Ammonia nitrogen prediction in surface water based on bidirectional gated recurrent unit
REN Yong-qin1, KIM Ju-song1,2, YU Jin-won1,2, WANG Xiao-li1, Peng Shi-tao1,3
1. School of Environmental Science and Safety Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China; 2. Department of Mathematics, University of Science, Pyongyang 999091, DPR Korea; 3. Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection in Water Transport Engineering Ministry of Transport, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin 300456, China
Abstract：For more accurate prediction of NH4+-N, this paper proposes a novel hybrid forecast model (CCB) that uses complementary complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CCEEMDAN) and bidirectional gated recurrent unit (BiGRU) neural network. Firstly, the original NH4+-N data is decomposed into several relatively simple components by CCEEMDAN. Subsequently, BiGRU neural network is employed to predict each component. The final forecast result is obtained by the summation of all the prediction results for the decomposed components. NH4+-N data of Poyang Lake that was monitored from June, 2017 to February, 2020 is used to evaluate the proposed forecast model. Mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of the forecast result by our model is 3.38% for 1day ahead forecast, 6.82% for 7days ahead forecast and 9.41% for 15days ahead forecast. Moreover, CCB model shows better forecast performance than the competitor models. Results demonstrate that CCB model has a powerful forecast capacity, and it can be effectively used for the analysis and decision-making in water resource management.
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ASAHI SHIMBUN - APLN member Fujiwara Kiichi argues that the war in Ukraine has become a war of attrition, deepening the crisis in international politics.
100 senior political, diplomatic, military, and expert figures from across the Asia-Pacific region have joined with APLN to call for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine.
GLOBAL AGENDA - APLN senior associate fellow Nobumasa Akiyama appeared on NHK to discuss how the world should face up to Russia's nuclear threats in the war against Ukraine.
TODA INSTITUTE - APLN member Masakatsu Ota discussed the status of Japan’s commitment to the three non-nuclear principles and alternative approaches to upholding the peace constitution.
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On 2-3 August 2022, APLN members Moon Chung-in, Kim Ji-na, Jun Bong-geun, Lee Sang-Hyun, Han Yong-Sup, and Zhao Tong will participate in the 2022 NEREC-Sejong Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation.
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MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say three people were shot and wounded in two separate incidents in the city on Sunday, Sept. 2.
The first shooting happened at 2:30 a.m. near 10th and Lapham. The 22-year-old victim and 23-year-old suspect know one another and were involved in altercation. Both subjects shot at one another — and both suffered gunshot wounds. They took themselves to nearby hospitals.
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Worldcasting: U.S. Fails to Fight Russian Government Censorship of VOA/Radio Liberty News Broadcast
To be or not to be -- A 'Re-Jiggered' U.S. Information Agency
That is the question, or one of them anyway, as to how America's public diplomacy efforts may be ratcheted back up to speed.
My recent "F" grade to those who pine for a reassembled USIA is challenged by former Director Bruce S. Gelb, who headed the U.S. Information Agency from 1989-91. He contends that:
… [A]ll the "transformational" BS and the re-jiggering of the half-man half-beast organization that purports to be the 21st century upgrade of the once effective USIA just doesn’t work and cannot work period.
But a highly respected former USIA Foreign Service officer who wished to remain anonymous does not believe the Agency's rebirth will come any time soon. "As for recreating USIA, I am not aware of anyone seriously considering the matter. Much talk, but little real action."
Others say our PD grades are too generous. A former employee of the American government's Alhurra TV, Magdi Khalil, disagrees with the "B" grade awarded to his former channel and Radio Sawa. "Alhurra is not as much American as it is Arab -- with the typical flaws and mediocrity of an Arab news media," he offers.
John Ferguson, president American Voices, takes issue with my too-early-to-tell "C" grade for the State Department's diverse public diplomacy efforts. He gives it an "F." "Outreach through mass media is good, but we need much more exchange, cultural and speaker programs to be truly effective," he writes.
As for remaining mid-year grades, I first pose a question to you public diplomacy handicappers out there:
Can you name an American international broadcasting service that was the prototype for today's Fox News Channel?
Here are some hints:
The vintage broadcast service displayed an "attitude," or an "edge," if you prefer, for many years before there was a Fox News Channel, and touted itself as “fair and balanced“ in its domestic and international reporting. Its news coverage ventured where no local or regional media had gone before, which resonated with many in the audience, but detractors sullied the news service as biased.
So what's the point? The Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty still have that edge to which audiences in Russia are attracted.
Why else would dozens of Russian radio stations have partnered with those American-funded stations to carry their news broadcasts? It is because audiences in Russia still like to hear what they have to say. And it is why Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, as Worldcasting reported last August, has effectively blocked news reports from RFE/RL and Voice of America by threatening to revoke the broadcast licenses of partner Russian affiliate stations that carry those broadcasts. Dozens of stations in Russia have now dropped the broadcasts because President Putin does not like their news reports about Russia's domestic problems.
This would seem to be the Perfect Storm for Washington, especially for those who manage the purse strings for the U.S. government's non-military international broadcasts -- the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Why not increase funding for the stations that are on a roll, make the case to Congress, go to the UN, pursue other affiliate stations in Russia who want to build their audiences? Instead, the BBG capitulates to Mr. Putin by proposing to Congress to end VOA's Russian language broadcasts, as well as reduce English language programs.
While Worldcasting understands the pressure to shore up programming to the Middle East to combat terrorism, we feel Congress ought to ask the BBG to get back to basics and find the money elsewhere to keep the core enterprises of VOA and RFE/RL in tact. There ought to be a sign hung on the core businesses of America's international broadcast treasures -- Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: "Do Not Touch."
A decade ago it seemed to some a good idea to re-jigger the U.S. Information Agency but it turned out not to be such a great idea after all. Just ask Bruce Gelb.
And so the BBG gets an "F," but it can turn that around next semester by hitting the history books. As for VOA and RFE/RL, they remain at the head of the class.
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We invite you to submit your work to our open panel on “Knowing the Ocean: Knowledge production practices and interventions in and for the endangered ocean” at the upcoming 4S conference this November in Honolulu. We are planning to host the session hybrid so please do considering sending something in even if you can’t be there in-person. The deadline for submissions is this Friday, May 26. You can submit your abstracts via the following link: https://www.4sonline.org/call_for_submissions.php
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With climate in breakdown, knowledge production systems are faced with the challenge of understanding how the global ocean system is changing in response to anthropogenic factors and to what extent this newly generated knowledge can inform ocean management decisions. Governance bodies oftentimes present knowledge and informed intervention in unidirectional and normative fashion: policy ambitions, e.g. the UN Decade of Ocean Science, contain the underlying assumption that better knowledge creates improved conditions for decision-making. But whose knowledge(s) about the ocean are included in these interventions, and in what forms? How are certain (disciplinary, expert, local) knowledges valued, and in what (political, economic, historical) contexts does this privileging of certain knowledges over others arise and/or become reinforced? Building on these questions, we explore how their corresponding knowledge production practices and interventions navigate potential tensions arising from the need to 'acknowledge catastrophe' while nevertheless 'imagining possibility' (Tsing et. al. 2019) for oceanic futures. This panel welcomes contributions that engage with the complex dimensions of knowledge production practices for intervening in an endangered ocean on an increasingly damaged planet, whether historically or in contemporary practice. These contributions may concern, but are not limited to, interventions on issues such as: coastal adaptation, aquaculture and fisheries, marine conservation and restoration, marine geoengineering, resource extraction, and renewable energy production. We encourage contributions making different perspectives visible, including those of local and indigenous peoples, policymakers, scientists, and others, while also acknowledging the more-than-human socio-materialities embedded within these knowledge production practices and interventions in and for the endangered ocean.

