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Kris Smith – techkashif
January 6, 2022 by Tech Kashif
Kris Smith is a famous English Australian model, host, and TV personality. Kris Smith is also famous as a former rugby league footballer.
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Kris Smith was born on 20 August 1978 and he is currently 43 years old. He hails from Salford, England, and his zodiac sign is Leo. Talking about his family, his parents are mother Elsie Smith and father Edward Smith. There are no further details about his siblings, educational journey and qualifications, and other personal details.
Moreover, this personality suffers from osteoarthritis. Due to this, he needs to get titanium knee replacements in the future. Likewise, his nationality is English Australian also known as Anglo-Australian. At present, he resides with his family in Australia.
Professionally, Kris Smith is a model, TV presenter, and former professional rugby league footballer. People also recognize him for his involvement with a number of charitable organizations and causes. He is also known for being the co-host of Australia's Next Top Model.
Prior to his career in the entertainment industry, this personality was a rugby player. He played for a number of British Super League clubs like Salford Red Devils, Leeds Rhinos, Swinton Lions, London Broncos, Oldham Roughyeds, and Halifax Blue Sox among others. However, a serious injury forced this personality to retire from this sport.
Subsequently, he developed his career in modeling. He signed with an agency in the United Kingdom. Following his move to Australia in the year 2008, this personality became a Myer ambassador. This contract has been renewed several times already since then.
Talking about his TV appearances, this personality became the co-host of the Football Superstar in the year 2010. He replaced Brian McFadden as the co-host of this reality series. Likewise, this TV personality was one of the celebrity contestants who competed on the 1st episode of Celebrity Come Dine With Me Australia. For this show, this personality competed against other celebrities namely Chloe Maxwell, Josh Thomas, and Prue MacSween.
Caption: Kris Smith appearing on the poster of the TV show 'I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here'. Source: Wiki Fandom
All through the years 2012 and 2013, this personality was a regular contributor to Can of Worms. It is a discussion program that airs on Network Ten. Then in June 2013, this personality became one of the four original presenters of The Daily Edition. His co-hosts for this program were Tom Williams, Monique Wright, and Sally Obermeder.
Then in January 2017, this personality became one of the contestants to compete on the 3rd series of I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!. In this competition show, he became the 4th celebrity to be eliminated.
Likewise, he was the guest-host of The Living Room in the year 2018. The same year, this personality was one of the celebrities to take part in The Real Full Monty. Then in early 2019, he teamed up with three of his The Real Full Monty castmates namely Shane Jacobson, Todd McKenney, and Brian Taylor. They teamed up and filmed a new travel comedy show Mates on a Mission.
Further, in August 2019, this personality appeared on The Chase Australia. Other celebrities on the show were Lisa Curry, Brendan Jones, and Ricki-Lee Coulter.
Kris Smith is in a romantic relationship with Sarah Boulazeris. The lovers have been together since 2017 and had their engagement on their 2nd daughter's 1st birthday which was in December 2020. Together, the lovers share two beautiful daughters namely Mila and Frankie born in 2018 and 2019 respectively. His fiancée is a personal trainer and former Australia's Next Top Model contestant.
Prior to this relationship, he was in a romantic relationship with Dannii Minogue. From this relationship, he has a son named Ethan who was born in the year 2010. Besides these, he is also famous for being in a romantic relationship with nutritionist Maddy King.
Caption: Kris Smith posing for a photo with his family. Source: Instagram
Kris Smith stands tall at an approximate height of 6 feet 2 inches or 187cm. Likewise, this model wears the shoe size 11 (US) or 10.5 (UK) or 45.5 (EU). Similarly, the model's bust size is 111cm whereas his waist size is 91cm. However, his other body measurement details are unavailable like his bodyweight, dress size, biceps, etc. Moreover, this model has brown hair and eyes of the same color.
Caption: Kris Smith working as a model. Source: Instagram
Talking about his social media presence, Kris Smith is available on Instagram under the username @krissmith13. While writing this biography, this account has garnered more than 148k followers. He also frequently appears on his fiancée's Instagram account @thisisme.sb. Likewise, he has around 3.5k followers on his Facebook account. Other than this, he doesn't seem to have profiles on other platforms like Twitter, Youtube, etc. Moving on, this personality has a net worth of around $1.5 million US dollars.
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The song remains the same day after day with market players fleeing the trading arena and sucking the liquidity out of most markets. An early morning rally fizzled as participants remained glued to every word from the Washington clowns. The hapless and ever losing Washington Generals could do a better job with a little help from the Harlem Globetrotters. It's all about politics and the next election with potential voters sitting and waiting like those on death row knowing the inevitable is coming sooner than later praying for a pardon from the governor. The pardon in this case is dealing with increased spending (that buys votes) and a debt that will soon overwhelm the private bond market and is one of many reasons corporations are sitting on billions in cash with no plans for expansion that could create new jobs. Friday's economic reports will be a non-event despite the fact they give us important information about GDP, consumer confidence and the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index. The S&P fell for a fourth consecutive day (-.32%) as investors wait and wait and wait for a 60 day extension? or something that will be hailed in Washington as a grand solution but in reality nothing more than another band-aid for a patient in ICU.
Many are worried about a downgrade of the US governments AAA rating and the cost to the country from higher interest rates. In reality this event which may occur despite an increase in the debt ceiling has a good chance of marking the low point for the economy and if history repeats might push us in the right direction. A year ago Ireland's debt was downgraded and although they are mired in debt markets trade with the assumption things won't get worse and might be getting better. Iceland in May 2008 was the story heard round the world with rising interest rates being used by the central bank to attract investors and save the declining currency. It's didn't work but did force the country to accept what was deemed intolerable only a few months earlier and again they appear to have hit bottom. Canada in the summer of 1994 was suffering from a high debt/GDP ratio that drove investors fleeing the country. Australia in 1986 and Sweden in January 1991 were both downgraded and worries spread around the world they would never recover but they did and although it takes years of slicing and dicing through very dark days they saw clear skies within a few years. The US has spent the last 20 years printing $$$ whenever there was a problem with the economy but slowly its affect on the patient has diminished and now it clearly doesn't work as we have seen with stubbornly high unemployment and a government that spends 25% of GDP to make it rise less than 2% a year.
Today's 7 year auction ($29 billion) was a disaster as I wrote last night with the final bid at 2.28% despite the fact the bid level at the deadline (9:59am) was 2.264%. The 10 year Treasury fell 3bp (2.95%) but the inflation component rose 1bp (2.46%). The big problem and it is growing daily comes from the long end of the yield curve where investors has left the scene for safer ground in the short end. The 30 year Treasury fell 3bp (4.26%) but the inflation component rose 2bp (2.76%). Normally this kind of market behavior would have me waving the big red flag of higher rates but a default would send rates tumbling due to a dramatic decrease in government spending. In all of the above cases where a country's debt was downgraded from AAA to AA interest rates fell sharply for at least a few months and readers should remember that important fact if any loans need to be locked and borrowers panic at the first sign of a government debt downgrade. Open interest has been rising in the 10 year futures contract (bullish) but the 10yr-30 yr. spread remains wide at 31bp. A move below 120 bp would be the first sign demand for the long end of the curve had returned.
With the price of real estate falling the past few years banks have begun to accept other forms of collateral for loans to customers. A Spanish group of savings banks that financed Real Madrid's acquisition of its star player Ronaldo is no now offering him as collateral for a loan they are seeking from the European Central Bank. I wonder if Lebron James has been contacted by Treasury Secretary Geithner about a loan to the US government but he might demand more in collateral than the government can access quickly.
The yellow metal has become the anti-currency, anti-equity and anti-bond and rises the most when those markets decline. 90% of traders are betting on higher prices signaling a much needed rest is coming that can be used as a buying opportunity by those under-invested or needing a hedge against more government craziness. One of the items not talked about much in the debt ceiling circus is the fact the US government owns 261.5 million ounces of gold that are carried on its balance sheet at a book value of $42.22 an ounce or $11 billion. A sale at current prices would net $419 billion or enough to cover the deficit until next year's presidential election. I'm sure China would be very interested in converting their rapidly depreciating dollars for gold and could wire the dollars to the US Treasury in less than an hour. The problem for China would be what to do with its remaining hoard which would surely fall sharply in value after news of the gold sale. Obama did authorize a sale from the SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) which lowered oil prices for a few days but the benefit of a gold sale might be fleeting and I'm not sure would win him any political points from anyone (especially Ron Paul).
Before entering any investment, everyone should consult with their own investment professional and discuss the risk of possible loss of capital.
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You're probably aware that many employers now use computerized systems to scan resumes for keywords and quickly narrow down the list of potential candidates. Employers want to know if you're qualified. While it's still okay to follow a common sense resume structure, it's important to revise your resume with this pattern-recognition software in mind. Software programs will rank information in a hierarchy according to an employer's needs.
