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How much of the earth's surface is covered with water?
(a) about two-thirds
(b) about three-fourths
(c) exactly three-fourths
(d) about one-fourth
About three fourths of the earth's surface is covered with water.
Which of these changes occur on heating water?
(a) water to ice
(b) water to water vapour
(c) water vapour to water
(d) all of them
On heating water, it changes its form from liquid water to water vapour.
The purest form of natural water is
(a) rainwater.
(b) groundwater.
(c) surface water.
(d) sea water.
Groundwater is the purest form of natural water.
Which of the following processes in the human body needs the presence of water?
(a) digestion
(b) transport of nutrients
(c) excretion
(d) all of these
All the life process in human beings, such as digestion, excretion etc., require the presence of water.
'Water table' refers to
(a) level of groundwater.
(b) level of surface water.
(c) level of sea water.
(d) any of these depending on the location
(a) Level of groundwater
The level of groundwater is called as water table.
Rainwater harvesting means
(a) harvesting of crops during rains.
(b) using rainwater to add to underground water.
(c) storing rainwater in tanks.
(d) both b and c
(d) Both b and c.
Rainwater harvesting means using rainwater to add to underground water as well as to store rainwater in tanks for other uses like watering plants.
Water in seas cannot be used because of
(a) problems of transporting it to land.
(b) pollution.
(c) high salt content.
(d) high nitrogen content.
Water in seas cannot be used because of its high salt content.
Rainwater that does not seep into the soil and runs off on land is called
(a) water table.
(b) surface water.
(c) groundwater.
(d) glacier.
(b) Surface water
Surface water is the rain water which runs off on the land to form lakes, rivers etc.
Which of the following does rainwater contain?
(a) dissolved salts
(b) dissolved gases
(c) sewage
(d) pesticides
Though rain water is free from germs, it contains dissolved gases present in air.
Vegetables and fruits contain a lot of water. True or false?
True. The roots of the plants absorb water and other nutrients from the soil and transports the same into other parts of the plants. Hence, fruits and vegetables contain a lot of water.
About __________ per cent of the human body consists of water.
About seventy percent of the human body consists of water.
Where does water exist in the gaseous state?
Water in the atmosphere exists in the gaseous state as water vapour.
Change of temperature can be used to change the state of water. True or false?
True. As the temperature decreases, water changes to ice. As the temperature increases, water changes to water vapour. Hence, change of temperature can be used to change the state of water.
The conversion of water into ice on cooling is called ________; and the conversion of ice to water on _________ is called ___________
The conversion of water into ice on cooling is called freezing of water; and the conversion of ice to water on heating is called melting of ice.
Which evaporates faster−hot water or cold water?
Hot water evaporates faster than cold water. The rate of evaporation depends upon the temperature. Higher the temperature, faster the water evaporates.
Water evaporates rapidly to form steam when it starts _____________
Water evaporates rapidly to form steam when it starts boiling.
Give one word for 'water vapour changing to water on cooling'.
'Water vapour changing to water on cooling' is called condensation.
Water drops fall as rain as soon as water vapour in the clouds condenses to form water. True or false?
True. As the water vapour in the clouds condense, it falls to the ground as rain.
Question 10:
The water that seeps under the ground does not participate in the water cycle any more. True or false?
False. The ground water is pumped out and used extensively for irrigation, drinking, industrial purposes, etc. Also, ground water may flow out naturally into rivers, streams, springs etc., and join the water cycle again.
In places where the air is polluted, rainwater sometimes contains an acid. True or false?
True. The water vapour present in the air gets condensed and fall on the earth as rain. If the air contains pollutants, these are also dissolved in the rain water leading to acid rain.
Name the three states of water.
The three states of water are:
(i) Ice (solid)
(ii) Water (liquid)
(iii) Water vapour (gaseous)
Name the forms of water as it occurs in nature in the three states.
Water occurs in nature in solid state as ice, in liquid state as water and in gaseous state as water vapour.
'Evaporation of water occurs at all temperatures.' How is evaporation dependent on temperature?
Evaporation of water occurs at all temperatures. As the temperature increases the rate of evaporation also increase.
Why does water vapour condence when it reaches high up in the atmosphere?
The air gets cooler as it goes higher in the atmosphere. Because of the cooler air, the water vapour gets condensed when it goes higher in the atmosphere.
When water vapour condence, it forms tiny drops of water that form clouds. When do these droplets come down as rain?
Water vapour condenses to form tiny droplets that form clouds. If there are dust particles in the clouds on which the water droplets can settle and get bigger, then the droplets will eventually become large enough to fall as rain drops.
How can you change
(a) water to ice?
(b) ice to water?
(d) water vapour to water?
(a) Water can be changed to ice by reducing the temperature. This is known as freezing of water. (b) Ice can be changed to water by heating it. This is known as melting of ice.
(c) Water vapour can be changed to water by cooling the water vapour. This is known as condensation.
How are natural springs of water formed?
The ground water which passes along the surface of the non porous rocks, however, at some places come out on the surface, forming a natural spring.
Give any three important uses of water.
Following are the uses of water:
Water is extensively used for all domestic purposes like drinking, washing, cooking etc.
Water is one of the important mediums of transportation.
Water a source of energy to produce electricity.
What do you mean by the 'water cycle'?
The cycle which involves the constant circulation of water from earth to atmosphere, and again back to the earth is called as water cycle.
Why is water so important for out body?
Water is important for our body because of the following reasons:
Water is a major constituent of all bodily fluids such as blood and plasma.
Water is essential for digestion of food, absorption of food and also excretion of wastes from the body.
Water is useful to cool the body and regulate temperature. When it is hot, we sweat from our skin.
A correct concentration of salts is maintained by water, which makes conduction of nerve impulses possible.
In what ways is water useful to plants?
The utility of water to plants is as follows:
Water is required for the germination of seeds, their growth and development.
The roots of the plants absorb water from the soil. Along with carbon dioxide and water, plants prepare food in the presence of sunlight by photosynthesis.
This food is transported to various parts of the plants by means of water.
How can you show that water vapour is present in air?
To demonstrate the presence of water vapour in air, take some ice cubes in a glass. Let the glass stand without being disturbed for some time. You will observe droplets of water on the outer surface of the glass.
These water droplets result from the condensation of water vapour from the air on the cold surface of the glass. This shows that water vapour is present in air.
What are the reasons for lowering of the water table in large cities?
The water table in large cities has been lowered because of the following reasons:
In large cities, trees have been felled to make room for buildings and roads causing less rainfall in large cities.
In large cities, rain water is diverted by drains into lakes and reservoirs, rather than into the water table.
The large population in big cities uses ground water and other water resources faster than they can be replenished.
During a drought, the prices of grain, fruits and vegetables go up. Why do you think this happens? Do you expect the prices of grain, fruits and vegetables to go up during floods also? Why?
Drought is a situation which occurs due to the shortage of rainfall.This results in drying up of crops, which in turn leads to the shortage of food. Hence, during drought, the prices of grains, fruits and vegetables increase.
Floods are caused due to excess rainfall. Due to the excess water flow, the crops gets damaged again resulting in the shortage of food. Again, this causes an increase in food prices.
What are the causes of floods?
During monsoon season, most parts of our country receives heavy rainfall. The rivers which are perennial, receive a very large amount of water. This causes the rivers to overrun their banks and move towards land, causing floods. In coastal areas, floods are often caused by tidal waves, which occur due to cyclones.
List four ways in which we can conserve water.
Following are the ways by which we can conserve water and use it effectively:
(i) Using the water effectively, by avoiding wastage and recycling wherever possible.
(ii) Planting more trees and forestation. Trees absorbs water from the ground. Hence, balance the water cycle.
(iii) Storing rain water in large amounts for future use by constructing dams.
