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In 2011 CCRC chose to honour Les Horne's lifetime of achievement and commitment to children by presenting his family with a Child Rights Champion award in his memory.
CHILD RIGHTS CHAMPION: LES HORNE
Les Horne lived out his respect for the rights of children in a lifetime of work with children and fighting for changes when they were treated unfairly. Les pioneered in: giving children a voice in what happens to them in child welfare and youth justice; treatment in community homes instead of institutions; individualized plans for young people with many needs; and putting children first in government policies. Among other achievements, Les Horne was the first provincial Children's Advocate in Canada and he was a leader in getting the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted.


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11,000 YEARS ALONG THE HOUSATONIC RIVER: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE NORTHWEST HILLS
Kent, Connecticut – September 13, 2008 – The Sloane-Stanley Museum invites the public to a free program on Saturday, October 4th to celebrate Connecticut Archaeology Awareness Month. Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, State Archaeologist, will talk at 1p.m. on the history of the Native American settlements and patterns of subsistence along the Housatonic River and how both were forced to adapt to changing climatic conditions and European contact.
Dr. Bellantoni serves as the State Archaeologist with the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Archaeology Center at the University of Connecticut. He has been excavating in Connecticut for over 30 years. "We are fortunate to have Dr. Bellantoni open Connecticut Archaeology Awareness Month by speaking at the Sloane-Stanley Museum," said Karin Peterson, Museum Director. "He is a knowledgeable and charismatic speaker." Want-to-be archaeologists can refine their digging skills at "Excavation Station," an interactive learning experience for all ages, which precedes Dr. Bellantoni's presentation from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This program also is part of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Walking Weekend held each year so the public can learn about the history and culture of this region which includes parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
The Sloane-Stanley Museum was built as a collaborative effort between Eric Sloane and the Stanley Works of New Britain to commemorate the tool company's 125th anniversary. Sloane is known to lovers of Americana as an artist and author who brought to life many forgotten customs and skills of past generations. In all, Sloane authored and illustrated over 38 books.
The Sloane-Stanley Museum is located in Kent, Connecticut on Route 7 (31 Kent-Cornwall Road) just north of the village of Kent and the intersection of Route 7 and 341. The museum is open from Wednesday through Sunday, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Regular admission: Adults $4.00, Senior Citizens, $3.00, Children 6 to 17 $2.50.
The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism brings together tourism, film, history and the arts. Its mission is to preserve and promote Connecticut's cultural and tourism assets in order to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality of the state.
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
Historic Preservation & Museum Division

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Buttercup Information | Evidenced-Based Supplement Guide on MedicineNet.com - How does Buttercup work?
How does Buttercup work?
Buttercup contains toxins which are very irritating to the skin and the lining of the mouth, stomach, and intestines. There is not enough information to know how buttercup might work for medicinal uses.
Are there safety concerns?
Fresh buttercup is UNSAFE. It may cause severe irritation of the digestive tract, with colic and diarrhea. Irritation of the bladder and urinary tract can also occur. Skin contact may cause blisters and burns that are difficult to heal. It can also increase the risk of sunburn.
Some of the toxins in fresh buttercup might be destroyed in the drying process, but there isn't enough information to know if dried buttercup might be safe.
Do not take buttercup if:
 - You are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Dosing considerations for Buttercup.
The appropriate dose of buttercup depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for buttercup. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.
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Previous interest in light hydrocarbons from geothermal systems has focused principally on the origin of the methane1 and the estimation of subsurface temperatures from the carbon isotopic content of coexisting methane and carbon dioxide1-3. Higher molecular weight hydrocarbons were first reported in gases from Yellowstone National Park4, and have since been found to occur commonly in geothermal emanations in the western United States5. Isotopic measurements of individual geothermal hydrocarbons are now reported which help to explain the origin of these hydrocarbons. The thermal decomposition of sedimentary or groundwater organic matter is a principal source of hydrocarbons in four geothermal areas in western North America.?? 1981 Nature Publishing Group.
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International conference: Nordic Museum Histories
What are the approaches to understanding museum history? Join us to explores answers to this question through presentations and discussions focusing on current studies of museum history in the Nordic countries of Europe.
31. januar 2018 kl. 9.00-16.30
See slides from the conference:
- Peter Aronsson: The making of nations and museums: Nordic national museums in a European context
- Peter van Mensch: Profession or occupation? Fifty years' discussion about the training of museum workers
- Camilla Mordhorst: Reimagining the museum through its history
- Mattias Ekman: The first century of nordic museology: Memory and epistemology in the early modern Kunstkammer
- Mattias Bäckström: To animate the past for the benefit of the present: Ideal realism as concept and technique at museums of cultural history (not available - see Bäckströms website)
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Solar Bottle Bulb in Philippines
Millions of poor homes in Philippines – and a lot more around the world – in the dark because the metal roof block all light and no connection to electricity in informal settlements.
A student of MIT found that one-liter plastic bottle filled with water and bleach and then mounted on a metal roof is a simple way to light homes that have no electrical connectivity or natural lighting. It was called Solar Bottle Bulb.
How to Make, How to Work and Spec of Solar Bottle Bulb
- Fill plastic bottles with water and bleach then capped; bleach works to make the water clear and also to prevent fungus or microbe.
- Make holes in the metal roofs, insert the bottle and then sealed to avoid leaks when it rains.
- Plastic bottles refract sun light and pushed into every corner of the home rather than to highlight one area like an ordinary lamp.
- Simple technology that can be installed in less than an hour, lasting for five years, and equivalent with 60-watt light bulb.
As part of their Solar Bottle Project, Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light) organization has installed 10,000 of Solar Bottle Bulb throughout Manila.
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The definition of autonomous is a person or entity that is self-controlling and not governed by outside forces.(adjective)
An example of autonomous is agovernment that can run itself without aid from an outside country.
See autonomous in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: Gr autonomos, independent < autos, self + nomos, law: see -nomy
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Origin: From Greek autonomos
Origin: : auto-, autoOrigin: + nomos, law; see nemin Indo-European roots.
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text: We investigate hydrogen isotope and nuclear quantum effects on geometries and binding energies of small protonated rare gas clusters (Rg X, Rg = He,Ne,Ar, X = H,D,T, and = 1–3) with the any particle molecular orbital (APMO) MP2 level of theory (APMO/MP2). To gain insight on the impact of nuclear quantum effects on the different interactions present in the Rg X systems, we propose an APMO/MP2 energy decomposition analysis scheme. For RgH ions, isotopic substitution leads to an increase in the stability of the complex, because polarization and charge transfer contributions increase with the mass of the hydrogen. In the case of Rg H complexes, isotopic substitution results in a shortening and weakening of the rare gas-hydrogen ion bond. For Rg X complexes, the isotope effects on the rare gas binding energy are almost negligible. Nevertheless, our results reveal that subtle changes in the charge distribution of the Rg X core induced by an isotopic substitution have an impact on the geometry of the Rg X complex. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


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10. Archeological Excavations at the Platte River
Campground Site (20BZ16), Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore,
Richner, Jeffrey J.
The Platte River Campground archeological site (20BZ16) is located along
the Platte River, within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan.
The site was discovered in 1985 and was also tested in that year. In 1987,
the Midwest Archeological Center conducted archeological excavations at the
site in advance of a planned campground redevelopment program which will
impact portions of the site. Important information on site age and
artifact assemblages was obtained. The site is multicomponent, with
evidence of repeated prehistoric occupations over both the Middle and Late
Woodland Periods in addition to late historic Euro-American uses. Emphasis
in this report is placed upon the prehistoric components.


