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Do you want to know what it means by posology and what its practical use and when it is used in homoeopathy, does it helps in selecting the medicine and establishing the cure in the patient? Let’s find out in our today’s post.
The word “Posology” means the doctrine of the science of doses. It is the science that teaches us about selection, administration and repetition of doses. The meaning of the word Posology came from the Greek word “posos” which means “how much” and “logos” which means “science”. Health is a state of equilibrium, where the vital force is balancing the harmonious functioning of different parts of the body in a perfect manner.
The disease is the disturbance of this harmonious functioning of the organism, caused by an inimical dynamic force called miasm. This is because the vital force on its own is unable to restore the disturbed state of the organism as the miasmatic force is more powerful than the vital force. Hence, in diseased conditions, the medicinal force has to be employed in such a way that the medicinal force is not only similar but also stronger than the miasmatic force.
This alone can remove the miasmatic force and health is restored as per nature’s law of cure. The knowledge of susceptibility and remedy reaction is very important to understand the posological principles of homoeopathy. The idea about the site of the disease, the intensity of the disease, the duration of the treatment and the previous treatment taken by the patient has to be kept in view while selecting a dose and potency for the patient.
Hahnemann in his “Chronic diseases” says that any physician can make three mistakes while practising. The first one is in the selection of the similimum, the second one is the selection of proper potency and dose and the third one and the most important one is the repetition of the dose and potency selected. Hence, posology has become an important artistic aspect of the homoeopathic practice.
The knowledge of susceptibility and remedy reaction is very important to understand the posological principles of homoeopathy. The idea about the site of the disease, the intensity of the disease, the duration of treatment and the previous treatment taken by the patient has to be kept in view while selecting a dose and potency for the patient. “In practice, the whole scale of potencies from lowest to the highest is open to the homoeopathic physician.
He defines his power and sphere of influence over health and disease largely by the number of differing potencies he possesses and the skill with which he uses them”-says Stuart Close.
Hahnemann, in § 278 questions, “What is the most suitable degree of minuteness for sure and gentle remedial effect; how small, in the other words, must be the dose of each individual medicine, homeopathically selected for the case of disease, to effect the best cure?” He answers this question immediately, “Not the work of theoretical speculation, not by fine-spun reasoning, not by specious sophistry, can we expect to obtain the solution of this problem. Pure experiment, careful observation of the sensitiveness of each patient, and accurate experience can alone determine this in each individual case.”
For the selection of potency and the repetition of doses, there are no hard-core rules in the homoeopathic system. H. A. Roberts says regarding the selection of the potency, “It is pure experiments and precise observations only that this object can be obtained”. The existing posological principles are derived from the past clinical experiences of the pioneers.
- Guidelines for the Selection of Potency
- Higher Potencies
- Lower Potencies
- Time of Administration
- Repetition of the Remedy
- Time of Administration
- Posology and Second Prescription
Guidelines for the Selection of Potency
1. The potency must always be selected based on the susceptibility of the patient. The general rule is, “greater the susceptibility of the patient, the higher will be the potency”. Finckle says, “The dose is appropriate which will be proportionate to the degree of susceptibility of the patient.” He also explains the law of least action, “The quality of the action of a homoeopathic remedy is determined by its quantity”. This law is also called the posological principle of homoeopathy.
2. According to Stuart Close, the following five indications help in choosing the potency:
- i. Susceptibility of the patient
- ii. Seat of the disease
- iii. Nature and intensity of symptoms
- iv. Stage and duration of the disease
- v. Previous treatment of the patient
3. Susceptibility of the patient: Susceptibility of the patient varies from age, temperament, constitution, habits, the character of the disease, and environment. “The more similar the remedy, the more clearly and positively the symptoms of the patient take on the peculiar and characteristic form of the remedy, the greater the susceptibility to the remedy and higher the potency required”.
4. Susceptibility and age: Susceptibility is greater in children and young and gradually decreases with the age.
5. Susceptibility, constitution and temperament: Sensitive, nervous, sanguine and chlorotic temperaments are more susceptible. Intelligent, impulsive, zealous persons, have increased susceptibility. Torpid, phlegmatic, dull, sluggish individuals are less susceptible, hence they need low potencies.
6. Susceptibility, habits and environment: Patients of highly intellectual characters, emotional people and patients with long sleeping hours need high potencies.
7. Susceptibility and the pathological status of the disease: Diseased with increased pathological conditions show decreased susceptibility, so invariably require low potencies. “So in terminal conditions, when the patient does not react well to the selected remedies nor intercurrent remedies, given in the potentised form and small doses, resort to crude drug and increase the dose to the point of reaction,” says Stuart Close.
8. The disease characterized by diminished vital reaction requires low potencies, while disease characterized by increased vital reaction responds better to higher potencies.”
