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MIT Shows How to 'Make the Breast Pump Not Suck' for Women of Color
By: Kimberly Seals Allers | April 26, 2018
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When 28 year-old Rachael Lorenzo, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe, located about 45 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, had her daughter Adalie, she couldn't participate in many of the traditional ceremonies because the regalia she had to wear didn't allow for convenient breastfeeding.
For major ceremonies and feast days which occur about 20 times a year, women wear two-layered regalia— a patterned tea-length dress underneath and "manta" (pronounced "män-tuh"), which has been worn for over 500 years, on top. But the high necks, long lengths, and multiple layers of garb make it impossible to breastfeed easily. Rachael recalls having to find a place to nearly completely disrobe in order to feed her baby, therefore missing out on full participation in the traditions that she was raised with and deeply values.
"I sacrificed time grounding myself in my culture and tradition, but as a new mom I couldn't join my family in the way I wanted because my regalia didn't allow me to breastfeed conveniently," Lorenzo says. She knew, with so many new moms and young babies present at the ceremonies, she couldn't be the only one having this problem.
So Lorenzo, founder of Indigenous Women Rising, joined forces with other local advocates of color and set out to design Pueblo mantas that are more breastfeeding-friendly—the first ever effort to do so. Working directly with Pueblo seamstresses, modifications were made, such as adding a crossover top or hidden clasps across the shoulders and underarms to facilitate nursing, while still maintaining the cultural integrity of the dress. Lorenzo's team and their fashion forward project is just one of four, female-led "community innovation teams" taking part in the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon on April 28-29th at the MIT Media Lab.
"Indigenous peoples have been innovating everything from regalia and silversmithing to irrigation and business models for centuries," Lorenzo says. "The hackathon is a chance to use fashion design and design theory as a mechanism to reclaim breastfeeding and dismantle the stereotypes about Native peoples in this country."
This coming weekend technologists, designers, policymakers, and over 30 companies from around the world will descend onto one of the top engineering institutions to improve breast pump technology. This is a much-needed effort as maternal and infant health is often one of the most under-innovated areas of public health. When the first hackathon took place in 2014, it led to the development of smart pumps, new apps and better services for breastfeeding moms. One of the hack-a-thon's most notable participants became a $1,000 pump—which is unaffordable for many.
Since then dangerous cost-cutting trends among health insurers signal decreasing support for breastfeeding. On April 1, Anthem health insurance which covers 40 million people in 15 states, cut its breast pump reimbursement rate by 44% to just $95, leaving millions of moms with only lower-quality options. "After the 2014 hack-a-thon, we heard from over 1,000 women that we had to move beyond the pump, and that women need paid family leave, more supportive environments and quality postpartum care," says Catherine D'Ignazio, assistant professor at Emerson College and Director of the Project. "These gaps represent tremendous opportunities for innovation in technology, products and services."Those gaps also often fall harder along socio-economic and racial lines. For over 40 years, breastfeeding rates of black women have lagged behind those of their white peers. Those disparities impact infant and maternal health outcomes. So the organizers made an "intentional focus on equity this year and sourcing solutions from the community," D'Ignazio says.
That translates to examining other barriers, including economic ones. "Indigenous women already make much less than white men no matter their education. If we are underpaid, we are likely overworked and can dedicate less time to breastfeeding and pumping," Lorenzo says. "We need more support models that are rooted in community knowledge," says Anjanette Davenport Hatter, executive director of Detroit-based Harambee Care, which provides high quality in-home maternal and infant care coordination for Medicaid eligible families. Davenport Hatter leads a Detroit team that is developing a self-advocacy breastfeeding tool to increase local lactation support and education.
Further, a team from Tupelo, Mississippi, spearheaded by Toni Hill of the Northeast Mississippi Birthing Project, is hacking the lack of culturally competent care with a plan to identify women in the community, train them with evidenced-based information, and employ them as community health workers focused on birth and breastfeeding equity. The fourth group of community innovators are from Boston, where they are opening the first free-standing birth clinic in Dorchester, Massachusetts, called the Neighborhood Birth Center.
More traditional hackathon teams are working to create "smart" breast pumps with built-in milk tracking, and developing tele-health services for nursing moms to get just-in-time advice. "Parents want smart products," explains project manager Becky Michelson, "One team is even working on voice interfaces so a mom can ask a smart device 'How long can I store my breastmilk in the fridge?'" There's also an app, called the 'Yelp for the health equity movement,' designed to rate and review maternity care based on experiences of bias.
Further, this year's hack-a-thon not only addresses the design of the pump, but also the design of society, illustrated by the new policy track called, The Make Family Leave Not Suck Policy Summit, that is centered on catalyzing action on paid family leave policy.
Organizers and participants alike are hoping the hacking won't stop when the weekend ends. "I want this project to help start the conversation about breastfeeding, and what it means to us as Pueblo women, as Indigenous women, to reclaim breastfeeding as our tradition," Lorenzo says.
Kimberly Seals Allers is a writer, author, consultant and internationally recognized advocate for maternal and infant health. She recently founded, Narrative Nation, a non-profit that co-creates narrative-centered, multi-media communication, by people of color for people of color, to catalyze behavioral shifts to eradicate health disparities. Kimberly's fifth book, The Big Let Down— How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding was published by St. Martin's Press in January 2017. Kimberly is also a Women's eNews "21 Leaders for the 21st Century" for 2018.
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Racheal you did a fabulous job. Making sure you the design would allow you and now other moms to breast feed. And not miss out on what is so very important. I would love to talk to you. Please visit my page on facebook breastfeeding facilitator and sister doula.