Intercellular communication was examined with intracellular electrical techniques in primary and transplanted rat liver cancers. Normal liver cells communicate rather freely with each other through permeable junctional membranes. Cancer liver cells show no communication at all; their surface membrane is a strong barrier to diffusion all around the cell. Cancer cells induce alterations in membrane permeability in normal liver cells; communication among the latter is markedly reduced when cancer cells grow near them.
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NCEES Testing Nomenclature
Structural Engineering (PE Structural) Exam
SE – Abbreviation for a licensed Structural Engineer
Tests the ability to practice structural engineering and is designed for engineers who practice in jurisdictions that may license structural engineers separately from other professional engineers. It is a 16-hour exam that uses a separate vertical and lateral component to test your ability to safely design buildings or bridges, especially in areas of high seismicity and high wind.
Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Exam
PE – Abbreviation for a licensed Professional Engineer
Tests the ability to practice in a particular engineering discipline competently. It is designed for engineers who have gained at minimum four years' post-college work experience in their chosen engineering discipline. Each PE exam lasts 8 hours and is split into a morning and an afternoon session.
The NCSEA Structural Licensure Committee works with SEAs to influence the adoption of consistent licensing laws and rules in the interest of public safety, especially relating to licensure of structural engineers. This committee is focused on:
- Recognizing the unique responsibility structural engineers have to protect the safety, health, and welfare of the public over that borne by all disciplines of engineering.
- Promoting structural licensure by educating and supporting SEAs pursuing licensure.
- Ensuring state licensing laws and regulations are divided and labeled by the procedures the state board uses to recognize and license individuals as professional engineers or structural engineers.
- The goal to recognize the additional SE credential based on the NCEES 16 hour structural exam and support transitioning currently practicing structural engineers to a higher standard of practice.
A provision in a jurisdiction's statutes, rules, or licensing board procedures that recognizes every licensee's discipline, usually based on the specific NCEES examination passed by the licensee. Currently, there are 23 states that practice "Roster Designation"; these states publicly recognize engineers by disciplines either through self-declaration or through testing. In general, these states keep a public database of all the licensed engineers and their associated disciplines and do not regulate the practice of engineering, a licensed PE or SE can seal all structures.
Title Restriction, Partial Practice Restriction, Full Practice Restriction
A provision in a jurisdiction's statutes or rules that specifically recognizes structural engineering as a distinct discipline with certain special qualifications beyond, or in place of, those required for professional engineering licensure, typically based on NCEES testing nomenclature.
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Introduction The Dr Foster Global Comparators Network (GC) aims to improve quality in healthcare by promoting inter-hospital collaboration through sharing of outcome data and benchmarking standards.
This study aims to utilise the GC database to establish whether geographical differences in outcomes exist following high-risk emergency general surgery (EGS) admissions, whilst determining if structural differences between healthcare systems can be linked to high-quality care.
Method Discharge data for a cohort of EGS patients were collated using a pre-determined protocol. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed to examine geographical and structural differences between GC hospitals.
Results 69,490 patients, admitted to 23 centres across Australia, England and the USA with high-risk EGS diagnoses from 2007–2012 were identified. Outcomes including: seven/thirty-day mortality, readmission and length of stay were all superior in the USA.
19,082 patients (27%) underwent emergency abdominal surgery. No geographical differences in mortality were seen at seven-days in this subgroup. Thirty-day mortality (OR = 1.47) readmission (OR = 1.42) and length of stay (OR = 1.98) were all worse in the UK.
Across this cohort, patient factors, (age, pathology and co-morbidity) were significantly associated with worse outcome as were structural factors including: low ITU bed ratios, high unit volume and inter-hospital transfers. Having dedicated EGS teams cleared of elective commitments with formalised handover of patients was associated with shorter length of stay.
Conclusion Post-operative outcomes were similar at seven but not at thirty-days. This may be attributable to better infrastructure and resource allocation towards EGS in the US. The costs associated with this healthcare gain were not measured.
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Hastings Rashdall (1858–1924) was an English philosopher who expounded a theory known as ideal utilitarianism.
Son of an Anglican priest, he was educated at Harrow and received a scholarship for New College, Oxford. After short tenures at St David's University College and University College, Durham, Rashdall was made a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and dedicates his main work, The Theory of Good and Evil, to the memory of his teachers Thomas Hill Green and Henry Sidgwick.
The dedication is appropriate, for the particular version of utilitarianism put forward by Rashdall owes elements to both Green and Sidgwick. Whereas he holds that the concepts of good and value are logically prior to that of right, he gives right a more than instrumental significance. His idea of good owes more to Green than to the hedonistic utilitarians. "The ideal of human life is not the mere juxtaposition of distinct goods, but a whole in which each good is made different by the presence of others." Rashdall has been eclipsed as a moral philosopher by G. E. Moore, who advocated similar views in his earlier work Principia Ethica.
His historical study, The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages, was described in the introduction to its recent reprinting as "one of the first comparative works on the subject" whose "scope and breadth has assured its place as a key work in intellectual history."
He was president of the Aristotelian Society from 1904 to 1907, a member of the Christian Social Union from its inception in 1890, and was an influential Anglican modernist theologian of the time, being appointed to a canonry in 1909. Rashdall was also a Berkeleyan, believing in metaphysical idealism.
He was Dean of Carlisle from 1917 to 1924.
"Happiness represents satisfaction with one's existence as a whole."
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- Rashdall, Hastings (2010). The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages, 2 vols. in 3 parts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press [orig. Oxford: Clarendon Press]. ISBN 978-1-108-01813-5.
- Doctrine and Development: University Sermons (1898)
- Christus in Ecclesia: Sermons on the Church and its Institutions (1904)
- The Theory of Good and Evil (1907)
- Ethics (undated)
- Philosophy and Religion (1910)
- Is Conscience an Emotion? Three Lectures on recent ethical theories (1914)
- Conscience and Christ: Six Lectures on Christian Ethics (1916)
- The Idea of Atonement in Christian Theology (London: Macmillan, 1919)
- The Moral Argument for Personal Immortality in King's College Lectures on Immortality (1920)
- God and Man 1930
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Introduction: Dialysis treatment prior to transplantation may contribute to premature mortality and graft loss in kidney-transplanted patients. In this prevalent cohort study (TransQol-HU Study), we analyzed the association between pre-transplant dialysis duration versus mortality and death-censored graft loss in kidney-transplanted patients. Methods: Data from 926 kidney-transplanted patients followed at a single outpatient transplant center were analyzed. Socio-demographic parameters, laboratory data, medical history, donor characteristics and information on co-morbidities were collected at baseline. Data on 5-year outcome (graft loss, mortality) were collected. Results: In multivariate analyses, pre-transplant dialysis duration was an independent risk factor for mortality (HRfor each month increase = 1.011; 95% CI: 1.005-1.016) and also for death-censored graft loss (HR for each month increase = 1.008; 95% CI: 1.001-1.015) after adjustment for several co-variables. In the multivariate model, patients with less than 1 year (HR = 0.498; 95% CI: 0.302-0.820; P = 0.006) and 1-3 years (HR = 0.577; 95% CI: 0.371-0.899; P = 0.015) of pre-transplant dialysis had significantly better survival after transplantation compared to those with more than 3 years on dialysis. Conclusions: These findings add further strength to existing evidence about the significant association between longer pre-transplant dialysis duration and poor outcome in kidney-transplanted patients.
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Basketball Training – Learn How to Jump Higher In Basketball Training
If you play basketball you probably would love to learn how to jump higher in basketball training. Who wouldn't want to leap up and make those amazing jump shots? It takes a lot of natural ability to have a vertical jump of 40 inches or more, but even athletes without this rare aptitude can learn to harness their own power and improve their vertical jumps.
A great vertical jump requires both leg muscle power and reactive power.
A vertical jump requires two kinds of power; reactive and strength. Developing these two areas is crucial if you are wondering how to jump higher in basketball training. Part of each training session should be devoted to developing your muscle strength and reactive ability. Leg and calf muscles are primarily responsible for your leap, so vertical jump training focuses on developing these areas.
A good program will include leg weight training every other day and concentrate on other areas during the off days. This allows the muscles to heal between workouts and keeps the rest of your body balanced. Weight training for athletes interested in how to jump higher in basketball training is different from the training used for sports like football. Muscle weighs more than other tissues, so your goal is not to do overall body building. The heavier you are the more difficult it can become to jump higher.
The goal is to keep a balance between building your leg strength and any additional weight gain. The second kind of power you need to develop if you wonder how to jump higher in basketball training is your reactive power. Reactive power is connected to the nervous system and controls the rate of speed at which muscles contract. Fast muscle contraction is a key element in a high vertical jump.
How to jump higher in basketball training, focus efficiently on the aspects of your training.
The training exercises that improve reactive power are different from those used to build leg strength. Make certain your workout includes this important power building strategy if you are interested in how to jump higher in basketball training. These two elements work together to improve your jump. Increasing your leg muscles allow you to leap higher and increasing your reactive power gives you the speed to control the direction of your leap. A high jump doesn't accomplish much if you can't control your aim and make the shot.