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Another round of snow, winter weather expected in Craven County on Friday
Craven County has a high chance of receiving more snow on this weekend.
According to National Weather Services, as temperatures drop below freezing on Friday, the range of possible snow accumulation amounts remains large for most of Eastern North Carolina.
About 1 to 2 inches of snow is predicted to fall in Craven County, same as the recent winter storm, said Scott Kennedy, meteorologist for NWS.
"It's gonna start off as rain on Friday, and it will change over to snow at some point Friday night and continue into Saturday morning," Kennedy said.
He said the total amount of snow accumulation is still up in the air for ENC because it depends on how quickly the cold air moves back in.
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Metro Gang Unit Arrests Three Most-Wanted Gang Members in One Month
Salt Lake County’s Metro Gang Unit has captured three of the county’s most-wanted gangsters in the past month. Officials say it’s mostly a coincidence that they’ve nabbed the fugitives in such a short period of time, but its evidence that the unit’s relationship with the public is crucial to these arrests.
On Tuesday, Detectives in the Unified Police Metro Gang Unit arrested 23-year-old Jacob D. Vigil, who’s a known member of a violent street gang. Vigil was wanted on federal gun charges, robbery, assault, theft and drugs. Unified Police Lieutenant Marianne Suarez heads up the gang unit.
“With a lot of gang members they have a lot of ties in the community with other gang members, family members who are willing to protect them,” Suarez says.
Vigil was named this past week by unified police as the latest Public Enemy Number one, a program that began about a decade ago to help catch the counties most violent gang criminals. Earlier in June two other fugitives on the list, 32-year-old Antonio Rafael Shropshire and 34-year-old Jamie Hamlin were also arrested. Suarez says usually the public or the friends of these fugitives don’t even know that their friend is wanted.
“So once it comes on the media and all the sudden people realize, hey this person is wanted, they’re more likely to call in,” Suarez says. “We can’t do it alone. It’s that community help, and you see it all the time whether it’s a missing person or a fugitive.”
Suarez says hopefully these last three arrests will motivate the public to help officers find additional fugitives.