In order to make it past the software scan, you need your resume to clearly state the skills you have that your potential employer desires. Consider listing your skills at the top of your resume, and then following with a professional summary and employment history. Review the job listing for keywords to incorporate these words into your resume.
Remember that a computer scanning your resume won't understand metaphors or jargon. If you state that you're a Renaissance man (or woman), you're not going to get past the initial scan – and such language probably wouldn't impress your potential employers, either. Be clear and specific when describing your skills.
Instead of just listing the names of past companies you've worked for and your dates of employment there, include relevant details about the company size, its customer base, and so on. Review the job description again and look for clues about how your previous job experience places you in perfect position to work for the company you're sending your resume to – for example, do you have experience working for a company of similar size? Make sure this is apparent.
There's a chance your official job title may not reflect the full reality of your job or your professional capabilities. This is especially true if your job title is listed as "manager" or "program coordinator." In this case, consider adding in a keyword or two into the description that better encompass the scope of your position. Just make sure that your editing or supplementing still faithfully describes your work. You can't lie about your professional responsibilities or exaggerate them.
Incorporate as many facts and figures as you can. For example, think about the number of people impacted by your work, or whether you can calculate the percentage by which you exceeded any fundraising goals. Depending on your profession, this may be easily accomplished, or may take a bit of creativity. If you can't come up with easy figures, focus on providing answers to the following areas: range, frequency, and scale. For example: About how many clients did you supervise? How often did you evaluate articles for publication? What scale did your budget operate on, and did you find ways to save money?
Resist the urge to put everything you've ever done on your resume. Don't think of your resume as a comprehensive list of your career. Think of it as a marketing document that has been tailored to highlight the reasons why you are exceptionally qualified for the position you seek.
Some professions, such as those focused on graphic design, might demand a more visually creative resume. But for everyone else, it's best to keep it simple, and use classic and readable fonts. It's also to your advantage to leave a good amount of white space on the page to increase readability.
Your contact information needs to be prominent, but it no longer needs to include your home address. A professional email address and phone number will suffice. In place of your address, consider including information about where your employers can find you on the web, such as your LinkedIn profile or Twitter handle (provided your social media sites are suitable for prospective employers to see).
There will always be some who insist that a two- to three-page resume is ideal, but most would agree that a resume should be kept to a page. If you truly have enough relevant experience to showcase on a second page, go ahead – but see if you can first scale back to a page. Do you have five to six bullet points under each section? See if you can reduce them to two to three. Professional recruiters will thank you.
Depending on where you are in your career – maybe you're looking for a first serious job, or you've switched careers after taking time off – you may have gaps in your work history. In this case, don't list the start and end dates for each job you've held. Use years only. Avoid the temptation to get cute about your time spent out of the work force by inventing reasons for unemployment. If you need to address serious gaps in your work history, do so in your summary statement at the beginning.
And don't write "references available upon request." If employers are interested in hiring you, they'll let you know if they need references, and they'll assume you'll have them ready.
Make sure your resume is perfect. Not only do you need to have proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling, you must also see that you've varied your word choice, and described your career history in accurate and exciting ways. Once you've gone through your resume carefully, give it to a trusted friend or colleague, and have them give you feedback about what you could change.
You have your own set of professional capabilities. Resume writing and design may not be one of them – and that's okay. There are professionals to help you with any resume concerns, from rewriting to redesigning your format. Consider hiring a Fiverr resume writer right here. Your resume is the first thing potential employers will look at, and you owe it to yourself to get it right.
Rather than revising your resume until it becomes a suitable but bland document you could send to hundreds of potential employers, think about which jobs you really want to pursue. It's better to invest your time in creating customized resumes for specific job positions. Applying to fewer jobs with a thoughtfully targeted resume will ultimately get you farther.
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The 2016 Gartner Personal Technologies Study surveyed 9,592 online respondents from Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. between June and August 2016, to gain a better understanding of consumers' attitudes toward wearables, particularly their buying behavior for smartwatches, fitness trackers and virtual reality (VR) glasses.
According to the survey, the U.S. is leading smartwatch usage at 12 percent, while the U.K. is at 9 percent and Australia at 7 percent. Usage is up from Gartner's 2015 consumer survey, which showed that 8 percent of respondents in the U.S. and 5 percent in the U.K. used smartwatches.
Smartwatch usage is clearly higher among people 44 years old and younger. More than half of people who use a smartwatch (58 percent) use it every day, and those who don't (33 percent) use it at least several times a week.
According to 29 percent of survey respondents, fitness trackers are unappealing devices. They said they would not wear them or that the designs are neither fashionable nor attractive. "Fitness tracker cases and wristbands designed by fashion brands are sold as higher-priced upgrades, which may be a barrier to purchase," said Mikako Kitagawa, principal research analyst at Gartner.
What's the short term trajectory for fitness wearables? DOWN.
Analyst Gartner is projecting a dip in overall shipments next year, owing to overlapping functionality between different types of fitness wearables and because smartwatches are eating into their functionality (while also offering more in the way of communications features).
But the analyst expects the fitness wearables category to bounce back in 2016 because of better, more versatile designs and lower cost displays. In other words, fitness devices are going to up their game.
In a global forecast on fitness wearables, the analyst projects shipments will reach 68.1 million units in 2015, down from 70 million in 2014, as a larger proportion of buyers opt for smartwatches instead (it estimates that half of people considering buying a smart wristband will purchase a smartwatch instead next year — which is, of course, when Apple is expected to launch into the space). But by 2016 it sees shipments bouncing back — to total 91.3 million units.
Gartner segments the fitness wearables category into five main form factors: smart wristbands, sports watches, other fitness monitors, heart rate monitor chest straps, and smart garments.
While smart wristbands and other fitness monitors are currently the most popular form factors, the analyst identifies the latter emergent category as having the "greatest potential for growth" being as it's emerging from the testing phase.
It's projecting shipments here will grow from practically nothing (0.1 million units) in 2014, to 26 million in 2016.
Gartner adds that it expects continued overlap in functionality between smart wrist bands and smartwatches, but sees fitness bands and other fitness monitors carving out a non-retail niche in the future — by being increasingly offered by gyms, wellness providers, insurance providers, weight loss clinics and employers, sometimes at subsidized prices or for free.
It said it expects a quarter of these fitness devices to be sold through non-retail channels between 2018 and 2020.
A key driver for fitness wearables to continue to proliferate, according to Gartner, are the big funding initiatives from the likes of Apple (HealthKit), Google (Google Fit), Samsung (S.A.M.I.), and others, which will allow consumers to integrate data from multiple wearables into a single account where it can be analyzed and yield useful insights for the wearer.
Wearable electronic devices for fitness shipments are forecast to reach 68.1 million units in 2015, down from 70 million units in 2014, according to Gartner, Inc.
This temporary dip in sales will be driven by an overlap in functionality between smart wristbands, other wearable fitness monitors and smartwatches. However, the market for smart wristbands and other fitness monitors will rebound in 2016 because of versatile designs and models with lower-cost displays.
"Consumers will be able to integrate the data from most wearables into a single account where their data can be analyzed using cognizant computing to provide useful insights to wearers.
Sports watches and chest straps are well established, compared with smart wristbands first popularized by the Jawbone Up, which launched in 2011. However, Gartner believes that the smart garment product category has the greatest potential for growth going forward because the category is emerging from the testing phase and smart shirts are available to athletes and coaches of professional teams. Smart garment shipments are forecast to grow from 0.1 million units in 2014 to 26 million units in 2016 (see Table 1).
For the present, however, smart wristbands and other fitness monitors are the most popular form factors.
Gartner further predicts that in 2018 through 2020, 25 percent of smart wristbands and other fitness monitors will be sold through nonretail channels.During this time scale, smart wristbands and other fitness monitors will be offered increasingly by gyms, wellness providers, insurance providers, weight loss clinics or employers, sometimes at subsidized prices or for free.
These companies will serve as a growing distribution channel for device manufacturers. The new channels also result from fitness monitors being integrated into employee badges or identification bracelets for access control.
Business-to-consumer (B2C) companies will have rewards or gamification linked to the use of wearables as a way of keeping customers engaged with their brands.
The report is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/document/2882518.