9. Closer the similarity of the symptoms in the case and the selected remedy, the higher the potency must be given, provided no contraindications for the usage of higher potencies.
10. The more similarity in the case for mental symptoms, the higher will be the potency.
11. If the selected medicine is an inert, crude substance in its natural form, it works curatively in the highly dynamized form. Example: Carbo-veg, Natrium mur, Silicea etc.
12. If the prescription is based on poor indications, the remedy should not be given in higher potency, but lower potencies like 30th will be safer.
13. Dr M. L. Dhawale has an idea that if one potency has worked better in one case previously and the symptoms have recurred in the same picture, the potency should not be changed. But Hahnemann says, “Every consecutive potency that we repeat must be slightly higher than the previous potency”.
14. In chronic cases, if the higher potencies do not work or cease to work, change the potency to 30th and repeat it.
“By continual diluting and succussing, remedies neither get stronger or weaker, but their individual, peculiarities become more and more developed, the sphere of action is enlarged” — Jahr
Potencies of 1M or Above are Considered Higher Potencies
Indications of the High Potencies
1. Closer the similarity of the symptoms, especially with the characteristic symptoms of the case, the higher will be the potency.
2. The more mental symptoms, the remedy covers the higher the potency.
3. In acute diseases, despite the similarity, if smaller potencies fail to produce the wanted reaction, switch over to the higher potencies and can be repeated if the case agrees.
4. After a long relief of symptoms by the smaller potencies, despite repetition, if symptoms recur in the same fashion, the same remedy in higher potencies can be repeated.
5. Nosodes as a rule usually are prescribed in higher potencies, especially when indicated remedy fails to bring out the response i.e. as an intercurrent remedy.
6. Those substances which are inert or poisonous in crude form can be administered in higher potencies. Example: Silicea, Arsenicum album etc.
7. If a patient is allergic to certain chemical substances, the same crude drug in higher potencies can cure the allergy. But this concept is not acceptable universally by all homoeopathic physicians. Kent explains a similar condition while discussing idiosyncrasies.
Not only an indication of the high-end potencies, but an ideal homoeopath should also be very much aware of its contradiction and when to avoid such higher potencies.
Contraindications of higher potencies
1. In advanced pathological conditions, no scope for the curative remedy to bring out the curative response, hence the usage of the higher potencies is contra-indicated. This is because the constitutional deep acting, curative remedy may cause unwanted, fatal results like “killer aggravations”, as there is no vitality left out in such patients. Such cases have to be considered fatal cases and have to be palliated.
2. Hypersensitive and idiosyncratic patients should not be given too high potencies. This is because they keep on proving every remedy they get.
After understanding the higher potencies it is necessary to learn how to use Lower potencies. Dr Kent recommends the usage of potencies like the 30th and 200th will be ideal. Low Potencies Potencies at 30th and below 30th are considered low potencies generally.
Indications of lower potencies:
1. Cases with more common and particular symptoms of Kent and less general symptoms require low potencies. This is because the selection of the medicine is done based on poor indications.
2. Those remedies not properly proven are best prescribed in low potency to avoid unwanted reactions. Organopathic remedies are prescribed in low potencies, though it is not the proper way of selecting the remedies.
3. Almost all bio-chemic remedies are used in small doses and with low potency.
4. When the similarity between the selected remedy and the totality of the patient is poor and the perfectly indicated symptoms are less, it is always better to administer the remedy in lower potencies.
5. If the physical symptoms of the case are more prominent and the mental symptoms are not properly found or visible, it is advisable to prescribe the remedy in low potencies.
6. In idiosyncratic and hypersensitive patients, usually lower potencies are safer. If the expected result is not observed the potency can be adjusted to suitable higher potencies.
Contraindications of lower potency
1. Remedies that are active and violent in action in their crude forms like Phosphorus and Lachesis are indicated in higher potencies than in lower.
2. In Those cases where mental symptoms are prominent and suitable to the remedy picture, lower potencies may not bring out a good response, hence higher potencies are indicated.
3. Nosodes are better administered in higher potencies without frequent repetitions.
Time of Administration
1. The best time for the administration of the indicated anti-psoric remedy is early in the morning on empty stomach. The patient is asked to keep himself away from taking food at least one hour or half an hour after taking the medicine says Hahnemann in his chronic diseases.
2. The indicated curative remedy should not be given before the time of its aggravation, but the best time for its administration is after the aggravation is over. Example: Natrum mur should not be given early in the morning, but after 11 A.M., Sulphur acts best if given on an empty stomach.
3. Nosodes or intercurrent remedies like Tuberculinum etc are indicated after the acute episode has subsided. This should not be given during the attack as this may aggravate the condition and make the case more complicated.
4. In treating chronic cases, the constitutional remedy should not be given during the acute attack or acute phase, but after the acute attack is over. The physician must differentiate the acute totality from the chronic one.