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No sacred cows: Joel Villanueva reminds foreign firms to pay right taxes
The Philippines is always open for business as long as companies conform with prevailing requirements and “pay” its correct taxes due to the government.
Senator Joel Villanueva stressed this on Wednesday following the recent move of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to ordee the closure of a POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operations) service provider in Parañaque City for failing to pay taxes.
“We credit our finance department for their relentless effort to keep business in check especially in settling their obligations to the government,” Villanueva said.
“We could only hope that the BIR’s steely determination rubs off on the inter-agency task force assembled to stem the tide that is the influx of illegal workers,” he said.
He deplored that since its organization in May, the task force “has yet to mount a single round of joint inspections similar to the BIR’s effort.”
He said that concerned agencies such as the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in particular should be at the forefront of inspections such as this.
“They should be coordinating with the member-agencies of the inter-agency task force consistent with their mandate,” said Villanueva, chairman of the Senate labor committee.
“Had representatives from the DoLE and BI joined the BIR’s operation this morning, a proper labor inspection in the office premises could have been done, while immigration officials could have inspected the work visas of the employees,” he said.
Villanueva added, “We could have maximized the opportunity that BIR already had.”
“We expect DoLE to stay committed to its mandate under the Labor Code to only accept foreign workers in the country if there are no other capable, able, and willing Filipino to do the job,” he said.
He looks forward to the BI’s commitment to issue guidelines “clarifying the working definitions of the 14 occupations for which it could issue special work permits” for foreigners.
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LONDON / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global regulators have offered a closer look at clearing houses managing trillions of dollars in derivative transactions after calls from banks so that they are better funded to withstand extreme tensions.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) proposed a more detailed checklist for regulators on Sunday to assess whether clearers have enough funds to cope with large losses, and asks if there are any gaps left to fill.
The FSB coordinates the financial rules of the Group of 20 dominant economies (G20), which undertake to apply them in national practice. The G20 includes the United States, China, Japan and Germany.
Clearing transactions in the over-the-counter derivatives market of $ 640 trillion (OTC) became mandatory after the 2007-2009 financial crisis to make trading more transparent.
A clearing house is located between the two sides of a financial trade to ensure its completion even if one side goes bankrupt.
Losses beyond certain limits are generally attributed to members, such as banks, and in some cases to their customers.
Compulsory clearing has resulted in swelling of clearing houses, as the London Stock Exchange’s LCH cleared a record $ 402 trillion in interest rate derivatives in the first quarter.
These volumes have raised concerns that clearing houses may put taxpayers at the mercy of a crisis or may have to rely heavily on users such as banks.
The FSB said regulators should analyze the arrangements by which the default fund – pre-funded capital dedicated to covering payment losses – and other minimum financial resources would be replenished after covering the losses.
The clearers have just experienced extreme market volatility and record volumes without a major hitch as investors sold in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Markets are facing new tensions as the pandemic is expected to trigger a global recession.
The FSB proposal comes amid a multi-year conflict between clearing houses and their clients.
Last month, a group of nine global banks and investment management firms, including JPMorgan Chase (NYSE :), BlackRock (NYSE :), Citigroup (NYSE :), Barclays (LON ? and German Bank (DE :), clearing houses need to have more of their own risk capital to encourage them to limit risky transactions.
The group also wants to have a greater say in how clearing houses are run as they fear they will eventually make up for losses if the clearers do not have the resources.
They argue that the alignment of risk incentives was disrupted when the major clearing houses became the property of investors rather than their member users.
The CME group (NASDAQ :), which operates a derivatives clearing house, said it is the users who bring the risks and should put money in the default funds.
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Dear friends, we are on the verge of the Christmas holidays, but we are sure that even at this time of the year you have not abandoned your English language training. Training Center Raya London is once again bringing to your attention this short and fun article to discover new things about British culture, while helping you learn English. Switch between the language versions of our page and you will be able to compare the text in Bulgarian and English.
So … Have you ever wondered who had made these beautiful frosty drawings on your car window sitting there in an early frosty morning? Who is nipping our fingers and toes when we find ourselves standing outside in the cold weather during winter? And who was the one who made sure that the leaves will no longer dance in their green colour, but in the fall they will become pumpkin-yellow, fiery red or rusty-orange when they do their dance towards the cooling earth? The children know more about this than we do, and they will whisper to us, “Jack Frost!”.
But who is Jack Frost ?! We, as adults, want to know exactly where this mischievous stranger came from and what on Earth he did to our windows?!
The origin of all tales, stories and mentioning of the frosty naughty character is either Anglo-Saxon or Nordic, i.e. the stories about him come from the North Germanic tribes, the ancestors of today’s Scandinavians. He is mentioned in both cultures and there is a whole chapter about him on Kalevala – epic poetry based on Karelian and Finnish myths, compiled in the 19th century by Elias Lönnrot – a scholar and collector of northern traditional poetry. The first mentioning of this character in literature dates back to 1734 in the book “Round about our Coal Fire or Christmas Entertainments”.
The name Jack probably comes from the English language of the 16th and 17th centuries AD, where in spoken language the word “jack” just had the meaning of a man, a person. There is a similar figure in almost all mythologies of the population of Earth – Russian, Tibetan, Japanese and many others. Sometimes he appears to be the hero, sometimes – he is the mischievous one, the villain. He doesn’t have a certain appearance, that is why in every different story– fairytale, movie, musical – he has a different face. But something that is always typical about him is that there are icicles in the end of his features, with sharp, frost tips, and his colours are the colors of winter – white-bluish. He is not just frosting our windows with fern-like patterns, he is also often the one taking control of the weather, bringing snowstorms and cold. In some tales, his equivalent figure is a woman who, by tapping her fluffy pillows through the window, is actually making the snowfall.
One of the most beloved transformations of the image of Jack Frost is in the animated film of DreamWorks Company in 2012 – The Rise of the Guardians. The character there is a slim, tall and irritated boy with white hair, who knows nothing about himself, but he discovers that he can do various ice spells. Together with other fairy-tale characters, he fights against the fears that attack children’s dreams.
In addition to Santa Claus, Jack Frost is another important winter figure who inhabits the tales and myths of so many nations. It somehow gives to winter and cold a nice and bearable face.
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Yesterday I was one of the estimated 4,000 people who turned up to attend the Pedal on Parliament (POP) rally in Edinburgh to make Scotland a ‘cycle-friendly nation’. As someone who comes from the Netherlands, I know just how good it can be to cycle in a country that respects, encourages and invests in cyclists. I also want this for Scotland.
We face a huge environmental challenge here that has a lot to do with the way we travel. Our transport system is a massive contributor to global climate change, with road transport in particular accounting for 70% of all transport emissions. So if we are serious about tackling climate change – and meeting Scotland’s much-vaunted climate change ambitions – we simply need to get a grip on changing the way we travel.
The Scottish government knows this. Last year, Keith Brown, Scotland’s transport minister, acknowledged that “transport is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions”. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, when asked what she was doing to reduce emissions under the Scottish climate change act, stated: “It is right to be ambitious, and that places a responsibility on us to live up to our ambitions'”.
Live up to our ambitions we must. That was what yesterday was about.
Scottish ministers are currently revising an action plan that will describe the measures to be implemented in Scotland to cut our domestic emissions. However, a number of stakeholders, academics and the Scottish parliament have told the government that the draft plan isn’t good enough. We at WWF Scotland, along with our friends at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, think it’s more an attempt to describe what’s already being done rather than a bold vision that matches Scotland’s climate ambitions.
Transport is the weakest section of this document by far, with little more than a focus on techno-fix measures and very little effort to get people to switch from the car to other options like cycling and walking. The Scottish government seems unwilling to commit to enough properly funded policies in its transport toolbox to reduce emissions, simply describing a set of underfunded ‘proposals’ that it may (or may not) implement in future.
But we need action now. It’s also not just about reducing emissions. It’s about creating a better transport system. It’s about enabling people to make better transport choices. It’s about healthy, more active people, less burden on the NHS. It’s about reducing congestion, having cleaner air, safer streets. It’s also not that difficult. WWF Scotland has done research looking at examples of where other countries do well.
We’ve looked at places like Gothenburg in Sweden, where measures to reduce cars on the roads are expected to increase public transport use and create demand for other options such as car clubs and cycling. In my own country, the Netherlands, policies to shift the tax burden from the purchase to the use of cars is expected to have a significant effect on people’s behaviour and the environment. Scotland must also show some of this leadership if it is to meet its climate targets.
This is my – and WWF’s – challenge to our Scottish ministers. It is right and necessary to be ambitious, setting out the right policies and funding for low-carbon transport. When the government publishes its final climate action plan in the summer, it must describe a significant increase in effort and funding for cycling and walking to show it is serious about meeting its climate targets.
Thousands of people asked for it yesterday in Edinburgh. Scottish ministers must deliver.


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This photograph is taken in the cemetery in the back hand of Gokoku-ji in Bunkyo-ku. This Buddhist temple was established by the fifth shogun Tokugawa, Tsunayoshi, who dedicated it to his mother. There are many treasures, such as an important cultural property, etc. besides which collected the essences of Genroku culture of the Edo period paintings and calligraphic works and fixtures in Hondo(main building). It is a temple which tells the image of Edo. I took a walk the cemetery in a back hand, after inspecting Hondo. There is located many celebrities' grave as focusing on politicians in this temple. When I was walking along the narrow alley in a cemetery, the white cat was sleeping pleasantly on the gravestone. When approached, the cat waked up and was gazing toward me as if it noticed me.
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holmertz (59748) 2012-09-17 7:33
Since I like cats I enjoy watching them in almost any situation. This one looks very comfortable on the flat stone that has probably been warmed by the sunshine. The trees frame the central part very nicely and the Japanese characters on the large stone increases the attraction of the composition. I also like the workshop very much. It is good enough to have been a regular upload.
abmdsudi (58220) 2012-09-17 16:28
A very thoughtful capture and meaningful sight to you, tightly croppedl. The soft colors, textures, the setting and importantly the script pn the stone that you have included is good referece point. It centrally fitd the view making it very prominence and the white kitty provides effective contrast while the shot conveys the atmosphere surounded by tranquility just what a graveyard -religious site should look like, a place of peace, serenity and rest. Well done,Congrats.
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It remains Blunt's biggest hit single in the United States to date, and his only one to reach the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.In 2012, a new version of the single was issued in Japan.The former army officer's sister Daisy introduced him to Sofia at the beginning of last year.The 39-year-old previously said of their relationship, "What I will say is that I'm very happy at the moment with Sofia.
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So when James Blunt was hired as our Chief Blunt Officer, we had extremely high hopes.
‘Although James is no longer with the company, we appreciated his input.
However, because of the word in question, the album was given a Parental Advisory sticker. At least one writer's interpretation is that it shows Blunt taking his own life, perhaps following a Japanese tradition of removing one's shoes and contents of clothing prior to jumping from a great height.
When asked about the song, Blunt responded, "It's probably one of the least meaningful songs on the album and by no means people's favourite. However, the director of the video states in a "making-of" piece of footage that "[T]he idea [of the video] is built around the last line, where he says, 'I'll never be with you', and that idea of completely forgetting about something, of getting rid of that emotion, and moving on, and I think that the video is a sort of visual manifestation of that emotion." At the end of the video, he jumps off a cliff and falls into the water while he sings the lyrics: "But it's time to face the truth, I will never be with you". The video has been parodied in a Dead Ringers spoof, with Jon Culshaw impersonating Blunt, singing the song with different lyrics where he explains how he can be cool.


