text: In smooth muscle tissues, the relationship between muscle or cell length and active force can be modulated by altering the cell or tissue length during stimulation. Mechanisms for this mechanical plasticity were investigated by measuring muscle stiffness during isometric contractions in which contractile force was graded by changing stimulus intensity or muscle length. Stiffness was significantly higher in contracted than in resting muscles at comparable forces; however, the relationship between stiffness and force during force development was curvilinear and independent of muscle length and stimulus intensity. This suggests that muscle stiffness during force development reflects properties of cellular components other than cross bridges which contribute to the series elasticity only during activation. During the tonic phase of isometric contraction, muscle stiffness increased while force remained constant. A step decrease in the length of a contracted muscle resulted in a high level of stiffness relative to force during isometric force redevelopment following the length step. We propose that the arrangement of the cytoskeleton can adjust to changes in the conformation of resting smooth muscle cells but that the organization of the cytoskeleton becomes more fixed upon contractile activation and is modulated very slowly during a sustained contraction. This may provide a mechanism for optimizing force development to the physical conformation of the cell at the time of activation.

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Incase ya haven’t heard, Argentina took home the World Cup after defeating France in a thriller, which was ultimately decided in penalty kicks.
It was a wild game, and was one helluva way for Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi to take home his first ever World Cup.
Now if you don’t know much about soccer, or never heard of Lionel Messi… he may in fact be the GOAT. The World Cup win definitely puts the cherry on top of what is already an incredible legacy.
Needless to say, every soccer fan and their brother would probably kill to have the opportunity to shake Messi’s hand and congratulate him on the win.
And one of those guys?
It would be Turkish chef, Salt Bae.
If the name doesn’t sound familiar, he’s the bozo celebrity chef who turned into a meme back in 2017, for his strange videos of himself preparing meals.
Ya know, this one:
However, the guy has been the center of several controversies after going viral, from mimicking a photo of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, to allegedly keeping a portion of his employees tips at his restaurant, breaking safety protocol at his restaurant in Boston when COVID-19 began, and more.
And in his latest controversy, the guy was seen hanging with the Argentina soccer team at the World Cup this year, even though the guy is Turkish.
And after seeing this video, it’s easy to see that the guy was unwanted there…
In the footage, you can see Messi wanting absolutely no part of Salt Bae, and completely gives him the cold shoulder. Salt Bae even grabs his arm multiple times trying to get his attention, and Messi just ices him out.
He even give him a bit of a death stare at the end there.
I LOVE it.
It’s obvious that the chef is down there, trying to pull the “hey everybody, remember me?!” card, and nobody is having any of it.

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Welcome to the home page of guitarist Steve Khan!
NOW AVAILABLE!!! "SUBTEXT" is the title of Steve's forthcoming recording, and again, there is a subtitle in Spanish, "Subtexto en Azul." On the album, Steve continues his explorations of the wondrous traditions of Latin music, and this time, the core group features: Rubén Rodríguez(El. Bass & Baby Bass), Bobby Allende(Conga), Marc Quiñones(Timbal), and Dennis Chambers(Drums). At varying moments, they are joined by some great musicians, dear friends, as guest artists, including: Rob Mounsey(Keys & Orchestrations); Randy Brecker(Flügelhorn); Gil Goldstein(Accordion); and Mariana Ingold(Vocals). In all, they perform Steve's arrangements of compositions by: Ornette Coleman, "Bird Food"; Freddie Hubbard, "Baraka Sasa"; Wayne Shorter, "Infant Eyes"; Greg Osby, "Heard"; Thelonious Monk, "Hackensack"; and the gorgeous ballad, "Never Let Me Go"(Livingston-Evans). All this, plus 2 originals from Steve, and, a Cumbia driven Vallenato epic collaboration between Steve and Mariana Ingold.
Once again, the music was recorded by James Farber at Avatar Studios during January 29th-30th, 2014. Michel Granger's beautiful image graces the cover, and contributes its own particular "subtext."
Again, 55 Records(Japan); ESC Records(Germany/Europe) and Tone Center Records(USA) will form this important part of the team. 55 Records released the album on May 21st, and it's safe to say that ESC Records released it on May 30th. The U.S. release just happened on June 24th. If you enjoyed "PARTING SHOT," you will surely love this new one!!!
A note from the Webmaster: Check out KHAN'S KORNER 1 which now has 77 hand-written solo transcriptions. Classic solos by: Miles Davis, Jim Hall, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Michael Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, Herbie Hancock, Clare Fischer, Pat Martino, Kenny Burrell, Paul Desmond, George Benson, George Coleman, Steve Grossman, John Scofield, Gabor Szabo and Robben Ford, plus corresponding mp3s.
With the passing of Nelson Mandela, a friend reminded me of my appearance on the title song from Michael Franks' 1987 album, THE CAMERA NEVER LIES(Warner Bros.), which was produced by the brilliant keyboardist, Rob Mounsey. I had forgotten how the lyrics were connected to the South African miner's strike from the mid-'80s, and yet, the struggle for freedom was still very much an issue. The YouTube video clip helped to bring back lots of memories of that song and those years. Here's hoping that some of you will enjoy the work that I did via my ESP Strat.
As February of 2013 arrived, it was with great pleasure that we offered Steve Grossman's fantastic solo that appeared on the 1971 Miles Davis album, A TRIBUTE TO JACK JOHNSON(Columbia). This 3-minute plus exploration of what one can do over a static Bb7(sus) chord, when accompanied by: Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Michael Henderson and Billy Cobham, gives cause for great thought and study. If you haven't heard this before, pay special attention to it now!!!
Hoping to lift the spirits of those musically inclined, we present to you Pat Martino's swingin' 2-chorus solo over the Cole Porter standard, "It's All Right With Me," which appears on the 1977 Willis Jackson album, BAR WARS(Muse). Accompanied by organist Charles Earland and drummer Idris Muhammad, this particular solo would have been part of a 2nd Volume for Steve's book, "PAT MARTINO - The Early Years" but alas, it was not to be.
There is a nice chill in the air as October arrives, and to keep things warm and cozy, we are offering Steve Khan's wonderful 1/2-chorus solo over a Clare Fischer classic composition, "San Francisco, P.M.," which appears on the just released album ¡RITMO!(Clavo) by the Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band led by Clare's beloved and devoted son, bassist/arranger, Brent Fischer. Of course, there's a lovely story that accompanies the transcription, and which is shared in Steve's analysis. There's a good reason why this tune was chosen to open the album, and why Steve's solo is the first one as well! Don't miss this one!!!
At KHAN'S KORNER 2, it's a wonderful time, June 24th, 2014, because Steve's new CD "SUBTEXT" has finally been released, and we are happy to present one of Steve's two originals from the album, "Bait and Switch." Composed as a tribute, in part, to the late, great Joe Zawinul, with whom Steve shared many stages and many miles of travel, conversations, and gin rummy, during the summer of 1986. We hope that everyone enjoys reading just how this tune was put together!!!
We celebrated of the simultaneous recent uploads to iTunes of Steve's catalog albums from the past, we are pleased to offer the last remaining composition, the title song from the "MODERN TIMES"(1982) album. This live album was the 2nd of three recordings with the original Eyewitness configuration that featured: Anthony Jackson, Steve Jordan, and Manolo Badrena. If you are or were a fan of that group, don't miss this special presentation of a newly revised lead sheet. Here's hoping that this never-ending winter of our discontent is almost finished!!!
When we arrived at September of 2013, it has been almost one full year since any was presented here. It was a most interesting cosmic accident when someone happened to send me a YouTube link for "Macbeth," which was a song that I had contributed to Mark Colby's 1979 LP, "ONE GOOD TURN." The recorded performance featured: Bob James, Gordon Johnson, Steve Gadd, and Portinho. Honestly, I hadn't heard it in years, perhaps two decades at the very least, but, as I have tried to share the lead sheets for all the original tunes, I was inspired to rewrite the lead sheets. And so, here they are, and they come to you with the hope that you will enjoy reading the analysis and the story of this particular composition.
In December of 2012, we presented the lead sheets for Steve's composition, "Rites of Darkness" which now appears on Volume 2 of the just released compilation, "MONTREUX SUMMIT" by the CBS Jazz All-Stars. Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977, this performance featured Steve alongside: George Duke; Bob James; Alphonso Johnson; Billy Cobham; and Ralph MacDonald. Though the performance has many flaws, on the odd chance that a new generation of players might find the tune interesting enough to try to play and perform made this presentation seem like a reasonably good idea. Steve's analysis offers insights into everything that happened leading up to the performance and the aftermath as well.
As 2011 came to a close, we finally shared the last of the original tunes from Steve's latest CD, "PARTING SHOT"(Golpe de Partida), when we posted "Just Deserts." As always, Steve's analysis was filled with interesting and informative stories about the music, the performance, and even about the title and its spelling. Take the time to get better acquainted with the percussion jam from the album that features: Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones, and Dennis Chambers - and of course all the other originals.
"Zancudoville" was the last of the three cha-cha-chas to appear on the album. The bluesy nature of the groove and the main theme allows Steve to put to use his fantastic overdrive sound. To the surprise of all, Steve also performs the vocalese sections of the piece. Longtime musical associate Rob Mounsey performs all the keyboards parts with his usual stellar musicality. And while all this is going on, Manolo Badrena provides all the swampy atmosphere, and converses with the zancudos.
In September, we shared "When She's Not Here"(Cuando Ella No Está), the gorgeous bolero, the ballad from the album which features Steve in a most romantic setting. Augmented by Rob Mounsey's spectacular orchestration, the conversational bongo work of Marc Quiñones is one of the highlights of this great recording.
In August,"Influence Peddler"(Traficante de Influencias) was the 4th in the series, and it is the 2nd cha-cha-cha on the album. Rooted in its R&B influences, at the conclusion of this 10-minute journey, there are spectacular solos from Dennis Chambers, Marc Quiñones; and Bobby Allende. The appearance of the superb voices of Tatiana Parra(Brasil) and Andrés Beeuwsaert(Argentina) during the vocalese sections add a most special touch. It was a great thrill to have them appear on the recording.
In July, "María Mulambo" became the 3rd in the series, and offers a union of James Brown's "Doing It to Death" groove, Afro-Cuban 6/8 and Manolo Badrena's wild Brasilian-style Portuguese lyrics. Throw in the rock solid foot-stompin' pulse from Anthony Jackson & Dennis Chambers and you've got another classic in the Eyewitness extended song form mold. Wishing everyone a wonderful July with this one!
In June, "Los Gaiteros" was the 2nd in the series. Depending upon your point of view, it is a most interesting or unusual piece of music with a tumbao in 3/4, but, it can feel otherwise. Check it out, and decide for yourself.
In May, we began the series by posting the lead sheets to another one of Steve's new compositions, "Change Agent"(El Catalizador). This Bb blues, played as a cha-cha-cha, was actually the first of the 10 songs to be recorded for the CD. Steve's analysis states that this tune offers the best of the Eyewitness music-making sensibility coupled with all the Latin rhythms and percussion sounds supplied by Marc Quiñones and Bobby Allende. Enjoy this one with our very best wishes for a fantastic Summer!!! Yikes, the heat is already here!
This site created and maintained by Blaine Fallis, A Train Creative, Inc. . Graphic design Blaine and Youngsuk Fallis. Written and edited by Steve Khan. Steve Khan illustration by NED SHAW. Don't miss Ned's latest at our ONLINE GALLERY!

