That traditional media is dying a painful and not so slow death is hard to dispute. The body count is rising everywhere one looks, in the last couple of years we've seen various mastheads either close down or be reduced to a shadow of their former selves. Examples include the UK's The Independent (just a website now), the UK's The Guardian (asking for "charitable" donations at the bottom of every online article), the New York Daily News (half the staff were fired last month) and Australia's Sydney Morning Herald (bought by a domestic TV station for a fraction of its previous valuation).
The main story of the day is a feel good piece by Julie Clun about a man who raises money for a cancer charity. Ok, lovely, but it's not exactly the "news" topic one would expect is it, especially in these febrile days of North Korea, Iran, Brexit, deadly forest fires in Greece, domestic banking scandals, and difficult times for the domestic Federal government, etc.?
Second on the website is our old friend Clementine "the other gift that keeps on giving" Ford, whining on about men not doing enough domestic chores in relationships, especially in the first few years after the first child is born. This might be true and the researchers may well have been justified in spending their grant money on undertaking the study but perhaps the "problem" is multi-dimensional and those men have felt the pressure to work longer hours and harder (and let's face it, more dangerous) jobs to cover their increased financial responsibilities? Clementine doesn't seem to be curious about this, and more importantly, the sub-editor didn't wonder whether her entire article wasn't just some massive exercise in personal projection.
Third on the website is an astoundingly naive article about a man diagnosed with mental health issues (which the article admits includes the risk of self harm or even suicide) who found it difficult to buy travel insurance. Not "couldn't buy travel insurance", but he had to ring around a bit and pay more when he found a company that would cover him. News flash for Rachel Clun, THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS; they asses the risk that you will make a claim and price the policy accordingly.
Next, article number four is probably the best example of "reporting of news" as we'll get today; Deborah Snow and Nick O'Malley wrote about a breaking political scandal.
Fifth on the list is the story of an airline employee who got so drunk on a layover between flights that he had to spend a night in hospital at the airline's expense and was unable to perform his scheduled duties on the return flight. The tone of Anna Perry's piece on this presumably open and shut case of employee dismissal is that the airline is being somewhat harsh by firing him. Anna doesn't find the space to ponder whether we would like to get on flights staffed by half-drunk staff or pay higher prices for tickets that include the $20,000 hospital bill for their big nights out in the Big Apple.
The sixth article is a fun look at some drug smugglers who were involved in a boat chase before being caught dumping 600kg of cocaine in the sea. Some actual reporting there by Tracey Ferrier, well done.
The last article is a formulaic hand-wringing climate change article by the SMH's resident "weather is climate" writer, Peter Hannam, with great use of our old friend "could", as in "if it doesn't rain soon, we could have to finally switch on the desalination plant we built ages ago and that has cost half a million dollars a day to sit idle ever since".
If you are a current or former employee of the media company formerly known as Fairfax (publisher of the SMH) here's a direct message to you; Aristotle said, "the life unexamined is not worth living". Perhaps you should have a good look at yourself and wonder why people didn't want to pay money for your work.
It pains me to mention this but there is also a glaring statistic to be found looking at those 7 top articles; of the 8 writers, 6 are women.
I'm not suggesting that this is the reason the newspaper is making its final circle around the toilet bowl, I'm sure women can report on news and write just as articulately as men, but it might be a symptom not a cause of the greater problem; one struggles to believe that Clementine Ford, for example, is the main bread-winner in her household. Perhaps the job of opinion-writer on gender politics (or however it is she would describe her idiom) doesn't command a particularly stellar salary because, well, people don't want to read the bloody tosh she writes? Perhaps that's the case with most of the remaining jobs at the Herald and many of the employees are bringing in the 2nd income in their house, supplementing a primary wage-earner?
The business model of companies such as the Sydney Morning Herald is broken and broken beyond repair. We won't pay for their output any longer.
H. L. Mencken may (or may not, it's hard to confirm) have said, "No one in this world, so far as I know … has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people".
I like much of Mencken's work but I hope he didn't say that because I challenge its accuracy.
It turns out that this relatively new method of sharing information is hugely popular. The podcasts insights website suggests that half of all US households listen to podcasts on a weekly basis. Comedy being the most popular category but closely followed by education and news.
Anyone who has listened to a podcast will have realised that it differs from the traditional media of newspapers, TV and radio in one significant factor; they are LONG.
How long? The Joe Rogan Experience is in the top 5 of downloaded podcasts and he rarely releases an episode shorter than 3 hours. His average listener numbers per episode? 3 million.
Dan Carlin regularly drops 2 to 3 hour conversations about history that get higher listener numbers than CNN gets viewers. Let me repeat that; Conversations about history.
People such as Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin, Sam Harris, etc. are having lengthy, detailed and nuanced discussions about, well, all sorts of subjects that wouldn't get more than 600 words in the pages of the Wall Street Journal or the Sydney Morning Herald. In this format, highly-nuanced points can be made, clarified, challenged and refined in a way we've never been able to consume previously. This has also resulted in a move away from the problem with formats such as the CNN panel discussion where each participant is simply waiting to shout a pithy one-liner (or even a one-worder) over their "opponents" rather than listening and responding intelligently.
Now look at our soon to be unemployed SMH journalists; imagine if Clementine Ford was asked to produce a coherent discussion about her apparent area of expertise for three hours a week, how many people would choose to listen to it, do we think? How articulate would it be, how well-thought through and defendable would her arguments be?
The lesson from podcasts is that huge numbers of people are crying out for long form discussions that take their knowledge of a subject, any subject, forward and don't just leave them with the executive summary of the revision notes.
Of course, it hasn't escaped me that you are reading this rather than listening to it but that's mainly a function of the fact that I don't have expertise in any subject that covers 3 hours of conversation and that I have the perfect voice for the written, not spoken, word.
Today's amusement is at the expense of the regressive progressive Legacy Press (c) and their take on the Commonwealth Games, currently taking place on the Gold Coast of Australia.
For those unfamiliar with the Commonwealth Games, think of them as the Special Olympics for countries that were colonised by Great Britain with the exception of the USA and basket case countries like Zimbabwe (although Myanmar is still competing).
To underline the purpose of the games, the original name in 1930 was The British Empire Games. Basically, it's a way for all the athletes who would normally do "a Brian Jones" (i.e. not exit the pools) in the Olympics to get a medal. Which is pretty sad really, given the fact the Olympic Games itself is just a convenient way to bundle into a single event a collection of sports nobody normally pays to watch.
If the Olympics and Commonwealth Games' actual sporting events are relatively pathetic spectacles, the opening ceremonies are even more tedious. It's as if the event organisers sat around the planning table and said to each other, "I know what'll liven up the prospect of a couple of weeks of synchronised diving and rhythmic gymnastics; a West End musical-style opening ceremony! Someone get Andrew Lloyd Webber and Elton John on the phone, stat!".
The problem is, of course, if you have signed up to the entire list of left-wing "correct" positions to take on everything, yesterday's opening ceremony at the Commonwealth Games puts you into a tight spot, logically.
The Aboriginals; yesterday's song and dance show was heavily-influenced by Australian Aboriginal dancing, music and ceremony.
On the one hand, commentators such as Phil Lutton want to underline the message that it's time for Australia to ditch the historic links with the UK, that a constitutional monarchy is an anachronism in the 21st century, and that things were altogether better before Australia was colonised. On that theme, many of his colleagues from his newspaper have campaigned vociferously to change the date of the national day, Australia Day, from its current date of January 26th (the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet) to show solidarity with the oppressed first people.
On the other hand, many of those Aboriginal people willingly took place in the opening ceremony of an event which celebrates Australia's history as a member of the British Empire and, latterly, the British Commonwealth, and yet there was a small group protesting outside the stadium.
What is the correct position to take without destroying one's progressive credentials? It's a fine line to tread and one for which Phil has our deepest sympathies, after all, he desperately wouldn't want to express the "wrong" sentiment and incur the wrath of the Twitter pile-on crowd.
A statement he then quickly goes on to disprove, of course, dismissing the link to England as an anachronism whilst cheering the kilted Scots. News flash for Phil, it was called the "British Empire" for a reason; many of the more successful colonial masters weren't actually English; Hong Kong's Jardine (Scottish), Australia's Macquarie (Scottish), New Zealand's Hobson (Irish), for example. Further evidence might be found by perusing the place names of countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada, where there will be plenty of instances of Aberdeen, Hamilton and Perth. The monarch of the empire may have been German English, but a large proportion of their subjects probably only stepped foot in England to travel to a port of emigration.
….but, if we agree that the first people to arrive in Australia landed 65,000 years ago, they'd have done very well to have settled 2,700km away within the same year. Oh well, it's a sports journalist we're reading here, after all.
The article continues by celebrating the beaches of the Gold Coast and a cursory nod at some local government corruption in the 1980s, which is, well, obscure and not relevant.
At least we can all agree that Prince Charles and his wife did look out of place. Well, overdressed compared to the dancers at least. Actually, overdressed compared to any resident of the Gold Coast of Australia, a place where "singlet" is considered appropriate wardrobe regardless of the social appointment; beach, bar, court appearance, state funeral, etc…..
Sometimes a sporting event is just a sporting event and doesn't really need to be used as a cultural guilt weapon, especially as very few Australians are even related to anyone who has ever oppressed an Aboriginal, let alone actually been personally responsible for such oppression.
Also, regardless of how one feels about the relevance of the role of a monarch in 21st century Australia, surely the one person who looks least out of place at the British Empire Commonwealth Games is a member of the British monarchy?
Lastly, could someone also please have a word with the Aboriginal people of Australia and get them to agree on whether the Commonwealth Games are a good or a bad thing so that we can all virtue signal in the correct manner, please?