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Firm Inattention and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: A Text-Based Approach
63 Pages Posted: 9 Aug 2021
Date Written: August 4, 2021
This paper provides direct evidence of the importance of firm attention to macroeconomic dynamics. We construct a text-based measure of firm attention to macroeconomic news and document firm attention that is polarized and countercyclical. Differences in attention lead to asymmetric responses to monetary policy: expansionary monetary shocks raise stock returns of attentive firms more than those of inattentive firms, and contractionary shocks lower returns of attentive firms by less. We interpret the findings using a quantitative model of rationally inattentive firms and calibrate parameters for information frictions using our text-based measure. In the model, firms invest in attention endogenously and face heterogeneous information costs. Less attentive firms adjust prices slowly in response to monetary innovations, which yields non-neutrality. As average attention varies over the business cycle, so does the efficacy of monetary policy.
Keywords: Rational inattention, monetary policy, natural language processing
JEL Classification: D83, E44, E52
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What do rats hate the most?
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Among the smells that rats hate are chemical odors such as the smell of naphthalene, the stench of rat predators like cats, raccoons, and ferrets, as well as several natural scents such as the smell of citronella, peppermint and eucalyptus oils.
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Moreover, what smell will keep rats away?
Because of their highly developed sense of smell, rats are very susceptible to certain odors. Peppermint oil, castor oil and citronella oil all drive rats away. Use cotton balls soaked in these oils, or just spread a little oil around where the rats are staying, and they'll leave for less pungent climes.
Similarly, does bleach keep rats away? Rats, like many humans, do not like the strong smell of bleach. Spraying a solution of bleach and water around the rats' hangout will possibly help drive them away. Of course, if rats are not already inside, spraying a bleach solution at an entrance point may help deter them from gaining access to your home.
Also question is, how do you repel rats?
To use, mix 2 cups of ammonia with 200mls of water and 2-3 spoons of detergent and place in a bowl near locations where rats are commonly found. Ammonia is a super cleaning agent, but it acts as an excellent repelling agent to the rodents.
What home remedy can I use to get rid of rats?
Effective Home Remedies to Get Rid of Rats
 1. Mothballs.
 2. Ammonia.
 3. Peppermint Oil.
 4. Owl's Feather.
 5. Pepper Flakes.
 6. Onions and Garlic.
 7. A mixture of Plaster of Paris with Cocoa Powder.
 8. Instant Potatoes.
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What are rats afraid of?
Roof rats hate changes to their environments, and they are strongly affected by unfamiliar odors. Here are some ways you can scare rats away from your home and deter mice from getting inside: Use cotton balls soaked in clove or peppermint oil around their points of entry or near food sources.
Can onions kill rats?
To kill rats naturally, you can place these leaves in their holes. These rodents will choke on the leaf, thus killing them. Onions Onions are another food you can use to kill rats naturally. All you need to do is to slice an onion, place it near their holes and wait for them to enjoy the feast.
What food kills rats?
Only a small number of human foods are toxic to rats. Top of the list is blue cheese, which could kill your pet. Others are licorice, poppy seeds and bitter almonds. Green potatoes are toxic to most animals, including you, and rats are just as vulnerable.
Does salt water kill rats?
Super Self-Sufficient. I don't know about rodents, but a heavy saltwater mix, sprayed on the surface of wood will kill most bugs.
How does baking soda kill rats?
Baking soda is actually sodium bicarbonate and will readily decompose to produce carbon dioxide gas under acidic conditions. So, the rat eats baking soda which then comes into contact with acids in the rats stomach. The baking soda turns into a bunch of gas that the rat can't expel which somehow then kills that rat.
Does vinegar keep rats away?
Vinegar has an unpleasant smell and if used in the pipes and u-bend it may temporarily keep them away. It can sting and would be unpleasant for the rat. Some websites swear that it is effective at repelling rats.
Does cinnamon get rid of rats?
Mice are a common annoyance at households and apartments, and always seem to be able to find a way through cracks and crevices. A natural way of getting rid of mice is to use 100-percent cinnamon oil, which mice don't like. Concentrated cinnamon oil will help deter mice from entering your home.
Why do rats come out in the daytime?
Rats are nocturnal creatures, so they are most active between dusk and dawn. If you do see rats during the day, it usually means that the nest has been disturbed, or they are hunting for food, or there is a large infestation.
How do I get rid of rats outside?
5 ways to get rid of rats without poison
 1. RECRUIT OWLS TO EAT THE RATS. Owls, and other birds of prey, are natural rat eradicators.
 2. USE TRAPS. Baiting traps to lure and kill rats is something most folks are familiar with.
What is the best rat repellent?
10 Best Rat Repellent Reviews
 - Triple Action Rodent Repellent *GM-X Mouse Rat Repellent Ultrasonic.
 - Eco-Defense Mice Repellent – Organic Spray.
 - Peppermint Essential Oil 4 oz.
 - Ultrasonic Pest Repeller Humane Mice Control.
 - Vehicle Protection by Exterminators Choice-Mice & Rodent Repellent.
How do you kill rats with black pepper?
A home remedy that works on mice and rats is black pepper. Liberally apply it where the vermin is seen and they will leave. Of course, keeping all trash off the ground will take the source of food away from them to begin with.
How do you know if rats are gone?
Older droppings become grayer in color. If the droppings are old, they will start crumble if you touch them. If mice or rats or nesting in a particular area, you will see that there will be more droppings around that particular area. Newly found marks are lighter in color and as time progresses they get darker.
What attracts rats to your house?
There are two main things that can attract mice and rats to your house – food and shelter. If you don't tidy up properly and there's food waste on the floor or surfaces, rodents are going to love it! Rats and mice also need shelter, particularly during winter to avoid the worst of the cold.
How do you get rid of rats under decking?
Avoid leaving any type of food outside and always clean up well after barbecues. If you do get them under your deck, then you can either use a poison carefully, any type of trap, or use a trap if you prefer to capture them and return them to a river or wooded area.
What sounds do rats hate?
Ultrasonic devices to repel rats emit a high frequency sound that is thought to be annoying to rodents. If the rodent can hear the sound, it supposedly will nest elsewhere. You must use multiple devices as they do not transmit through walls into other rooms or around furniture.
What will repel rodents?
Peppermint oil, cayenne pepper, pepper and cloves.
Mice are said to hate the smell of these. Lightly soak some cotton balls in oils from one or more of these foods and leave the cotton balls in places where you've had problems with mice.