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'Honest Izzy' kicks another SA own goal
Isobel Redmond's "Honest Izzy" factor has again fuelled speculation about the Liberal leadership in South Australia. Des Ryan of InDaily reports from Adelaide.
The "Honest Izzy" factor has again fuelled speculation about the Liberal leadership in South Australia.
A sunny winter's day in Adelaide, not much happening in local politics, and the state opposition leader Isobel Redmond was surrounded by journalists outside Parliament House conceding she had thought about running for the Senate. Yes, it's a special gift to the media, the way she keeps putting her foot in it. She doesn't have to do it but she does, time and again.
Earlier yesterday she needlessly went on ABC Local Radio and confirmed that a party supporter had suggested she fill the casual Senate vacancy caused by the early resignation of Mary Jo Fisher owing ill health last month. "I won't be dishonest, I am aware that there was a suggestion," Redmond told breakfast listeners.
The only way of reading this was that a key ally thought that her time was up as SA parliamentary leader. Better to grab a convenient Senate seat and make way for someone else to lead the fight against the Weatherill government in the next election.
An otherwise quiet news day in state politics suddenly turned into another chase for leadership blood.
First question, who had suggested that Redmond make a Senate bid? Among the possibilities floated at the media conference were opposition frontbenchers Iain Evans and David Ridgway, federal Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne, and state Liberal director Bev Barber.
Redmond refused to be baited. "Because I gave the person my word that I wouldn't disclose the discussions …" she said.
The fact remained that someone had leaked against her to the media. "It's just part of what happens in politics," she answered, adding that she had since spoken to her confidante and was assured the leak had not come from that person.
Was it a member of the federal parliamentary team, she was asked? "I am not going to be answering question after question …"
The leadership issue surfaced on breakfast radio when Redmond responded to criticism of her leadership style by a defeated Liberal candidate in the 2010 state election. Matt Donovan blamed his loss in the marginal seat of Mawson on what he said was a lack of support and strategic nous from his leader — Redmond.
She agreed to go on radio to respond, unnecessarily. Then she was bushwhacked by a question about her filling the Senate vacancy, and agreed she had been approached about it by a party friend.
She stood her ground at the media conference. "It was a perfectly sensible answer to a question that was put to me unexpectedly on radio … Yes, I was approached by a single person. It wasn't a member of the state parliamentary team and more than that need not be said."
Strike Evans and Ridgeway.
Redmond didn't see the suggested swap to the Senate as a reflection on her Liberal leadership in SA, not in "any way, shape or form". The furore was "merely a distraction from the real issue … a non-event".
A distraction she had created, though she said the whole thing was now irrelevant since she self-evidently was not interested in the senate position.
Except for one nagging problem, which came in this answer about the context of the confidante's discussion: "I think it was a serious suggestion and I certainly considered it and dismissed it."
Considered it? Why? For how long did she consider it? "I'm not going to tell you," she said, twice.
Why was the suggestion even floated by her confidante if she was doing a good job as SA leader? "You'd have to ask that person … I think they probably thought I'd do an excellent job as a senator …" She also threw in: "I'd make a good senator but I'd make an even better premier."
Yes, but did it destabilise her leadership? "No, not at all …"
The name was raised of her predecessor as state opposition leader, Martin Hamilton-Smith, who is thought to have the numbers should a challenge eventuate, though he has promised not to push the issue.
Had she sought an assurance from Hamilton-Smith that he would not challenge? "I haven't sought assurances from anyone. I am confident they won't challenge me and I have no need to seek such assurances." Redmond had previously told InDaily she has the rock-solid support of her parliamentary colleagues.
The media conference was halted at the urging of her minders, who had heard enough. By then, though, the story had opened another chink in Redmond's leadership credentials.
The new damage done yesterday came on top of her ill-advised decision to back a losing candidate, Bev Barber, in the Senate preselection contest last month. Redmond also generated national headlines when she told a CEDA luncheon earlier in the year that the best way to deal with gender discrimination was to ignore it and it would "just disappear". And to make matters worse, she is trailing Premier Jay Weatherill in the polls.
Redmond came to the role as leader in July 2009 as a perfect foil to the style of Mike Rann, and narrowly lost the 2010 state election. That near-thing no longer counts in the currently twitchy Liberal atmosphere.
Redmond would be mindful, too, that Rann was undone in July 2011 by a cleverly timed leak of a meeting where it was suggested he move on, which he did in bad grace. That leak ended the Rann leadership — and it appears someone in the Liberal Party is using the same tactic against Redmond.
Meanwhile, the SA branch of the Liberal Party will begin its search for a new state director after incumbent Barber resigned this week. The party says it has already received expressions of interest from around Australia.
Barber, who is close to Redmond, had stepped aside from the role to contest the preselection for the casual Senate vacancy caused by the resignation of incumbent Mary Jo Fisher. She lost the ballot last Friday night, gathering only 30 of the 207 State Council delegate votes.
When InDaily spoke to Barber yesterday she said she had stepped aside and was on "a well-deserved holiday". Liberal Party president Grant Chapman said later he had received her letter of resignation in the days since the vote.
"Bev had stood aside, but resigned after the preselection had finished," he said. "We'll fill the position either from the already impressive expressions of interest we have had by word of mouth, or if need be, advertise. There's a lot of interest in the position."
The party's annual general meeting is scheduled for August 18.
*This article was first published at InDaily
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It's weird isn't it? We want honest politicians an here is one and she's being bagged for it an is presumably considered politically naive. She is the only reason I voted Liberal in the last election, a first for me. I would consider it again but not if she is gone.
The Old Bill
If "Honest Izzy" keeps being honest she could get in next election. The last honest pollie in SA from the major parties was John Bannon and he would still be there if it wasn't for a bad choice in choosing a State Bank director.
Des – Curiously, you forgot?? to mention that Pyne was on radio (ABC891) between 8.30 and 9.00am Wednesday morning where he was asked repeatedly if it was he who had advised Ms Redmond to move to the Senate. He consistently refused to answer that question.
WHY!!
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If Pyne was involved was it because of a "staunch belief" that there should be no women leaders?

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Pandolfis Consort and Nicholas Spanos: Adoration - Bach: Erbarme Dich, Monteverdi, Schmelzer Sances, Szarzyński, etc.
From Claudio Monteverdi to J. S. Bach, the album Adoration by Pandolfis Consort with counter tenor Nicholas Spanos spans one century of baroque music history. Despite the stylistic developments that took place over this period there are still mand aspects that these pieces have in common: the calm steps taken by the basso ostinato, the delicate, polyphonic weaving of the instruments and the melancholic, touchingly clear vocal part. Historical instruments and intense study of historical performance practice provide for exciting soundscapes. Besides Monteverdi and Bach, the Arias, Madrigals, Motets and instrumental Sonatas were composed also by lesser known composers from Italy, Germany/Austria and Poland like Giovanni Felice Sances, Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Theodor Schwartzkopff, Stanislaw Sylwester Szarzynski, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and Francesco Cavalli.


