2020 reporting period is <0.1% and 0% for the recent 5 years --meaning not a single error. PA-BCCEDP thanks its providers for the great work and making the program look stellar to CDC.
PA-BCCEDP helps low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women gain access to timely breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment services. NBCCEDP also provides patient navigation services to help women overcome barriers and get timely access to quality care. For program details please visit: PA-BCCEDP.


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My son’s entrance into kindergarten has loomed large in my head for the past couple of years. But I always swatted away any negative thoughts by telling myself that his first day was far away, so no need to worry prematurely. Well, the day is no longer far away, despite my desire to stop time. It is here and now, and my worry has turned into a full-blown dread that I can’t seem to shake. Mama has the Back-to-School Blues
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Outwardly, I’m doing a good job of keeping this dread from my son, as I don’t want him to pick up on my anxiety. We talk about what kindergarten will be like, and I think he feels a typical amount of nervousness about a new environment, new routine, and new friends. I just wish that my facade on the outside matched my feelings inside; that this was a milestone to be celebrated, rather than feared or mourned.
I stress about his ability to adapt to a long school day filled with more rules, structure, and indoor time than he is used to. More than that though—since kids are pretty adaptable and the transition will probably go better than expected—I worry about how all the rules, structure, and indoor time will affect his development. Will he have a hard time focusing if there’s not enough physical activity and outdoor time? Will the reduced amount of free play hinder his creativity and problem solving skills?
I worry about his teachers having to teach to a standardized test instead of encouraging him to follow his curiosity and dive deep into what interests him. I worry about what he’ll hear about social justice, race, and history given Texas lawmakers’ efforts to constrain how these subjects are taught in schools. (I worry about our underpaid and burned out educators, too, who have to shoulder these burdens and many others.)
Mixed in with all the worry is a sense of loss. The loss of our flexible routine and more leisurely mornings. Being able to plan vacations based on what’s best for our family, not the school calendar. The loss of fun, weekday outings with both of my kids. Mornings spent exploring the Greenbelt or playing hockey in the driveway or pretending to hide from monsters.
I’ve spent the last five and a half years being able to craft our days according to our values, preferences, and schedule. So I’m definitely struggling with the impending loss of control. As a stay-at-home mom, my job as his mom has been, by nature, all-consuming. It’s hard to take a step back and accept that so many others will be influencing him now.
Most of all, I’m losing time spent with one of my favorite people, as the amount of hours he’ll be away at school is going to triple. My son challenges me, amazes me, and makes me laugh all day long, and now I’m going to miss many of those moments.
If you don’t relate to my kindergarten blues, this all probably sounds a bit dramatic to you. You may have the urge to remind me, as my husband does, that my son is not going to prison. I know this is part of life, part of my son growing up and becoming more independent. I know that the transition may be rough at first, but it will get better, thanks to strong support from family and a school that genuinely cares about its students. But reminding myself of that doesn’t erase the sadness and worry.
Of course, if my son feels sad or worried about kindergarten, I will hold space for his feelings and be there to wipe his tears. I will be brave for him, and hopefully on his first day Back-to-School he will feel excited for this new adventure. Eventually, I’ll feel that way too. (I hope.) But in the meantime, I’ll be the mom with the back-to-school blues, wiping away my own tears as I wave goodbye to my new kindergartener.

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Aspex debuts cross-platform video encoder
At IBC (stand 7.901) Aspex Semiconductor, a UK-based company, is showing its Accelera Advanced Video Encoder, a multi-format HD video compression accelerator to support the MPEG-2, H.264 and VC-1 HD video compression standards currently in use.
The company said its Advanced Video Encoder framework speeds up the time-consuming task of HD video compression inside desktop video applications from Adobe Systems, Sorenson Media, Microsoft, Digital Rapids and others.
The flexible nature of the AVE framework enables customers to run MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1 or other encoders on the same platform, providing a future proof, multi-codec acceleration solution. The platform is format and resolution independent, providing high-quality, low bit-rate encoding.
The AVE framework includes Aspex's new accelerated HD H.264 encoding solution, which, according to the company, accelerates the performance of PC-based software AVC SD and HD video encoding for IPTV, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, corporate, streaming and broadcast applications. These solutions can be combined with third-party video I/O cards.
The framework is available now on the Aspex Accelera 3000 platform and will be available on the newly launched Accelera 5000 platform early next year.