Today's Wonder of the Day was inspired by Riley. Riley Wonders, "How Did Tap Dancing Start?" Thanks for WONDERing with us, Riley!
What do you get when you combine fun music, fast feet, and a good sense of rhythm? The clickety-clack and tappity-tap of tap dancing, that's what!
Tap dancing mixes two beautiful arts—dancing and making music—into one act. How can you tell if someone is tap dancing? Just listen for the tapping sounds created by metal plates on the bottom of a dancer's shoes.
When they're tapped against a solid surface, such as a wooden floor, the plates create a unique sound. As tap dancers move across the floor, they make music while they dance!
Many companies make special tap shoes that have tap plates attached to the bottom of the shoes with screws. Since each shoe has a tap plate near the toe and one on the heel, they are sometimes called "two shoes and four taps." The screws that attach the taps to the shoes can be tightened or loosened. This changes the sounds they make.
Sometimes, people make their own tap shoes. They tape quarters or (with the help of an adult) screw metal plates to the bottom of a pair of shoes. It's also possible to tap dance in shoes that have a hard, solid sole. However, the sounds such shoes make is not the same as true tap shoes.
Where did tap dancing come from? We can trace its roots to Africa and the English Isles. When people were kidnapped from Africa and brought to America to be enslaved, they brought their music and dancing traditions with them.
When enslavers denied them drums and other percussion instruments, enslaved people got creative. They made music with their feet through percussive dancing. Over time, this practice blended with Irish clogging. The product was the tap dancing we know today.
Tap dancers often improvise. That means they make up their moves and beats as they go along. They also rely heavily on syncopation. That means they use an irregular rhythm to place stresses or accents where they usually wouldn't occur.
Would you believe you can even tap dance without music? Just like singing without music, tap dancing can be "a cappella." Instead of dancing to music, tap dancers instead make their own rhythms using a variety of special steps.
Tap dancing was quite popular in America in the early 1900s. It was common in Vaudeville shows and on Broadway. It was also a large part of the Harlem Renaissance. Many tap dancers even appeared in movies and eventually television.
You may recognize the names of some famous tap dancers. Have you ever heard of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson? How about Josephine Baker or Rita Hayworth? These were all well-known tap dancers. A few more big names in tap dancing are Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers.
With the birth of rock-and-roll, tap dance dropped in popularity. A new form of dance—jazz dance—eventually grew out of tap dance. Although they were similar in the past, tap dance and jazz dance are considered separate forms of dance today.
Traditional tap dance is once again starting to become popular. Modern tap dancers include Gregory Hines and Savion Glover. In fact, Savion Glover recently helped to bring tap dancing back into the mainstream. He choreographed and danced for the movie Happy Feet, which told the story of a tap dancing penguin.
Do you know how to tap dance? Or would you be interested in learning? Tap dancing is an art form that many people enjoy. They say there's nothing like making and dancing to your own music at the same time!
Standards: CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.SL.1, NCAS.A.1, NCAS.A.2, NCAS.A.3
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 }_TAG_ non default event
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At this point, each data structure for pinch or swipe is reset if three fingers are not detected. If an event has been set and the current time is far enough from the last event execute time, a new event is executed. The SendKeys subroutine sends the appropriate event (Alt+left or right arrow) to the currently focused application. As shown in the demo video (see Resources), these three-finger gestures are used to move forward and backward in the browsing history.
Pinch gestures
Pinch gestures are substantially more complicated to detect, especially on the older hardware used to develop this article. Monitoring the open-and-close gestures in real time using a tool like kst is a helpful way to extract relevant features from the TouchPad data. Insert the code in Listing 6 at line 65 (above the else) to begin the close-pinch detection section.
Listing 6. Close-pinch detection
 }elsif( $f eq "2" || $f eq "1" )
 # accept 1 or 2 finger entries as part of pinch section
 _USER_ = ();
 push _USER_, $x;
 push _USER_, $y;
 if( _USER_ > 50 )
 if( (getStrAvg(\_USER_) > $closeSt && getStrAvg(\_USER_) > $closeSt) &&
 (getEndAvg(\_USER_) < $closeEn && getEndAvg(\_USER_) < $closeEn) )
 # wide to narrow detected, now search for enough 'wiggle'
 my $tenX = 0;
 my $tenY = 0;
 for my $each( _USER_[40..49] ){ $tenX += $each }
 for my $each( _USER_[40..49] ){ $tenY += $each }
 $tenX = $tenX / 10;
 $tenY = $tenY / 10;
 my $diffX = 0;
 my $diffY = 0;
 for my $each( _USER_[40..49] ){ $diffX += abs( $each - $tenX ) }
 for my $each( _USER_[40..49] ){ $diffY += abs( $each - $tenY ) }
 # ctrl - decrease font size
 if( ($diffX+$diffY) > 80 ){ $eventString = "^({-})" }
 _USER_ = ();
 _USER_ = ();
 _USER_ = ();
 }_TAG_ x and y in range
 }_TAG_ enough data for 50 close pinch detection
One or two fingers are accepted as part of the pinch-detection step to enhance the overall tracking. Slightly offset timings of touches and releases, as well as moving one finger slightly off the TouchPad during pinch movements are dealt with more easily by accepting one or two touches as part of the pinch movement.
After 50 or more data points have been collected, the average start and end positions of the past 50 data points are computed. The third if statement performs four separate checks to ensure that the start and end points are in the correct parts for a close-pinch detection — specifically if the X and Y averages for the start points need to be more than the close-pinch start points. That is, the positions of the fingers need to be in the corners. Conversely, the end points need to be within the close-pinch end points. getStrAvg and getEndAvg create averages of the three start and end points, which are a more reliable data point for the check.
True multitouch capability would allow for an X and Y coordinate reading of each finger position. The Synaptics hardware available does not have this capability, but does provide consistent behaviors as the two-finger touch points are "averaged" into one output for the synclient program. Monitoring the output of the synclient program shows that when two fingers touch in the southwest and northeast corners, the values rapidly go from the corners to the center of the TouchPad. If the fingers are kept in the corners, the synclient output shows the X and Y coordinates staying near the center. As the fingers are moved toward the center, this automatic averaging shows slight perturbation. The wiggle in the data is detected by the section of code above to indicate a close pinch, as opposed to the synthetic averaging of data points when the fingers are held in the corners without movement.
Ten of the trailing values of the X and Y coordinate history are averaged together. The difference between each of the last 10 trailing values and the average for the last 10 is then computed. If the overall difference is great enough (greater than 80 in this case), enough wiggle has been detected and the close-pinch condition is set in eventString.
Add the code shown in Listing 7 at line 103 (below the close-pinch 50-point if closing bracket ) for open-pinch detection.
Listing 7. Open-pinch detection
 _TAG_ pinch requires substantially fewer data points
 if( _USER_ > 10 )
 if( (getStrAvg(\_USER_) < $openSt && getStrAvg(\_USER_) < $openSt) &&
 (getEndAvg(\_USER_) > $openEn && getEndAvg(\_USER_) > $openEn) )
 # ctrl + increase font size
 $eventString = "^({+})";
 _USER_ = ();
 _USER_ = ();
 _USER_ = ();
 }_TAG_ absx and absy
 }_TAG_ enough data
In addition to requiring substantially fewer data points for reliable detection of an open pinch, the wiggle-detection step is not necessary. With real-time monitoring using a program like kst, synclient output shows a much broader range of data points collected for the open-pinch gesture. The automatic averaging of the two fingers positions does not produce a large influence on the synclient X and Y coordinates during an open-pinch gesture. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to recognize the wiggle for accurate gesture detection. Listing 8 shows the getStrAvg and getEndAvg averaging subroutines.
Listing 8. Two averaging routines
sub getStrAvg
 my $arrRef = $_[0];
 my $val = (@$arrRef[0] + @$arrRef[1] + @$arrRef[2]) / 3;
 $val = abs( $val - $centerTouchPad );
sub getEndAvg
 my $arrRef = $_[0];
 my $val = (@$arrRef[@$arrRef-3] + @$arrRef[@$arrRef-2] +
 @$arrRef[@$arrRef-1]) / 3;
 $val = abs( $val - $centerTouchPad );
Place the code shown in Listing 8 at line 144 (the end of the file) to complete the program. getStrAvg and getEndAvg are responsible for returning the average of the first three array elements and the average of the last three array elements, respectively.
Activating the program is a simple matter of running the command perl Bring your Web-browsing window into focus and try moving through the browsing history with left and right swipes. Note that due to the smaller track-pad size, as well as the inherent limitations of the ability of the hardware, it may take some practice before you can reliably trigger gesture events. Consult the demonstration video (see Resources) for examples of hand movements that work on the author's ThinkPad. If you want to re-enable TouchPad "mouseiness," run synclient TouchPadOff=0 after exiting the program.
Conclusion and further examples
Linkage between gestures and events
Keep in mind that the SendKeys command will send the appropriate commands (Alt+Left, Ctrl+/-, etc.) to the currently focused application, regardless of the functionality this triggers. A relatively simple change to consider is specifying different keystrokes or mouse events to send to an application based on the window name.
Further examples and modifications
The combination presented here of analysis and processing of synclient output and synthetic X event creation is only one path for added functionality to the Synaptics TouchPad. Consider adding additional gesture recognition, such as pinch rotate through further feature extraction from the synclient output. Alternatively, modify the Synaptics driver source code to support additional features at the kernel level and rewrite applications to take better advantage of these new input channels.
Sample codeos-touchpad.gestureListener_0.1.zip2KB
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text: ColerainTownship (ImagesofAmerica) (Frank Scholle) ColerainTownship, the largest township in the state of Ohio, was founded in 1794. The first settlement in the township was in 1790, where John Dunlap and a small band of settlers built a little fort on the Great Miami River and named it Fort Coleraine. Later the settlement became known as Dunlap's Station. The township was primarily a rural farming area until the 1950s, when builders began to develop subdivisions. Businesses sprang up and shopping areas followed. From 1950 to 1960, the population almost quadrupled. Today Colerain is a bustling community with several shopping centers, major businesses, and around 63,000 residents.


