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Ballet II (2-3rd) is a structured introduction to proper ballet positions, technique and body alignment. Vocabulary and curriculum are taught through barre and center exercises to develop strength, build endurance, and increase flexibility. Through ballet stories, games and rhythmic patterns dancers gain confidence and self-expression.
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Environmental issues in agriculture a silent reason behind farmers' protests
by Mayank Aggarwal, S. Gopikrishna Warrier on 8 December 2020
In September, the government of India unveiled new farm laws which Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as the biggest reforms in the sector in the past few decades.
But the farmers are unhappy and since September they have been protesting against it stating that the new laws do not promise a minimum support price for their crops – something the present laws were doing.
The farmers and organisations working for them note that for a country like India where more than 50 percent of the population is directly or indirectly involved in agriculture which is heavily impacted by climate change, a guarantee in the form of the minimum support price (MSP) for their crops is crucial.
Farmers camping at the borders of India's national capital have refused to budge until new farm laws recently brought in by the Indian government are repealed and they have an assured minimum support price for their crops. In September 2020, the central government had passed three new farm laws and asserted that they would help farmers. The protesting farmers are mainly from Punjab and Haryana, supported by their fellow farmers from other states.
With nearly a dozen political parties pledging their support to their cause, the standoff may intensify if the central government refuses to repeal the laws. On December 8, the farmer groups have also called for Bharat Bandh (a general strike across India) which has received support from organisations across the country.
The new laws were announced by the central government as a milestone in the process of economic reforms in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had described the new farm laws as 'historic' and one of the biggest reforms in the sector.
While the economic reforms of 1991 made structural changes in the industrial policies of the country, the three farm laws, launched as part of the process of economic recovery after the COVID-19 lockdown, were announced by the central government as legislations that would initiate the reform process in the agricultural sector. The new farm laws are the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
However, farmers are angry over the laws not assuring them the minimum support price (MSP) and they claim that the new laws would leave them at the mercy of the private corporate companies, who could replace the government agencies in procuring their agricultural produce.
Since then, the farmers were camping at the Punjab-Haryana border where they stayed for over two months but decided to march to Delhi when no one paid heed to their demands. Over the last couple of weeks, from the time they clashed with the police at the Punjab-Haryana border and then blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh highway, they have had several rounds of discussions with the central government.
Though the demand for the MSP is not connected directly to environmental issues, the impacts of climate change are integral to it. This is because crops across India routinely face the impact of excess rain, no rain, heat, pests, hail, flood, drought and seawater inundation which ultimately affects the earnings of the farmers.
In fact, some agriculture leaders note that many agriculture conflicts have their roots in environmental factors impacting crops.
Dr. Sunilam, a former legislator from Madhya Pradesh and a working group member of the farmers' organisation All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), said both are "closely interlinked." "There is no denying the connection … Whether it is rain, hail storms or floods, drought, etc., there is always much uncertainty due to environmental issues that keep the farmers on their toes," he said.
Over the past few years, there have been numerous instances where fluctuations in the climate – rainfall, temperature, water management – have impacted agriculture. According to the Economic Survey 2019-20, agriculture had a gross value addition (the value of the agricultural goods and services produced after deducting the cost of inputs and raw materials) of 16.5 percent in 2019-2020. Agriculture and associated sectors employ more than 50 percent of the country's population. Thus, climate change impact on Indian agriculture has implications for national income, food security and livelihood security of a significant section of the population.
The farmer groups have promised to keep their protest non-violent. Photo by Hardeep Bagga.
In December 2019, Ramesh Chand, who is member of India's federal think tank, Niti Aayog, while addressing a conference had said that it is evident that agriculture is "central to climate change and clean air, and sustainable use of land and water."
"Agriculture is both part of the problem and part of the solution to climate change and sustainability. We must seize every opportunity to shift away from inefficient farm practices, towards long-term sustainability, efficiency and resilience. Among all sectors, agriculture offers the best hope for green growth that is environmentally sustainable," Chand had said.
Read more: The 20 lakh crore package looks ahead, missing immediate concerns of farmers
Farmer unrest has been brewing for some time now
The protests of the farmers is not a sudden reaction and the discontentment among farmers had been brewing for a long time. Even during the COVID-19 lockdown, the central government announced a Rs 20 trillion package which included measures to address the stress in the agricultural sector but it failed to cut ice with the agricultural community which felt it does not provide any relief to cultivators and agricultural labourers.
The protests by the farmers have received support from many unions and groups across India. Protest marches have also been taken out in the United Kingdom and the United States of America to express solidarity and support to the farmers.
Before the national elections of 2019, there was unrest among farmers in Punjab. Farmers in the well-irrigated tracts of the state had told Mongabay-India about the plethora of environmental factors they were facing, including unreliable weather patterns.
Farmers from across the country have been facing the brunt of a changing climate in recent years. In 2019, the director general of the India Meteorological Department told Mongabay-India that reliability of the monsoonal system was changing. The calendrical pattern was changing and the monsoonal system was turning into a string of extreme weather events.
Over the years, the stress in the farm sector has only increased and the importance of farming and environmental issues have repeatedly come to surface. For instance, in late 2018, during the legislative elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, farmers' protest had emerged as one of the major factors behind the loss of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In August 2018, Kerala suffered from a devastating flood, which caused an estimated economic loss of Rs 310 billion. Of this, the loss to the agricultural sector was so significant that the state's Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar stated that Kerala would renew its agricultural activities and policies.
In January 2020, hailstorm and unseasonal rainfall damaged crops in Haryana's Rohtak area. With climate change, the variation in the temperature and rainfall could increase and this variation can seriously result in crop losses and harm the interests of farmers.
Read more: [Analysis] Will environmental issues drive the narrative in the 2019 national elections?
Facing climate change, farmers want a guarantee for their crops
This is one of the many reasons that farmer leaders believe environmental issues as an important factor influencing Indian agriculture and want the MSP as a safety net for the time, effort and risk they invest into farming.
Kedar Sirohi, working president of the Kisan Congress (Indian National Congress's agriculture wing) in Madhya Pradesh, said farmers just need a guarantee of the price.
"Environment is definitely a factor for fluctuation in agriculture which directly or indirectly employs about 50 percent of the country's population. In return, the farmers are only seeking a guarantee of the price for their crops … they are not seeking any other benefit or compensation against any external factor like climate. If they can get a guarantee that they have no other conflict," Sirohi told Mongabay-India, who was in Delhi for the farmers' protest and now returning to Madhya Pradesh to support farmers protesting there.
Farmer at the Delhi border claims they have enough ration sustain the protest for months. Photo by Hardeep Bagga.
Yudhvir Singh, who is national secretary of farmer groups the Bharatiya Kisan Union and the Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers' Movements (ICCFM), said the whole system of the MSP is defective as it only takes into account factors like production, stock and international prices while ignoring many other factors.
"The government has been speaking about doubling farmers' income by 2022 even though that seems like a far off dream. Even then farmers are happy with the assurance of lowest possible support for the government and not asking for anything more," Singh told Mongabay-India.
When the COVID-19 lockdown paralysed the manufacturing and the services sector of economy, and sent millions of domestic migrants from cities and towns back to their home states, it is farming that sustained lives and livelihoods in the villages. A good monsoon and a healthy kharif harvest brought the initial cheer in the days of national despondency. The farmers, who were the harbingers of that cheer, are protesting to get their voices heard.
Read more: COVID-19 lockdown locks down farmers' income
Banner image: Farmers have opted to stay put until their demand for repealing the new farm laws is met. Photo by Manish.
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Prostacyclin protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis via a PPARα-dependent pathway
Y. H. Hsu, C. H. Chen, C. C. Hou, Y. M. Sue, C. Y. Cheng, T. H. Cheng, H. Lin, W. L. Tsai, P. Chan, T. H. Chen
衛生福利部雙和醫院
臺北市立萬芳醫院
小兒學科
內科學科
生理學科
新藥研發產業博士學位學程
心臟血管內科
臺北醫學大學細胞治療與再生醫學研究中心
臺北醫學大學臺北心臟醫學研究中心
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To study the protective effect of prostacyclin (PGI2) we increased PGI2 production by infected NRK-52E cells with an adenovirus carrying cyclooxygenase-1 and prostacyclin synthase. PGI2 overexpression protected these cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis by reducing cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-9, cytochrome c, and decreasing generation of reactive oxygen species. Expression of the nuclear receptor of PGI2, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα), was reduced during gentamicin treatment of the cells, while its overexpression significantly inhibited gentamicin-induced apoptosis and the amount of cleaved caspase-3. Transformation with PPARα short interfering RNA abolished the protective effect of PGI2 overproduction in gentamicin-treated cells. The PPARα activator docosahexaenoic acid given to gentamicin-treated mice significantly reduced the number of apoptotic cells in renal cortex, but this protective effect was not seen in PPARα knockout mice. Our study suggests that increased endogenous PGI2 production protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis through a PPARα-signaling pathway.
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ki.5002704
已發佈 - 3月 2008
腎臟病學
10.1038/sj.ki.5002704
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Epoprostenol Medicine & Life Sciences 93%
Gentamicins Medicine & Life Sciences 85%
Caspase 3 Medicine & Life Sciences 24%
prostacyclin synthetase Medicine & Life Sciences 22%
Cyclooxygenase 1 Medicine & Life Sciences 17%
Hsu, Y. H., Chen, C. H., Hou, C. C., Sue, Y. M., Cheng, C. Y., Cheng, T. H., Lin, H., Tsai, W. L., Chan, P., & Chen, T. H. (2008). Prostacyclin protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis via a PPARα-dependent pathway. Kidney International, 73(5), 578-587. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ki.5002704
Prostacyclin protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis via a PPARα-dependent pathway. / Hsu, Y. H.; Chen, C. H.; Hou, C. C. 等.
於: Kidney International, 卷 73, 編號 5, 03.2008, p. 578-587.
Hsu, YH, Chen, CH, Hou, CC, Sue, YM, Cheng, CY, Cheng, TH, Lin, H, Tsai, WL, Chan, P & Chen, TH 2008, 'Prostacyclin protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis via a PPARα-dependent pathway', Kidney International, 卷 73, 編號 5, 頁 578-587. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ki.5002704
Hsu YH, Chen CH, Hou CC, Sue YM, Cheng CY, Cheng TH 等. Prostacyclin protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis via a PPARα-dependent pathway. Kidney International. 2008 3月;73(5):578-587. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002704
Hsu, Y. H. ; Chen, C. H. ; Hou, C. C. 等. / Prostacyclin protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis via a PPARα-dependent pathway. 於: Kidney International. 2008 ; 卷 73, 編號 5. 頁 578-587.
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Monique Giroux, née le  à Oka, est productrice et animatrice de radio québécoise.

