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Many people don't realize the amazing qualities the liberal arts-educated can bring to the table, but businesses are starting to understand. As they research what makes a great employee, one who can think outside of the box, who is self-motivated, and full of creative ideas, they are finding out that those with a liberal arts degree are beginning to pull away. Businesses increasingly value skills developed in a liberal arts education. A liberal arts degree from Mount Liberty College will be no different.
A short list of successful entrepreneurs with liberal arts degrees:
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg studied Economics
YouTube CEO Susan Wojciki studied History Literature at Harvard
Salesforce Co-Founder Parker Harris studied English at Middlebury
Alibab Founder Jack Ma was an English teacher
Snapchat Former COO Emily White studied Fine and Studio Arts at Vanderbilt
PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel studied Philosophy and Law
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman studied Philosophy at Oxford
Hewlett Packard Former CEO Carly Fiorina studied Medieval History
Pinterest Founder Ben Silbermann studied Political Science at Yale
Thumbtack Co-Founder Jonathan Swanson studied Political Science
Slack Founder Steward Butterfield studied Philosophy undergrad and grad
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a Ph.D. in Neoclassical Social Theory
According to one article, these are the top 10 attributes employers seek on a candidate's resumé:
Leadership: 80.1%
Ability to work in a team: 78.9%
Communication skills (written): 70.2%
Problem-solving skills: 70.2%
Communication skills (verbal): 68.9%
Strong work ethic: 68.9%
Initiative: 65.8%
Analytical/qualitative skills: 62.7%
Flexibility/adaptability: 60.9%
Technical skills: 59.6%
The top nine are all skills acquired in a liberal arts education. Those with a Classical Liberal Arts degree will go even farther. In addition to all the reasons why an employer likes those with a Liberal Arts education, people with a quality, principles-based program–which is what a Classical Liberal Arts degree will give them–are the kind that will not only be leaders of the future but be the type of leaders we can trust. Below are a few short quotes from recent articles about how companies are beginning to see the importance of a liberal arts education.
Google Noticed
"In 2013, Google decided to test its hiring hypothesis by crunching every bit and byte of hiring, firing, and promotion data accumulated since the company's incorporation in 1998. Project Oxygen shocked everyone by concluding that, among the eight most important qualities of Google's top employees, STEM expertise comes in dead last. The seven top characteristics of success at Google are all soft skills: being a good coach; communicating and listening well; possessing insights into others (including others' different values and points of view); having empathy toward and being supportive of one's colleagues; being a good critical thinker and problem solver; and being able to make connections across complex ideas.
"The foundation skills––as Google found out––are not narrow occupation-specific skills, but rather are broad skills related to the ability to work with others, think critically and be a lifelong learner. The kind of skills that are best built with a broad liberal arts education."
Amazon Noticed
"Alexa is not just a software creation, it's an anthropological exercise as well. In fact, there is a whole Amazon personality team that consists of people who majored in creative writing, anthropology, and music, who try to figure out how to make this device fit into people's homes and into people's lives. You need a lot of non-technical talent to do that, and if you don't do that right, you can have the fanciest software in the world and yet, it's going to be clumsy and unappealing and ominous.
"I've talked with employers who've said, 'Any time I have a new area that I don't know how to build out, the first thing I do is look for a liberal arts major, because they're comfortable with uncertainty and murkiness and making up the rules as they go along.' So that's virtue number one.
"The second one is really good analytical skills, whether it's decoding a sonnet, or taking apart a fragment of ancient history, or looking at something that an archaeologist has unearthed. If you make it all the way through a liberal arts major and do the senior-caliber work, you're going to be very good at those kinds of analytical skills, and those are incredibly transferable.
"One of the stories . . . is a Classics major who became known on Wall Street as the guy who reads every footnote. The same kind of skills that get you going through [Classics material] will get you going through the bond prospectus and discovering that thing on page 97 that no one else notices. You make money doing that. You actually make a really big amount of money doing that. So, that's a liberal arts virtue that transfers surprisingly well.
"Moving beyond that, the ability to fit all the pieces together and find a solution, especially when you have a lot of unknowns and a lot of variables, and you're trying to balance different priorities. That's why most people in political careers [have] liberal arts degrees. That ability to balance what different elements of society want is not an engineering problem. It's something that needs an eye for humanity.
"To quickly cover the last two: an ability to read the room, which translates into empathy. "What do other people want, where are they headed?" And then, really good communication skills, and not just written communication, but spoken communication, too. The ability to get up in front of a group and inspire people. There's something about the classic liberal arts seminar that gets you good at listening to other people's perspectives, fitting them together."
STEM vs Liberal Arts
"It just seemed as if there was this tremendous disconnect between public rhetoric that said 'you've got to go the STEM route and there is no route but STEM' and then all of these interesting new job openings that were coming up for people with liberal arts degrees. It was this hidden strength of the economy that nobody wanted to write about or talk about.
"Companies are looking for five key qualities in potential employees [and] these traits are often elements of a liberal arts education, regardless of what field you're pursuing:
an eagerness to tackle uncharted areas,
the ability to solve murky problems,
well-honed analytic methods,
keen awareness of group dynamics,
and an ability to inspire and persuade others."
A liberal arts education
"Dedicated to the free and open pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, a liberal arts education provides a multi-faceted view of the world. It enables students to see beyond one perspective, encouraging them to understand others' even if they don't agree. It instructs us to base our opinions on reason, not emotion. Although not a panacea, it can help individuals on every side of a debate have productive conversations leading to, if not agreement, at least détente."
"A liberal-arts degree is a versatile ticket to a wide range of jobs, and it's sought out by many employers. Few jobs are out of the reach of a liberal-arts major.
"And consider the story of John Urheim, who graduated from Cornell University with a degree in sociology and recently retired as CEO of a biotechnology firm in Colorado. How did a liberal-arts graduate end up running a high-tech company?
"Urheim's response: "Who better than a liberal arts graduate?" He says that liberal arts prepared him to think clearly and understand the relationships between science, market forces and human behavior. "Liberal-arts majors are always prepared to learn and adjust to the unexpected."
We are ready for a great, Classical Liberal Arts education
Parents, today are concerned with educational choices. Charter schools and private schools are growing as fast as they can. Homeschooling is also growing by double-digit percentages as Parents' worry increases. Once parents have brought children home and turned to classical education models in a religious environment, parents often want this style of learning to continue through college.
Mount Liberty College is providing just that. We will help young adults learn about the great founding of our country. We will learn about history and how it relates to us today; we will study literature, writing, public speaking, logic, ethics, the arts, political economy and philosophy, and the different worldviews that permeate our society, including the Judeo-Christian worldview. Students will graduate prepared to enter the world defending liberty, standing in humility, and upholding virtue. They will be prepared for the world, not just the workforce.
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La conchiglia è una struttura biologica rigida e dura che protegge esternamente e sostiene gli animali dal corpo molle e senza scheletro, appartenenti ai phyla dei molluschi, dei brachiopodi e degli ostracodi.

Etimologia
La parola italiana "conchiglie" condivide la stessa radice greca nella forma di κοχύλι (traslitterato kochýli), che significa, appunto, "conchiglia".

Struttura della conchiglia nei molluschi
Nei Molluschi la conchiglia si presenta con diverse forme a seconda della classe a cui appartiene l'animale. È composta da costituenti inorganici come il carbonato di calcio (CaCO3) o il fosfato di calcio (Ca3(PO4)2) che gli animali estraggono dall'acqua di mare e che vengono integrati con sostanze organiche (solitamente un insieme di proteine complesse secrete dal mantello). Nelle specie  bentoniche, che vivono nelle sabbie o nei fanghi del fondo, oppure fissate a dei supporti, e che quindi non hanno mobilità o ne hanno pochissima, la conchiglia contiene il corpo dell'animale come una sorta di scatola durissima che lo protegge; nelle specie che hanno riacquistato una certa mobilità o che sono invece passate alla vita pelagica, la conchiglia è una struttura della quale, evolutivamente parlando, gli animali tendono a liberarsi e spesso in questi animali essa si presenta ridotta o scomparsa.