5. In case of menstrual complaints, the best time for the administration of the indicated curative remedy is immediately after the periods are over and not before or during the flow. Acute remedies can be prescribed to control the most annoying complaints during the period.
6. In the case of menorrhagia, Hahnemann in his “Chronic diseases” advises the use of Nux vomica in high dilutions. This medicine has to be administered after the menstrual flow has stopped and not during or before the flow.
7. In asthmatic attacks, the constitutional remedy is best indicated after the acute attack is over and should not be administered during or before the expected attack. The acute state can be controlled with the usage of the indicated remedy for the acute totality.
Repetition of the Remedy
1. As soon as the curative response has been noticed, any sort of repetition in the case of chronic diseases is not indicated. This can be noticed by the appearance of the slightest homoeopathic aggravation.
2. Status quo indicates no remedy and wait and the watch is the indication. This can be done for a considerable period and if no progress is seen in the case, the case can be re-taken and the medicine indicated for the present totality can be given to the patient.
3. The only indication of the further repetition of the remedy is the reappearance of the symptoms. In chronic cases, unnecessary repetition of the remedy will spoil a good case rather than hasten the cure. “Repeat the dose only when the improvement ceases,” says Stuart Close.
“Every perceptibly progressive and strikingly increasing amelioration during treatment is a condition which as long as it lasts, completely precludes every repetition of the administration of any medicine whatsoever,” says Master Hahnemann in § 246.
4. In acute cases the indicated remedy can be repeated frequently even every half an hour once. Once the patient starts improving, the medicine can be withdrawn abruptly or in a tapering manner, gradually increasing the time interval of repetition.
5. In chronic cases, a single dose is still in practice. Multiple doses are indicated only when the single dose fails to bring out the desired response. It is understood by the master by the publication of the 6th edition, that the single dose may bring about a cure in a slow, continuous manner of improvement. This may take up to a period of 50, 60 or 100 days. Hence splitting up the dose into medicinal solutions can speed up the cure by ½, ¼ or less time. But each dose has to be succussed before its administration as the vital force does not accept or respond to the same unaltered dose of similimum.
6. Frequent change of the potencies and remedies is not good in chronic cases, which may end the prescriber in a confused state of the symptoms. “Too large doses of an accurately chosen homoeopathic medicine, and especially when frequently repeated, bring about much trouble as a rule. They put the patient seldom in danger of life or make his disease almost incurable” says master in § 276.
7. In the footnote to § 282, while adding his recent views on treating the recent cases of miasmatic conditions of recent origin Hahnemann writes, “These not only tolerate, but indeed require, from the very beginning large doses of specific remedies of ever higher and higher degrees of dynamization daily”. This treatment is applied to the three miasmatic diseases while their symptoms are still effloresced on the skin.
8. In the recent 6th edition of Organon, Hahnemann explains the new ascending method of repetition of the remedies. In § 280, “the dose of the medicine that continues serviceable without producing new symptoms is to be continued while gradually ascending, so long as the patient with general improvement, begins to feel in a mild degree the return of one or several old original complaints”.
9. The frequent repetition of the remedy by the new ascending method of administration i.e. “every repeated dose however modified somewhat by shaking before its administration” has to be done till the homoeopathic aggravation has been noticed in the case.
10. Gordon’s theory of double doses: Dr Gordon of Edinburgh, came out with a theory of double doses. He advises giving the indicated remedy in two different doses 8 hours apart. The first dose will be of a lower potency to be administered at bedtime and the second dose will be of a higher potency to be administered the following morning. Dr Wright in her work “A brief study course in homoeopathy” explained this in brief. This method was not tried by many homoeopaths because of various reasons.
11. Wright also introduces us to the plussing potency. “Plussing means dissolving your dose in a third glass of water, taking two spoonfuls, throwing away most of the rest, adding water up to the original quantity, stirring and succussing and again taking two spoonfuls as the second dose and so on. This raises the potency very slightly between each of the doses, gives a somewhat wider range of plane and is particularly indicated in stubborn and refractory cases”.
12. Garth. W. Boericke on the repetition of the doses comments, do not change your drugs often, allow at least overnight in most acute diseases, the medicine to act. Remember children react promptly to medicine; do not expect the same rapid effect in adults. Coffee, tea, tobacco, alcohol, cathartics, sedatives, etc also interfere in homoeopathic drug action. The following general rules apply to homoeopathic remedies until and unless generally indicated. The remedies may be taken dry on the tongue or if preferred, with water or dissolved in water.
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Time of Administration
1. In acute cases, the indicated remedy may be given every half an hour or even frequently depending upon the severity of the case.