Biographie

Née à Oka, elle se passionne très tôt pour la musique et collectionne les 45 tours.

Alors âgée de 10 ans, en 1974, elle est nommée Mairesse de Patofville de la semaine dans l'émission de télévision pour enfants Patofville et apparait ensuite dans le film documentaire Mon oncle Patof.

Implication citoyenne
Elle fait publiquement son coming out en 2006.
La même année, le groupe électro-pop Numéro rend hommage à l'animatrice avec la chanson Monique sur son album L'Idéologie des stars.

Fondation Émergence
En , Monique Giroux devient porte-parole de Gai Écoute, un centre d'aide et d'écoute téléphonique pour les gais et lesbiennes du Québec. Elle affirme alors que sa première préoccupation en devenant porte-parole pour l'organisme est de répandre un message d'inclusion de toutes les différences dans la société.

On est toutes la belle-soeur des Belles-Soeurs

Les couples Imaginaires, photographies d'Olivia Ciappa, mai 2015

Tu trouveras la paix
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La campagne L'amour crisse,

Carrière

Administratrice

Activités dans le milieu musical
 Clémence Presqu'intégrale, regroupant les monologues de Clémence DesRochers.
 La série Heureux qui comme Félix, portrait radiophonique de Félix Leclerc d'une durée de dix heures produit en 1997 par Radio-Canada et immortalisé dans un coffret de dix disques compacts. Pour ce projet, Monique Giroux assure également la conception du coffret.
 En 2002, elle réalise à Montréal et à Paris pour la RFP (Radios francophones publiques), près de 40 entrevues avec et autour de Charles Aznavour. La série radiophonique qui en découle, Aznavour… sur ma vie, est diffusée à l'été 2003.
 En 2005, elle collabore à la réalisation du disque Aujourd'hui Encore, hommage à Aznavour
 Elle signe la conception et la mise en scène de Tous avec Vigneault au bout du monde, spectacle de clôture des FrancoFolies de Montréal.
 Marraine du coffret Mille mots d'amour des Impatients, organisme qui vient en aide aux personnes souffrant du mal de vivre, elle a mis en place en 2005 le projet Parle-moi d'amour qui a pris la forme d'un coffret de lettres d'amour écrites autant par des personnalités connues que par des anonymes et des Impatients.
 Monique Giroux se lance en 2010 dans la création pure avec Un design sonore de Monique Giroux, un disque de seize chansons.