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This gayly hung, coppery handcrafted flying angel lights the way with a tiny candle and a dainty chain of beads.
Luminarias – candled paper lanterns – light the way on snowy, Southwest streets. Flying silent and suspended, Angelarias light up our hearts holding tiny golden candles. Hang this small tin ornament on a Christmas tree or use this special piece of art to decorate a wall.
The brightly colored, richly patterned papers used on these products are unique and originate from paper collections found all over the world. Like the products themselves, they are essentially one of a kind. Whereas the design of each product is as you see pictured the colors and patterns that embellish them will differ. This means that any piece from our collection will be uniquely yours.


There Will Be Blood (2007)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Kevin J. O’Connor, Dillon Freasier
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson‘s There Will Be Blood has been getting attention for both being one of the year’s best films and for Daniel Day-Lewis‘ inspired performance as the main character Daniel Plainview. After watching it, it becomes clear that the perception of the film’s greatness has more to do with Day-Lewis’ performance than does the perception of his greatness depend on the film itself.
Which isn’t to say that this isn’t an excellent film, because it is. A thoroughly accomplished effort of quiet power, PT Anderson’s loose adaptation of Upton Sinclair‘s Oil! is a success, powered by Day-Lewis’ performance and Anderson’s meticulous direction. It’s just that Day-Lewis is so powerful as Plainview that he overshadows much of the film, to the extent that he also covers for some of its flaws.
Daniel Plainview is a silver-tongued oilman who receives a tip about an otherwise worthless tract of land that sits on top of a reservoir of oil. Purchasing that land up for a pittance, Plainview begins to drill for oil with his cherub-faced son H.W. (Dillon Freasier) by his side, coming into conflict with Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), the local preacher whose family’s land Plainview originally buys up. The two men enter into a battle of wills that reveals Plainview’s true nature, as his unbridled pursuit of fortune strips away whatever humanity Plainview may have had.
The problem is that Day-Lewis is so magnificent as the malevolent Plainview that the rest of the characters seem pale and less interesting in comparison. The ending seems to reveal the movie to be a battle of wits between Plainview and Eli, but I never really got the impression that Eli was anything more than an annoyance to Daniel, and definitely not a true rival. This isn’t to say that Dano is a lightweight in the role, it’s just that he gets swept up in Day-Lewis’ bravura performance like much of the rest of the movie.
Other than Day-Lewis, the best part of the film is PT Anderson’s remarkable ability to use long, unspoken segments of the film to build intensity. Without using any dialogue, Anderson is able to use the actions of the characters and Jonny Greenwood‘s piercing score to effectively tell the whole story, almost convincing me that the movie could have succeeded as a silent feature.
It’s that level of craftsmanship combined with Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance that make There Will Be Blood a true work of art, albeit one that may be more of an accomplished showcase of acting than a fully-formed story.


This month, we’ve seen the beginning of the slow return of in-person events as COVID-19 case numbers trend downward and more eligible city dwellers get vaccinated.
One of the tech community’s most regular events, Venture Cafe, a weekly gathering at Quorum in the University City Science Center, was one to hedge back into in-person gatherings recently. Last Thursday, Quorum welcomed back visitors for an evening of programing, and guests had the option of attending virtually or in person. It’s the model of hybrid events we except many orgs may adopt in weeks and months to come.
Lynette Moore, the director of Quorum who’s been with the Science Center for five years, told Technical.ly her team had kept their eyes on local case numbers and regulations closely for a few weeks before making the call.
They specifically looked to CDC recommendations and the City of Philadelphia’s lift of the “safer at home” restrictions on June 2. Moore said she’s also been closely watching what other event venues and organizations have been doing, and has had chats with the nearby hotel, The Study, for similar size comparison.
“The trend has been that numbers have been declining steadily the last few weeks, but we’re also in a position that if they climb again, we’ll do more social distancing and other practices,” Moore said.
When it comes to attending in-person events again, Moore said she thinks there’s two camps of people: those who are rearing to get back to normal and those who may have been working from home for 15 months and are still wondering, “Is it safe to go out?” The hybrid model offers both a way to participate, she said.
And as Moore hopes — and believes — they’ll see more people attending the events in person in the coming weeks and months, she recognizes that the virtual event space will be around for a long time. It’s offered them the chance to operate safely throughout the pandemic, invite guests and speakers from around the world and provide some accessibility for folks to attend without having to make it to University City.
— Karin Copeland (@KarinCopeland_) June 3, 2021
Last week’s events prompted guests to RSVP if they intended on coming in person, and out of about 160 guests, 30 came IRL, she said. It was a good number of people to feel like an event while still making room for social distancing. Masks were still required unless you were grabbing a bite or a drink at the happy hour at the first floor lounge, and it was encouraged that folks be fully vaccinated before participating in that aspect.
And while they won’t require vaccinations of their guests, they did provide “I’m vaccinated” stickers for guests who did want to broadcast their status to others if it makes both parties of an interaction feel more comfortable.
“It was exciting to see. When you work at a place like the Science Center, I believe in the science. And I know from Quorum’s perspective of cleaning and sanitizing, we were operating safely,” Moore said. “It was great seeing some of our regulars back, a lot of them were excited and thankful, it was good. We did a lot of calls and planning and thinking of alternatives, and it was nice to see it in action.”
— Venture Cafe Philadelphia (@vencafePHL) June 3, 2021


