text:
Instead of seeing conflict with your teen as a problem see it is an opportunity to improve and move family relationships forward by helping family members come to understand each other better.
Research has suggested that one of the reasons for some disagreements is that parents and teenagers define the problem differently. For example parents believe that dress should conform to convention while teenagers see dress as a way of demonstrating their personal freedom; for teenagers dress is a reflection of their autonomy and identity.
This body of research argues that teenagers and parents clash because they define the issues of contention very differently. Parents view many issues as a matter of right or wrong, not in a moral sense but as matters of custom or convention. In contrast, adolescents are likely to define the same issue as a matter of choice. Take a mother who disapproves of her daughter’s outfit might say ‘you shouldn’t dress that way – you’re inviting trouble’, her daughter responds ‘I dress this way because I want to, everyone goes out like this nowadays’.
Stage of Adolescence
There are 3 Stages of Adolescence and the needs of your child will differ as they move through the stages of adolescence.
- Early Adolescence – Lasting from about age 10-14 years. A time when your teen is trying to assert their independence
- Late Adolescence – Lasting from about 15-18 years. Dealing with potentially risky behaviour
- Emerging Adulthood – Lasting from18-25 years. Learning how to cope with life and problem solve
Communication and “I” Statements
How we communicate with our child can have a huge impact on our relationship with our child. Remember what we say only accounts for 7% of the message, how we say it through both our tone of voice (38%) and body language accounts for a whopping 93%. The onus is on us the parents to make sure the child hears the message as it was intended so no more blame game.
‘I’ statements can be used in a positive way to praise the teenager when they have done something well, e.g. “When you get up for school every day, I feel proud because you are being responsible and organised.”
Think of an example your child makes a snack and does not clean up.What would your usual response be? If you were using and an ‘I’ statement it would go something like this.
- When you… Don’t tidy the kitchen after you’re finished
- I feel… Angry, annoyed, upset
- .. I left it tidy for you to use
- I would like… You to help me please by tidying up after you use the kitchen
Here are some Top Tips for Parents
- Learn to listen – this means giving your full attention and not just half listening while you are making the dinner or checking your email. It’s a question of quality not quantity, 10 minutes full engaged and actively listening to what your teen has to say can be better than 2 hours in the same room but not fully listening
- Be ready to respond – teenagers don’t always choose the most convenient moment, but you may not get a second chance so when they are ready to talk you must be ready too. By taking the time to sit with your child when they are ready says a lot to them about how important they are to you and not on the bottom of your to do list
- Ask for their advice or opinion – show that you listen to and respect what they have to say, and find their ideas interesting, even if you don’t agree.
- Keep an open mind – hear your teenager out, and don’t pre-judge what you think they he/she will say. Be open to learning new insights about the life of your teenager.
- Don’t feel that you must always try to protect them – by not talking about a family crisis or a difficult situation. Talk to them in an age appropriate way and they will feel included and an important part of the family.
- Talk about feelings as well as facts – your own feelings as well as theirs. If you reveal who you really are, they will trust you and let you see who they are. Its ok to be angry, happy and sad just like them, remember children learn from they see not what they hear so they will deal with life the same way you do. If you don’t express your emotions neither will they.
If you want a different relationship with your children remember Einstein’s definition of insanity “The definition of insanity is repeating the same behaviours and expecting a different outcome”. The challenge is do something different to change your relationship with your child and you might be surprised at the result.
Provided by Siobhán Boucher, Odyssey Parenting Coordinator (Dublin) Mob: +353-86-8243267

domain: psychology


text:
Generation Z: The Connected Generation
Attraction and Retention of Generation Z
By the end of this decade, Generation Z will enter the workplace for the first time. Born from 1995 to 2011, members of this generation are from diverse backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles – but they have a few things in common. Gen Z’s with the expectation that fast-paced technology and unlimited connections should always be at their fingertips. They expect constant feedback, yet want their voices heard and valued. They are experiential learners with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Plus, they are constantly connected to the world around them through technology. With Generation Z representing over 28% of the global population, their influence on where and how we work will be significant, and their characteristics suggest that they will have different workspace needs.
Steelcase researchers explored the influences that drive Generation Z in order to determine the factors organizations need to consider when integrating them into the workplace. Researchers determined that changes will not only occur in the space itself, but also in organizational culture, work processes and technology.
In this presentation, you will learn about the characteristics, behaviors, influences and values of Generation Z as well as the impact and implications they will have on the workplace. The course explains the genesis of Generation Z’s unique view on technology. It will also point to some key factors to attracting and retaining Gen Z’s in the workplace.
March 10, 2020
How will Generation Z shape the workplace?
Concept Conference Room
1880 Pratt Drive, Suite 2018
Second Floor Conference Room
For additional event or venue information, please send an email to email@example.com

domain: sociology


text:
IS THIS BAD FOR ME???
Throughout the years of owning a gym since 2013, we have worked with countless clients to not only improve their fitness, but also their diet. In the beginning, our “diet program” consisted of informal conversations with client about what they should and shouldn’t eat. Eventually, we added a more formal diet program to our one-on-one consultation program called Coach’s Corner. After continuing to receive requests from clients for more and more diet information and assistance, we finally created the Practical Diet Revolution as our formal standalone diet program.
Regardless of the formality of our program, we constantly receive the following question:
“Is THIS bad for me?”
You can substitute “THIS” for anything you eat: meat, beans, rice cakes, ice cream, bread, pasta, peppers, potatoes, etc. Our answer has always been the same. First, anything in excess can be bad. Second, it is really hard to answer that question without seeing the rest of your diet. Third, if it is all natural food, probably not. Fourth, if it is something processed, the answer is simple, yes it is.
Eating in Excess
When a member asks us if what they are eating in bad, we first need to know how much they are eating. If you are having one spoon full of peanut butter per week, and you don’t have a peanut allergy, then it probably isn’t impacting your diet. However, if you are eating three spoon fulls of peanut butter per day, then yes, that is likely bad for your diet.
Anything you eat can become harmful, or bad for you, if you eat it in excess. That even goes for vegetable. Vegetables are often considered safe to eat in large quantities. However, if you are eating an excessive amount of carrots, to the point that you aren’t eating much else, then even carrots can become harmful.
Thus, almost anything in moderation isn’t going to be bad for you. The hard part is determining what moderation is. For that, you need to work with a professional and be prepared to partake in some trial and error with you diet.
What Else Are You Eating
We can’t really answer the question until we know what else you are eating. Everyone has a caloric threshold when it comes to gaining weight, losing weight, or maintaining weight. If your goal is to lose weight, and you are already eating enough calories to maintain your current weight, then the sweet potato may be bad for your goal. However, if you are asking us just about whether sweet potatoes are good or bad for you, we don’t have enough information.
Often times, to help us answer this question, we need to see your entire diet. That requires you to record your diet for a week or so. That will give us a full picture. Then we can better provide an opinion about what is good, bad, or better for you to reach your goals.
Is It All Natural Food
Taking the above two issues into consideration, if the questionable food is all natural, then chances are the answer is “No.” If you are not eating in excess, then natural food is good for you. If you are eating the questionable food as part of a balanced diet that is overall manageable for your goals, then it is probably good for you.
We make this next statement loosely: If you are eating all natural food, at least three times a day, and not to excess, whatever you are asking about is probably good for you. This statement also assumes you don’t have a food allergy.
Is It Processed
On the opposite side of things, is the questionable food is processed, then the answers is almost automatically, “Yes, it is bad for you.” Our bodies are designed to function on natural food. Processing means some of its natural properties have been altered or removed. Even worse, some food is completely factory made and has no natural quality at all.
We never push our diet clients to remove all processed food from their diet. That’s really hard to do and to maintain. However, we try to limit processed food intake as much as possible. We do this explaining to the client that processed food is technically bad for you. You are doing harm to your body by eating processed food. If that is a decision you are comfortable with, then the best thing you can do is limit it as much as possible.
In these cases, we work on a sliding scale. Understand that we can all do better with our diet. Even those with the strictest diets still have room to do better. For example, if you are asking us if the ice cream in your diet is bad, our answer is yes. However, we understand there is a level of reasonableness at work here. Thus, daily ice cream is bad, limited ice cream is better, no ice cream is ideal. You have to decide where you want to be on this sliding scale with everything you eat.
When you are starting a fitness program, like CrossFit in Pittsburgh, or you want to maximize your results, diet has to be a consideration. If you want to know if something you are eating is “bad” for you, it is harder than a simple yes/no question and answer. We need more information like what we outlined above.

domain: food


text:
La Quinta Inn Denver Cherry Creek
No availability found through our partners. Please contact the business directly or check some of our recommended alternatives.
Travel Blogs from Denver
... up there the wind was blowing, storm clouds started rolling in and thunder started. A few drops were starting to come down as we jogged down the hill to avoid getting caught in the storm. We made it to the car in time, and ran a few errands, including trying (unsuccessfully) to go to an urgent care clinic for my never-ending cough. In the evening Evan and I cooked Evan’s delicious curry recipe, and Gabi washed the dishes. We had pudding ...
... parts of the USA and Mexico is coming to an end. I have a lot more riding to do, about 2400 km, but the fun part is over. I'm going to power home the rest of the way on the interstate and there's nothing fun about that. I've done and seen what I wanted to and I'm ready to come home. Colorado was a great place to end it for not only the two aforementioned reasons but also because one of my best buds, ...
We woke up this morning to find a blanket of snow over everything outside. So we had some breakfast and went outside in the snow, we even got to walk on the frozen river. Then we got ready to drive to Beaver Meadows Ranch. It was about an hours drive and we saw a lot of mountains along the way. We we got outside and it was FREEZING! We walked through the wind and snow to the place where we were going tubing. What you do to tube is grab ...
... to Fortcollins. We were really excited when we saw some super cute squirrels in the trees when we stopped at a red light. We stopped at some outlet stores to buy some shoes then drove the rest of the way to Chris's house. We had chilli made by Chris for dinner and went to ...
... and watch grown up programming. Disney is great but ...
After a fabulous breakfast and sleeping in slightly, we headed back to Colorado Springs. First stop was the Air Force Academy to take a tour of the grounds. Even the grandson was impressed by the chapel and the square with all the planes from throughout the history of the Air Force. We did stop at the Visitor center and learned more about the Academy. Unfortunately, you cannot drive all the way ...
How has this hotel rated in the past?
- Continental Breakfast
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
More great choices in Denver
Search TripAdvisor for more deals in Denver
Travelers also recommend:
- More recommendations

domain: geography


On Monday, April 6, 2020, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET, NASEO in partnership with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a webinar on Valuing Demand Flexibility for Electric Utility Systems.
Demand flexibility in buildings is the capability of distributed energy resources (DERs) to adjust a building's load profile across different timescales. Buildings account for 75 percent of electricity consumption and in some regions up to 80 percent of peak demand. With many adjustable loads, buildings also represent the largest source of demand flexibility.