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During the process of acetylene production, the chemical reaction produces some amount of heat. The amount of heat dispelled during generation is monitored to ensure that it is not excessive. Heat is further reduced during the purification process and under normal operating conditions, should not become an issue.
However, during the process of regenerating purification material, heat is usually created in the purifier. If the temperature of the purifier increases disproportionately in isolated spots or places, this is known as hot spots which may result in damage to the purifier liner if not corrected. Understanding the causes and corrective actions of purifier hot spots will increase the safety of your operations as well as the life of your purifier.
Reasons for Hot Spot Formation in Acetylene Purifiers
Hot spots can be caused by:
- Insufficient air reaching the purification material
- Channeling of air through the purification material, rather than complete absorption into all of the material
- Partial blockage of the purifier vent
- Incomplete purge of the acetylene plant due to blockage of the purifier vent
Reverse Hot Spot Formation in Acetylene Purifiers
If hot spots are being formed in your purifier, it can be reversed by following the below-mentioned steps:
- Mechanical Disconnections
- Vent the Pressure
- Nitrogen Purging
- Reactivate the Purifier
Open the purifier vent valve in the following manner:
a. Open the vent
b. Close the purifier outlet valve
c. Close the valves at the bottom of the generator flashback arrestors
d. Open the purifier vent valve
a. Once the purifier vent valve has been opened, the pressure in the purifier should drop one lb. in five seconds and continue decreasing.
b. If the pressure drops in this manner, close the purifier and the inlet valve.
c. In case the pressure does not drop, the purifier vent might be blocked. This can be resolved by venting out the pressure from the flashback arrestor safety valves. Maintain the pressure at 6 psig or less.
a. Connect two nitrogen cylinders to the reactivation hose that passes through the purifier.
b. Force the nitrogen through the purifier. The nitrogen cylinder regulator should be set at 5 psi and 50 CFH flow.
c. At the same time, run water on the purifier vessel until the temperature of the cabinet is approximately 98 deg F.
(If more nitrogen is needed, additional cylinders should be connected and used until the temperature is reduced.)
d. Before reactivation, pressurize the purifier four times with nitrogen. After each time, it will be necessary to vent the pressure to remove all traces of acetylene from the purifier.
a. The purifier is now ready for reactivation. Disconnect the nitrogen flow and connect the airline.
b. Proceed to pass air through the cabinet at 50 CFH for eight hours.
c. The purifier should now be at room temperature. If it is not, then continue reactivation until the acetylene purifier reaches room temperature.
d. When the purifier nears room temperature, close the vent valve. Allow the pressure to build up to 5 psi and then vent the pressure.
e. Check for increase in temperature. If the temperature does not increase, pressurize to 10 psi and vent the pressure. Repeat two more times.
f. If the purifier has warmed up, continue reactivation until it reaches room temperature.
g. Remove the lid and check the purifying material for moisture content. If the material is dry, bypass all acetylene around the low pressure dryer.
h. If you are cooling the cooler condenser with well water, reduce the water flow such that the acetylene going into the purifier is a little warmer than the purifying material.
i. The purifier is now ready to be used.
After reactivation, check the purifier in fifteen-minute intervals to determine if there is occurrence of heat buildup during the cylinder charging process. This problem is most likely to occur during the first four (4) hours after reactivation.
The safety and efficiency of an acetylene plant is dependent on the functioning of the various components and parts of the plant. Hence, it is important that the plant is serviced in accordance with the procedures outlined in the operator's manual. Plant owners can also opt for a preventive maintenance plan that helps reduce failure rate of parts and ensures seamless functioning of the plant at all times. Customized preventive maintenance kits are available that include spares and other parts that can help implement a preventive maintenance plan.


Frequently Asked Questions
Below are a few questions that we regularly receive from our customers, if your question is not answered below, be sure to contact us.
How do I operate the gas bottle changeover switch valve?
Manual changeover switch valves
Manual changeover switch valves
Your gas supply will stop when a gas bottle is empty.
You will need to:
 1. Turn the hand wheel on the empty gas bottle OFF (clockwise).
 2. You then move the changeover valve lever to point towards the other (full) gas bottle.
 3. Turn the hand wheel on the full gas bottle ON (anti-clockwise).
 4. Please remember to order a replacement gas bottle so you don't run out.
 5. Please note that, in the picture shown, the lever (blue) is pointing upwards just to make it more visible.
In actual use it would be set to the left or right.
How can I tell how much gas is left in my cylinder?
How to Check How Much Gas is Left in Your Gas Bottle
This test works with either 45kg home gas bottles or BBQ gas bottles:
Checking Gas Level
 1. Do NOT use boiling water, as you would risk scalding yourself. Water from the hot water tap of your home should work fine.
 2. Using care, SLOWLY pour the hot water down one side of the gas bottle.
Quick Tip
More water is better, as it will make it easier to feel the difference in temperature.
 1. A line of condensation may appear, indicating the gas level. If not:
 2. Wait a few seconds and then run your hand down the same side of the gas bottle, where you poured the water.
 3. You should feel a change of temperature at the level of the gas.
If you feel no difference, the gas bottle may well be empty.
How do I pay for my gas delivery?
We accept credit card payments; cash or cheques can also be given to the driver. Simply let the girls know when you place an order.
What is LPG?
LPG stands for Liquefied Petroleum Gas, which is a term to identify propane, butane or a mixture of the two. In Australia, LPG is propane gas.
Is LPG different to natural gas?
Yes. While similar, the two gases need different amounts of oxygen to burn. Appliances built for LPG usage have different burners than natural gas appliances.
Are there restrictions on where gas bottles can be located in my home?
Yes. Due to the nature of the material, gas cannot be stored near wall openings, drainage systems or ignition sources.
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N.H. poverty rate lowest in nation
CONCORD — New Hampshire had the lowest poverty rate among both individuals and families in the nation last year, but the rate has been rising over the past few years, according to new U.S. Census data.
In 2011, 8.8 percent of individuals - 112,700 people — were living below the poverty line, the lowest percentage in the U.S. The data found that 5.6 percent of New Hampshire families were living below the poverty line, also the lowest rate in the country.
The figures come from the American Community Survey, an ongoing survey that helps the state and federal government determine where to distribute funding.
The Granite State poverty rates were roughly half the national averages. The average poverty rate in the U.S. last year was 11.7 percent for families — more than double New Hampshire's rate — and 15.9 percent for individuals, nearly two times New Hampshire's rate.
While New Hampshire has the nation's smallest share of impoverished people, its poverty rate is actually at its highest in several years.
In fact, the rate among individuals has risen substantially since before the recession. From 7.1 percent, or 90,204 people, to the current 8.8 percent.
In 2010, the percentage of New Hampshire residents living below the poverty line was 8.3 percent, or 105,700 people. In 2009, the rate was 8.5 percent, or 109,213 people, and in 2008, the rate was 7.5 percent, or 96,041 people.
In 2011, Alaska and Vermont tied for second-lowest family poverty rate, at 6.9 percent. New Mexico and Mississippi had the highest poverty rates in the country in 2011, at 16.6 and 17.4 percent, respectively.


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current data, set measurable goals for their instructional activities, and measure impact on both students and the community; and
partnerships will be established to create a community-wide expectation that service learning is an essential part of a high-quality education.
Definition of cascade professional development model
In this part, the term
professional development model means a professional development model
in which specialists are trained in high-quality practice and delivery of
professional development. These experts then train educators, who are
responsible for training, mentoring, and supporting their peers. This model
allows for replication of effective practice and increased consistency in
quality among all States.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013 and succeeding fiscal years.
The table of contents for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2441 the following:
Part E—Enhancing the effectiveness of K–12 education through service learning
Sec. 2501. Findings.
Sec. 2502. Purposes.
Sec. 2503. National activities.
Sec. 2504. State activities.
Sec. 2505. Subgrants to local educational agencies.
Sec. 2506. Definition of cascade professional development model.
Sec. 2507. Authorization of appropriations.


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Despite what you may think, New York City's rats do not subsist entirely on pizza crusts and abandoned street meat, so when snow blankets the ground and regular food sources like seeds and grass are covered up it can get harder for a rat to find something to eat.
In New York, says Stephen Nessen for WNYC, this past winter's freezing temperatures and frequent storms hit rats hard. Looking for something to eat, says Nessen, the rats turned to an unusual food source: chewing the bark off trees.
Rats eating trees is a novel behavior, and though it helped the rats get through the winter, it was pretty hard on the trees:
"Animals are drawn to the bark of trees because they're loaded with carbohydrates. But when rats eat a ring around a tree, as they've done in Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing, Queens, it can be devastating. Once a tree is girded like that, it typically dies."
As we've written before, the long, cold winter the Northeast and Midwest just waded through was as hard (if not harder) on the region's animals than it was on its people.


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Crassula socialis - Vivid Root
Crassula socialis - Vivid Root
Crassula socialis - Vivid Root
Crassula socialis - Vivid Root
Crassula socialis
Crassula socialis is a South African native like a number of other succulents. However, it can only be found on the cliffs of the eastern shore where it grows in rock crevices, which are usually south or southeast facing. It's cup-shaped white flowers are dainty and bloom in late fall. Because its natural habitat is both limited and difficult to access, this clustered succulent is considered rare.
Luckily, that doesn't mean you need a southeast facing cliff in your backyard to grow them! As long as they are not at risk of being smothered by another plant, these Crassulas will grow beautifully alongside your other succulents.
These young plants come in 2" pots and are ready to spread in your garden.
Your plant will be similar to the one in the photos.
Fully rooted
2" pot
Ships in a plastic pot with soil.
Not as picky about soil, store bought succulent mix is good, especially if you add some sand or perlite/pumice to make it drain a little better
Mostly shade, morning sun only
Let dry between watering, water deeply