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401(K) having Student loan: A beneficial 401(k) was a pension coupons bundle given by of many to own-earnings businesses. When you’re wishing to repay student loans along with your 401(k), there are many disadvantages to take on.
For people who owe cash on student education loans and also have cash merely sitting when you look at the good 401(k); it will be tempting to take that loan from your senior years account to blow off your own instructional personal debt.
However, there are a handful of advantageous assets to this process, the brand new drawbacks typically far provide more benefits than any possible advantages. Getting financing off good 401(k) is a huge exposure that may become damaging debt future.
This approach might imply quitting important defenses open to student loan borrowers. From these larger disadvantages, it’s often far better see other ways to handle scholar financial obligation when it is causing fury.
401(k) into the Details
Withdrawing money from a 401(k) to expend student loans is almost always a bad suggestion; for the reason that delivering currency from your senior years account prior to you are 10 % with the taken fund.
Rather than withdrawing cash; you can utilize retirement offers to repay beginner debt by the credit money from your 401(k). You might have to pay dominating and desire on the 401(k) loan; however, might possibly be make payment on money back toward own senior years account as opposed to enriching a loan provider.
When you acquire away from an effective 401(k), installment terminology decided for how much you acquire. Their package can also be place its very own rate of interest and you must repay the complete harmony inside 5 years.
You can make use of the bucks having something you want, so you may acquire out of your 401(k) to pay off federal otherwise individual student loans.
The top advantageous asset of good 401(k) loan is that you reach pay attention so you can your self alternatively regarding to help you a student loan lender. However,, this may not necessarily feel given that attractive a possibility as it looks as discover an opportunity prices never to getting the money spent. Your lose out on production you might deserve for people who kept the money in your 401(k).
In the event the college loans costs six per cent notice per year within the notice therefore could’ve obtained an enthusiastic 8 percent get back towards the invested financing during the period of the entire year, you would certainly be worse off than simply if you would left your bank account in the the fresh new 401(k) and simply repaid interest into the student loan lender.
Dangers of Borrowing from the bank Off good 401(k) to repay Education loan
- Otherwise build repayments, you could standard and you may owe a 10 percent punishment on the the loan equilibrium.
- If you cannot afford the loan right back contained in this five years, you could potentially are obligated to pay a ten percent penalty.
- Once you log off your task and can’t pay-off the mortgage very quickly, you could potentially owe a 10 % penalty.
- You’ll be able to get rid of borrower defenses including entry to earnings-oriented payment programs, Public-service Financing Forgiveness, deferment, and forbearance.
- You’ll be able to miss out on investment gains at the time your money was withdrawn.
The reasons why you Must not Repay Obligations Having fun with Retirement Savings
A 401(k) is a great method for saving getting retirement because it even offers extreme tax discounts. You could potentially installed currency straight from your own paycheck ahead of taxation is taken, and this cuts back your taxable earnings. That means you’ll shell out faster inside the fees on a yearly basis.
But when you withdraw their funds early, you’ll be able to typically deal with consequences. Essentially, Irs you to initiate draw currency from your 401(k) in place of punishment performing within age 59 ?, and you are required to start taking withdrawals at many years 70 ?.
For individuals who drop in the 401(k) just before you to ages, you will probably owe one another federal taxation and you will a good 10% punishment towards number which you withdraw. You might be into hook to have county taxes, as well.
Choices for Settling College loans
The good news is, you have additional options when you find yourself sick and tired of and make big month-to-month repayments and you will effect like you get no place.
- Refinancing student loan obligations: Many individuals can reduce the attention they shell out on student loans by refinancing with a brand new bank. While this also means giving up debtor defenses of this government loans, you’re not placing your retirement at risk – and may possibly cut attract will cost you significantly. Once you refinance, you could consolidate both government and personal financing together with her.
- Consolidating government student loan financial obligation: Only government college loans meet the requirements to get consolidated with the regulators, plus rate of interest wouldn’t change – you could blend numerous finance to the one larger that. You could potentially probably reduce your payment per month, too, while the consolidation you are going to provide extended repayment terminology. Even when your loans do cost more inside the interest in the newest much time work with for many who stretched-out brand new repayment timeline. Discover more within Lead Integration Mortgage book.
- Purchasing extra so you’re able to existing figuratively speaking: If you possibly could performs a part gig otherwise select room inside your finances to expend a lot more, you might pay-off figuratively speaking smaller.
Borrowing from your 401(k), whether your manager lets, should be an alternative choice to taking out fully an educatonal loan even in the event it is very important consider the advantages and you will cons prior to this. When you have an IRA, you possibly can make a withdrawal punishment totally free to own licensed education expenses at the a qualified establishment.

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Anyone who knows me knows how much I love pets. I can’t walk past a dog without petting him or her. I absolutely adore cats. And I have a soft spot for lizards; I think they’re super cool. I also love photography and have been creating photos for over 30 years. In 2009, I merged my love of pets with my love of photography and started my business, Ellen Zangla Photography.
As a niche photographer—all I photograph are pets and pets with their people—I am an expert in pet photography. I understand pet behavior, know how to get them to look at the camera with that “look,” light their fur correctly (if you have a black pet, you’ll know what I mean), and capture the relationship they have with their owners. I have a lot of patience, giving dogs, cats and other pets time to relax, knowing that it can take some time to get the perfect image.
I specialize in creating natural and unique photos of dogs, cats and other pets. I photograph mostly outdoors (with the exception of cats and other animals, such as guinea pigs, who may not go outside). My clients say that I capture the true personality of their pets, whether they’re regal and proud, funny or goofy, or somewhere in between. You can read what some of my other clients have said here.
I believe that our pets are family members and that we should have amazing photos of them that we will treasure for a lifetime. And I love creating these images for people. When it comes to capturing those once-in-a-lifetime moments, it’s important to get it right, and I have the technical and artistic skills to make that happen:
- I am a Master Photographer and a Certified Professional Photographer through Professional Photographers of America and an Accredited Professional of Animal Imagery through the International Society of Animal Photographers.
- I have won numerous awards for my pet photography, including:
- Four time medalist in the Professional Photographers of America prestigious International Print Competition
- Grand Imaging Award Finalist, Animal Category, Professional Photographers of America, International Print Competition
- Portrait Photographer of the Year, MDPPA, and a Top Ten Animal Image at the 2016 International Print Competition.
- Multiple other award-winning photos in state, district and international print competitions. You can see my award-winning photos here.
I live with my husband, our 19-year-old son, and six four-legged family members: our first set of “twins:” Alfie and Griffin, eight-year-old cats, who are “foster fails” (they came home for a long weekend in November 2014 and never went back); Lola, a five-year-old Boxer/Australian Shepherd mix; our second set of “twins,” Panther and Storm four-year-old cats; and Aeneas, a three-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier/everything but the kitchen sink mix. You can see their photos here.

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While pep rallies and parades are usually reserved for sports teams, some elementary schools are out to get students and parents fired up about standardized tests. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, schools are hoping such tactics will get parents involved in the process and get kids to aim high for success.
Some educators claim that standardized testing is here to stay, so why not make the best of it. Others see anything that gets parents involved in education as a good thing. The Illinois State Board of Education said that last month its website got about 100 hits per hour at night and on weekends for its practice tests, so perhaps supporters have a point.
What do you think? Is a school-sponsored event such as parents vs. kids in “Are You Smarter than an ISAT (Illinois Standards Achievement Tests) Student?” a good way to rally the community around necessary standardized testing or another example of too much emphasis being put on standardized testing?

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The video shows refugees at the camp in Calais watching a blaze and taking footage on their mobile phones.
Then all of a sudden there’s a huge explosion which sends onlookers running for cover.
According to reports the blast was caused by gas canisters that exploded as the fire burned.
It is believed that no one was injured in the incident, but it highlights the ongoing concerns about conditions in the camp, which aid groups describe as” deplorable” and “inhumane”.
One particular worry surrounds the building of fires around the site, which is likely to become more common as winter approaches.
The French government has come in for criticism for not doing enough to help the estimated 6,000 refugees and migrants living in the camp.
On Monday work began on a new tented camp for around 1,500 people, that should be ready to open in January.
Aid groups though, claim it is inadequate and have called on permanent lodgings to be provided.