text:
Jetski 60 minutes + Breakfast
د.إ600 د.إ600 60 minutes
- Up to two persons can ride on one Jet Ski. Additional breakfast can be purchased at the station.
- We will stop to take pictures at the Burj Al Arab and Atlantis and send them for free!
- If the sea is to rough instead of Atlantis we will head to Bulgari Resort with the wonderful downtown skyline
- Changing rooms are available at the station
- Towels and Waterproof Cases are up for sale so make sure to pick these up!

domain: travel


text:
|Solar Eyes Eye Up Album!
|27th February 2024
|Share: Artist Profile
| a melodically sunny fierce panda one sheet
The Format: DIGISINGLE
The Act: SOLAR EYES
The Release: 'SOLAR EYES'
The Formats: DIGITAL AND CYAN BLUE VINYL ALBUM
The Release Date: FEBRUARY 16TH 2024
The Ordering Link: https://solareyesuk.bandcamp.com/album/solar-eyes
The Truth: Barely had the needles tumbled off the Chrimbo tree and the New Year's day hangovers receded into the cold mists than Brummie powerhousers SOLAR EYES presented their breathless new single 'Let’s Run Away' to bring a touch of melodic sunshine into our lives. Now comes the full widescreen picture, as 'Let’s Run Away', alongside recent single 'Top of the World', appears on Solar Eyes’ debut album ‘Solar Eyes’, which erupted on 16th February via the fierce panda label.
The cosmic creation of Glenn Smyth and Sebastian Maynard Francis, ‘Solar Eyes’ finds the duo delivering a suite of technicoloured tunes that stretch across acid-dipped sonic landscapes and blissed-out melodies. Recalling trippy trailblazers from Primal Scream to the Chemical Brothers, Spacemen 3 to Spector-ish productions, these 12 psych-dappled songs will stimulate the senses and envelop you in their pop-preened charms. 'Solar Eyes' is available digitally and on Cyan Blue coloured vinyl right now.
Infusing their far-out sounds with low-slung guitar lines straight out of a Morricone flick, the debut from the Birmingham psych/pop duo mixes gallopingly-paced glories with more sedate musical musings. One part Spaghetti Western, a second part cosmic Sci-Fi, the duo conjure a score for the extraterrestrial Alamo that never was in these shoegazing, sensory-rushing, tour-de-forces.
Mixed by Jeff Knowler, it features Glenn Smyth (Guitars/Vocals/Songwriter), Sebastian Maynard Francis (Drums/Percussion), plus additional guitars courtesy of Liam McKeown. 'Let’s Run Away' also arrived with an accomplished official video; a psychedelic cowboy caper, created by the Solar Eyes bassist Emily Doyle. Thousands of people have seen it, now you can also watch it here: youtu.be/gBzXRzIi160?si=-BkOyuLBtJtWKbiM
Formed in 2021, the band have since drawn crowds at tastemaker events like SXSW and The Great Escape and released a slew of warmly received singles and three EP releases in the shape of ‘Dreaming Of The Moon’, ‘Alcatraz’ and ‘Naked Monkey On A Spaceship’. Earning praise from the likes of Steve Lamacq (BBC6 Music) and John Kennedy (Radio X) at radio, plus The Observer and Louder Than War at press, the band have also seen their music featured on renowned TV programmes including Match of the Day and Football Focus. Come feel the force at this show here:
MARCH 7TH 2024 LONDON ISLINGTON ACADEMY O2

domain: artistic


text:
Ulysses Grant was inaugurated the 18th President of the United States in March of 1869. Although not a career politician he vowed to do everything in his power to fulfill his duty to the people. President Grant got off to a rocky start with his initial nominations being criticized and some denied. His brother-in-law Fred Grant, Elihu Washburne and military staff members John Rawlins, Orville Babcock, Horace Porter and Adam Badeau all received positions. One of his more controversial appointees was ex-Confederate general James Longstreet.
The Grant family left the White House for their new 28 room cottage on the seashore in Long Branch, NJ. Family friends including George Childs and George Pullman had provided them with what would become the "Summer White House" during the Grant presidency. This was a place for the family to gather together and avoid the summer heat and stress of Washington DC.
Grant family on Mt. Washington, NH
Black Friday panic in the Gold Room
In August the Grant family traveled the Northeast including a train ride up Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. During a time of rampant corruption in politics and business Grant was bound to eencounter it during his presidency. It did not take long before the first major conspiracy was discovered. When Grant became aware of an attempt to corner the gold market, he acted decisively to stop the plans of the conspirators in what is known as "The Black Friday" Sept. 24, 1869. Although innocent of the scheme this would be the start of much scrutiny of him during his terms.
Commissioner Ely Parker
Upon taking office President Grant made a promise to overhaul the Indian Policy. He started by nominating his former military staff officer and Seneca Native American Ely Parker as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Grant's "Peace Policy" included appointing more trustworthy officials to evaluate and improve the poor system in place. Grant, knowing communication was paramount to progress, invited native leaders to the White House in June 1870 to listen to their concerns and do what he could.
Sec. of State Hamilton Fish
American Commissioners to the Treaty of Washington
Foreign relations were on edge with Great Britain when Grant took office. He worked with his Secretary of State Hamilton Fish to settle the matter amicably. The Cuban independence uprising was his next test and Grant would emerge for the first time as a major proponent of international arbitration. He would go on in 1871 to help secure the Treaty of Washington with Great Britain which settled all disputes between the nations. His work on annexing Santo Domingo would not be a success however.
From shortly after the Civil War ended there had been secret resistance societies in the south bent on suppressing recently freed slaves through intimidation and violence. The Ku Klux Klan was the largest and most notorious of these domestic terrorist societies. Grant as president was committed to making sure everyone would be able to exercise their rights. In the spring of 1871 Grant helped push the Ku Klux Klan Act through Congress. This gave him the authority to use federal force to protect citizens civil rights and effectively curb the actions of the violent societies.
Second inauguration of U.S. Grant
In March of 1872 Grant made a conservation statement by creating the first National Park in the world, Yellowstone. After foreign relations, economic and civil rights accomplishments Grant was nominated for a second term in 1872. This time his running mate would be Radical Republican Henry Wilson and supporters included Frederick Douglas. Grant was re-elected and his second inaugural address in March 1873 re-iterated the importance of establishing civil rights and progressive inclusiveness.
Julia, Nellie & Jesse with "Colonel" Dent
The Panic of 1873 at the New York Stock Exchange
Grant's second term began in a cloud of controversy that would dog him for the next four years. There was first the Credit Mobilier scandal involving many individuals close to the president. The industrial boom following the Civil War due largely to railroad expansion had overextended those involved in financing it. A financial collapse, known as the Panic of 1873, followed in September. To add to the difficuties during the year the Grant's lost both the elder Jesse Grant and "Colonel" Dent. Grant took a hard stand to preserve the economy vetoing the Congressional "inflation bill" to release more currency.
Nellie & Algernon Sartoris
Frederick & Ida Grant
Nellie's White House wedding
The spring of 1874 brought a distraction to the cares as Grant's daughter Nellie was married in the White House. The President had his misgivings about the groom, but reluctantly agreed to the marriage to please Nellie. Later that year Grant's oldest Fred would marry as well and his new bride Ida would live in the White House while her husband was serving in the west.
Grant and his final cabinet
1875 brought more scandals including the Whiskey Ring. Grant did what he could to curb the corruption happening seemingly all around him within the government. Within his administration Orville Babcock and William Belknap faced corruption charges. He responded by removing certain members of the administration and appointing more trustworthy ones to try and deal with the scandals. Things were going from bad to worse, opposition to reconstruction policies in the south was growing
Individuals and places relating to
(Vice President during Grant's first term.)
(Grant's Secretary who had served on his Civil War staff)
(Secretary of War in Grant's cabinet.)
(Grant's friend, New York Senator and political supporter.)
(Secretary of State in Grant's cabinet.)
(Secretary of the treasury in Grant's cabinet.)
(Massachusetts Senator and political rival of Grant.)
(Philadelphia publisher and friend of Grant.)
(Vice President during Grant's second term.)

domain: history


text:
Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems
The external tank for the NASA Space Shuttle is fabricated of aluminum and steel alloys, and comprises a liquid hydrogen tank, a liquid oxygen tank, and an intertank structure linking the two together. Numerous chemicals have been used in the manufacturing process since the programs inception in the early 1970s. The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) began an active pollution prevention program in 1990 to reuce usage of some of these, and in 1991 the corporation signed up to EPAs 33/50 voluntary reduction program. According to the 1992 Toxic Emission Data Inventory, MAF was a major source of toxic air pollutants. By 1993 MAF focused on replacing ozone-depleting chemicals used in ET insulation, and eliminating TCE used extensively in cleaning, degreasing, and liquid oxygen (LO2) processes.TCE comprised 82% of Michoud Assembly Facilitys (MAFs) 33/50 releases targeted for reduction. In addition, Louisiana Air Toxics Regulations required TCE usage reduction. The first effort was to eliminate a step in the precleaning of the LO2 tank. The second most significant reduction occurred by modifying the process to verify cleanliness of the LO2 tank after final cleaning. This change decreased TCE usage from 5,000 to 5 gallons per validation sequence. Finally, TCE vapor degreasing of aluminum parts and panels was eliminated by reducing the heavy oils on received parts and validating a substitute alkaline cleaning step. Tentative plans to use TCE as a substitute for CFC 113 (an ozone-depleter) as a small component verification solvent were dropped.Pollution Prevention does not occur quickly for processes regulated by the stringent requirements of manned space flight. Chemicals used in External Tank Production are a part of NASAs governing specifications. Chemicals and their use protocols may be changed only after conducting extensive tests, securing many approvals, and processing much paperwork.
Manned Space Systems reported 112,900 lbs/yr of TCE releases to the 1988 TRI. By 1991 this was reduced to 100,400 lbs/yr (air emissions 55,000 lbs/yr). By 1995 air emissions were down to less than 4,000 lbs/yr and overall releases below the 10,000 lbs/yr TRI reporting threshold.TCE is a Class II Toxic Air Pollutant and both a suspected carcinogen and reproductive toxin with a TLV of only 100 ppm. Reducing TCE usage also reduced health and safety risks to employees.
Details of Reductions
Additional Information :
Decommissioning TCE support systems, including vapor degreasers, a distillation unit, carbon absorption units, bulk storage tanks, and ancillary piping, cost about $1 million. Without the TCE reduction, at least that amount would have been required for equipment improvements and air emission controls. MAF also avoided a $50,000 disposal cost when DOW Chemical agreed to take the remaining supply of TCE at no cost. TCE purchase costs were not high due to onsite distillation. Furthermore, operations and maintenance costs of the TCE systems were eliminated.