2. In chronic cases, a single dose is the law. But according to the new scale of dynamization (50 millesimal potencies), the remedy may be repeated 3 to 4 times a day, by spacing the repetition of doses at 8, 12, 4, and 8 time hours of the day.
3. As soon as the patient’s condition improves, lengthen the intervals between the repetitions of doses and discontinue when the patient improves.
Posology and Second Prescription
(Also Refer to Second Prescription)
1. If the symptoms recur in the same intensity the same remedy can be repeated in the same potency and the same dose provided the symptomatology is still indicating the same remedy.
2. In case the first potency has not proven beneficial and incapable of achieving any good to the patient despite the symptom similarity and despite waiting for a relatively long period, the change of the potency of the same remedy is indicated
3. Before changing the potency, every remedy has to be repeated in the same potency several times.
4. In the case of Nosodes if the lower potencies aggravate the condition, switch over to higher potencies instead of repeating the same.
5. In case the symptoms picture changes after the first prescription, remedies that follow well the first prescribed remedy, or complementary, should be tried as the second prescription. The antidotes or inimical are best avoided as much as possible.
6. After showing a fine improvement for some time some cases do not progress further and come to a standstill. This condition is called blockage, for example, miasmatic blockage. The usage of a nosode or a miasmatic remedy as an intercurrent remedy based on the symptom picture can solve this problem. Examples: Sulphur, Tuberculinum, Psorinum etc.
7. The French schools of homoeopaths recommend the administration of deep acting indicated remedy along with the drainage remedy in low potency. This drainage remedy is expected to remove the bad effects developed by the disease. But such practice is condemned by the kentian or spiritual school.
8. Kentian school does not recommend the usage of the intercurrent remedy but the administration of the remedy in the series of potencies. And to change the remedy again when the symptom picture changes.
9. Severe aggravation indicates and requires an antidote.
10. Reverse order of Hering’s law requires an antidote.
11. Alternating two remedies at short intervals is not a classical way of repeating the remedies.
In conclusion of today’s topic, WWE would like to say posology is an important aspect of pharmacology that deals with the proper dosing and administration of medications. It takes into account various factors such as age, weight, disease state, and the pharmacokinetics of the drug. Therefore, healthcare professionals must have a thorough understanding of posology and apply it judiciously in their clinical practice. Thank you for visiting our site, you can also read our other articles


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"I think that's where José and TFG saw an opportunity," he says. "Like, we need a guy who understands this from the produce side, who can kind of translate it to our chefs."
But what exactly does a vegetable boss for one of the world's most famous chefs do?
Before taking the job just less than two years ago, Haynes cut his teeth in Thailand for an organic farmers' movement. Then, for six years, he ran his own small organic farm near Morristown, New Jersey. Operating a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program was his focus at first, but he soon branched out to selling to chefs at New York City restaurants like Uncle Boons and Pok Pok NY. "I thought, 'I'm going to be the guy who grows whole-plant cilantro, because Thai restaurants use the roots,'" he explains. "I knew I could be their cilantro guy as long as I had it on hand and the quality was what it needed to be."
The experience gave him intimate knowledge of what makes relationships between farmers and chefs work—and what causes them to fail.
It's an understanding that producers like Little Wild Things' Chelsea Barker appreciate. "It was great, because we started speaking the same language right away," she says of the process of getting her sunflower shoots onto the menu at Beefsteak. To other fast-casual restaurants, the relationship proved what the small urban farm was capable of and, ultimately, allowed it to expand to other accounts, too, which is exactly the kind of outcome that excites Haynes, since he's also naturally passionate about supporting small producers and expanding the capacity of the local foodshed.
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At Beefsteak, which has six outposts including its newest location in Cleveland, Ohio, the menu changes three times a year to accommodate seasonal ingredients, like the sugar snap peas currently served in the Little Wild Curry bowl. He prioritizes local sources, and then looks further afield for staples like broccoli and cherry tomatoes.
Showcasing produce is a part of the job, too. In addition to Beefsteak's cheeky dancing-veggie wallpaper, Haynes partnered with Farmshelf, an urban farming start-up that builds vertical grow systems in restaurants so customers can see fresh herbs growing in-house as they eat. At the George Washington University location, the cilantro is currently flourishing.
And for chefs at spots like Washington D.C.'s Oyamel, Haynes acts as a middleman, lending his knowledge when a chef can't find a source for a specific vegetable or is unsatisfied with a producer. Instead of just cutting off the relationship, he says, there are often ways he can talk to the farmer to find out if there's a way to fix the problem.
As for working directly with Andrés, the 2018 recipient of the James Beard Humanitarian of the Year award?
Face-to-face time with Andrés is unpredictable, Haynes says, but his impact on the chef's life literally hits home. Each week, he's at Andrés's house checking on the garden, where he plants tomatoes (a lot of beefsteaks, predictably), peppers, carrots, cauliflower, herbs and more for the chef and his wife and daughters to cook and enjoy.