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If you’ve ever wondered how Cheese Doodles were invented, the answer might surprise you. Those puffy, airy curls that stick to your teeth and turn everything orange were created by an animal feed manufacturer, from ingredients originally intended for cows.
Beloit, Wisconsin’s Flakall Corporation made cattle feed from flaked corn-corn that had been finely ground to remove tough kernels and extract maximum nutrients-but sometimes the grinder would get jammed and need to be cleaned. Flakall tried cleaning the machinery by forcing moistened corn through it, but when the moist corn hit the hot grinder, it didn’t flake. It puffed up like popcorn, just without the hard kernels. One employee liked the look of these puffs so much that he took some home. A little ‘cheese’ powder later, and a snack was born! Flakall Corporation changed its name to Adams Corporation, lost the cows, and started churning out cheese curls, which were apparently far more popular than the livestock feed. It was a ‘happy accident’, an unintended consequence that turned out well.
My favorite happy accident involves White Zinfandel. Yes, you read that correctly: White Zin.
In the 1970’s, Sutter Home made Zinfandel: a deep, hulking red. They also made a ‘blush’ version, but it was modeled after dry Provencal rose, not today’s sweet, poppy pink. But in 1975, they had a stuck fermentation, a situation where the yeast dies out before consuming all the sugar. Would anyone buy this? Short answer: yes, everyone. White Zin quickly became Sutter Home’s biggest seller, then everyone’s biggest seller. Sweet pink wine was THE hit of the 70’s and 80’s, and while I don’t personally drink White Zin or suggest that you do, I AM glad it happened, because the heightened demand for Zinfandel grapes kept growers from ripping out old Zinfandel vineyards or T-grafting them over to Merlot or Cabernet. So once wine drinkers realized how utterly gorgeous a bodacious Zinfandel could be, 100+ year old vines were ready and waiting all over California.
Zinfandel is one of my favorite recommendations for Thanksgiving fare. Its bold flavors stand up to all those crazy side dishes, and its smooth tannins don’t fight with the fat, salt, and sugar inherent in the traditional feast. And Zinfandel is quintessentially American -we grow over 99% of the world’s Zin-which makes sense for a quintessentially American holiday.
So this Thanksgiving, be thankful for flaked corn and White Zin. And then drink some red.