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What is a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)?An SHSP is a statewide-coordinated safety plan that provides a comprehensive framework for reducing highway fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The SHSP strategically establishes statewide goals, objectives and key emphasis areas developed in consultation with federal, state, local and private sector safety stakeholders.
The SHSP plan process is a requirement of the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). In general, the federal HSIP requires that state transportation departments develop an SHSP that:
- Includes consultation from a variety of stakeholders during the development process.
- Analyzes and makes effective use of crash data.
- Addresses the 4Es plus management and operations. (The 4Es are engineering, enforcement, education and emergency services.)
- Considers the safety needs of all public roads.
- Describes a program of projects or strategies to reduce or eliminate safety hazards.
- Is implemented and evaluated.
When will Iowa's SHSP be revised?Over the next few months, the Iowa DOT, along with many highway safety interests, will discuss and then develop an updated Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
Why now?The Iowa Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan was developed in 2006 and a peer review was conducted in 2011. It is time for an update.
How is the Iowa SHSP developed?This effort is led by the Office of Traffic and Safety and will be similar to the 2006 Iowa Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan. The process will include collaboration to analyze Iowa safety data, and identify safety improvement strategies and opportunities.
For more information, contact: SHSP program manager


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Sherri MacKay, Joanna Henderson, Carol Root, Diane Warling, K.B. Gilbert and Janice Johnstone
The Arson Prevention Program for Children (TAPP-C)
is an intervention program to reduce fire setting and other fire involvement, and promote fire safety, among children from two to 16 years of age. This guide provides a conceptual framework and useful techniques for mental health providers working with children, teens and their families.
The TAPP-C manual is divided into four main parts: Part 1 explains the program; Part 2 consists of caregiver modules; Part 3 consists of child modules; and Part 4 gives information about special issues, such as dealing with adolescents and children living in group homes or residential facilities.
Each of the caregiver and child modules includes:
- background information for the clinician
- psychoeducational content about the session theme to convey to the client in-session and home practice exercises
- suggestions and opportunities to help families review session content and work through exercises together
- worksheets to photocopy
- ISBN 978-0-88868-444-8 • 212 pages • spiral-bound
- $29.95 • published 2004 • product code PG116


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Use gall in a sentence
- To Elizabeth it was gall and wormwood.
- When he began his talk he hoped to be able to gall them a little and get a trifle of malicious entertainment out of it.
- Was this the harsh bitter woman whose heart seemed filled with gall, whose tongue cut like a dagger every one against whom she used it?
- This American was going to conquer like Cortez, but his name was Thomas Tilman Lacey, and he had a lot of gall.
- How does it gall?
- It stirs my gall to think that her sacred purity can arouse unholy thoughts.
- Suspense is very gall and wormwood.
- Its destination was gall and wormwood both to Carmen and her husband.
- They say that busts the gall of drownded folks, and makes the corpse rise.
- My gall overflows at your whimpering.
- For his sins and weaknesses there had been no gall and vinegar to drink.
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Event ID 3001 — RD Gateway Server Configuration
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
For remote clients to successfully connect to internal network resources (computers) through a Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) server, the RD Gateway server must be configured correctly. The RD Gateway server must be configured to use an appropriate Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-compatible X.509 certificate, and authorization policy settings must be configured correctly. Remote Desktop connection authorization policies (RD CAPs) specify who can connect to the RD Gateway server. Remote Desktop resource authorization policies (RD RAPs) specify the internal network resources that clients can connect to through an RD Gateway server.
|Product:||Windows Operating System|
|Message:||The RD Gateway server certificate cannot be changed. The following error occurred: "%2". Verify the certificate and try changing the certificate again.|
Ensure that the required permissions are granted to the private key of the SSL certificate
To resolve this issue, ensure that required permissions are granted to the private key of the SSL certificate.
To perform this procedure, you must have membership in the local Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.
To grant the required permissions to the private key of the SSL certificate:
- On the RD Gateway server, open the Certificates snap-in console. If you have not already added the Certificates snap-in console, you can do so by doing the following:
- Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
- In the Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box, in the Available snap-ins list, click Certificates, and then click Add.
- In the Certificates snap-in dialog box, click Computer account, and then click Next.
- In the Select Computer dialog box, click Local computer: (the computer this console is running on), and then click Finish.
- In the Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box, click OK.
- In the Certificates snap-in console, in the console tree, expand Certificates (Local Computer), expand Personal, and then navigate to the SSL certificate for the RD Gateway server.
- Right-click the certificate, point to All Tasks, and then click Manage Private Keys.
- In the Permissions for private keys dialog box, under Group or user names, click NETWORK SERVICE. Under Permissions for NETWORK SERVICE, if Read is not allowed, select the Allow check box adjacent to Read.
- Click OK.
To verify that the RD Gateway server is configured correctly, examine Event Viewer logs and search for the following event messages. These event messages indicate that the Remote Desktop Gateway service is running, and that clients are successfully connecting to internal network resources through the RD Gateway server.
To perform this procedure, you do not need to have membership in the local Administrators group. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
To verify that the RD Gateway server is configured correctly:
- On the RD Gateway server, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Event Viewer.
- In the Event Viewer console tree, navigate to Application and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\TerminalServices-Gateway, and then search for the following events:
- Event ID 101, Source TerminalServices-Gateway: This event indicates that the Remote Desktop Gateway service is running.
- Event ID 200, Source TerminalServices-Gateway: This event indicates that the client is connected to the RD Gateway server.
- Event ID 302, Source TerminalServices-Gateway: This event indicates that the client is connected to an internal network resource through the RD Gateway server.


Venabili uses a nested layers mechanism to not only give you access to all the keys that you might need, but also to distribute them in a way that is the most comfortable and fast to reach, even if means duplicating keys just to have them in different places for different situations.
Defining layers
Layers are defined in the venabili.c file as 4x12 matrices of keys that match the position of the physical switches.
Take a look at the default layer:
Layer l0 =
{ k_tab, k_q, k_w, k_e, k_r, k_t, k_y, k_u, k_i, k_o, k_p, k_hyphen},
{ HLctrl(k_escape), k_a, k_s, k_d, k_f, k_g, k_h, k_j, k_k, k_l, k_semicolon, HRctrl(k_enter)},
{ m_lshift, k_z, k_x, k_c, k_v, k_b, k_n, k_m, k_comma, k_dot, k_slash, m_rshift},
{ m_lsuper, m_lalt, m_ralt, LS(3, k_empty), LS(2, k_empty), LS(1, k_space), k_space, LS(2, k_empty), LS(4, k_empty), m_ralt, m_lalt, m_rsuper},
Each row is inside braces {} and each key is separated by a comma,, these are just normal C arrays.
After you've defined some layers you need to register them with the add_layer(name) function like so:
// Layer l0 =...
// Layer l1 =...
// Layer numbers =...
// Layer symbols =...
Each layer you register will acquire an identifier that increments from 0.
Once you're happy with your layers, make sure to set the N_LAYERS number in the config.h file to match the number of layers you have registered.
Switching between layers
To allow you to switch between layers you need to include Layer Selection keys LS(id, key), where id is the layer number that key will take you to and key is the normal key to be triggered if you press and release the key without using any of the keys inside that layer. A great example of this is:
LS(1, k_space)
This key will put a space if you press it and release it quickly, but will let you access layer number 1 (that is the second layer) if you hold it and press some other key at the same time.
Notice that if the same physical key that has the Layer Selection key in one layer, has some other key in the upper layer, that key will also be pressed as soon as you enter the layer. To avoid this have that key to be k_empty in the upper layer like so:
Layer l0 =
{ LS(1, k_space),... },
//...
Layer l1 =
{ k_empty,... },
//...
When you enter a layer by holding its Layer Selection key, you will go back to the default layer (the very first layer that you declared) as soon as you release it. There are however some use case scenarios where you might want to stay in a layer without having to hold any key.
For instance, this is useful if you define a layer that has hotkeys for some sort of editing software or video game in the left half of the keyboard, allowing you to use any keyboard shortcut you might need while holding the mouse with your right hand.
You can achieve this by having a Layer Lock key inside the target layer:
Layer l1 =
{ c_layer_lock,... },
//...
This way if you hold your LS(1, k_space) key in layer 0 and then press the your c_layer_lock key that is inside layer 1 the keyboard will stay in layer 1 when you release all the keys.
Now you can use any other key you have in layer 1 without having to keep holding some other key at the same time.
To release the lock just press your Layer Lock key once again and you'll be back to the default layer.