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|Distance||343 miles (554 km)|
|Average coach duration||15 h 45 min|
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Coaches from Gdańsk to Prague cover the 343 miles (554 km) long trip taking on average 15 h 45 min with our travel partners like Flixbus or PolskiBus. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around £26, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £21.
FlixBus coaches will get you from Gdańsk to Prague from £21. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best coach times and tickets for your trip.
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Book your FlixBus Gdańsk to Prague coach with Omio and enjoy a smooth and relaxing journey! Check FlixBus’s up-to-date coach timetables for the ideal departure and arrival times, compare the fastest Gdańsk to Prague routes as well as the amenities offered in the class fare you choose and buy the most affordable FlixBus coach tickets online that fit your budget. The distance from Gdańsk to Prague is 343 miles (554 km), and the best price for a one-way Gdańsk - Prague FlixBus coach ticket starts at £21 if you book in advance. If you would rather search for your FlixBus ticket in the Omio app, you can quickly see if it's a mobile ticket so that you can go paperless when travelling by coach. Waiting in a queue at the coach station to purchase your coach ticket will become yesterday's news. So, book your coach tickets online quickly and easily and enjoy your trip with FlixBus!
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The above information was last checked on 28/01/2022. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your coach to Prague from Gdańsk closer to your date of departure here.
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As the United States overtook Spain for the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 this weekend, President Donald Trump continued to tout a drug combination as a cure despite the advice of his own top medical experts.
During his briefing on Thursday, Trump repeatedly lauded the malaria drug chloroquine, falsely suggesting that it was now approved by the FDA for treatment against Covid-19 and claiming that, thanks to his efforts, the drug would be available almost immediately. Minutes later, FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn clarified that the drug would only be used in clinical trials for the time being and that it needed further testing before more widespread use.
Though the drug is approved for use against certain illnesses such as malaria, it has not yet been approved for Covid-19. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) acknowledged that the treatment ‘may be effective,’ but insisted that carefully controlled trials were necessary before it being put to use.
In a tweet on Saturday, Trump made an even bolder statement about the potential treatment, claiming that hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin “have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine,” referencing a French study recently published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents that found this drug combination had shown promise in treating Covid-19.
Since then, Fox News published a story on the study by Gautret et al. sharing Trump’s optimistic view and the New York Post published an article about a “Florida man diagnosed with coronavirus [who] claims he was saved from certain death by [the] anti-malarial drug touted as a possible treatment by President Trump.”
But the study itself acknowledges a low sample size. Though the limited results may show some promise, experts are, of course, right to exercise caution and wait for more clinical trial results, of which the CDC confirms there are several planned. Experts have also expressed concern about hydroxychloroquine’s effect on the QT interval when used with azithromycin, which could lead to potentially life-threatening heart arrhythmias. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control even warned its citizens that the treatment hadn’t yet been approved by the World Health Organization after two cases of chloroquine poisoning were reported.
Trump’s comments further politicize the fight against the virus by, on one side, promoting a cure that in the end may not even be available, while on the other creating an idea of red tape in his way preventing him from getting immediate help to the American people—this, of course, comes after Trump downplayed the virus for several weeks. Instead of exercising caution like the medical experts suggest, media outlets that have traditionally supported Trump are further contributing to the narrative that Trump’s attempts to help the people are being slowed down bureaucracy. Though it may seem like a gamble, there are two likely outcomes: the treatment shows promise in clinical trials and starts being used as treatment, in which case Trump takes credit for it; or it doesn’t, in which case Trump does what he seems to do best—he lets the news cycle do its thing and hopes the people simply forget it happened in the first place.