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In recent years, US firms have shifted heavily into offshoring and it seems it never crossed anyone’s mind that offshore talent might be a finite resource. So far it seems dwindling accounting graduate numbers in the Philippines are mostly affecting in-country businesses and firms, still something worth keeping an eye on.
This is from CNN Philippines in March:
The country is facing a shortage of accountants as college enrollment for this field of study dropped while those licensed chose to work abroad, a group of certified public accountants said on Friday.
The Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) said local accounting firms already hit a tipping point and began hiring non-certified public accountants to fill the widening gap that started five years ago.
The group added that the country has produced just around 199,000 CPAs in the past 100 years.
“That’s a big problem now of the profession because several of the CPAs here in the Philippines are migrating abroad, or they are working online for foreign companies,” said PICPA national president Erwin Alcala.
OK that’s not so bad for us, it says right there their CPAs are choosing to work for foreign companies. A user on r/philippines offered their perspective on that article and the driving forces behind the shortage:
As an accountant, I see the following reasons why:
The CPA Board Exams (CPALE) is one of the hardest, if not the hardest board exam to pass. Can you even imagine taking five to six exam subjects that are all mathematical and analytical in nature? It doesn’t help that the Board of Accountancy (BOA) with its mindset of “Our profession is of the elite” and applying a quota over the number of examinees that will pass the CPALE. There are some people within the BOA that think that if a lot will pass, the value of CPAs will be dragged down. Hence, them applying a quota. That is why the passing rate is on par with the Bar exam.
And no it’s not the examinees are lacking knowledge, it’s the Board that is somehow, doing something behind closed doors. Well, you can take this with a grain of salt but this is for real.
2. The industry. Ten to fifteen years ago, as soon as we graduate from Accountancy school, we would be employed by accounting firms or other local corporations. Now? In my area alone, as soon as you graduate, you go straight to the BPO-sector serving clients either based in the United Kingdom, United States of America or Australia. It’s like accountancy school became a factory of well, BPO agents who have accounting as their specialization to serve foreigners. Brain drain right?
3. The salary. This circumstance is tied with number two. Locally, CPAs make Php 15,000 for a start or maybe Php 20,000 if such person lands in a good company. Non-CPAs of course starts a bit lower, Php 12,000 to Php 15,000. Again, the figures provided are for local companies such as accounting firms or well, any other in the local industry. Go to the BPO industry, to those who serve clients in the UK, USA or AUS, that figure gets doubled for a start. A cousin of mine, landed Php 45,000 for his starting salary as a basic bookkeeper of a US accounting firm. I, myself, started with Php 20,000, then jumped ship to another company, landed Php 65,000 and now, in my current, I am at six-figure already, and I am not a CPA too (not boasting). Bottomline is, can you imagine the pay disparity between a CPA and non-CPA in the BPO industry? If you cannot, I can explain it in one sentence: The BPO industry is a disruptor for the local industry that the disparity between the salary of a CPA to a Non-CPA working in the BPO industry is just Php 5,000 to Php 10,000 the most.
4. Going abroad. Well, this is true too. For those people who can’t find their green pastures here, they tend to go abroad. 80% of my college batch are in abroad to be honest. Some, chose to take the exams, pass but not practice the profession and just manage a business.
BPO = Business process outsourcing (BPO).
Point #3 says the starting salary for a CPA in the Philippines is about $270-360 USD if they choose to work close to home compared to $800 for a basic entry level role at an accounting firm here in the United States. Non-CPAs make about $90-$180 less than CPAs in outsourced roles which sort of makes sense as both groups are doing mostly grunt work. You can see why accountants in the Philippines would prefer to work for accounting firms in the UK, US, or Australia, and based on that Php 45,000 starting salary we can see why onshore firms would prefer that talent.
Another thing mentioned in that comment is the difficulty of CPA Board Exams. Off the top of my head, the pass rate is around 25%. Because “off the top of my head” isn’t sufficient fact-checking even for Going Concern, I looked it up and came across this December 2022 post about historical CPALE pass rates written by Joel L. Tan-Torres, Chairman of the Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy from 2014 to 2018:
During my term of less than five years, the total number of passers come up to just below 32,000, with the most number of CPAs of 5,468 entering the profession after the October 2015 examinations. For the 13 examinations conducted during my term as Chairman, there were about 94,000, with a record number of 14,816 taking the examinations in October 2017. These numbers translate to an average passing percentage of about 34%.
Interesting because right around that time, the AICPA was observing a gap in people who graduate with an accounting degree and people who go on to sit for the CPA exam. Additionally, US accounting degree completions peaked in 2015-16 and have trended down since. Was there some horrible anti-accounting ad campaign launched in the mid-2010s or something that we missed?
The trend in 2019, where two tests were given and three pandemic-era examinations, indicates passing rates reaching the lowest levels for the CPA examination in recent history. For these five examinations, only 6,847 out of 35,918 examinees passed. This represents a passing percentage of 19 percent. I understand that the American Institute of CPAs examination has passing rates historically averaging from 45 percent to 55 percent.
This declining trend of both new CPAs passing and examinees applying for the licensure examination is disturbing. This raises questions and issues such as whether the pandemic caused these declines; if there is a growing disinterest in students pursuing the accountancy profession; the state of accounting education and schools in the Philippines; the impact of the decreasing supply of new CPAs to employers in the local and global markets; the image of the Philippine CPA or accountancy brand in the global business and accounting communities; and even the state of the CPA licensure examination process and system.
Bringing us back to current day, Kristine Ismael (who herself is a professional) has written about the growing Philippine CPA shortage for The Manila Times:
At the recent accountancy centennial celebration, Professional Regulation Board of Accountancy Chairman Noe Quiñanola mentioned the issue of a shortage of accountants in the Philippines. There are about 200,000 certified public accountants (CPAs) as of 2023. Recent CPA licensure examinations add only about a few couple of thousand CPAs every year due to the passing rates not going above 25 percent.
Traditionally, new passers get their professional experience at audit firms in order to land better job opportunities and higher compensation in the future. This entails going through the busy season where accountants usually experience 50- to 90-hour work weeks for about three to four months. This job requires a lot of personal sacrifices, physical and mental stamina, emotional stability and spiritual strength, especially during the busy season.
Having gone through several busy seasons myself, I’ve experienced and witnessed people miss a lot of sleep, miss out on some social activities outside work and develop unhealthy habits to cope with the stress, to name a few.
Gee, can’t possibly imagine why young people would choose other professions.
As I said at the outset, for now it seems US firms shouldn’t panic about these numbers. But if the trend continues both in firms increasing their offshore resources and in the foreign countries we get talent from seeing declining accountant numbers, this pipeline might end up as dry as ours. Can someone check on India and see how they’re doing for talent?
It will also take you too long to establish your own firm or name. The application and retention of certifications are rigorous and costly. And the major players are happy to pay their bare minimum wage. That’s a habit among Filipinos: complying with the minimum possible.
The BPOs are not disruptors. More like the audit firms milking the new graduates letting them work for dismal pay. Working for BPOs actually provide new graduates with lots of new skills allowing giving them flexibility – some even gain IY experience. Let us face it times have change.
The Philippine government should also do its part to encourage the youth to pursue accountancy. Even CPA parents don’t want their children to take the same career path due to the course’s difficulty and the low salary of CPAs. I understand the youth, it is not worth the trouble.
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Once upon a time, in a cozy little house nestled in the heart of a beautiful garden, lived a lovely family. In this family, there was a wise and kind-hearted mother named Lily, a strong and adventurous father named Jack, and their little son, Oliver, who was three years old. In their house, love flowed like a magical river, and they cherished spending time together, sharing stories, laughter, and dreams. Every night, before Oliver drifted off to sleep, his parents would gather around his bed to tell him a special bedtime story, just like tonight.
"Oliver," said Lily, softly patting his tiny hand. "Tonight, I will tell you a story about a family that loves to communicate in the most positive and magical way." Oliver's eyes widened with excitement as his parents began to weave their tale.
"Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a family called The Sunshine Clan," Jack began, a twinkle in his eye. "Now, The Sunshine Clan lived on a sunny hill, where birds chirped and flowers bloomed all day long." Oliver giggled in delight, imagining a colorful world filled with sunshine, birds, and beautiful flowers.
"One day, The Sunshine Clan decided to embark on an amazing adventure. They found a magical radio that allowed them to speak to each other through their hearts!" exclaimed Lily, her eyes sparkling. Oliver's eyes grew wide with wonder, not needing any more invitation to listen eagerly.
"Whenever they wanted to tell each other something, they would first take a deep breath and feel deep inside their hearts. Then, they would speak kindly and lovingly, just like magic," continued Jack, his voice full of warmth. The little boy's imagination soared as he imagined the family speaking to one another through their hearts, with love and kindness flowing between them.
"And you know what, Oliver?" Lily whispered, her voice as gentle as a whispering breeze. "Their words would always lift each other's spirits and bring smiles to their faces. They listened to one another with open hearts and heard each other's wishes and dreams." As Oliver snuggled deeper under his warm, cozy blanket, he imagined himself as a part of The Sunshine Clan, spreading love and positive words to his family, just like they did.
"So, my darling Oliver," Jack said, tucking his son in tightly. "There's a magic inside each one of us, too. We can use our words to let others know how special they are, and to show them that we love and care for them." Lily gently kissed Oliver on the forehead and whispered, "Remember, my sweet angel, always speak from the heart. Your words can light up the world and make someone's day brighter."
Oliver nestled himself, feeling cozy and loved, as his parents softly sang a lullaby. With sleepy eyes and a heart full of joy, he looked forward to the morning when he would wake up and use his words to bring happiness to his family, just like The Sunshine Clan. And so, as the moon smiled and the stars twinkled outside his window, Oliver drifted off to sleep, knowing that love and positive communication would always be there, guiding him through the magical journey of life with his family.