Ad esempio, nei gasteropodi eterobranchi,
 i Cefalaspidei e Thecosomata sono dotati di conchiglia completa
 questa si riduce negli Aplysiida e nei Sacoglossi
 diviene interna nei Pleurobranchoidea
 scompare negli Acoclidiacei e nei Nudibranchia
Quando il mantello si riduce, essa scompare, quando la conchiglia è interna il mantello è ripiegato su sé stesso e l'avvolge.

La conchiglia compare già nella larva (veliger) e si accresce per la regolare e periodica aggiunta di nuovi tratti in corrispondenza del suo margine libero dove si osservano numerose strie di accrescimento. La struttura della conchiglia varia notevolmente dai Poliplacofori a quella delle altre classi e, insieme ad altri caratteri, consente di definire nei Molluschi due linee evolutive a cui si fanno corrispondere due subphylum:

Anfineuri (Poliplacofori e Solenogastri)
 Nei quali la conchiglia è costituita da 2 strati, quello superiore fatto di conchiolina calcificata e quello interno di solo carbonato di calcio.

Conchiferi (tutte le altre classi)
Nei Conchiferi, la conchiglia è costituita da 3 strati fondamentali:
 periostraco, strato esterno, di aspetto corneo costituito da conchiolina (un complesso di proteine che è diverso dal collagene e dalla cheratina) secreta da ghiandole situate ai margini del mantello e che viene deposta al margine via via che la conchiglia si accresce

I due strati sottostanti formano l'ostraco, costituito a sua volta da:

 strato prismatico, intermedio e spesso formato da più strati secondari, anch'esso secreto dal margine del mantello. È costituito da prismi di carbonato di calcio circondati da una membranucola di conchiolina;
 strato interno o madreperlaceo, che viene secreto da tutta la superficie del mantello ed è formato da lamelle parallele di carbonato di calcio.

Questo schema, però, può presentare numerose varianti ed il materiale calcareo può essere, a seconda della specie, aragonite o calcite o entrambi. Alcuni molluschi possono presentare anche chitina.

La conchiglia nelle varie classi di molluschi
Classe Poliplacofori
conchiglia metamerica, dorsale, di forma ovale, costituita da 8 piastre embricate ed articolate tra loro sono incluse nel mantello, il quale si estende fino al margine dell'animale formando il perinoto, un lembo cuticolarizzato che circonda e collega le piastre e ne permette l'articolazione data la sua flessibilità.
Classe Monoplacofori
conchiglia di un solo pezzo a scudo conico con l'apice (umbone) leggermente incurvato, inizialmente a scudo conico e successivamente avvolto a spirale su sé stesso; alcuni hanno perduto la conchiglia

Classe Solenogastri: scomparsa della conchiglia e aspetto vermiforme
Classe Scafopodi: conchiglia a zanna di elefante

Evoluzione della conchiglia nei gasteropodi
Questi animali possiedono una conchiglia costituita da un solo pezzo, inizialmente a forma di scudo conico e successivamente avvolto a spirale su sé stesso; alcune forme hanno perduto la conchiglia o questa rimane in forma vestigiale.

Si pensa che Gasteropodi e Monoplacofori derivino da una comune forma ancestrale, e che, nei Gasteropodi, in seguito all'accrescimento verso l'alto della massa corporea, si sia prodotta una conchiglia conica sempre più alta (come di nota nei Protogasteropodi fossili). Divenendo troppo alta la conchiglia (e la parte terminale dei visceri) tende a flettersi e ad avvolgersi su sé stessa a forma di spirale piana; se la flessione è laterale la spira tende a turbare la simmetria bilaterale ed a squilibrare l'animale che, per compensare questo inconveniente, tende a torcersi con tutta la parte del corpo in via di accrescimento; di conseguenza, si forma una spirale conica, più efficiente, che ha sostituito la spirale piana. La spirale conica dà origine a conchiglie più compatte perché la spira porta al formarsi di un asse interno detto columella intorno al quale si sviluppa la stessa conchiglia.

Evoluzione della conchiglia nei Lamellibranchi
Sono detti anche Bivalvi o Pelecipodi. La conchiglia è bivalve e deriva dalla divisione longitudinale della primitiva conchiglia a scudo. Le due valve di sono sviluppate verso il basso in modo da racchiudere completamente il corpo dell'animale. Le due valve, una destra e l'altra sinistra, sono mantenute chiuse da muscoli adduttori e si articolano mediante una cerniera dorsale.

Le valve sono mantenute dal periostraco della linea dorsale mediana che, non essendo stato coinvolto nella separazione in due valve, si è ispessito e modificato divenendo un legamento elastico dorsalmente alla cerniera. Il legamento elastico tende a mantenere aperte le valve e quindi funge da antagonista dei muscoli adduttori. L'evoluzione della conchiglia interessa soprattutto la cerniera, molto rudimentale in alcuni Protobranchi e Filibranchi, in altre specie di questi gruppi si presenta costituita da una fila di dentelli eguali (cerniera tassodonte) o, negli Eulamellibranchi, da pochi dentelli e fossette di varia forma (cerniera eterodonte). Anche i muscoli adduttori hanno subito evoluzione, come si vede dalle loro impronte sulla superficie interna delle valve: nei Filibranchi la conchiglia è con un solo muscolo adduttore (monomiaria) oppure con due muscoli adduttori di grandezza diseguale (anisomiaria); negli Eulamellibranchi la conchiglia ha due muscoli adduttori eguali (isomiaria).

Sulla superficie interna delle valve vi è anche un'altra impronta (linea palleale) che corrisponde al margine ventrale del mantello. La parte apicale di ogni valva è detta umbone è rappresenta la parte della conchiglia presente fin dal veliger; l'umbone è spostato di più verso il margine anteriore della valva permettendo di distinguere la valva destra da quella sinistra.

Nei Lamellibranche che vivono profondamente infossati nei fondi sabbiosi o fangosi, i lobi del mantello vanano a formare sifoni molto lunghi che si scostano dalle valve della conchiglia; per questa ragione il margine del mantello non lascia una linea palliale intera sulle valve come avviene quando i sifoni sono brevi o quasi assenti (valve integripalliate), ma presenta una sinuosità posteriore (seno palliale) e la conchiglia è detta sinupalliata.

Evoluzione della conchiglia nei Cefalopodi
Nel Nautilus (Tetrabranchiati) la conchiglia funziona come organo di galleggiamento. Fra il corpo dell'animale e l'estremità della conchiglia si viene a formare una camera colma di gas e via via che l'animale cresce e che la conchiglia si allunga e si allarga, seguendo il modello di una spirale logaritmica, si formano dei setti calcarei trasversali che separano sempre nuove camere ricolme di gas; l'animale occupa la camera più esterna, che si è formata per ultima, ma rimane collegato all'apice della conchiglia con un sottile cordone che attraversa i fori dei setti e che talvolta può essere contenuto in un tubo, il sifone.