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Na mitologia hindu, Brihaspati (também conhecido como Brahmanaspati) é o guru dos Devas e o arquirrival de Shukracharya, guru dos Danavas. Há um hino para ele no Rigveda.

Um dos mantra de Vishwamitra no Rigveda :

Vŗşabham charşninam vishwarupamdabhyam | Vrihaspatim-varenyam

- Ó Grande Homem! Nós cantamos a oração de Brihaspati (o preceptor de Deus) para a fidelidade no ensinamento e para o sucesso em todas as nossas ações. Ele é o mais respeitável e o maior. Seu desejo são invioláveis e nós ganhamos em força (espiritualidade) por seguir seus passos.

Brihaspati é o filho de rishi Angirasa e Suroopa de acordo com o Shiva Purana. Ele tem dois irmãos chamados Utathya e Samvartana, e três esposas. Sua primeira esposa Shuba deu à luz Bhanumati, Raaka, Archishmati, Mahamati, Mahishmati, Sinivalli, e Havishmati, suas sete filhas. Sua segunda esposa Tara deu à luz sete filhos e uma filha. E finalmente a sua terceira esposa Mamata, teve dois filhos, Kacha e Bharadwaja.

Ele adquiriu a sua posição como preceptor dos Devas realizando penitencias nos bancos de Prabhas Tirtha. O Senhor Shiva concedeu-lhe esta posição e o transformou em um dos Navagrahas (nove planetas), a saber, o planeta Júpiter, que é conhecido na astrologia Védica como Guru, Brihaspati, Cura ou Devaguru. De Acordo com a astrologia tradicional Hindu, o culto ou propiciação de Brihaspati ou Guru (Júpiter) resulta na cura dos indisposição que afetam o estomago e ajuda inibe o pecado.

Seu nome é escrito em Sânscrito Védico como Bŗhaspati com dois udātta (acentos), provavelmente representando as duas palavras bŗhas pati, como o mesmo significado que seu outro nome Brahmanas pati: "o lorde Brahman da Semânticas e pronuncia"; bŗhas deve ser o genitivo da raiz substantiva bŗh-.

Ver também

 Navagraha

Referências
 http://www.webonautics.com/mythology/guru_jupiter.html

Brihaspati é também o nome de um antigo filosofo indiano que é considerado o fundador sistema de pensamento ateísta Lokayata.

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By Capital FM, NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 19 – Kenya recently missed out on Sh8.6 billion of the global fund for HIV/AIDS prompting the government to form a committee to probe the misappropriation of the fund.
Among the key reasons that made the country lose out on the cash was lack of proper accounting of part of the funds given in 2002, and technical errors in writing the proposal.
According to the Permanent Secretary in the Medical Services Ministry, Professor James Ole Kiyiapi, the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) which is in charge of developing proposals and supervising the global fund is entirely to blame for this.
"They failed and I asked them why on earth they waited for four years to come and tell us – oops! We could not burn the money," the PS, who is also the new chair of the CCM, told Capital News.
"That's where the problem was and the CCM of that time must then take full responsibility because they saw that the fund was not being utilised and time was quickly moving, but they did not give a warning," he added.
The global fund, which is a pool of resources that has been made available to economies on transition by the developed countries for treatment and control of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis is disbursed through the CCM but implementation is by various partners, key among them the government, civil society organisations and faith based organisations.
"It is the means by which the country can develop proposals for funding by defining the key programme areas, what it is that needs funding and then define what institution will implement what," the PS has said.
National Aids Control Council (NACC) Chief Executive Officer Professor Alloys Orago says the council is also a member of the CCM by virtue of being the coordinating authority for HIV/AIDS related matters.
"In total the number of voting members in CCM is 25 and we also have alternates and for NACC there are two alternates so we participate fully in all the discussions," Professor Orago says.
He says that the CCM, which was formed in 2002, has three technical arms known as Inter agency Coordinating Committees (ICC) and NACC is the chair of the HIV/AIDS committee.
"The global fund recognises three bodies dealing with proposals and funding in this country; the CCM coordinates the development of all proposals then it passes it to the principal recipient who has for a long time been the Treasury, which in turn passes it to the Local Funding Agency (LFA)," Professor Orago says.
"I think it is important for everyone to know that the global fund is performance based and if you don't perform you don't get the money, that is very simple to understand," says Dr Francis Muu, an alternate for NACC.
Dr Muu says it is important for a country to analyse its previous performance before applying for another round of the fund – which Kenya failed to do – leading to its missing out on the monies.
"Only then should you make a decision and say fine, based on our performance here, I think now we should apply for a round. But unfortunately in this country we seem to be jumping on every round," he says.
He however refuses to disclose the source of the pressure only saying it was 'from many sources, including the civil society organisations'.
He reveals that the flow of the money coming in from the global fund has been poor and says the area that has particularly not done well is the use of the money from the civil society organisations.
Carol Kinoti, also an NACC alternate, says the country has previously missed out on round three of the fund while for round four the country only got the malaria grant.
"As a country we have been applying for all the rounds, which we now want to review and see whether we really need to apply for them all or there is need to first implement then prioritise, based on the gaps there are; which disease areas to go for," says Ms Kinoti.
"First of all we should not apply for all rounds; no country ever does that because global fund expects that based on the needs we have we prioritise them and then we request for funding. Applying for every round is going overboard," she adds.
The Permanent Secretary says that the global fund also lacked confidence in Kenya and it was hesitant to give the country money because they wanted to be sure that all the outstanding issues have been addressed first.
He says the global fund also wanted to be sure that the country has structured the implementation process to make it more efficient and responsive, so that any more funds released would yield the intended results.
"There is already some action that has been taken; in the past we used to have only one principal recipient, which was Treasury – now we have put two principal recipients – Treasury to receive funds for the government implementation, while Care International will be receiving for civil society organisations," says the PS.
He adds that there will be a PS steering committee for the government projects to ensure implementation obstacles are dealt with beforehand. He says treasury will also have a strong monitoring unit to track the flow of funds and implementation on the ground.


lites: Real American republicans are rich, extremely rich, and have done very well since the days of Reaganomics. Since the 1980's, they have achieved a level of entitlement and privilege that could only be called a noveau nobility. They own the government, the media, the banks, the boards of corporations, the stock markets, the Ivy league universities, the "Think Tanks". The rich elite employ able "jockeys", as campaign managers are called, to ride the candidates that they field in rigged media-dominated elections.
Candidates: the republican candidates are unusually dumb horse/men who are willing to deceive the public, because they lack any true conscience of what they are saying. To their enfeebled minds, they are "doing a job" for their elite sponsors. The candidates can say anything their jockeys tell them to, since they lack the depth of conscience to realise the value of the words that they utter. Any conscious person would blush while publicly stating bold face lies, such as G.W. Bush's: "We went to war in Iraq to bring peace and security to the world". Republican candidates squirm in the presence of a person of the noveau nobility (the elites), and delight in licking the boots of their patrons.
Fanatics: The horse/men candidates are surrounded by numerous devoted fanatics, who lack any ability to reason with a clear mind, having lost it to the cause of their fanaticism, usually a religious matter. They are driven to such extremes of loyalty because the horse/man candidate will push one of their "hot buttons", such as being "pro life", or on the "right side" , etc. To fanatics, the fact that the candidate lacks humanity and is one-dimensional and flat does not even get past their filtered perception. Fanatics are almost manic at promoting their republican horse/man candidate, from the pew or from the news anchor desk . They are controlled by the jockeys by allowing them to think that they have "special access" to the candidate, and are allowed to advise the horse/man on matters related to the object of their fanaticism.
Bugi Fools: Sadly, in the USA, there are no lack of burgouis (bugi) fools to act out their primal fears on election day in favor of the republican candidate that has been so ably promoted by their local network of fanatics, at their church or at their job, and co-promoted by well synchronized media campaigns. The elite's use of subliminal messages in commercials is very effective, since it shows these bugis that there are powerful forces in the business world that agree with them, that they are going to be protected by the nobility in making the obviously Wrong decision on election day.
Lumps: At the bottom of the ladder one finds the lumps of society. Isolated, disenfranchised and marginalized, their only social contact is via the television set and talk radio. These are the "undecided" voters, who will mindlessly vote for the candidate that has been promoted by their cherished media fanatic. They tend to get all of their political opinion from a single TV talking head or talk radio shmuck. Since they never switch to another channel, one could predict the yield of this segment by simply finding the ratings for the most extreme republican media outlets, such as Fox TV or the shows put out by the dredges of humanity who slurp on the radio mikes during rush hour.