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Gangtok, 25 Mar : Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today called upon the Nepali community to break free from the stereotype image associated with the community and called upon Nepali littérateurs and writers to come up with literary works that will bind all the communities together.
"It is time that the Nepali Community come out of the 'hangover' of being brave Gorkhas and make our mark globally. Literature can play a big role in this regard. Writers can come up with works that can help in uniting the people and wiping out evils that divide us, such as casteism, communalism etc.," stated Chamling while addressing the 3rd International Nepali Women's Literature Conference organized by International Nepali Literary Society, Sikkim Chapter at Gangtok.
The CM in his address stressed that literature must be in tune with the present time and reflect the importance and requirement of the modern world.
"Authors and writers have to think and work in accordance with the changing time and keep themselves abreast of the ever-changing world of science and technology. It is indeed high time that we delve upon the needs of our society and endeavour towards making our contribution through our literary works. We are already lagging behind about 2000 years in education, literature and development when compared to the other developed nations of the world. We have to accept this fact and move ahead to make up for the lost time," Chamling asserted.
The CM while highlighting the disparities and injustice being faced by the women around the world reiterated the various initiatives undertaken by the State Government to ensure the protection of women rights and their empowerment.
"When we talk of developed and civilized world, the immediate reference that comes to our mind is of ancient Greece, which is believed to have a rich legacy of civilization, philosophy, democracy etc. However, even such a great civilization did not propound women's rights and women empowerment. Even today, in many parts of the world and in India, our women folk are yet to get their rightful dues. They are still not given equal status with their male counterparts. Many age-old customs and traditions which act as a hindrance to upliftment of women are still prevalent. In Sikkim, we have ensured that women get their natural rights and are treated with dignity and respect. Our Government has guaranteed equality in terms of employment, reservation, property rights etc. Our women folk should be happy that we have taken steps to safeguard their rights and interest without them having to ask for it," he articulated.
"The modern world is becoming increasingly materialistic, where the price of material good is increasing and the value of human life diminishing. Man has made considerable progress in accumulating material and wealth, with increase in the comfort of life. But no progress has been made as far as increasing the amount of happiness in our life is concerned. So, literature can be used as a tool to spread the message of love and compassion. People should not only be producers of commodities but also producers of knowledge. We all should strive for intellectual development for the benefit of mankind and for the world to sustain in the days to come," he added.
Gangtok, March 25 (IPR): The 3rd International Nepali Women Sahitya Sammelan was held today at the auditorium hall of Sikkim Manipal University where the Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Pawan Chamling was present as the chief guest of the function.
Addressing large gathering of literateurs, writers, scholars from different parts of India, Nepal and other Asian Countries, Shri Chamling stressed that there is need to explore more in organic farming and urged the Nepali authors and poets to take up organic farming in their country.
Talking about literature he said that it is of utmost importance to any place because it symbolises our real identity and culture which is embedded in history from time immemorial. Chief Minster said, "we should work together for the betterment and development of society which needs updated information as we are living in a modern and competitive world and it our responsibility to guide our future generations in the right path. He suggested to the writers, poets, intellectuals, researchers and students to update themselves with new digital means like digital book, new technologies etc and asked authors to write digital books in future as digital giants are surfacing every day. It is the need of the hour to delve into the needs of the society and work towards making contributions in the literary fields, he said. He also urged Sikkimese writers, poets and researchers to write on Sikkim's development and achievements as the state is one of the best performing states in India and it has set examples for various states to emulate.
Talking about the Nepali community and literature, he said that writers can come up with works that help in uniting the people and wiping out evils that divide society such as casteism, communalism etc. At the end of the day he said that material goods are worthless and eventually literature can be used as a tool to spread the message of love and harmony. Striving in intellectual development is key for society to sustain and emerge victorious.
The Chief Minister then talked about women and their roles in Sikkimese society where women get full rights and are treated with dignity and respect. "If we see other states of India, there is still traditional practices of gender inequality, discrimination against women/girls in every field but in our state, women are treated equally, they enjoy their constitutional and natural rights and enjoy greater freedom than any other place in the country. We should send message to the world that women of Sikkim are enjoying equal rights and not deprived from their constitutional rights," Chief Minister highlighted.
He also enlightened on how the state is giving so much stress on the education sector to provide better education for the children who are the future's of tomorrow. He further informed that the government is going to launch "Universal Inclusive Programme" under which government will open a bank account in the name of housewives and all the benefits will directly transfer to their accounts.
Earlier, Shri Pawan Chamling was felicitated by International Nepali Sahitya Society for his contribution towards literature.
During the programme, 5 authors were awarded with various awards for their contribution towards literature. The Chief Minister also released seven books on the occasion.
The programme was attended by Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Welfare Department, Smt. Tulshi Devi Rai who is also the Chairman of the 3rdInternational Nepali Women Sahitya Society, Minister for Cultural Affairs and Heritage Department, Shri. G.M Gurung, International Nepali Sahitya Society President, Shri Padam Biswakarma, Literary Figures from Sikkim, Darjeeling and other states of India, Nepal and USA, students from Sikkim University, Sikkim Government College, Tadong and other school students.


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The Wooden Tarot: Court of Bones
Finally, we come to the court cards in the suit of Bones. These cards feature some old themes that we've already seen in the numbered cards, as well as some new ones.
General Notes on the Wooden Tarot Courts
I have decided that for the court cards in this deck, I am going to refer to all of the figures on the cards with the gender-neutral pronoun "they." Likewise, I will refer to the energy of the cards as active/receptive rather than masculine/feminine. To me, the Wooden Tarot seems like a deck in which gender doesn't really matter that much, and as such I see it as a pretty agender deck–even more so than the Wild Unknown. I personally would have loved it if Swartz had renamed the courts Collective Tarot style, referring to each card as a stage of development, rather than the court position, but, hey, you can't have everything.
I may do a separate post about all of the Pages, Knights, Queens, and Kings separately. For now, it's good to point out some patterns. The first pattern is in which direction the character on each card is facing. In the receptive suits of Blooms and Bones, Queens face right, while Kings face left. In the active suits of Stones and Plumes, this is reversed. The same pattern would hold true for Pages and Knights (receptive suits: Knights face left, Pages face right; reversed for active suits.) Here is a crappy picture so you can see what I'm talking about. But as you can see in the picture above, the Page and Knight of Bones break this model. They should be facing each other, just like the Queen and King do. I am wondering if this was deliberate on Swartz's part, or if he painted the Page and Knight of Bones before planning the whole set of courts.
The second pattern is that of the sun and moon. The sun always rises behind the King, signifying the active/fire energy of the card, while the moon rises behind the queen, signifying the receptive/water energy.
And a note about how I read court cards in general: I read them metaphorically, rather than literally, meaning that I read them as parts of one's personality instead of people in one's life.
Page of Bones
The skull of a canid floats above a barren mountainous background, facing left. Moss covers the skull in places, and from it sprout fungi, a dandelion gone to seed, and a clover.
I spent way too long on Google image search trying to figure out if this was a coyote skull or a wolf skull. Despite many helpful resources out there, my search was inconclusive. I'm leaning toward coyote, though. Coyote's reputation as a trickster is no doubt partly based on its skull, which looks like it's laughing. Indeed, this card seems to have the most whimsical air of the suit, with the dandelion and clover (two favorites of children) sprouting from the skull.
The mountains in the background recall those on the shoulders of the God of Bones and are the more well-defined on this card than on the Knight of Bones. This reminds us that the Page of Bones is the earthiest card there is: Earth of Earth–earth as elemental dignity and affinity.
We might think of the social natures of wolves, coyotes, and dogs when looking at this card. These animals can be playful, but also fiercely hierarchical and territorial. The Page of Bones, then, combines both the playful elements of the coyote with the imperative to do things according to order and form.
Keys: trying your hand at a new skill; bringing a sense of playfulness to work; learning from and cooperating with others
Reversed: perfectionism–not wanting to try something unless you can be perfect at it right away; not allowing oneself to benefit from the help or wisdom of others;
Knight of Bones
The skull of a rhinoceros faces right. Moss, lichen, and small mushrooms grow on it while three oak leaves dangle. Above the skull there appears a faint mountainous background.
I had never seen a rhinoceros skull before looking at this card, and was rather startled by it. (This also led me to read a lot about the poaching of rhinos for medicinal trade and the things that people are doing to combat poaching, like sedating rhinos and removing their horns or even infusing the horn with a substance safe for rhinos but toxic to humans! But I digress…)
The rhinoceros is a huge, thick-skinned creature. But don't think that this means they are sluggish–rhinos can be highly aggressive and can run faster than humans. The Knight of Bones is the Air of Earth (see the airy mountains floating above the skull), combining stability and practicality with intelligence and aggression. The oak leaves sprouting from their skull reinforces this as well: oaks are associated with strength and stability, but an oak leaf crown is a symbol of victory.
Keys: throwing your weight behind something; putting your nose to the grindstone; diligence; determined focus on accomplishing an objective; being methodical but efficient
Reversed: lack of focus, diligence, or energy; it might be time to take a break; a less logical, methodical approach may be called for
Queen of Bones
The skull of a Smilodon (aka Saber-Toothed Tiger) faces the right. One of the large teeth is broken off. Flowing ivy, moss, and two small mushrooms sprout from the skull; the moon rises behind it.
With the King and Queen of Bones, we make the transition to animals who are no longer with us, showing the maturity of these figures relative to the Page and Knight. (There were, of course, canids and rhinoceros living at the time of the Saber-Toothed Tiger and the Woolly Mammoth, but these two just scream, "We came from the Ice Age!!" Also, the Queen and King of Bones have more aged skulls than the Page and Knight.)
The ivy trailing from the skulls of the Queen and the King is significant. In addition to the mushrooms (which we talked about with the Three and Seven of Bones), which symbolize growth and fertility, ivy suggests strength and stability. Ivy finds stout things to wrap itself round, like buildings and large trees. The ivy in these cards suggests that it clings to something substantial. Ivy binds things together–the strong ties of family, as well as familial wealth and security.
I have no idea what we know about the social habits of Saber-Toothed Tigers, but let's extrapolate from what we know about large felids generally. Female lions and tigers are providers–whether they live in prides or live on their own. They are territorial as well. Regardless of gender, then, the Queen of Bones signifies the person who puts food on the table and keeps the parameters of the living space intact. The Queen's broken tooth shows that doing so can come at a price. The moon rises behind the Queen, showing their association with water and receptivity, but the fact that the Queen faces right–the active direction–also shows that in this receptive suit the Queen is in their element. This is further reinforced by the fact that the Woolly Mammoth/King of Bones is a possible prey animal for the Saber-Toothed Tiger/Queen of Bones. We'll see the same kind of dynamic between the Queen and King in the receptive suit of Blooms.
Keys: protection of family members and family property; responsibility–the buck stops here; creating bonds between people; careful stewardship of resources
Reversed: smothering or domineering; lack of self-care; valuing property more highly than people; obsession with social status rather than healthy family ties and spending;
King of Bones
The skull of a Woolly Mammoth faces slightly left. Moss and ivy hang from it and a small mushroom sprouts from the top. The sun rises behind it.
As I mentioned above, in the receptive suits of Bones and Blooms, it's the Queens who are in their element and who dominate. The King of Bones, then, is not the breadwinner/predator, but is instead a woollier, more socially oriented figure. If the behavior of modern day elephants is anything to go by, the King of Bones has a penchant for family ties. Unlike the fiercer Queen, the King may be more of an avuncular figure: large, imposing and protective if need be, but ultimately gentle. The King's strength is in fostering cooperation and in being inclusive–never forgetting to leave anyone out. (Interestingly, it's also worth noting that in modern elephants, the societies are actually matriarchal–again, why literal gender is not terribly relevant to this set of court cards.)
Keys: hearthfire; strong community and family bonds; happiness and harmony at home; generosity
Reversed: wealth at the cost of social isolation; lack of unconditional love or emotionally safe space; associating with irresponsible people, or with friends who are harmful to family or the larger community
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A thought I had while reading this article- the skulls go from not threatened/vulnerable (depending what kind of canid the Page is) to long extinct. Wolves were forced out of many areas and due to reintroduction efforts are no longer endangered (unless I am mistaken); coyotes are routinely hunted as vermin but remain ever present and plentiful. Both reason for plenty of skulls, and examples of resilience for different reasons. Rhinos, despite the breeding efforts of many zoos and attempts to protect wild populations from poachers, are losing numbers rapidly and staring extinction in the face. Smilodons and mammoths if I recall were contemporaries and likely died out around the same time period, although I can't be certain. There are a variety of implications that can be drawn from this observation, I think, the more I sit and digest it. Thanks for writing this series, it's incredibly helpful!
Ooooh, this is such a good observation, Vulture! Thank you!
Fluxus Reno says:
Well, It seems to me that, all the court carts in the suit of bones are extinct animals, the black rhino, the sabertooth, the mamooth, thus I think the skull of the page of bones is that of a tasmanian tiger. They look very similar, thank you for these posts, I just recently found them. Good work!