Nei coleoidei:
nei Teutidi (a cui appartengono i calamari), la conchiglia, pur rimanendo dorsale, è divenuta completamente interna e tende a ridursi perdendo gradualmente il rostro (estremità apicale della conchiglia) ed anche il fragmocono (cioè la parte cava comprendente i setti), conservando alla fine solo il proostraco (cioè la parete dorsale della conchiglia). Nel calamaro (Loligo) il proostraco è il solo costituente della conchiglia; si presenta come un'esile lamina cornea dorsale detta gladio o penna e che è immersa nello spessore del mantello.

nei Sepiidi la conchiglia o si riduce al solo fragmocono diventando spiralata oppure presenta il rostro e la superficie ventrale fortemente regrediti mentre il fragmocono si presenta con setti numerosissimi e fortemente addossati gli uni agli altri, come in Sepia.
negli Ottopodi è perduta ogni traccia della conchiglia.
Nelle specie di Argonauta dei mari temperati la sola femmina secerne una conchiglia, grande 8–9 cm. che serve soltanto da involucro per proteggere le uova (conchiglia nidimentale o nicchio).

Il guscio dei brachiopodi
La conchiglia dei Brachiopodi detta guscio è una struttura bivalve. Va però specificato che, nonostante la somiglianza, la conchiglia dei Molluschi Bivalvi è formata da due valve laterali (dx e sx), mentre in quella dei Brachiopodi le due valve sono una dorsale e l'altra ventrale. Le due valve sono secrete dall'epiderma del mantello con quale restano in intimo contatto; possono essere uguali o disuguali (la più ampia è quella ventrale) e possono essere unite da muscoli che si estendono dall'un'all'altra valva (classi Linguliformea/Craniformea o Inarticolati) o da un sistema di denti e fossette alla loro estremità posteriore (classe Rhynchonelliformea o Articolati). Nei Rhynchonelliformea la valva dorsale presenta all'interno una complicata struttura scheletrica, il brachidio che serve a sostenere le braccia del lofoforo.
Lo strato esterno (periostraco) è di sostanza organica, mentre il resto può essere costituito da chitina e fosfato di calcio (Linguliformea) o carbonato di calcio (Craniformea e Rhynchonelliformea).

Utilizzo

Le conchiglie sono state impiegate per molti scopi: gli uomini hanno usato le conchiglie come strumenti, strumenti musicali, contenitori, armi, soldi, decorazione, ecc.

Le popolazioni africane da circa 5.000 anni usano le conchiglie di Cypraea e Monetaria come moneta.

In Indonesia, i locali usano i bivalvi giganti (Tridacna gigas) come vasche da bagno per i bambini. Le stesse conchiglie sono anche utilizzate come fonti battesimali e acquasantiere in alcune chiese. Le conchiglie possono essere utilizzate anche come decoro per acquari oppure in una vetrina decorata. Spesso non viene utilizzata l'intera conchiglia ma da essa viene estratta la madreperla, utilizzata per fabbricare monili, gioielli, per intarsi. Vi sono poi lavorazioni raffinatissime di conchiglie per farne cammei di costo elevato.

Per mantenere il numero degli organismi viventi che nelle conchiglie vivono ed evitare un incremento dell'erosione delle spiagge molti luoghi marittimi vietano di raccogliere le conchiglie sulla spiaggia e portarle via, come anche sabbia, ghiaia, alghe e altri materiali.

Nell'arte
La conchiglia nell'arte è stata molto usata nei secoli, soprattutto a livello simbolico e metaforico, sta ad indicare un processo di nascita e/o inizio.  La conchiglia detta capasanta è un simbolo fondamentale del Cammino di Santiago di Compostela.

Sono anche da ricordare le decorazioni della "sala delle conchiglie" nella Villa Contarini- Camerini a Piazzola sul Brenta in Veneto e le "grotte" costruite con conchiglie, marmi e ciottoli nel Palazzo Borromeo sull'Isola Bella del Lago Maggiore. Su quest'isola sono presenti grandi conchiglie anche nel Teatro Massimo che fa parte dei giardini del Palazzo Borromeo.
Un tempo era adornata di conchiglie anche la grotta del "Giardino segreto" di Palazzo Te a Mantova. A Siena la Piazza del Campo ha la particolare forma di una conchiglia a nove spicchi.