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We are having a problem with inconsistent wound measurements that involve undermining. Can you offer any tips?
Undermining is tissue breakdown that extends underneath intact skin along wound edges (margins). It is caused by shearing forces and can result in skin breakdown around the entire wound perimeter or at various locations around the wound perimeter. Due to the variable locations where undermining can occur, clinicians should always document and measure the depth and direction of the undermining.
1. Assess for undermining.
- Start at top of wound (12:00). (Consider a wound as the face of a clock, where "12:00" points to patient's head and "6:00" points to the patient's feet.)
- Use a cotton tip applicator and gently probe around wound edges in a clockwise direction. 2. Once undermining has been identified, insert applicator into the area.
3. Grasp applicator where it meets the wound edge using thumb and forefinger.
4. Withdraw applicator while maintaining thumb and forefinger in position.
5. Measure from the tip of applicator to wound position using a centimeter ruler.
6. Measure and document the deepest area(s). (Note there should be a beginning point and ending point.)
7. Document findings by referencing the "Clock System." Examples of documentation:
- Generalized documentation – 4 centimeters (cm) undermining noted from 6:00 – 10:00
- Specific – Undermining noted from 6-10:00, ranging from 2–4 cm, deepest area is 4 cm at 10:00
- More specific – Undermining noted along wound perimeter from 6–10:00; 6:00–2.8 cm; 7:00–2 cm; 8:00–3.6 cm; 9:00–2.5 cm; 10:00–4 cm


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This outstanding research speaks for itself. The students researched different topics, such as Bangor's Civil War veterans, the involvement of Corinth residents, and the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment and the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment. One poster highlights the roles played by Maine women during the war.
- This poster highlights the men of Corinth who served the Union
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Changing Combinations - The Passback
The challenge lies in the potential for teams to quickly convert a losing combination to a winning one by a simple Passback, slowing an opponent so that a teammate moves ahead. Slowing techniques may be accomplished by luffing or Ragging on an opponent or Pinning her beyond the layline and forcing her to sail a longer distance, helping a team mate to move ahead. Simply described, a passback is a technique used by a competitor to cause an opponent to lose one or more positions and effectively bring a teammate ahead one or more positions.
An upwind passback or is performed by a competitor to weather of an opponent luffing her jib on the leeward opponent so that they both slow down. Meanwhile, a teammate to leeward of both boats goes fast and moves ahead of the opponent to weather. The passback becomes more challenging when the opponent in the middle effectively luffs and slows the third boat to leeward. With all this luffing going on, two team mates are going slowly while only one of the other team is going slowly. This means that the two other opponents may be going fast elsewhere on the race course. Obviously, a passback quickly accomplished is desirable for the team dedicating two boats. This is demonstrated in Figure 1.
At times, with the three boat set up described above, it is more advantageous to execute a Speed Passback. This would be the case when the opponent in the middle has a poor position on your teammate to leeward. With a speed passback, just the bad air from the weather teammate would be enough to slow the opponent in the middle, pass her back, and bring the leeward teammate ahead. A speed passback does not require luffing and would be best utilized when speed is vital and the weather teammate does not want to lose her position in the race by luffing and slowing.
Another form of passback is accomplished when a teammate forces an opponent beyond a layline, making both of them travel a further distance while a teammate who was behind goes the shorter distance and passes a mark ahead of both. A mark passing passback is demonstrated in Figure 11 and Figure 14.


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GP Cost 25
Learnt At 15 or 20 fighting.special.weapon or fighting.special.tactics
Skills Used Fighting.defence.parrying
Fighting.melee.* as appropriate.
Items Needed None
Guild Available to all
Riposte is a fighting command which can be used to rapidly counterstrike against an opponent following a successful parry, providing an almost free attack.
Riposte may be only be performed when armed, and when the player's tactics-response is set to either 'parry' or 'neutral'. Command help describes riposte as a thrust attack and it seems to only work with weapons that can either Stab or Pierce. You need sufficient Strength relative to the weight of the weapon (see Research:Riposte).
Riposting is a three-stage process:
 1. The player must pass a fighting.special.weapon skillcheck in order to prepare the command.
 2. They must then successfully parry an incoming attack against the opponent on whom they are executing the riposte.
 3. They then perform a normal skillcheck of their appropriate fighting.melee weapon skill for an extra attack.
Riposte gives the player a single extra attack that has a very low action point costresearch. Note that a riposte attack is essentially a normal attack - it doesn't do significantly more damage than normal, and it can be defended against just like any other attack.
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Do you use gunpowder or not?
It seems that the default setting for most fantasy campaigns is "no gunpowder". Certainly amongst the older crowd (such as myself), that is something that was ingrained into us at an early age, when we read these words in the 1st edition Dungeon Masters Guide:
Unless you desire to have gunpowder muddying the waters in your fantasy world, it is strongly urged that BOOT HILL firearms be confined to specific areas, and when gunpowder is brought into the fantasy world it becomes inert junk — ergo, no clever alchemist can duplicate it. Likewise, dynamite and similar explosives become inert.
Certainly I didn't want to "muddy the waters" of my early campaigns, and dutifully kept guns out of the picture for many years. Gygax reiterated the sentiment in later years as well.
But I have to wonder if that's really a necessity (or even a good thing), since gunpowder was such an integral part of warfare in the Middle Ages in Europe. The Chinese had gunpowder weapons in the 11th century (or possibly earlier), and the Moors were using cannon against the Christians in Spain in the 13th century. The English had cannon by the 14th, and by the later years of the century they were mounted on wheels and could be (relatively) easily moved from battle to battle.
"Hand cannons" (I love that name) came relatively soon thereafter, but Europe didn't see the first things that would be identifiable as modern-looking guns until the development of the arquebus in the 15th century. Still within the upper range of the "quasi-medieval" time period that most fantasy RPGs seem to embrace.
Personally, I am stricken with an image of dwarven armies with sections of handgonners, and I don't think having arquebusiers unbalances a game any more than squares of pikemen or lines of halberdiers.
I put the question to the floor. Have you ever included gunpowder and handgonnes in your fantasy RPG? With what sort of success (or failure)?
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23 thoughts on "Do you use gunpowder or not?
 1. For me, it's a simple matter of not liking to mix science with magic.
 Living in a world based upon science, I don't turn to it for my escapism.
 No gunpowder in my Gaming World.
 2. Gunpowder was part of The fantasy Trip by default, but I don't remember us using it. I think it was because none of the characters could afford it, though.
 I think the real problem with gunpowder is that it starts arguments about how effective it should be rules-wise.
 3. I did consider it when I started our current game; but I ended up choosing to keep it sword and bow-focused. This did pay dividends when they chose to follow the doors to other worlds, and faced off against opponents with "magic weapons" (9mm handguns) in San Francisco.
 I think they're still carrying one around. It usually doesn't work. I'm not sure if they've figured out that when the flashlight works, then the handgun will work as well.
 4. Gunpowder, to my understanding, basically negates armor, which is a problem in a Medieval-ish game.
 Given the length of time to reload an ancient firearm and their inaccuracy and untrustworthiness, perhaps a firearm could be treated like a magic item.
 You have to prep it, roll to see if it activates, then the target gets a saving throw. Higher level warriors can reload quicker and have a better chance of successful firing.
 5. As a rule, no. Gunpowder just never "felt" right in D&D to me and my campaign. Later on I've grown a bit softer to the idea and will be working on exceptions for devoted followers of Murlynd. It's a concept I'm still trying to flesh out…
 PS – the gun powder rules for Pathfinder do seem well balanced for that system if you are interested in looking to other sources.
 6. I could see permitting hand-cannons in ACKS, with d10 damage (compared to a heavy crossbow's d8), rate of fire 1, -1 to initiative due to reloading and general awkwardness, and range comparable to a crossbow. I would tend to handwave the natural innacuracy of the device balancing out its effectiveness in piercing armor, for no net attack modifiers.
 And honestly, since Domains at War has rules for petards and the hoisting thereof, such a weapon might not be amiss.
 7. When we started out, we took Gary's admonition to heart, but then along came Dragon #60 (and later, Dragon #70), and some of us really wanted to try them out. Since then it's been a matter of worldbuilding as to whether or not to have them. I tend to avoid guns, but then I tend toward Iron Age settings. Plus, they never included the weapon vs. AC tables for those, and I tended to use that rule (if I were to use them today, I'd include a bonus chart that made all armor types better than AC10 equal to AC9, with magic bonuses improving AC as normal, and maybe an extra bonus point of AC for shields).
 Fantasy Wargaming has handguns (since it covers up to the late 15th century), and so do a few other games (TFT was noted above, RQ3 had them in Land of Ninja, and so forth), and we used them in those as needed.
 I'm intrigued by the idea of a caplock-based firearms technology in a fantasy world, but I think that setting is going to see some work by me in traditional fiction first (not least so I can see how it will be different than Stephen King's Mid-World). In fact, that's my goal for NaNoWriMo this year.
 8. Actually, gunpowder does not entirely negate armour, though it will make it at least much heavier (or no heavier but of very high quality, well tempered steel, and thus fantastically expensive). Some armour was heavy enough to withstand pointblank pistol fire – one account from either the ECW or 30 Yrs War had a cuirassier firing his wheellock directly into an enemy's helmet, and not even stunning the latter. It was probably a very thick and heavy helmet, though.
 I have no serious issue with using gunpowder – it is technically default even for OD&D, as some stats are given both in Chainmail and Greyhawk. As long as one realizes that a gun's punching power does not necessarily mean more killing power (i.e. "damage") you should do all right.
 Note that allowing reliable repeating weapons, such as revolvers, effectively renders medieval style weapons useless.
 9. First off, I don't generally include gunpowder. But the things you use gunpowder for, you can get away with using crossbows, catapults, and Fireballs. So no great loss.
 Second, gunpowder doesn't make armor useless. The earliest black powder firearms were inaccurate, slow, and weak compared to a trained archer. But gun technology improved faster than armor tech, so that gradually by the 17th century armor phased out. We used metal cuirasses and helmets as late as WW2, which at medium range could withstand SMG fire. The main problem is that as guns get better, the armor you need to remain safe becomes heavier, until it's too expensive and too much a liability.
 Keep guns to muzzle-loading, single-shot, ball and powder guns and you're perfectly fine.
 Chainmail rules for firearms suggest an arquebusier kills any normal man he hits, which means it always deals the equivalent of 6 HP of damage. You could also say roll twice and keep the better damage, or even d6+3 perhaps. Guns don't need to be more deadly than getting stabbed with a sword.
 However, I think the problem I normally have with gunpowder is that players inevitably stockpile it to use as an explosive. Mythbusters' tests with black powder suggest its explosive potential is pretty limited unless it's in a keg, and even then it's not going to blow a hole in a castle wall. You're better off firing a cannon at the castle! But try telling your hopeful, bright-eyed players that.
 Also, what happens when an M-U, disappointed with the performance of the party's single-shot black powder guns, uses magic to improve the metallurgy and propellant, and enchants the gun to fire from a pouch much like a bow would auto-load from an enchanted quiver?
 Like ninjas, it seems like if you include guns in D&D the game becomes about guns.
 10. I have early gunpowder weapons (matchlocks) in my game. However gunpowder is an alchemical product and currently only made in a far-away country, making it rare and expensive.
 11. My world is perpetually on the edge of wide spread use of gunpowder. There are pockets of it in use, but it is not widespread.
 The general feeling in my world that gunpowder is dangerous and unpredictable.
 12. Sometimes I've allowed it, sometimes not. It really comes down to if you like it or not, any other justification for or against guns is mostly bunk. Many of the technical arguments against guns in fantasy are easily countered by comparing them to things