(iv) Treating the sewage and industrial wastes before disposing them to the water source, thereby reducing the water pollution.
Big dams have their own problems. Discuss.
Big dams have large water reservoirs to store a huge amount of water at a time. If the rainfall is heavy and the water exceeds the storage limit of the reservoir, then water is released from the dam. This causes heavy flooding, which destroys wildlife, agriculture and displaces people from their homes. Also, large amount of water stored in dams can cause earthquakes in regions prone to tectonic activity.
What is rainwater harvesting? What are the two ways in which it can be done?
Rain water harvesting is storing the rain water for future use. Rain water harvesting can be done in following two ways:
(i) The rain water that falls on the roof of the buildings are directed towards a deep pit in the ground. In this way the ground absorbs the water and thereby adding to the underground water reserves.
(ii) Instead of allowing the rainwater to flow into the drains, the rain water has to be directed to the underground pits to again boost ground water levels.
What is the name given to the level at which groundwater is found?
Water table is the name given to the level at which groundwater is found.
Groundwater is generally free from suspended impurities. True or false?
True. Ground water passes through the soil and surface of the rocks, which filter out the suspended impurities contained in water. Hence, ground water is free from the impurities.
Sea water ___________ (can/cannot) be used for irrigation.
Sea water cannot be used for irrigation.
Increased soil erosion occurs during a drought. True or false?
True. The fertile soil on the top most surface of the dry agricultural land are easily blown away by the wind which causes soil erosion. So, scarcity of water during drought increases soil erosion.
Diseases can spread during both floods and drought. True or false?
True. Both floods and drought result in the damaging of crops, which in turn leads to the shortage of food and wide spread death of animals and also humans.
In coastal areas, flooding is mostly caused by _____________
In coastal areas, flooding is mostly caused by cyclones.
You can collect rainwater for later use by rainwater ______________
You can collect rainwater for later use by rainwater harvesting.
What would have been the consequence if water was not recycled in nature by the water cycle?
If water was not recycled in nature, then the water resources on earth gets depleted. This would cause an imbalance in nature, causing the extinction of life on earth.
It is estimated that the water table in a fast growing town like Gurgaon (near Delhi) will go down so much in the next decade that it will be difficult to extract groundwater for use. This situation can be corrected by widespread use of one method of recharging groundwater. What do you think this method is?
In fast growing towns like Gurgaon, ground water can be recharged by making use of rain water. The rain water that falls on the roof of the building and flowing along the roadside should be directed and allowed to flow into a deep pit in the ground. This water adds to the underground water.
You can see water in its three states in nature. Name some other substances that you can see in the three states in everyday life.
Water exists in its three states in nature. Other than water, we can also see wax existing in these three states. There are many more elements such as iron, helium, aluminium etc., which can be found in all the three states but under specific conditions of temperature and pressure.
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Youth festival "Varom" ("let's go") 2 – 3 July, 2016 was organized by one of VOYAGE entrepreneurial travel participant Simonas Dailidė. After a successful and bursting with excitement experience in entrepreneurial travel in Sicily – Malta, Simonas was happy to improve annual festival, adding some new insights. He invited VOYAGE team to join the festival and share information about such an exclusive opportunity with others. VOYAGE team was promoting entrepreneurial travel by challenging visitors of the festival to spin VOYAGE challenge wheel and to accomplish various tasks. This became one of the most interesting activities of the festival.
VOYAGE space in Varom festival was full of various activities for 3 days.
VOYAGE mentor Simona Šimulytė presented a deep and thoughtful presentation called "Illusion: to laugh or cry. Or why conflicts emerge". Her speech has definitely gave "food for thoughts" for all listeners.
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Watch The Electric Camaro eCOPO Dip Into The 9s: Video
by Sam McEachern
— Feb 12, 2019
When Chevrolet first debuted the fully electric Camaro eCOPO at the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the automaker predicted that it would be able to run a nine second quarter-mile. It was a lofty goal, but with the electric powertrain's instant torque and Chevy's drag-racing know how, we were confident that Chevrolet Performance would get the job done.
We're happy to report that the world's first electric Camaro achieved its goal of putting down a nine second pass during the NHRA Lucas Oil Winter Nationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California this past weekend. The zero emission racer, which was designed and engineered by GM and is run by drag racing team Hancock & Lane, turned in a 9.837 pass at 134.07 mph.
Driver Patrick McCue made his first attempt at the goal on Friday and turned in a 10.02 at 133.39 mph, but managed to dip the fully electric Camaro into the nines on Saturday afternoon with a near-perfect pass that pulled the front wheels well off the ground.
The Camaro eCOPO makes 800 hp and 634 lb-ft of torque thanks to its two electric motors and 32 kWh battery pack. Power is sent to the rear wheels through the same three-speed automatic transmission the regular COPO uses. The location of the battery packs, one where the spare tire normally sits and one over the rear axle, ensures the eCOPO has enough grip to put its torque to the ground.
When GM first debuted the electric Camaro eCOPO, the automaker said it was a sign of things to come from the company in the high performance vehicle and motorsports arenas.
"The eCOPO Concept is all about where we go in the future with electrification in the high performance space," said GM's director of performance variants, Russ O'Blenes. "The original COPO Camaro program was all about pushing the envelope, and this concept is an exploration with the very same spirit."
Check out the nine second pass in the video embedded above.
(source: Dragzine)
— Sam McEachern
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jzEllis says:
Yawn…if not for pulling the wheels in the air, and actually seeing the 9.87 flash across the timing board; I would have figured that for much slower.
Without the cacophony of a well built motor, most of the allure and excitement is lost.
motorman says:
racing should be turning gasoline into noise.
Follow-up: I'm nearly certain, that if this was a separate series it would have the same following as Formula E which is – pretty much non existant. Outside of companies trying to get greenie points and early adopters, no one cares about formula E. And if not for them hitching it to traditional racing series, it probably would have went the way of a most other fads.
Watch a formula E race when you have some free time. After you wake up and wipe the drool from you mouth, holla atcha boy about how exciting watching what amounts to giant RC cars whine around the track was.
I'll just leave these here for comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywR4AYqPXz4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvWxhhi0_yk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooHC7OdLjeU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yx05jnhVUc
my fave NASCAR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bldWv4fbnaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVX2rrMHIjA
look at how they run to the wall and their reaction in the last vid. Yeah, you won't be getting that in formula E
And for good measure a 9+ second ICE run to compare to the E COPO camaro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LenTkFIQu4g
and a few 200+mph street car runs courtesy of Hennessey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaJ3w_fAdoI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAB5pztLP3w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_0von_5SRk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gzNi6MRwI
The sound and cacophony is Essential to motor racing. That sensory overload is essential to the spectator relishing and partaking in the restrained danger of motor racing. Formula E and other form of electric racing just don't deliver.
Robert R. says:
Guys, it is still an electric go-cart. Maybe I'm old school but I like the sound and smell of an internal combustion engine. This car doesn't have an engine it has D.C. Motor. To say it's zero emissions is just bs, what about the emissions from the fossil fuel power plant generating electricity to charge the battery? And oh yea, last time I checked no-one had figured out a way to recycle or dispose of the batteries. I don't know of a single racing enthusiast who would buy an electric Camero. Maybe Chevy should take a play from Porche and use the electric motor as a speed booster and leave the electric propulsion system to Tesla.
I think air quality and ozone layer would be more important than our personal enjoyments.
Steak says:
Thanks J.C. Back so soon?
Considering air quality is no longer an issue and is arguable better than since the industrial revolution began – at least in the west – I'd say NOPE.