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Voci correlate
 Madreperla

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Molluschi
Biologia marina

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Listening session with lawmakers is Thursday
The public listening session will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Appleton Public Library. Attendees do not need to register in advance.
Listening session with lawmakers is Thursday The public listening session will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Appleton Public Library. Attendees do not need to register in advance. Check out this story on postcrescent.com: http://post.cr/2wNrAJV
Madeleine Behr, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 4:23 p.m. CT Aug. 28, 2017 | Updated 4:25 p.m. CT Aug. 28, 2017
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APPLETON - The public will get a chance to address state and federal lawmakers at a listening session on Thursday night at the Appleton Public Library.
"The forum is not a partisan rally," said Anne Morrissey, a co-administrator of Forward Action Wisconsin Network-Fox Valley, or FAWN-Fox Valley, which is moderating the event. "It's really intended for elected officials to not give their pitch, but gauge what the audience interest is.
"We want community members to feel they can speak to any topic on their mind."
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The listening session will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Lawmakers who are scheduled to attend are state Reps. Amanda Stuck (D-Appleton) and Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna).
Staff from U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin's office will also attend. U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Green Bay) and state Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) were invited but are not attending. State Sen. Roger Roth (R-Appleton) was invited but did not RSVP to the event.
Attendees will be allowed to ask questions, but must sign up to speak using a form that will be sent later to the offices of every lawmaker who was invited, regardless of whether they attended, said Morrissey. Attendees will also have time constraints on their questions so every lawmaker can respond and other members of the public can ask questions, too.
"This open dialogue is so other community members can hear personal stories, but also so we can understand what our elected officials' responses are to that in a transparent and public way," she said.
Part of the form is written rules of decorum that attendees must follow or they will be asked to leave.
Madeleine Behr: 920-996-7226, or mbehr@postcrescent.com; on Twitter @madeleinebehr
What: Listening session with lawmakers hosted by FAWN-Fox Valley
When: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday
Where: Appleton Public Library
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Travel or educational plans should go smoothly, at least on their own merits. A sudden workplace problem could throw a monkey wrench into your plans, but that could rebound in your favor. If you are going away soon, ensure that a trusted coworker is there to pick up the slack.
No matter which way you look at the developments in Capricorn this week this is the week that everything until now has led up to and everything from now will lead on from. Whether it is the Sun's last full week in Capricorn and of your birthday month or whether it is Saturn and Pluto finally aligning after moving together for two years, this is the week that everything comes together. It was over the weekend that Mercury caught up with Saturn and Pluto, with the Sun and Ceres catching up on Monday. With five of the six planets in Capricorn beginning the week aligned, the stars are literally aligned in a way that allows you to take your power back. Everything since Pluto's return to Capricorn in 2008 has been leading up to this point but with lucky Jupiter here until December, everything that is possible across the coming year is a result of what is coming together now.
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Facts | September 4, 2016
10 Fascinating Facts About The Ancient Roman Army
by Cristian Violatti
Rome's all-conquering military machine holds a special place in our minds. Its efficiency and discipline made a small city on the Italian peninsula rule over most of the Western world, from the British Isles to the Near East and from the Rhine to North Africa. This list offers some interesting facts about the Roman army, some of which can explain part of its success and also its failures.
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10 Seasonality And War
During the Romans' early history, the logistical challenges of conducting a war meant that the Romans only fought between sowing and harvest (during the summer). Rome was an agriculture-based economy, and the movement of troops during winter was highly demanding.
According to Livy (History of Rome, 5.6), if a war was not over by the end of summer, "our soldiers must wait through the winter." He also mentioned a curious way that many soldiers chose to spend the time during the long waiting: "The pleasure of hunting carries men off through snow and frost to the mountains and the woods."
The first recorded continuation of war into the winter by the Romans took place in 396 BC during the siege of the Etruscan city of Veii.
9 Decimation
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Mutiny of the troops was always a potential issue for Roman generals, and there were many policies in place to discourage this type of behavior. Punishment by decimation (decimatio) was arguably the most feared and effective.
It involved the beating or stoning to death of every 10th man within the army unit where mutiny took place. The victims were chosen by lot by their own colleagues. Whenever a group within the army was planning a mutiny, the prospect of decimation made them think twice and they were likely to be reported by their own colleagues.
The Romans knew that decimation, although effective, was also unjust because many of the actual victims might not have had anything to do with the mutiny. From the standpoint of the Romans, the unfairness of decimation was a necessary evil. Tacitus (Annals 14.44) wrote, "Setting an example on a large scale always involves a degree of injustice when individuals suffer to ensure the public good." (McKeown 2010: 40-41)
8 Property Qualification
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Military service was both a duty and a privilege of Roman citizens. In its early days, the Roman army was composed exclusively of citizens and organized on the basis of their social status (according to the weapons and equipment they could afford). The richest served in the cavalry, those not so rich served in the infantry, and men without property were excluded from the army.
After the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), this recruitment system became obsolete. Rome had become involved in longer and larger wars, and they needed a permanent military presence in the newly conquered territories. The property qualification was therefore reduced.
During the second century BC, property qualification was reduced even more. Then, in 107 BC, Gaius Marius began to accept volunteers who had no property and were equipped at the expense of the government. (Hornblower and Spawforth 2014: 79)
7 Siege Warfare
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Whenever a town or building was under siege, a special army unit was sent ahead to surround the settlement and prevent anyone from escaping. A fortified camp would then be established around the area, preferably on high ground and always out of missile range. An army unit would then be sent to breach the defensive walls, protected by covering fire from archers, bolt-firers, and catapults.
The catapult was one of the most intimidating siege weapons. Josephus (The Jewish Wars, 3.7.23) offers us a firsthand account of the catapult's devastating power: "A soldier standing on the wall near Josephus was struck by it [a stone thrown by a catapult]. His head was torn off by the stone missile, and the upper part of his skull was hurled [550 meters (1,800 ft)]."
6 Tunneling
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Tunneling was key for siege warfare. The failure or success of many sieges was decided by how well the Romans were able to breach the defensive walls by digging tunnels underneath the town or building in question and breaking in.
Although this was an effective tactic, it became widely known to Rome's enemies and eventually lost its surprise factor. During the war against Mithridates of Pontus in the early first century BC, the Romans were trying to dig a tunnel to breach the defenses of the city of Themiscyra. Its inhabitants drove a number of dangerous wild animals into the tunnel, including bears and even bees.
The oldest archaeological evidence of chemical warfare has been dated to the third century AD and comes from tunnels found at Dura Europus (Syria), where evidence of an underground battle between the Romans and the Sassanian Persians were found. The Persians were besieging a Roman garrison and using tunnels to break in.
The Romans responded by also digging tunnels to neutralize the attackers. Skeletons and weapons found in one of these galleries attest to the fact that the Roman soldiers were choked to death by an asphyxiating gas cloud coming from bitumen and sulfur crystals ignited by the Persians.
5 Helmet Function
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According to some ancient writers, helmets in the Roman army had other benefits besides their obvious protective function. Polybius (Histories, 6.23) noted that the decorations on top of their helmets had a psychological impact on their enemies because it made the Roman soldiers look taller and more intimidating.
The use of helmet decoration to intimidate enemies was widely practiced by most cultures. But in this case, Polybius was referring specifically to the use of a "circle of feathers" to make the Romans look considerably taller than they actually were. This observation makes sense when we consider that many of their enemies, especially in central Europe (e.g., Gauls and Germans), were much taller and robust than the Romans.
4 Decision-Making Process
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During the times of the Roman Republic, only the Senate, considered the governmental entity that embodied the will of Roman citizens, was entitled to declare war. As Rome expanded and the power of its generals grew larger, some wars were declared by the Roman generals without senatorial approval.