domain: chemistry


text:
Anime Girl Crying Sketch. Learn how to draw Crying Anime Girl pictures using these outlines or print just for coloring. Use Cute anime girl crying. and thousands of other assets to build an immersive game or experience.
Anime Animegirl Crying Sadness Despair Tears – Anime Girl With Black And Blue Hair Clipart. Crying Girl Sketch Crying Girl Drawing Cry Drawing Drawing Sketches Drawing Ideas Pop Art Girl Crying Sketching Crying Aesthetic Aesthetic Buy Ginger Crying Comic Girl Art Print by turddemon. Find and save images from the "Anime Crying" collection by 桂利奈 (sakurayoung) on We Heart It, your everyday app to get lost in what you love.
Tons of awesome anime girl crying wallpapers to download for free.
Feel free to explore, study and enjoy paintings with PaintingValley.com.
Find more awesome anime images on PicsArt. Learn how to draw Crying Anime Girl pictures using these outlines or print just for coloring. She looks up and laughs a little because she knows the rains the only thing that will ever understand. ~ Manga Anime Anime Crying Character Design Dark Anime Crying Girl Anime Characters Sketches Art Anime.

domain: entertainment


text:
COVID-19 Vaccines available next Thursday for new age group
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville Hospital is one of the dozens of Alabama Health care providers receiving the state’s first shipments of COVID vaccine doses for children six months to five years old.
Tracy Doughty President and Chief Operating Officer at Huntsville Hospital said parents will be able to give their children the vaccine soon.
“Tuesday and next Thursday is our first time from 3-5 p.m. and were projecting initially may be at first a good mix of people but it will trail off right before school starts.”
Starting Friday, June 24, parents can go to Huntsville Hospital’s website to schedule an appointment. Next Thursday, June 30 will be the first-day children can get the shot at the hospital.
Dr. Stubblefield with the Alabama Health Department of Public Health says the dose is lower and children have a similar immune response to the shot as adults.
“So far the side effects have been very minimal what most people would experience is a sore arm and just feeling well.”
Dr. Stubblefield says vaccines will soon be shipped directly to even more providers.
“We’re encouraging parents to visit the Vaccines.gov website, to call their local pediatric health care provider whoever sees their children and or the local health department will receive the vaccine and start giving them.”
He said getting the vaccine is the best way to prevent getting COVID.
Copyright 2022 WAFF. All rights reserved.

domain: medical


text:
You are here
Urbanization is a large driver of biodiversity globally.
The history of the Morris Arboretum can be told through its eldest trees. Every scar and abnormality present on these immense specimens inspire awe, enrich visitor experience, and provide a glimpse into the past of the gardens.
Oaks are critical to the health and function of forest and shrubland habitats in the United States, but many native oaks are threatened with extinction in the wild.
Improving urban forests is one of the solutions to achieving several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and making cities healthier and more livable for people.
Participants will learn about the potential impacts of climate change on 125 tree species of the eastern US.
This publication provides forest resource statistics contributing to the 2020 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment to provide current information on the Nation’s forests.
Massive social-ecological disturbance and disasters have struck the United States in recent years.
A major challenge in articulating human dimensions of climate change lies in translating global climate forecasts into impact assessments that are intuitive to the public.
The PCA welcomed Doug Tallamy, Mary Phillips, John Rowden, and Judy Venonsky as panelists (Moderated by Casey Sclar) on “Identifying and addressing information gaps in plant databases to support emerging planting design technologies promoting biodiversi
To address the growing interest and expressed need for pollinator management strategies a special pollinator symposium was held at the 2017 annual conference of the Natural Areas Association, curated by William Carromero of the US Forest Service and Lis


Driven (Light Emitting Diode) is the most recent and most intriguing innovative progression in the lighting business, which showed up generally as of late and acquired prevalence in our market because of its benefits – great enlightenment, long life, and endurance – over semiconductor innovation p based light source and N have a more drawn out assistance life up to quite a bit longer than fluorescent or radiant lights. This post full form of LED permits us to effectively list the many advantages and disadvantages of LED lighting.
Right now, there are LED sources and modules accessible on the lookout, which are sufficiently able to be utilized as road or park lighting, and even as foundation lightings like compositional lighting of places of business, arenas, and extensions. . They additionally prove helpful as an essential wellspring of light underway plants, stockrooms, and office spaces.
Being normal lighting choices in LED frameworks, the most usually utilized lights are LED SMD and COB likewise called chip LEDs, going from 0.5W to 5W for home lighting and 10W – 50W for modern use. yields from. In this manner, what are the benefits of LED lighting? Indeed, however, it additionally has its cutoff points. What right?
Advantages Of LED Lighting
Long Service Life
This is perhaps the greatest benefit of LED lights. The LEDs utilized in this kind of lighting have higher working proficiency and consequently can endure as long as 11 years when contrasted with energy-saving lights with a life of less than one year. For instance, a LED running 8 hours out of each day will go on for around 20 years, and solely after this period, we will be compelled to change the light hotspot for another one. Besides, continuous turning on and off doesn’t have any adverse consequence on the assistance life, while it has such an impact on account of more established sorts of lighting.
Within the radiant effectiveness of 8090% for customary lighting, LEDs are at present the most energy-proficient wellspring of energy burning-through (power) with substantially less energy than glowing, fluorescent, metal halide, or mercury lights. This implies that 80% of the energy provided to the gadget is changed over into the light, while 20% is lost and changed over to warm. The effectiveness of glowing lights is at the degree of 5-10% – just the measure of energy provided is changed over into the light.
Protection from Impact and Temperature Unlike conventional lighting, the upside of LED lighting is that there are no fibers or glass components, which are extremely touchy to knocks and knocks. Regularly, in the production of top-notch, LED lighting, excellent plastic, and aluminum parts are utilized, because of which LEDs are more tough and impervious to low temperatures and vibrations.
Hotness Transfer LEDs create a more modest measure of hotness because of their better exhibition than customary lighting. This energy yield is, for the most part, handled and changed over into light (90%), which permits direct human contact with the wellspring of the LED light, without the danger of consumption even after quite a while of its activity and further openness to fire. which might be in rooms in which
The benefit of LED lighting is that LEDs don’t contain poisonous substances, for example, mercury and different metals risky to the climate, dissimilar to energy-saving lights, and are 100% recyclable, which lessens carbon dioxide. We do. Emanation These contain substance compounds answerable for the shade of its light (phosphors), which are not harmful to the climate.
In LED innovation, we can accomplish a lighter tone to each light. The essential tones are white, red, green, and blue, yet with the present innovation, the advancement is progressed to the point that we can get any tone. Every individual LED RGB framework comprises three segments, every one of which gives an alternate tone from the RGB range tone – red, green, blue.
At the point when you are utilizing computer-aided design(CAD), it will save you time and you can make better and more proficient plans quicker than expected. How CAD helps in saving time for that you will have visit this link CAD full form.
Cost – LED lighting is more costly speculation than customary light sources. Nonetheless, note that life here is significantly longer (over 10 years) contrasted with conventional lights, and simultaneously it burns-through commonly less energy than the old kind of lighting. While working on a decent quality LED light source, we will be compelled to purchase min. The old sort 5-10 bulbs, which isn’t our wallet.
Temperature affectability – The enlightenment nature of a diode is profoundly reliant upon the encompassing working temperature. Changes in the boundaries of the current going through the semiconductor at high temperature