As to the Ozone layer: who is still arguing about that. When I was a kid (1980s) all we heard about was the hole in the ozone layer – oh and we were taught global COOLING, NOT warming like now – then scientist discovered it may have always been there. *oops* – then that crusade quickly fell by the wayside.
Now yes I and most anyone who lives on this planet cares about the environment…DUH! But can we all agree that the earth has been around LONG before we got here and was far hotter and colder since man has existed, or documented the weather change.
We do not know whats going on with the weather or how to affect it directly. All we know is it changes, and some things may or may not have an affect, and that some of those affects are bad for humans. Frankly the earth can and may get far hotter or colder and we could go extinct or adapt and thrive, and the earth could frankly give a damn either way.
Global change is merely humans griping and complaining about what is, or is not the most comfortable climate for humans. Nothing more, nothing less.
this global warming thing is just to raise money for political parties and college profs who are paid to write these reports. they say burning fossel fuels is the cause but would not less fossel fuels be needed burned to keep people warm if the earth was warmer ??
Bravo!!! Well said.

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Most major surgeries would not be possible without anesthesia to render a patient unconscious and pain free and to ensure that their vital functions—including blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate and rhythm—remain stable throughout the procedure.
As the demand for such surgical care grows, many clinicians, including anesthesia care teams, are being asked to take care of more patients, all while maintaining patient safety.
An anesthesia clinician—a certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified anesthesia assistant, anesthesiology resident or anesthesiologist—is continuously present in the operating room and delivering important care during every surgery requiring anesthesia. However, it is not uncommon to have one anesthesiologist directing the anesthesia care delivered by other anesthesia clinicians for multiple surgical cases at a time, according to Sachin Kheterpal, M.D. M.B.A., associate dean for Research Information Technology and professor of Anesthesiology at Michigan Medicine.
A new study appearing in JAMA Surgery from a team at the University of Michigan examines whether the number of overlapping procedures managed by the anesthesiologist increases the risk of death or complications after surgery.
Using data from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group electronic health record registry, the team investigated surgical procedures that involved an anesthesiologist directing a CRNA or an anesthesiology resident. This anesthesia care team model is the most common model used to deliver anesthesia in the United States.
Focusing their analysis on cases with CRNA involvement and minimal anesthesiology resident involvement, the authors looked at data from more than 570,000 surgical cases at 23 hospitals in the United States between 2010 and 2017.
They identified patients with similar demographics and health statuses who underwent surgical cases of various types, including general, gynecologic, neurologic, otolaryngologic, orthopedic, urologic and vascular procedures. For each patient, they calculated the average number of concurrent surgeries that were managed by that patient's anesthesiologist during the patient's procedure. They then compared instances where the anesthesiologist was directing one, between one to two, two to three, or three to four cases at a time.
Overall, 5.19% of cases resulted in some form of post-surgical complication (30-day mortality or one of six major surgical morbidities: cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, bleeding, and infectious complications).
When compared to an anesthesiologist directing anesthesia for one to two overlapping surgeries, directing anesthesia for two to three or three to four overlapping surgeries led to an increase in the rate of morbidity and mortality. Instances where the anesthesiologist was directing three to four surgeries at a time had a complication rate of 5.75%, a 14% increase compared to the complication rate of 5.06% for one to two overlapping surgeries.
"Anesthesiologists have been saying for a long time that covering four rooms is possible but should be reserved for situations where we think it's safe," said Kheterpal. In fact, U-M Health reserves this model for rare situations. "We now have evidence to support that idea that increasing overlapping responsibilities may have some potential downsides that balance the advantages of potential cost savings and access to care."
The team notes that the study has several limitations, including the fact that the data analysis was limited to specific types of surgeries and may not reflect outcomes for all surgeries. Michael Burns, M.D., Ph.D., with the Department of Anesthesiology, notes, "While these results are important, they are limited to the data that was available in the study: anesthesia care team models with a single anesthesiologist directing up to four overlapping surgeries."
"Millions of patients receive care from an anesthesiologist directing more than two overlapping anesthetics," noted Kheterpal. "Addressing any differences in care underlying the observed differences in outcome could reduce adverse events for hundreds of thousands of patients."
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Jonathan, world leaders attend security summit in Paris today
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President Goodluck Jonathan will be leaving Abuja for Paris, France, today to participate in a summit convened by President Francois Hollande to discuss new strategies aimed at dealing with the security threat occasioned by violent activities of terror group, Boko Haram and other terror groups in West and Central Africa.
This was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.
Jonathan will be joined at the summit by Heads of State and Government of Benin Republic, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
"It is also expected that Britain, the United States of America and the European Union will be represented at the talks which will give special attention to the coordination and intensification of efforts to curtail the destabilising activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria and neighbouring countries in the wake of the recent abduction of college girls from Chibok, Borno State" the statement said.
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Pushing The Right Buttons: Do You Believe?
Hi everyone and welcome. Time for me to share another of my Funkie Junkie 12 Tags of Christmas cards, having previously shared the first one here and the second here. Today I'm taking inspiration from Tag No. 2, very much a Wendy Vecchi style one this time. Again I 'deconstructed' Linda's ideas to build the layers shown here.
OK, let's start by doing the admin stuff - this annual challenge is being hosted by Linda Coughlin, the Funkie Junkie herself and has been very generously sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique. The idea is that you take inspiration from each of Linda's weekly tags and create your own version, linking all 12 before December 21st to be in with a chance to win.
Now on Linda's original tag she has very cleverly layered the stencilling and stamping onto one layer but I wanted to go with my tried and trusted layering formula to get the design right on a square card base. By stamping, stencilling and spraying the Christmas tree design onto two overlapping circles I could work out where to add the other details. You should be able to spot the reverse printing from the Checkmate stencil, the border stamping and the Merry Christmas stencilling. By sticking to a limited colour palette the way Linda did this all married perfectly.
You may be able to spot the little droplets of Brushed Pewter Distress Spray Stains on the background and I used a Frayed Burlap Distress Marker with my waterbrush to create the shadow around the circles.
Then onto those finishing touches. Linda's idea to add the words from the License Plate Art stamp set was genius, particularly when teamed with Red Geranium Embossing Powder. I added a stencilled/embossed parcel too. Then the little metal snowflakes attached with jump rings and mirrored star provided that touch of sparkle.
This card came together so easily by using the ideas from Linda's original tag and I can't wait to share the next couple very soon.
This is just gorgeous Jenny... I love it. I got here via pesky FB!!
Ohhhhhh I LOVE this one! I'm trying to think about what I love most but really...all of it!
I am so loving your Christmas cards! Love how you used these stamps and the traditional Christmassy colors! Hugs!
I absolutely adore this Jenny. You did a great job deconstructing and reconstructing! I love the fancy stitching stamp peaking out from under the stack and the way you attached the snowflake charm is so clever! Great make for Tag #2!
This is absolutely gorgeous Jenny. Such fabulous texture and layering.
Your cards are ALWAYS so beautiful! The use of your negative space is a joy, and you do this so so so well! Gorgeous!
Fantastic card with the Christmas Colours and a clean crisp look to it.
Wonderful Jenny, such a great take on the original!
Wow ! fabulous use of the stamps and such a great amount of individual details !
Of course I do, do you?
Yes I believe and it looks like you do too! Wonderful colors.


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On 16th November, our resident compliance experts hosted the second in our three-part series of webinars centred around the FCA's Consumer Duty initiative.
In part one, we took a whistle-stop tour of exactly why the Consumer Duty is as important as advertised and the host of challenges awaiting firms on the road to compliance.
For the follow-up, we delved deeper into why the new rules shouldn't be mistaken for just 'Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) on steroids' and why firms can't afford to be caught asleep at the wheel with keeping up their end of the bargain.