Conceptions et/ou Mises en scène
Monique Giroux a signé la conception, la mise en scène et/ou l'animation de nombreux spectacles :
 Spectacle d'ouverture des FrancoFolies de Montréal « Brel quinze ans déjà », 1993
 Spectacle d'ouverture des Francofolies de Montréal « Salut Félix », 1994
 Spectacle du Festival Juste pour rire « Salut Trenet », 2001
 Spectacle d'ouverture du Festival mondial de littérature « Accordez vos plumes », 2001, 2002, 2003, et 2004
 Le Fanal, St-Nazaire, France « L'Intégral de Brassens, 144 chansons », 2001
 Spectacle des FrancoFolies de Montréal « Hommage à Bécaud », 2002
Musée canadien des civilisations, Ottawa «L'effet Barouh», 2002
Le Fanal, St-Nazaire, France « Les Jalousies », 2002
 Spectacle de clôture des FrancoFolies de Montréal «Salut Brel» avec l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, 2003
 Le Fanal, St-Nazaire, France «Hommage à Léo Ferré», 2003
 L'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, spectacle lancement de saison 2003-2004 et concerts 2004 de Claude Dubois, Lara Fabian, Sylvain Cossette
 Star Académie, atelier sur la culture et l'histoire de la chanson, 2004
 Le Fanal, St-Nazaire, France «Hommage à Boby Lapointe», 2005
 Spectacle d'ouverture des FrancoFolies de Montréal «Hommage à Beau Dommage», 2005
 Spectacle de clôture des FrancoFolies de Montréal «Tous au bout du monde avec Vigneault», 2005
 Juste pour le plaisir coupable de chanter avec Guylaine Tremblay et Antoine Gratton, dans le cadre du festival Juste pour rire, 2007
 Paris pour moi, Festival Montréal en Lumière, 2009
 Un cadeau pour Sophie, mise en scène du conte et des chansons de Gilles Vigneault, Festival international de littérature, 2009-2010
 Spectacle au bénéfice Jeunes musiciens du monde, Club Soda, 2010
 Spectacle Le Devoir: 100 ans de chansons, Métropolis, 2010
 Des mots sur mesure, Maison de la culture Ahuntsic, 2010
 Le Québec prend la Bastille, fête de la Musique, place de la Bastille, Paris,
 Les Arts s'invitent au Jardin. Jardin botanique de Montréal. 25 spectacles de 2018 à 2022
 Carte Blanche colorée par...,Place des Arts et diffusion web. 10 spectacles de 2020 à 2022
 L'histoire de mes chansons,Théâtre de la ville, Longueul, Théâtre Jean Duceppe et diffusion web. 15 émissions-spectacles.

Ouvrages
 Le Québec Chante, coécrit avec Louis Boudreault et Gino Chouinard, éditions Beaux-Livres Henri Rivard, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 2006
 Ta Photo dans ma chambre, coécrit avec Jean-Christophe Laurence, Éditions La Presse, Montréal, 2016
 Le Paris de Monique Giroux, Éditions VLB, Montréal, 2017
 Félix Leclerc et nous, co-écrit avec Pierre Gince, Éditions de l'Homme, Montréal? 2021

Prix et distinctions
1999 - Grand Prix de la Radio dans les catégories « Meilleure animation », ainsi que « Meilleure émission », pour une émission spéciale sur Léo Ferré. Un troisième de ces Grands Prix de la Radio lui était remis dans la catégorie « Meilleure Émission » pour la diffusion d'une émission spéciale intitulée Adieu Trenet.
2003 - Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2006 - Prix de l'Ordre des francophones d'Amérique du Conseil supérieur de la langue française
2008 -  Prix Raymond-Charrette du Conseil supérieur de la langue française
2008 - Femme de l'année par Elle Québec
2009 - Ordre de la Pléiade remis par l'assemblée des Parlementaires de la francophonie
2009 - Prix Harfang du Mouvement Montréal français
2010 - membre de l'Ordre du Canada
2014 - Décorée de Ordre National du Québec
2014 - Officière de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française
2015 - Prix Lutte contre l'homophobie par la Fondation Émergence
2022 - Commandeure de l'Ordre de Montréal

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Q: Can't open image in gallery on API21 - Kotlin I have an application which displays images in the app from Firebase Storage. I have implemented that when you click on the image it should open up in the gallery so that the user has the ability zoom.
It runs fine on API 28 Emulator but when running it on API21 I get the following error:
No Activity found to handle Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW *********

the code for this is:
photo2.setOnClickListener {

        val intent = Intent()
        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
        intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(uri2.toString()),"image/*")
        startActivity(intent)

    }

Is API21 not able to handle this type of intent action?

A: API 21 can handle this type of intent action.
Maybe you don't have any app to open intent with image/* type on your device? Try intent.resolveActivity() to detect if you have any app able to handle intent.
if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
    startActivity(intent);
} else {
    //there is no activity for image/* intent
    //show popup?
    Log.w("PHOTO", "No activity to handle image/* intent");
}

Docs: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent#resolveActivity(android.content.pm.PackageManager)

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0.1012310123 as a decimal - solution and the full explanation with calculations.
What is 0.1012310123 as a decimal?
To write 0.1012310123 as a decimal you have to divide numerator by the denominator of the fraction.
0.1012310123 is not a fraction so it is a decimal already.


Sure glad we are not there... No fog in May!
Southbound where us crazy's gas it homeward .
Johnson valley however interferes with my college schedule. But I will let you know if I finish college by May 14th!!!!!
Mdscott, college comes first, then Dirt bikes come second.
I am really looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and hopefully some new ones ?.
Make your plans to attend …its gonna be a ton of fun !
This ride is always a BIG Deal. You should go.
We have a special guest road-racer coming in from Georgia for the event. There will be a meet and greet autograph, opportunity on Wednesday.
I will also be cooking dinner for everyone. Not sure whats cooking yet?


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Vous trouvez ici la version française de cette page Important : I'm not concerned if your computer has a problem after using this page !!!
Important: HP has changed Omnibook Motherboard !
- Update the kernel for the RedHat-6.2 (problem with pcmcia), here are the files.
- Configure as a generic SVGA with a 1027x768 (70Hz) screen.
- Here is the new tulip_core.c, just put it in the drivers/net/tulip kernel source directory and compile the kernel !
That's all for the network card on 2.4.2 kernel !
Thanks to J. Krause for the patch !
It works with the last tulip module slightly modified (this is an ADMtek Comet/Centaur series chip).
Reboot or restart network : /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart and configure your network card !!!
Here is the information to compile it from scratch.
Thanks a lot Mr D. Becker !
Compile the kernel and listen music !
- Maestro3 driver available from alsa-project !!! Now you can play freely music !
- A driver is avalaible at opensound (not free).
!!! The mixer channels are muted by default !!!
- If you use the maestro3 driver from zabbo.net or the maestro3 in 2.4.2 kernel : That's all !
SOUNDMODULES="snd-card-maestro3 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer snd soundcore"
New : Here is an ISO image of this site with all files (for 2.2.16 kernel) , easier to use without network.
Any questions : a mail ?