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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. Job Circular. Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. has published a huge bank job circular 2019 by the Authority. Masters degree passed student also can apply to Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. has issued recruitment for some new vacant seats. All information regarding the appointment of 20 August 2019.
We provide different types of job information with also provide some effective information or resource and job tips which helps to get a job easily. We trust that our distributing data helps the activity searchers who are finding superior employment. All the jobs on this website are not for unemployed people but also employed people too. All type of suggestions, question solutions of the different competitive exam are available here.
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd Job Circular offer Below. MTBL is one of the most important Bank organization in Bangladesh. MTB has revealed a large job circular by the Authority. All data relating to the appointment of Mutual Trust Bank Ltd is given on our website . we tend to are Publish all Jobs Circular daily, like Government Jobs in Bangladesh, Bank Jobs in Bangladesh, personal Jobs in Bangladesh, an International organization in Bangladesh, personal Company in Bangladesh, personal University Jobs in Bangladesh.
Customer Service Executive – MTB Airport Booth
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd.
- Minimum Graduation Degree in any discipline from the recognized university
- Hardworking, self-motivated and a good team player
- Excellent communication skills with command in spoken and written English
- Preference shall be given to the candidates having experience in service industry i.e.: airline, travel agency, customer service desk at any private organizations.
- Handling currency exchange transactions
- Purchase & sale foreign currency and advisory services to arrival passengers
- Handle customer enquiries on MTB Products & services
- Offering MTB Products and services to passengers
- Cross sell of MTB Products and services
- Responsible for generating exchange gain income as established in the annual budget
- Assists the Booth Manager/Supervisor in the managing of day-to-day operational and marketing activities
- Assesses client needs, ensuring proactive, timely and high-quality service
- Demonstrates compliance with all regulations of money changing for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities
- Bachelor degree in any discipline
- At least 2 year(s)
- Age 23 to 30 years
- Both males and females are allowed to apply
Anywhere in Bangladesh
Compensation & Other Benefits
- Festival Bonus: 2
- As per policy of the Bank


ORLANDO, Florida – HARMAN BSS Audio today announced that the GS724T 24-Port Ethernet AVB Switch is now shipping. The BSS Audio GS724T is co-branded with NETGEAR®, Inc. a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions and represents the world’s first AVB (IEEE Audio Video Bridge) switch for networking multichannel audio and video over standardized Ethernet.
Standardized multichannel audio and video over Ethernet, enabled by AVB, provides AV professionals and their customers with considerable cost-per-node savings in deploying complex AV systems, while advancing integration, ease of use and system functionality and control.
HiQnet™ System Architect™ 3.0, launched at InfoComm 2011, includes the ability to add representations of the BSS Audio GS724T to the system design and add them to equipment racks if required. By specifying IP addresses for the GS724T devices represented within System Architect, designers are able to double-click on a GS724T and launch its web-management interface in the computer’s default web browser.
The IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging Task Group is an IEEE initiative comprising engineers from a host of technology leaders in the semiconductor, enterprise computing, automotive, professional AV, consumer electronics and networking solutions markets. The group has developed protocols to allow vendors to build a standards-based network with the appropriate quality of service for high-quality audio performance and production.
The IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging standards provide three major enhancements for 802-based networks:
• Precise timing to support low-jitter media clocks and accurate synchronization of multiple streams
• A simple reservation protocol that allows an endpoint device to notify the various network elements in a path so that they can reserve the resources necessary to support a particular stream
• Queuing and forwarding rules that ensure that such a stream will pass through the network within the delay specified by the reservation
The enhancements enabled by IEEE 802.1 standards require no changes to the Ethernet lower layers and are compatible with all the other functions of a standard Ethernet switch (a device that follows the IEEE 802.1Q bridge specification).
The BSS Audio GS724T Ethernet AVB Switch completes the signal chain between forthcoming HARMAN Professional AVB-enabled products, such as the Ethernet AVB High Speed Option Card for the dbx® Professional Products SC Digital Matrix Processors. HiQnet™ System Architect™ 3.0, being used with the BSS Audio GS724T Ethernet AVB Switch and Ethernet AVB-enabled dbx SC Digital Matrix Processors, can be seen on the HARMAN booth (#743) at InfoComm 2011.


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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov:
– Bread is not only a food product, but also it is the sacred gift of nature to man.
One of the main humanitarian goals of our esteemed President is to create a reliable food abundance in our country. In this context, the rapid development of agriculture is an important direction of the policy of the President aimed at strengthening the economic potential of the Motherland and improving the living standards of our people.
As a result of large-scale reforms in agriculture, this important sector of our national economy has reached a qualitatively new level of development. In our country, arable lands are constantly being developed, positive measures are being taken to increase the productivity of lands and improve the condition of agricultural lands.
Large-scale investments are made in the technical equipment of the agro-industrial complex and the service sectors, the modernization, the construction of elevators, processing farms, mineral fertilizer plants, and water facilities. On an innovative basis, the problems of engineering and technical support of the agro-industrial complex are solved. The latest equipment that meets the soil and climatic conditions of our country is being procured.
As a result of the President's initiatives for the benefit of the people and the country, the world's leading producers of modern products that meet the soil and climatic conditions of our country, the consistent purchase of the latest high-performance equipment makes it possible to harvest a bountiful harvest of white wheat without loss.
This year, the President set a task to collect 1.4 million tons of wheat in front of the agricultural sector of the country.
In the year "Turkmenistan is motherland of peace and trust", in our festive Land, in the widely celebrated year of the glorious 30th anniversary of our sacred Independence, the next labor success of our grain growers is even more proud. In fact, our white craftsmen diligently and worked hardly, absorbed their zeal into the soil, and achieved a bountiful harvest. They organized the grain harvest and worked hard to ensure that the season was fast and uninterrupted. As a result, 1,400,000 tons of wheat were delivered to the harvest of Motherland. This great achievement of turkmen grain growers is a unique fruit of the large-scale reforms carried out in the agricultural sector by the honorary President.

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Coming Soon... The Pork Shop Online Store!
We have been extremely lucky over the years to have a valued customer base from one tip of our beautiful province, to the other. The growth and prosperity of our business is a testament to all of you who have made the trip to visit us at either of our locations, Denmark or New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. With this in mind, we have decided it is important for us to make our product more accessible and convenient for all of our valued customers out there.
Here’s how it works- you will find a tab to our Online Store if you visit our website www.theporkshop.ca. Simply browse our selected Gluten, Filler and Bi-product free items, and then begin to compile your wish list. When your order is processed, we ensure that all packaging will accommodate the shipping process, and you can expect your delivery same, or next day. Additionally, you can expect that all product will reach your door at the highest standard, and all payment information is secure.
Keep in mind that all items keep very well, fresh or frozen, so don’t be shy; fill the freezer for the coming summer months!
Again, it is always our pleasure to serve you, and thanks to all of our current, and soon to be customers!
The Pork Shop launches new web site
It’s not what we do … it’s how we do it! Over two decades of offering the finest pork products has earned us a world-class reputation for quality. With our newly developed site, we can give you a glimse into the full range of our products and services.
We produce over 70 products, including smoked chops, gluten-free sausages, roasts, spiced capicola steak and more. We sell local beef, chicken, jams, honey and maple products, as well as pasta, olive oils, vinegar, risotto and more. We also produce Bert’s International Sauce, great on pork, fish and chicken. You can now visit us in two locations AND ONLINE!


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This coincidence is from today’s news. It seems New Hampshire is of the same mind as New Mexico. I hope the measure passes.
“Three months after a man was sentenced to die for killing a police officer, New Hampshire’s first death sentence in 50 years, the House voted to repeal capital punishment. The chamber voted 193 to 174 to send the bill to the Senate. Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, said he would veto the bill if it reached his desk. The inmate, Michael Addison … was sentenced to death for killing a Manchester officer in 2006. Death penalty opponents questioned the fairness of capital punishment, especially after a millionaire, John Brooks, received a life sentence in November for hiring others to kill a repairman. Mr. Addison could not afford private counsel.”