Tips and tricks from real-life OB-GYNs that'll alleviate your symptoms.
Cramps are the telltale sign that your period is either on its way or here. No matter their intensity, menstrual cramps are nearly always uncomfortable and for some, can be debilitating. The sensation of painful menstrual cramps (or dysmenorrhea) usually occurs before your cycle begins or during the first few days. During your period, your uterus sheds its inner lining by contracting.
Prostaglandins are hormone-like substances that help trigger these contractions, resulting in discomfort and leaving your uterus in an inflamed state. Although it may be impossible to completely avoid cramps while having a period, we've rounded up some doctor-recommended tips to help ease the pain and make that time of the month a little bit easier.
Minkin adds, "And of course, taking the pill tends to make [your cycle] more regular, if you're somebody who has had some irregularity. So for example, some women who have really horrible cramps do find that by taking the birth control pills and having a very regular cycle, they can start taking their Aleve or their Motrin the day before their period and really try to prevent or minimize the cramps." If this seems like an option for you, we suggest talking to your gyno to figure out the best form of birth control for you.
Adding heat to your lower abdominal area can work wonders in helping alleviate some of those cramps. "I would probably say that out of topical options, heating pads would be the best. Heating pads and hot water bottles are amazing. They really do help the uterine muscle relax and that's really helpful during the menstrual cycle," Shepherd says. If you don't own a heating pad or a hot water bottle, try adding heat to that area in other ways like taking a long hot shower, drinking hot tea, or wetting a hot rag and placing it on your lower abdomen.
It's important to know your body and recognize when it's sending you messages. If none of the above tips work and you still continue to experience unbearable pain, Minkin suggests you go see your doctor. "The classic condition that tends to give you bad pain that isn't relieved by these things is endometriosis," she explains. "[Getting checked out] is very important, because we have a lot of medications that are available now and lots that are coming on to the market, which are really good for treating endometriosis." Seeing your doctor can be the first step in determining any outside causes of cramps and can further help evaluate the best solution for you.


If change is "to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is" (The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/change; then change in teaching and learning means reflecting on what we do as teachers to improve the learning of individual students. We instigate change and monitor growth in ourselves, our students, the programs we deliver as well as the community in which we work in. We try to broaden the thinking of the individual to make a difference in the world in which we live.
Innovation and change in Vocational Education and Training becomes a personal journey experienced by the teacher /trainer. Personal development is important for professional development.
In my professional life I have embraced change, tested my resilience, adaptability and fought for my beliefs. I started as a nurse, moved to Alice Springs to change the world and got lost. I travelled for a couple of years, trying to find meaning in the world and my existence in it. I returned to Australia and studied naturopathy, as I believed that this was a more powerful way to help people. For me, it wasn't.
When my children were born, I pursued my long-term desire to teach. I believed that teaching was the way to instigate change. I had spent a great majority of my nursing career educating patients about their health and empowering them to make informed choices that could change their lives. Naturopathy was similar. A nurse and a naturopath both assess the individual; making suggestions that could improve their health and wellbeing; then monitor and review as change progresses.
I believed that nursing would influence people. I learnt I couldn't save the world. I started teaching as a primary school teacher believing teaching children could change the world. Assisting children to believe in themselves and to make meaning of their world, to question, to practice, to try and to experience life was the way to change in the world. I was aiming for big change – nothing less. I felt an urgency to learn and to make a difference.
When I moved into adult education, and back to nursing I saw the importance that education and self-belief made to students of all ages. I have taught people who missed years of schooling due to drugs, alcohol, dysfunctional childhood, abuse, war and ignorance. I believe that teachers and trainers are powerful change agents. This is a responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly. A teacher/trainer has a social responsibility to nurture change, as we change the world by empowering students, one at a time.
This is a risky business, and things do not always work out as planned. This is change. We assess the individual, and continuously review and monitor the impact of education and the changes that are occurring. We change what we are doing to support our students, catering for individual difference in their learning. We learn, we change.
Embrace professional development. Embrace personal development … and change your world.


Management of internal, external and scenery lighting.
With foghorn function and preset signals according to COLREG rules and regulations.
Monitoring of tank levels with automatic curve linearisation.
Monitoring and control of pumps and valves, control of the fuel, water and bilge systems and automatic transfers between tanks. Automatic detection of valve failure.
Personalised alarms for controlling access point and door openings. Automatic selection for harbour and navigation modes.
Monitoring and control of pumps and valves.
Selection of officer on-duty cabin with alarm relaying system.
Fire and gas detection – monitoring systems on each deck.
Monitoring and control of air-conditioning systems. Interfacing with entertainment systems.
Management of blind and window opening/closing.
Remote access via the Internet for diagnostics, configuration and upgrading.
Monitoring and control of generators (via serial and/or J1939).
Monitoring of batteries and battery chargers.
Comprehensive power management system with automatic parallel (generators + shore power).
Automatic control of trim tabs and surface propellers to optimise navigation.
Comprehensive management of windshield wipers, windshield washers and heaters.
Monitoring of engines (via serial and/or J1939).
Monitoring and control of blowers/ventilation systems and inverters.
Remote alarm notification via SMS or UHF radio. Alarm notification on onboard phones via PABX.
Monitoring of watertight and fireproof doors (LRS approved).
Engine order telegraph (LRS approved).
Monitoring of the work times of each individual machine with maintenance software interface.
Filling out of machinery forms.
Comprehensive alarms management (UMS/ACCU approved): alarms history, active alarms page, multiple buzzers, selection of officer on duty cabin and alarms printout. LRS approved BNWAS function.