Special offer included the balloon tickets for € 109. Book now!
Come to see Turin going up to the sky with Turin Eye, the big hot air balloon installed in Piazza Borgo Dora that allows all tourists to admire the city from a height of 150 meters, so much higher than the 89 meters of the panoramic lift at Mole Antonelliana.
This hot air balloon of HiFlyer type is a balloon restrained, an aircraft, 36 meters high and inflated with 6,000 cubic meters of helium, an odorless gaseous element, colorless, natural, non-flammable. And it is secured to the ground with a steel cable driven by a silent electric motor.


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Q: firestore min max function not working in query I got this firestore query for filtering data from my database but my min max is not filtering out my max price. I don't understand why.
The else function is not working
but when I test the query in the else if statements then the min max is working without problems.
My body of the GET request:
{
  "pageNumber": 1,
  "seller": "",
  "name": "shirt",
  "category": "Shirts",
  "min": 0,
  "max": 120,
  "rating": [ 3, 4 ],
  "order": "lowest"
}

My code:
const { admin, db } = require("../util/admin");
const config = require("../util/config");
const firebase = require("firebase");
const { data } = require("../data");

//get all products
let latestDoc = null;
exports.getAllProducts = (req, res) => {
  const limit = 4;
  const page = Number(req.body.pageNumber) || 1;
  const name = req.body.name || "";
  const category = req.body.category || "";
  const order = req.body.order || "";
  const min =
    req.body.min && Number(req.body.min) !== 0 ? Number(req.body.min) : 0;
  const max =
    req.body.max && Number(req.body.max) !== 0 ? Number(req.body.max) : 1000000;
  const rating = req.body.rating[0];

  const sortOrder =
    order === "lowest" ? "asc" : order === "highest" ? "desc" : "asc";
  const orderType =
    order === "newest"
      ? "createdAt"
      : order === "toprated"
      ? "rating"
      : "price";

  console.log(min);
  console.log(max);

  if (category === "" && rating === 0 && name === "") {
    console.log("geen filter");
    db.collection("products")
      .orderBy(orderType, sortOrder)
      .startAfter(latestDoc || 0)
      .limit(limit)
      .startAt(min)
      .endAt(max)
      .get()
      .then((doc) => {
        const sendData = doc.docs.map((data) => data.data());
        latestDoc = doc.docs[doc.docs.length - 1];
        res.send(sendData);
      });
  } else if (category === "" && rating > 0 && name === "") {
    console.log("products");
    db.collection("products")
      .where("rating", ">=", rating)
      .orderBy("rating")
      .startAfter(latestDoc || 0)
      .limit(limit)
      .startAt(min)
      .endAt(max)
      .get()
      .then((doc) => {
        const sendData = doc.docs.map((data) => data.data());
        latestDoc = doc.docs[doc.docs.length - 1];
        res.send(sendData);
      });
  } else if (category !== "" && rating === 0 && name === "") {
    console.log("category");
    db.collection("products")
      .where("category", "==", category)
      .orderBy(orderType, sortOrder)
      .startAfter(latestDoc || 0)
      .limit(limit)
      .startAt(min)
      .endAt(max)
      .get()
      .then((doc) => {
        const sendData = doc.docs.map((data) => data.data());
        latestDoc = doc.docs[doc.docs.length - 1];
        res.send(sendData);
      });
  } else if (name !== "" && category === "" && rating === 0) {
    console.log("naam");
    db.collection("products")
      .where("searchName", "array-contains", name)
      .orderBy("price")
      .startAfter(latestDoc || 0)
      .limit(limit)
      .startAt(min)
      .endAt(max)
      .get()
      .then((doc) => {
        const sendData = doc.docs.map((data) => data.data());
        latestDoc = doc.docs[doc.docs.length - 1];
        res.send(sendData);
      });
  } else {
    console.log("else");
    db.collection("products")
      .where("searchName", "array-contains", name)
      .where("rating", ">=", rating)
      .orderBy("rating")
      .where("category", "==", category)
      .orderBy(orderType, sortOrder)
      .startAfter(latestDoc || 0)
      .limit(limit)
      .startAt(min)
      .endAt(max)
      .get()
      .then((doc) => {
        const sendData = doc.docs.map((data) => data.data());
        latestDoc = doc.docs[doc.docs.length - 1];
        res.send(sendData);
      });
  }
};

A: There are a few problems with your query:

*

*You have a orderBy() between 2 query filters, this is not allowed, so you have to move .orderBy("rating") to after .where("category", "==", category);

*You have both a startAfter() and a startAt() clause in your query, you can't do that, you either start after a certain value or at a fixed position;

So say you would change your query to something like this:
db.collection("products")
  .where("searchName", "array-contains", name)
  .where("category", "==", category)
  .where("rating", ">=", rating)
  .orderBy("rating")
  .orderBy(orderType, sortOrder)
  .limit(limit)
  .startAt(min)
  .endAt(max)
  .get()

It should work.

