text:
Q: Open CV: Problems with cv2.rectangle() method Im just trying some things with OpenCV. Once i try to to put a rectangle on my image, I always receive the following  error: Expected Ptr<cv::UMat> for argument 'img'
This happens while using the following code:
!pip install opencv-python

%matplotlib inline

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import cv2

img = cv2.imread("C:/..../.../.../.../.....jpg")[...,::-1]

cv2.rectangle(img,(400,200),(500,500),(0,0,255),20)

plt.imshow(img)
plt.show()

Is there anybody who faced the same issue once?
Thanks for your help in advance
Best regards
Sascha

A: If you want to display with matplotlib, the best way to change from BGR to RGB is to use
img = cv2.imread("C:/..../.../.../.../.....jpg")

img = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)

instead of
img = cv2.imread("C:/..../.../.../.../.....jpg")[...,::-1]

I tried it and it works.


text:
Kate Chopin: "Ozème's Holiday"
"Ozème's Holiday" is Kate Chopin's short story about a man who spends his vacation helping a poor woman and her son gather the cotton harvest.
Read the story online
When the story was written and published
Accurate texts
Articles and books about the story
Kate Chopin's "Ozème's Holiday" online and in print
You can read the story online as it originally appeared in the Century magazine. If you're citing a passage from this or other Kate Chopin stories for research purposes, it's a good idea to check your citation against one of these printed texts.
"Ozème's Holiday" characters
Ozème: An Acadian or a Creole plantation worker who is setting off on his annual vacation
Aunt Tildy: An older African-American woman who raises cotton on a small piece of land
Sandy: Aunt Tildy's son; bedridden with an illness
Lamérie: friend of Ozème
Bodé: a boy who lives in Ozème's neighborhood
"Ozème's Holiday" time and place
The story is set in the month of October. Though the year is not mentioned, the story occurs after the American Civil War, probably in the 1870s or 1880s. The setting of the story is along the Cane River, in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, and the action takes place primarily on Aunt Tildy's small homestead.
"Ozème's Holiday" themes
Readers often focus on aspects of race raised by Ozème's willingness to help an African-American woman—although Ozème's own racial and ethnic background is not clear—and they wonder about why Ozème does not want people to know what he has done.
There are further details in the questions and answers below. And you can read about finding themes in Kate Chopin's stories and novels on the Themes page of this site.
When Kate Chopin's "Ozème's Holiday" was written and published
Kate Chopin wrote the story between September 23rd and 24th, 1894. The story was first published in the Century magazine in August of 1896. It was also published again in Chopin's collection A Night in Acadie in 1897.
You can find out when Kate Chopin wrote each of her short stories and when and where each was first published.
Questions and answers about "Ozème's Holiday"
Q: Is Ozème actually related to Aunt Tildy?
A: No. It was common in the American South in the nineteenth century—and common in Kate Chopin's fiction—for both white people and people of color to refer to older African Americans as "Uncle" or "Aunt."
Q: What is Ozème's ethnic background? Is he an Acadian, a white Creole, a Creole of Color, or something else?
A: This is a complicated question. Scholars do not agree on the answer. Per Seyersted says that "very likely he is a Cajun," an Acadian, a descendant of French-American exiles from Acadia, Nova Scotia, who were driven from their homes by the British in 1755. Most of the Acadians (or 'Cajuns) in Chopin's stories are comparatively poor, living off the land, farming or fishing or working for the Creoles. White Creoles are descendants of French settlers in Louisiana. Most of the Creoles in Kate Chopin's stories are comparatively wealthy, usually landowners or merchants. Creoles of Color are of mixed race and sometimes own land and—before the Civil War—even slaves.
Marcia Gaudet argues that what Seyersted says "is unlikely for several reasons. Ozeme's eyes are blue and his hair is light brown. This is not a likely description of a Cajun since Cajuns typically have dark eyes and dark hair. However, blue eyes and light brown hair are not unusual for Creoles of Color."
Anna Elfenbein, though, notes that "the racial scene in Chopin's Natchitoches parish was complex and might have taxed the powers of the most sociologically minded writer of fiction. However, Chopin was unusually nonchalant about observing racial distinctions that were crucial to her Cane River neighbors but less significant to a woman with a St. Louis origin. . . . In her careless handling of the question of race in 'Ozème's Holiday,' Chopin was being more faithful to the real complexity of the racial situation of the Cane River region than an attempt at a more careful handling would have permitted."