An example of this was the war against Mithridates of Pontus, which was declared in 89 BC by the consul and general Manius Aquillius without any involvement from the Senate. This was illegal in theory, but in practice, there was little the Senate could do. Some generals were just too powerful. When Rome became an empire, the decision of going to war became the emperor's responsibility alone.
3 The Fetials
Rome had a specialized body of priests known as the fetials, whose sole obligation was to perform the rituals involved in going to war and making treaties. The final step in the ritual of declaring war was throwing a spear into the territory of the enemy.
By the early third century BC, Rome had expanded significantly, covering almost all the Italian peninsula from the Po Valley to the South. Throwing a spear into enemy territory was no longer a convenient procedure for declaring war; the borders of Rome were too far away for the fetials to complete the ritual.
Superstitions, however, don't die easily, and the priests came up with a clever alternative. A portion of land not far from the temple of Bellona (the goddess of war) was declared to be non-Roman. At the time of the war against King Pyrrhus of Epirus (280–275 BC), an enemy soldier was captured by the Romans and forced to buy part of this land so that the spear could be thrown into it.
2 Gladius Hispaniensis
The standard short sword used by the Roman army was known as the gladius hispaniensis ("Spanish sword"), and it was developed in the Iberian Peninsula. Its lethal effectiveness and practicality were proverbial.
According to Livy (History of Rome, 31.34), when the Romans fought against Philip V during the Macedonian War (200–196 BC), the Macedonians were shocked by the effects of the Roman sword:
The Macedonians [ . . . ] had [so far] only seen wounds inflicted by spears and arrows. When they saw the bodies dismembered by the Romans' Spanish swords, and arms sliced off at the shoulder, and heads separated from the trunk, neck and all, and entrails exposed, [ . . . ] they trembled as they realized what weapons and what soldiers they would have to face.
1 Donatives
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The Praetorian Guard was a specialized unit of the Roman army that acted as household troops to the emperor and his personal bodyguards. During the first century BC, the Praetorian Guard occasionally got involved in the process of appointing new emperors.
But as time went by, their involvement grew larger until they eventually got into a position where they were able to appoint, remove, and even murder Roman emperors. One incentive for murdering emperors and appointing new ones was a practice known as "the donative," which was an economic reward that the Praetorian Guard received from the newly appointed emperor once the previous one was killed.
This practice was one of the reasons why emperor succession became truly chaotic during the late history of the Western Roman Empire. Once the loyal protectors of the the head of the Roman government, the Praetorian Guard gradually and ironically turned into a corrupt and dangerous army unit that held significant control over the life of the emperors.
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Additionally, prior to the announcement of the upcoming bellwether trial, the FDA announced a Class II recall for Zimmer's Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate knee implant. The recall affects all lots and sizes of the knee implant, affecting all 11,658 devices that were recalled, according to the FDA's website. Also, according to an announcement made by the FDA, they said Zimmer Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of their Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial after there was an increase in complaints of loosening and radiolucent lines. All sizes and lots of the affected devices will be removed from the market and will no longer be distributed.
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Brackets Parentheses and Quotation Marks
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What are parentheses or brackets?
Brackets are punctuation marks used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text. In the United States, "bracket" sometimes refers specifically to the square or box type.
There are four main types of brackets:
round brackets, open brackets or parentheses: ( )
square brackets, closed brackets or box brackets: [ ]
curly brackets, squiggly brackets, swirly brackets, braces, or chicken lips: { }
angle brackets, diamond brackets, cone brackets or chevrons: < > or ⟨ ⟩
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Parentheses or brackets are called?
They are a form of punctuation. Here are some examples of brackets: ( ) - parentheses [ ] - brackets or square brackets { } - braces or curly brackets < > - angular brackets
What are parentheses and brackets called?
Explain brackets in order of operation?
Brackets are basically the same as parentheses. If they are inside of parentheses, then you simplify that term before anything else. If they are outside of parentheses, then you simplify the terms in the parentheses first and then the term within the brackets.
What is the difference between parentheses and brackets in graphing an equation?
None. Brackets are used as an alternative to parentheses. Using different symbols makes it easier to locate matching parentheses or brackets.
Are brackets in parenthesis or vise versa?
Parentheses are usually placed inside brackets.
What are parentheses?
'Parentheses' is another word for 'brackets' = '()'
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What is another name for parentheses or brackets?
They tend to be known only as parentheses (singular - "parenthesis") or brackets.
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You ALWAYS do whats in the brackets first! If there are parentheses in the bracket, you do the parentheses in the brackets first GLAD I COULD HELP :)
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Brackets --> (..) {..} [..]
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On the Appalachian Trail, Gaylordsville, Connecticut.
A few weeks ago we had a day of high winds in western Connecticut and because this area is pretty rocky and trees aren't deeply rooted, wind can uproot and knock over even very large and old trees.
The section of Appalachian trail between the New York/Connecticut border and Bull's Bridge is called "Ten Mile Hill" and it's a very nice four mile hike. The recent wind took down over 20 large trees on this section and we had a big crew of "sawyers" and "swampers" to clean it up. It was a lot of work and I was pretty sore when I got home (nothing beer and ibuprofen won't fix).
Toward the end of the day I took a few shots of a nice reflection on a small swamp. I was so tired my hands were shaking and I was pretty sure none of the shots would turn out but thankfully a few did.
My flickr contact Liping YANG posted this fantastic reflection on a waterway in Beijing, China.
I was back in the upper part of this spectacular ravine today doing more trail work.
The light and the fall colors were so intense in this pool I stopped to take a few pictures. The water was too still and to me, the reflected seen had no interest as it was simply the far bank of trees turned upside down.
There was no little dog to splash around in the pool to make waves so I tossed in a small rock just to mix things up. I took four pictures in rapid succession hoping one of them would have just the right amount of water movement in it. To me, the water movement gives this image a painterly feel.
Note: this image is straight out of the Fuji X70. I ran it through Lightroom to downsize it for uploading but made no adjustments at all.
We went on our regular flat hike on the Appalachian Trail from Cornwall Bridge south toward Kent.
This small nicely-lit piece of forest was further down the trail, maybe half-way to Kent. I'm always looking for these pockets of forest with the possibility of this kind of light to make things look interesting and even at mid-day when light is less than ideal the forest is dense enough here so that this kind of shot is possible.
Between Sage's Ravine (CT/MA border) and Mt. Race.
I hiked the section of AT that I'm responsible to maintain in Massachusetts to clip brush and check for problems. The largest "bubble" of thru hikers is about to come through so I put some time in on both of my sections to make sure things are ready.
This is such terrific section, with dense forest and great views on the south shoulder of Mt. Race. It's a joy to hike it.
Met about a dozen thru hikers today, some of whom I met down in Connecticut last week on my section there.
Note: I set the Fuji X70 to black and white with a red filter. This is straight out of the camera. I'm impressed with what this camera did.
Appalachian Trail, between Bull's Bridge and Kent, Connecticut.
We hiked Schaghticoke Ridge yesterday to remove two trees (blowdowns) that had fallen across the trail. My next piece of work will be to re-blaze the inner section of this ridge (3 miles) . AT blazes are white paint, 2″ wide by 6″ tall.
This brook was completely dry most of this past winter which is unusual, it's usually the source of lots of ice photography. Because we've had such a weird winter with little rain, there is an abundance of leaves everywhere: on the trail and in streams. I shot about ten reflection images from different vantage points in two pools on this stream and while I'd usually attempt to just catch the surface (pure trees) it seemed like it might be nice to get leaves in the shot which give the reflection another dimension.
I have to say, all of my images taken this day with the Fuji X70 turned out extremely well. I like the richness of the Fuji files and I'm shooting JPEG only as I don't have a RAW converter yet for the camera. The camera's controls, like the Ricoh GR's are completely useable with thin gloves on and it feels like a very well made, sturdy tool in my hands.
We took a short walk around a hill overlooking Lake Waramaug and I noticed this small swampy area right off the road. No doubt this water is from the heavy rains we had last week.
It wasn't "golden hour" by a long shot but trees were making interesting shadows and I thought it might be worth stopping to check out.
Lots happening here: shadows, reflections, and leaves both floating and on the bottom, not to mention the trees. I'd like to get back to this spot earlier in the morning or later in the afternoon to see if there are even stronger shadows.
Thayer Brook, Appalachian Trail, Kent, Connecticut.
It was "balmy" out the other day so I took a hike from Rt. 341 south on the AT to Thayer Brook to shoot ice, or, water patterns if there was no ice.
There was no ice but there was enough water to make some nice patterns to shoot.
These are foam ripples in a small pool with a few leaves under water, a twig on the right, and a big rock that forms the right edge of the pool. Oh, and a nice reflection of the oaks on the far side of the brook.