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The soil in Houston is made up of a mixture of components, such as clays, loam, and sand. Having the dark gumbo clay as being the leading soil type in Houston, Texas. Nevertheless the soil can be predominating in the Harris County area and its surrounding cities, which can lead to needing foundation repair Houston.
Cases of various residential slab foundation movements evaluated through complete Level C forensic soil moisture variations as well as the tree effects, and their related influences towards the foundations are further discussed. Such problems will lead to needing foundation repair Houston TX.
Foundation Repair Houston TX distress is commonly observed in the areas where expansive soils are present. The changes of moisture content in the expansive soils are the major cause of swelling and shrinking, which result in foundation differential movements. Positive drainage is therefore especially important in minimizing the soil-related foundation problems. Major factors that possible causes foundation movements were evaluated and presented systematically in the following sections. The moisture content and liquidity index profiles of the sub-grade soils in these cases are further studies and used to suffice the causation of the foundation distress problems.
In the Clear Lake area of Houston, Texas there are homes that are constructed using post-tensioned slab foundation. In combination for with poor site drainage will lead to edge lift on slab foundation; also if the irrigation system in the yard is used a lot, it will lead to excess moisture, thus leading to a need in foundation repair Houston Texas. For the most part foundations are supported over soil, instead of rock in the greater Houston area. Keep in mind that the soils behavior and characteristics tend to have an impact on how the foundation system acts and thus may require foundation repair Houston TX.
Since most properties in the Houston area are built in a certain type of soil, they tend to run in more foundation repair Houston Texas problems in comparison to other areas. Also most of Houston's soil carries a high level of clay, which tends to be sensitive to moisture fluctuations. When you mix water with clay, the clay will expand and lift up, which in turn makes the foundation to pressure from below. Now, if water is removed from the clay, it will contract, which will cause the foundation to not be supported. In order to avoid foundation repair Houston TX, we must analyze and understand the types of soil and their behavior.


Congratulations on your decision to get married in the Church!
The engagement period is a time to not only prepare for your wedding day, but to prepare also for your marriage. The following steps are your starting point in this journey.
During the initial meeting, your priest/deacon can determine your freedom to marry, how many times he wants to meet with you, and discuss with you what marriage preparation he wants you to complete. Your priest/deacon is your main source for information about preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony.
After meeting with your priest/deacon, please register for the archdiocesan marriage preparation program at marriageprep.nyfamilylife.org. The cost is $150 per couple. Please note that class size is limited and fill up quickly.
It is ideal to complete your online premarital inventory before attending your Pre-Cana Day. Premarital inventories help couples discover their relationship strengths, which are what enables couples to enjoy and continue developing a healthy relationship. They will also help identify issues that are threatening the vitality of their relationship and may need to be addressed.
Catholic Couple Checkup and Prepare/Enrich are part of the archdiocesan marriage preparation program and are selected during your marriage preparation registration.
The in-person Pre-Cana days are held on Saturdays, year-round, at churches and retreat centers throughout the Archdiocese of New York. You should participate in a Pre-Cana Day 3-12 months prior to your wedding date.
Built around short, high-quality video modules and engaging facilitators, the Pre-Cana day provides practical advice and assistance for engaged couples on topics including self-awareness, communication, conflict resolution, commitment, and decision-making. The day is also designed to help couples understand and embrace a Catholic vision of married love by offering insights into the "whys" behind the "whats" of Catholic teaching. It proclaims the beauty of God's plan for marriage and the joys of living it, and is meant to help couples grow in love and be open to God's grace so they can have happy and fulfilling marriages.
The online modules are intended to educate you. They include short videos followed by several questions to answer.
When you have completed all segments of the program, you will be asked to complete an anonymous survey about the marriage preparation program.
When you have completed the program and evaluation, a certificate will be available to you to download and either print or forward to your priest/deacon as verification of your marriage preparation requirement.
Step 5: Follow-up meeting(s) with your priest/deacon. These will be as your priest/deacon requires. You should ask during your initial meeting, how often and when these follow up meetings will happen. Also, this is a good time to bring any questions you have about topics you heard during your marriage preparation program.
Step 6: Take a Natural Family Planning (NFP) class (strongly recommended).
Visit our Natural Family Planning page for more information.
Still have questions? See our Frequently Asked Questions or contact us at (646) 794-3188.
Wedding liturgy readings and information.
We are excited to offer an online premarital inventory as part of the Archdiocese of New York Marriage Preparation Program. Please discuss which premarital inventory to take with your priest as you will be prompted during your online registration to choose the Catholic Couple Checkup (CCC) or Prepare/Enrich (P/E) inventory.
Catholic Couple Checkup (CCC) and Prepare/Enrich (P/E) are in the same family of premarital inventories. The main component of each program is an online survey you each complete in 30-45 minutes. The items you respond to are based on research and are intended to help you identify the unique strengths and potential growth areas of your relationship.
Catholic Couple Checkup is the "light" version of Prepare/Enrich and does not require a couple to meet with a trained facilitator (usually a priest/deacon) to go over the results. Couples complete the inventory individually online and then receive a 15-20 page report on their relationship. They can also download a free discussion guide, designed to help them learn relationship skills. Research has shown this process improves relationships by stimulating honest dialogue, increasing understanding, and empowering couples. It does not require facilitation, but it is recommended that you share it with your priest/deacon.
Prepare/Enrich is a comprehensive relationship inventory and skill-building program. It is built on a solid research foundation and significantly improves a couple's relationship. Prepare/Enrich is custom-tailored to a couple's relationship and provides exercises to build relationship skills. It requires facilitation. Your priest/deacon may direct you to choose Prepare/Enrich during your initial meeting.
Today, there is an increasing number of questions concerning marriage and marriage preparation. For questions on marriage preparation, choose from the frequently asked questions below. If your question is not listed, you may contact us at (646) 794-3185 or at FLRLEvents@nyfamilylife.org.
What's the purpose of marriage preparation?
What are the requirements for marriage under the Church's law?
Why does the Church have so many rules about marriage?
Do we have to give the priest or deacon any documents?
What if only one of us is a Catholic and the other is non-Catholic Christian?
What if only one of us is a Catholic and the other is a non-Christian?
Do I (we) have to be Confirmed before we get married?
What if one of us was married previously?
What if we're getting married outside the Archdiocese?
What if one of us is from outside of the Archdiocese, or from another country?
Can we get married in a place other than a Church, like a synagogue, catering hall, or the beach?
What if we don't fulfill all the Church's rules?
What should we do if we're living together?
Does the Church have a position on pre-nuptial agreements?
What is Catholic Couple Checkup premarital inventory?
What are Prepare-Enrich and FOCCUS premarital inventories?
What is the "Premarital Interview" or "PMI"?
Where can we get a Papal blessing for our wedding?
Where can we find support for living this married lifestyle?
Are there other marriage prep programs other than the Archdiocesan Marriage Prep Program?
The weekend retreat programs listed below are not offered by the archdiocese, but they do complete your marriage preparation class requirement. Their length and cost are determined by the respective organizations. Any questions should be directed to the organizations running these programs.
This weekend retreat program provides couples an experience of in-depth, personal, private marriage preparation in peaceful surroundings during a weekend dedicated just to them. The weekend is interactive, providing each couple private time to work on their relationship. There are several locations within the archdiocesan geographic area where this program is offered. For additional information, visit the Catholic Engaged Encounter website at www.engagedencounter.org.
This weekend "day program" provides couples with a reflective and in-depth preparation for a joyful marriage. Given by qualified professionals, priests, therapists, and volunteer lay couples, it places couples in small groups to foster intimacy, lively discussion, and personal attention. For additional information, visit regnumchristinyctnj.org and from the Events dropdown menu, select Couples > Three to Get Married.


Robert F. Gorman is a University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Honorary Professor of International Studies at Texas State University. He is the author of numerous books and articles on international relations, international law and organization. He has an undergraduate degree in political science from Seattle University, plus an MA and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oregon. He was ordained a deacon and serves at Saints Peter and Paul Parish in New Braunfels.
Additionally, Douglas Richter of the SAT Tea Party will brief RCCC on a current topic of interest, the "CONVENTION OF STATES". He will bring handouts.