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I was a student in the UK. In 1997 i returned to Cyprus leaving back a debt of 15000k (5000 in credit card, 10000 in an overdraft loan).
I was twice contacted by mail from a debt collector's agency. Other than that i have not received any other mail concerning this debt.
I want to visit the UK now and i am worried i might get arrested at the airport.
What are the chances that this might happen?
What is the best course of action to sort this debt out?
is this debt owed to a private co or an individual or is it government such as council tax or NI or income tax?
The debt is owed to the HSBC bank.
There is good news then.
This will not show up on any government computer.
It will show up on one of the credit reference agencies such as Experian but the government agencies do not worry themselves about collecting private debts.
It will not show up on the UK Border Agency computer for any reason and therefore you will not be arrested at the airport.
If HSBC want their money, the government will not collect it for them and the bank is faced with either selling due in the UK or suing you in Cyprus. All it can then do is get a judgement. You can never be arrested for a Private debt provided there is no element of fraud and the police are involved.
consequence of unpaid debts for friend returning to U.K.


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The Latin phrase "ex nihilo" means "out of nothing," and it is most often associated with the concept of creation. This phrase perfectly defines the journey of the entrepreneurial leader.
Entrepreneurial leaders are a relentless, seek-and-solve breed of innovators. They are the ones forever craning their necks, trying to "look around the corner" for the next evolution of the business. They relentlessly pursue "a better way." These entrepreneurial leaders are the real money multipliers: turning $1 of capital into $2, then $2 into $10, and $10 into $100.
Phase 1: Question. Design. Do. Discover. Disrupt.
Phase 2: Build. Delegate. Iterate. Adjust. Learn.
Phase 3: Adapt. Grow. Scale. Think.
Those who choose this less-traveled path create new businesses, new products and new markets largely out of nothing. They frame problems and seek innovative solutions. They test concepts with early-adopter customers. The first business model, the first customer of a new product, the first employee in a new market - none of it is easy.
This phase is all about bringing something new to the market. Leaders imagine how the solution solves a real problem – and they work hard to communicate that message of relevance to prospective customers. Leaders must have thoughtful curiosity and vision to thrive in this first phase.
It's not long until most leaders find themselves spending their day working "in" the business – holding all the pieces of the business together. However, once a business reaches a certain size, trying to be at the center of every decision and approving every move becomes the leader's downfall.
This phase involves a personal change and the humility to recognize the need for others. Leaders must spend their time hiring the right people, developing the team, and ensuring each team member fully understands the company strategy.
Phase 3: Adapt. Grow. Become. Scale. Think.
There are only so many hours in the day, and even entrepreneurial leaders only have a certain amount of capacity. As the business grows, focusing time for maximum impact becomes paramount.
Regardless of the industry, transforming the business while growing – its people, processes, business model and enabling technologies – is the most difficult work of all.
This phase of business requires incredible foresight and strategic planning. Leaders mentally live 6-9 months ahead of where the business is – planning for upcoming quarters, predicting resource needs, and looking for opportunity. The day-to-day will be managed by the team.
Through each phase of growth, the leader's skill and professional development must outpace the growth of the organization. The success gained through vision and creativity in Phase 1 will not necessarily translate to the most important skills needed in Phase 2 – team development and working through others. And the leadership traits that define success in Phase 2 become limiting without the communication and strategic skills required for scale and margin creation in Phase 3.
As part of this entrepreneurial journey, there is another "ex nihilo" that occurs for the leader. The learning that occurs – through visioning and design; introspection and investment in the team; and thoughtful communication and strategic thinking – transforms the entrepreneurial leader. And seemingly "out of nothing," one learns to turn dreams into reality.