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For non-trivial features that require a specification, a link to the corresponding Wiki page is provided.
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2020 Queenston Chevrolet Buick GMC OSCAAR Modified Silly Season Synopsis Part 2
By ladybug388 on February 19, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )
With OSCAAR ready to celebrate their 30th year of racing in Ontario, it seems that the open-wheel stars are looking to capitalize on the added hype with a great season of racing across the province.
In keeping up with the discussion, here are some more competitors who have openly discussed their 2020 plans as of February 19, 2020.
After spending a couple years away from the division, Tommy Robb is set to get back behind the wheel of a Queenston Chevrolet Buick GMC OSCAAR Modifieds presented by Scott Reinhart Trailer Sales Ltd, Touchwood Cabinets, and The Fyre Place & Patio Shop in 2020.
"We are excited to get back to racing on tour," he said. "2015 was our last race with the modified division so it's been awhile. As of right now, our plan is to be part time, attending the races we really want to be a part of and maybe more – budget pending."
The full schedule for Robb has yet to be released, but he mentioned being excited for Jukasa Motor Speedway after crewing and watching a couple late model events there over the past two years.
"We had great success at Kawartha (Speedway) so I'm looking to repeat our big track performance and be a part of the events at the crown jewel," he expressed.
After experiencing success behind the wheel of both a Mini Stock and Super Stock, Jake Watson will be one of the Rookie of the Year Award contenders in the modifieds.
"Entering the 2020 season, I just want to learn as much as I can," Jake Watson said. "To be in a new car and new class, we are going to be patient and just get our feet wet and try and learn a lot and hopefully have a lot of success along the way. "
The Rookie Class is expected to include anywhere from four to five drivers, as T.J. Marshall will join Watson after getting his hands on a modified previously piloted by Jason Bowden.
"It is important to get up to speed quickly and get a solid understanding of the car and the tire," he said. "I was able to test the car last year at the end of the season on the outgoing tire compound. The car was well balanced and had good speed for the non-ideal track conditions, so I have confidence in the car's capability. Learning a new, softer tire will always have its challenges, but it is the same conditions for everyone. We have done lots of work on the car over the off-season, so I hope the hard work will pay off."
See part 1 of the Silly Season Synopsis by clicking here
If you're a driver and want to have your plans listed in the Silly Season guide, please get a hold of Short Track Musing's Ashley McCubbin immediately to do so.
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Why a Google-DISH Partnership Makes Sense
by Dice Administrator November 29, 2012 4 min read
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All the rumors about Google and DISH Network starting a wireless service together got me thinking about the impact that kind of deal would have.
Google likes to invest heavily in its future. When it has a goal, it usually can't be deterred from achieving it. Just one example: Google+ was launched when Facebook and Twitter already had hundreds of millions of accounts. Analysts are skeptical and the social network has only a reported 170 million users, not near Facebook's 900 and something million. But Google maintains it's building Google+ for the long haul.
Android Strength
But why would Google and DISH want to enter a huge, mature market and compete with giants like AT&T, Verizon and Sprint? The answer's simple: Android.
With each update, Android becomes more customizable and more focused on the needs of the user. I like that Google listens to what people say and improves the overall experience frequently: user interface, accessibility, innovation.
Still, as I wrote few weeks ago, Google's biggest problem with Android is fragmentation. Another challenge is that the company can't make the same deals Apple completes with worldwide carriers. Users are strongly affected when devices like Nexus 4 are released and lack crucial features, as has happened with LTE, because Google can't reach a deal with mobile carriers.
This is one of the main reasons why Google is going further and wants to team up with another big player like DISH. If Google were able to create a wireless service, it could set its own rules, which would eventually kill fragmentation. Google has already said it will start to offer the Platform Development Kit to Android OEMs two or three months before every major release. This way OEMs will have time to deliver their custom-built versions of Android.
Another advantage subscribers might see on a Google-DISH wireless service would be lower prices, since Google could actually sell devices and impose its own plans and charges. Since Google and Android OEMs are partners in the Open Handset Alliance, this should be easy.
DISH's Flirtation with LTE
DISH, one of the biggest U.S. satellite TV providers, flirted with the idea of becoming an LTE provider last May. And it wasn't just a rumor, since the company and the FCC held advanced talks. DISH hoped it could reach 60 million subscribers in three years, while the FCC was looking for 90 million. DISH couldn't do anything in May because it had to wait until December, when the 3GPP will finalize the specs for its implementation of LTE-Advanced.
In short, Google needs DISH, and DISH needs Google. It's not official, but both companies want the same thing, and I think a new LTE carrier is inevitable. It's going to be tough at first, because both would have to invest a lot in high-end equipment, but for these two, I don't think that will be a problem.
This looks like a big challenge for Google. With projects like Fiber and Project Glass just beginning, it can't make compromises with a wireless carrier. If it isn't able to go all-in, it might risk going backwards.
FCC Supports DISH
The latest good news comes from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who is backing DISH Network's plans to build a new U.S. mobile network. By the end of the year, we should know whether DISH will go it alone, or together with Google.
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Dawn broke in the 9th Ward of New Orleans as I climbed into my old Econoline van and pointed towards Acadiana. The 2017 Festival Acadiens was happening in Lafayette and since I would be in the neighborhood I planned on visiting the Louisiana Cattle Festival just down the road in Abbeville.
Since I would be riding across the buckle of the boudin belt I also had numerous sausage stops planned as I waged my journey but that's a tale for another day.
Downtown Abbeville on a clear October morning could be the setting of a Ray Bradbury short story. There's a golden quality to the sunlight and the aged facades of the storefronts have an ethereal cast to them. Abbeville's quaint in the fashion of small towns across the rural American south. You could just as easily be in Milledgeville, Georgia or Demopolis, Alabama.
I immediately make my way down a blacktop street heavy with food booths. I'm starving and cannot wait to set upon some beef that's been wrangled from a nearby ranch. Unfortunately there's precious little steer or cow to be had at the Cattle Festival.
If you need a blooming onion or a bowl of spinach soup carved out of a hunk of bread you're sitting pretty. A tomahawk ribeye? Get in the Pontiac and go elsewhere.
The gumbo is cold and nearly flavor-free. Everybody in New Orleans can't make red beans and rice and apparently everyone in Acadiana can't make gumbo.
The queens of the Cattle Festival come strolling along the avenue. Louisiana is home to some of the most beautiful women on the planet and these young ladies put truth to that old maxim.
The Abbeville Cattle Festival is in its 69th year and the fortunes of the city have waxed and waned just as its signature party has. Expect changes next year as the event will be moved to an as yet unnamed location and the event will see a perimeter fence built with gates installed.
This years party is barely getting started and it's already time to leave. I'm on the trail of boudin blanc and have heard that Hebert's Slaughterhouse, just up the road, makes a fine version.
Perhaps I'll return next month when the townspeople gather together to crack over 5,000 eggs and cook a giant omelette over a wood-burning fire.
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Hope Bariatrics utilizes multiple healthcare disciplines as part of the bariatric program to create a "Support System" for the bariatric patient. An important component of this Support System is pre and post-operative education that begins at a one hour seminar presented by the surgeons. Potential patients have an opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session after the seminar with the surgeons and other members of the healthcare team. Patients who may be physically unable to attend the seminar may view a seminar on our website and take a post-seminar quiz.
Dietary education, an important part of our program, is directed by our dietitian, Denise Stuart, RD, LD. Ms Stuart stays informed of the current vitamin and protein recommendations to guide patients post-operatively. She also does our pre-operative dietary evaluations, educating patients on pre-operative diet requirements.
Psychological evaluations are required before a patient can move forward with gastric bypass surgery. The Staunton Clinic (Heritage Valley Health System) and qualified mental health professionals (i.e. psychiatrists, clinical psychologists) chosen by the patient, may conduct these evaluations.
Fitness evaluations for bariatric patients may be conducted by an exercise physiologist before or after gastric bypass surgery. We encourage all patients to increase physical activity gradually and safely.
Either weight loss or no further weight gain over the course of 6 months.
Determine readiness for compliance after surgery.
Nutritional education and behavior modification are to be demonstrated prior to gastric bypass. Readiness is based on results of our written nutrition test, ability to keep a dietary journal, actual pre-op weight loss, keeping scheduled appointments, participation in Support Groups, and scheduling required tests.
Age greater than or equal to 18 years.
When we receive all the above information and test results, the insurance company is contacted and authorization is obtained. After surgery is authorized, the patient has a second office visit.
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What a journey it has been! About a year ago, on my 39th birthday, I had an epiphany. I realized that I had a wonderful life. I was married to an amazing man; I had a great job, and was surrounded by lots of people who loved me. So why was I slowly killing myself? I had never had a weight problem...up until the age of 14 or so. From then on, it was all downhill, or in my case up on the scale. I graduated from high school at around 180 pounds. In college, while they talk about the freshman 10, I put on the freshman 40. Every year I'd put on a few more. But it's not like I didn't try to stop it. Over the years, I tried Weight Watchers countless times, Jenny Craig, Atkins, grapefruit, cabbage soup, and all the other fad diets out there. I don't think there is one I didn't try.. and fail at. So, as my confidence in myself went down, my weight went up until that 39th birthday when I weighed in at whopping 250. That is the day that I called my doctor who I'd seen for more than a decade for an appointment. When I finally got in to see her, she asked me if I was finally ready, as if she had been waiting for me to make this decision all along! She taled to me about Hope Bariatrics, and I was on my way to changing my life...at last. On the day of my surgery, I weighed 278 pounds, thanks to a few months of ice cream for dinner. I was very nervous, but I had my wonderfully supportive husband by my side. He kept telling me that he married me when I was a positively svelte 230 pounds and that no matter what happened, he would be with me. With those words, I went peacefully to sleep. The initial surgery went well, an I was home within a few days. I was incredibly nervous, but I had all the literature that Hope Bariatrics had given me to refer to. I followed the instructions to the letter, felt really good, and ready to go back to work. At that point I had dropped 10 pounds, and was feeling great. As the weeks went by, I began to notie that my clothes were fitting a little looser, and that people were beginning to say things about my weight loss. A few months in, and I ha to give all of my old clothes to charity. I also had to buy a belt, which I had never needed before. These days, I'm about 165 pounds, an even though I don't feel like I look that much different, to everyone else the change is dramatic. Recently, I had to give a presentation to a group of people at work that I had not seen since before my surgery. As I introduced myself, I heard a few gasps from the audience. Afterwards, at least a half a dozen people said they did not recognize me. So, that's my journey, and I have to say that even though there have been moments along the way where I questioned by decision, now that I've arrive at this wonderful place, I wouldn't have changed a thing. Thank you to Hope Bariatrics for all the support and encouragement you have provided along the way.
Hi, I'm Rudy. It will be ten years on June 21, 2014 I started on a remarkable journey; I had gastric bypass surgery. Five months before that day, I was at my primary care physician's and he asked me if I ever thought of having bypass surgery. I never gave it a thought. I was on three blood pressure medications, cholesterol medicine, and 100 units of insulin every day. I had trouble breathing, just walking up a slight grade I had to use an inhaler.
At the end of our conversation, the doctor said I would most likely have a heart attack or a stroke within five years. That was a real eye opener. I was just 53 years old and heart problems ran in the family. My Dad was 56 when he had his first heart attack. I could not lose weight. I had no will power. I kind of blamed by Mom for my weight problem. As a child I was taught to clean my plate, which I often over ate. That carried on into my adult years. I was running out of medical insurance and wanted the surgery. All went well the first month. I went back to work and was losing weight. The second month I couldn't eat anything. The intestine scarred where it was joined to my pouch and shrunk shut. Nothing could pass through. I went from 283 lbs. To 137 lbs. in five months. I lived on banana popsicles. I got my medical insurance back; within two days I was in the hospital getting dilated. I could get food down for days then everything would shut down. I was dilated six times with no success. I was getting for surgery to reconnect the intestine to my pouch when I got a bowel blockage. Out patient surgery took care of that problem. No more sever cramps. A month later I went in for the reconnection. Before the surgery, Dr. Mike (Felix) remarked how calm I was. My wife was a nervous wreck; Dr. Mike was real concerned. He asked me why I was so calm. I said my wife was upset for the both of us. I had confidence in his skills; and there was nothing I could do anyhow except go along for the ride. So why worry about something you have no control over. Surgery went well. Recovery didn't take long and I was eating real food. I've been around 180 lbs. for 10 years now. I went from a 44 inch waist to a 34 inch waist. I feel strong and I have a lot more energy.
I don't use an inhaler anymore. I'm off all my blood pressure medications, cholesterol medicine and I went from 100 units of insulin down to 20 units of insulin a day. At my heaviest, I weighed 283 lbs. and I have managed to keep 100 lbs. off for 10 years.
One thing I've learned is that I can leave food on my plate when I'm full.
I have struggled with my weight since I was in grade school. I came from a family that celebrated with food at every event. We had ravioli eating contests and I was a member of the clean plate club! In grade school and high school I wasn't obese but I was never "thin" enough to meet other's approvals. As a junior in high school I was selected to be a majorette and my band director called me aside and told me I was too fat and needed to lose weight (I was probably 10 pounds overweight). I was so humiliated that I starved myself and wound up in the hospital and missed 6 weeks of school. Thus began my "yo-yo" dieting lifestyle that continued until I met with Dr. Felix and decided to have a gastric by-pass in November 2013.
At my heaviest, I weighed 261 pounds that was mostly due to steroid shots/nerve blocks to try and alleviate my chronic back pain that came from a car accident and lifting my laptop briefcase the wrong way herniating a disc in my lower back. In 2007 I had back surgery that failed and wound up using a cane and a mobility scooter. I had type II diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetic neuropathy that left me dragging my right leg and foot around. I took 13 different medications and was miserable. I knew I had to do something or I thought I was going to lose my right foot and was going to wind up in a wheel chair all day. That's when I asked my PCP about weight lose surgery and he recommended Hope Bariatrics.
Dr. Felix is my superhero and in my mind a miracle worker! Before the surgery, we spoke about the existing scar tissue I had from previous surgeries and he said he would try really hard to perform my bypass laproscopically (and he did). Dr. Felix won't take credit for it, but 3 days after my surgery my right foot stood up and I could feel my toes! The first time in seven years my right foot began to work and the feeling started to return to the soles of my feet. That same day the endocrinologist said I was no longer diabetic! Each day it seemed something new and wonderful happened to improve my health. I went from 13 pills down to 3 (that really are optional). I'm no longer diabetic, no longer have high blood pressure, no longer have high cholesterol and after two months of rehab I no longer have to use my leg brace, no longer walk with a cane or use my mobility scooter. My pain level has gone way down and I have the feeling back in my foot and leg. I'm 5 months out from surgery and my weight is down to 175. I plan to lose another 30 by the end of the year so that I can finally be referred to as a "normal" weight.
Now that I can, I am "running" away from all the bad things when I was heavy to keep my brand new life healthy. I ran my first 5K on 4/12/2014 and finished in under an hour and I was 4th from the last (but not last!). I'm running in the Pittsburgh Superhero race (charity to help abused kids) this weekend and will attempt the Pittsburgh ½ marathon on May 4th (if I don't make it this year there is always next year  ). I am FOREVER thankful to Dr. Felix and his wonderful and caring staff for giving me my life back. If you're on the fence about having the surgery, "just do it" as the Nike logo says, you'll be so happy to have your life back it is soooo worth it!
If there is anyone who wants to talk to me I'd be happy to let them know my experience.
In March 2011 I attended Hope Bariatrics weight loss seminar at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Little did I know, this would be the step that would change the rest of my life. I was tired of watching life pass me by as my weight held me back, it was time for me to live life to the fullest! This opportunity was given to me by Hope Bariatrics. The professionalism, knowledge, support and compassion of Dr. Felix and staff are phenomenal. I am 1 year post op and have lost nearly 130 lbs.! Most importantly, I realize that gastric bypass along with eating a healthy diet and maintaining an active life style is the answer to long-term weight loss.
Bariatric Surgery may be an option.
If you focus on results, you will never change.
If you focus on change, you will get results.