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Home/News/Adam Zwig Release New Music Video For "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
Adam Zwig Release New Music Video For "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
Adam Zwig has partnered with Yahoo! Music to exclusively premiere the music video for his lead single "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues." The single is off of the singer-songwriter's newly released album—Adam Zwig: Live at the Wiltern Theatre—which premiered on Billboard (HERE). Zwig's stage presence and intimate connection with the audience can be seen on the video during his performance of the inspired cover of the 1965 original song by Bob Dylan. Watch the video exclusively on Yahoo! Music HERE.
"I absolutely love playing at the Wiltern Theatre," says Zwig. "The vibe is magical and the sound is fantastic. 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues' has such great surrealist lyrics that I just had to put it into our set."
Zwig— whose music encompasses a range of styles, from folk and country to rock and blues—released his seventh album, Adam Zwig: Live at the Wiltern Theatre, on December 11, 2015 and is available on iTunes HERE. The 11-track LP, recorded live at the prestigious Art Deco theatre in Los Angeles, brings Zwig's artful amalgam of folk, indie, roots, and rock to life like never before. Zwig and his band deliver one entire uncut performance on the album, and the undeniable connection he has with the crowd can be heard on every song. Grammy Award-winning engineer David Bianco (U2, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash) preserved the ambience of the venue, allowing the audience a voice in the process. Additionally, Neal Casal, known for his work with Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, guests on the album, laying backing vox on select tracks.
"Something happened that night at the Wiltern," said Bianco. "Adam and the band really hit their stride. Everyone played out of their minds! It was magic!"
July 30 saw the release of the album's lead single "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" which, following Zwig's numerous Top Ten AC Radio hits throughout his career, reached No. 9 on the AC Top 200 chart. Elmore Magazine premiered the track and raved, "…great single choice to demonstrate his incomparable connection with the audience." Key songs from the album also premiered on The Bluegrass Situation, Monsters and Critics as well as Glide Magazine who noted, "Zwig may be known as a 'contemporary' artist, but his new live album reveals something far more dynamic."
Tracklisting for Adam Zwig: Live at the Wiltern Theatre:
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Once A True Love
Goin' Back To L.A
Waiting On Heaven (To Make A Move)
Everybody Love
So Glad
Stars Shooting
Can't Afford To Fall
When All The World Was In Love
Raising People
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grade children received eight books over a summer (one book every two weeks).
fluency group compared with children in the high reading fluency group.
preferences indicated on a survey.
twice, and a line was provided so the parent could sign saying the child did so.
a Randomized Field Trial. Irvine, CA, University of California Irvine: 44.
and control groups within their English language arts classroom.
assessed in the spring semester and in the fall semester when the summer ended.
recreational reading were also assessed.
did not have a significant impact on oral fluency outcomes.
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(effect size = 0.17) compared with students in the high reading fluency group.
Randomized Field Trial. Irvine, CA, University of California Irvine: 44.
Program information last updated 5/20/09.


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Coach is an American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. The series stars Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of the fictional Division I-A college football team the Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles. The program also starred Jerry Van Dyke as Luther Van Dam and Bill Fagerbakke as Michael "Dauber" Dybinski, assistant coaches under Fox. The role of Hayden's girlfriend Christine Armstrong, a television news anchor, was played by Shelley Fabares.