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It's Thanksgiving week and I feel like the winter holidays are right around the corner! So I thought it might be a good time to talk about how you can use your yoga practice to work on grounding – i.e. finding steadiness and support through your connection to the earth. This time of year feels anything but grounded to me – whether it's the changes in weather, the super-long to do list, traveling, lots of social engagements – whatever. This is a time when many of us feel pulled in 5000 different directions!
For me this means that I get overwhelmed very easily. Feelings, good or bad, that might not send me for a loop normally are much more pronounced. And I'm pretty much feeling all the feelings lately. It's been an interesting nine-ish months since I moved back to Brooklyn to try teaching yoga full time and I'm really not sure if I feel like I've been particularly successful at riding the roller coaster that this experience has been. In general, I'm in favor of feeling all of your feelings (not just the positive ones) but it can be a lot!
Some things have been so awesome, I can hardly believe they actually happened! For example, the last week or so was an embarrassment of feel-good riches – working with Amber on developing Yoga Without Exception and teaching my first teacher training workshop for example. But, I'd also be lying if I told you that I was where I thought I would be nine months in when I started this adventure. To tell you the truth, I'm fairly frustrated about how much I'm (not) teaching right now and annoyed with myself that I haven't found a way to make this experiment work yet (though I think Yoga Without Exception is part of the solution – go check it out!) Anyways, not to belabor the point I feel like I need grounding practices more than ever right now!
So if you too feel like you need a little extra grounding in your life right now, I'd love it if you'd give some of these practices a try! And if there is anything you do to feel grounded during the holiday season, please feel free to share in the comments!
Let's start with seated poses. The simplest is finding a comfortable crossed-legged position (called sukhasana or easeful pose in yoga) and bringing the palms to rest face-down on the thighs. Palms face down promotes a grounded feeling – really bring your awareness to your hands touching your thighs and feel your sitting bones connected to the floor and/or the props. You can sit on a blanket or two here for greater ease! Fancy socks optional!
Another seated pose option is a squat (malasana in sanskrit). I'm in the final stages of prenatal yoga teacher training so I've been thinking a lot about squatting – it's kind of the ultimate downward energy pose – so much so that we recommend it to get things moving for labor! You can do it unsupported, but I much prefer sitting on a bolsters or a couple of blocks.
I've got my hands in prayer position (anjali mudra), with my palms pressing into eachother and my legs and arms pressing into one another as well.
More active practices can facilitate grounding as well! Try tadasana, mountain pose – see details in the November pose of the month post. See if you can feel the connection of all of your toes into the mat as well as both sides of your heels. Try it with a wider stance – somewhere between hip and shoulder distance apart for more support!
Warrior II (virabhadrasana II) is a fierce, active pose. But because of it's wide base and hip-opening qualities, it's a great one to help you feel grounded and strong! Really press down through your feet, especially the outside of the back heel and maybe experiment with widening your stance and letting your hips lower down a bit more as long as your knees are happy. Hold for up to a minute!
Rest is so important always, but especially during the holiday season! Try this version of savasana (corpse pose) with a prop across the hips. I've chosen to use a blanket here but anything soft with a bit of weight will do, like a pillow or some other kind of cushion. The turbo version of this involves a couple a sandbags, but I didn't have any handy!
If this version of savasana is not your cup of tea (ok – now I want some tea…) then any form of savasana that feels awesome to you will definitely help you feel more grounded. Try to hang out here for 5-10 minutes – more if you can get away with it! Just think about how much better you'll feel afterward!
I hope I've given you some ideas and tools to take with you as you enter the chaos of the holiday season! Have a wonderful thanksgiving and happy practicing!!


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Experiments in the Everyday: Robert Watts — Events, Objects, Documents
ShowingApril 27, 2000 - July 2, 2000
Experiments in the Everyday places in dialogue over 80 works by two artists whose ideas have exerted a profound influence on subsequent generations of contemporary artists. Both artists' use of mixed media, game-based composition, and interactivity, as well as their focus on the art-making process, performance, and the effects of technology on everyday life continue to occupy artists today. Allan Kaprow (b. 1927) is perhaps best known as the progenitor of collage-like, collaborative performances known as Happenings, which moved art out of the rarefied confines of museums and galleries and into everyday spaces. Robert Watts (1923-1988), a key figure in the quasi-anarchic artists' collective known asFluxus, was equally interested in breaking down the distinctions between art and the everyday, producing unconventional objects and projects that are both playful and provocative.
Robert Watts, whose work features a distinctly satiric/critical edge, is represented by works using diverse strategies in varied media, among them plastic body parts, photographic objects, and wood boxes for a furry fake snake.Table For Suicide Event (1961) originally invited viewer participation, presenting assorted objects for a contemplated action. Several of Watts's neon sculptures of famous artists' signatures including Ingres, Picasso, and Marcel Duchamp from 1965-75 are on view along with a related sculpture of signed baseballs. Also included are examples from his many chromed objects such as Chrome Cantaloupe andChrome Swiss Cheese from the early 1960s, and figures from his 1976 series New Light on West Africa. The mass-produced Dollar Bill(1962) and postage stamps which he loaded into stamp machines express his interest in societal distribution systems. Other documentary and historic materials in the exhibit convey Watts's collaborative work with George Brecht for Yam Festival, which was a range of heterogeneous and decentralized events including poetry readings, exhibitions, games, lectures, mail-order art, and other playful manifestations that spanned more than a year's time.
Among the works by Allan Kaprow in the exhibition are many of key importance, including the massive assemblage Rearrangeable Panels (1957-59), which incorporates panels covered with found objects such as a broken mirror, leaves, roofing cement, and artificial fruit that can be installed in a variety of configurations. Kaprow later incorporated panels from that work into the set of a performance-based piece, 18 Happenings in 6 Parts (1959), which is shown in the form of documentation consisting of the artist's hand-lettered instructions and programs, vintage posters, photographs, and videotapes. Numerous additional performances orchestrated by Kaprow up through the late 1960s are represented through documentation, objects used in the performances, and other ephemera.
Both Kaprow and Watts received master's degrees in art history from the Columbia University in 1952 and '51 respectively. In 1953, both joined the faculty of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Their work there was included in the 1999 exhibition Off Limits: Rutgers University and the Avant-Garde, 1957-1963 presented at the Newark Museum, Newark, NJ. From the mid-1950s on, Watts and Kaprow recognized, shared, and developed a set of practical and intellectual concerns that were to form and guide their aesthetic production and that of the next generation of American artists. Although both had begun their artistic careers as abstract expressionist painters, each, through active experimentation, moved away from the medium. Working individually and occasionally together, Kaprow and Watts challenged the status of the art object and art audience, as well as the artist as producer.
The exhibition was organized by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, professor of art history at Columbia University and Barnard College, and Judith F. Rodenbeck, a Ph.D. candidate in art history at Columbia for the Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, where it was presented during Fall 1999.