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The Bridge and Goats, from the Liber Studiorum, engraved by Frederick Christian Lewis, 1812 - Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Bridge and Goats, from the Liber Studiorum, engraved by Frederick Christian Lewis, 1812
by Joseph Mallord William Turner
English: "The Bridge and Goats, from the Liber Studiorum, engraved by Frederick Christian Lewis, 1812" oil on Canvas, location: Fitzwilliam Museum - University of Cambridge.
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Patricia Barker (born Dublin, June 1949) is an Irish academic, accountant and public body leader.  One of the earliest staff at NIHE Dublin, she was later Professor of Accounting there, and then Registrar and Vice-President for Teaching and Learning, after it had become Dublin City University. She served nine years as a delegate to the International Accounting Standards Board. She has also worked as an international election monitor for the OSCE, a human rights observer in Israel and Palestine, and as chairperson of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service and a director of other public bodies. A holder of an MPhil in gender studies and a PhD on financial disclosure, she has written and co-written books and articles on accounting, ethics and gender equality.

Early life
Born in Dublin in June 1949,  Barker grew up, with a brother, in the northern suburb of Clontarf, in a Church of Ireland family.  She attended local Catholic schools, Belgrove National School and the Holy Faith convent school, and took a degree in English at Trinity College Dublin. A keen sailor during her school years, she began a career in sailing instruction in Morocco, but then returned to Dublin and with family help joined a firm of accountants there.

Career
Barker started with Stokes Brothers and Pym (which later merged into what became KPMG) and despite being told that "ladies don't do accounting" took her accountant's articles there in 1973, the 20th woman to qualify in Ireland since chartered accounting began in 1888. She then moved to the UK, working for Harrods.  She met her future husband, from Salford in Greater Manchester, on an accounting course in Wales. Engaged by 1972, they settled in Manchester in the mid-1970s, and she both worked in her own practice and with Peat Marwick Mitchell, one of the main firms which merged into KPMG as well as beginning her academic career lecturing there.