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Giving her final speech as chairwoman to the RCGP’s annual conference in Harrogate, West Yorkshire, today she urged GPs to pool resources with all providers of health and social care in an aligned geographic area.
Professor Gerada suggested the foundation of what she described as integrated care co-operatives led by GPs.
Professor Gerada said: ‘We must change our relationship with our specialist colleagues. The them and us division symbolised by the hospital entrance must become a thing of the past. In order to make this happen we are going to have to think of and answer some difficult questions about the way we do things currently.
‘Our healthcare system was set up to meet the needs of the population of post-war Britain.’
Now people are living longer and with more complex multiple conditions, she added. Continuity of care and fragmentation of services were both made worse by the coalition government’s recent NHS reforms, multiple providers and competition they introduced into the NHS.
‘We have to examine historic systems including the independent contractor model and ask ourselves: "Is this 1940s model created as a pragmatic solution at the time still fit for the 21st century?"
‘I believe GPs working in isolation have served their purpose well but their time has passed. Instead we need all providers of health and social care with a geographically-aligned area coming together to pool resources.’
She added these integrated care co-operatives would be provider organisations led by GPs aiming to reduce fragmentation, improve continuity and deliver value for money.


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Aurifil Blog Hop – The Letter A
Updated on 8/9/11: Download all nine blocks from the hop on the Aurifil website.
Admission: I never really cared what type of thread I used. OK, stop cringing. I’m a color gal and I just never gave it much thought.
Ah Ha!: That would be the moment I wound my bobbin with 50 wt Aurifil cotton thread and began piecing my Blossom Block (one of 9 blocks you’ll be able to download for free on this hop!) The light footprint of my stitches resulted in the most Accurate 1/4″ seam I’ve ever sewn and there was no thread bulk. You know I love pressing the heck out of my blocks and no bulk meant my block was flat as a pancake.
Adore, Amazing, Absolute Best: A few of the descriptions from quilters I asked about Aurifil thread. Yes, I am definitely the last person to attend this party but I’m so glad I finally Arrived.
I received a sample pack of Aurifil thread in different weights. I used the 50 wt cotton to piece my block and LOVED it. Smooth, lean, strong, and colorful. Not a bit of thread fuzz to be found anywhere around my bobbin case or presser foot.
I was so completely Awestruck (yeah, a little over the top with the A‘s but that’s my letter!) with the 50 wt thread for piecing that I wanted to try the 28 wt to quilt something. I pieced my block into a Gather Up Pillow top, a great size to quickly test drive the thread. The results were spectacularly Awesome! Smooth stitches, excellent tension, and a natural sheen that makes the pillow top glow. A note on my project: I used Brand X for the Pink stitching lines and Aurifil for the Green. A very noticeable difference!
I can say with true sincerity this thread has knocked my socks off. I’m a total convert.
Pat Sloan is organizing the Aurifil Blog Hop so of course it’s loaded with all kinds of fun prizes and goodies. If you’ve used Aurifil Thread leave a comment sharing what you love about it. If you’re a thread newbie like me share why you’d like to experiment with Aurifil thread.
Everyone is a Winner: Each stop on the blog tour features a 9″ quilt block pattern you can download. Pat designed the first block. She’ll be posting the final setting instructions (blocks are set on point) along with the winners of the drawings on her blog this Saturday (February 26) updated to: Monday, February 28. Good luck!
I’ve designed the Blossom Block which can be downloaded here.
Sample Packs of 5 Aurifil Threads. Two winners will be selected from those leaving comments on this post.
Grand Prize: A Pat Sloan Kit Art 50wt Aurifil Thread Set. Each stop on the blog hop will select one name to be entered into the Grand Prize drawing.
Visit the other blogs on the tour to download a quilt block and get more chances to win:
Monday Feb 21st
* Pat Sloan Starter Block
Tuesday Feb 22
* Pink Chalk Studio (Letter A) Kathy Mack – You’re Here !
* Lizzie B Girls (Letter U) Beth Hawkins and Liz Hawkins
* Pat Sloan Final Quilt Layout with Setting Instructions
Even more links!
Aurifil Thread Kits available at Pink Chalk Fabrics

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DeWitt United Methodist Church
Monday, Sept. 16: Tater tot casserole, broccoli mandarin orange salad, wheat bread, lime jello, pineapple.
Tuesday, Sept. 17: Brat with sauerkraut on a wheat bun with ketchup and mustard, Northern beans and leeks, watermelon.
Wednesday, Sept. 18: Stuffed green pepper, butter beans, cantaloupe, cherry pie, vanilla ice cream.
Thursday, Sept. 19: Pork chop, mashed potatoes with gravy, harvest cream corn and bacon, tropical fruit.
Friday, Sept. 20: Swiss steak, hash brown casserole, green beans, banana, orange juice.
Call 563-210-1712 for reservations by noon the business day before the meal.