text:
The English Historical Review/Volume 37/Daniel of Morley
Daniel of Morley
Especially since Halliwell and Thomas Wright printed the preface and other brief extracts from a treatise by Daniel of Morley entitled 'Philosophia sive Liber de Naturis Inferiorum et Superiorum', and Valentin Rose reprinted the preface with the conclusion and made what has been called 'the fundamental study on Daniel' in his 'Ptolemaeus und die Schule von Toledo', allusions to Daniel have been not infrequent in treatises on twelfth-century England or medieval learning. His studies in Spain with Gerard of Cremona, the translator of the Almagest, his strictures upon the law professors of Paris, his allusion to himself as the sole Greek among Romans, his interest in the doctrines of the Arabs and in astrology, and the 'abundant supply of precious volumes' with which he returned to England—these points have made him as interesting a figure to modern students as he was to his contemporary, John, bishop of Norwich (1175–1200), who asked him many questions concerning his studies at Toledo and the marvels of that place, as well as concerning astronomy and the rule of the superior bodies over our sublunar world.
But the sole source of information concerning Daniel has remained a solitary treatise by him of which the best-known manuscript is Arundel 377, of the thirteenth century in the British Museum. Sudhoff has recently printed the text after this manuscript, and there is another well-known manuscript at Oxford, of which, however, he makes no use in his text. A third manuscript at Berlin has since been noticed by Birkenmajer. I shall mention a fourth manuscript of the complete treatise and others which contain portions of it, and shall show that Rose's account of Daniel is misleading or erroneous in other respects.
It should perhaps first be noted that before Wright published Daniel's preface Charles Jourdain had spoken of a 'De Philosophia Danielis' as contained in Latin manuscript 6415 of the Bibliothèque Nationale. On turning to the manuscript one fails to find there any treatise by Daniel of Morley, but it seems that Jourdain had somehow received an impression that Adelard of Bath was the author of a treatise entitled 'De Philosophia Danielis', and the manuscript does contain Adelard's 'Questiones Naturales'.
Daniel's work is, however, contained entire in a manuscript of the thirteenth century in the University Library at Cambridge. I have not seen the manuscript itself, but from rotographs of selected pages infer that its text is almost identical with that of Arundel 377 for Daniel's treatise, but somewhat less legible and accurate.
Rose asserted that, on account of Daniel's addiction to Arabian and astrological doctrines, 'his book found no favour in the eyes of the church and was shunned like poison. It has left no traces in subsequent literature; no one has read it and no one cites it.' Such an assertion, made largely on the assumption that only one copy of Daniel's treatise existed, is perhaps sufficiently controverted by the existence of three other manuscripts, of which at least one appears to be twice removed from the original. But, furthermore, in a manuscript of the fourteenth century at Oriel College, Oxford, in the fitting company of excerpts from Adelard of Bath and Gundissalinus, are more than three double-column folio pages of extracts drawn from various portions of the 'Philosophia'. These begin with Daniel's excuse for borrowing the eloquence and wisdom of the infidels and with some of his utterances about the creation of the world. They include a number of his citations of other writers, his story of the two fountains outside the walls of Toledo which varied in fullness with the moon's phases and contained salt water although six days' journey from the sea, and other bits of his astrological doctrine. A similar, although not identical, selection of pearls from Daniel's philosophy is found in one of the note-books of Brian Twyne, the Oxford antiquary, who gives the title of Daniel's work as 'De superioribus et inferioribus', and makes extracts both from its first and second book. Both Twyne and the fourteenth-century writer of the Oriel College manuscript appear from their extracts to have been particularly impressed with Daniel's views concerning the creation rather than his retailing of astrological doctrine from Toledo. Twyne first repeats Daniel's statement that the quantity of the universe reveals the power of its Maker; its quality, His wisdom; and its marvellous beauty, His unbounded goodwill. Twyne also notes Daniel's phrase, 'court of the world', for the universe. Both Twyne and the Oriel manuscript note Daniel's passage concerning the triple universe, and another in which he tells how the three human qualities, reason, irascibility, and desire, may be used either to discern and resist evil, or may be perverted to evil courses. Both also notice his contention that the chaos preceding creation was not hyle, or matter, but a certain contrariety present in matter.
As we have disproved Rose's assertion that no one read Daniel of Morley, so we must reject his further assertion, for which he gave no proof, that Daniel's book 'found no favour in the eyes of the church and was shunned like poison'. If it is true that Daniel's work was not as widely known as some others, the more probable reason for this may well be that his brief résumé of Arabian and astrological doctrines appeared too late in the twelfth century, when the fuller treatments of Ptolemy and of the Arabian astrologers were already becoming known through complete Latin translations. Brief pioneer treatises, like those of Adelard of Bath and William of Conches, which had appeared earlier in the century, had had time to make an impression and become widely known during a period when there was perhaps little or nothing available that was fuller and better. But Daniel's little trickle of learning from Toledo, which does not represent any very considerable advance over Adelard and William, might well be engulfed in the great stream of translations that now poured from Spain into Christian western Europe. But it is unreasonable to conjecture that Daniel's book, which is in any case, rather mild in its astrological doctrine, and which was evoked by the favouring questions of a bishop, was then crushed by bitter ecclesiastical opposition, when we know that William's book, which actually encountered an ecclesiastical opposition of which we have no evidence in Daniel's case, nevertheless continued in circulation and was much cited in the next century, and when we know that both Arabian and astrological doctrines and books were widespread in Christian western Europe both in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Treatises with more poison of astrology in them than his were read and cited and seem to have weathered successfully, if not to have escaped unscathed, whatever ecclesiastical censure may have been directed against them. Moreover, if Daniel's own composition did not secure a wide circle of readers, the chances are that 'the multitude of precious volumes' which he imported from Spain to England did so, despite his sighs about being the only Greek among Romans. Certainly the translations of the master, Gerard of Cremona, who had taught him astrology at Toledo, became known throughout western Europe. Thus while Daniel's personal influence may not have been vast, he reflects for us the progress of a great movement of which he was but a part.
The list given by Rose of the authorities cited by Daniel is inexcusably deficient in the number of its omissions: for example, at fo. 89r, 'sicut in trismegisto repperitur' and 'isidori'; fo. 90v, Aristotle, 'philosophus', 'Adultimus' (?), 'Platonitus'; fo. 91r, 'Esiodus autem naturalis scientie professor omnia dixit esse ex terra', and so on for 'tales milesius', Democritus, and other Greek philosophers; fo. 91v, 'sicut ab inexpugnabili sententia magni hermetis'; fo. 92r, 'audiat ysidori in libro differentiarum'; fo. 92v, 'unde astrologus ille poeta de creatione mundi ait', and 'magnus mercurius', and 'trismegistus mercurius praedicti mercurii nepos'; fo. 97r, 'Aristoteles in libro de sensu et sensato', and 'Albumazar', and 'Aristoteles in libro de auditu naturali'; fo. 98v, 'in libro de celo et mundo'; fo. 99v, Almagest, and 'Ypocrati et galieno'; fo. 100v, 'liber veneris … quern edidit thomas grecus', and 'aristoteles … in libro de speculo adurente'.
Perhaps I may note an inference which other modern scholars have drawn from Daniel's treatise, but which does not seem to me well grounded. Mr. S. A. Hirsch in his edition of Roger Bacon's Greek Grammar follows Cardinal Gasquet in observing concerning Daniel's preface: 'There can be no clearer testimony than this to the complete oblivion into which Greek had in those days fallen in western Europe, including England.' It may be granted that there was and had been little knowledge of the Greek language and grammar in twelfth-century England, but that is not what Daniel is talking about. Indeed, there seems to be no reason for believing Daniel himself to have been proficient either in Greek grammar or Greek literature. When he calls himself 'the only Greek among Romans', he means the only one interested in Greek philosophy and astronomy and in translations of the same made largely from the Arabic. But earlier in the same century we find Adelard of Bath, William of Conches, and Bernard Silvester interested either in Platonism or Arabic science and finding hearers; we also find the anonymous Sicilian translator of the Almagest from the Greek and before him Burgundio of Pisa and other translators from the Greek. Therefore all that Daniel's doubtless exaggerated remark seems to indicate is that there was less interest in Greek philosophy in England after his return than before he went away.
- J. O. Halliwell, Rara Mathematica, 1839; Thomas Wright, Biogr. Brit. Lit., London, 1846, ii. 227–30.
- C. H. Haskins, 'The Reception of Arabic Science in England', ante, xxx. 67, n. 2.
- In Hermes, viii (1874), 327–49.
- Arundel MS. 377, thirteenth century, a well-written small quarto, fos. 88–103, 'Philosophia magistri danielis de merlai ad iohannem Norwicensem episcopum … | … Explicit liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum'.
- Karl Sudhoff, 'Daniels von Morley Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum nach der Handschrift Cod. Arundel 377 des Britischen Museums zum Abdruck gebracht', in Archiv für die Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik, Band 8, 1917. The text is edited from photographs, and apparently without further reference to the manuscript itself. Birkenmajer has already suggested that Sudhoff sometimes renders the contractions and abbreviations incorrectly.
- Corpus Christi College MS. 95, thirteenth century, where, according to Sudhoff, the first two of three books ascribed to William of Conches are really the treatise of Daniel. See Holland in Oxford Hist. Soc. Collectanea, ii. 172–3, and Burrows, ibid., 323.
- Alexander Birkenmajer, 'Eine neue Handschrift des Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum des Daniel von Merlai', in Archiv für die Gesch. der Naturwiss. und der Technik, December 1920, pp. 45–51. The manuscript is Berlin, Latin, Quarto 387, 51 fos. Birkenmajer dates it in the twelfth century, but states that it has many slips of copyists and is neither the autograph nor a direct copy from the original. This would seem to indicate a very rapid multiplication and dissemination of Daniel's treatise, which at the earliest was not composed until after 1175.
- Charles Jourdain, Dissertation sur l'etat de la philosophic naturelle en occident et principalement en France pendant la première moitié du XII siècle, Paris, 1838, p. 101.
- Cambridge University Library 1935 (Kk. i. 1), thirteenth century, small folio, fos. 98r–105r (not to 115r, as stated in the catalogue, which consequently does not give the right closing words). This, together with the fact that it gives the title as 'De creatione mundi', led me at first to suppose that this was a fragment of the treatise similar to those described subsequently in this paper.
- Fos. 98r, 98v, 100r, 105r.
- Rose in Hermes, viii. (1874) 331.
- Oriel College MS. 7, fourteenth-century folio, fos. 194v–196v (191–3, according to Coxe), extracts from 'De Philosophia Danielis', opening, 'Nos qui mistice…' These extracts are immediately preceded in the manuscript by extracts from 'Adelardi Bathonensis … de decisionibus naturalibus'.
- Corpus Christi College MS. 263, early seventeenth century, written in Twyne's own hand, fos. 166v–167r, Ex Daniele de Merlai [or Merlac, as in Coxe] alias Morley in lib. de superioribus et inferioribus primo De creationis Mundi'. Twyne's extracts are followed by extracts 'from William of Conches who is together with Daniel Merlai in our library', and in Arundel MS. 377 Daniel's work is immediately followed by that of William of Conches.
- Edmund Nolan and S. A. Hirsch, The Greek Grammar of Roger Bacon, Cambridge, 1902, p. xlvii.
- Gasquet, 'English Scholarship in the Thirteenth Century', and 'English Biblical Criticism in the Thirteenth Century', in The Dublin Review, vol. 123 (1898), pp. 7 and 362.
- Haskins and Lockwood, 'The Sicilian Translators of the Twelfth Century and the First Latin Versions of Ptolemy's Almagest', in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, xxi. (1910) 75–102.