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Microgrid Integrated Solar and Storage Technology
By Aleksi Paaso, Manuel Avendano and Shay Bahramirad
The landscape in the energy industry is changing. Conventional forms of power supply and delivery are currently being complemented and, at times, challenged by distributed energy resources (DERs). While DERs can potentially provide significant benefits to the grid, their inclusion also may pose challenges to the conventional transmission and distribution (T&D) systems operation and planning. Often these challenges are associated with renewable energy resources, particularly wind and solar. Unlike traditional forms of generation, these resources cannot be dispatched to achieve desired power generation.
As deployments of microgrids are now being considered for resiliency and reliability purposes, there is a strong push to include higher penetrations of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind generation systems in these installations to meet specific emission and energy efficiency goals. Similar to the traditional grid, the intermittent and sometimes unpredictable nature of renewable generation requires further design considerations, as swings in generation output can have major impact on the microgrid stability, particularly under the islanded mode of operation.
In some cases these "power swings" may even exceed the ramping capabilities of the other DERs within the microgrid boundary, potentially leading to a major curtailment of the renewable generation to avoid stability issues. In this situation, energy storage systems provide a considerably more attractive alternative to curtailment; as these systems can be used to balance out the pockets of variable generation.
In order to advance the state-of-the-art in utilizing energy storage in combination with PVs, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) received a $4 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative in January 2016 to design and deploy solar and battery storage technology within its planned community microgrid demonstration project in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The DOE funding allows ComEd to research, develop, deploy, and test microgrid-integrated solar-storage technology (MISST) system at ComEd's planned microgrid demonstration site. The technology will allow for the widespread use of low-cost, flexible, and reliable solar PV generation, as well as the use of battery energy storage systems with a focus on integrating these systems to microgrids.
The proposed MISST solution will address availability and variability issues inherent in the solar PV technology by utilizing smart inverters for PV and battery storage systems while working synergistically with other components within a microgrid community. The smart inverter technology in MISST is based on a robust control strategy to integrate both solar PV and energy storage systems. The control strategy allows the power electronic converters to function as they were conventional synchronous machines in the electricity grid to further enhance the grid stability. MISST allows the coordination of solar PV and energy storage systems with smart devices and loads, thus providing a reliable and dispatchable solar PV solution for microgrid applications. The MISST solution will be scalable to significant levels of penetration with standardized and proven interoperability capabilities.
One of the key barriers for the high penetration of solar PV system to be addressed via this project is the seamless integration of these systems in utility distribution grids. This means that solar PV systems are both intended to operate without deterioration of reliability, power quality, and operational security of T&D grids, and are also expected to help improve efficiency by supplying loads locally and providing grid services such as controlled active power ramping, dynamic reactive power control, and soft starting by means of smart inverters featuring advanced functionalities. The core MISST solution is the utilization of smart inverters that would offer robust control strategies to enable PV and storage systems appear as they were synchronous machines. Such smart inverters in MISST offer an autonomous frequency control of the solar PV and energy storage system which can be used for grid services and enhancing the economics of solar-storage technology in distribution grids.
The technical tasks in the three-year MISST project will include the design of the integrated solar-storage technology, development of the smart inverter solution, integration of the MISST to the existing microgrid controller, design, engineering, and deployment of the solar PV and energy storage system within the Bronzeville Community Microgrid, and finally the operational data collection and analysis to further demonstrate the merits of the MISST solution. The MISST project will also focus on development of a strategic plan and detailed design methodology for the technology, recommended practices, processes, and considerations for practical implementation and scaling up for high power applications of similar solutions. The project will achieve the technical and financial performance metrics required for the SHINES solution, including consistent component lifetimes, energy storage cycling (for energy shifting and smoothing PV variability), cost reduction, utility-friendly interoperability, communication and control, and grid interconnection cost and time reduction.
As the energy landscape evolves, DERs and microgrids are envisioned to become major components of the future electric grid. The community microgrid setting proposed in Bronzeville, to be developed under the leadership of ComEd, will provide an excellent opportunity to leverage and demonstrate the merits of the solar PV and battery energy storage investment, and showcase how these technologies will improve grid performance and provide sustainable alternatives to reliably operate an efficient and increasingly distributed power system.
Aleksi Paaso, is a Sr. Smart Grid Specialist with Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) in Chicago. He holds three degrees in electrical engineering, including a Ph.D. from University of Kentucky. At his current role, Dr. Paaso is responsible for technical aspects of several Smart Grid projects, including projects related to microgrid implementation and technical studies on conservation voltage reduction. He is also ComEd's technical lead for DOE funded project to develop a microgrid master controller. Dr. Paaso is the vice-chair of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Task Force on Microgrid Design, and co-leading the development of the Smart Distribution Application Guide. He is member of CIGRÉ and the recipient of the 1st Place Award in 2015 CIGRÉ US National Council Next Generation Network Paper Competition.
Manuel Avendano is the Manager of Emerging Technology at ComEd in the Smart Grid & Technology group. His team performs the technical evaluation of grid emerging technologies including Microgrids, Distributed Energy Resources, and Data Analytics. Prior to joining ComEd in 2015, Dr. Avendano worked at S&E Electric Company in system impact and interconnection studies for renewable energy and energy storage projects. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester (UK).
Shay Bahramirad, an IEEE Senior Member, is Manager of Smart Grid and Technology and Innovation Ambassador at ComEd. Her responsibilities include leading the Smart Grid organization across ComEd, business case development and performance measures for Smart Grid technology deployments, and defining, developing, and implementing Microgrid and Smart City initiatives in ComEd's service territory. Dr. Bahramirad is also an Adjunct Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She is the Chair of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Women in Power, Technical Chair of the 2016 IEEE PES T&D Conference, and Vice Chair of the IEEE PES Distribution Subcommittee. She holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
About the IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter
The IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter is a monthly publication that features practical and timely technical information and forward-looking commentary on Smart Grid developments and deployments around the world. Designed to foster greater understanding and collaboration between diverse stakeholders, the newsletter brings together experts, thought-leaders, and decision-makers to exchange information and discuss issues affecting the evolution of the Smart Grid.


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Reporting → Report Search Criteria → Using Basic Conditions in SBM Reports → Working with Field Search Specifications → Condition Operators
Condition Operators
The Operator drop-down list allows you to select a function for the field selected in the Fields drop-down list. The following table describes the operators available for different field types.
= (equal to) Use the equal to operator to find exact values.
> (greater than) Use the greater-than operator to find larger values than the value specified.
< (less than) Use the less-than operator to find smaller values than the value specified.
>= (greater than or equal to) User the greater-than-or-equal-to operator to find identical and greater values than the value specified.
<= (less than or equal to) Use the less-than-or-equal-to operator to find identical and lesser values than the value specified.
<> (not equal to) Use the not-equal-to operator to find values not equal to the value specified. For Date/Time fields, dates used with this operator are treated as Date-only fields.
in Use this operator to select a single value or multiple values as criteria and return items for which either one or more values are selected for the field.
not in Use this operator to select values that are not selected for a field.
contains all Use this operator to select one or more values to return items that contain all values in the field.
contains any Use this operator to select one or more values to return items that contain any values in the field. Multiple conditions are allowed.
does not contain all Use this operator to select one or more values to return items that do not contain all specified values in the field. Multiple conditions are allowed.
does not contain any Use this operator to select one or more values to return items that do not contain any values in the field. Multiple conditions are allowed.
contains Use this operator to search for keywords in a Text field or Sub-Relational field or the Item Type Prefix option. SBM automatically includes wildcard characters at the beginning and the end of the search criteria. For example, type the value icons for a title search and the "contains" operator to return all items that contain the word "icons" in the title. Use this operator to search for exact phrases or single keywords in the Text field, or for searching by items by a specific item prefix.
like Like is a comparison expression that returns data that is like the value selected. This operator gives you complete control over how SBM uses wildcard characters.
not contains Use this operator to return items that do not contain specified keywords in the queried Text or Sub-Relational field or the Item Type Prefix option.
not like This is a comparison expression that returns data that is not like the selected value. Select the Title field and the "not like" operator, and then type the first or last word of the title to exclude that item from the report. You can use an asterisk (*) in the search as a wildcard character. For example, type the value *icons* for a title search to return items that do not contain the word icons. Use this operator to search for multiple phrases or keywords not in the field or item prefix.
like (zero-filled) Use this operator to include leading zeros in your criteria for the Item ID field. For example, if there are leading zeroes on the ID number, they may be left off your search criteria. For example, to find item ID number "BUG00017," type 17.
not like (zero-filled) Use this operator to not include leading zeros in your criteria for the Item ID field. For example, if there are leading zeroes on the ID number, they must be included in your criteria. For example, to find item ID number "BUG00017," you must type 00017.
is empty Use this operator to find items with field values that are empty (in which values have not been entered or not provided by a user). For example, select the Description field with the is empty operator to return items that do not have any content in the Description field.
is not empty Use this operator to find items with field values that are not empty (in which values have been provided). For example, select the Secondary Owner field with the is not empty operator to return items that have been assigned a secondary owner user or group.
The following table lists which operators apply to each field type:
Field Type
Binary =
Company, Contact, Folder, Item Type, Project, Single Relational, Single Selection, State, Sub-Relational, Trinary, User in, not in
DateTime, Numeric, Summation =, <>, >, >=, <, <=
Multi-Group, Multi-Relational, Multi-Selection, Multi-User contains all, contains any, does not contain all, does not contain any
Text, Item Type, Prefix Option contains, like, not contains, not like
Item Id contains, like, like (zero-filled), not contains, not like
Sub-Relational The available operators depend on the selected sub-field type.
Note: The is empty and is not empty operators are only applicable to the following field types:
Multi-Group
Multi-Selection
Multi-Relational
Sub-Relational (only applicable if the target field of the sub-relational field is one of the above)
Working with Field Search Specifications
Selecting Fields for a Condition
Selecting Field Values for a Condition