Q: Why is Ozème ashamed to tell others where he spent his vacation?
A: Apparently, he wants to maintain his reputation. Per Seyersted, who assumes that Ozème is a Cajun, notes that "when he tells [Aunt Tildy] to work harder herself or he will use the rawhide on her, it is . . . a reminder that he has no obligation to help a former slave. This racial and social prejudice is one of the reasons why he 'felt quite shamefaced as he drove back to the plantation,' his work completed."
But Barbara C. Ewell writes: "Ozème . . . has a regrettably strong sense of duty. Step by evasive step, he is comically drawn into an act of charity on his annual vacation, picking cotton for some disabled black acquaintances. . . . For Ozème, sportive unconventionality remains a proper, though ironic, disguise for his dutiful morality."
If you have additional questions, would you contact us?
Accurate texts of "Ozème's Holiday"
The Complete Works of Kate Chopin. Edited by Per Seyersted. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1969, 2006.
Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie. Edited by Bernard Koloski. New York: Penguin, 1999.
Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories. Edited by Sandra Gilbert. New York: Library of America, 2002.
Articles and Book chapters about "Ozème's Holiday"
These articles and books may be available online through university or public libraries.
Hebert-Leiter, Maria. Becoming Cajun, Becoming American: The Acadian in American Literature from Longfellow to James Lee Burke. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 2009.
Elfenbein, Anna Shannon. Women on the Color Line: Evolving Stereotypes and the Writings of George Washington Cable, Grace King, Kate Chopin. Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1989.
Ewell, Barbara C. Kate Chopin. New York: Ungar, 1986.
Gaudet, Marcia. "Kate Chopin and the Lore of Cane River's Creoles of Color." Xavier Review 6.1 (1986): 45–52.
Seyersted, Per. Kate Chopin: A Critical Biography. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1969.
We thank Joel Miller for his contributions to this page.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Game developer sued for breach of contract
On behalf of Jackson Law Firm | Jan 10, 2018 | Contract Disputes
Gaming enthusiasts in Texas might be interested in learning about a lawsuit CryEngine developer, Crytek GmbH ("Crytek"), filed against Cloud Imperium Games Corporation and Roberts Space Industries Corporation (collectively, "CIG"). CIG entered into a licensing agreement with Crytek to use its CryEngine platform for a new game called "Star Citizen," but later switched to a different engine.
Crytek alleges CIG breached the parties' agreement by, among other things, using CryEngine to market, develop, and incentivize funding for more than one game, and failing to prominently display Crytek's trademark and copyright notices in the game and related marketing materials.
Crytek also alleges that CIG breached the parties' agreement by switching to a different game engine. CIG reportedly switched to Amazon's Lumberyard engine after running into snags with the Crytek engine. CIG stated that the lawsuit is without merit and that it has not used the Crytek engine for "quite some time."
Contract issues are at the heart of most legal disputes, and often lead to litigation. To prevail on a breach of contract claim, the plaintiff must establish that: (1) an enforceable contract exists; (2) the plaintiff is the proper party to bring the claim; (3) the plaintiff performed or was excused from performing its obligations; (4) the defendant breached the contract; and (5) the plaintiff was injured by the breach.
There are a variety of ways to resolve contract disputes. Ideally, companies may want to settle their contract issues through negotiation as opposed to litigation. This may help to save time, money and relationships. However, if necessary, an experienced litigator can advocate for a company in the courtroom if negotiations prove fruitless.
Source: Extreme Tech, "Crytek sues Star Citizen developer for breach of contract", Joel Hruska, Dec. 15, 2017


April Stevens, author of The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley, selected these five family favorites.
Here are five family favorite children's books selected by Kate Coombs, Author of Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems.
Fairy tales have become one of the most popular tropes for the exploration of identity in popular culture. Here are 3 favorites.
Kelly DiPucchio, author of Everyone Loves Cupcakes, selected these five family favorites that are meaningful to her family.
This month's best selling kids series from The Children's Book Review's affiliate store is Anthony Horowitz's ALEX RIDER, a collection of spy novels for young adult readers.