domain: library


text:
Samsung is continuing to attack the iPhone in its "Ingenious" ad campaign, introducing three more videos ridiculing Apple over the iPhone's removal of the headphone jack, not including a fast-charging adapter in the box, and its photographic abilities.
After Apple released Animoji for the iPhone X, Samsung fired back with AR Emoji, an augmented reality feature that turns Samsung Galaxy S9 users into cartoon-like avatars. Apple will answer Samsung's retort with Memoji when iOS 12 launches later this year, but you can see how the two features compare right now.
Despite the Apple loyalty hitting a high, the March launch of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ helped propel Samsung ahead of Apple in U.S. smartphone activations during the last quarter, a reversal of what happened during the holiday period.
Continuing the comparison between Apple's iPhone X and Samsung's Galaxy S9 Plus, AppleInsider pitted the flagship smartphones against each other in a number of battery life tests, to see which can last the longest. Can the battery in Apple's premium device out-last its main rival?
Last year we compared the iPhone X to Samsung's Note 8, and the iPhone was hands-down the flagship phone of choice. With the new Galaxy S9 Plus, Samsung appears to have improved on nearly every aspect of its smartphone hardware, at least on paper, but has it caught up to Apple's flagship mobile device?
The latest installment in our Galaxy S9 comparison series examines the video quality of the cameras in Apple's iPhone X against Samsung's Galaxy S9+, including a close look at Samsung's new Super Slow Motion feature.
Some owners of Apple's chief competition against the iPhone X — the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ — are encountering problems with the responsiveness of touchscreens, excessive lens flare, and inaccurate data use tracking according to user complaints on assorted forums.
Samsung's recently released Galaxy S9+ comes with a new Intelligent Scan biometric security feature that essentially combines Face Recognition and Iris Scanning technology seen in last year's Note 8. Find out how it compares with Apple's Face ID on iPhone X in this video.
Device insurance provider SquareTrade recently ran its usual barrage of stress tests on Samsung's Galaxy S9 and S9+ handsets, saying that while the phones are more durable than Apple's iPhone X, they still crack when dropped.
In the latest installment of our Galaxy S9 comparison series we pit the cameras of Apple's iPhone X against those Samsung built into its new Galaxy S9+ flagship. Find out which smartphone comes out on top in this video.
Last year we compared the speakers on the newly launched iPhone X to Samsung's then-current flagship and the iPhone destroyed in loudness, bass, mids, and highs. Will it do the same against the all new Galaxy S9+?
The similarity between the Samsung Galaxy S9+ and its predecessor are not limited to just the external design, as a teardown of the firm's flagship smartphone reveals its internal construction bears more than a passing resemblance to the Galaxy S8, and is just as difficult to repair.
Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9, may be underperforming compared to the previous model, with a report on South Korean sales and an analyst's pre-order note suggesting the main rival to Apple's iPhone's launch is lower than the electronics giant anticipated.
With the Galaxy S9 and S9+ now in the hands of tech reviewers, some are beginning to evaluate how Samsung's latest handsets stacks up against Apple's flagship iPhone X. One head-to-head shows the S9's Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU, while speedy, is easily bested by Apple's A11 Bionic power plant.
Reviewers of the Samsung Galaxy S9 have praised the South Korean giant's flagship ahead of its release, but while it is considered to be one of the best Android devices on the market, the similarity with the Galaxy S8's design and underwhelming new features suggest it is a bit of a misstep for Apple's main rival.

domain: news


text:
Hi everyone! Today I am going to share my latest recipe that I prepared for our lunch.This quick and easy bean salad is for all your summer meals and goes very well for your BBQ nights too. I made up the recipe with whatever I had in my fridge and the salad turned out so … More The Perfect Summer Green Bean Salad
Here we are with our new recipe! It is filled with lots of good vitamins and delicious ingredients: Broccoli, chicken, chickpeas, turmeric etc. Are you ready to know the details? Then scroll down and hope you try it out one day. Enjoy! Level: Easy – serves 4 Cooking time: 15 mins Ingredients: 1 broccoli – … More Super healthy broccoli salad
This recipe is all about greens and fresh ingredients! It is a great option for your BBQ nights 🙂 Hope you like it too! Ingredients – for 2 person 1 cup of Chopped Parsley 1 cup of Chopped fresh mint 1/2 cup of fresh or steamed snow peas 1/2 Chopped onions – red onions are … More Chopped Green Goddess Salad
We love to have quick and delicious lunch at home. So this recipe is one of them and i’ve been making this one a lot! There is no magic recipe about it 🙂 all you need is steamed broccoli with your fav veggies ( here we used corn and red bell peppers) and some smoked … More Smoked Mackerel Filet with Broccoli Salad
Who can say No to a freshly cooked pasta? Hmm.. not me 🙂 The other day i made this delicious pasta for our lunch. Its such a nice way of using smoked salmon and zucchini! hope you give it a try too 🙂 Enjoy!
One of the best things of the spring is we can eat loooots of asparagus 🙂 This time we prepared this super yummy pasta salad and we know that you will love it too! Enjoy! Ingredients for 4 7-10 asparagus – steamed and cut them into big pieces Cherry tomatoes – you decide your own … More Asparagus Pasta Salad
Hello hello! Finally i had a chance to write my blog.. the reason behind this delay was actually my newborn baby! Yes, now Zurich_eats has 3 members and i can say that he loves to eat and watch his mom cooking delicious food 🙂 Since i don’t have lots of free time, i try to … More My Favorite Vegan bowl
The other day we tried this delicious guacamole recipe from Tabasco.ch! for the recipe details you can check this link: https://tabasco.ch/fiesta-guacamole/ Cheers!
Today is a perfect day to prepare this delicious pasta salad for lunch / dinner! 👌🏻☀🌈 what do you think? Here are the ingredients: 🥗 pasta – here I used a special one but you can use whatever you prefer. 🥗 little mozzarella balls 🥗 beetroot 🥗cucumbers 🥗fresh basil leaves For the sauce I only … More Simple Pasta Salad
Recently we were invited to one of our Lebanese friends and we had a chance to try this delicious and fresh salad! Fattoush is a typical recipe that you can prepare at home easily! All you need is a small touch of some special ingredients and it is very easy to get them in Zurich … More Fattoush ( Lebanese salad)


May 12, 2010, 12:45 PM EST
As if Mike Sweeney accusing a reporter of lying and challenging teammates to fight him didn’t add enough drama to the ongoing Ken Griffey Jr. saga, after last night’s game Cliff Lee refused to speak to the media until Larry LaRue of the Tacoma News Tribune left the room.
LaRue has covered the Mariners for 28 years and reported earlier this week that Griffey was sleeping in the clubhouse during a game, quoting unnamed players. According to LaRue several Mariners asked him to reveal the identity of his sources Tuesday and, when he refused like any reporter in his situation would, declined to speak to him.
Meanwhile, denials have focused on his not being asleep during a specific inning of a specific game and seem to indicate he has used the clubhouse for naps during other games. And of course Sweeney saying the story is “a makeshift article made up of lies” because “no one stood up” and revealed themselves as LaRue’s source when challenged to “stand up and fight me” is absurd. Who’s crazy enough to actually do that?
The beauty of it all is that Griffey is hitting .200 with a .489 OPS and Sweeney is hitting .176 with a .469 OPS, so their sleep patterns aren’t nearly as damaging to the Mariners as their inept hitting and the two washed-up former stars taking on teammates and media members in the final days of their careers is kind of sad.
- Blue Jays sign Dayan Viciedo to a minor league deal 8
- Chris Sale will be sidelined for three weeks with foot fracture 11
- Aramis Ramirez says 2015 will be his last year 32
- Francisco Rodriguez re-signs with the Brewers 9
- If addiction is an illness — and it is — Josh Hamilton shouldn’t be suspended 299
- Pirates open to massive extension for Andrew McCutchen 18
- Report: Josh Hamilton had a relapse this offseason that “involved at least cocaine” 86
- Yankees don’t plan on having to pay A-Rod’s $30 million in home run milestone bonuses 51
- If addiction is an illness — and it is — Josh Hamilton shouldn’t be suspended (299)
- San Francisco — and all of California — will consider a smokeless tobacco ban that includes MLB parks (131)
- Report: The Yankees were “fuming” at how A-Rod handled his early arrival to spring training (114)
- Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada reportedly signs with the Red Sox for $31.5 million, plus $31.5 million in penalties (106)
- Brian Sabean says that California taxes are a hindrance to the Giants signing free agents (102)


Music Gear News
Novation Ultranova synthesizer details revealed
Details of the new Novation Ultranova synthesizer have been revealed by the company.
It comes with a 37-note Fatar keybed, a 144-character LCD and eight assignable touch-sensitive rotary encoders, reports MI-Pro.
"Described as its 'secret weapon', the Ultranova's new Touch tool is a unique system that allows the eight encoders to react precisely to finger contact," the news provider explained.
Users of the musical instrument will be able to employ up to 300 onboard sounds when playing the advice.
The sound options have been arranged by type and musical genre, making it simple for users to browse through them.
ÂPosted on 9 Sep 2010 16:57 to category : Instruments News
Related Music News
Receive an instant rebate of £30 when you purchase a Line 6 Relay G50.
Roland are offering free items when you purchase selected equipment throughout August and September.
A campaign for prisoners to have access to steel-string guitars has been granted.
A mural celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique has been unveiled at the location pictured on the album's cover.
Steinberg have released Groove Agent 4, the latest version of virtual drum software.
SH-101 is now ready for download, and the entire AIRA series has been given updates with new features added.
Recent Music News
Focusrite have added to the Scarlett family with Scarlett Solo, a sleek USB interface that can record two inputs simultaneously.
9 things you may not know about Adolphe Sax and his inventions.
The Zoom H5 is a portable recorder with an interchangeable microphone system.
The legendary Supro amps are back!
Propellerhead have announced that Reason 8 will be arriving on the 30th September, and are offering a free upgrade to the new version when you purchase Reason 7.
Teenage Engineering share details of a new synthesizer, the PO-12 drum machine.


text:
Oct 10, · Deep Breathing Deep breathing is a relaxation technique that can be very helpful for controlling anxiety and reducing some of the symptoms that can create extreme clumsiness. Deep breathing involves taking slow, controlled breaths while maintaining good posture. May 19, · Most of us find clumsiness adorable in other people. Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars, a panda falling adorably off a perch onto its head: the clumsy are the cute clowns of the world. If you.
It has been suggested that clumsiness and motor skills deficits might be a factor that distinguishes those with Asperger's from those with high functioning autism, 6 although several studies have shown no difference between the groups. 7,8,9 Of course, whether there is a clear and distinct difference between high-functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome in general is still being debated. 10, Sep 13, · There were questions about whether the clumsiness was related to ADHD, with lots of different opinions. The questions definitely got me thinking. Although there were no definitive answers there — just questions and people sharing their personal experiences — the .