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Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region.
How DC-area school systems teach the Watergate scandal
What it is: Do students these days learn much about Watergate?
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex in D.C. The incident prompted an investigation and led to the resignation of then-President Richard Nixon.
Nixon remains the only president to resign in U.S. history.
The Watergate scandal is so complex, entire courses could be dedicated to it.
Why it matters: In many cases, education officials across the D.C. region said the events surrounding Watergate are mentioned as parts of broader lessons about topics such as impeachment or freedom of the press.
The events surrounding the June 17, 1972, break-in aren’t explicitly mentioned as parts of the required curricula in Maryland, Virginia or D.C.
However, the topic is sometimes included in Advanced Placement course discussions, or students learn about it by watching the movie “All The President’s Men.”
Regional Snapshot: In D.C., a school system spokesman told WTOP that some social studies teachers talk about Watergate in their classes.
A spokesman for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia said Watergate isn’t in the county’s curriculum, but it is taught as part of the AP U.S. History curriculum.
In Arlington, Watergate isn’t discussed in depth, but it is mentioned as part of a larger conversation about foreign policy and the Vietnam War, a spokesman told WTOP. Many teachers in recent years have also used the topic as part of larger lessons about impeachment trials.
In Fairfax County, Virginia, Mt. Vernon High School teacher Lynnette Russo shows “All The President’s Men” at the end of the school year.
Talking points: Russo, in Fairfax County, told WTOP she uses Watergate to talk about checks and balances in government and the media’s role as a watchdog.
She said students are curious about the topic, particularly the details of what exactly happened.
“When we talk about impeachment, we’ll talk about how he ended up resigning before being impeached,” Russo said. “And so, when we’re talking about what impeachment is, versus getting removed from office, in that process, we talk about Watergate in that way that he actually didn’t officially get impeached. And then what impeachment actually is versus what people think it is.”
In Loudoun, a spokesman said at the end of the curriculum, students explore the question “How does our nation’s history impact how the U.S. handles current events and issues? This could provide an opportunity for students to explore this topic.”
Scott’s thought: I was introduced to Watergate in high school, and then took a deep dive in some history classes at University of Maryland.
Va. AG calls Loudoun lawsuit to halt grand jury ‘legally baseless’
In a court motion filed this week, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said the Loudoun County, Virginia, school board’s lawsuit attempting to shut down a special grand jury investigation is “legally baseless.”
I spoke to WTOP’s Neal Augenstein for the latest.
Q: What’s the status of the Loudoun County School Board lawsuit attempting to shut down the grand jury investigation?
A: Virginia AG Jason Miyares says the school board’s attempt to shut down his special grand jury investigation is “legally baseless.”
Last month, WTOP told you the school board sued Miyares and Virginia. The school board is seeking a temporary injunction to prohibit any further actions by the special grand jury that Miyares impaneled, to investigate how the school system handled to sexual assaults by the same high school student last year.
The school board suit says Miyares is using the special grand jury in a way that’s unconstitutional, since Virginia’s constitution gives the power of making school decisions to the elected school board. And, the board says, Miyares is on a fishing expedition to find wrongdoing — any wrongdoing — in an attempt to influence school policy.
Q: What did Miyares say about the matter this week?
A: Miyares says the lawsuit is groundless and the request to shut down the grand jury should be thrown out. The overarching argument is one of what’s called “the doctrine of sovereign immunity.”
It says his government agency can’t be sued while doing its job — investigating whether there’s probable cause to charge someone with a crime. It also says an ongoing criminal investigation can’t be stopped by a lawsuit. And he says the school board has other options to fight against the work of the special grand jury — it can try to have subpoenas quashed, and if someone’s indicted, they can try to get that indictment dismissed.
Q: What are the next steps here?
A: A Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge will hear arguments from both sides on July 11, on whether to grant an injunction to stop or limit the work of the special grand jury.
By the numbers
Some data that caught my eye this week.
Contract talks: The teachers’ union in Prince George’s County, Maryland, said this week it plans to file an impasse after negotiations for its next contract with the county have stalled.
Prince George’s County Educators’ Association President Donna Christy told WTOP there are about 800 vacancies in the county this year, 1,000 conditionally certified teachers whose certifications are expiring and an average of about 850 resignations and retirements each year.
The group previously said it sought an 8% raise in the first year of a new deal, followed by a 7% raise the next two years.
The county said it’s offering a 5% cost of living increase in FY23, and then a 4% raise in FY24 and FY25.
What Scott’s Reading
- LGBTQ month book read at Prince William elementary school angers some parents [WTOP]
- Virginia community college system restarts chancellor search [WTOP]
- Teachers union claims it notified MCPS of problems with health insurance premiums a year before district said it knew [Bethesda Beat]
- Maryland students give out free birthday cakes [NBC Washington]
- George Washington University to stop using ‘Colonials’ name by 2023-24 [Washington Post]
- Hidden Oaks Nature Center’s $1.7M renovation brings new classroom and bigger pond [FFXNow]
- Campus sex assault rules fall short, prompting overhaul call [WTOP]
Here’s a fun thought ahead of the weekend.
Around the diamond: Last weekend’s WTOP softball game was rained out, so we’ll play two on Saturday before heading to Nationals Park as the team honors Ryan Zimmerman. A pregame stop at Tap99 may be in order. Their draft cocktails are perfect on a summer day.
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(Undated) -- In the first election since Pennsylvania’s Congressional districts were redrawn, only one of 18 seats changed hands.
Democratic incumbent Mark Critz lost to Republican Keith Rothfus in the 12th district, which stretches from Johnstown to northern Pittsburgh. Every other Pennsylvania representative won a second term.
Still, Central Pennsylvania will send two new congressmen to Washington next year. Republican Scott Perry won the 4th Congressional District, which was vacated by Todd Platts. Perry will represent Cumberland and York Counties, as well as Harrisburg. He says he’ll fight against federal spending once he’s sworn in. “The crushing debt that we have, and the overspending at the federal level. I’m going to work to solve that problem through a balanced budget amendment or any way we can.”
On the other side of the spectrum, Democrat Matthew Cartwright says he’ll fight against cuts to federal entitlements. “There are forces in this country that really want to take Medicare and Social Security, and change them quite radically,” he told witf.
Cartwright will represent Schuylkill County in the radically-redrawn 17th district. He defeated Democrat Tim Holden, the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation, in an April primary. “I’m going to have to work very hard to fill his shoes for the folks in Schuylkill County,” he says.
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Reposted with special permission from Coalition for Medical Marijuana – New Jersey.
by Jim Miller, President, CMMNJ
The Greater Delaware Valley chapter of the National MS Society unceremoniously pulled the plug on the Coalition for Medical Marijuana–New Jersey (CMMNJ) after originally offering us a table at their March 23rd “Beef and Beer” fundraiser in Philadelphia. They waited until I showed up to have a volunteer tell me there was no table available, and when pressed for an explanation it was explained to me that someone associated with Clear Channel Outdoor threatened to “pull sponsorship” if CMMNJ was allowed to distribute information about medical marijuana at the event. So they acquiesced to coercion and promptly sent me packing.
In order to fully understand how unacceptable that is to me, I find it necessary to share some otherwise very personal information. I say this especially to the people running the show at the MS Society’s Greater Delaware Valley Chapter.
Although it was almost a decade ago, I remember June 4th, 2003 as if it were yesterday. It was a Wednesday. It was also the day that I had to tell my wife that she was about to die. Two days earlier we had checked Cheryl into the hospital because a weekend bout of chest congestion was causing her to breathe more rapidly than normal. We were assuming that she might need some IV antibiotics, and maybe some nebulizer treatments and additional IV fluids. There had been a noticeable decline in her already compromised condition over the previous few months and I wasn’t taking any chances. Multiple sclerosis already had a formidable list of conquests over Cheryl’s rapidly weakening body and I didn’t want to see that list grow further.
“Although it was almost a decade ago, I remember June 4th, 2003 as if it were yesterday. It was a Wednesday. It was also the day that I had to tell my wife that she was about to die.”
I was sitting with Cheryl while she slept when a nurse called me into the hallway. She informed me Cheryl had lost her ability to swallow properly. She was slowly aspirating liquid into her lungs and would be needing a feeding tube to survive. So this was it. It had finally come time for me to stand up for Cheryl one last time. She had been very clear about her wish to have no extraordinary means taken to prolong the inevitable. Having no feeding tube was at the top of her list, and it was up to me to make sure that request was honored. Cheryl had lived her life with dignity, and she wanted to die with dignity.
I went over to the chair by her bed and sat there watching her sleep. She had endured so much during the two decades I had known her, even beyond her struggle with MS. Her youngest son, Ricky, died from an accidental gunshot to the head 20 years earlier and her only daughter, Deena, had been gone for four years, having been killed in a car accident in Oklahoma. Beyond all of that, she suffered physically every time she painfully put her deteriorating body on display while publicly challenging medical marijuana prohibitionists to explain their views to her personally. She would use civil disobedience as a tool to embarrass them when they refused.
She looked a little confused as I tried to explain my doubts about being able to continue on as a medical marijuana advocate without her. Then she softly but definitively said, “But you HAVE to,” followed by rhetorically asking me, “Don’t you wish someone had told us about medical marijuana long before we found out on our own?” Then she paraphrased what she had first told me a dozen years earlier when I asked her if she wanted me to quietly take care of her with cannabis, or go public with our discovery. “We shouldn’t wish that somebody would have done something for us that we aren’t willing to do for someone else.” In an effort to give her closure, I promised that whenever an opportunity presented itself to spread accurate and up to date medical marijuana information to MS patients, I would ask myself, “What would Cheryl do?” I told her that if I felt that she would have shown up, I would show up and do the best that I could without her. She died peacefully three days later.
Which brings me to the situation at hand. I have a promise to keep. I know exactly what Cheryl would do to ensure that MS patients in the Greater Delaware Valley are not denied access to medical marijuana information. SHE would show up at one of the 14 upcoming “Walk MS” fundraising events being sponsored by the offending chapter and hand out medical marijuana information to participants directly…the same information that was censored at the March 23rd fundraiser. The locations and dates of those walks can be found here.
Cheryl began handing out information in New Jersey about cannabis therapeutics relative to MS at the 1994 Toms River MS walk, and continued the tradition at various Jersey Shore locations over the next nine years. Her last time out in public was at the Ortley Beach walk in April of 2003, six weeks before she died.
She showed up at these events in response to the National MS Society’s deliberate and purposeful underestimation of the potential benefits of cannabis for MS patients in the ’90s. They would say they could not recommend cannabis use for MS patients until there were more studies done, while refusing to do the research they insisted was necessary to get accurate information. They preferred to be ignorant by design.
And now? Using research performed by organizations other than their own, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s National Clinical Advisory Board concluded in its 2008 “Treatment Recommendations for Physicians” that “it is clear that cannabinoids have potential both for the management of MS symptoms such as pain and spasticity, as well as for neuroprotection.” They then go on to estimate that 15% of MS patients already use cannabis for symptomatic relief. However, the real bombshell was their observation that “an unexpected result of basic research, as well as some evidence from clinical trials, led to the discovery that cannabinoids may also reduce neuronal damage.” Reduce neuronal damage? They continue on, saying that a reduction in neuronal damage could result in “possibly limiting disease progression” and marijuana could be used “perhaps as an add-on to other treatments,” concluding “in some ways this is even more exciting than its effects on symptoms such as pain and spasticity.”
Really? Let me be clear why that is so exciting. In Cheryl’s case, limiting disease progression means that she might have been with me longer and she would have suffered less. This information was prevented from being handed out to the 250 people attending the March 23rd fundraiser.
The success and scope of my response to the censorship of medical marijuana information at the MS Society’s Greater Delaware Valley chapter fundraiser is dependent on the amount of help I have. I can’t cover all 7 walks happening on April 21st, and I can’t cover all 6 walks being held on May 5th. However I will enjoy the May 4th event at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and will be able to attend one walk on each of the other two days that they are being held. I currently have two potential offers of help, meaning that in a best case scenario we could cover as many as half of the 14 scheduled MS Walks in the Delaware Valley.
Anyone wanting to help make it a clean sweep and deliver a message that will be heard loud and clear, you can get in touch with me at email@example.com. I will be able to make your participation as easy as possible. I can guarantee you, virtually everyone you hand a flyer to will thank you, especially those who are walking for an MS patient who is one of the 15% not waiting for the blessing of the Multiple Sclerosis Society before reaping the benefits of medical marijuana.


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Tony Grillo has a look at working with bitmap assets using bone deformers in ToonBoom Harmony.
We’ve all seen After Effects puppet pins and pseudo bone and rigging solutions in Adobe After Effects. For the most part, they are fine, but I can’t help but wonder how people manage with how slow everything is to evaluate. It’s interesting to see how other applications handle the task. Have a look at Tony Grillo’s look into creating a walk cycle with ToonBoom Harmony. Tony uses bitmapped assets rigging them with Bone Deformers.
The video is the third part of a tutorial series that walks through “Working with Bitmaps.”
Part Three of the Toon Boom Harmony “Working with Bitmaps” series shows you how to quickly create a walk cycle from a handful of simple drawings using bone deformers, featuring the illustrations of Jorge Martin, from the children’s book Little Taco Truck by Tanya Valentine. Part one shows how to prepare layered Adobe Photoshop files for import into ToonBoom, while part two shows how to rig using the bone deformers.