Last year, he remembers, Andrés told him not to plant potatoes, because he didn't think they'd grow well in a home garden. Haynes had gorgeous purple potatoes already sprouting in his kitchen and couldn't resist. "I was like, ‘Dude, you love potatoes, so potatoes are what you're going to get.'"
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Pixel 5 is an Android smartphone from the Google Pixel product line, serving as a successor to the Pixel 4. The Pixel 5 was officially announced on September 30, 2020, at Google’s Launch Night In event alongside the Pixel 4a (5G), and was released in the United States on October 29, 2020.
Google unveiled several devices at the launch event which includes two new smartphones, One of them is called Pixel 5 while the other one is a 5G variant of the Pixel 4A, a Chromecast running Google TV, and a new Google Assistant speaker called Nest Audio.
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Google Pixel 5 is a new dual-SIM (Nano+eSIM) smartphone
The dimensions of the smartphone are 144.7 mm x 70.4 mm x 8.0 mm and weigh around 151 grams
Google Pixel 5 has a 6-inch display and 1080x2340 pixels resolution
The dual-camera setup on the rear with features like LED flash, Auto-HDR, and panorama
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The Faculty, Administration, and Studentsof the Charlottesville Waldorf Schoolinvite you to our 2019 Friends and Family Day on Tuesday, November 26at the Charlottesville Waldorf School120 Rio RoadCharlottesville, VA 22901 Come visit our classrooms, explore student work,and enjoy a presentation by ourAdministration and Grade School Classes. Parents, Grandparents, and Friends will have the opportunity to spend […]
THE 35th ANNUAL CWS HOLIDAY BAZAAR On Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, the Charlottesville Waldorf School will hold its 35th Annual Holiday Bazaar. Our campus will fill with the faces of friends, both familiar and new, who are drawn to the Bazaar’s activities for children, delicious food and treats, and the best of […]
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When: Nov 13th from 6:30-8 pm Where: Trapnell LibraryWhat: The Art of Storytelling Who: Debra Spitulnik was a class teacher at the Washington Waldorf School for twenty-one years and received her Goetheanum diploma as a speech artist from Performinternational in 2016. She now combines these two loves, bringing creative speech to the children and faculty of WWS and to teachers […]
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The human body is like a giant magnet that attracts and holds on to toxins. Heavy metals, partially oxidized fats, unassimilated proteins, cholesterol deposits, uric acid, plaque, lactic acid, and the vast array of chemicals that pervade our water, air, and food attach themselves in ionized form to joints, organs, arteries, nerves and tissues, disrupting their function and creating an environment for disease, allergies and immune system breakdowns.
Allopathic and alternative healing modalities have not been able to successfully deal with the variety of symptoms emanating from toxic accumulations in the body because no remedy or combination of remedies can effectively remove the thousands of toxins lodged throughout the body.
Now there is a painless and efficient way to neutralize toxic accumulations no matter where they are located in the body. The Bio-Cleanse Unit generates a programmable mix of positive and negative ions (charged atoms) that can balance meridians and normalize pH, depending on the receptivity of the client. The result over several sessions is a growing feeling of well-being and a significant increase in overall energy. Some practitioners have conducted before and after tests and found significant increases of heavy metals in the treated water. Bio-Cleanse sessions are painless, comfortable and easy to negotiate.
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I regularly see operations teams bogged down in security environments and implementations. The usually low-level exposure to certain aspects of security become a daunting and time consuming task to learn. Sometimes, this can be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back, as an already busy team takes on the overhead of managing yet another aspect of their project. The problem with security requirements is that they quickly escalate into complex pieces in a project’s puzzle. We here at Flux ask the question, “Does it really need to be that complicated?”
Case in point, a customer and I were discussing PGP security within his project plan the other day. “We monitor files in a folder on a remote FTP site”, he began. “We then wait for a file to arrive and then download the file to our local servers. From there, we can process it accordingly. The only problem right now is that the file we download is encrypted. This means we have to mess around with a command line utility to decrypt the file before continuing the workflow.”
He went on to explain that it is vital for them to comply with certain privacy guidelines, and wished to discuss how this security requirement could be integrated into Flux.
“Pretty Good Privacy” — Don’t let the name fool you. Those simple words pack a lot of features into them. Identities, passwords, private keys, public keys, key algorithms, encryption algorithms. The very sight of those words to someone inexperienced with security systems, and even some who are familiar, is enough to make your head spin! (I’ll give you a minute to recollect yourself….)