text:
The Serie “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” / “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” is offering a more realistic and humane look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We move much further away from the typical adventure with enormous fantastic overtones, and we go to a more earthly story, even reflecting day-to-day problems.
It is even said that one of the plots in the series adapted the arc from the Madbomb comics, a sonic device that made people go crazy when they were affected by it, causing them to run amok and attack each other. An idea approach that has not been officially confirmed and that rumors say was changed due to the parallels that could be made with the current pandemic.
This Marvel product has been released in a full pandemic scenario, to reflect how the world is adapting to the events after the Blink of “Avengers: Endgame”. Even so, there are those who see a certain parallel, in the sense that both in the world of the MCU and in real life, society faces a unique situation. For this reason, the actor Anthony Mackie, Falcon in the series, believes that now is the best time to premiere a series like this.
Definitely, it’s the best moment [para la emisión de la serie]. I think we are a generation of change, which is exciting, which is wonderful to see, ”Mackie tells MTV News. We are a generation of acceptance and appreciation, which is amazing and wonderful to watch. And I think it’s the perfect time for this series. Because you’re dealing with the ‘Blip’ of [Vengadores:] ‘Endgame’ and showing these characters trying to re-acclimatize, basically trying to find their new normal, it’s going to be us in a few months when we’re all vaccinated and we have to find our new post-COVID normal.
He added: “It’s crazy, we shot this series two years ago, and none of this was planned or thought because we were not on COVID.”
Your co-star, Sebastian Stan, has also commented on how the pandemic has affected the broadcast of the series.
The crazy thing is that we were supposed to be the first streaming series and then the pandemic happened. We were supposed to go out in August. But, in a weird way, because so much has happened in our world, even since August, I am glad that we are coming out now so that all of that can be incorporated.
We close with this video behind the cameras of one of the moments of episode 1 of the series.
Via information | MTV News


Once you’ve been on Twitter for a while, you’ll notice people will place you on public Twitter lists. Lists are generally categorized by a special interest or geographic location. For example, I might be on lists for “marketing experts,” “bloggers” or “business educators.” Find a relevant person to follow, and then dig into his or her lists. You’ll likely find a goldmine of interesting people to follow who will hopefully follow you back.
According to HubSpot, 80% of customers remember a video they’ve watched in the last month. One of the biggest strengths of video marketing is that it’s highly visual and auditory, which means it’s easier for many users to remember than text-based content. When customers remember your video marketing content, they also remember your brand, which translates to more sales and leads for you. What’s more, customers typically like to share videos they enjoy, which can expand your online reach.
Popular social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social networks can provide marketers with a hard number of how large their audience is nevertheless a large audience may not always translate into a large sales volumes. Therefore, an effective SMM cannot be measured by a large audience but rather by vigorous audience activity such as social shares, re-tweets etc.
Social networking websites are based on building virtual communities that allow consumers to express their needs, wants and values, online. Social media marketing then connects these consumers and audiences to businesses that share the same needs, wants, and values. Through social networking sites, companies can keep in touch with individual followers. This personal interaction can instill a feeling of loyalty into followers and potential customers. Also, by choosing whom to follow on these sites, products can reach a very narrow target audience. Social networking sites also include much information about what products and services prospective clients might be interested in. Through the use of new semantic analysis technologies, marketers can detect buying signals, such as content shared by people and questions posted online. An understanding of buying signals can help sales people target relevant prospects and marketers run micro-targeted campaigns.
Sixty-five percent of business decision-makers visit a marketer’s website after viewing a branded video. It’s clear that quality and relevant video marketing content can dramatically improve your site’s SEO by driving people to your homepage. Additionally, video can enhance your conversion rates: HubSpot reports that 39% of business decision-makers contact a vendor after viewing a branded video.
Opinions vary greatly among sound engineers on the best method and equipment for recording audio with a DSLR. You've likely seen many videos that use a lavalier microphone — the small piece that clips below the collar of the talent's shirt. Lavaliers come in both wired and wireless options. However, lavaliers can be a bit obtrusive both for the talent (who has to have a wire threaded down his or her shirt) and for the viewer (who has to see a microphone for the whole video).
During the shoot, your job goes beyond pressing record. First and foremost, you need to be a coach. Balance critical feedback with support and be quick to give encouragement after each take. This is why conducting a table read during the scripting process is so important: It's easier to give feedback when there's not a camera in the room. Remember, be a little silly during the shoot or your talent will be on edge and uncomfortable — and it will show in the footage.
In May 2014, Instagram had over 200 million users. The user engagement rate of Instagram was 15 times higher than of Facebook and 25 times higher than that of Twitter. According to Scott Galloway, the founder of L2 and a professor of marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business, latest studies estimate that 93% of prestige brands have an active presence on Instagram and include it in their marketing mix. When it comes to brands and businesses, Instagram's goal is to help companies to reach their respective audiences through captivating imagery in a rich, visual environment. Moreover, Instagram provides a platform where user and company can communicate publicly and directly, making itself an ideal platform for companies to connect with their current and potential customers.
One way marketers can reach out to consumers, and understand their thought process is through what is called an empathy map. An empathy map is a four step process. The first step is through asking questions that the consumer would be thinking in their demographic. The second step is to describe the feelings that the consumer may be having. The third step is to think about what the consumer would say in their situation. The final step is to imagine what the consumer will try to do based on the other three steps. This map is so marketing teams can put themselves in their target demographics shoes. Web Analytics are also a very important way to understand consumers. They show the habits that people have online for each website. One particular form of these analytics is predictive analytics which helps marketers figure out what route consumers are on. This uses the information gathered from other analytics, and then creates different predictions of what people will do so that companies can strategize on what to do next, according to the peoples trends.
All of these questions can help determine what type of video you should make and where you should post it. For example, if your target audience is not familiar with your company, you probably want to make a video that focuses on brand awareness before producing an in-depth, product video. You'll also want to host your video on a site that already has a large reach, like YouTube.
Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising: PPC advertising enables you to reach internet users on a number of digital platforms through paid ads. You can setup PPC campaigns on Google, Bing, Linkendin, Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook and show your ads to people searching for terms related to your products or services. PPC campaigns can segment users based on their demographic characteristics (age, gender etc) or even their particular interests or location. The most popular PPC platforms are Google Ads and Facebook.
Thanks for referencing some of work here Liis. Like everything online, though, you need to be strategic in promoting your video. The content, messaging, and the promotion channels all contribute to the success or failure of your video marketing strategy.We wrote an interesting article here based on a related subjec, hope you like it ! https://thevideoanimationcompany.com/marketing/what-is-an-explainer-video-and-do-you-really-need-one
Snapchat is a popular messaging and picture exchanging application that was created in 2011 by three students at Stanford University named Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown. The application was first developed to allow users to message back and forth and to also send photographs that are only available from 1–10 seconds until they are no longer available. The app was an instant hit with social media members and today there are up to 158 million people using snapchat every single day. It is also estimated that Snapchat users are opening the application approximately 18 times per day, which means users are on the app for about 25–30 minutes per day.
Are you launching a new product or a service? Create a video to show how it works. 98% of users say they’ve watched an explainer video to learn more about a product or service. That is why 45% of businesses who use video marketing said that they have an explainer video on their home page. Of those businesses, 83% said that their homepage explainer video was effective.
Completion rate: Completion rate is the number of people who completed your video divided by the number of people who played it. Completion rate, and other engagement metrics, are a great way to gauge a viewer's reaction to your video. Do you have a low completion rate? Are people all dropping off at a certain point? This might be a sign that your video content is not resonating with your target audience.


text:
Nothing evokes a life of cubicle-bound drudgery like a white box with four differently-colored things arranged in a square on front. It’s the oddly wonderful The Stanley Parable in box form. Also inside the box. With a tie.
The IndieBox subscription service takes independent PC games there’s a good chance you already own and places them in boxes with things. This evokes the experience of going to a computer store and purchasing a computer video game from the computer video game section, a thing the older PC gamers out there (like Luke Plunkett) used to do all the time.
The Stanley Parable is the service’s August box, and it’s a bit of a paradox. It’s a game I would gladly purchase from a computer store, clad in a box from the section I would skip to get to the computer video games.
But this is more than just the game (on a USB stick) in a box. It also has a tie inside, along with other things.
So what do I do now? Do I subscribe to the service in order to get the box before the August deadline, or do I wait, and hope it becomes available for sale separately? For now I will sit at my desk, doing my work, using my four differently-colored thing arranged in a square software.

domain: hobby


text: |Ulcerative colitis (UC) is the most common inflammatory bowel disease worldwide, affecting approximately 600,000 Americans. It is associated with significant morbidity and reduced quality of life. Outcomes in patients with UC are adversely affected by multiple factors, including inadequate treatment. As the therapeutic landscape for this disease continues to evolve, it is critical for physicians to be aware of the most recently approved therapies and emerging agents. In this CME activity, leading experts will discuss the mechanisms of action, safety, and efficacy of available and emerging therapies for UC, as well as their clinical utility.