Maritime Industry Worth More than $1 Billion Annually to Alaska’s Economy
ANCHORAGE, AK – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today joined with the Transportation Institute, along with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), to highlight new data from a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers that shows Alaska ranks third in the nation in per capita maritime jobs. The study showed that thousands of Alaskan jobs are directly related to the domestic maritime industry and account for more than $1 billion in economic impact. Alaska’s own navigable waterway network of more than 5400 miles is the largest in the country and allows the state’s maritime industry to move commodities across Alaska’s 586,000 square miles. America’s domestic maritime industry includes vessel operators, marine terminals, shipyards, and workers engaged in the movement of cargo exclusively within the United States.
“For many Alaskan communities not accessible via road, our waterways are our highways, and the hardworking men and women of the state’s maritime industry provide a crucial transportation link that delivers essential fuel and supplies. With more than 5400 miles of navigable waterways, it is no surprise that the state ranks third in the nation in maritime jobs per capita,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). “The U.S. maritime industry, supported by the Jones Act, provides vital services necessary for Alaska’s economy and quality of life, and I appreciate the work of the American Maritime Partnership, the Transportation Institute and the many companies operating in the state who are making our maritime workforce strong today and for the future.”
“The U.S.-flagged fleet, enabled by strong support from the Jones Act, has been key to Alaska’s development and is the economic backbone of the state today. From moving our natural resources to market to transporting our armed forces overseas, to bringing in the commercial goods needed to keep the state running, Alaskans rely on the maritime industry in almost every aspect of our lives,” Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska) said. “I’m glad the Transportation Institute’s study has captured this snapshot of where we are as a maritime state, and I hope to use my chairmanship of the Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard subcommittee to make Alaska a worldwide hub for maritime activity as we move into the Arctic.”
“As a mariner myself, I recognize the crucial role the maritime industry plays in delivering goods to communities across the globe,” said Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska). “I am a strong supporter of the Jones Act, which I believe is necessary to maintaining a viable U.S. merchant marine fleet that keeps Alaskan communities fueled and supplied even in some of the world’s most challenging conditions. Alaska’s maritime industry is not only critical to our state’s economy, it is also an important part of our state’s identity.”
“Alaska’s maritime industry contributes more than $1 billion to the state’s economy every year and sustains more than $344 million in wages,” Transportation Institute President Jim Henry said. “Alaska’s shipyard industry also plays an important role in the state’s economy by providing more than $108 million in annual economic impact, sustaining more than 1100 associated jobs, and supporting more than $63.9 million in worker income in Alaska.”
Alaska’s maritime industry also receives support from several private sector efforts that have provided training, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities to hundreds of Alaskans in the past decade. The purpose of these initiatives is to provide maritime training, education and job placement to displaced fisherman, veterans, youth, and Alaska Natives.
Some of these initiatives include:
- Scholarships offered to Alaskan youth attending the California Maritime Academy through the “Alaskans for Alaskan Jobs in Transportation” program;
- The Lund Scholarship, named in honor of an Alaska Marine Highway System mariner, focused on providing scholarships to individuals who attended the Ketchikan School District and are interested in obtaining some form of maritime academic or vocational training;
- A program supported by Crowley Maritime to advance Alaska Natives into licensed tug officers; and
- A program supported by the Seafarers International Union and their contracted companies in Alaska (Horizon Lines, Alaska Tanker Company, Seabulk, and TOTE, Inc.), to offer free training for maritime positions through the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center.
America’s domestic maritime industry includes approximately 40,000 vessels, supports more than 478,000 jobs, and has an annual economic impact of $92.5 billion according to the findings by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The industry also accounts for approximately $29 billion in wages and $10 billion in tax revenues.
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Dog owners warned of jail threat if their pets jump up in their own homes to greet visitors
- Previous laws only protected people against attacks in public places
- However new rules make owners liable even on private properties
- Owners can be prosecuted even if person only feels threatened
Under new rules dog owners are liable even on private property and people can prosecute even if they only feel threatened (file pic)
Dog owners could face prosecution if their pet jumps up at a visitor in their own home, an animal welfare charity has warned.
Changes to the Dangerous Dogs Act that came into force last week mean owners will be liable if dogs are ‘dangerously out of control’ on any private property. Previously the law applied only to public places.
And allowing a dog to injure a person is now punishable by up to five years in prison, up from a previous maximum of two years.
The new rules – designed to protect postmen – mean every owner will need to reassess their dog’s behaviour, according to Clare Williams of the National Animal Welfare Trust.
Some may even need to bring in a ‘dog whisperer’ to train their pet to behave at the front door.
‘The problem we now face is how the notion of an “out of control” dog is interpreted,’ said Miss Williams. ‘A friendly dog may bark and lunge at someone when they approach the front door. This might not be aggressive behaviour but it could be seen as threatening.’
The new Act states that a dog does not have to bite to be deemed dangerous – a person can simply feel that the dog may injure them.
She said: ‘The law hasn’t been tried and tested yet, which is why we’re warning owners to take care. Around the home and at the front door, dogs will naturally want to guard to some level.
'Even a friendly dog may jump up or even put its teeth around a person’s arm, just because it is being playful. But even if it doesn’t break the skin, this could be seen as threatening.’
The Trust’s website offers advice for dog owners to ‘avoid ending up in a position that no one wants to find themselves in’.
Previous rules only covered actual harm to people done in public places, such as on the beach (pictured)
It states: ‘This change in legislation should be a wake-up call to all dog owners to ensure their dogs are under control when they open the door otherwise they risk committing a criminal offence.
‘It is not unusual for a dog to be reactive to any visitor to your door, so you need to decide how you are going to manage that situation.
‘The easiest thing is to shut your dog in another room or in the garden, provided the dog cannot access the front door from the garden. If that is not an option, you will need to seek an experienced or qualified dog trainer or behaviourist to teach your dog some new behaviours.’
Miss Williams added: ‘Although we would hope that a dog jumping up wouldn’t result in prosecution, owners need to be aware of this legislation and not take the risk.’
Caroline Kisko, of The Kennel Club, said the amendment was designed to encourage better control of dogs, rather than prosecuting responsible owners whose pets may occasionally jump up.
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Camp ARK is a series of arts summer camps that are offered during the end of June and throughout the month of July each year. ARK stands for "Arts Reaching Kids". This year, the two Beginner Camps are half-day camps for children ages 5 to 10. Beginner Camps include classes in art, dance, drama, and music to let campers "get their feet wet" in these different areas of the arts. Camp ARK makes the arts fun and engaging with games and creative projects. Each of the two Beginner Camps has a unique theme.


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Here is the promised Pumpkin Walnut Bread with Coconut Frosting and Salted Pumpkin Caramel and you are in for such a treat! This is the first time I’ve made pumpkin bread although I have very closely adapted it from my Plantbased Pumpkin Layer Cake.
I wanted to make this recipe slightly denser and I’ve added little more pumpkin puree and more spices and it was really lovely and full of flavour. The topping I have chosen just tied everything together beautifully and I couldn’t stop myself from eating it!
I am just really grateful to our American neighbours for inventing so many different ways to use pumpkin in desserts because it’s not typical in Britain neither in my country and I absolutely love them! As I said this week I also had a go on a Pumpkin Roll and it came out so well. I’m going to test the recipe one more time before sharing it with you.
If you like the bread to be slightly less wet use only 1 cup of pumpkin puree and adjust the almond milk, aim for thick muffin consistency. I really recommend trying the bread with the simple whipped coconut cream and the Vegan Salted Pumpkin Caramel on top, it was really amazing.
Enjoy the recipe and let me know what you think :)
- 100g ground almonds or walnuts (1 cup)
- 70g buckwheat flour (1/2 cup)
- 70g brown rice flour (1/2 cup)
- 30g tapioca flour (1/4 cup)
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp ginger
- 1tsp cardamom
- 1/4tsp cloves
- 1/4tsp allspice
- 1/4tsp nutmeg
- pinch sea salt
- 1 orange, zest
- 100g coconut sugar (3/4 cup)
- 2tbsp ground flaxseed + 6tbsp water
- 300ml pumpkin puree (1 1/4 cup)
- 80ml olive oil (1/3 cup)
- 60ml almond milk (1/4 cup)
- 2tsp apple cider vinegar
- 75g walnuts, chopped (3/4 cup)
- whipped coconut cream
- vegan salted pumpkin caramel
- toasted walnuts
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350F)
- Grease and line 10" x 4½" loaf tin with baking paper.
- Mix 2tbsp ground flaxseed with 6tbsp water and set aside to thicken.
- In a large bowl whisk together ground almonds, buckwheat flour, brown rice flour, tapioca, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and sea salt. Whisk in the sugar and orange zest and set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk together flax eggs, pumpkin puree, olive oil, almond milk and apple cider vinegar.
- Add the wet mix to the dry mix and mix until well combined. You should have thick muffin consistency. Adjust milk or flour as needed. Fold in chopped walnuts.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into your prepared tin and level out the surface.
- Bake for about 45 to 55 min or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven once ready and leave to cool down for 20 min before removing from the tin.
- Once the bread is completely cool, you can frost the top. Place the bread onto a serving plate and using spatula spread generously with some whipped coconut frosting. Drizzle with salted pumpkin caramel and swirl the two together. Top with few chopped toasted walnuts.
Aim for thick batter to make it as a loaf. If you're making it as a lower cake aim for muffin consistency.
If you're not planning to frost the bread you can top the bread with chopped walnuts before baking.