More Ladyslipper finish work, plus some critical maintenance work on the Aspen, Grove Creek and Southfork of Horseshoe trails.
On Monday, Chris and Ron spent the day finishing a critical re-route on the Grumpy Trail in Southern Valley. You'll notice this re-route if you ride the trail in a counter-clockwise direction, right at the junction with the Nemo Trail. The existing fall-line section at the junction has been re-routed to include a switchback in order to make the climbing grade more sustainable and enjoyable to ride. All done!
Tuesday, the crew did a little storage shed organizing. We are in and out all season long and it was time to do a thorough cleaning and re-organizing. Once that was completed, Chris and Ron headed out to Ladyslipper to work on dispersal of material from the trail dozer. This is pretty intensive handwork and requires movement of dirt off of the trail corridor one shovel load at a time. We'll be announcing a big trail volunteer day to help this process go quicker. Stay tuned!
More Ladyslipper dispersal work on Wednesday. We're about 1/3 of the way through this outstanding new trail. Curious where it is? Ride Nemo in Southern Valley. Shortly before the junction with Grumpy, you'll see a "Closed" sign on the left side of the trail. That's it! Have a look and let us know what you think! We're pretty stoked.
Friday, the crew headed up the Aspen trail to remove a large downed tree across the trail then drove across the valley to focus on Grove Creek. Ron and Chris cleared existing drains (which had filled up pretty quickly) and then constructed a number of brand new drains in critical run-off zones. Some teamwork was completed as well in spots where erosion was accelerating due to high use this summer. We should be all set on Grove until the fall!


An extra tray is never gone, especially not this airy model of rattan with cool leather label. The tray can be used functionally to serve something with. But also on the coffee table, dining table, sideboard or a cabinet, this serving tray is great with some accessories, such as candles on it.


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Research Article| April 15 1993
Separation of T helper 1 clone cytolysis from proliferation and lymphokine production using analog peptides.
B D Evavold;
B D Evavold
Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
J Sloan-Lancaster;
J Sloan-Lancaster
B L Hsu;
B L Hsu
P M Allen
B D Evavold, J Sloan-Lancaster, B L Hsu, P M Allen; Separation of T helper 1 clone cytolysis from proliferation and lymphokine production using analog peptides.. J Immunol 15 April 1993; 150 (8): 3131–3140. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.150.8.3131
In this report, we investigate the activation of Th1 clones using altered TCR ligand. By changing the immunogenic peptide, cytolytic function can be separated from proliferative and lymphokine responses. These three responses were examined and dissected in two Th1 clones using analogs of the murine hemoglobin [Hb(64-76)] peptide. This analysis was focused on amino acids in the immunogenic peptide that were possible T cell contact residues. Typically, several amino acids were identified as critical contact residues for a Th1 proliferative response. An examination of lymphokine production (IFN-gamma or IL-3) revealed the same pattern of response to the analog peptides indicating that the proliferative and lymphokine responses were directly related. However, for cytolysis, fewer amino acid residues were identified as critical contact residues for effector function. Thus, some altered peptide ligands allowed the disassociation of the cytolytic function from the proliferative and lymphokine responses in Th1 clones. To extend these findings, the activation of T cell hybridomas created from the Th1 clones were similarly examined using the altered TCR ligands. The lymphokine response (IL-2) of the T cell hybridomas identified the same critical amino acids as did the cytolytic response of the Th1 clones. Thus, analog peptides partially activated the Th1 clones such that cytolysis occurred independent from proliferative and lymphokine responses.


So, I was sitting around with my older kids, Saul and Angelica this Thanksgiving weekend. When the conversation turned to music, I fired up my Ipod and turned them on to Dan Bern, a tragically under-known genius of a songwriter and performer. They–being of the generation they are–went right over to MySpace and looked him up. I was ecstatic to see (and hear) that one of my favorite Bern songs, God Said No, is featured on Dan's profile.
What happened next was a bona fide, cross-generational experience. See, I'm a musician, too. I couldn't feed anyone doing it, but I never stopped playing guitar and writing songs. A couple of years ago, just for grins, I made a song demo of three original tunes. Nothing fancy. Just me and my guitar and some lyrics.
So yesterday, while listening to Dan Bern, it occurred to all of us that I should have a MySpace music profile, too. And 10 minutes later, with minimal prodding from my offspring, there it was.
Huh! Waddaya know. Old man Farber's music is now on MySpace. Have a listen, if you dare.
Dude, you are quite the crooner. Very nice. Now I can listen to you sing while I surf through the blogosphere.
I can "dig" him… very good music also, the guitar rythem in the background sounds just like one of the many rythem I've heard you played before.Very good music!!
Dude… you ARE the true Renaissance Man… my favorite was "Blaze of Glory" – think I could have listened to that 50 more times. Highly impressed, Steve… thanks for sharing!


Dr. Marks strives to understand the patient's perspective, as she believes getting to know each patient is an important part of providing the best care possible. She focuses on being extremely thorough in her evaluations, communicating effectively and educating patients about their health status.
Dr. Marks joins Keck Medicine of USC following many years at the University of Virginia, where she treated patients in private practice. At UVA, she helped transform the medical school curriculum while co-directing a course focused on doctor-patient communication and physical examination skills.


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Q: Tabs, Hide Previous on first tab and next on last I'm having trouble getting the next and previous buttons hiding and showing when it's on the first or last page. I've looked into different methods, but haven't gotten any to work as of yet with the newest libraries.
Is it possible to use first and last method to do this?
Hints will gladly be accepted!

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  $("#tabs").tabs();

  $(".btnNext").click(function() {
    var active = $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active");
    $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active", active + 1);
  });

  $(".btnPrev").click(function() {
    var active = $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active");
    $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active", active - 1);
  });

  var active = $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active");
  if (active == 0) {
    $(".btnPrev").hide();
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    $(".btnPrev").show();
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A: You need to check the active on each replacement tab.
So, I moved the check to separate function (resetButtons) and run it at the start, and after each click.
Also. I finished the check - You missed the check if the user in the last tab.
Update
You don't need to call the function manually, just pass the resetButtons function as activate and create params. In this case the resetButtons  will run if the user clicks on the tabs too (not only on the buttons)

$(document).ready(function() {
  $("#tabs").tabs({
    activate: resetButtons,
    create: resetButtons
  });
  // resetButtons();

  $(".btnNext").click(function() {
    var active = $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active");
    $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active", active + 1);
    // resetButtons();
  });

  $(".btnPrev").click(function() {
    var active = $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active");
    $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active", active - 1);
    // resetButtons();
  });

});

function resetButtons() {
  var active = $("#tabs").tabs("option", "active");
  var tabsLength = $("#tabs li").length;
  if (active == 0) {
    $(".btnPrev").hide();
  } else {
    $(".btnPrev").show();
  };

  if (active == (tabsLength - 1)) {
    $(".btnNext").hide();
  } else {
    $(".btnNext").show();
  };
}

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It's a rainy day here in NYC. Typical Spring weather. April showers bring May flowers and all that jazz.
For some of us, rain brings us down. We want to stay in bed, keep warm under the covers and wait for the sun to shine again. But, we can't. We can't just hide.
Because there are bills to pay, families to take care of and work to be done. People and things that pull our attention.
Spoken from my heart, because that's the reality of life. There are times when life gets us so stressed out, frustrated, vulnerable and depressed. So much that it's hard to see the good things, the blessings we have and believe that things will get better.
See, the thing is rainbows DO follow the rain. We can't enjoy the good stuff if we don't have the bad things to teach us how to appreciate the good things we have.
And as busy working moms, that's exactly how life can be. We've gone to college, developed our careers, established a family with our partner. Hit those wonderful expectations that have been passed down to us by our own families growing up or by society at large. We push ourselves to the edge of our sanity to meet all the demands that are placed on us. Staying late at work at the last minute, worrying about the chores that need to get done at home or losing sleep because we just can't slow or shut down our brains.
This is where self-care can help. Using mantras like the one above, taking 5 minutes to meditate or write, self-care is the thing that can reduce stress, uplift us and give us that energy to keep going. To be gentle with ourselves throughout the day so that we can show up as the best of who we are for other people – while also caring for ourselves.
Because – real talk – you're not a robot. You're an amazing human being who has grown other humans, given of yourself to help others and worked to get things done. And you just like your kids, spouse and all other humans, you DESERVE and NEED self-care.
A car can't run without gas or regular maintenance. And neither can you. Daily self-care – even 5 minutes at a time – can help you maintain your physical, emotional and mental well-being so you can be the person you want to be.
Today, if you're feeling down because of the rain (or any other stress) remember, rainbows follow the rain. Things WILL get better. Believe it!