Look through the listings of Member users here at Tennessee Chat City that are tagged with Rich. Dating other members that have like minded interests is an ideal way to come up with ideas to do on a first date. Create a Totally Free Account to Meet Someone Tonight!


Meridian Yachts is recognized the world over as one of the preeminent builders of bridge yachts. From conception to design to execution, Meridian's gracious Sedan lineup is the work of seasoned boaters.
Only the finest materials and proven technologies go into a Meridian Yacht. With vessels ranging 35 to 54 feet in length, Meridian Yachts sets the standard in its class for cruising prowess, vessel maneuverability, gracious living quarters and superior onboard comfort.
Pride Marine Group is proud to be Ontario's exclusive dealer for Meridian Yachts! Contact Pride Marine Group today to book your appointment with one of our experienced Product Specialists!


Could you please explain what you mean, maybe with the help of screenshots or scribbles?
Sometimes if the face is turned our at a weird angle or has glasses or accessories, the face detections won't work. Can you post a screen shot of an example image which won't be detected as a face?


text:
Car Reviews & Research
Should You Buy
Best EV
Features & Top 10s
Canada EV Incentive Program
Motor Illustrated
Home Tags Audi R8
Tag: Audi R8
Audi 2021 Lineup: Models And Changes Overview
Michel Deslauriers - December 31, 2020
Audi Q4 e-tron on the way, RS e-tron GT unconfirmed for the North American market so far. Mid-cycle refresh for A4, A5 and Q5 lines. All-new Audi A3 on the way. The switch to fully electrified powertrains is under way at Audi, while plug-in...
Dark Styling for 2021 Audi R8 RWD Panther Edition
Evan Williams - December 2, 2020
Blacked out paint, trim, and wheels for first RWD R8s Just second time Audi has used Panther paint and name A special edition of the 2021 Audi R8 is on the prowl. The R8 Panther edition is limited to just 30 units and is...
Audi RS e-tron GT Meets R8 GT3 Racers for a Spa Day
Evan Williams - October 21, 2020
E-tron will lead Spa 24 formation lap Audi talks racing series for RS EVs Audi has brought the RS e-tron GT prototype out to play this weekend. The still camouflaged model will be out in front of its R8 race car siblings at the...
Audi R8 And TT Successors Will Be Called Audi e-tron GTR And TT e-tron
Matt St-Pierre - August 10, 2020
Both sports cars will have an electric future. The R8 will continue on as a symbolic flagship car for Audi. The TT e-tron will be a sporty SUV. Questions about these two low-volume cars have rightfully left many to believe that their days were...
Audi's Spending Cuts May Kill Off The R8 And TT
Matt St-Pierre - August 4, 2020
Also, many internal combustion engine Audi vehicles may not have much of a future. Another move would be for more platform sharing between Audi, Bentley, and Porsche. Audi's goal is to save up to €15 billion ($17.7 billion US) by 2022. Audi is still...
The Fabulous Audi R8 V10 quattro's Final Lap: The Limited Edition
Matt St-Pierre - July 16, 2020
Only 30 units of the Audi R8 V10 Limited Edition will be available. Both the Coupe and Spyder will be offered in specific colours. This is not the end for the Audi R8 V10 Performance, however. The good news is that the 602 horsepower...
Is The 2020 Audi R8 A Good Investment: Reader Questions
Charles Jolicoeur - June 28, 2020
A reader wonders if the Audi R8 would make a good investment The 2020 Audi R8 is available with a V10 engine, making it a rare model in the industry It may not gain any value in the foreseeable future, but it's still...
Audi Sport Creates Masterpieces With Nearly All Of Audi's Product Lines
Matt St-Pierre - May 27, 2020
Distinct, powerful, and ready for everyday use: That's an Audi RS. Only the Q5 and Q7 have not yet been RS'd. 2019 was a huge year for Audi Sport and we witnessed it. Let's face it: If Audi Sport uses the North Loop (Nordschleife)...
Instagram And Cars: The Top 10 Most Tagged Supercars
Matt St-Pierre - April 29, 2020
Visually and aurally loud, Lamborghinis take the cake. We love that this "research" reflects brand image. However, we find that there's a shocking lack of Koenigseggs in the top 20. Every knows about Instagram as, for us car fanatics, it serves as a great...
Say Hello to The All-New Audi R8 V10 RWD
Olivier Delorme - November 6, 2019
Audi welcomes to its R8 family the all-new R8 V10 RWD Coupe and Spyder after the successful, but limited, R8 V10 RWS. At the beginning of 2018, Audi launched the R8 V10 RWS on the market. This limited series of 999 units were offered in...
Motor Illustrated is all about cars. We want to inform consumers about the latest automotive news, and hopefully provide them with the info they need when buying a new or pre-owned car. We also tend to be pretty opinionated. MotorIllustrated.com is a property of NetMedia360 inc which is part of 360.Agency 355 Peel 9th floor Montreal, Quebec, H3C 2G9 Phone: 1 833 360-1955 360.Agency NetMedia360
Contact us: info@netmedia360.com
© Copyright 2019 - NetMedia360 inc.