The World Angus Forum in Scotland was one of the most amazing opportunities I have been granted within the Angus beef industry. I am grateful for the opportunity Angus Australia enabled myself, Kait, Angus and Chloe to travel to Scotland to the World Forum to compete in the youth competition and to represent Angus Australia. I made valued networks with international delegates and representatives as well as broadening my knowledge on current issues faced worldwide.
Upon arrival both Red Angus Australia and Black Angus Australia came together to explore Edinburgh, including hiking to the top of both Crages and Aurthers Seat. Here we overlooked the amazing city of Edinburgh and experienced the beauty of Scotland with the lush green grass for miles.
Day 1 of our duties commenced Wednesday 21st June where we met with the representatives of the other countries involved in the forum. This included Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Argentina. Here each country presented to the World Delegates about their team, country and youth involvements and programs in the Angus Breed of their country. Following this, there was the welcome reception where the official opening of the forum began.
Day 2- Thursday 22nd June, we travelled to the Royal Highland Show. Here we had the opportunity to explore the show and watch the Angus judging, as well as interact with the breeders at the show. It was great to compare the judging and preparation of animals for the show ring differs to in Australia.
Day 3- Friday 23rd June, we travelled to north Dundee to the Marine Army base for team building activities. Here we were spilt up in groups amongst the other countries youth representatives to complete each task set by the marines including challenges both physical and mental which required team work and communication.
We completed a series of activities, which involved intellectual ability, communication and command roles as well as physically challenging activities in the cold mud!
Following this, in the evening we travelled to the Murrayfield Stadium for the "touch of Scotch evening" where we were greeted upon arrival with bagpipes and some Scottish dancing. The dinner was some of Scotland's specialty meals including haggis and black pudding.
Day 4- Saturday 24th June, we returned to the Royal Highland Show this time as one of our first competitions, which was stock judging. Here we each had a species to judge four classes of. Angus judged the lambs, Chloe the dairy cattle, Kait the horses and I judged the beef cattle. It was amazing to be apart of the Royal Highland Show young judges competition with the many young individuals whom travelled long distances to participate in the event. It was also great to experience how the young judges competition is run in Scotland and also represent Australia in how we judge, speak and our desired animal selection.
After the judging competition we headed out to Mosshall Red Angus on a farm tour. We took a look through both Red Angus and Black Angus herds as well as the commercial cattle. It is a credit to the breeders of their consistent herd.
Day 5- Sunday 25th June, on this day listened to some inspirational delegates at the conference talk about "from Consumption to Conception" with personal views and concepts as well as emerging technologies to assist with the rising demand of the product as well as increasing efficiency. Following this we then broke off into our team and had only a couple of hours to construct a team presentation, which we then presented to the other youth representatives with the topic of "How can technology empower Angus producers to capitalize on new opportunities". It was amazing to listen to so many young people alike ourselves so passionate in the industry with some strong points.
Day 6- Monday 26th June, this was another day we spent at the conference listening to international delegates present reports, studies, emerging products and other fascinating topics. It was amazing to sit and absorb differences between countries and think about what we already do in Australia, that makes us a step ahead of some of the other countries.
The evening was our main Gala dinner, which was held at the National Museum of Scotland. This evening was a fantastic time and I thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to talk and discuss with the international delegates. Here we heard for the first time the historic Angus song "An Angus For Me" which was sung by William McLaren Snr. I thoroughly enjoyed this evening, and was one of my highlights of the trip!
Day 7- Tuesday 27th June, here we travelled to the Borders Farm and assessed some live cattle where we had to estimate live weight, and the EUROP grading system.
We then travelled to the 'Borders Union Showground' where we participated in the AgriSkills events. For this there were several stations which we rotated through, all mainly with a primary purpose of performing the task safely and efficiently.
This included a motorbike course, varying tractor activities, catching 20 heifers and tying them up, building a rock wall and flag identification. This was followed by one member of each team putting a dog through an agility course that was a fun end to the afternoon.
That evening at the end of the Agriskills, at the showground we had the 'taste of borders buffet', which displayed some Scottish foods buffet style. This evening was full of Scottish dancing and fun for everyone.
Day 7- Wednesday 28th June, on this morning we started our day off with a tour of Grahams dairy from the arrival of the truck and milk drop off, right through to the individual products made, packaging and packing the final product into the trucks to be taken to the stores.
We then moved on and toured the Cherrybank herd in Perth. It was fantastic to see a commercial herd operation and gain insight into how the commercial set up is commonly based in Scotland. Following this we travelled to Fordel farms for a cattle herd tour of their amazing functional and consistent Angus herd.
Day 8- Thursday 29th June – we began our day by travelling to Ballindalloch castle. Here we spent the day touring the cattle, the castle and the gardens. Unfortunately it was pouring rain and a cold summers day in Scotland however the views and magnificent history of Ballindalloch made the experience well worth it.
Following this in the evening we had another delegates Highland dinner with even more Scottish food and of course some more dancing!
Day 9- Friday 30th June – This day we travelled to Scottbeef to see the carcasses that we had previously completed a live assessment on, up on hook to compare our predictions and to participate in some meat judging and meat cuts competition.
I thoroughly enjoyed touring through Scottbeef, to view the processing as well as the meat judging and quality assessing. Again to view from a different countries perspective was an eye opening experience I am grateful to have had.
Following this for the afternoon we travelled to Netherton Farms, Blackford to be drawn out of the hat and matched to our two Angus heifers which we would then use for competition in the coming days.
Day 10- Saturday 1st July- This day was spent at Netherton farms preparing our two heifers for Sunday's competition. We also had the opportunity to have a brief farm and cattle tour and of the amazing facilities on farm.
Day 11- Sunday 2nd July – This was a very sad day for everyone as the World Angus Forum for us was coming to a close. It was our final day of competition, which we had as cattle fitting/preparing, junior showmanship/parading where I was placed 2nd, and presentation of our animals and team preparation to the delegates.
To wrap up this competition we had a finale dinner held at Nertherton Angus where the results of the competition overall were also announced. This day was another highlight for me, as it was the final competition where we also learnt a lot about each countries idea of an "Ideal Animal" and of course heard the "An Angus for Me" song for the last time which by now we all had learnt to join in. The night ended with many friendships, a good laugh and of course some Scottish dancing!
This was a once in a lifetime opportunity that words cannot describe for me. I made so many valuable networks and friends in the Angus breed World Wide all passionate about producing Angus cattle and passionate to be involved within the breed, particularly in the youth.
I would like to sincerely thank all those involved with the organization, farm tours, Netherton Angus, Aberdeen Angus Society, The Angus Australia Society for enabling myself and the other team members to travel to Scotland and represent Angus Australia with pride, our amazing sponsors whose support we appreciate so greatly (QLD State Committee, Bald Blair Angus, Ray White Livestock Guyra, Ramage Engineering, Bowenfels Angus and Landmark Guyra), the youth delegates from all around the world and of course my fellow team mates.
Thank you to everyone for this amazing opportunity to represent Angus Australia with pride.


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Rachel Hunt spent more than any other Democratic House candidate or officeholder in North Carolina
North Carolina Democratic House candidates and officeholders have spent $3.1 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state representatives and candidates, Rachel Hunt has spent more than any other Democrat.
Hunt is the representative for North Carolina House District 103 and is running to represent North Carolina State Senate District 42 in 2022. Hunt raised $303,918 and spent $66,452 between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) reports, Hunt spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
Rachel Hunt's Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
$11,500 Meghan M Quick INDIVIDUAL
$10,685 North Carolina Democratic Party ENTITY
$7,370 Blue Wave Political Partners LLC ENTITY
$6,128 Paragon Payment Solutions ENTITY
$6,000 Pine State Advisors LLC ENTITY
$5,957 Lasting Printing & Graphics ENTITY
$4,500 Ngp Van Inc ENTITY
$2,526 Sage & Swift ENTITY
$2,500 Mack Pearsall INDIVIDUAL
$2,460 Ces Mail Communications Inc ENTITY
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active North Carolina PACs submitted to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE). Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Rachel Hunt's campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
2022 Semiannual 1/28/2022
2022 Q1 Plus 5/10/2022
2022 Semiannual (only candidates not on 2022 ballot) 7/29/2022
2022 Q3 Plus 10/31/2022
2022 Year End Semiannual (only candidates not on 2022 ballot) 1/27/2023

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Midwest Regional Bank held a Ribbon Cutting and Open House at its newest banking center in Clayton, Missouri. Located at 135 N. Meramec Ave in the heart of Clayton, the St. Louis County seat and thriving metropolitan hub. This new branch is a part of the bank's extension into mid-county and serves both Retail and Commercial customers.
The stunning new space has a modern interior with soaring ceilings, clean lines, and bright hues. The backlit water feature behind the teller line is a focal point, and the customer lounge with a linear inset fireplace invites customers to relax while catching up over fresh coffee and cookies. The branch offers plenty of free parking and easy access ATM and Drive-Thru Lanes, setting this banking center apart from others in the city center.
Sanford Scott is Midwest Regional Bank's Area President and will lead both the Commercial and Retail operations for the market. Brandon Schmiedeke serves as the Retail Banking Manager, Brad McLaury is Vice-President, SBA/Commercial Loan Officer, and Craig Cole is Senior Vice-President, USDA Government Lending.
Midwest Regional Bank is a Missouri state-chartered full-service bank providing products and services to the retail and commercial markets. Operating since 1894, Midwest Regional Bank has assets of over $560 million and has Missouri offices in Arnold, Chesterfield, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Festus, Kirkwood, Otterville, Sunset Hills, and across the country in Phoenix, Denver, Tampa, Fairview Heights, Houston and Dallas.