domain: biology


text:
For one week only Pop Panel has sorted out its European visa's & relocated here via Sweden for one special week. Usually, Mike's glorious website PopTrashAddicts is the home for such opinions but as Swedish Season comes to its end an illicit alliance has consequently formed between DontStopthepop & PoptrashAddicts. The premise is easy: 6 bloggers give rank eight songs & the one the highest tally wins. It thus becomes the PoptrashAddict/Dontstopthepop Single of the Week. The panel consists of the same illustrious judges of previous weeks:
D'Luv (US) writer of Chart Rigger
Mike (AUS) writer of PopTrashAddicts
Pablo (Spain) writer of Peibols
Paul (UK) writer of Fizzy Pop
Rob (UK) writer of Don't Stop The Pop
The Prophet (AUS) writer of The Prophet
This week there is a little adaption. Seeing as its Swedish Season, Pop Panel is joined by a celebrity judge! Jonas Hedqvist is not only Swedish himself has had real chart success in a real country (Sweden!). He's also been Mister Gay Sweden and currently working on his debut album. His single Summer High went top ten in Sweden two years ago & he's currently producing a Swedish version of Grease. He's also very much involved within the Swedish music scene which makes him perfect for this edition of pop panel. He brings the glory to the hole....
Emilia De Poret-On Fire (video)
This was originally delayed because of the fires that destroyed huge parts of Australia. Now Emilia finally presents the 3rd single to the world.
Jonas: I am so happy you decided to let a drag-queen join this weeks reviews.
Good for you. And for him/her. How much did she pay to make you include her?
(Well I probably need to shut my big cock-sucking-mouth up... if her hands hit as hard as they are big, I need to beware). The production is beautiful though...2/5
Robpop: I adore Emilia De Poret but this fails to get beyond lukewarm. If this was her 5th single then I'd understand but it isn't. I score it low points not because of the song per se but because it has been promoted to single status over much better material. 2/5
Robbie: Sounds like something I'd expect to hear on "Gossip Girl" during an opening montage. Nothing spectacular. 2/5
Paul: I'm a bit ambivalent about all these songs this week so far, except Agnes aren't I? This doesn't set me "on fire" at all and should have been delayed even longer. 2/5
Pablo: Is this the small small girl in a small small world? Then I don't have too much to say. It's so P1nk's, it stinks. 1/5
Mike: I don’t care if Emilia has a dick, this track is utterly gorgeous. Unlike the rest of the Swedish pop robots, Mr De Poret brings some real heart and attitude to his music. The quirky production showcases Emilia’s gutsy vocals perfectly. 4.5/5
The Prophet: This has me reaching for the Valium and whiskey bottle. 0/5
Ghost vs Sanne-Stop That DJ (myspace)
The team behind Robyn’s first 3 albums decide to go it alone and finally release their first single.
Jonas: Wierd. The voice sounds like Robyn but the production is totally fucked up. Totally love or hate. Like a bad one night stand: TAKE IT AWAY! 1/5
Robpop: I love the heady mixture of Mary J Blige and Robyn circa album no.3. Stop That DJ is a quick-paced deranged pop song that rarely appears on planet pop. It's the most radical of songs this week which is both its strong point and lacuna. 5/5
Robbie: This sucks hard. Can we bring Jade Ewen back from last week? 0/5
Paul: Much better. quite lovely and GhostvsSanne bring something to the table that was missing (for me) with Robyn. I'm not sure what that is, but this is quite more-ish! 4/5
Pablo: Actually it seems Robyn's voice. But it's not. Too much electro-minimal for me.
Mike: Ghost Vs Sanne’s album has grown on me massively over the past couple of months but this is fucking awful. Please don’t judge “Hold This Girl” by this anaemic stinker! 0/5
The Prophet: This is cool, I love the beat and the vocals aren't cheesy or trashy. 4/5
Pauline-Give Me A Call (video)
Pauline is a mixture between Neneh Cherry, Robyn and Amy Winehouse. But more poppy.
Jonas: I feel so sorry for Pauline. She looks good and sounds terrific. But why listen to the copy when you can have the originals?! Boring. 2/5
Robpop: There are better songs on the album. Like Red Carpet. 3/5
Robbie: Oh, Pauline. Your cheap Motown beats are plasticlassy. 3/5
Paul: God, remember how I said the Swedish dance songs were ten a penny? Of course you do! It was less than two minutes ago. Anyway, these Amy Winehouse 60s style songs are even cheaper (just ask Pixie). I love the backing vocals, less enamored with the song as a whole. 2.5/5
Pablo: Oh! Great Song! I love this kind of sound. It's the album I thought Solange'd release instead of that boring thing. 4/5
Mike: Sweden’s answer to Solange Knowles whips up a sunny slice of Motown flavoured retropop. It’s cute, bouncy and very catchy. 3.5/5
The Prophet: Sounds like the D-grade Duffy without the voice or sass. 1/5
Basic Element-Touch You Right Now (Video)
After years of slugging in the dance underground, Basic Element have finally scored the international record deal they’ve been working for years.
Jonas: This weeks big surprise! Really good. They even managed to make his voice sound hot!
Initially this makes me wish I put on bigger undies this morning. But as always - too good to be true - as soon as the rap kicks-in my manhood hides back into its usual safe-place again. 3/5
Robpop: Amazing. Ultimately Touch You Right Now is a bit plastic around the edges but it has major tunage pop-potentiality. 3/5
Robbie: Over-produced synths, cliched lyrics and a '90s sounding Euro-rap? Perfect score! 5/5
Paul: Oh. If I hadn't known I that this was Basic Element, I would have thought this was Star Pilots or someone of their ilk. Good grief. 1.5/5
Pablo: Kinda Alcazarised!! I like it! 3/5
Mike: I’m giving this 5/5 for the simple fact that Peter from the band recently knocked up my favourite Swedish pop diva – the stunningly beautiful and gloriously talented Linda Rosing AKA Bionda! The world demands a duet! 5/5
The Prophet: OMG I can't believe this is actually like a genre of 'music', like people actually create this shit. 0/5
Total: 20.5 Joint 3rd
Gathania-Blame It On You (Video)
Blame It On You was written and produced by the team behind September’s mega global hit ‘Cry For You’.
Jonas: She´s beautiful, she´s gotta really good voice and bla bla bla! But both the song, the production, the styling and the video feel so 2008. Dare I even say 2007. 2/5
Pablo: It's the kind of song I like. For summer, at least. 4/5
Robbie: Sounds like September and feels like perfect summer pop. It makes me feel like driving through the night in June. 3.5/5
Robpop: Oh Gathania you are amazing. For sure there are the "sounds like Velvet/Star Pilots/September" issues which will get in the way of any U.K success. The next few months will be difficult but if she can craft singles that pull her away from that September sound the spotlight is yours. This is a perfectly functionary but the record company will have issues with radio play. 3/5
Paul: It's perfectly pleasant. These type of Swedish dance songs seem to be ten a penny at the moment, and while this doesn't make this any less palatable, it earns a slightly lower mark because of it. Then it gains points for the spaffle worthy dude in a red sweater in the video (so it all balances out). 3/5
Mike: Jonas Von Der Burg is a pop visionary but Gathania isn’t fit to lick September’s stilettos. This is pop music by the numbers at its most boring and contrived. 2/5
The Prophet: All these September/Cascada/Random dance diva songs sound identical to me so I'll give this a 3 because she's cute. 3/5
Total: 20.5 Joint 3rd
Eric Hassle-Hurtful (video)
A tremendous amount of buzz surround the eventual release of Hurtful & Eric’s subsequent album.
Jonas: Like a great one night stand. Makes you wanna keep him on repeat all night long.
I love his voice and his nerdish looks. A great song truly, that definitely will soundtrack my summer! 4/5
Robpop: Strange. This is a big tune but I really can't abide by the stressed American accent on the chorus. Perhaps he was brought up in southern California but something tells me Eric is Swedish through and through. Can't wait for his album. 3/5
Robbie: Kind of subtle at first, but the buildup and the chorus are a killer. 4/5
Paul: What hasn't been said about this already? Great lyricist, made for top 40 production and an impassioned vocal. 4/5
Pablo: Has this guy the legal age to have sex? Apart from the video, the song it's quite right. It might fit at season finale of Grey's Anatomy. I've never seen this show, but it fits for sure. 2/5
Mike: Oh please. The Swedish Gary Go does his best to channel Robbie Williams. And fails. 1/5
The Prophet: He's extremely unpleasant to look at but the song is great, somebody send me the MP3! 4.5/5
Total: 22.5 Joint 2nd
Robyn & Royksopp-The Girl & The Robot (video)
The Swedish pop queen returns to familiar territory with a little help from two Norwegian pop maestro’s.
Robpop: Absolutely amazing. Robyn really works well when her vocals find themselves backed by soothing electronic baselines. A triumph. 5/5
Jonas: I've been makin love with Robyn for such a long time now, but ever since the orgasm ending up with Every Heartbeat we really don´t understand each other anymore. I just wanna turn over on my side of the bed, close my eyes, light my cigarette and then wish that when i open my eyes again she will be gone, gone, gone...2/5
Robbie: Not only does this sound like something from Erasure circa "Chorus," Robyn's starting to really look like Andy Bell, too. That's a good thing. Great video, too. 4/5
Paul: Why oh why don't I get Robyn? I mean she's utterly beloved by bloggers but she leaves me cold. This has done nothing to change my mind. Sorry Robyn lovers! Robots however, certainly are hot in pop this year! 2/5
Pablo: My problem with Robyn is that I don't like her. But not in a musical way. It's her face. I totally love her albums. The old ones (Don't Stop The Music is still one of my favourites!) and new ones. But I stil can't understand her face. This song is totally amazing, the video is tragic. And I totally love the Davide Rossi Re-Interpretation.5/5
Mike: Margaret Berger did it first and considerably better. Robyn’s creative juices have obviously run dry. 0/5
The Prophet: Amazing! I've always like Robyn because she tries to mix R&B/Hip-Hop with her music, and even though this song isn't urban it's still great. 4.5/5
Total: 22.5 Joint 2nd
Agnes-Release Me (video)
The winner of Swedish Pop Idol releases her Swedish hit single in the UK. She's also single of the week.
Jonas: Totally beautiful. Agnes is one of a kind in Sweden. Even though loosing big time in the Swedish selections for the ESC she is by far our most glamorous diva and the song is also good. Makes me wanna throw my clothes of and go dancing naked in the rain with a lot well defined muscle mary´s! Like a walking chick flick! 4/5
Robpop: The UK Itunes chart positions speak for themselves really. When I first heard this track I was stunned by its brilliance. Nearly a year later its receiving a UK pressing & its success is deserved. Unlike so many popstars, Agnes has refused the usual "lets make her sound American" route (see Leona). As such, she transcends...5/5
Robbie: She's got the horseface of Leona Lewis, but thankfully she comes from Sweden, so she does way better music by default. 3.5/5
Paul: It's entirely down to Bob, Postergirl and Aaron Fabtastic that i gave Agnes any time at all! And now she's all top five hit on our asses! This is a great disco influenced number that quite rightly deserved to be massive. 4/5
Pablo: Eeem... I think I'm moving to Sweden (sorry about your Spanish green card, Mike). Really I like this song! Violins in a song is something I totally adore! 4/5
Mike: The song is great but Agnes ruins it by having all the charisma of a used condom that has been thrown into an unflushed toilet after being fished out of Cheryl Cole’s loose arsehole. 0/5
The Prophet: Agnes is totally lame, but I'd probably like this song if Melissa Tkautz or some black diva sung it. 3/5


text:
Skip to Main Content
The fact that fractional-order models possess memory leads to modeling a fractional-order HIV-immune system. We discuss the necessary conditions for the optimality of a general fractional optimal control problem whose fractional derivative is described in the Caputo sense. Using an objective function that minimizes the infectious viral load and count of infected T cells, the optimal control problem is solved for the fractional-order optimality system with minimal dosage of anti-HIV drugs and the effects of mathematically optimal therapy are demonstrated. Simulation results show that the fractional-order optimal control scheme can achieve improved quality of the treatment.