HAIL – Precipitation of small balls or other pieces of ice (hailstones) falling separately or frozen together in irregular lumps. (Typically associated with thunderstorms and surface temperatures above freezing).
HALOS – Rings or arcs that seem to encircle the sun or moon. They are caused by the refraction of light through the ice crystals in cirrus clouds.
HARD FREEZE – freeze where vegetation is killed and the ground surface is frozen solid.
HAZE- Fine dry or wet dust or salt particles in the air that reduce visibility.
HEAVY SNOW – In the Inland Northwest, mountains above 3000 feet – 8 to 12 inches in 12 hours or 12-18 inches or more in 24 hours. For the valleys and Basin below 3000 feet – 4 inches in 12 hours and 6 inches in 24 hours.
HEAT INDEX – The HI is the temperature the body feels when the heat and humidity are combined.
HEAT LOW – The thermal induced surface low pressure trough that develops during the warm season in the lee of the Cascades.
HELICITY– Streamwise vorticity available for ingestion into a thunderstorm. Higher values are favorable for a rotating updraft (greater than 400). A measure of low level wind shear, normally within the lowest 3 km of the atmosphere, relative to the movement of a thunderstorm (thus referred to as 0-3 km Storm Relative Helicity). This gives forecasters an indication of an environment that is favorable for supporting the development of thunderstorms with rotating updrafts, a precursor to supercell thunderstorms (the most violent of severe storms) and tornado development. Values of helicity greater than +150 are considered significant; however, like CAPE values, there is no magic value of (positive) helicity under which rotating thunderstorms will not develop. Helicity is only an index to determining thunderstorm rotation potential.
HIC – Hydrologist In Charge.
HIGH – The center of an area of high pressure, usually accompanied by anticyclonic and outward wind flow. Also known as an anticyclone.
HIGH WINDS – Winds of 40 mph or greater lasting for an hour or more , and/or gusts to 58 mph or greater.
HORIZONTAL VORTICITY– A rotation of air caused by vertical speed or directional wind shear.
HORSE LATITUDES – subtropical regions where anticyclones produce settled weather.
HUMIDITY -The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. (See relative humidity).
HURRICANE – A severe tropical cyclone with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph (64 knots).
HYDROLOGIC CYCLE – the composite picture of the interchange of water substance between the earth, the atmosphere and the seas which includes the change of state and vertical and horizontal transport.
HYGROMETER – an instrument used to measure humidity.


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Ravi Shankar was a sitar virtuoso and composer from India. He is perhaps the most well-known sitarists of the twentieth century, and played a big role in exporting Indian classical music to the west.
Ravi grew up in a musical family, and spent his youth touring India and Europe as a dancer. He later started studying sitar under the esteemed court musician, Allauddin Khan. From there, he began composing and was music director of the All India Radio, New Delhi.
Ravi began touring Europe and America in the 1950’s, which increased the popularity of Indian classical music abroad. He became associated with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and also began teaching Beatles guitarist, George Harrison. The influence of Ravi Shankar on George Harrison popularised the use of Indian classical music in Western pop music. He also wrote numerous compositions for western music which featured the sitar and orchestra. In 1999, Shankar was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.
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U.S. Energy Department scientists say a new method of analyzing genetic mutations in proteins in human hair could lead to the first forensic technique other than DNA profiling that could reliably match biological evidence to a single person with scientific precision.
In results published Wednesday, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California said their early study — using hairs recovered from 76 living people and six sets of skeletal remains from London dating to the 1750s — shows the promise of hair “proteomics,” or the study of proteins that genes produce.
“We are in a very similar place with protein-based identification to where DNA profiling was during the early days of its development,” said Brad Hart, director of the national laboratory’s Forensic Science Center and co-author of the study with lead researcher Glendon Parker. “This method will be a game-changer for forensics,” Hart said, while cautioning that many steps remain before it is validated.
If borne out, independent experts said, hair protein analysis could address concerns about the reliability of visual comparisons of hair strands, a technique whose subjectivity has opened it to criticism that experts’ claims were frequently being overstated.
Protein analysis also could produce a valuable way to corroborate existing, cutting-edge DNA testing that draws on tiny traces or mixtures of genetic material from different people. DNA mixtures can be found in samples as small as a handful of skin cells invisible to the eye. But the interpretation of results has become more complex and controversial even as trace or low-copy DNA testing becomes one of the fastest growing areas of crime lab work.
With protein analysis, “The best-case scenario is you will eventually have, in five to 10 years, a complementary but separate method than we currently have to correctly identify or to exclude the right person involved in a crime,” said Glinda S. Cooper, director of science and research at the Innocence Project, which advocates for prisoners seeking exoneration through DNA testing.
The caveat with the Livermore study, she said, is its small sample size.
“We need to know much more about the variability in populations of what they’re measuring, and we need to know it for” subgroups ranging from whole racial groups and groups of people from different regions of the world, for example, down to immediate and extended families.
In the study, published in the Public Library of Sciences journal PLOS One, Hart’s team piggybacked on human genetic research that has revolutionized criminal investigation since the first DNA conviction in 1988.
Unlike visual comparisons of features such as human fingerprints or hairs that rely on expert opinions about a match, DNA profiling calculates the precise odds a piece of evidence came from an individual by searching for short, repeating sequences of genetic material at different points a person’s genetic blueprint.
Proteins are long chains of molecules assembled using recipes in each person’s DNA, which parents pass to their children, Hart said.
Hart’s team established that DNA mutations in a person also cause tiny changes in amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. The frequency of changes can be measured, and once it is known how often the protein mutations occur among a given population, the protein analysis could be used the same way as DNA to identify a person, researchers said.
The Livermore study was conducted with Protein-Based Identification Technologies of Utah, founded by Parker, and in collaboration with researchers at seven universities in the United States and Britain.
The study found 185 protein markers in an examination of male and female hair samples from 66 European Americans, five African Americans, five Kenyans and six remains taken from cemeteries in the greater-London area dating from the 1750s to 1850s.
The number and pattern of each person’s protein markers in combination were unique, Hart said.
Participating and independent scientists cautioned any initial research must be viewed skeptically, subject to confirmation by others.
Christopher J. Hopkins, director of the Forensic Science Graduate Program at the University of California at Davis, where a colleague collaborated in the Livermore study, said researchers still face questions, including why hair protein markers vary between identical twins with matching DNA profiles, and whether diet or the environment can change protein markers over time.
Still, Hopkins, a 25-year FBI agent who spent six years as an FBI Laboratory hair comparison expert, said, “I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say it could be a game-changer” because of the frequency with which hair is found at violent crime scenes.
DNA can be recovered from hair roots, but not often. Less precise DNA testing can be performed on hair shafts but can only be traced to people who share a heritage on their mothers’ side. Both types of DNA can degrade over decades compared with hair proteins that remain intact for centuries.
An FBI spokesman said the bureau “is aware of and following the research.”
Hart said the lab has spent about $3 million on work so far, with support from the U.S. Defense Department and in conjunction with Justice Department research grants.


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Below is a list of some common reactions and feelings after a sexual assault/rape. You may be experiencing some of them, all of them, or none of them, and that is absolutely normal.
Every survivor of a sexual violence will respond in their own way and that is normal. These feelings and reactions may change quickly or slowly, emotions may go up and down, you may not even know how you are feeling.
Most importantly, whatever you are feeling today, right now, is okay.
Some common feelings and reactions:
It’s my fault it happened …
There are no circumstances where any of this is your fault.
No matter what happened no one ever asks to be raped or assaulted. You are not to blame, and you did not deserve for this to happen. The only person/people responsible for sexual violence are those who choose to commit it.
It does not matter if you were drunk, what you were wearing, if you flirted with them or if you decided to go home with them. It does not matter if you froze and didn’t fight back or scream or shout. You did not choose to be assaulted or hurt. It is not your fault.
Sometimes blaming yourself makes you feel in control, because if it was your fault, you can stop it from happening again. It can be a hard feeling to shake off but what happened to you was not your fault. Keep telling yourself that.
I should have fought back…
People think that they know how they will act in a dangerous situation but our body’s response to dangerous or traumatic situations is not something that we consciously choose or can control.
Fight or flight are quite commonly known responses to danger, but it is also very common and normal to freeze. Fight, flight and freeze are all protective responses. You don’t know, and can’t control, how you will respond.
In very dangerous or traumatic situations our brain goes into survival mode and quickly assesses what the best tactic is to survive. Sometimes the best tactic to survive is to freeze. This might be because fighting back would lead to more harm or because there is no safe way to run away.
A trauma response of freezing is not “doing nothing to stop it” it is actually your body’s way of keeping you as safe as possible.
I can’t stop thinking about it …
It is common for anyone who has experienced trauma to go back to the event in their minds again and again.
Your brain is trying to make sense of what happened and trying to figure out how it can stop it from happening again.
These thoughts might be intrusive and intense at times. It might affect your sleep and you might have nightmares. It can be very difficult to deal with, but this is a normal part of trauma and it will happen less with time.
You can cope with and reduce some of these feelings by trying to find out about your options, choices and what you can do immediately to take care of yourself.
I feel scared all the time …
You have experienced a trauma and it is normal to feel scared and fearful.
You might be afraid that the perpetrator will assault you again. You might be scared of strangers, or people you know and trust, you may be scared of being alone or in crowds.
Finding out about your choices and options and what you can do immediately to look after yourself can help you to cope with and manage these feelings. If you have people around you who make you feel safe they might be able to help you at this time.
I feel nothing …
It is easy to feel overwhelmed after what has happened. One of your brain’s functions is to protect you in times of danger and trauma. Sometimes your brain will decide that the best thing for you at the moment is for you to feel numb until you feel safe again. This is normal and your feelings will come back when you are ready.
Sometimes survivors tell us that they felt ‘spaced out’ ‘not really there’ confused and unable to make a decision. Some survivors tell us they also can’t really remember what happened to them they just know something has happened. This is normal, take your time and be kind to yourself.
I don’t feel in control anymore …
When someone is sexually assaulted/raped they have had control taken away from them in that moment.
You may feel that you will never have control again or that the way you are feeling is out of control. This is a normal reaction to what has happened.
Finding out about your options, choices and what you can do immediately to take care of yourself can help you to cope with and manage these feelings. Try to make as many decisions for yourself as possible, even if it is only what you will have for dinner.
I am so angry …
You may feel anger and rage. Anger at the perpetrator, anger at yourself (self-blame), anger at the world that has changed and no longer feels safe, anger at others who could not stop what happened. These are normal feelings.
You have a right to be angry that you have been hurt and angry about what you have experienced. These emotions do not make you a bad or angry person, they are a way for you to work through the hurt.
Have a look at the useful RCS resources for survivors that can be read online or downloaded to read in your own time. If you would like paper copies, let us know and we can post resources to you.