The goals of this study were two fold. It was a special focus project of CRPP and complimented in some ways the research of Panels 3 and 4 of the core research programme (2004 – 2007). It was also a part of an international comparative study, the Learner's Perspective Study (LPS), led by David Clarke from the University of Melbourne. The study examined the practices of three secondary two (grade eight) competent mathematics teachers and their classrooms in an integrated and comprehensive manner. This qualitative study adopted the research methodology of the LPS. A significant feature of the methodology was the use of three cameras to capture the data during sequences of 10 lessons for each teacher. The data collected for the study is indeed very substantial. Analysis of the instructional approaches of the teachers, the role of textbook in their classrooms, nature and role of homework, the source and cognitive demands of mathematical tasks the teachers used, the type of teacher questions that were asked during the instruction, what teacher's attached importance to in their lessons, what students valued in their mathematics lessons and student's perspectives of good mathematics lessons have been carried out and the respective findings reported in several publications as well as this report.


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package in.ceeq.imprint.helpers;

import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Build;
import android.util.DisplayMetrics;

public class DeviceUtils {

    private final String PREFERENCE_DEVICE_SIZE = "X-DEVICE-SIZE";
    private PreferenceUtils mPreferenceUtils;

    public DeviceUtils(Context context) {
        mPreferenceUtils = PreferenceUtils.newInstance(context);
    }

    public static boolean hasHoneycomb() {
        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB;
    }

    public static boolean hasMarshmallow() {
        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M;
    }

    public static boolean hasLollipop() {
        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP;
    }

    public static boolean hasKitKat() {
        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
    }

    public static boolean hasJellyBean() {
        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN;
    }

    public static boolean hasJellyBeanMR1() {
        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1;
    }

    public static boolean hasJellybeanMr2() {
        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2;
    }

    public static boolean hasMoreHeap() {
        return Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory() > 20971520;
    }

    public String getDeviceResolution() {
        return mPreferenceUtils.getStringPrefs(PREFERENCE_DEVICE_SIZE);
    }

    public static int dpToPx(Context context, int dp) {
        DisplayMetrics displayMetrics = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
        return Math.round(dp * (displayMetrics.xdpi / DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_DEFAULT));
    }

    public final class Size {
        public static final String SMALL = "small";
        public static final String MEDIUM = "medium";
        public static final String LARGE = "large";
        public static final String XLARGE = "xlarge";
    }
}

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The initial step of the entire blog post series is the setup of TicketMonster. In a real-world monolith to microservice and Cloud migration scenario, this step might be obsolete since the monolith is already running somewhere in a data centers. In other words, you would leave the monolith where it is and just deploy microservices to the target Cloud platform; PCF in this case. Nevertheless, I decided to lift-and-shift TicketMonster to PCF to learn how to move this legacy system to the cloud platform. Besides, applications are easier to re-architect once they're running in the cloud since we have already gained skills in handling data or traffic management.
To deploy TicketMonster, I refer to the instructions summarized on GitHub in monolith. These steps assume that the Cloud Foundry (cf) CLI is logged in to a PCF cluster to create a MySQL Cloud Foundry service instance. Besides, these instructions require a DockerHub account to park the containerized monolith before pushing it to the target cloud environment. Finally, a cf apps and cf services should list at least the ticket-monster app and ticketMonster-mysql service instance as shown below.
Based on the result of the previous steps, we can now hit TicketMonster for the first time and we can navigate through the application. Some clicks on the menu items give you an overview of the application's business domain that is mainly about the management of events and booking of tickets.
The monolith that is now available on PCF and can easily be monitored using Dynatrace full-stack monitoring on Cloud Foundry. Once Dynatrace is enabled, we get full insights such as the end-to-end service flow for our previous click scenario. The service flow in the following screenshot shows that the monolithic application queries the MySQL service instance we bound to the ticket-monster app.
Another important Dynatrace feature to understand your monolith is Smartscape. Smartscape provides an overview of the application layers and gives you first ideas how to possibly slice it. All of this visibility comes out of the box with Dynatrace and without any additional code or configuration changes. By only enabling Dynatrace on PCF we already get to know our monolith just as Andi Grabner described in his 8-step recipe.
To start breaking up the monolith, a best practice is extracting the user interface from TicketMonster since this helps to decouple the client facing part from the business logic. The first task in this direction is the setup of an own repository for the decoupled component. This allows to independently develop the user interface and to deploy it without re-build the entire monolith. In fact, a dedicated codebase will be the foundation for any microservice we will extract, as it is one key factor to become a "12-factor-app". Simply said, a "12-factor-app" defines twelve characteristics an application (microservice) should implement to be cloud-native. Our ongoing journey will take on some of them, as we explore further requirements.
For the sake of keeping this blog series as simple as possible, I didn't create an own repository, but rather a folder called tm-ui-v1 that stays next to the codebase of the monolith. Afterwards, I copy the content of the UI, which is stored in ./monolith/src/main/webapp, to tm-ui-v1. To run the user interface, an Apache2 web server is used, which comes with the configuration file httpd.conf. In this file, it is required to define the ProxyPass and ProxyPassReserve to forward a user actions to the business logic of the monolith as shown below.
Before pushing the user interface as app to PCF, we need to create a Dockerfile that specifies the application server and runtime configuration. Based on this Dockerfile we can push an image to Dockerhub that allows to hit a cf push tm-ui-v1 -o <your dockerhub account>/tm-ui:monolith. This command creates the UI on PCF and sets it right in front of the monolith. To verify the step, a cf apps should show the new tm-ui-v1 app. For a step by step guidance on deploying tm-ui-v1, please take a look at the instructions summarized in tm-ui-v1.
At this stage of extracting the user interface, it is not recommended to reveal the new UI to all end users because you cannot ensure that you didn't miss a point. In other words, it is necessary to route some traffic to either tm-ui-v1 or still to the legacy UI of ticket-monster. To create this routing mechanism, I use Apigee Edge on PCF. This API management platform allows you to install an API proxy for handling request sent to a Cloud Foundry application. Thus, I utilize the API proxy to redirect TicketMonster traffic to its own or the new interface as illustrated below.
To make Apigee available on PCF, you must sign up for a free account. Then, it is required to install the CLI as best explained in the documentation about Proxying Cloud Foundry App. When taking a close look at this documentation, you will see three different service plans for an Apigee Edge service instance on PCF. In more details, these are the org, microgateway, and microgateway-coresident service plan that differ in their feature set and where Apigee Edge is hosted. For this blog post, I stick with the org plan that takes full advantage of Apigee Edge's feature set to redirect traffic meant for the application to the Apigee Edge proxy. The above-mentioned documentation perfectly instructs the way to set up an API proxy for an app; ticket-monster in our case. Consequently, you should see the new service when typing cf services.
Although the newly created proxy is just a pass-through, we can now add policies or traffic control mechanism. Therefore, the web interface of Apigee Edge provides the possibility to either select, for instance, pre-defined load balancer rules or to write custom code. For latter of which you simply select the created API proxy in Apigee Edge and locate the cf-set-target-url.js file. This file sets the target URL and can be modified to redirect a request to another target.
As shown by the code snippet above, I create a mechanism that randomly sets tm-ui-v1 as target user interface by a fifty percent chance. Consequently, the decoupled UI of ticket-monster gets randomly selected to test whether it works correctly and can take over the entire traffic. To see the request that are routed through the new user interface and to identify possible issues, the code adds the http request header X-Canary with either the value tm-ui-v1 or ticket-monster. Based on this value, we can use the Dynatrace feature request attributes to filter and search for those requests routed through the new user interface.
The above screenshot shows the monitored traffic of TicketMonster for about 30 minutes. As we can see, the monolith receives around 40 requests per minute and has a response time of 24 ms. The great thing is that Dynatrace divides the user requests based on the X-Canary header value and depicts the traffic routed through tm-ui-v1. As intended by my routing mechanism in Apigee Edge and displayed by the purple and blue bars, fifty percent of users face the new UI while the other group is still working with the old UI of TicketMonster.
Based the decoupled UI component that is installed right in front of the monolith, the next blog post focuses on getting rid of the legacy code that is left over in the monolith. Consequently, a new and thinner version of the monolith will become available I'm going to deploy as canary release. Therefore, we will further expand the feature set of Dynatrace and Apigee Edge that give us the power to compare the old and new version regarding performance changes.