"After a film about aliens among us with an ending that was just a little too cliche and a local documentary about cicadas (featuring noted cicada maven Gene Krivsky), New York 12-piece The Sharp Things took the Southgate stage for 45 minutes of orchestrated Pop bliss. As the band settled into their spots (on what they noted before the show as being one of the more spacious stages they've played on), guitarist Jim Santo cracked, "This jacket is made of cicadas. I ordered it 17 years ago and it just came in." The jacket in question was a pink/white/gray medium-wide striped affair that looked exactly like a pair of pants I owned in the fifth grade when I used to endure a variety of beatings on a weekly basis. I don't think the pants had anything to do with the beatings, but seeing Santo's jacket was a powerful memory cue for all of the things I had found a way to block from my fifth grade experience.
"Luckily, The Sharp Things' symphonic Pop soothed those savage beasts right back into the Pandora's brain box of my repressed childhood recollections. Sounding like an Indie Rock orchestra as arranged by Burt Bacharach and Jimmy Webb, The Sharp Things laid down a groove that swelled with the exquisite sound of a trio of lovely violinists who doubled as back up singers (Aisha Cohen, Janis Shen, Andrea Dovalle), a pair of crack guitarists (Jim Santo and Michelle Caputo), a skilled trombonist who also blew a mean hooter (Brad Madsen), a second keyboardist with nimble fingers and a strange resemblance to Bob Saget (Bob Byrne) and a rhythm section as solid as God's alibi and as slinky as black lace lingerie (bassist Rich Holst and drummer Steve Gonzales); sadly, the band was without their gifted cellist Bob Smolenski, who would certainly have injected a gorgeously sonorous atmosphere into the proceedings had he been able to make the trip. Led by keyboardist/frontman/songwriter Perry Serpa, The Sharp Things breezed through selections from their three albums over the past four years — 2003's Here Comes the Sharp Things, 2005's Foxes & Hounds and the recently released A Moveable Feast — and converted the Southgate House stage from venerable Rock venue locale into venerable Rock orchestra pit.
"The Sharp Things set the tone with Foxes and Hounds' stupendous opening track, "There Will Be Violins," as much a mission statement for the band as a song. They followed up with my personal favorite track from A Moveable Feast, the anthemic "Through With Love," a lovely and powerful song in the studio that converts into a formidable presence live, particularly Santo's Mick Ronson/*Ian Hunter* guitar solo toward the end. In fact, everything The Sharp Things presented from their first two albums was likewise expanded in tone and density, partially because of the natural translation to the stage and partially because the band has continued to solidify and evolve since coming together nearly five years ago. All of that evolution is brought to bear when the Sharp Things revisit their earlier material and play it alongside the muscularly cerebral material found on A Moveable Feast.


The theme: Scotland – the Beautiful.
Цель : Ориентация на формирование развития навыков и умений иноязычной речевой деятельности.
Задачи: Формирование и совершенствование речевых навыков.
Развитие у учащихся навыков выборочного чтения,монологической и диалогической речи.
Эстетическое воспитание личности, культуры мышления и общения.
1.Сәлеметсіздерме, . Good morning friends! I would like to welcome you abroad Kazakhstan Scotland flight. We are flying to Scotland, to Edinburgh. We are flying at an altitude of 11.000 metres. Our flight time will be approximately 8 hours 45 minutes. Please keep your seatbelts fastened all the time. I wish you a wonderful flight.
So, we have taken part in school competition and won this trip.
You see Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom where English is spoken.
What other English-speaking countries do you know?
English is spoken in India and Japan . English is popular all over the world. Our flight is very long. Usually on airlines people enjoy themselves by reading or talking. And I want to have a talk with you.
What attracts people in Scotland?
We are in the air for three hours already. As we have learned Scotland is the birthplace of one of the famous poet.
Please, give a look here.
Whose portrait do you see? ROBERT BURNS.
3.R.Burns was born on the 25th of January in 1799 in a poor family. His father hadnot much money to send his children of getting education and that'why he tried to give them knowledge by reading books aloud. He had been talking to his children about honour and duty. His mother Agnus Braun had such a lovely voice and little Robert got used to listen to her folk songs about life and love. These songs helped Robert to write his poems. He criticized political, economical and social life, described people of labour.
Now, we are arriving at one of the most fascinating place, where every step is history. As every country Scotland is friendly and ready to meet us with stretched arms. Please, unfasten your seatbelts. Soon we enter Scotland I wish you good luck.
5.Meeting with inhabitants:( Дети в национальных костюмах).we are glad to see you. We believe that you will have a splendid time on the of Gaelic. You are welcome.
6.So, we are on the earth of ancient city, full of secrets and mystery. Scotland has its'own lifestyle, customs and traditions which we should learn and respect and we shall help you in order not to be at a loss at any situations.
Do you know Scottish name?
If a man is called Jack Mactarvish, it is clear he is a Scotsman. A lot of Scottish family names begin with Mac or Mc like MacDonald or McNale. Jack is a popular Scottish name.
Do you know a Scotsman's traditional clothes?
They are socks, shoes, a kilt, a tie, a jacket and a bonnet.
Do you hear about Scottish hobby?
Scottish people like dancing. There are many dancing schools in Glasgow.
Do you know Scottish character?
Scottish people like to spend money on their friends and visitors and be ready to get a gift if you make the acquaintance with them.
1.Scotland is a country in the UK to the......of England.
A\ Walter Scott – a famous writer.
B\ Answer the questions – about Bobby.
D\ Learn about the Edinburgh military tattoo.


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\section{Introduction}
The difference of about sixteen orders of magnitude
between the electroweak scale ($\approx 1~TeV$) and the
Planck scale ($\approx 10^{16}~TeV$), is known as the hierarchy problem.
While theoretically there seems to be nothing which can rule
out such a difference, it certainly seems a strange thing to be.
Figure 1 demonstrates this fact.

\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\epsfxsize 2.20 in
\epsfbox{unification.eps}
\caption{Difference between the electroweak and Planck scale}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Of the many attempts to explain the hierarchy problem,
two most recent ones deserve special attention, the proposals
themselves being quite simple in themselves.
Collectively known as the {\item Brane World Scenarios},
they assume the existence of one or more spatial dimensions in our
universe, in addition to the four spacetimes that we
observe. In other words, if there are a total of $d$ spacetime
dimensions, it can be decomposed as:
$d = {4}(Observed) + {(d-4)}(Unobserved)$, as shown diagrammatically below:
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\epsfxsize 3.00 in
\epsfbox{add.eps}
\caption{Horizontal line = observed universe. Circle = unobserved universe.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\noindent
Here it is assumed that both Standard Model (SM) and gravity
are present in the observable part of the universe
(`the brane'), while gravity alone is present in the bulk.

\subsection{ADD scanerio}

The first brane world scenario,
known as the Arkani-Hamed-Dimopoulos-Dvali (ADD) model,
requires at least $2$ (possibly more)
extra dimensions \cite{add}. One may start with the Einstein action in
$d$-spacetime dimensions, ${\cal R}_d$ and $G_d$ being the
$d$-dimensional curvature scalar and gravitational constant
respectively :
\begin{equation}
S = \frac{c^3}{16\pi G_d} \int d^dx \sqrt{-g_d}~{\cal R}_d
\label{ee1}
\end{equation}
and substitute in it a $d$-dimensional metric ansatz of the
form:
\begin{equation}
{ds_d}^2 = ds_4^2 - dy_I dy^I,
\label{metric1}
\end{equation}
where the two terms represent the observed $4$-dimensional
and the hidden $(d-4)$-dimensional parts respectively (index
$I=1,\dots,d-4$). Integrating over the unobserved dimensions,
one obtains the {\item effective} $4$-dimensional action:
\begin{eqnarray}
S &=& \frac{c^3 V_{d-4}}{16\pi G_d} \int d^4 x \sqrt{-g_4}~{\cal R}_4 \\
&\equiv& \frac{c^3}{16\pi G_4}  \int d^4 x \sqrt{-g_4}~{\cal R}_4
\end{eqnarray}
where the $4$-dimensional gravitational constant is given by:
\begin{equation}
G_4 = \frac{G_d}{V_{d-4}}~.
\end{equation}
Correspondingly, the $d$-dimensional and $4$-dimensional
Planck masses are related as:
\begin{equation}
M_{Pl(d)}^{d-2} = \frac{\hbar^{d-3}}{c^{d-5} G_d}~~
= \frac{\hbar^{d-3}}{c^{d-5} {V_{d-4}} G_4}
= \left( \frac{\hbar}{c L} \right)^{d-4} M_{Pl(4)}^2 ~,
\label{pl1}
\end{equation}
where we have used: $V_{d-4} = L^{d-4}$. Now, the
four dimensional (observed) Planck scale is:
\begin{equation}
M_{Pl(4)} c^2 = 10^{19} GeV~=10^{16} TeV~.
\end{equation}
Therefore, from (\ref{pl1}), the following possibilities
(and many more) result:\\
(i) $d=6~,~L=100~\mu m ~~~\Rightarrow~~M_{Pl(6)}c^2 = 1~TeV$\\
(ii) $d=10~,~L=1~Fermi ~~~\Rightarrow~~M_{Pl(10)}c^2 = 1~TeV$.
\\
In other words, the $6$ or $10$-dimensional Planck mass
can be as low as a $TeV$. Moreover,
these cannot be ruled, out since inverse-square law
of gravity has been tested to $0.1~mm$ so far
\footnote{for d=5, $M_{Pl(5)}c^2=1~TeV~\Rightarrow~ L>>1~mm$. Therefore
it is ruled out.}
.
As a result, the hierarchy problem is solved in higher
dimensions, where, more precisely, the problem ceases to exist !