The host, Recordsure's Chief Product Officer Garry Evans, was joined by Ex-FCA and now Senior Product Manager at Recordsure, Olivia Fahy, and TCC's Associate Director Neil Dethick. Our panellists answered the questions on everyone's mind: how will the new standards be monitored and enforced?
So, what did we learn during round two?
Point 1: The FCA is serious about demanding more from firms
By requiring firms to clearly show how they'll be implementing the Consumer Duty, the FCA signalled right out of the gate that it's expecting firms to buy into the initiative and deliver on the promises it makes to customers. In fact, the regulator has already asked several firms to present their Implementation Plans for scrutiny over the coming weeks. So, it's clear these aren't just a tick box exercise – businesses will be monitored on their progress over the coming months.
With this in mind, everyone within the organisation should now be aware of the Consumer Duty and be on the same page about their direction of travel. Staff should be made aware of the main changes to processes and policies that will be taking place between now and July 2023, with working groups busy drilling down into the detail of what, when and how actions will be taken to align with the rules.
In terms of supervision, the FCA is taking a portfolio approach where firms will be grouped according to sector and business model. It will then draw up a bespoke, outcomes-focused strategy for each grouping to address their different risk profiles.
All is well and good so far – but how will the FCA actually verify the standards are being met?
Here comes the tricky part: compliance checks will be embedded into the regulator's existing supervision practices – meaning there won't be dedicated 'Consumer Duty' audits as many may have assumed. For larger 'fixed' firms, their named supervisors will regularly gather outcomes information as part of their standard oversight activities, while smaller firms are likely to be monitored as part of specific issue-focused, multi-firm checks.
Of course, the challenge here is that there won't be any assigned test you can wait to be examined on or prepare for ahead of time. Instead, every touchpoint with the regulator will feed into Consumer Duty compliance, and so it'll require constant effort and diligence across all aspects of the business.
Point 2: This isn't a 'boy who cried enforcement' situation
Despite all the fanfare, it's been noted that there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency to prepare for the legislation among many organisations. And this largely stems from a feeling that, tough talk aside, the FCA won't actually take steps to police it once it's underway – as happened with the previous TCF regime.
But the key difference that bears repeating is that TCF was mainly principles-based guidance, whilst the Consumer Duty is a full regulatory overhaul made up of hard and fast rules. It's a fundamentally different beast, and the FCA has repeatedly said firms will not be getting away with a slap on the wrist this time around.
It's also true that the FCA itself has come under scrutiny in recent years for not being proactive enough. This has led some commentators to see the Consumer Duty as partly an attempt to reboot its image and do good on its word to be more interventionist. So, what's the key message for firms?
For starters, the Consumer Principle, Four Outcomes and Cross-Cutting Rules are non-negotiable and serious breaches will be met with penalties – either via interventionist powers, fines or remediation. For lesser offences, supervisory enforcement or increased regulatory scrutiny – for example, Section 166 investigations – are also on the table, and the reputational and financial risk of these shouldn't be underestimated.
On a final common-sense note, the FCA simply can't afford to let a culture of apathy take root within financial services – and so all signs point to the regulator coming down hard on firms who don't get with the programme.
Point 3: Data collection is your ticket to sustainable improvements
It's flown under the radar a bit, but the FCA has confirmed it's looking for firms to have a workable data strategy within their Consumer Duty game plan. It's also revealed that any new firms looking to be authorised will need to factor in data usage, and how that relates to evidencing, as part of their compliance framework.
If you've been paying attention so far this shouldn't come as a surprise, as the FCA has talked a lot about wanting to become a 'data-led' regulator going forward. But it does mean you'll need to think long and hard about how you'll be using data – and the tools you'll need for the job – to monitor vulnerability, conduct risk and customer outcomes.
It's also important to point out that the Consumer Duty is here for the long haul, and so firms should be taking a long-term lens to these issues. What do we mean by this?
For one thing, it means focusing less on the 31st July deadline that's understandably taking up the lion's share of discussion at the moment, and more on how data can help drive best practice, Duty compliance and lay the groundwork for a customer-first culture in the years to come.
In other words, the implementation date isn't the finish line, it's a starting line – and so you should approach the data question with an eye on driving sustained positive change for the future.
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Gerhard Kerschbaumer (ur. 19 lipca 1991 w Bressanone) – włoski kolarz górski, sześciokrotny medalista mistrzostw świata i Europy.

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Pierwszy sukces w karierze Gerhard Kerschbaumer osiągnął w 2008 roku, kiedy reprezentacja Włoch w składzie: Marco Aurelio Fontana, Gerhard Kerschbaumer, Eva Lechner i Cristian Cominelli zdobyła brązowy medal w sztafecie podczas mistrzostw świata w Val di Sole i srebrny na mistrzostwach Europy w St. Wendel. Włosi z Kerschbaumerem w składzie wygrali sztafetę także na rozgrywanych trzy lata później mistrzostwach świata w Champéry. W międzyczasie wystąpił na mistrzostwach świata w Canberze w 2009 roku, gdzie wspólnie z Marco Aurelio Fontaną, Cristianem Cominellim i Evą Lechner zwyciężył w tej konkurencji. Podczas mistrzostw Europy w Zoetermeer w tym samym roku był najlepszy wśród juniorów, a dwa lata później, podczas ME w Dohňanach triumfował w kategorii U-23. W sztafecie zdobył ponadto srebrny medal na mistrzostwach Europy w Hajfie w 2010 roku, brązowy na ME w Dohňanach i złoty na ME w Bernie w 2013 roku. W 2012 roku wziął udział w igrzyskach olimpijskich w Londynie, indywidualną rywalizację w cross-country kończąc na trzynastej pozycji. Na rozgrywanych rok później mistrzostwach świata w Pietermaritzburgu zwyciężył w kategorii U-23, a wspólnie z Fontana, Lechner i Gioele Bertolinim najlepszy był także w sztafecie. W tym samym składzie Włosi byli też najlepsi na mistrzostwach Europy w Bernie.

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I'm low-key freaking out about it being a week into February already. At my age, life is a ship going full steam ahead and I'm dodgin' icebergs left and right. Okay, probably a horrible analogy, but the gist of it is: I don't like how fast time goes! I think it increases tenfold when you have a child and they are growing so rapidly before your eyes.
Rowan has his nine month check-up (NINE) and he's excelling so beautifully, it makes my eyes a little misty. 😰 I want him to stay a baby forever. I had the exact same conversation with a co-worker the other day, and she said, "But it's fun to see them grow up and develop their personality," (or something of that nature) and I was like NO. They grow up and then they start talking back and I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. I work in the baby room for a reason. They can scream at me all day long and I'm like, cool. (Okay, babies screaming in your ear all day long can get kind of disheartening, but let's just leave that story for another day.
Anyway! I went off on a tangent! That happens sometimes, please forgive.
I'm doing a monthly thing? I like monthly things. This is a bookish monthly thing that includes what I bought, what I read, and what I reviewed. You know that whole accountability thing I was talking about in yesterday's post? Here's to help me look at the BIG PICTURE.
So without further hindrance or tangent-rambling, let's get down to it.
It's completely crazy how fast time is going! I turn 20 next week, and I'm like "how?!".
I really want to read A Curse So Dark and Lonely – it sounds so good!
Right?! I don't like it AT ALL. But HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY! You're so young, enjoy it! I'll be 29 this year 😭 and too dreadfully close to 30!