She returned to Dublin in 1980, and that September became the third of four initial staff of the business school of NIHE Dublin, which was then working out of a few prefabricated buildings; she helped write many of the initial Business Studies course materials, for subjects from Accounting to Management, HR and Law.  Over time she rose to be a senior lecturer and then Professor of Accounting, and then Associate Dean of the Business School.  She became registrar and Vice-President for Teaching and Learning (Academic Affairs) of DCU in 2000, the first woman to hold such a senior role at the university.  Barker has also worked as a visiting professor in universities in Europe (Angers), Africa (Dar es Salaam, Cape Town, Malawi), North America (New York, Boston) and Australia (Sydney), and extensively as an external examiner.

Barker completed an MPhil in Gender Studies at her alma mater, Trinity College Dublin, and later took her PhD with a thesis on the sharing of financial data with employees, the first doctorate in accounting in Ireland.  She is also a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, the professional governing body, won the Accountancy Ireland Award in 2007 for an article named "Ethics Fatigue – Regulation versus Integrity," and earned a qualification in counselling from Maynooth University.

Accounting governance roles
Barker was a member of the governing council of Chartered Accountants Ireland for nine years, and chaired its accounting committee for twenty, as well as leading its education board for a period, and serving on its ethics and governance committee.  She was a delegate to the International Accounting Standards Board, which sets and oversees the International Financial Reporting Standards, for nine years. She also chaired an expert group which studied and reported to the EU on the workings of the European Court of Auditors.

Publication
She has written and co-written both books and articles, on subjects including group accounting, ethics and gender and professional progression, including these books:
 Barker, Patricia and Ó hÓgartaigh, Ciarán; Oak Tree Press, Dublin, 1998: Accounting for Groups: Theory and Practice,
 Barker, Patricia; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, 2009: The Minority Interest: Women Who Succeed in the Accountancy Profession,
 Barker, Patricia and Lucey, Cormac; Chartered Accountants Ireland, 2012: The Business Compass: Perspectives on Business Ethics,
and these papers:
 Barker, Patricia and Monks, Kathy; DCU Business School (1996): The glass ceiling: cracked but not broken? evidence from a study of chartered accountants,
 Barker, Patricia, Ní Mhanacháin, Aoife and Monks, Kathy (2001): Drama as an opportunity for learning and development, Journal of Management Development (DOI: 10.1108/02621710110395435).

Public body roles
She was appointed a member of the Higher Education Authority, which oversees and partly funds universities and other third-level institutions in Ireland, in 1997; she also chaired its Audit Committee.

Barker accepted an appointment as chairperson of the Blood Transfusion Service Board with effect from April 1999, during a period when the organisation was going through many changes; it was renamed as the Irish Blood Transfusion Service during her time in office. She made proposals to the Minister of Health at the time, Micheál Martin, regarding improvement of corporate governance, highlighting that the board lacked certain competences, including transfusion medicine and medical production, blood end users, HR, the law, and strategy, while instead including such profiles as a hotelier and a marketing executive.  She also expressed concern at the treatment of her inputs and role by the Minister and others. She resigned in August 2001 over the fallout from the ways the centralisation of testing, the future of the Cork branch of the service, and governance were being discussed.

In 2014 she was appointed to the Board of Tallaght University Hospital, reappointed in 2016 for 2017–2020, and again appointed, on the nomination of the president of the hospital, for a 2020–2023 term.  She has also been a member of the Audit Committee of Ireland's national health authority, the Health Service Executive, and the Irish Courts Service. She served as a director of Dublin Bus for two terms, from 2013–2019, including chairing the Audit Committee.  She was also appointed a director of the Marine Institute from 2013–2018, chairing the Audit and Risk Committee, and was reappointed for the 2018–2023 term.

International body and NGO roles
Barker volunteered with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in oversight of elections, including in South Africa, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Malawi and Belarus. She also performed human rights monitoring in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Barker has worked with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre since its foundation in 1979, including as a volunteer counsellor, and served on the board of Women's Aid.  She has also been a director of a housing association and Ireland's National Chamber Choir, and a trustee of the Malawi Girls Education Fund.

Personal life
Barker is married to Robert Barker, a tax accountant, and they have two children and two grandchildren. She has been a long-term resident of the Malahide area of northern Dublin and she and her husband are active in the Malahide Church of Ireland community, where she served many years as a parochial Mothers' Union committee member. She has served multiple terms as a member of the governing assembly of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, the Diocesan Synod, delegated by her parish, and has been a supplementalist for the Diocesan Council.
She was one of two keynote speakers at a special Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Forum hosted by the Archbishop at All Hallows College in 2001, and was elected a delegate member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland for 2020 to 2023.

Barker is a keen yachtswoman, having crewed and captained as far as Antarctica, and has spoken and written on this pastime.

References

People from Clontarf, Dublin
Irish accountants
Irish women academics
Academics of Dublin City University
1949 births
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using std::regex;
using std::smatch;
using std::string;
using std::unique_ptr;

namespace gsfxx {

const char *const RECORD_STRINGS[RECORD_NUM_TYPES] = {
    "INVALID",                "HEADER",                "SWATH_BATHYMETRY_PING",
    "SOUND_VELOCITY_PROFILE", "PROCESSING_PARAMETERS", "SENSOR_PARAMETERS",
    "COMMENT",                "HISTORY",               "NAVIGATION_ERROR",
    "SWATH_BATHY_SUMMARY",    "SINGLE_BEAM_PING",      "HV_NAVIGATION_ERROR",
};

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Democrats are smearing President Trump as "holding government employees hostage" by withholding their paychecks until Democrats agree to pay for the construction of border wall for the security of the nation. Republicans hold Democrats responsible for not conducting proper border security and allowing criminals and terrorists to enter the country freely. Withholding pay from some federal workers is hardly comparable to the citizens who have had loved ones murdered by Democrat importees. It is certainly not comparable to Obama putting coal miners out of work. Pelosi and Schumer are both masters at twisting words and slandering Republicans, but the people who love America are becoming more and more disgusted with their obstinance. The two have voted many times for a border wall, but when it comes time to fund it, they balk.
Democrats have perpetrated one fraud after another on the American people. They will hold up legislation on illegal immigration until the clock runs out on the Trump presidency so they can extend benefits to them. Obama never deported anyone of the millions who crossed the border during his administration. He just gave them tickets to appear in court. Now Democrats have figured out how to use provisional ballots to stuff the ballot box. Schumer says he wants the president to stay out of wall negotiations so he can't get credit for it or argue against Democrats demands. They do this to fool their rabid anti-American base.
Those who look no further than a headline believe that Donald Trump is racist, became president with Russian assistance, that illegal aliens are good, and that the world will end in a few years. From MAGA cap triggers to Chicken Little socialist dreams the delusions of liberalism are proof of their mental dysfunction believing frauds. They even want to censor President Trump from speaking directly to the people. If Democrats are permitted to perpetrate their massive frauds in the media and at the polls to retake the presidency then the country will be lost to the despotism of the left.
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The Four part film series Evangelion was told from a new prespective.
Following up on the excitement of Part 1 - You Are (Not) Alone, which was enthusiastically welcomed by audiences, the second installment - You Can (Not) Advance - readies once again to leap to the next vista. By deciding to pilot the Evangelion, the 14 years old boy, Shinji Ikari chooses a path of struggle and combat, entrusted with the heavy burden of mankind's fate, is about to enter into uncharted territories. Asuka, along together with Rei Ayanami, is the most popular heroine in the Evangelion world, enters into the fray piloting the Evangelion Unit Two. Joining them is another heroine, previously unknown but very alluring nonetheless. The war between the mysterious entitles known as "Angels" and the Eva series heats up even more with the introduction of new Evangelion units.


The portable 4 Ply Lazy Kate which works very well without having a tension device. This will make it so that you can do up to a 6 Ply yarn. This Lazy Kate will work well with any of the Babe's spinning wheels. Extra bobbins are not included.