The reality of these complexities is that introducing them to an operations team that has not dealt with them on a regular basis is like throwing your team to the wolves. A lot of time and money is spent by companies learning these systems. Once they are in place, it can sometimes feel like you’re playing Jenga with your project. You’ve put a security solution in where nobody is really sure how it works and everyone is afraid to touch it. To get a question answered about it will be filled with, “Yeah… I think Mike over in script development put that in,” which will lead you to 5 or 6 similar answers — getting you nowhere.
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The key to any problem is simplicity. The easier it is to understand and use, the quicker you learn it and the less likely you are to make a mistake with it. With all the complexities of a PGP system, some simplicity is a welcome vacation.
Key management is one of the top problems when dealing with security systems. The keys can be generated using a number of different parameters and then spit out to be stored on your file system. Using the proper key for the proper scenario is, pardon the pun, “key” in the successful encryption and decryption of a file.
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Flux takes all of these complexities and bundles them up into a central, easy-to-use workflow system.
- Flux’s simple, web-based user interface creates an intuitive and straight forward environment in which to use PGP.
- Key management is done inside Flux, which allows for clear associations of keys to file sets.
- Integration into Flux means your PGP work harnesses the power of the Flux file transfer suite. This gives you the ability to do PGP work on supported remote hosts (FTP, SFTP, FTPS, UNC) — all without any extra work on your part.
Flux has taken great strides in creating a simple PGP solution inside an already powerful ETL and file workflow orchestration product. By utilizing the functionality already available in Flux file transfer, PGP becomes as simple as 1-2-3.
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Apollonia Blanchard rushed out of her South Fulton house in a panic. Earlier that night, she gave her son the routine chore of taking out the trash. Now, the mother had just received a phone call that her 17-year-old was shot.
“When I got to the scene, my son was by himself and you could see the blood coming down his face,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
MiQuavious Blanchard had taken his family’s trash to the nearby Camelot Condominiums on Jan. 18 when he was approached by someone about using the dumpster, his mother said. The teenager, who had taken trash to the complex on many previous occasions without a problem, tried to get in a vehicle and leave, but someone came from behind and shot him, she added.
Apollonia Blanchard arrived at the scene to find her son in a van, which had gone through a fence and hit a tree, she said. He was still conscious and breathing, but the sight of him, and the people around her, left her hysterical.
“I’m screaming because I see people outside,” she said. “It hurt so bad because my son is maybe 50 feet from these apartments with people outside minding their own business. It was the worst evil I could ever see.”
Those screams lasted 20 minutes as she said she situated herself next to her injured son before EMTs arrived.
“I’m just screaming, rolling on the ground. Like, just please help my son,” she added.
South Fulton police responded around 12:30 a.m. to the troubled complex at 5655 Old National Highway after receiving a call about a person shot. MiQuavious was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
Authorities have not provided details about possible suspects in the shooting. When reached for comment, police said they were looking into information that was provided to them, without elaborating.
Camelot Condominiums is among 272 of the metro area’s persistently dangerous complexes, according to an AJC investigation. At least five homicides occurred there between March 2019 and June 2022, crime data shows. Apollonia questioned how police managed to arrive at the scene before the EMTs.
As of Wednesday afternoon, MiQuavious remained on life support at Grady Memorial Hospital, Apollonia said. She said doctors didn’t recommend surgery for the teen, who is on a ventilator, but she remains hopeful.
“His pupils did dilate, so I’m not going to give up on him,” she said, noting that he recently coughed and had a bowel movement. “So that’s where we are at right now.”
A GoFundMe account created to help with his expenses had raised nearly $4,000 as of Thursday.
MiQuavious was described by his mother as a good kid who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Apollonia said he liked fishing with his two younger brothers and loved playing video games at their home, which is about five minutes from Camelot Condominiums. He stayed at home on most days, venturing out mainly for school and work, she said.
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Credit: Apollonia Blanchard
“He was just a cool little kid, he didn’t want no harm for anybody,” she added. “He was just taking out the trash.”
MiQuavious was also loved, as shown by the many people who have visited him at the hospital since the shooting last week. Traffic in the room got to the point where Apollonia stopped people at the door because there was too much stimulation for her son, she said.
“Oh, my goodness. He’s had so many visitations. The doctors even said they’ve never seen that many people come and visit someone like that,” she added. “Every day from eight to eight. Two people at a time were in there to see him, that’s how much he was loved.”
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text: The role of alcohol intake in the occurrence of severe liver disease in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers is still debated. A cross-sectional study has been conducted in 233 chronic hepatitis C virus carriers. Weekly self-reported alcohol consumption (SRAC) was evaluated, serum HCV RNA levels were measured by a branched DNA technique (Quantiplex 2.0) and HCV genotypes were determined. A liver biopsy was performed simultaneously and liver lesions were graded with the Knodell histological activity index. Data were examined by uni- and multivariate analyses. Alcohol consumption was relatively low (< 140 g/per week in 193/233 patients [80%]). We found a highly significant correlation between SRAC and serum HCV RNA levels (r = .26, P = .001). Fibrosis was significantly correlated with age and alcohol consumption. These results suggest that in HCV carriers, alcohol consumption, even with low alcohol intake, increases viremia and hepatic fibrosis. Chronic HCV carriers should be advised to avoid regular alcohol intake.