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An Englishman's home is his castle
There are many castles in England, some of them, really fascinating. When we hear the word "castle", we immediately think of the Middle Ages, brave knights and beautiful ladies, wars and, even, ghosts. Would you like to discover some of the most outstanding castles in England? Click on each photo and find information to answer these questions:
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2. Who built the castle?
3. When was it built?
4. Does anybody still live there?
5. Can people visit the castle?
6. What famous movies were filmed in Alnwick Castle?
7. Which castle would you like to visit when we go to England?
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Does sports jargon exclude women and alienate international teams?
Using sports jargon or idioms in the workplace can exclude women and be cross-culturally alienating in international teams
There has already been some controversial debate about whether the typically male-led, sports banter culture in the office can lead to women feeling excluded in the workplace. As Chartered Management Institute head Ann Francke described, many women can 'feel left out' when male colleagues discuss the latest football, cricket or basketball games. It's also a 'gateway to' or 'signal of' more laddish, sexist, or even violent culture. But further to this, our sports-heavy culture means that sports jargon and sports-based idioms have pervaded deep into our daily language. Particularly in the workplace. These days it is common for us to hear sporting analogies at work; we can be blindsided, getting down to the wire or with the ball in our court. Not only can these terms be confusing and exclusionary for women who don't feel included in the traditionally male sporting culture, these terms can also be cross-culturally alienating in international teams.
They can also exclude or disadvantage anyone who is not interested in the world of sports.
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Can sports jargon exclude women?
What kind of language are we talking about?
So to put this to the test and discover how deep sports jargon really goes, and does sports jargon exclude women. 3Plus's Dorothy Dalton reached out to her LinkedIn network for a professional opinion. We dug into the types of idioms and phrases that people commonly hear and use in the workplace without thinking and got some thought-provoking responses and comments.
Hit below the belt
The common phrase referring to something that is excessively hurtful, inappropriate or insulting, actually originates from boxing. This comes from a boxer unfairly striking their opponent below the waist in an illegal move that targets the legs or crotch. Career coach, Shelley Piedmont, highlighted it's particularly negative imagery. We agree that the gendered and violent picture it paints could be left out of the office, thanks.
Being blindsided refers to not seeing something coming or not anticipating an event. This derives from American Football and hitting a player on his 'blind-side' or the other side to which they are looking. It highlights the need for cultural sensitivity around an international team or non-American or sports-loving audience.
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Having skin in the game
An interesting phrase, volunteered by Business Analysis Leader Christina Lovelock, as one to be bypassed is 'having skin in the game'. Often used in business to mean having a significant stake in business or project, it derives from the derby races, the owners of the horses literally having skin the game, and therefore the most to lose. Perhaps needlessly physical and aggressive tone for a business meeting?
On the back 9
Resume writer Virginia Franco, highlighted this golfing phrase as a typical way to express being almost finished with a task in the workplace. It refers to the second 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course. Virginia admitted using the phrase while not even playing golf herself. It goes to highlight how deep-rooted these phrases are while showing the confusion they may cause.
Beat around the bush
Business Analyst Martin Simmons reminded us of this common phrase used by many, meaning to stall or waste time. The origin of this one may surprise you, coming from hunting in medieval times where hired men would beat the areas around bushes to flush out game hiding in there.
Left Field
LinkedIn specialist Petra Fisher highlighted the phrase 'left field' as one that she may use without thinking. It expresses something that surprises you, the phrase comes from the US sport baseball when the ball is thrown to home base or first plate from the area covered by the left field. Petra went further to mention that not only sports phrases, but all culturally specific language, can cause misunderstandings and is therefore best to be avoided in the workplace.
Down to the wire
Down to the wire refers to a tense situation where the outcome is not known until very close to the end. It comes from the wire marking the end of a race in horse racing but is dropped regularly into business-speak. Not something on everyone's radar.
Calling an audible
Capacity building and KM Specialist Joe O'Connor admitted being confused by American-Football-specific phrase 'calling an audible' in a new job. Referring to the Quarterback making a last minute change to the play based on how he sees the defence lining up, highlights how many people will struggle to understand idioms like this.
An all-star in sports refers to a player of the highest calibre and is often translated to the workplace. It has even made its way to LinkedIn where you can upgrade to an all-star profile, but is this language universal and inclusive?
What about idioms from other cultures?
Ok, so we can see issues that arise from very culture-specific sporting language can exclude or confuse. But does the same apply to idioms in general from different countries? Every country has its own specific ways of saying things that will likely only serve to confuse non-native speakers. So, in an ever more global and international workplace, should we avoid using idioms altogether? Florence Ranson, Founder of REDComms in Brussels, who works with the majority of non-native English speakers, says she makes a point of not cracking jokes or using puns and idioms that people may not understand. Unfortunately not the case in all companies. Let's explore some examples of idioms from different countries.
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To add your mustard (Deinen Senf dazugeben)
In Germany adding your mustard is the equivalent to adding your opinion or '2 cents' in English. This phrase was volunteered to 3Plus by International Talent Recruiter, Stella Leaburn, who on hearing it for the first time in a network meeting was worried she should have brought mustard to the meeting.
Have other cats to whip (J'ai d'autres chats à fouetter)
This interesting French idiom means you have something urgent to do, but has the literal meaning 'I have other cats to whip'. Along with the English equivalent of having other fish to fry, how can we expect non-native speakers to know if they are in an office or a pet shop?
Hang noodles on someone's ears (Вешать лапшу на уши /veshat' lapshu na ushi)
This Russian idiom meaning to fool someone may seem more like a surreal scene in a restaurant than office-appropriate banter for non-native Russian speakers.
So, should sports and local idioms stay separate to work?
The topic does spark some controversy. While some people view sports idioms as confusing or exclusionary, others claim that sports are just a part of culture. It can also be problematic in itself to suggest that women don't like, or can't join in with, sports language. Some women suggest their interest in sport played by men helps them fit into male coded environments. Others argue that international people enjoy learning new idioms and this is just a challenge they face working in a second language like any other. However while this may be true, what is undeniable is that most mainstream sports discussed in the workplace, usually refer to teams with almost exclusively male players.
Sports idioms are also often specific to sports played in one or a select few countries, and can delve into technical details that are not inclusive to all types of people. The analogies and idioms often bring in competitive, gendered or violent imagery and propagate a male-heavy environment. Also, if being interested in sports has nothing to do with the work you do, why should you be expected, or penalised for not understanding or engaging with it in the workplace? It is an environment where in every other aspect we are expected to be formal, professional and neutral.
We say why not just leave sports outside the office altogether?
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