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#1847: Willa Cather to Mary Virginia Boak Cather and Elsie Cather [April 18, 1930]
VIRTUS NON STEMMA
The Grosvenor3
35 FIFTH AVENUE
New York2 Good Friday My Dearest Mother4;
Yesterday was Holy Thursday and I went to hear a beautiful rendering of St. Matthew's Passion5. I wished for the twins6. I am so glad I stopped7 in Wyoming8 for I had a delightful visit with them. The weather was lovely there. It is dark and rainy here. I am going to a service at Dr. Wade's9 church10 this afternoon. I had a pleasant talk with him over the telephone this morning. I have not seen Mary Virginia11 yet but will telephone her today and arrange a meeting. The Knopfs12 sent me a gorgeous Easter plant, and I find a big basket full of letters here to be answered. My stenographer13 will come tomorrow and help me catch up with my mail. I shall think of you all very lovingly on Easter. I did enjoy my visit with you in that lovely place so much, and I had such nice times with Elsie14 and Douglass15.
With my dearest love Willie
Dear Sister14; I'm afraid I left some things in the writing table drawer of my cottage16—perhaps you'd better look—don't think there was anything I need. And I did find your little scissors in the bottom of my little sewing bag! Such an awful guest as I am, to break a vase and carry off scissors!
Document is one leaf, handwritten on recto and verso.
Mary Virginia Boak Cather and Elsie Cather1
[April 18, 1930]
New York, New York, United States2
Grosvenor Hotel (New York City): When Cather and Edith Lewis lost their 5 Bank Street apartment in 1927, they moved into the Grosvenor Hotel, where they continued to live until 1932. The hotel was located at 35 Fifth Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
Cather stopped at Parco, WY (now Sinclair, WY), a company town built in the Spanish colonial style in the mid-1920s, when she traveled west by train to California in the spring of 1930. Roscoe and Meta Cather and their twin daughters, who lived north of Parco in Casper, drove down to meet her there, and they spent an afternoon and night at the hotel.
St. John's Episocopal Church, at 218 West 11th Street in New York. The church is very close to 5 Bank Street, where Cather and Lewis lived from 1912-1927.
A guest cottage at Las Encinas Sanitarium in Pasadena, CA, where Cather visited her mother.
Ickis, Elizabeth Cather (1915-1978) (half of the "twinnies"). Cather's niece. Elizabeth and her twin sister Margaret were born in Lander, WY, to Roscoe and Meta Cather, and moved with the family to Casper, WY, in 1921. Elizabeth and Margaret both attended the University of Colorado, graduating in 1937, and visited Willa Cather and Edith Lewis on Grand Manan during the summers of 1936 and 1937. In Cather's later letters to them she often refers back to their summer visits as a magical time. Elizabeth moved to Colusa, CA, with her parents in 1937 and married Lynn S. Ickis, an electrical engineer, in April 1938. They lived in Cleveland, OH, and had two children, Margaret and John.
Shannon, Margaret Cather (1915-1996) (half of the "twinnies"). Cather's niece. Margaret and her twin sister Elizabeth were born in Lander, WY, to Roscoe and Meta Cather, and moved with the family to Casper, WY, in 1921. Elizabeth and Margaret both attended the University of Colorado, graduating in 1937, and visited Willa Cather and Edith Lewis on Grand Manan during the summers of 1936 and 1937. In Cather's later letters to them, she often refers back to their summer visits as a magical time. Margaret moved to Colusa, CA, with her parents in 1937. After she married Richard Shannon in September 1938, she moved with him to Boston, MA, where he earned an MBA from Harvard University in Cambridge. In 1940 they moved to the New York City area, where their first child, Richard, was born in 1943. The Shannons moved to Washington, DC, in 1944, where their daughter Kathryne was born. Cather did not see Margaret again after she left New York, and Margaret's other three children, Patricia, Margaret, and Elizabeth, were born after Cather's death. Kathryne and Patricia became caretakers for a large family archive of letters preserved by their mother, which they donated to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as the Roscoe and Meta Cather Collection.
Wade, John Armstrong (1874-1933). American Episcopal priest. Dr. Wade was the rector of St. John the Evangelist, an Episcopal Church near Cather's Five Bank Street apartment, from 1910 to 1933. He is credited with purchasing residential real estate around the church to form St. John's Colony and an open garden. During his time in New York City, he also served as a police chaplain. Cather sporadically attended his church, usually for Easter services.
Mellen, Mary Virginia Auld (1906-1982) ("Virginia," "M.V."). Cather's niece. Born in Red Cloud, NE, to Jessica Cather Auld and James William Auld, Mary Virginia graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1924 and then spent a year at Dana Hall in Wellesley, MA, to qualify for admission to Smith College in Northampton, MA. In 1929 she received an A.B. in psychology from Smith and then moved to New York City, where she found work at Lord & Taylor before telling her aunt of her arrival. In 1930, probably with Willa Cather's help, she secured a position in the Circulation Department of the New York Public Library. In 1931, she entered the library's internal training school and in 1932 was assigned to the Tremont branch library in the Bronx. After Mary Virginia's parents divorced in 1933 Cather took a quasi-parental role. She paid for vacations and when, in 1935, Mary Virginia married Richard (Dick) Mellen, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and roommate of her brother William Thomas Auld at Amherst College, she supervised wedding arrangements. After Dick was commissioned as a doctor in the Air Force, Mary Virginia—much to Cather's regret—accompanied him to Chattanooga, TN, where he was assigned. In Cather's will, Mary Virginia was designated a beneficiary of the literary estate.
Knopf, Alfred A. (1892-1984). President of New York publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Knopf received his BA from Columbia University in New York City in 1912 and founded Alfred Knopf, Inc., in 1915 with his future wife Blanche Wolf. They married in 1916, and their son Alfred "Pat" Knopf was born in 1918. Cather chose him as her publisher beginning with Youth and the Bright Medusa (1920) and One of Ours (1922), partly because she was dissatisfied with the promotion of her books by Houghton Mifflin but also because she recognized the high quality of Knopf's books, as well as what she regarded as his intelligent advertising. Knopf was noted for publishing the work of leading European and South American writers in translation, as well as original works. Knopf and Cather's extensive correspondence testifies to their mutual professional respect and to what also became an important personal friendship.
Knopf, Blanche Wolf (1894-1966). Vice President of New York publisher Alfred Knopf, Inc. Blanche Wolf founded Alfred Knopf, Inc., in 1915 with her future husband Alfred Knopf. They married in 1916 and their son Alfred "Pat" Knopf was born in 1918. Active in the business throughout her life, Blanche Knopf recruited a number of prominent European and Latin American writers to the Knopf list (in translation) by traveling to meet them. In recognition of her work with writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, she was inducted into the French Legion of Honor in 1949. She became president of Alfred Knopf, Inc., in 1957 when her husband became chairman. Through her work in the publishing house she also promoted writers of the Harlem Renaissance such as Langston Hughes. Cather's letters to Knopf focus primarily on business but the two also became friends.
Bloom, Sarah J. (1889-1961). Cather's personal secretary. Born in New York in 1889 to Russian immigrants Solomon and Bertha Bloom, Sarah J. Bloom worked for Cather from some time in the 1920s until Cather's death and continued to work for Edith Lewis on matters pertaining to Cather's literary estate thereafter. Bloom typed Cather's literary manuscripts and managed Cather's correspondence, typing dictated letters and sometimes responding for Cather when she was traveling. Bloom's work for Cather supplemented full-time office employment in New York City (for many years she worked for the New York State Public Service Commission). She thus came to Cather and Lewis's apartment on weekends to take dictation, pick up and deliver typescripts, and deliver typed letters for signature. She died in New York city in 1961.
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In the EU-28, the unchanged volume of retail trade is due to a 0.4% increase in food, drinks and tobacco" and of 0.1% in automotive fuel, while non-food products fell by 0.4%.
Among the EU Member States, for which data is available, the highest increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Germany (+1.2%), Spain, and Poland (both +0.7%). The largest decreases were observed in Sweden and Finland (both -2.1%), as well as in Estonia (-1.9%).