Software to easily concatenate collections of mp3 files with the best quality and the smallest size, taking into account both the maximum required quality and the compatibility with the target player.
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The program is profile based, to make it easier to use. Specifically, there are two main profiles, the Audiophile (bitrate 320kbps) and the on-the-go (bitrate 192kbps) ones, which are further subdivided in stereo or mono.
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By Pastor Jacob Sutton	Epiphany Podcast Sermons
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Here, the students can download Ignou EHI 2 question paper of previous years. We have provided the direct links to download question papers of last 10 years of Ignou BA History course EHI-02. Before downloading the question paper, you must know some important details about this subject.
Course Name: India: Earliest Times to 8th Century A.D.
In this article, We have also provided the link to download Ignou BA History question paper of June 2017, Dec 2016, June 2016, Dec 2015, June 2015, Dec 2014, June 2014, 2013, etc. It will help students in knowing the latest pattern followed by Indira Gandhi National Open University in the term end examination.
The question paper is of 100 marks. The maximum time allowed to complete the exam is 3 hours. There are three sections in the paper.
Section I: There are 4 questions in this section out of which students have to attempt any two in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks.
Section II: In this section, the students are provided with 8 questions. They have to attempt only 4 in about 250 words each. Each question carries 12 marks.
Section III: In this last section, students have to write answer for two short notes out of 4 in about 100 words each. Each question carries 6 marks.
Here are some important questions which have been taken from previous question papers of EHI-02 course. As these are important papers, so these may repeat in upcoming exams.
Ques1. Give an account of the physical features of the physiographic divisions of India.
Ques2. Describe the main characteristics of Harappan Society and Religion.
Ques3. Analyse the changes which took place in the society, polity, economy and religion in the Later Vedic period.
Ques4. Discuss the main principles of Ashoka's policy of Dhamma. What are the views of the various scholars regarding Dhamma ?
Ques5. Discuss the nature of early Vedic Society.
Ques6. Discuss the process of development and spread of Buddhism and Jainism in India.
The EHI-02 question papers provided by Indira Gandhi National Open University are not solved. Students will not find answers with them.They have to look into their study material or books to get the answers.
In case, if they require Ignou EHI 2 solved question papers of last 10 years in the form of book, they can send an email at [email protected] mentioning their query. They will get reply as soon as possible with the best possible solution.