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Quick Answer: What Is The Summary In A Lesson Plan?
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1 How do you write a lesson summary?
2 What does lesson summary mean?
3 What is the example of summary?
4 How long is a summary?
5 How do you start writing a summary?
6 What is the purpose of a summary?
7 What is the importance of summary?
8 When we summarize the text how long should a summary be?
9 How many sentences are in a summary?
10 What are the types of summary?
11 How many paragraphs are in a summary?
12 What is in a good summary?
13 What are the five parts of a summary?
14 What are three characteristics of a good summary?
How do you write a lesson summary?
When writing a summary, remember that it should be in the form of a paragraph. A summary begins with an introductory sentence that states the text's title, author and main point of the text as you see it. A summary is written in your own words. A summary contains only the ideas of the original text.
What does lesson summary mean?
A summary is a brief statement or account of something.
What is the example of summary?
Summary is defined as a quick or short review of what happened. An example of summary is the explanation of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" told in under two minutes. A brief statement or account covering the substance or main points; digest; abridgment; compendium.
How long is a summary?
A summary is always shorter than the original text, often about 1/3 as long as the original. It is the ultimate "fat-free" writing. An article or paper may be summarized in a few sentences or a couple of paragraphs. A book may be summarized in an article or a short paper.
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How do you start writing a summary?
A summary begins with an introductory sentence that states the text's title, author and main point of the text as you see it. A summary is written in your own words. A summary contains only the ideas of the original text. Do not insert any of your own opinions, interpretations, deductions or comments into a summary.
What is the purpose of a summary?
Writing a SUMMARY of an article The purpose of a summary is to give the reader a clear, objective picture of the original text. Most importantly, the summary restates only the main points of a text or a lecture without giving examples or details, such as dates, numbers or statistics.
What is the importance of summary?
Summarizing teaches students how to discern the most important ideas in a text, how to ignore irrelevant information, and how to integrate the central ideas in a meaningful way. Teaching students to summarize improves their memory for what is read. Summarization strategies can be used in almost every content area.
When we summarize the text how long should a summary be?
Summary should be no more than ¼ the original text. It can be one sentence, one paragraph or multiple paragraphs depending on the length of the original and your purpose for writing the summary.
How many sentences are in a summary?
A summary paragraph should be no longer than six to eight sentences. Once you finish a draft of the summary paragraph, read it over and revise it so it is short and to the point. Remove any sentences or phrases that seem redundant or repetitive.
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What are the types of summary?
28 Types of Summary There are two primary types of summary: Descriptive and evaluative. As with many types of writing, not all summaries will fit perfectly into one of these categories, but these descriptions can help you know where to start when writing a summary.
How many paragraphs are in a summary?
Write a summary. Using your list, write a summary of the essay. Limit your summary to one paragraph. (As a general rule, a summary should not be longer than ¼ the length of the essay.)
What is in a good summary?
A good summary should be comprehensive, concise, coherent, and independent. These qualities are explained below: A summary must be comprehensive: You should isolate all the important points in the original passage and note them down in a list.
What are the five parts of a summary?
These five components are: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution. These essential elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow.
What are three characteristics of a good summary?
A good summary has three basic characteristics: conciseness, accuracy, and objectivity. Conciseness: unlike paraphrase, summary condenses information. The degree of density can vary: while you can summarize a two-hundred page book in fifty words, you can also summarize a twenty-five-page article in five hundred words.
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Schuyleman, a steel worker and father of six, landed on the hood of the Chevy. He died that night at St. Joseph hospital from a lacerated aorta. He was 38.
Smith testified during his November trial that an extreme fear of needles made him react in the way he did. A deputy prosecutor, Eric Richey, argued that Smith was trying to hide the evidence of his guilt.
"Never in 25 years have I seen or even heard of a case where someone fought so hard for self-preservation to prevent him from being found guilty in this case," Richey said at the hearing Wednesday.
Hospital staff took Smith to a padded room, tied him in restraints, and gave him a sedative to make him stop flailing. His blood was drawn 4½ hours after the crash. Tests gauged his blood-alcohol content at 0.05 percent, below the legal limit. Alcohol burns out of the body at a rate around 0.015 percent per hour, however, meaning he would have been above the limit at the time of the crash, according to experts for both the prosecution and the defense. The defense emphasized that it's an estimate and could be wrong.
That December night Smith told the troopers he had nothing to drink. That was a lie told out of fear, he said on the witness stand. Smith testified he had one beer that night, a Budweiser, in the parking lot of the Rusty Wagon, a restaurant, as he waited for his wife to feed their baby. He did not order drinks in the restaurant, and he claimed he didn't drink alcohol at a BP company Christmas party before that.
At trial Smith's defense pointed to the headlight on Schuyleman's motorcycle and how it flickered off and on when examined after the crash. That might explain why Smith didn't see the motorcyclist, the defense argued.
Jurors deliberated for a day before finding Smith guilty of vehicular homicide while intoxicated and obstructing law enforcement. He faced a sentence of 6½ to 8½ years in prison.
The Schuyleman family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Smith in 2014 and received $250,000 from his insurer, the most allowed under his plan. The family sued BP, too, alleging that Smith likely drank at the company Christmas party, though alcohol supposedly wasn't served. Last week Smith gave a deposition in the civil case, according to a memorandum written by Heidie's lawyer. Again, under oath, Smith maintained that he drank one beer that night.
Smiths' relatives packed the left side of the courtroom Wednesday, while the Schuylemans sat on the right side of the aisle.
One of Schuyleman's daughters, Sarina, spoke directly to Smith, too.
Defense attorneys Mark Kaiman and Jonathan Rands submitted 142 pages of letters from relatives, teachers, coaches, family friends and coworkers attesting to Smith's good character as a husband, a father of five and a coach of wrestling, T-ball, and flag football.
For the past two years Smith hasn't been allowed to drive, under court order. So his wife and co-workers have driven him to work, and his family sold their house to pay for his defense. Smith apologized to the Schuylemans for their loss. He said he now understands the danger of getting behind the wheel after drinking even a little alcohol.
"I will never put myself in a position where that will potentially happen again," he said.
Snyder prefaced his ruling with a 10-minute preamble, explaining how the law would not let him give the kind of alternative suggested in many letters, and how he had struggled for many days with his decision.
"Mr. Schuyleman's family has suffered a permanent loss, one that can never be reversed, and one that is not lessened by whether Mr. Smith is a good man, a good father, or a good husband," he said.
Schuyleman's wife, Heidie, had asked for the maximum sentence. She broke into tears as Snyder handed down a prison term at the bottom of the standard range, of 6½ years. Snyder ruled that Smith could stay out of prison while he appeals the verdict, if he could post $100,000 bond.
"I will, your honor," Smith answered.
Outside the courtroom, Heidie Schuyleman said she was "very disappointed" with the ruling. The focus, she said, had been on the hardships for Smith's family, not hers.
Smith was briefly booked into jail and released on appeal bond by 2 p.m. Wednesday.


The first vitamin that is best when it comes to boosting your immune system is Vitamin A. It has antioxidant properties that prevent cellular damage that is brought about by oxidation. The antioxidant character prevents the occurrence of degenerative diseases which may occur during the process of aging. Vitamin A improves the vision and also keeps the skin soft and smooth. Usually the foods that contain Vitamin A in abundance contain fats and cholesterol therefore they should not be eaten in excess. Some foods that are rich in Vitamin A are eggs, milk, liver and meat.
Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin. It is extremely important for growth and development. Our body needs continuous supplies of Vitamin C. Excess amounts of this vitamin are excreted through urine. With sufficient intake of Vitamin C, wound healing is promoted. If deficiency of Vitamin C occurs, it may result in prolonged wound healing. It has antioxidant properties that fight off free radicals and prevent cellular degeneration and inflammatory conditions. Moreover, Vitamin C also protects our body from irritants and toxic chemicals. Vitamin C is a significant element that boosts our immune system. Raspberries, cranberries, mango, watermelon and pineapples contain high amounts of Vitamin C and are therefore best sources of this vitamin.
Vitamin D aids the absorption of calcium. It plays a major role in prevention of diseases involving bone degeneration like osteoporosis. It significantly strengthens the immune system. Moreover, it also prevents inflammation. The primary source of Vitamin D is sunlight. The body prepares it on exposure to sunlight. People do not usually suffer from Vitamin D deficiency as they get adequate exposure to sun. However, deficiency may result with inadequate quantities of the vitamin in body. Vitamin D rich foods are orange juice, margarine, yoghurt and cheese.
Free radicals are produced in the body as a result of oxidation. Free radicals affect the cells. They cause cell death and genetic damage. Vitamin E ties up these free radicals and therefore prevent cell death and genetic damage. People who have sufficient quantities of Vitamin E in their bodies are at a lower risk of cancer and heart diseases. Moreover, it also helps in the prevention of liver and kidney diseases. Vitamin E is also said to control blood sugar levels and cholesterol levels. Some vitamin E rich foods include liver, eggs, sunflower, dark green leafy vegetables and avocados.
Vitamin B complex converts the food that we consume into fuel that the body utilizes for the development and growth. It prevents a number of diseases from occurring. Vitamin B9, more commonly known as folic acid is said to prevent some cancers. Vitamin B complex is therefore, extremely necessary and should be made a part of regular diet.
Vitamin K protects the body from liver and prostate cancers. Moreover, it also prevents the calcification of arteries. It is essential in the process of blood clotting. After an injury, Vitamin K ensures a normal blood flow. By preventing the calcification of arteries, it also prevents the occurrence of any kind of heart diseases. Excess deposition of calcium and other substances may lead to conditions like atherosclerosis which is more commonly known as the hardening of arteries.
Vitamins are essential for maintenance of the immune system. They make up a significant percentage of our diet and constitute greatly to a healthy body. Deficiency of vitamins may lead to certain disorders. If your diet does not contain sufficient quantities of Vitamins, vitamin supplementation is done. Any compromises with the functioning of the immune system may lead to a compromised health therefore, one should take close care of their diet.