Aspex said its AVE solution made use of ultra-high performance “Extreme Processors” that include more than 16,000 processing elements on a single PC plug-in card. This results in real-time PC video compression performance, even in the HD domain.
For more information, visit www.aspex-semi.com.
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When you hear the word camouflage, visions of green and brown military uniforms might come to mind; but, photographer Joseph Ford and knitter Nina Dodd have a different idea of wearable concealment. For the last several years, they worked on their collaborative project called Invisible Jumpers, in which Dodd would knit a garment that blends in with a chosen environment and then Ford would photograph the wearer—a person, animal, or piece of fruit—blending in with that particular setting. Often, this involved a subject disappearing into a space they were already personally connected to, such as a farmer wearing a spotted shirt and standing among his cows.
The knitted camouflage is a playful twist on an optical illusion that’s been crafted through Ford’s meticulous attention to detail. Because he and Dodd are able to achieve such seamless fusions, it speaks to just how precarious illusions like those in Invisible Jumpers can be. If someone were to move just an inch, the entire image would begin to unravel and the chameleon-like effect would be gone.
We had the chance to speak with Ford about the book and the intensive process of creating the duo's wearable optical illusions. Scroll down for My Modern Met's exclusive interview.
What was the initial idea for this project?
I love optical illusions, whether it be with changing scales or with blending objects together. When I began this project I had been working for several years on a series of diptychs that matched an aerial landscape on one side with a piece of clothing or a detail of a garment on the other side.
After several years of shooting still life, I was looking for a way to continue to explore optical illusions with a human element and started working with a knitter, Nina Dodd. She loves buses and inventive knitting and created a jumper based on the seat covers of buses. We found an eye-catching model and photographed him on a bus.
When you started it, did you anticipate it being such an undertaking?
Absolutely didn’t imagine it being such an undertaking! Over four years, I shot the occasional picture, making seven in total. Then for the last year, I’ve basically been working full-time on this project.
Can you walk us through the process, from the creation of the sweater to the final photograph?
Each of these pictures has taken me weeks to research and plan. I have generally begun with an idea: “Could I photograph someone blending into cherry blossom?” Then I go looking for the perfect location. In this case, it took several days' research to find the right trees: big enough to take the weight of a swing with a branch at the right height, and in a place where there wouldn’t be too many other distracting elements in the shot.
The locations have to be eye-catching but simple enough to be able to be knitted. They also have to be places that aren’t going to change too fast, as the knitting takes a few weeks. It would have been terrible to prepare a sweater and then not be able to shoot because the location has been demolished.
Once I’ve found the location, I photograph someone standing where I would like the model to be in the final picture. I draw over this scouting photograph and annotate the picture with different colors and patterns so Nina can plan how to knit. Often there are 10 or 12 different shades of yarn in a single picture, and up to 24 balls of wool at any one time for the more complicated designs. The choice of yarn has varied according to the background: the blue running track had a shiny surface so we found a fine cotton with a sheen to it.
What fascinates you about optical illusions?
It’s very satisfying to create images that make the viewer take a second glance, where there are multiple layers to look at.
How do they inform your overall photography?
I enjoy creating images that challenge the viewer, making us question our initial perception.
Many of these sweaters look really intricate. What was one of the more challenging garments for Nina to knit?
The hardest to knit was the cherry tree dress. This had 24 balls of wool being used at the same time and was very complicated as the random nature of leaf and flower patterns meant that Nina had to change colors every few stitches.
What was the hardest for you to photograph?
One of the hardest to photograph was the lady on stilts in the street. Unfortunately, when I went to check the location out the day before shooting I discovered that the lack of traffic the first time I visited must have been a fluke. It was bumper to bumper throughout the day. I went back to shoot the next day with several assistants, who managed to persuade the motorists to leave a space in the traffic every now and then so we could shoot while Marianne strode up and down the street on the slippery cobbles. Anyone who has ever driven in Paris will be able to imagine how hard that was.
Shortly after we started, a police car came past. I assumed that was the end of the shoot: we were certainly creating a public disturbance and impeding the safe flow of traffic, but the driver gave us a grin, took a picture of the woman on stilts and drove on by.
Tell us more about the book Invisible Jumpers. What can readers expect from it?
Lots of laughs. There is a broad range of images and a large behind the scenes section, with pictures showing how the images were created and discussing the challenges of photographing and knitting a project like this.