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http://ccafs.cgiar.org/content/careers-and-calls - The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a strategic alliance of members, partners and international agricultural research centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor.
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Call for Proposals: Research Project on Gender, Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
The complex and dynamic relationships among climate change, agriculture and food security and how they affect men and women differently are not well understood. Due to scarce gender-disaggregated data, there has been limited research on how men and women adapt to climate variability and change to maintain food security in agricultural systems, as well as the incentives, constraints and opportunities women farmers have to pursue farming practices that reduces emission of GHGs. How climate risk affects the livelihoods of men and women, and the type of climate information that will assist both men and women in making ‘climate smart decisions’ are also areas of research that have not received enough attention. Therefore, CCAFS is searching for scientists who are interested in conducting research on gender issues related to the climate change, agriculture, and food security nexus.
Proposals must be submitted by 1 May 2011.
CCAFS will award women scientists enrolled in a PhD program or interested in a post doctoral opportunity, and who are citizens of and affiliated with an institution in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Bangladesh, India, or Nepal to a research grant of $35,000
1. Demonstrate and contribute to understanding the linkages between climate change and gender more specifically, while developing policy-relevant findings on climate change, agriculture, and food security more generally.
2. Build research capacity of women scientists in partner institutions and increase their representation in agricultural research.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
I. SCOPE OF THE WORK
To design and conduct a research project on a key topic/issue related to gender, climate change, agriculture, and food security. Topics may include but are not limited to:
•Differences between men and women’s access to, and use of, climate/agricultural information
•Institutional arrangements that provide incentives and deliver benefits for women to mitigate greenhouse gases through the adoption of soil, water, cropping, livestock or agroforestry management methods that reduce GHG emissions.
•Adaptation strategies, both technical and institutional, that help men and women cope with the impacts of a changing climate on agriculture and food security
•Differentiated impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition
•Risk management strategies through the use of institutional services (i.e. safety nets, technical advice, financial services) differentiated by gender.
•Relative vulnerability of men and women, and of female-headed versus male-headed households, to climate change impacts on agriculture and food security
•Roles of women and men in local food systems, such as small-scale trade and local food reserves, in adapting to a changing climate
•Gender-differentiated allocation of household labor and capital in agricultural adaptation and mitigation
•How national legislation and policy on mitigation and adaptation can best support gender equality
Research sponsored by CCAFS is aimed at helping to inform policies and practices that reduce the negative impacts of climate change for people who depend on agriculture as a source of their livelihoods, without jeopardizing food security.
This call targets female PhD scientists and students enrolled in a PhD program based in CCAFS initial target countries. Scientists awarded the grant will be partly supervised by a CGIAR scientist and will have full access to an electronic science library. The scientist should also be supervised by the institution she is affiliated with. Those awarded are required to submit financial and narrative progress reports every six months to the supervisor. The expected output of the research project will be a publishable paper and a presentation on the awarded research topic.
Download the full call for proposals and the application form.
Proposals must be submitted by 1 May 2011.

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The purpose of a chemical model of a lake is an accurate and concise description of the chemical processes taking place within the lake. A lake and its sediments represent an open system which interacts with its environment (that is, with the drainage basin and the atmosphere) in different ways by exchanging energy and matter. Since some of the most important chemical transformations in the system are linked to biological processes such as photosynthesis and decomposition, most chemical models include biological processes at least in the form of stoichiometric equations between organic matter and its decomposition products (see also Chapter 4).
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Cheap Air FlightsFlights at a bargain price
Early birds seldom get the worms when they book flights. Usually there is a Sweetspot when the airline offers the lowest fare for a particular route and the victorious passenger is neither the early scheduler nor the last-minute traveller. Whereas the U.S. reservation screen for U.S. national flights may be between three wards and three month in advanced, it is cheaper to book a flight internationally at least two month before departure.
CheapAir.com's survey examined more than 350 million air fares between the USA and more than 3,000 stores to determine the best flight reservation times. According to the survey, the best period for bookings between Asia and the USA was a dramatic year-on-year shift from a seven to nine month advance to just three a year.
"There' s overcapacity on trans-Pacific flights (especially in China)," said Jeff Klee, CEO of CheapAir.com. "The oversupply could at least partially account for this trend if more places were available at a cheaper price." The best times to make reservations on board are when flying to or from the USA:
"Seth Kaplan, Airline Weekly CEO, says: "In most stores, someone who buys a seat two month before a trip pays less than someone who buys a seat 10 month before a trip," says Seth Kaplan, Airline Weekly's senior man. If, for example, a customer books 10 month in advance or at the last moment (e.g. for a company get-together or a domestic emergency), he is often willing to charge more for the fare.
Discreet travellers who book only one or two months in advance are usually not so limited to certain appointments or locations - or even to the journey. However, the regulations can be kicked out of the windows when travellers book at busy periods such as Christmas, New Year's or holiday season - especially in Europe.
"When you see many month before your trip what looks like too good and cheap a price, take it - it won't necessarily go down any further."

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Utilization of e-Logistics in multinational companies to overcome difficulties of today’s economic environment
As the incredible growth of the Internet is changing the way corporations conduct their business. Logistics service providers must consider changing their traditional logistics system into an e-Logistics system in order to accommodate to the dynamic changes in the commercial world. The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of how organizations utilize e-Logistics within their supply chain and how to create a competitive advantage during the economic crisis so that losses be limited if not eliminated. To reach this purpose, two research questions are stated (two multinational companies), focusing the factors that influence the e-Logistics system. From the in-depth interviews and used to collect data, the findings show that the e-Logistics system can be described as a network creating value process. The findings further indicate that reliability factors, maintainability factors, software factors and facility, transportation and handling factors, all influence the e-Logistics system. On the other hand, availability factors, economic factors, organizational factors and test and support equipment factors are of low-level importance for e-logistics system. The second part of the paper focuses on how e-logistics will change the multinational traditional logistics systems and how we can measure (Key Performance Indicators) these changes.
Volume (Year): 5 (2010)
Issue (Month): 1 (Spring)
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Balochistan Police Jobs 2022 – CTD Police Balochistan
The Counter-Terrorism Department CTD of the Police Department of the Government of Balochistan is looking for people to fill the open positions. The Daily Jang newspaper is telling people about these Counter Terrorism Department CTD Balochistan Police Jobs 2022.
CTD Balochistan Police is looking for people who are interested in Balochistan Police Jobs, Government Jobs in Balochistan, or Forces Jobs.
Counter-Terrorism Department CTD is looking for people from Balochistan province to fill the positions of Data Entry Operators (BPS-12), Stenographers, Supervisors, Assistant Supervisors, Cook, Sweeper, Mali, Dhobi, Barber, Plumber, Carpenter, and Motor Mechanic.
There are 159 new jobs in the Counter-Terrorism Department CTD Jobs 2022. As part of the Government Recruitment Policy, there are also quotas for women, minorities, and people with disabilities. All of these jobs have an age limit of between 18 and 28.
If you want to apply for these jobs, you should make sure you meet the requirements. Overall, anyone with relevant skills and experience can apply, whether they have a Primary, Middle, DAE, Intermediate, Graduation, or B.Tech.
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