The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 is the first model of the British premium brand in which a plug-in hybrid drive provides the option of mobility that is purely electric and therefore emissions-free, in addition to offering the thrill of athletic agility and supreme versatility.
The job of providing efficient forward propulsion is shared between a 3-cylinder petrol engine and a synchronous electric motor. Together they produce a system output of 165 kW/224 hp. Equally impressive is the average fuel consumption of 2.3 – 2.1 litres per 100 kilometres (112 mpg US or 134.5 mpg UK) and the CO2 emissions figure of 52 – 49 grams per kilometre (EU test cycle figures for plug-in hybrid vehicles). The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 is thus the perfect vehicle for urban target groups who wish to enjoy the benefits of purely electric mobility when commuting between home and work every day, for example, while at the same time benefiting from unlimited long-distance suitability at the weekend.
The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 combines the variable space concept of the new model generation’s largest member with the sustainability of BMW Group eDrive technology and an electrified all-wheel drive system. The front wheels are powered by the combustion engine, the rear wheels by the electric motor. The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 is able to run on electricity alone not just in urban traffic but far beyond, too – at a top speed of 125 km/h (78 mph) and with a range of up to 42 kilometres (26 miles). Drawing on the power of both drive forms, it offers driving fun away from surfaced roads, too.
MINI TwinPower Turbo and eDrive technology combined
The plug-in hybrid drive of the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 combines the best of two worlds. The familiar space under the bonnet is occupied by a 3-cylinder petrol engine with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology from the latest generation of the BMW Group engines. From a capacity of 1.5 litres this mobilises a peak output of 100 kW/136 hp. The maximum torque of the engine is 220 Newton metres, which goes on stream at 1 250 rpm. In the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4, the combustion engine is combined with a modified 6-speed Steptronic transmission. This transfers its power to the front wheels based on the characteristic MINI principle.
The second power unit of the MINI S E Countryman ALL4 is an electric motor that is housed under the luggage compartment floor. Designed according to the principle of a hybrid synchronous motor, the electric drive offers an output of 65 kW/88 hp – which is particularly high considering its size and weight – and generates a maximum torque of 165 Newton metres that is characteristically available directly from standing. In addition, it provides constant power delivery even in high engine speed ranges as well as a very high level of efficiency. The electric motor directs its power to the rear axle via a two-stage single-speed transmission.
The lithium-ion battery is positioned directly in front of the electric motor underneath the rear seat. It is made up of five modules, each comprising 16 battery cells, and like the electric motor it is produced at the Dingolfing plant, the BMW Group’s competence centre for eDrive technology. The high-voltage battery has a capacity of 7.6 kWh. At a wallbox with a charging capacity of 3.6 kW it can be fully charged in 2:30 hours. Charging at a regular household socket takes 3:15 hours.
Intelligent energy management optimises driving fun and efficiency
The intelligent energy management system controlled by the power electronics of the plug-in hybrid system ensures that the interplay between the combustion engine and the electric motor is optimised for both driving fun and efficiency in all situations. Using the power of the electric motor alone, the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 is able to provide locally emissions-free driving fun with hallmark brand spirit in many situations in day-to-day traffic.
In the event of more intense acceleration, the electric motor supports the combustion engine via a boost function. A total system output of 165 kW/224 hp and a combined torque of 385 Newton metres are available for athletic sprints. The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds.
Two power units, four drive wheels
Only one of the two power units is used when the car is moving, while the other one can be additionally enabled at any time to optimise traction, ride stability and agility. The signal required for this purpose comes from the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) unit, which permanently analyses both the situation on the road and the driver’s wishes. “The result is an intelligent all-wheel drive system that ensures perfect movement in all weathers and on all road surfaces,” explains Uwe Seitz, MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 project manager.
The precisely controlled interaction achieved in the powering of the front wheels by the combustion engine and the rear wheels by the electric motor is the same as the principle that is applied in the BMW i8, only the other way around: it is a key factor that contributes to the exceptionally fascinating character of the plug-in hybrid sports car.
The eDrive toggle switch: purely electric power at the press of a button
The driver can also use the eDrive toggle switch to choose between three operating modes.
|Purely electric driving up to 80 km/h, the combustion engine is additionally enabled at higher speeds, in particular when accelerating quickly or when the battery charge falls below seven per cent.
|Purely electric driving up to 125 km/h, the combustion engine is additionally enabled at higher speeds or on kickdown.
|The car is powered by the combustion engine, the battery charge state is kept above 90 per cent or raised to this level by the starter generator.