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Created: December 02, 2020 09:37 PM
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin spoke to WDIO about the status of COVID-19 relief for the state of Wisconsin and beyond Wednesday.
Baldwin said she hopes to see COVID-19 relief passed before the end of the year to help businesses and individuals hit hardest.
"We are still working and pressing as hard as we can for additional COVID relief before the end of the year," Baldwin said.
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Q: Infinity categorical analogue of 2-dimensional monad theory I'm wondering whether there is an infinity categorical analogue to the results of Two-dimensional monad theory. For the most part, I'm interested in the relation between strict functors of infinity categories (with algebraic structure) and non-strict functors.
For example, it follows from the aforementioned paper that for every finitely complete category $\mathcal{C}$ there is a lex functor $I : \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{C}'$ such that for every lex functor $J : \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$ there is a unique strict lex functor $K : \mathcal{C}' \rightarrow \mathcal{D}$ such that $J = K I$. (We assume that every finitely complete category comes with canonical choices of finite limits; strict lex functors need to preserve these canonical choices on the nose.) $I$ is an equivalence of categories, and $\mathcal{C}'$ is given by forgetting canonical limits in $\mathcal{C}$ and adjoining new canonical limits. The adjunction extends to a 2-adjunction, i.e. we get an isomorphism of categories $\mathrm{Lex}(\mathcal{C}, \mathcal{D}) \cong \mathrm{sLex}(\mathcal{C}', \mathcal{D})$.
Universal properties in the infinity categorical sense are defined via filling conditions, e.g. for inner horns in the case of composition. I suppose the obvious analogue of strict lex 1-functors would be a natural transformation of simplicial sets that preserves the canonical fillings to inner horns and the canonical fillers from the canonical limits in lex infinity categories.
I expect that the 1-categorical result I explained above also holds in the infinity categorical case. Has this (or something similar) been worked out somewhere?


BONFIELD, ON – The Health Unit would like to advise the public that a harmful algae bloom (cyanobacteria), also known as blue-green algae or pond scum, has been found in Lake Talon. Species of the algae capable of producing toxins were confirmed by the laboratory of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks. The toxins in harmful algae can irritate the skin and, if swallowed, cause diarrhea and vomiting.
Residents of Lake Talon may be affected depending on their closeness to the site of the algae, the size of the lake, wind directions, water flow, and other environmental conditions that cannot be predicted or controlled. Due to the many factors involved, government authorities are unable to determine where and when there are no toxins. Users are recommended to use their judgment. For further details on the location of the algae bloom, and sampling process, contact the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Spills Action Centre - 1-800-268-6060.
· Do not use the water. This includes: drinking, cooking, bathing, and brushing teeth. Note: Using a private water system or boiling the water will not destroy the toxins.
· Do not swim and avoid water sports where there is harmful algae.
· Limit the amount of fish flesh you eat. Some toxins can build up in fish and shellfish. Do not eat the liver, kidneys and other organs. Be careful not to cut the organs when filleting.
· If skin contact does occur, wash with soap and water or rinse thoroughly with clean water to remove algae.
You can find out more about harmful algae at myhealthunit.ca/algae or by calling the Health Unit at 705-474-1400, ext. 5400 or 1-800-563-2808.
· Cyanobacteria – also called harmful algae, blue-green algae or 'pond scum' – are not really algae, but tiny bacteria.
· Although usually hard to see, during hot weather they can grow rapidly to form a large mass, called a bloom. Blooms continually change and are difficult to predict. Wind, temperature or sunlight could change where the bloom is located in the water.
· Dense harmful algae blooms may make the water look bluish-green, or like green pea soup or turquoise paint. Very dense blooms may form solid-looking clumps.
· Fresh blooms often smell like newly mown grass, while older blooms may smell like rotting garbage.
· Even when a bloom has disappeared, toxins can persist in water bodies for a long time.
· At high enough levels, the toxins may cause liver and nervous system damage.


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The study of Supernova Remnants (SNRs) is fundamental to understanding the chemical enrichment and magnetism in galaxies, including our own Milky Way. In an effort to understand the connection between the morphology of SNRs and the Galactic Magnetic Field (GMF), we have examined the radio images of all known SNRs in our Galaxy and compiled a large sample that have an axisymmetric morphology, which we define to mean SNRs with a bilateral or barrel-shaped morphology, in addition to one-sided shells. We selected the cleanest examples and model each of these at their appropriate Galactic position using two GMF models, one of which includes a vertical halo component, and another that is oriented entirely parallel to the plane. Since the magnitude and relative orientation of the magnetic field changes with distance from the Sun, we analyze a range of distances, from 0.5 to 10 kpc in each case. Using a physically motivated model of an SNR expanding into an ambient GMF that includes a vertical halo component, we find it is possible to reproduce observed morphologies of many SNRs in our sample. These results strongly support the presence of an off-plane, vertical component to the GMF, and the importance of the Galactic field on SNR morphology. Our approach also provides a potentially new method for determining distances to SNRs, or conversely, distances to features in the large-scale GMF if SNR distances are known. The mechanism for acceleration of cosmic rays in SNRs is another outstanding question in the field. To investigate this, the same sample of axisymmetric SNRs was again modelled, but this time using two competing, and physically motivated, Cosmic Ray Electron (CRE) acceleration cases: quasi-perpendicular and quasi-parallel. We find that the quasi-perpendicular CRE acceleration case is much more consistent with the data than the quasi-parallel CRE acceleration case, with G327.6+14.6 (SN1006) being a notable exception. We propose that SN1006 may be an example of a case where both quasi-parallel and quasi-perpendicular acceleration is simultaneously at play in a single SNR.


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Хлопководство — отрасль сельскохозяйственной промышленности, которая занимается выращиванием хлопчатника и производством хлопка. Хлопчатник (лат. Gossypium) из семейства мальвовые (лат. Malvaceae) является источником для производства волокон для текстильной промышленности — хлопка. Хлопчатник — растение засухоустойчивое, но не терпит мороз и низкие температуры, вот почему Азербайджан (см. климат Азербайджана) является благополучным местом для выращивания хлопчатника. Расстояние и частота семен зависит от рода растения и схемы их размещения. Хлопчатник необходимо часто поливать и рыхлить почву. Почва во время цветения и созревания плодов должна содержать нужное количество влаги. Семена хлопчатника высеивают, обычно весной, так как почва уже бывает тёплой.