The 1.2% year-on-year increase in the volume of retail trade in the euro area in June is attributed to the rise of 1.7% for "food, drinks and tobacco" and of 1.3% for non-food products, while automotive fuels fell by 0.6%. In the EU28, the 1.9% increase in retail trade volume is due to increases of 2.0% for "food, drinks and tobacco", 1.9% for non-food products and 1.2% for automotive fuel. Among the Member States for which data are available, the highest yearly increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Romania (+7.8%), Lithuania (+7.2%), Hungary (+6.1%) and Bulgaria (+6.0%). The largest decreases were observed in Malta (-1.5%), Austria (-1.4%) and Estonia (-1.2%).


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Inheritance according to the Five Schools of Islamic Law
Muhammad Jawad Mughniyya
Rules Concerning the Heritage
Deductions from the Heritage
Heirs and the Decedent's Heritage
Causes of Inheritance and Impediments
Causes of Inheritance
Impediments to Inheritance
Difference of Religion
An Apostate (Murtadd)
Inheritance of Followers of Other Religions
The Ghulat
One Who Denies an Essential of the Faith
Distribution of the Heritage
The Shares and Sharers
The Residuaries (al-'Asbat)
The Residuaries From the Imami Viewpoint
Al-Ta'ib
Al-'Awl
Exclusion (al-Hujb)
The Return (al-Radd)
The Inheritance of a Fetus; Disowned and Illegitimate Children
The Inheritance of a Fetus
Child Disowned by the Father (Walad al-Mula'anah)
The Illegitimate Child (Walad al-Zina)
The Marriage and Divorce of an Ill-Person
The Father's Share in Inheritance
The Mother's Share in Inheritance
Does the Mother Take One-Third of the Remainder?
The Inheritance of Children and Grandchildren
The Sons
The Daughters
Children's Children
The Inheritance of Brothers and Sisters
Full Brothers and Sisters
Agnate Brothers and Sisters
Uterine Brothers and Sisters
A Subsidiary Issue
Children of Brothers and Sisters
The Maternal Grandfather
The Paternal Grandfather
The Inheritance of Paternal and Maternal Uncles and Aunts
The Inheritance of the Spouses
A Missing Person's Property
Inheritance of Persons Killed by Drowning, Fire and Debris
The Presumption of Non-Occurrence
The Presumption of the Delayed Occurrence of an Event
The Knowledge of Occurrence of Two Events with Ignorance of Their Order of Succession
Victims of Drowning and Burial under Debris
The Mode of Mutual Inheritance
The six kinds of shares determined in the Qur'an at times equal the whole estate, such as two daughters along with parents (2/3 + 1/6 + 1/6). Here the question of 'awl and ta'sib does not arise, because the two daughters will take two-thirds and the parents one-third.
At times the total of the shares does not exhaust the whole estate, such as a single daughter, whose share is half, or two daughters, whose share is two-thirds. This (in Sunni schools) results in ta'sib.
When the total shares exceed unity --such as when the husband, the parents and the daughter inherit together, the share of the husband, the daughter and the parents being one-fourth, one-half and one-third respectively-- the estate cannot cover all the three shares together. This results in 'awl. 'Awl will be discussed in the second chapter.
As to ta'sib, it has been defined here as the sharing of inheritance by the residuaries along with the closely-related sharers (such as where the decedent has two or more daughters and no son, or where he does not have any children, but has one or more sisters, no brother, and a paternal uncle).
Here, the Sunni schools regard the brother of the decedent as an heir along with the daughter or daughters, and he receives one-half with the one daughter, and one-third if there are two or more daughters. Similarly, they regard the paternal uncle to be an heir along with a sister or sisters.
The Imamiyyah state: Ta'sib is void, and it is wajib that that which remains after the sharers have received their shares be returned to the closely-related sharers. Hence, (in the above examples) the whole estate, according to them, will be inherited by the daughter or daughters and the brother will receive nothing, and if the deceased has no child at all, but has a sister or sisters, they will inherit the whole estate to the exclusion of the paternal uncle, because a sister is nearer to the decedent than him and the 'nearer excludes the remote.'
This difference between the Sunni schools and the Imamiyyah originates from the tradition of Tawus. The Sunni schools accept this tradition while the Imamiyyah reject it. The tradition states:
أُلْحِقوا الفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا، فَمَا بَقِيَ فَلِأُولَّى عَصَبة ذَكَرٍ
Give the sharers their respective shares, and of what remains,
the first in order is a male relative.
It has also been narrated in another form:
فما بقي فَهُوَ لِرَجُلِ ذَكَرٍ
And what remains is for the male relative.
Hence, the daughter being a sharer is entitled to half the estate, and the brothers being the nearest male relatives of the decedent after her will be given the remaining half. Similarly, if the decedent has no children at all, and has a sister without any brother, the sister will take half as a sharer and the other half will be inherited by the decedent's paternal uncle, because he is the decedent's nearest male relative after his sister.
The Imamiyyah do not endorse the veracity of Tawus's tradition and reject its attribution to the Prophet (s), because, according to them, Tawus is an unreliable (da'if) narrator. Had they endorsed this tradition they would have concurred with the Sunni schools, in the same manner as the Sunni schools would have concurred with them if they had rejected this tradition. After rejecting this tradition's attribution to the Prophet (s), the Imamiyyah negate ta'sib on the basis of the Qur'anic verse:
لرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَاءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ
الْوَالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ ۚ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا
Men are entitled to a share of what the parents and near relatives leave, and women are entitled to a share of what the parents and near relatives leave,
whether it is little or more, a determined share. (4:7)
This verse proves an equality between men and women concerning the right of inheritance, because it speaks about the women's share exactly as it speaks about men's, whereas those who accept ta'sib differentiate between male and female relatives and give the males the right to inherit to the exclusion of females where the decedent has a daughter, a brother's son and a brother's daughter.
They give one half to the daughter and the other half to the brother's son, without the brother's daughter getting anything, although she is in the same category with him. Similarly, if the decedent has a sister, a paternal uncle and a paternal aunt, they divide the estate between the sister and the uncle and exclude the aunt.
The Qur'an entitles both men and women to inheritance, while these schools entitle men and neglect women. This shows that the opinion justifying ta'sib is void because it leads to a void conclusion.1
In objection to this stand, it is observed that the inheriting of the whole estate by a daughter or daughters is contrary to the verse of the Qur'an:
فَإِنْ كُنَّ نِسَاءً فَوْقَ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَلَهَا النِّصْفُ
وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا السُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ
Then if they are more than two females they shall have two-thirds of what
the deceased has left, and if there is only one, she is entitled to half the estate;
and for his parents, each is entitled to one-sixth of what he has left if he has a child (4:11)
Similarly, the inheriting of the whole estate by a single sister contradicts the explicit verse:
إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَا
إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا وَلَدٌ فَإِنْ كَانَتَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا الثُّلُثَانِ
If a childless man dies and he has a sister, her share is half of what he has left, and he shall be her heir if she has no child; then if there be two sisters, their share is two-thirds (4:176)
The Qur'an determines the share of a single daughter as half and that of two or more daughters as two-thirds. Similarly, it determines the share of a single sister to be half and that of two or more sisters to be two-thirds, while the Imamiyyah obviously oppose this law.
The lmamiyyah give the following reply in regard to the first verse (4:11):
1. Certainly, the Qur'an has determined the share of two or more daughters to be two-thirds and that of a single daughter as half; but it is necessary that there be another person so that the remainder after the deduction of the share could revert to him. The Qur'an does not specifically mention this person, and had it done that, there would have been no difference of opinion. The Sunnah also makes no mention of it, neither explicitly nor implicitly, and the tradition, و أُلْحِقوا الفَرَائِضَ is not authentic as already mentioned.