In the standard setting AUTO eDRIVE, the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 runs on electrical power only up to a speed of 80 km/h. At higher speeds and in the case of very intensive loads, the combustion engine is automatically enabled in addition. In MAX eDRIVE mode the vehicle is powered by the electric motor alone at speeds up to 125 km/h. What is more, the SAVE BATTERY mode can be selected so as to relieve the capacity of the high-voltage battery or raise its charge state to at least 90 per cent so that sufficient electrical power remains for locally emissions-free driving later on.
If the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 is fitted with a navigation system and route guidance is activated, the anticipatory energy management system ensures that appropriate sections of the route are run on electric power alone. Taking into account the navigation data, the operating strategy of the hybrid system is geared towards drawing on the energy capacity of the high-voltage battery to maximum extent.
Versatile and variable in the interior, too
Thanks to the compact structure and arrangement of the eDrive components, the plug-in hybrid model variant of the new MINI Countryman has a versatile interior. The high-voltage battery is housed underneath the slightly raised rear seat, as is the 36-litre fuel tank. When all seats are in use, the luggage compartment volume in the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 is only slightly less than in the conventionally powered model variants.
The rear backrests offer the possibility of a 40:20:40 split; they can also be folded down and varied in their tilt angle. “The entire hybrid technology is installed in such a way that you don’t notice it inside the car at all,” says Uwe Seitz, MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 project manager, “with the exception of the controls used to activate the various driving modes.”
Hybrid-specific design features and displays
Discreet but equally unmistakable indications of the pioneering character of the car’s drive form are provided by the model-specific design features on the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 exterior. The connection for the charging cable is under a flap in the area of the left-hand side scuttle. Other features are the model-specific “e” badge on the side scuttles and also a yellow “S” in the model inscription on the rear as well as on the radiator grille and door sill finishers.
The special features of the cockpit include a yellow start/stop unit at the centre of the toggle switch panel and a performance display in the instrument cluster on the steering column. The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 comes as standard with the Radio MINI Visual Boost featuring a 6.5-inch colour screen in the central instrument. In addition to the MINI Country Timer, this also displays information such as the charge state of the high-voltage battery and operating mode of the hybrid drive selected by eDrive toggle switch. In conjunction with the optional Wired package including MINI navigation system Professional, operation is via an 8.8-inch screen with a new graphic design and touchscreen function as well as via the Touch Controller in the centre console.
Fittings: efficiency meets individual style
The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 combines highly efficient driving fun with the variable space concept and all the other advancements that characterise the new edition of the all-round model for the premium compact segment. Its powerfully expressive design and optimised use of space are just as striking as its increased ride comfort and refined premium ambience. The MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 comes with the MINI Driving Modes as standard. Regardless of the operating mode selected via eDrive toggle switch, the vehicle set-up can be adapted to a particularly sporty or efficient driving style, according to preference.
MINI is a pioneer in the field of electric mobility
The BMW Group’s technological expertise and range of models have given it a leading role in the area of electric mobility. MINI was an early pioneer here: the MINI E presented in 2008 was the BMW Group’s first ever purely electrically powered automobile and was driven by private users in everyday traffic as part of a large-scale field experiment. More than 600 of this vehicle based on the MINI Cooper were used for practical testing purposes worldwide.
The project yielded vital insights into the use of electrically powered automobiles, and these were incorporated in the development of the BMW i3.


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Date: 21 April 2021
Time: 16:15 - 17:00
Location: UK FinTech Week 2021
It’s no secret that the fintech ecosystem consists of some of the world’s most agile, innovative and technologically sophisticated businesses. But the reality bites pretty quickly when fintechs are faced with interacting with the rest of the world and the legacy systems on which almost everything else still runs. Payments rails have been a notoriously complex area to improve, despite the obvious need for optimization. For insuretechs, lending, wealth or crypto investment apps and other fintech models, untrackable funds and slow disbursements can lead to voided pay-outs triggering exceptions. What follows is a painful combination of added costs, frustration and further delay. At last, Fintech businesses are starting to reap the benefits of improved disbursement payments capabilities. This session looks at why payments’ speed and security are two sides of the competitive edge that all fintechs seek as they strive to cut through, and keep growing.
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Feeling the need to be creative these days. I ran across this nice sketch from Freshly Made Sketches today –
I’ve had these Summer Nights Add-On Cards & Envelopes and have been wanting to use them. They were the add on to the July 2020 Paper Pumpkin, Summer Nights. I found the perfect way to use at least one –
I stamped the Flight of Fancy image using my Stamparatus and it came out perfect the first time! I colored it with Blends and took some time to fussy cut the image.
I trimmed down one of the card fronts to fit the sketch. It made for a perfect backdrop for the little flying witch.
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