История

Развитие
Исторических документов, которые указывали бы на точный период возникновения хлопководства в Азербайджане не существует. Есть только не полные отрывки в разных документах, где говорится, что издревле народ на этих землях занимался этой отраслью сельского хозяйства. По данным при археологических раскопках в Мингячевире были обнаружены хлопковые мотки и семена V—VI века. В Барде, Нахичевани, Бейлагане, Гяндже, Шамкире и других городах из хлопка готовили материи для экспорта, а в XV веке перевозили хлопковые товары из Шемахи в Россию.

В XIX—XX века

До XIX века занятие хлопководства было ограниченным, потому что применялось в основном только для местных потребностей. Известно, что в конце XIX — начале XX вв. хлопководство, как и скотоводство, виноградарство и др. отрасли не оставалось в стороне от процессов общей социально-экономической эволюции. С 90-х годов XIX века началось бурное развитие хлопководства в Азербайджане. Центрами хлопководства в Северном Азербайджане были Гекчайский уезд и южная равнинная часть Шемахинского уезда. Именно эти регионы обладали всеми необходимыми природными условиями для выращивания этой культуры. Есть сведения, что в 1923 году, в регионах, расположенных вблизи железной дороги, Гянджа, Гекчай, Агдаш, а также Нахичевань было распространено выращивание хлопчатника и производство хлопка. Главным фактором, давший толчок на бурное развитие хлопководства в этот период стал недостаток хлопка в России. Борьба за мировые рынки обострилась и вынуждала российских промышленников ввозить хлопок из-за границы и это стало причиной большого спроса российской хлопчатобумажной промышленности на местное сырье. По данным, в 1890 г. в этих уездах хлопководством занимались уже 30 селений, которые собирали около 18 тыс. пуд. хлопка.С начала XX вв. начинается постоянное увеличение хлопковых посевов что продолжалось до первой мировой войны: в 1902 площадь посевов хлопка составляла 3000 дес. земли, в 1908 году — 4200 дес. земли, 1909 г. — 5600, 1910 г. — 8000, 1912 г. — 10565, 1913 г. — 11200, 1915 г. — 10270, 1916 г. — 6170, 1917 г. — 2691.6 дес. земли. Наивысшие размеры посевных земель приходились на 1912-1915 гг.

В начале XX в. все больше увеличивался вывоз хлопка из Гекчайского уезда по р. Кура. Одним из важнейших вывозов хлопковых продуктов составляли «чийид» — хлопковые семена, которые выращивались для заграницы и на маслобойные заводы Южного Кавказа. Из данного региона вывозилось почти 85-90 % всех производимых семян.

Итак, в Азербайджане хлопководство превратилось в развитую отрасль, целиком обслуживающую потребности капиталистической хлопчатобумажной промышленности. Из года в год усиливалась роль капиталистических элементов в торговле и вывозе хлопка. Основную массу хлопководов составляли крестьяне с самостоятельными хозяйствами, но часть их в определенном смысле можно отнести к категории наёмных.

В этих регионах в техническом отношении хлопководство было самой передовой отраслью земледелия. Культура хлопчатника требовала глубокую вспашку, которая производилась только плугами. Ещё с конца XIX века в данных уездах железный плуг начинает конкурировать с деревянным плугом. Уже с начала XX века даже перепашка перед посевом производилась новыми плугами. Одним из основных показателей технической оснащенности данной отрасли в этих регионах было распространение и применение водокачек для орошения плантаций. В 1904 году в хлопководческих районах Бакинской губернии насчитывалось уже 48 водокачек, которые могли подать на плантации не менее 2 куб. саж. поды в секунду. Стоит отметить, что раньше на этих землях имелись всего 2-3 водокачки.

Одними из лучших на р. Куре считались водокачки Талханбекова, Меликова, Акопова и др. предпринимателей. Только тремя насосами этих водокачек можно было оросить 1400—1500 десятин земли, из них 550—600 десятин хлопковых полей. Расширение хлопковых площадей в этих уездах происходило главным образом вследствие устройства новых водокачек.

В годы Советского Союза
Возрождение и развитие отрасли в Советском Азербайджане приходится на конец 60-х годов.

В 1969 году, после избрания Гейдара Алиева руководителем Азербайджана, производство хлопка составило 300 тыс. тонн, а в 1981 году эта цифра достигла 1 млн 15 тыс. тонн.

В 1970 году в Азербайджане на площади 190 тыс. гектаров был посеян хлопок , а в 1982 году — на площади 305 тыс. гектаров, в 1989 году этот показатель упал до уровня 279 тыс. гектаров В 1983 году урожайность каждого гектара составляла 28 центнеров с гектара, то в 1989 году эта цифра упала до 20 центнеров.

Спад производства
Далее наступил период спада. Несмотря на все благополучные условия, уровень развития хлопководства в Азербайджане не соответствовал его возможностям. Пережитки отсталых производственных отношений играли отрицательную роль в развитии хлопководства. Большая зависимость производителей от эксплуататоров, неблагополучная политика цен в хлопководстве, военные годы, конкуренция с другими отраслями земледелия, стихийные бедствия и другие факторы стали задерживать развитие хлопководства. И в результате к концу этого периода хлопководство пришло в упадок. В 1985 году производство хлопка в Азербайджане уменьшилась с 1 млн до 780 тыс. тонн. Указанный спад производства в отрасли продолжался до распада бывшего Союза. А после приобретения независимости по некоторым определенным причинам спад производства продолжался. В начале второго десятилетия 2000 года в Азербайджане с площади всего 18 тыс. 700 гектаров было собрано 35 тыс. тонн хлопка.

В 2009 было заготовлено 31,9 тонн хлопка на территории в 21 000 гектаров, а в 2010 году этот показатель достиг 37,3 тонн на территории 30 000 гектаров.

2015 год был самым неудачным в современной истории хлопководства в Азербайджане; с 18 тыс. гектаров было заготовлено всего 35 тыс. тонн хлопка.

Возрождение хлопководства
2016 год стал переломным моментом в современном развитии хлопководства в Азербайджане. В 2016 году на площади 51 тысяча гектаров собрали около 90 тыс. тонн урожая, что составляет втрое больше, чем в 2015 году.В 2016 году с целью содействия развитию этой отрасли было проведено первое после долгого периода республиканское совещание по развитию хлопководства в Сабирабаде, а в 2017 году второе такое совещание провели в Саатлинском районе.

В 2019 по сравнению с 2018 годом снижена на 32 тысячи 401 гектар, но урожайность в 2019 году повысилась, достигнув с 13,4 до 30,35 центнера с гектара.

В 2020 году общая площадь посева зерна в стране превысила 1 млн. га, были произведены 336 тыс тонн хлопка, что на 41 тыс тонн больше, чем в предыдущем году. Средняя урожайность составила 33,6 центнера с гектара. Также после Второй Карабахской войны в последующие годы планируется увеличение посевного баланса за счет освобожденных территорий примерно на 10 процентов.

В 2021 году урожайность составила 28,5 центнера с гектара.

Республиканское совещание по развитию хлопководства

Первое совещание — 2016 год, Сабирабад

17 сентября 2016 года в Доме культуре Сабирабадского района с участием Ильхам Алиева состоялось первое республиканское совещание по развитию хлопководства. Было отмечено, что 1970-80-е гг. ежегодно  Гейдар Алиев проводил в Сабирабаде зональное совещание. Были обговорены причины спада значимости хлопководства и предложен мере по развитию. И.Алиев отметил, что развитие этой сферы, наряду с решением экономических вопросов, также является социальным вопросом, так как, по составленному плану в 2016—2017 гг. на хлопковых полях 24 районов понадобится труд около 70 тыс. работников, что означает повышение занятости.