"I initially went to see Dr. Stringer because my arches were becoming flat and none of my footwear was comfortable. Dr. Stringer corrected my leg alignment which in turn allowed my arches to rise some and stopped my discomfort completely. I still go for regular treatments as it just keeps me tuned up. He does way more than just Chiropractic!"


Nowadays, an organization's most important asset is reputation because it defines you or your business. However, managing one's reputation in this new social environment is not an easy task as it needs organizations to respond quickly to potentially dangerous issues like online posts, negative reviews, negative comments, opinions, and remark while staying focused on their long-term growth and goals.
In such situation, Corporates Reputation Management service is your best safeguard.
Whether you are a new company or an established one, your corporate reputation is what brings in new clients. Therefore, you must be very careful about protecting your digital presence. At Ordius IT Solutions, we can boost your corporate reputation by bury deep down all the negative reviews to clean up your image online. We work closely with you to gain real client feedback and use the right tactics to get your brand into the limelight.
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MBP Owners (Glossy or AntiGlare), How Does Your Display Compare to Your 2010 Air?
Discussion in 'MacBook Air' started by Whitelightning, Feb 26, 2011.
MBP Owners (Glossy and/or AntiGlare), Hows Does Your Display Compare to Your Air? Do you find the Air's display to be better than the glossy display in terms of quality?
If you have the Anti-Glare version, does it look more washed out than air? Any feedback in regards to comparison between the Pro display and the Air display would be excellent.
I have the anti glare high res mid-2010 MBP and my wife has a 2010 11" MBA.
I find the MBA to be an awesome display and not as "glossy" as the glossy MBP's. Colors are more accurate on the AG MBP but seem see it as washed out. Depends on your usage and tolerance I guess.
Long story short, I don't mind the glossy display on the MBA. On a MBP, glossy is a no-go for me.
I had a MB-alu 2008 (13-inch, "mirror"-screen) before I got my MBAir. The quality difference is huge in favour of the latter. The colours are not as vivid on the Air, but that doesn't really matter - because the resolution is higher on the Air and there are barely any reflections at all.
Glossy screen is nice for watching movies in the dark, though.
if the MBP was washed out something was wrong....my MBA has a crisper, sharper screen, but the color saturation on my MBP is superior.
And I think that is the general opinion here.


Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise — ScienceDaily.
The amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise, according to a review study.
The amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise.
The authors found the negative effects of sitting time on health, however, are more pronounced among those who do little or no exercise than among those who participate in higher amounts of exercise.
NEW ORLEANS (November 4, 2014)–Across a broad swath of the southern United States, residents face a tangible but mostly unrecognized risk of contracting Chagas disease–a stealthy parasitic infection that can lead to severe heart disease and death–according to new research presented today at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting.
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is typically spread to people through the feces of blood-sucking triatomine bugs sometimes called "kissing bugs" because they feed on people's faces during the night. The disease, which can also be spread through blood supply, affects 7 to 8 million people worldwide and can be cured–if it is caught early. Often considered a problem only in Mexico, Central America and South America, Chagas disease is being seen in Texas and recognized at higher levels than previously believed, reported researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Among those infected are a high percentage believed to have contracted the disease within the U.S. border, according to the scientists whose findings will also be published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
In the United States, most physicians are unfamiliar with the disease, and some who have heard of it mistakenly dismiss Chagas disease as a not-so-serious health concern, even in parts of the country where many people may be living with Chagas symptoms, she said at an ASTMH presentation on access to treatment. Further complicating the situation, in the United States the currently available medicines used to treat Chagas disease have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Physicians seeking treatment for their patients are referred to the CDC, which makes two drugs–nifurtimox and benznidazole–available, both of which carry the risk of side effects including nausea, weight loss and possible nerve damage.
ASTMH, founded in 1903, is a worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians and program professionals whose mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious and other diseases that disproportionately afflict the global poor.
…While infectious diseases remain a significant problem in the developing world, cancer, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and other non-communicable diseases are now among the fastest growing causes of death and disability around the globe. In fact, nearly three-quarters of the 38 million people who died of chronic diseases in 2012 lived in low- or middle-income countries .
1961 was the year of the first recommendation from the nutrition committee on the American Heart Association that people should eat less fat, in particular saturated fat, in order to reduce heart disease. This came from a Dr. Ancel Keyes, who built his career on this theory. He was a highly persuasive man who obtained a seat on the committee. America was struggling with rising heart disease at the time and people wanted answers.
Where was his proof? He had done a "Seven Countries" study that was considered the most thorough study on the link between heart disease and food. For this study he picked countries that were likely to support his theory, such as Yugoslavia, Finland and Italy. He ignored France, Switzerland, West Germany and Sweden, countries with high-fat diets and low rates of heart disease.
So, Now Bacon Is Good for You?
Despite the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., about three-quarters (74 percent) of Americans do not fear dying from it, according to a recent survey.
Despite the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., about three-quarters (74 percent) of Americans do not fear dying from it, according to a recent survey from Cleveland Clinic.
Conducted as part of its "Love Your Heart" consumer education campaign in celebration of Heart Month, the survey found that Americans are largely misinformed about heart disease prevention and symptoms, and almost a third (32 percent) of them are not taking any proactive steps to prevent it. Even among those Americans with a family history of the disease (39 percent), who are at a significantly higher risk, 26 percent do not take any preventative steps to protect their heart health, according to the survey.
Perhaps even more concerning is that the majority (70 percent) of Americans are unaware of all the symptoms of heart disease, even though two out of three (64 percent) have or know someone who has the disease. Only 30 percent of Americans correctly identified unusual fatigue, sleep disturbances and jaw pain as all being signs of heart disease — just a few of the symptoms that can manifest.
Many Americans believe the myth that fish oil can prevent heart disease.
Vitamins are viewed — mistakenly — as a key to heart disease prevention.
There is a lack of awareness about secret sodium sources.
Americans believe there is a heart disease gene.
There is no single way to prevent heart disease, given that every person is different," Dr. Nissen added.
and know your family history.
Why Do People Still Die Of Heart Disease?
Adults should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium, or 5 grams of salt, and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day, according to new guidelines issued by the WHO.
On a related note, I've started collecting vegetarian recipes and posting them online here and also here.
This Lent the goal is to eat vegetarian, with the savings going to CFCA (Christian Foundation for Children and Aging).
I sponsor Betsy, who lives in Monrovia, Liberia. She is now in 12th grade at age 20. It has been a long haul for her, and I am so very, very proud of her!
Heart disease is the single largest cause of death in developed countries, and is responsible for 65,000 deaths each year in the UK alone. The new findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest that a vegetarian diet could significantly reduce people's risk of heart disease.
'Most of the difference in risk is probably caused by effects on cholesterol and blood pressure, and shows the important role of diet in the prevention of heart disease,' explains Dr Francesca Crowe, lead author of the study at the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford.
If you think working overtime, skipping your lunch hour and staying chained to your desk will make you more productive, you need to cut yourself some slack and take a break.Working non-stop without taking a break can increase your chances of weight gain, heart disease and worse. Staring at a computer screen for more than 2 hours per day can cause Computer Vision Syndrome, a real affliction, which causes blurry vision, headaches, dry eyes and can lead to long-term nearsightedness. However, getting up and away from your desk for just 5 minutes can alleviate eye strain and reduce fatigue in addition to making you feel better. The mere act of standing at your desk instead of sitting at it can help you burn up to 2500 calories per week. Not bad for just standing around.Work hard and break hard; doing so will make you a healthier, happier and more productive employee.
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Yes, this is just anecdotal, but I believe there is more to this than an either/or debate.
My husband took high blood pressure medicine for years. And he often complained about the stress at work.
Within a month of changing jobs to an organization that was less stressful, his blood pressure went down and he no longer needed the blood pressure medication.
Some bad news for workers facing stress on the job and elsewhere in their life, suggested by 2 studies published this week: stress may contribute to an increased risk of heart disease and may impair short-term memory.
Stress may also impair an individual's performance, a study published in PLOS Computational Biology suggests. The researchers found that exposure of rats to stress in the form of blasts of sound alter the firing of neurons in the prefrontal cortex. These changes in firing impair the ability of rats to retain short-term memory, hampering their performance in a maze task. Animals under stress completed the task only about 65% of the time compared with 90% of the unstressed rats.
Work stress, job satisfaction and health problems due to high stress have more to do with genes than you might think, according to research by Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. This information has been published two days after a separate study suggesting that work stress increases an employee's risk of heart attack by 23%.
The lead author of "Genetic influences on core self-evaluations, job satisfaction, work stress, and employee health: A behavioral genetics mediated model," published inOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Judge studied nearly 600 twins – some identical, some fraternal – who were raised together and reared apart. He found that being raised in the same environment had very little effect on personality, stress and health. Shared genes turned out to be about four times as important as shared environment.
While much focus has been on fighting inflammation with drugs, researchers are getting a better understanding of the links connecting diet, inflammation and illness and discovering ways that foods can help keep inflammation in check. Laura Landro has details on Lunch Break.
Until recently, it seemed well-established that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is the "good cholesterol." However there are many unanswered questions on whether raising someone's HDL can prevent coronary heart disease, and on whether or not HDL still matters. A team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) and other institutions, have discovered that measuring HDL particles (HDL-P) as opposed to HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is a much better indicator of coronary heart disease (CHD), and that HDL does indeed, still matter.
It appears that in some cases, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called "good" cholesterol, does not protect againstheart disease, and may even be harmful. A new study suggests a subclass of HDL that carries a particular protein is bad for the heart.
Previous studies have shown that high levels of HDL cholesterol are strongly linked to low risk of heart disease. But trials where people have been given drugs to increase their levels of HDL cholesterol have yielded inconsistent results: leading to the idea that HDL cholesterol may actually have protective and non-protective elements.
Now, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that when the surface of HDL cholesterol bears a small protein called apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III), there is an increase in the risk of heart disease, and when it is absent, HDL cholesterol is especially heart protective….
Despite popular belief, gum disease hasn't been proven to cause atherosclerotic heart disease or stroke, and treating gum disease hasn't been proven to prevent heart disease or stroke, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
Keeping teeth and gums healthy is important for your overall health. However, an American Heart Association expert committee — made up of cardiologists, dentists and infectious diseases specialists — found no conclusive scientific evidence that gum disease, also known as periodontal disease, causes or increases the rates of cardiovascular diseases. Current data don't indicate whether regular brushing and flossing or treatment of gum disease can cut the incidence of atherosclerosis, the narrowing of the arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes.
Observational studies have noted associations between gum disease and cardiovascular disease, but the 500 journal articles and studies reviewed by the committee didn't confirm a causative link.
Gum disease and cardiovascular disease both produce markers of inflammation such as C-reactive protein, and share other common risk factors as well, including cigarette smoking, age and diabetes mellitus . These common factors may help explain why diseases of the blood vessels and mouth occur in tandem. Although several studies appeared to show a stronger relationship between these diseases, in those studies researchers didn't account for the risk factors common to both diseases….
Statements that imply a cause and effect relationship between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease, or claim that dental treatment may prevent heart attack or stroke are "unwarranted," at this time, the statement authors said.
The American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs agrees with the conclusions of this report. The statement has been endorsed by the World Heart Federation.
Harvard researchers suggest optimism, happiness and other positive emotions may help protect heart health and lower the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. It also appears that these psychological well-being factors slow the progress of cardiovascular disease.
The findings are the result of the first and largest systematic review of its kind, and are reported in the 16 April online issue of Psychological Bulletin, by lead author Julia Boehm, a research fellow, and senior author Laura Kubzansky, an associate professor, in the department of society, human development, and health, at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in Boston, Massachusetts….
The new data collected greatly benefits a field that is still in its scientific infancy and is a significant leap ahead of where the researchers were, even 18 months ago.
The findings deepen our understanding of the genetic changes that can lead to heart diseaseand how these can be influenced by our diet and our environment. The findings can potentially open new ways of identifying, managing and treating heart disease.
The DNA that makes up our genes is made up of four "bases" or nucleotides – cytosine, guanine, adenine and thymie, often abbreviated to C, G, A and T. DNA methylation is the addition of a methyl group (CH3) to cytosine.
The team also identified three main factors that put individuals at a high risk when shoveling snow. The number one factor was gender (31 of the 35 patients were male), the second was a family history of premature coronary artery disease (20 of the 35 patients), and the third was smoking (16 out of 35 patients). The second two factors may carry much more weight than the first, however, since the team could not correct for high rate of snow shoveling among men in their sample.
ScienceDaily (July 25, 2011) — Preventing heart disease before it starts is a good long-term investment in the nation's health, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association.
Every dollar spent on building trails for walking or biking saves $3 in medical costs.
Companies that invest in workers' health with comprehensive worksite wellness programs and health work environments have less absenteeism, greater productivity and lower healthcare costs.
Initiating a nationwide plan to drastically cut the amount of salt in the food supply to support an average intake of 1500 mg per day may reduce high blood pressure in the country by 25 percent, saving $26 billion in healthcare costs annually.
As a call to action, the statement puts an equal amount of responsibility on individuals and on society — specifically federal, state and local policy-makers.
It's more difficult to make healthy choices in some neighborhoods because it's hard to find a safe place to bike or a nearby store with fresh vegetables at an affordable price, he said.