\subsection{RS scenario}

Next, we come to the second or the Randall-Sundrum (RS) brane
world scenario, where one again starts with the action
(\ref{ee1}), but instead
of the metric ansatz (\ref{metric1}), one uses the following
`warped', or non-factorisable metric \cite{rs}:
\begin{equation}
ds_d^2 = e^{-A(y)} {ds_4^2} - {dy_I dy^I}~.
\label{metric2}
\end{equation}
$\exp(-A)$ is known as the warp factor.
Now, the effective $4$-dimensional action, the gravitational
constant and the relation between Planck masses read as:
\begin{eqnarray}
S &=& \frac{\left[c^3 \int d^{d-4} y \sqrt{g(y)} e^{-A}\right]}
{16\pi G_d} \int d^4x \sqrt{-g_d}~{\cal R}_d \\
&\equiv & \frac{c^3}{16\pi G_4}  \int d^4 x \sqrt{-g_4}~{\cal R}_4 \\
G_4 &=& G_d
\left[ \int d^{d-4} y \sqrt{g(y)} e^{-A} \right]^{-1} \\
~M_{Pl(d)}^{d-2}
&=& \left( \frac{\hbar}{c} \right)^{d-4}
\frac{M_{Pl(4)}^2}{\int d^{d-4} y \sqrt{g(y)} e^{-A}}
\approx
 \left( \frac{\hbar}{c} \right)^{d-4}~
{k}^{d-4}~M_{Pl(4)}^2~.
\end{eqnarray}
In the above, a warp factor of the form $A(y)=k\sqrt{y_Iy^I}$
has been assumed,
which is a solution of the Einstein equations in the RS scenario,
as we shall see shortly. Now, if $d=5$, and
our universe (`visible brane') is located at $y=y_0$, the conformal
factor of the metric
(\ref{metric2}) is of the form $\Omega^2 = e^{-A(y_0)}$.
Considering any matter action (such as that for the Higgs field)
with a mass parameter $m_0$, and integrating
over the extra dimension with the metric (\ref{metric2}) and the
above conformal factor results in the following {\item physical mass},
which is exponentially suppressed:
\begin{equation}
m_{H} = e^{-A(y_0)} m_{0}~.
\label{warp1}
\end{equation}
Thus if $m_{0}^{}~c^2 = 10^{16} TeV$ and $A \approx 12$, then
$m_{H} c^2 = 1~TeV.$
In other words, a small conformal factor explains hierarchy.
The situation is depicted in the figure below, where $y\equiv r\phi$,
$r$ being a characteristic length scale, and $y=y_0$ corresponds to
$\phi=\pi$. The warp factor on the {\item Hidden Brane} is unity.
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\epsfxsize 2.70 in
\epsfbox{rs.eps}
\caption{Hidden and visible branes in the RS scenario}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Now, we explicitly compute the warp factor in Eq.(\ref{metric2}),
which is first written in the following form for $d=5$:
\begin{equation}
ds^2=e^{-A(\phi)}~\eta_{\mu\nu}dx^{\mu}dx^{\nu} -
r^2 d\phi^2~,
\label{metric3}
\end{equation}
where the solution for $A$ follows from extremising the following action
($M_{Pl(5)}\equiv M$):

\begin{eqnarray}
S &=& S_{Gravity} + S_{vis} + S_{hid} \label{act1}  \\
{}\nonumber \\
\mbox{where,}~~~~S_{Gravity} &=& \int d^4x~r~d{\phi}
\sqrt{-G}~[ 2M^3R + {\Lambda}]\\
{}\nonumber\\
S_{vis} &=&  \int d^4x \sqrt{-g_{vis}}~[L_{vis} - V_{vis}] \\
{}\nonumber\\
S_{hid} &=&  \int d^4x \sqrt{-g_{hid}}~[L_{hid} - V_{hid}]~,
\end{eqnarray}
$\Lambda$ being the $5$-dimensional cosmological constant, and $c$ and
$G$ have been set to unity. The corresponding
equations of motion are ($'={d}/{d\phi}$):
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{3}{2}{A'}^2&=&-\frac{\Lambda}{4M^3}~r^2~,
\label{eom1}
\end{eqnarray}
which has the following solution $(k =\frac{-\Lambda}{24M^3})$
\begin{eqnarray}
A&=& 2kr\phi \\
V_{hid}&=&-V_{vis}= 24 M^3 k ~.
\end{eqnarray}
Thus from (\ref{warp1}), we see that the following
suppression of mass occurs:
\begin{eqnarray}
\left( \frac{m_H}{m_0}\right)^2 =
e^{-2A}|_{\phi=\pi}
= e^{-2kr\pi}  \approx (10^{-16})^2~,
\label{warp2}
\end{eqnarray}
from which, it follows that:
\begin{equation}
kr= \frac{16}{\pi}\ln(10)= 11.6279\dots
\end{equation}
We will call this the `RS value' of the warp factor.

At this point, it is natural to ask as to what happens to the above value
if there are other fiels in the bulk.
In particular, one can consider
the massless NS-NS fields in string theory, which can
be written as
$
\alpha_{-1}^\mu~\tilde\alpha_{-1}^\nu
|0;k\rangle $
($\alpha^\mu_{-1},\tilde\alpha^\mu_{-1}$ are annihiliation/creation operators
and $|0;k\rangle$ is the string ground state),
whose symmetric, anti-symmetric and trace parts are interpreted as the
graviton ($g_{\mu\nu}$), dilaton ($\phi$) and the Kalb-Ramond ($B_{\mu\nu})$
fields respectively.
The last of these, which gives rise to a $3$-form field strength
$H_{MNL} = \partial_{[M} B_{NL]}$ will be included here and its
effect on the RS scenario studied.

\section{RS scenario with Kalb-Ramond field}

We once again start with the metric ansatz (\ref{metric3}), with the
the Kalb-Ramond (KR) action added to the action (\ref{act1}).
\begin{eqnarray}
S &=& S_{Gravity} + S_{vis} + S_{hid} + S_{KR}  \\
S_{KR} &=& \int d^4x~r~d{\phi}\sqrt{-G}~[ -2H_{MNL} H^{MNL}]~.
\end{eqnarray}
They give rise to the following equations of motion
(which reduce to Eq.(\ref{eom1}) when $H_{MNL}=0$):
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{3}{2}{A'}^2&=&-\frac{\Lambda}{4M^3}~r^2 -
\frac{3}{2M^3}
g^{\nu\beta}g^{\lambda\gamma}H_{\phi\nu\lambda}H_{\phi\beta\gamma}
\\
\frac{3}{2}({A'}^2-{A''})&=&-\frac{\Lambda}{4M^3}r^2+\frac{\exp(-2A)}{2M^3}
~\eta^{\lambda\gamma}
[- 12\eta^{00} H_{\phi 0 \lambda}H_{\phi 0 \gamma}+3\eta^{\nu\beta}
H_{\phi\nu\lambda}H_{\phi\beta\gamma}]
\\
\frac{3}{2}({A'}^2-{A''})&=&-\frac{\Lambda}{4M^3}r^2+\frac{\exp(-2A)}{2M^3}
~\eta^{\lambda\gamma}
[-12\eta^{ii} H_{\phi i \lambda}H_{\phi i \gamma}+3\eta^{\nu\beta}
H_{\phi\nu\lambda}H_{\phi\beta\gamma}] ~.
\end{eqnarray}
Remarkably, the above set of equations has a unique solution
of the form:
\begin{eqnarray}
e^{-A}&=&\frac{\sqrt{b}}{2kr}\cosh{(2kr\phi+2krc)}~ \label{warp3} \\
c &=& - \frac{1}{2kr} \tanh^{-1} \left( \frac{V_{hid} }{24 M^3 k} \right)
=  -\pi + \frac{1}{2kr} \tanh^{-1} \left( \frac{V_{vis} }{24 M^3 k} \right)~,
\label{c1}\\
B^{\mu\nu} &=& k^{\mu\nu} \frac{2kr}{b} \tanh\left(2kr\phi+2krc \right)
\end{eqnarray}
where the parameter $b$ is related to the KR energy density, and
$k^{\mu\nu}$ is a constant polarisation tensor.
Requiring $A(0)=1$ on the hidden brane leads to:
\begin{equation}
\frac{2kr}{\sqrt{b}}=\cosh(2krc)~.
\end{equation}
Note that the RS limit corresponds to: $b \rightarrow 0~,~c\rightarrow-\infty$.