Глава исполнительной власти Сабирабада отметил, что в прошлом 2015 году по району было собрано 1853 тонн хлопкового урожая; 11,3 центнера с каждого гектара участка площадью всего 1633 гектара. В 2017 году здесь планируется посеять хлопок на орошаемых участках площадью 15 тыс. гектаров. 2274 гектаров из нихприходятся на долю государственного резервного фонда, 7175 гектаров составляют муниципальные земли, предназначенные для летних пастбищ, а 5551 гектар — долевые земли. На совещании было отмечено, что развитие хлопководства не должно реализоваться за счет сокращения других сфер. Цифры показывают, что посевная площадь этого района составляет всего 48,7 тыс. гектаров, 24 тыс. гектаров из которых засеяны зерном, 20 тыс. — клевером, и население ежегодно засеивает 6-7 тыс. гектаров огородными культурами.

Глава исполнительной власти Агджабеди, также в свою очередь отметил, что в этом году в районе площадь посевов хлопчатника по сравнению с 2015 годом увеличилась в 2,5 раза, т.е. на 3661 гектар. Цифры показали, что по предварительным расчетам с каждого гектара ожидается сбор 25-30 центнеров (1 центнер — 100 кг) урожая, несмотря на то, что в прошлом году с каждого гектара было собрано всего лишь 15,5 центнера. А если посмотреть с социальной точки зрения, то к засеву хлопковых участков и сбору урожая были привлечены более 7000 работников.

Заместитель генерального директора Производственного коммерческого общества с ограниченной ответственностью «МКТ» в своей речи отметил, что в 2016 году для посева хлопка был отделён участок площадью 50 тыс. гектаров. По данным, посев хлопка был осуществлен на участке площадью 31474 гектаров в 24 районах, 5000 гектаров из которого засеяны в инновационных хозяйствах, а остальные 26474 гектара — на основании договоров, заключенных с 2949 фермерами из разныг регионов. В общей сложности был достигнут выход на площади 30713 гектаров. Компанией импортировано 690,475 тонн семян хлопчатника, что полностью удовлетворяет потребность в посевном материале. Стоимость составила 2 094 425 долларов США. В Евлахском, Имишлинском, Агджабединском, Бейлаганском, Саатлинском и Самухском районах установлены 149 современных систем орошения, которые охватывают участок площадью 6750 гектаров.

Статистика посева хлопка
Хлопок был посеян в 24 районах. Ниже приведена статистика в некоторых из этих районов:

Второе совещание — 2017 год, Саатлы
28 марта 2017 года в районе Саатлы с участием Ильхама Алиева состоялось второе республиканское совещание по развитию хлопководства. В 2017 году наибольшая заготовка хлопка ожидалось в Саатлинском районе и хлопководство имеет большую пользу для развития района, поэтому именно этот район был избран местом проведения совещания.

И.Алиев отметил некоторые причины, по которым в предыдущие годы, период после приобретения независимости, не были достигнуты желаемые результат в развитии хлопководства. Как первую причину он отметил, что в первые годы независимости в Азербайджане не было достаточных финансовых возможностей; хлопководство является отраслью, требующей крупных инвестиций. Также в период независимости были проблемы продовольственной безопасности, ибо в советское время существовал всесоюзный промышленно-экономический комплекс, в Азербайджане развивались виноградарство, хлопководство, табаководство, увеличивалось производство фруктов и овощей. А после приобретения независимости завозили продовольственные продукты из других республик — России, Украины, Белоруссии, что было большой зависимостью.

Средняя урожайность ожидается в пределах 20 центнеров. В прошлом году она составила 17 центнеров.

Статистика посева хлопка
В 2017 году хлопок будет посеян в 22 районах. По данным, посевные площади составят 136 тыс. гектаров.

См. также

 Хлопчатник
 Мальвовые
 Хлопок
 Прядильные культуры
 Текстильные волокна
 Сельское хозяйство Азербайджана

Примечания

Внешние ссылки

 ИЗ ИСТОРИИ СЕВЕРОАЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ ДЕРЕВНИ В КОНЦЕ XIX- НАЧАЛЕ XX вв.
 Исторические этапы развития хлопководства в Азербайджане — ЧАСТЬ I
 Аграрно-Промышленный Комплекс Азербайджана(АПКА)
 1 Сельское хозяйство — Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики — ПРЕЗИДЕНТСКАЯ БИБЛИОТЕКА

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2 What do we know about the childhoods of justice 'users'?
Although Scottish data is limited, international evidence consistently shows high levels of childhood trauma and maltreatment in adult perpetrators and victims of certain crimes. Both criminality and victimisation can be intergenerational which points to the need to support families at the earliest stage possible. The list of 10 ACEs which is used in many ACEs studies does not cover all childhood factors associated with crime. There may therefore be merit in policy responses aimed at reducing crime to consider a wider range other childhood adversities.
Did you know that in Scotland…
45% Adult prisoner survey respondents reported that they had been physically abused in their home as a child
61% Adult prisoner survey respondents had been bullied at school or somewhere else
56% Young people in custody said they had been sworn at, humiliated, or put down by an adult in their home
ACEs and childhood risk factors for Criminality
People who experience multiple ACEs are more likely to be a victim of violence in adulthood than people who have no ACEs.
Research shows that people who are abused as children are more likely to be abused as an adult. As ACE scores increase, so too does adult sexual victimisation (Ports et al, 2016). People who experience child abuse or witness domestic violence in childhood are more likely to be abused by a partner in adulthood than those who did not experience abuse/witness violence, particularly women. ( CSEW, 2017)
These studies point to the importance of understanding the role of childhood maltreatment in preventing and addressing victimisation in adulthood.
People who offend are more likely to experience traumatic childhoods than the general population.
US studies report a higher incidence of ACEs in various offending groups (Leitch, 2017). Whilst equivalent research does not exist in the UK, prison surveys in the UK and in Scotland report high rates of childhood abuse, family violence, experience of being in care and school exclusion in people in prison. ( MOJ, 2012; SPS, 2015)
Having a convicted family member and being excluded from school have been reported as risk factors for reoffending in adulthood. ( MOJ, 2012)
Many childhood adversities, including those not included in the standard ACEs framework, tend to co-exist which makes it hard to identify which risk factors best predict criminality - some risk factors may be the result of early childhood trauma e.g. neurological deficits. However, some ACEs research has drawn links between specific ACEs (e.g. child sexual abuse) and specific types of crime (e.g. sex offending).
Further research is needed to understand the causal mechanisms between childhood adversity/trauma and different types of criminality and victimisation in adulthood.
Points for Reflection
Much less is known about the incidence and effect of childhood trauma on male offenders and victims.
Given that men are more likely to be a victim of violent crime and that the rate of conviction is higher for men, further research is needed.
Catherine Bisset


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It's as easy as burning a lavender candle for 10-20 minutes as you wind down for the evening.
Having a bath or warm shower can help you sleep in two different ways. Taking time to relax, shortly before bed can help get your mind in wind down mode. Also, warming up your body, pre-sleep gets you in that snuggle into the covers mode. This, admittedly small study, found that taking a warm bath before bed causes more sleepiness at bedtime. You can also read up on how to regulate body temperature.
We know you've heard it before, but turning off electronics an hour before bed leads to better sleep. The blue light that comes from just about every screen you've got can throw off your circadian rhythm because it causes alertness, Harvard found. Avoid before bed so your eyes can get nice and relaxed to go to sleep. This is by far one of the easiest sleep hacks — all you have to do is put your phone down!
Blue light from your phone isn't the only annoying light at night. If you can't seem to get your room dark enough, you may need an eye mask. There are now molded eye masks that fit better on the face and can block most light from reaching your eyes.
Lastly if you have buzzing mind or often have restless dreams of office politics or your to do list for tomorrow, a little self reflection can help, pre-bed. Jotting down what happened during the day, little annoyances, or even goals for tomorrow can help to clear your mind and let you rest. Try getting an undated journal and jotting just a few sentences down per day.
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