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Consensus, consent and consciousness
Hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section is common with significant maternal and foetal consequences. Despite this, practices vary markedly and there has, thus far, been a lack of formal guidance. This month in Anaesthesia sees the publication of an international consensus statement on the management of hypotension with vasopressors during caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. (Developing a consensus statement is a complex process, as there are few simple black and white recommendations that can be supported with robust scientific evidence.) Ten key recommendations for best practice are provided including, for example, a phenylephrine infusion starting at 25-50 mcg.min-1 and titrated to systolic blood pressure (≥ 90% baseline), left lateral uterine displacement and the consideration of colloid or crystalloid pre-loading. Jeremy Campbell and Gary Stocks argue this puts right a surprising lack of guidance for an important group of patients, and its introduction will no-doubt improve foetal outcomes and the birthing experience of all mothers undergoing caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. Although we may have not, just yet, discovered the Holy Grail of obstetric anaesthesia (and some have highlighted the limitations of a consensus approach), this guidance certainly provides clear, sensible and practical advice to all.
The consensus statement and editorial are accompanied by two similarly themed original research articles. The first, by Zieleskiwicz et al., investigates the association between maternal hypotension following spinal anaesthesia and point-of-care ultrasound derived subaortic ΔVTI before and after performance of a passive leg raise manoeuvre prior to spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. They found a subaortic ΔVTI of ≤ 8% and ≥ 21% to be predictive of absence or occurrence of hypotension respectively. Secondly, Dyer et al. report their RCT of maternal cardiac output response to colloid preload and vasopressor therapy during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section in patients with severe pre-eclampsia. They found cardiac output increased following spinal anaesthesia in women with severe early onset pre-eclampsia, and a small dose of phenylephrine reversed this haemodynamic change more effectively than ephedrine. Lower doses of phenylephrine are therefore recommended for such patients, where required.
How well do you understand and practice consent for anaesthesia? Nicholas Chrimes and Stu Marshall discuss the barriers to informed consent in anaesthesia and argue certain practical challenges may deny patients their legal right to make decisions about their care. They call for better alignment between the principles of consent and the realities of clinical practice in light of recently published guidelines. (The 2017 AAGBI consent for anaesthesia guideline is a 'must read' for every anaesthetist!) For example, if patients are to be informed of and give permission for every individual element contributing to their anaesthetic, together with every possible complication, they argue obtaining informed consent for anaesthesia may be at best extremely challenging and at worst, impossible.
Does loss or responsiveness (LOR) and recovery of responsiveness (ROR) occur at the same concentration of anaesthetic agent? Not according to the study by Sepúlveda et al. where propofol was administered to 19 healthy volunteers using a Schnider effect site target controlled infusion (Figure 1). They found LOR ensued at a higher propofol concentration than ROR and conclude this may suggest evidence of neuronal inertia in transitioning between LOR and ROR. In the accompanying editorial, Frank Engbers asks, is unconsciousness simply the reverse of consciousness? He argues ROR is likely dependent upon external and internal stimuli as well as the anaesthetic drug concentration. An observed hysteresis between LOC and ROC, although not illogical, may therefore be explained by many factors other than brain inertia.
Figure 1 Observed numbers of unresponsive subjects during induction (red line) and recovery (blue line) periods as a function of Schnider model predicted effect-site concentration (a) and measured plasma concentration (b).
We are delighted to have published two narrative reviews this month and each provides a summary of recent evidence for core anaesthetic topics. They are, therefore, essential reading for all. Firstly, Tim Cook emphasises the critical importance of communication, decision-making and non-technical practice with regards the avoidance of major airway complications. (He describes this as everything he has ever said on twitter in one long article!) Highlights include a description of themes emergent from fatal case reviews (Figure 2) and a novel cognitive aid for dealing with an evolving airway crisis, the Vortex approach© (Figure 3). The second review from Tasbihgou et al. presents a synthesis of recent evidence with regards accidental awareness under general anaesthesia (AAGA). They argue AAGA is both common and preventable yet associated with severe psychological consequences in some. They therefore call for anaesthetic departments to implement and maintain strategies to limit its occurrence.
Figure 2 Recognisable events and pitfalls of fatal airway complications.
Figure 3 The Vortex approach© to airway management (vortexapproach.org; reproduced with the permission of Nicholas Chrimes.
If a patient develops intra-operative anaphylaxis and is successfully resuscitated, should planned surgical procedures continue? Sadleir et al. argue it seems reasonable to do so following grade 1, 2 and 3 immediate hypersensitivity reactions (Figure 4) based on their retrospective analysis of 223 patients over nine years in Western Australia. This, however, is as long as the continuing management of acute hypersensitivity does not prevent successful completion of surgery, or proceeding with surgery does not prevent resuscitative efforts, should they be required. Elsewhere this month Henningsen et al. report a qualitative study of patient experiences with regards peripheral nerve blockade for ankle fracture surgery, Tallent et al. evaluate the 'ISO-Gard' oxygen/scavenging mask as a means to reduce the level of exhaled sevoflurane/desflurane below recommended exposure limits and László et al. describe a method of teaching flexible fibreoptic tracheal intubation in cadavers preserved using Thiel's method as compared with manikins.
Figure 4 Classification of severity of acute hypersensitivity reactions.
Finally, preparations are well underway for the AAGBI Winter Scientific Meeting in London (10th-12th January). Congratulations to all those with an accepted abstract! Our 'How to publish a paper' workshop (11th January, 2-4pm) is once again free to all attendees. Matt Wiles chairs the Friday morning Anaesthesia session with topics for discussion including respiratory, cardiovascular and blood transfusion associated complications. Our stand will be open throughout and we very much hope to see you there!
Mike Charlesworth, Editor Fellow
Andrew Klein, Editor-in-Chief
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Nadine Bariteau
Born and raised in Montréal, Nadine Bariteau is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in printmaking, sculpture, installation and video performance. Her works are studies of permanence and ephemerality in the interplay between human-made and natural environments. She is a graduate of Concordia University in Montréal and obtained her Masters of Fine Arts at York University in Toronto. Bariteau has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work can be seen in private and public collections including Foreign Affairs Canada and the National Library of Québec. Nadine has been living in Toronto for the past ten years and teaches printmaking at the Ontario College of Art and Design University.
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Edgar Garcia is the author of Skins of Columbus: A Dream Ethnography (Fence Books, 2019); Signs of the Americas: A Poetics of Pictography, Hieroglyphs, and Khipu (University of Chicago Press, 2020); and, in collaboration with visual artist Eamon Ore-Giron, Infinite Regress (Bom Dia Books, 2020). He recently finished a collection of essays on the K'iche' Maya story of creation, the Popol Vuh, titled Emergency: Reading the Popol Vuh in a Time of Crisis (forthcoming, University of Chicago Press, 2021). He is currently working on books about risk analysis (especially divination) in scenes of migration and another book about Atlantis as a core mytheme for climate crisis, as well as a translation of the Cantares Mexicanos. He teaches in the departments of English and Creative Writing at the University of Chicago.
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Compassion is a vital element of care
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has developed a compassionate leadership programme that draws on the natural altruism of staff.
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The NHS was founded 69 years ago on the principles of compassion and commitment to providing free healthcare to those who require it, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, economic status or any other characteristic.
Since then, there has been fierce, nationally expressed protection of the NHS, as outlined by, for example, West et al (2017). There has also been much criticism of the NHS, an obvious example being that which arose from the findings of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry.
The inquiry described a chronic shortage of nursing staff, low morale and a 'disturbing lack of compassion towards their patients'. The inquiry report includes recommendations for 'improved support for compassionate, caring and committed care and stronger healthcare leadership'.
Since the inquiry was completed, there have been many developments in the NHS that focus on compassion. These include the introduction of the 6Cs, which describe 'care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment' as core skills and values for nursing.
The Department of Health (DH) also set out guiding principles in The NHS Constitution, in which one of the values discussed is compassion: 'We ensure that compassion is central to the care we provide and respond with humanity and kindness to each person's pain, distress, anxiety or need. We search for the things we can do, however small, to give comfort and relieve suffering. We find time for patients, their families and carers, as well as those we work alongside. We do not wait to be asked, because we care.'
Other reports, such as Culture Change in the NHS and Freedom to Speak Up, were intended to enable NHS staff to voice their concerns about patient safety and other issues without fear of bullying or isolation. It is suggested that compassion should be embedded in the culture of an organisation so that staff care for each other as well as for patients.
Leadership programme
Nurse managers have competing priorities and may validly ask: 'Why are we working on a new initiative when we have waiting lists and no staff? How do we manage this divergence of priorities?'
At Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we have developed a compassionate leadership programme to enhance the intrinsic motivation of NHS staff and reinforce their fundamental altruism (West et al 2017).
It could be concluded that compassionate leadership creates the necessary conditions for innovation, and therefore improves quality and safety.
To meet the daily challenges nurse managers and their teams face, however, they must develop a compassionate culture through leadership that aligns to the vision and values of their organisations, with clear lines of sight to the enhancements they want to make through innovation and improvement.
Two videos have been made to show how innovation at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust works. They are ThePowerTo and Brighter Together
Elaine Williams is a Freedom to Speak Up guardian, innovation lead and senior quality improvement practitioner, at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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This project will show you how to connect a ESP8266 to a USB to Serial TTL adapter and monitor temperature using a DHT11 sensor.
Connect the ESP8266 to a USB to TTL Serial adapter to enable you to program the ESP8266 using the Arduino IDE.
Upload code to take a reading from a DHT11 Temp/Humidity sensor and upload that to Adafurit IO using MQTT.
***Note update- I originally had a picture showing the ESP8266 connected to 5V, I have updated showing 3.3V instead.
NOTE: GPIO0 is very important. If you don't connect the pin to ground you will not be able to flash the 8266. After flashing you will want to disconnect so the sketch automatically runs if the 8266 is reset.
Note: Some DHT11's come with 4 pins. They will still work with this project but note the pins.
***Note Update- This picture show power connected to 5V. Connect power to 3.3V.
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Here is what the Adafruit Dashboard looks like once you sign in.
I hope this is interesting and helpful and please provide me with any feedback as i am always willing to learn. Enjoy!!!
/* Sketch to collect temp and send via MQTT to web.
MQTT code Written by Tony DiCola for Adafruit Industries.
// Setup a feed called 'temp' for publishing.
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