domain: literature


JEFFERSON – Greg and Meghan Smatlan of Salem went to Greens Bridge to float down the Santiam River on Monday afternoon, but they ended up sitting along the bank in their inner tubes. “This is as far as we’re going,” Greg Smatlan said.
The couple said they heard about a water rescue and dangerous conditions on the Santiam earlier in the day and decided to play it safe. “This is what you call a shoreline picnic,” Greg Smatlan added. He and his wife enjoyed lunch and soaked up the sun as chilly water lapped their toes.
The summer is about to get hot — the National Weather Service has predicted a high of 91 degrees for Albany and Corvallis on Tuesday, with temperatures in the 80s through Friday — and that means residents will flock to local waterways to boat, float and swim.
But mid-Willamette Valley rivers are running cold, high and swift, and areas can be filled with debris such as downed trees, according to authorities.
Local officials urged caution and asked residents to take safety steps, including: wearing a life jacket; going with a friend or a group in case something goes wrong; carrying a cellular phone in a waterproof bag or container; planning your route and knowing the area in case you have to call for help; being aware of signs of hypothermia; keeping a constant eye on children; and staying sober and being aware of your surroundings.
Tammy Robbins, Jefferson Fire District spokeswoman, said the confluence of the north fork and south fork of the Santiam River is especially dangerous. On Monday afternoon, a woman was knocked off her inner tube and sucked underneath some branches at the location. While she was able to keep her head above the surface, the woman inhaled some water. The group of friends she was floating with was able to get her to a nearby sandbar. The Jefferson Fire District used its rescue boat to transport the woman from the sandbar to the Jefferson boat ramp. She was then taken by ambulance to Salem Hospital.
Robbins said that people floating down from Greens Bridge should stay to the right of the river near the confluence, as the left side is laden with debris.
The Jefferson Fire District also was one of several agencies that responded to a drowning at Salmon Falls County Park northeast of Lyons on Saturday afternoon. A 27-year-old man died after jumping from a rock ledge into the Santiam when the water temperature was in the 40s, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Many rivers are running higher and faster than normal due to heavy rainfall in June, according to authorities. Robbins said the above-normal water levels are hiding debris near riverbanks that can be dangerous.
Sandy Roberts, Albany Fire Department spokeswoman, said that downed trees can look enticing as something to hold onto in the water, but they are incredibly unsafe and should be avoided. People can get pushed into the debris with the current, get their legs tangled up in branches under the water or have inner tubes popped by sticks.
Roberts and Battalion Chief Brett Loomis of the Corvallis Fire Department said that the easiest thing for people to do to keep safe is to wear a life jacket. “They really can make the difference between a life saved and a life lost,” Loomis said.
Roberts said that life vests need to fit properly, however. “If you can lift that vest up toward your ears, you don’t have the right size. You don’t want to have that excess room so it rides up past your chin and face,” she said.
Some local agencies, including the Albany Fire Department and Jefferson Fire District, have life jacket loan programs, where residents can borrow personal flotation devices for free.
Loomis said that it’s also important for people to simply respect the power of water. “On the surface, it can seem very calm and very inviting. But when you get in, it’s cold water coming off the mountains and the currents can be very strong,” Loomis said.
He also urged residents to be careful if they see a boater or swimmer in distress in a river or lake. “Those that intend to be the rescuer sometimes become the victim. Make sure you’re in a position to help without endangering yourself,” Loomis added.
Kyle Odegard can be contacted at 541-812-6077 or email@example.com.
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.


text:
A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site.
Do you know a YouTube video for this track?
Add a video
Do you know any background info about this track?
Start the wiki
Thug Onez featuring Noreaga, Kool G. Rap, Musalini
Bounce featuring Spice 1
Time's up (Remix by Samon Kawamura)
Lake Featuring Cormega


text:
FREE SHIPPING!Gorgeous, high quality modern pattern fabric. Cotton/polyester.By the yard. We are happy to send you a sample so you can see for yourself how beautiful this fabric is! Just send us a message.Thank you for looking!- Eileen & Lauren
U.S. Only.We ship by USPS.
Custom or special order items are not returnable.In stock items are returnable within 30 days.Shipping costs are not refundable.Items must be in original packaging and in original condition.


text:
You asked, we answered: Is it possible to have twins if they don't run in my family?
Is it possible to have twins if they don't run in my family?
Answered by maternal-fetal medicine specialist Maggie Kuhlmann, MD
Twins are born in 33 out of every 1,000 pregnancies in the United States. Women of certain ethnic backgrounds, such as women from West African countries, may have a slightly increased chance of carrying spontaneous twins. However, it is unknown if this is due to genetic or environmental influences, or both.
Are twins hereditary? It depends. Twins can be “identical” or “fraternal” (nonidentical). It is more common to see fraternal twins run in families. The genetics of twinning are not fully understood.
Here’s the difference:
- Identical twins occur when one egg and one sperm unite and form a “zygote.” This zygote separates into two babies. These babies have the identical genetic makeup.
- Fraternal twins occur when two separate eggs are fertilized by two separate sperm, and each zygote grows in the uterus at the same time. Fraternal twins have the same genetic similarity as other siblings.
Other circumstances may also increase the likelihood of twins. Pregnancies achieved by in vitro fertilization or the use of fertility medications can increase the likelihood of twins (primarily fraternal). In cases of in vitro fertilization, twins are most likely when two embryos, instead of one, are transferred into the uterus.
From midwives to high-risk maternal-fetal medicine specialists, the Olson Center for Women’s Health team of experts works together throughout your pregnancy to ensure a safe and comfortable experience every step of the way. Call 800.922.0000 to make an appointment.


text:
Regency romances are a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of
the British ... Traditional Regency Romance writers usually pay close attention to
historical detail, as their readers are ...
Amazon.com Most Popular Authors: The most popular authors in Historical
Books shelved as historical-romance: Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas, The ... by
Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author) (shelved 2193 times as historical-romance)
Sep 11, 2016 ... Author Opportunity - Reserve the Spotlight for your next release! ... She takes the
scandals of the Regency era and makes them work for her ...
Jul 29, 2015 ... Mary Balogh is a prolific historical romance author, and readers gave the most
votes to her books about the spectacular, seductive Bedwyn ...
Sep 9, 2015 ... But you will also, we hope, discover many more romance authors who will ....
Sedley's top-notch historical romance set in seventeenth-century ...
Aug 22, 2014 ... We asked the authors of the sizzling new historical romance collection Tempted
by His Touch: A Limited Edition Boxed Set of Dukes, Alpha ...
Nov 10, 2015 ... We know that there are indie authors creating thriving careers writing historical
romance. And we know that digital publishers continue to bring ...
Sep 17, 2014 ... These days it seems the ever popular historical romance genre has become
dominated by dangerously seductive Regency era dukes.
Oct 1, 2013 ... 10 Regency historical romances you should read (if you haven't already) from
authors like Loretta Chase, Jane Austen, and more.


Recent rainfall has transformed the landscape across parts of Queensland, but in the countryside looks can be deceiving.
- Recent rainfall has transformed southern Queensland, but the region remains in a serious drought
- Water is still being trucked into some towns with two thirds of the state still drought declared
Forecasts for a wet summer have so far disappointed, but locals are hoping it is their turn next
A sea of green on the surface, regions in the south remain in the grip of a desperate drought, with some towns still trucking in water a year after running dry.
It is a green drought.
"I look outside the window and it is bright green," Cloyna farmer Claire Kapernick said.
"It's been a wonderful growing season for grass, the cattle are extremely happy.
"But we've had little to no runoff into dams and that's our biggest concern going forward."
The Kapernicks will soon be able to cut 100 acres of Lucerne, usually under irrigation, from recent rain.
After that, their future is uncertain.
"It's the environmental equivalent of living pay cheque to pay cheque," she said.
"Having water in dams … that's your savings, so that's what gets you through when it doesn't rain.
"But it will happen, so I just have to be patient."
Drought like a COVID shutdown
Last year, when the COVID-19 lockdown hit the rest of the country, the Kapernicks finally had rain after six months of no hay and, therefore, no income.
"Suddenly, we were back in our business working when everyone else shut down," she said.
"We said 'we've had our COVID shutdown', it was just called drought."
'It certainly is demoralising'
In the Darling Downs town of Clifton, water is being trucked in daily, with local bore water unusable after prolonged dry weather.
"They're trucking in water into Clifton itself, but a lot of the rural properties have got some feed on them but don't have any dam water, their bores are drying up," business owner Dave Robertson said.
"We've been getting quite good rainfall events where you're getting say 20 to 30 millimetres, which is great for crops and things like that, but it's not replenishing any underground water supplies.
"All the dams are dried up, so there's no irrigation."
Mr Robertson said there had been no decent runoff rain since flooding in 2011.
"The fish are dying in the creeks, so it's a fairly dire situation," he said.
"It's frustrating because you think it might be next week, and next week, and next week, and it never really comes. It certainly is demoralising."
Two thirds of the state remains drought declared, despite recent rains and flooding in north Queensland.
Patchy falls for lucky few in western Queensland
Longway Station, near Longreach, has had 150 millimetres of rain since Christmas Eve, which has transformed bare, brown, dusty paddocks into carpets of lush, green grass.
"You think you're in the Garden of Eden," grazier Rosemary Champion said.
"You think you're in paradise.
"It is country that responds really quickly."
'It's just luck'
For graziers in nearby black-soil country, the stakes are higher: they need rain to soak into the deep cracks and moisten the ground first, before the possibility of it growing feed can cross their minds.
"There would still be a lot of people feeling very seriously abandoned, in a way," Ms Champion said.
"There's no equality in this, there's no equity, it's not even good management, it's just awfully good luck."
Ms Champion said the falls over the last three weeks had been "an absolute blessing", but she was not under any illusion that the joy would be long-lasting.
"When it stops raining, it's the start of the next drought," she said.
"It's not a wet season yet."