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Hot on the heels of our Hampstead fair, join us for our first ever pop-up exhibition in the iconic home of shopping, Liberty London, as we offer a summer fix for those in need of some affordable art!
The exhibition, entitled 'A Tale of Two Cities', will showcase a handpicked selection of artwork from our stable of Autumn exhibiting galleries, ahead of our Battersea and Bristol fairs coming up later this year.
In keeping with the traditional fair format, we will be bringing a range of original, contemporary limited-edition prints, paintings and photography, all priced between £100 - £6,000, to the Liberty London store between Wednesday 28 June – Sunday 9 July. Featured artists include Lucie Sheridan with her exquisite (and seriously affordable) silkscreen prints (pictured) as well as London photographer Dominic Harris and Bristol-based painter Tom Hughes.


Now that the coding period has finally ended, I'm happy to share the summary of my project.
My project was Octave Code Sharing. As the name suggests, it mainly focused (the first half of the project) on "sharing" the Octave code. The intended design was, the user should be able to push their octave script onto wiki.octave.org for others to use and see.
For this, I needed a script to produce the script in a format that is acceptable by MediaWiki. My mentor had already done this bit by implementing the publish function. What this does is, it takes the user script and converts it to the prescribed format (if available), by default being html. So to convert it to wiki format, we needed __publish_wiki_output__.m, which I refactored a bit. This file is responsible for producing the wiki output. publish is used to parse the script file. After this, the main task was to find a way to upload the formatted file to the wiki server. An excellent reference point for getting started with this was this script. The script was written by the mentor as a bash script. So, I had to convert this script into an Octave counterpart so that we won't need to execute third party code (bash script in this case) to transfer the content of the file to the wiki server.
Because the backend of Octave is mostly C++, I needed to use libcurl library to perform the actual transfer, because Octave does not have its own implementation of such a library and many other areas of the software use libcurl as well.
The workflow is like this: 1. Input the script, user's password and username to publish_to_wiki function, which converts the script to wiki format using publish function internally and saves the output file to a directory named html (analogous to MATLAB).
The same function then picks out the figures from the script, if any.
wiki_upload script then establishes the connection with the wiki server by asking for a login token.
It stores the cookies in a temporary file.
CSRF Login is then performed to the wiki server and an edit token (for editing a page) is obtained.
The wiki formatted output file from publish is then uploaded to the server.
Figures are uploaded at last, with proper verification such that it doesn't upload a particular figure if it alreadty exists on the server.
This should place your script on a URL similar to https://wiki.octave.org/script_file.
and I got this page as the result. This page has not been written manually on the server, rather its all about the function.
An important point in this process is the storing of cookies, which was performed by libcurl and set up in liboctave/url-transfer.h. The most challenging part in this part of the project was to figure out the uploading of figures, which I was able to do in a week or so. This needed me to read a lot of documentation and codes. Finally, the figures were uploaded using the form_data_post function.
This was the first half part of the project.
Next was implementing the MATLAB compatible RESTful services for Octave. The project included implementing the weboptions, webread and webwrite functions. Other implementations of the suite will be followed in post GSoC work.
In this part of the project, working on weboptions was very fun. I got to learn a lot about the internal processing of function files and how Octave uses handle classes to cater the needs of user defined classes. Also, the way getters and setters work is really nice, even though there is still space for Classdef in octave.
weboptions is used to put header fields in the other two functions.
webwrite is used to POST something to a URI. It can also take a weboptions object as an argument to amend the header fields.
webread is used to GET something from a URI. It also accepts weboptions object as an input.
You can refer to the help text of the functions to know more about them. A few of the weboptions functions are not yet implemented, which are listed in the help text, so they won't work with webwrite and webread either.
The challenging part in this part of the project was, passing the weboptions object from the octave script function to the C++ backend and then performing the required operations on them. These functions, too, use libcurl for sending HTTP requests.
All the goals of the project were met. There were times when I was unable to get the thing done, be it trivial or not, but with continuous lookup and exploring, I was able to get them done. Sometimes, there are reasons that are out of your reach, like the sudden power failures that I encountered in my machine during the last phase. So, Kai, my mentor, being at his best, understood the concern and extended the weekly plan by a couple of days after I requested. I had also implemented a test server in java for GET and POST request only to find a week later that there's one easy alternative of https://httpbin.org/get and https://httpbin.org/post, respectively.
Further work after GSoC is over.
As for the publish_to_wiki function, all the tests that I did were as desired, however if any error is reported it will be sorted out then and there.
There are a few options left in the weboptions which are not currently implemented (this was intended). It would be extended as well using jsonencode and jsondecode, essential for the next round of renovation in this function.
webwrite works pretty good in case of sending HTTP requests in text form, but it is still unable to resolve a query list of JSON form. That is one thing that's on my to-dos.
I'm currently trying to polish webread, although it is in workable state, but still there's space for some improvement. For example, when I try to GET an image from a URI, I am unable to decode the binary data from the output stream to convert it to an image. So this is what I've been working on currently.
The period between the start of the second phase and mid of the third phase were really fruitful. I had challenges to solve and that's when I got adrenaline rushes many times.
All in all, the project was very exciting, as opposed to my initial impression, where I thought it to be a web development project and using HTML/CSS and all. I really learned, not only about Octave and its codebase but also many more things like, bitbucket, libcurl, MediaWiki, etc. to name a few. I also learned to manage things on time. This was one of the greatest perks of doing the GSoC.
Needless to say, this all happened with the help of my supportive and understanding mentor, Kai, who timely synced up with me, even though I used to hear from my peers (in my university) that their mentor doesn't respond timely, etc. He always appreciated my efforts and had a sound idea of what task would take what duration. He also expressed his unsatisfaction at some time, which really gave me a boost to perform better. And not to forget the little things that he noticed, like checking out which student has been putting regular posts on planet octave, etc. I'll always be thankful to him for selecting me for GSoC. Also, I'm thankful to jwe, for introducing such a cool software, that too at no cost. The list may go on without a stop, but my heatiest thanks to all the maintainers and mentors who helped me bring the best out of myself. I'll want to keep working with Octave community in future as well!
To a great "codeful" summer, 2018!
Complete diff of the entire work done.
The branch 'ocs' is for GSoC.
Link to my weekly blogs.


Prior to the First World War making your own entertainment -singing, playing musical instruments, recitations, story telling - was an important part of home and community life which accompanied the Australian soldiers to the battle fields. Robert Holden looks at how many of the units established bands or had impromptu concerts, perhaps around a camp fire, to entertain fellow soldiers. Although there was no chance for the relief of music on the battlefield, there was plenty of opportunity for musical and general entertainment interludes in the camps in Egypt, for example. Recreation areas behind the lines in France, such as those run by the YMCA, also provided the opportunity for soldiers to relax and listen to music and / or poetry as a relief from the horrors of battle. Those who had the opportunity to go to London on leave also had the opportunity to attend concerts and dances.
In this book Robert Holden describes the opportunities for making music and other entertainments for the troops as well as looking at a selection of the songs and poems popular with the Anzacs at the time.
The Grainger Museum is currently hosting a related exhibtion "Pack uo your troubles: music and the Great War"