Hence nothing remains to prove specifically to whom the remainder goes, except the following verse of the Qur'an:
وَأُولُو الْأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ
Some relatives are preferred over some others in the ordinance of God. (33:6)
It proves that the nearer relative is to be preferred to the more distant, and there is no doubt that one's daughter is more closely related to one than one's brother, because she is related to him directly while his brother is related to him through either parent or both of them. Therefore, in such a case, the remainder will revert to the daughter or daughters, to the exclusion of the brother.
2. The Hanafi and the Hanbali schools observe: If the deceased leaves behind a daughter or daughters and there exists none else from among the sharers and the residuaries,2 the whole estate will devolve on the daughter, half as a share and the other half by 'return,' and similarly on the two daughters, two-thirds as their share and the remaining by way of 'return.' If the verse does not prove the negation of the 'return' devolving on the sharers in this case, it will similarly not negate it in other cases, because a single proof is incapable of being broken into parts.
Furthermore, the Hanafi and Hanbali schools say: If the decedent leaves behind a mother and there are no other sharers and residuaries, she will take a third as a sharer and the remaining two-thirds by way of 'return'. If a mother can take the whole estate, it is similarly wajib that the daughter be also entitled to it, because bot h of t hem belong to the class of sharers. (al-Mughni and al-Shi'rani's Mizan, bab al-fara'id)
3. The four Sunni schools concur that if the decedent leaves behind his father and a daughter, the father will take one-sixth as a sharer and the daughter will similarly take half as a sharer, and the remainder will revert to the father, despite the Qur'anic verse:
وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا السُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن كَانَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ
Hence as the share determined by this verse does not negate the father's right to receive more than one-sixth, similarly the share determined in the verse:
فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ
they shall have two-thirds of what the deceased has left (4:11)
will not negate the daughters' right to receive more than two-thirds nor a single daughter's right to the excess over half, especially after the shares of both the daughters and the father have been mentioned in the same verse and the same context.
4. The Qur'an says:
وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُونَا رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَامْرَأَتَانِ
And call two witnesses from among your men, but if there are not two men, then one man and two women (2:282)
This verse explicitly states that a debt is proved by two male witnesses and also by the evidence of a male and two female witnesses. Some of the four Sunni schools consider it provable by a single male witness and an oath; rather, Malik says: It is proved by the evidence of two women and an oath. Hence, as this verse does not prove that a debt is not provable by a single male witness along with an oath, similarly the verse relating to inheritance does not prove the invalidity of reverting the remainder to a daughter or daughters, and to a sister or sisters.
The Imami reply in regard to the second verse (4:176) إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ is that the word walad is applicable to both a male and a female child, because it is derived from wiladah (birth), which includes son and daughter, and also because the common denominator between a person and his relatives is kinship, which is inclusive of males and females. The Qur'an has used the word awlad for children of both sexes.
وصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلَادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ
God charges you, concerning your children: to the male the like of the portion of two females (4:11)
وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا
And it is not befitting the All-merciful to take a child. (19:92)
As these verses show, the word walad, stands for 'child,' irrespective of sex.
يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰي
O mankind, we have created you from a male and a female (49:13)
Accordingly, since a son prevents the brother from inheriting, a daughter will also prevent him. What has been said about the daughter's inheritance applies in the case of the sister as well. Apart from this, the Imamiyyah have raised a number of objections against the Sunni schools, bringing to their notice certain conclusions that follow logically from their thesis, which are as unnatural as they are opposed to qiyas, which is practiced by these schools.
Among these criticisms is the one mentioned in al-Jawahir, that if the decedent has ten daughters and a son, the son, in this case, will take one-sixth and the daughters the remaining five-sixths. If in the place of the son the decedent has a paternal uncle's son (i.e. if he leaves behind ten daughters and a paternal uncle's son), according to the rule of ta'sib the uncle's son will receive one-third and the daughters two-thirds, and consequently the son's position here is worse than that of the uncle's son!
This is despite the fact that man has greater affection for his children when compared to his brothers, and he sees in his children, sons and daughters, an extension of his own existence. It is for this reason that we see individuals belonging to the Lebanese families having only daughters changing their school of fiqh from Sunni to Shi'i solely because they fear that their brothers and uncles will become coheirs with their children.
Presently, there are many Sunni scholars thinking of forsaking the principle of ta'sib and accepting the Imami view concerning the inheritance of a daughter, exactly as they have abandoned the view invalidating bequest in favour of an heir and have accepted the Imami view despite the consensus of the Sunni schools regarding its invalidity.
1. Al-Shaykh Abu Zuhrah, in al-Mirath 'inda al-Ja'fariyyah, has dealt with the proofs mentioned by the Imamiyyah refuting ta'sib, but he has not mentioned this argument of theirs.
2. Full or consanguine sisters are residuaries with a daughter, and jointly share the estate with her like the full or consanguine brothers.
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Rudolph A. Johnson, III
Having spent most of his life in San Diego, CA, Rudolph A. Johnson, III, knows all too well the impact that Neighborhood House Association (NHA) programs have on a family's life. He is inspired by the struggles that families, children, and seniors face each day to make ends meet, and knows that the programs and services NHA provides make a huge difference in their lives and in the community as a whole. As a child, Mr. Johnson participated in NHA's Federal Head Start program. Today, he leads the organization with great passion and a vision that has transformed NHA into one of the nation's model human services agency.
As an accomplished senior executive, Johnson has a career record of providing business insight, transformational leadership, and strategic vision. Johnson spent nine years working for the City of San Diego, and eight years at the San Diego Convention Center—four of those eight years as General Manager. He was appointed as President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association in 2006, overseeing one of the largest multi-purpose human services agencies in San Diego County. With 23 programs, 800 employees, a $93 million budget, and an economic impact of over $200 million, NHA has grown to be a major economic engine under Johnson's leadership.
At NHA, Johnson has led an agency-wide organizational transformation that has resulted in efficient fiscal practices, infrastructure improvements, employee well-being and innovative business solutions for nonprofit agencies. Under his leadership, NHA has begun the operation of five new programs: Geriatric Specialty, Project In-Reach, the Homework Center, San Diego County Black Infant Health, and the NHA College Academy. NHA's Nutrition Services program received national recognition from First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign in 2012 for fighting childhood obesity with a healthy, balanced, preschool menu.
Johnson is a co-author of an Aspatore Inside the Minds series book titled, Strategies for Building an Agile Organization: Leading CEOs on Establishing Collaboration, Engaging Innovation, and Maximizing Value. He has been a guest lecturer for the Springfield College School of Human Services and the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities' Executive Leadership Institute. He was also selected as one of Diversity MBA Magazine's Top 100 emerging leaders. In 2017, he was awarded the Excellence in Achievement Award in Business from the Texas Southern University National Alumni Association.
He is currently a member of the Eden Housing Board of Directors, the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Regional Inclusive Growth Steering Committee, the Century Club of San Diego (Farmers Insurance Open), the United States International University—Africa Board of Trustees, and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Board of Trustees.
Johnson holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas Southern University, and a certificate from the Public Assembly Facility Management School.
He is married to his college sweetheart Sheryl, and they have two children.
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Stephen Vogt, along with two pitchers we've never seen, was added to the Rays 40-man roster recently. At a guess, the primary motivation had more to do with the Rule 5 draft than anything else, but we really like Stephen and if he doesn't make it to the active roster out of Spring Training we'll be happy to see him as a Bull. Note that he's being reported as a catcher, but he is a much more versatile player than that. I don't think any other Bull is subject to Rule 5, but if someone knows better, jump in.