The counterpart of Eq.(\ref{warp2}) is now:
\begin{eqnarray}
 \left(\frac{m_H}{m_0}\right)^2 &=&
e^{-2A}|_{\phi=\pi}
=
\frac{\sqrt{b}}{2kr}\cosh\left[2kr\pi + \cosh^{-1} \frac{2kr}{\sqrt{b}}\right]
\label{warp4}\\
&=&
\left[
\cosh\left(2 kr\pi\right) - \sinh\left( 2kr\pi\right)
\sqrt{1- \frac{b}{(2kr)^2}}
~\right]
\\
&\approx& (10^{-16})^2 ~,\\
{}\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
inverting which, we get:
\begin{eqnarray}
b = (2kr)^2
\left[1 -
\left(
\coth(2kr \pi) - (m_H/m_0)^2 {\rm cosech}(2kr\pi)
\right)^2
\right]~.
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
Note that, the RS value of $kr$ corresponds to $b=0$ (as expected).
For $kr>$ RS value, one gets $b>0$, whereas
$kr<$ RS value corresponds to $b<0$.
The last possibility is unphysical however, since it corresponds
to an imaginary metric and warp-factor, as can be seen from
Eqs.(\ref{warp3}) and (\ref{warp4}).
Now let us examine the range of (positive) values of $b$, which
solve the hierarchy problem in this case. Figure 4 shows the
plot of $\log|b|$ vs $kr$. The kink corresponds to the RS value
of $kr$, for which $b=0$. The LHS of the kink corresponds to
$b<0$ (unphysical sector), whereas the RHS corresponds to
$b>0$ (physical sector). Note that $b$ rises to a maximum of
$\approx 10^{-62}$ at $kr \approx 11.8$ and then falls back to zero.
Thus, we see that although $b$ has to be non-zero, for any
finite value of $kr$, it is extremely fine-tuned.
It is interesting to note that such a small value of the
KR field was also predicted in a somewhat different context in
\cite{ssg1}. The hierarchy
problems appears to come back in disguise. This is our main result,
which first appeared in \cite{paper1}.

\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{center}
\epsfxsize 2.70 in
\epsfbox{ddssgfig2.eps}
\caption{Plot of $\log|b|$ vs $kr$}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Next, we compute the induced $4$-dim cosmological constant on
the visible brane, which is given by \cite{maar}:
\begin{eqnarray}
\lambda = \frac{1}{2} \left( k V_{vis} + \Lambda \right)~.
\end{eqnarray}
Using (\ref{c1}), we get:
\begin{eqnarray}
\lambda = -12 M^3 k \left[
\tanh(2krc ) + 1  \right]
\approx
-24 M^3 k~\frac{b}{(4kr)^2} ~ \approx -10^{-63}
\end{eqnarray}
where in the last step, we have used the (small) value of
$b$ derived earlier. This is contrary to the currently accepted
value of about $\lambda=+10^{-123}$ in Planck units.

\section{Summary and discussions:}

In this article, we have shown that on inclusion of the
anti-symmetric Kalb-Ramond field, the RS brane world scenario
continues to provide a solution to the hierarchy problem, albeit with an
extremely fine-tuned value of the KR field. In our opinion, this
can be interpreted as the re-appearence of the problem in another
guise. Furthermore, the KR field induces a (small) negative
cosmological constant in the visible universe, which is
in variance with the currently accepted (small) positive
value of the cosmological constant.

It would be interesting to probe further phenomenological
implications of the inclusion of the KR field, as well as those
of the dilaton field. It would also be interesting to see
whether brane worlds are stabilised against perturbations
when these fields are present \cite{gw}. While we hope to report on these
issues elsewhere \cite{ddsg2}, here we certainly seem to be faced with the
general question: if RS brane world the answer to the hierarchy problem?

\ack
SD thanks A. Dasgupta for discussions. SD and AD thank
the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for hospitality, where
part of the work was done. The work of SD
was supported by the Natural
Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the
University of Lethbridge and the Perimeter Institute for
Theoretical Physics.

\section*{References}

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Mohammed Al Hammadi has said the UAE has taken efforts in educating its public about the fundamentals of nuclear energy production.
by Mary Sophia
The lack of engagement between nuclear companies and the broader public has resulted in a negative reputation for nuclear energy as a means of power generation, a senior official at Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said.
Speaking at the World Energy Congress in Daegu, Korea, Mohamed Al Hammadi, chief executive officer of ENEC, said that statistics show that nuclear energy is a safe, reliable and commercially competitive electricity generation technology but has suffered due to miscommunication with the public.
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This process of building a vibrant, engaged, and geographically diverse community was part of the first phase of my overall vision of having every child everywhere get the high-quality physical education experience they need and deserve. Today, with over 10 000 teachers within our community (including some big-league thought leaders), I think it's time to move onto Phase Two.
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I was having an awesome conversation the other day with a fellow teacher about what it really means to "meet the needs of every child". Through our discussion, we determined that one of the most important keys to meeting the needs of each of your students is an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the content that you are teaching.
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It seems like basic Physical Education 101 knowledge, but the truth is that too often we start our Standard 1 (or your PE curriculum's equivalent) lessons off without having reflected on the actual language and breakdown of the skill. We go based of what we know about the skill without worrying too much about making sure the language we are using is consistent from class to class (I've realized that this was a big problem in my teaching).
Now, although there are a ton of resources out there that can help you find breakdowns of different skills, wouldn't it be nice if you could find all of that information in one place? Wouldn't that help you in your planning, instruction, and assessment? Couldn't a resource like that help you get closer to being the best teacher you could be?
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Once we've created a tab for a category/sport/activity, then it is tie time to list the various skills that a required within that category/sport/activity. We have a lot of experts and high level coaches within our community, not to mention athletes who have a tremendous amount of experience in different sports. Let's make sure that we are calling things by their proper names (e.g. a "forearm pass" rather than a "bump" in volleyball), and that we are providing a working definition for each skill. Don't be afraid of editing other people's work. The goal isn't to claim ownership over the work we are producing: the goal is to produce the best resource possible.
For each skill we are going to enter into the Skillbook, we will need to include five critical elements of the mature pattern of that skill. Yes, there might be skills that seem like they need more than five and some that might need less. However, for the purpose of consistency here, we are going to stick to five for each skill. Again, we will need to edit these as a community to ensure that these critical elements are as clear as possible.
Although the critical elements will be very useful for the teacher who is assessing throughout their lesson/unit, the language might not be appropriate for all learners. To help make some of these elements easier to understand for our different learners, I've added columns for Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12) Learning Cues. Although not all skills will be taught at all levels, it's still handy to know how you can explain a skill to learners who are at a more (or less) advanced level.
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Taylor, who spent the first 11 years of his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars before signing a two-year contract with the Patriots during the offseason, is New England's leading rusher. He has 45 carries for 201 yards and two touchdowns in four games this season, and he expressed disappointment in missing playing time, starting with Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos.
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