Andy Murray expresses his doubts about Roger Federer’s future. The Scot was told that Pete Sampras, after being defeated at the second round of Wimbledon, never came back to London.
Could it be also Federer’s case? “Roger played great tennis this year, a high quality tennis, maybe it wasn’t that concrete like in the last ten years, but his levels were incredible. Probably, we won’t see again that consistence and that continuity. You just have to wait and see what will be his reaction."
"Roger is one the best athlete of all time, so I expect an answer and a reaction to this defeat. He will be very dangerous at US Open.”
Tennis World Magazine - issue 31
You can download the magazine by clicking on the link below.
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Inequality in opportunities for education is found not only with reference to individuals and social classes but also in terms of regions and territorial regions such as urban and rural areas our educational system is urban biased in the matter of location of facilities allocation of finance etc is a. Whether in educational attainment between income groups or racial/ethnic groups or across geographic locations—inequality persists some researchers claim, on one hand, that educational inequality is due to social class and family background. Efforts to narrow education inequality are vital and can lay a foundation for more inclusive growth differences in the quality and duration of the yet in most countries, large disparities in educational attainment remain the norm indonesia is no exception a poor child born in papua leaves school with. Combating social inequalities through education.
Levels of government to engaging with disadvantaged youth and addressing inequality concerning young people, including state approaches and 3rd sector actions for promoting economic activity and entry into the labour market and ensuring effective distribution of services and community-led. Only through education does one achieve a social standing as a participating citizen entitled to the benefits of equal rights and say in life education is, no doubt, valuable in its own right, but it also is enabling in the sense that it serves (however imperfectly) as the gateway for obtaining other social. Their year-round let's play fair program uses educational sport activities with interactive discussions to shift attitudes, behaviors and social norms between girls and boys aged 7-18 srm 298: rwanda: combating gender inequality through sport and recreation education and coaching (3 credits.
Reducing inequality through education michal kurlaender in conversation with david figlio figlio is the orrington lunt professor of education and social policy and of economics at northwestern university and director of the institute for policy research. Inequality is a growing problem in china, not only in rural but also in urban parts of the country people recognise it as a social problem that needs to be the history of income inequality in china can be described in two distinct periods: before and after the 2010s reforms that started in 1978 have. Inequality in education inequality is an unequal rewards or opportunities for different individuals within a group or groups within a society it focuses on its contribution in maintaining social stability through development of social harmony it believe in building bridges between values and passing.
Inequality in education is linked to the major problems in the society the need for studies to be done to find causes of inequality in education range from poor government policies, capitalistic nature of society to social problems faced in different parts of the world also point to a certain degree, the. Условие задачи: combating social inequalities through education essay, research paper combating social inequalities through education education is, no doubt, valuable in its own right, but it also is enabling in the sense that it serves (however imperfectly.
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Education is recognised as major social institution however, inequality in education is linked to major problems in society in education a key factor that influences a child's performance at school is social class by going through marxist and functionalist perspectives, explanations for such. Focus area - education and social inequality explain how the four components of thinking sociologically assist in understanding this area or domain traditionally australians have believed in and conveyed the myth of australia as a fair , egalitarian society without excess wealth or poverty. Optical computer with social combating social inequalities through education and human development challenges in defence of welfare 2 3 contents introduction 7 nick ellison an introduction to the technology industry in japan chair social policy association. 6 policies to combat inequality by ben olinsky posted on january 28, 2014, 2:07 pm but raising the minimum wage is not just a matter of fairness or a means of combating inequality it is offering universal access to high-quality early education can ensure that all children, regardless of their.
Overcoming inequality through education the present situation and urgent remedies education plays an enormous role in the formation of creative personalities and of adapted members of human society by education and learning we have brought our genetic inheritance to blossom. Commentary community colleges combating income inequality through college diversity kahlenberg, who has been a longtime champion of class-based affirmative-action, points to recent trends in higher education as an indicator of the change in national sentiment. According to bourdieu, the cultural and social capital that a student possesses is determined by his family's background this paper explores the reproduction of social inequalities with meritocracy and how certain features of the singapore society are incompatible with the aims of meritocracy.


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Toxins are bad. That’s easy to say, but perhaps less commonly understood. Learn what toxins do to your weight and how they limit weight loss.
“We are what we eat” may need to be updated to include we are what we drink, touch, absorb, and are exposed to. Chemical toxins bombard us in this modern world from all sides. They’re in the water we drink and the food we eat. They’re in the cleansers we use, our beauty products, and even the air we breathe. They leak from our walls, our clothing, our floors, and our furniture. Herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, pharmaceutical residues, petroleum byproducts, pollutants, and so much more; these toxins literally surround us.
Toxins and Obesity
Obesity is a continually growing trend in countries that follow more Western diets and lifestyles, but what if this spike in weight gain can’t be entirely blamed on sugary or fatty foods and a lack of exercise? Turns out toxins contribute to fat storage and make it more difficult to lose those extra pounds too.
Our bodies are clever, well-organized machines prepared for a multitude of external and internal attacks from many sources like viruses, fungi, bacteria, and even modest amounts of poison. When toxins enter our bodies, they’re sent to the liver to be broken down and flushed away. But when the liver is overwhelmed and the heart and other organs are endangered, our bodies revert to a backup plan and jail the leftover toxins, locking them away inside fat cells. This lets the liver catch up and we can release the toxins slowly later to be cleaned or sent packing.
This means that as environmental and internal toxin levels climb, these overwhelm the liver more and more often. As a result, more toxins, along with more fat, must be stuffed into storage for later disposal. The number of fat cells increases to deal with the toxic load and people quickly become overweight.
When Toxins Start
Unfortunately, this process starts young, much younger than we thought. A fairly recent study shows that babies begin storing toxins in their fat cells even before they’re born. Infants exposed to toxins in the womb are born with more fat cells and have higher risk of rapid weight gain which leads to overweight or obese children and adults. How many of us have been exposed to high levels of toxins our entire lives? Take a minute to look around your home. How much synthetic material do you see? Take a look at your food in your pantry and fridge. How much of it is in cans, aluminum, and plastic? What about the ingredients? Are there chemicals you can barely pronounce, let alone know where they came from? We may be poisoning ourselves into obesity, bit by bit.
Losing Weight with Toxins
These toxins also make it very difficult to lose weight. Fat cells crammed with toxic compounds don’t function very well. These malfunctioning cells often over-release leptin, which burns out receptors, leading to leptin resistance. Leptin is a hormone that regulates eating and fat burning. Leptin resistance tells our bodies that we need more food and need to store more fat even when there’s plenty of it stockpiled away. This drive to overeat makes losing pounds problematic, especially if the body keeps insisting on hoarding more fat at the same time.
Even without leptin resistance, if high toxin levels are still entering the body while we’re desperately trying to lose weight through healthy diet changes and exercise, our body will still continue to combine these toxins with fat and stow them away in cells where they do less damage. We may be burning through old stores, but the body keeps making new ones. It thus becomes important to eliminate toxin sources before trying to lose weight.
Losing weight comes with setbacks in and of itself. Dropping pounds and inches means releasing and burning fat stores, which can flood the system with toxins that had been previously locked away. This toxic torrent into our system slows down the weight loss process, is one of the causes of weight loss plateaus, and can lead to a yo-yo effect as the body responds to the onslaught by filling fat cells over and over as we rerelease stored poisons time and time again.
Remove Toxins from Your Life
Start by removing toxins from your life. Stop smoking and drinking alcohol, avoid coffee, and drop-kick the soft drinks. Stop eating junk food, avoid plastic packaging on foods as often as possible, and pick up BPA free cans. Take a break from harsh cleansers and look for more natural, organic beauty supply products, cleansers, soaps, shampoos, deodorants, and detergents. Choose organic foods free of pesticides, fungicides, genetic modification, and herbicides. Cut way back on refined sugars and processed foods. Drink a lot more filtered water more often. Find ways to release stress, which creates internal toxins of its own, and add more organic plant-based foods to your diet to get the vitamins, minerals, and enzymes that will help cleanse the body and improve its function. Fresh fruits and vegetable, and their juices, are very good at aiding the body with detoxification.
Stay active and exercise while you eliminate toxins from your life. Movement helps the lymphatic system clear waste and toxins from your tissues and exercise improves circulation and organ health. Lose weight gradually. Don’t go for the crazy weight loss diets that lose big too quickly, but go for a few pounds at a time. This will let your body deal with the released toxins slowly and manageably, breaking them down and flushing them away without overwhelming your liver or feeling the need to incarcerate them once more in the fat storage facilities on your stomach, butt, hips, or anywhere else you don’t want it.
You can manage your weight loss if you are smart about what you eat, how active you are, and how many toxins you remove from your life. You don’t have to go big. Start small, but start today.

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