Over at Rays Index he's put up his Trade Value Index. That's a very interesting rank-ordering of players currently in the Rays' system ranked in accordance with their "trade value". Twelve Bulls from 2011 are on the list, many of them quite high.
We wrote about catchers a while back admiring the Cardinals' Yadier Molina. Looks like the Rays may have signed his brother, Jose. We won't likely see him in Durham, but the deal confirms that the Rays are on the hunt for catching talent.
Update: For more on the players involved in the 40-man roster and the Rule 5 draft, see T. Rancel's post at Rays Insider.


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Millennials are no different from their baby boomer parents — they're just poorer
Millennials have less money to spend but they're still spending on the same things as other generations.Files
In the court of public opinion, millennials are the most infamous serial killers.
American cheese. Credit cards. Taxis. The Thanksgiving turkey. Even divorce. This generation's cultural killing spree has left few corners untouched.
Now there's evidence for an appeal. A new Federal Reserve paper says the app-loving, participation-trophy-receiving cohort, defined as those born between 1981 and 1997, aren't really different from their parents. They're just poorer than previous generations were at this point in their lives, thanks to a large portion of the group coming of age during the financial crisis.
"We find little evidence that millennial households have tastes and preference for consumption that are lower than those of earlier generations, once the effects of age, income, and a wide range of demographic characteristics are taken into account," wrote authors Christopher Kurz, Geng Li and Daniel J. Vine.
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Their findings are grounded in an analysis of spending, income, debt, net worth, and demographic factors among different generations. The conclusion that millennials aren't all that different also holds for the researchers' more granular examination of expenditures on cars, food, and housing.
"It primarily is the differences in average age and then differences in average income that explain a large and important portion of the consumption wedge between millennials and other cohorts," they conclude.
So much for the young folks favouring "experiences" over tangible goods.
Millennials aren't unique snowflakes when it comes to what they spend their money on, either. The report finds that shifts in expenditure shares between different goods and services have been broadly consistent regardless of age. Housing and food are two areas where millennials have spent less than previous generations, with the younger cohort paying more for education. As a caveat, spending on avocado toast wasn't specifically tracked for this analysis.
What's old is new again. The paper observes that some of the millennials' parents were subject to similar baseless grumbles of "kids these days" from their elders.
"A similar question was posed 20 years ago when Baby Boomer profligacy was being compared to the Silent Generation's penchant for saving," they wrote. "Speaking to that debate, Sabelhaus and Manchester (1995) were able to separate fact from popular myth at the time and provided evidence that consumption had not increased as much as income, and that Baby Boomer asset accumulation had in fact outpaced that of the previous generation."
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New Toolkit to Improve Marine Mammal Conservation in MPAs
Bottlenose Dolphins. © Fabien Boileau, Office Français de la Biodiversité
14 July 2021 – A Marine Mammal Management Toolkit has been released by the European Union-funded Ocean Governance project.
Marine mammals are increasingly subject to anthropogenic threats such as bycatch, ship strikes and noise pollution. There is a real need for effective conservation measures, which are often applied through the designation and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). However, their success is often limited due to lack of capacity, resources and on occasion of relevant expertise.
This Toolkit will provide knowledge to support marine mammal conservation in MPAs. It aims to empower policy makers, managers and practitioners to effectively conserve marine mammals, tackle the present threats they are facing and fill knowledge gaps on this topic. It also intends to better include marine mammals into MPAs and other conservation and management plans locally, nationally and internationally, and can be accessed by anyone – from professionals to members of the public.
The Marine Mammal Management Toolkit encompasses three key elements: Good Practices, Factsheets and a Self-Assessment Tool (SAT). The Good Practices present key example showcasing best practises of marine mammal management, MPA impact mitigation, monitoring and design which were implemented throughout the marine environment and MPAs. 23 Factsheets are also available within the Toolkit, which are continuously updated and cover five crucial themes: Management Frameworks, Addressing Activities and Threats, Research and Monitoring, Outreach and Engagement and Management Effectiveness. Finally, the Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) is supported by the Factsheets and allows relevant parties to assess the extent of marine mammals' inclusion in their respective management plans. It has been created to be a continuous process, simplifying MPA evaluation and monitoring over time.
For more details, please refer to the Press Release from the Ocean Governance Project.
In May and June 2021, ASCOBANS organised a Workshop on Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans, together with the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, WWF Germany, WWF Sweden, Coalition Clean Baltic, and the Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process. The workshop facilitated diffusion of knowledge on best practice approaches to MPA management, and discussions on well-formulated conservation objectives and conservation measures for small cetacean MPAs. It further aimed to create a toolbox of practical measures to inspire and provide guidance to MPA management plan developers and authorities. The outcomes will be posted on the workshop page in due course.
Last updated on 14 July 2021
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Tidewell Hospice is in search of volunteers willing to provide visits to our patients in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Some of these patients have few, if any visits. Visits can be brief, but are extremely meaningful to the patient and their family. Reading out load, playing music, or just pushing a wheelchair outside or to an activity makes a huge difference. Opportunities throughout Manatee County.


Timothy Brittain-Catlin is the first speaker in a series of talks and discussion evenings at Sir John Soane's Museum that looks at critical moments in history and their influence on architecture. His theme is the year 1906, when the Liberal Party won a landslide victory in the general election, and embarked on an intensive period of legislation that had a long-term impact on our towns and houses. The Housing, Town Planning Act of 1909 was the first comprehensive exercise in modern democratic planning in Britain, finally making an inroad into the rights of private landowners, and senior Liberals themselves built high quality homes at a great rate, creating not only country houses but urban landscapes such as that around Smith Square in Westminster. This talk is based on Dr Brittain-Catlin's research for his book The Edwardians and their Houses: the New Life of Old England, which will be published next year by Lund Humphries.
The series of talks is organised by Owen Hopkins, Senior Curator of Exhibitions and Education at the Museum and Tim Abrahams, in partnership with Machine Books. It invites writers, critics, historians and architects to identify and reflect on a single Year Zero – when the trajectories of architectural and broader history connect and coincide and the status quo is changed forever. Further information about the event can be found here.
Kent School of Architecture warmly welcomes Dr Davina Jackson as its first Honorary Academic. Her appointment coincides with the publication by Lund Humphries of her latest book, Data Cities: how satellites are transforming architecture and design, in which she explains how rocket science and electronic technologies have changed obsolete practices and are expanding potentials for architecture and environmental design. The text surveys exceptional projects created by leading architects, scientists, artists, engineers, geographers, urbanists, gamers, gardeners, filmmakers and musicians who are reimagining life on our planet — and elsewhere.
Dr Jackson completed her PhD by publication at KSA in 2017, following the publication of her book on the Kent-born, New Zealand / Australian architect Douglas Snelling: Pan-Pacific modern design and architecture, on which she gave a talk to a full house for the Twentieth Century Society last year. Dr Jackson is an authoritative and highly respected historian and critic, and the CREAte research centre is delighted to host a continuing collaboration.
Riverscapes are the main arteries of the world's largest cities, and have, for millennia, been the lifeblood of the urban communities that have developed around them. These human settlements – given life hrough the space of the local waterscapes – soon developed into ritualised spaces that sought to harness the dynamism of the watercourse and create local architectural landscape. Theorised via a sophisticated understanding of history, space, culture, and ecology, this collection of wonderful and deliberately wide-ranging case studies, from Early Modern Italy tyo the contemporary Bngal Delta, investigates the culture of human interaction with rivers and the nature of urban topography. Riverine explores the ways in which architecture and urban planning have imbued cultural landscapes with ritual and structural meaning.
Edited by Gerald Adler and Manolo Guerci, the book results from the CREAte (Centre for Research in European Architecture) conference held in 2014, and contains a selection of papers from that event in addition to pieces specially commissioned for the publication.