My experience with Sigma Kappa has been an interesting one. During my collegiate years in Sigma Kappa, if I'm being completely honest, was a rocky time. I was dealing with being engaged to someone in the Navy, who was conveniently stationed in Southern Italy while also navigating through the experience of living in the sorority house. Deciding to live in the house was one of the best decisions I've made. I've formed some of the best bonds, ended up finding my bridesmaids and had a great amount of help and support without any questions asked.
It wasn't until I was traveling in Europe in between semesters and hospitalized for complications with my pregnancy in Germany that I realized the strength of the mystic bond. The amount of support I received both from our military family and the Beta Zeta chapter that I received was amazingly overwhelming. It was interesting to realize that with both of these organizations, it's understood that you take care of your own. Knowing that you share creeds, history, symbolism, and rituals with people you probably don't have the closest relationship to still attempting to help members of their organization. Whether it's just through kind messages and thoughts, having sisters that are studying abroad, attempting to find ways to travel to your remote locations, or having my husband's orders augmented to allow him to stay in Germany with me so that I wasn't alone.
Being married to someone in the Navy means relocating every 3-4 years. Sometimes it means fast friendships are formed, other times it might mean isolation whilst trying to navigate through new cultures and customs. Being Sigma Kappa has meant a network of sister's readily available, understanding that it truly isn't four years but for life and trying to uphold our values. It's finding women that were in different Greek organizations while they were in undergrad and automatically having a handful of things to relate to.
Freshman orientation 2003. My mother is walking around talking to the sororities with their tables set up, trying to recruit new freshman. I couldn't be more embarrassed and tried to hide when she talked with them. Thinking to myself, "I will never join a sorority, ever."
Flash forward to about three weeks into school. I felt completely alone in the dorms. I didn't know anyone, mostly boys lived on my floor and the girls were just into partying. I saw more flyers all over campus for fall recruitment. I needed friends! Why not just give it a try?
I was a legacy for a few sororities, however my mother was a Sigma Kappa at California State University, Chico (Delta Iota). So naturally I wanted to hate them because I cannot, will not join the sorority my mother did! Gosh no!
But...I met the Sigma Kappa ladies and felt an instant connection. It's the only sorority I looked forward to visiting during the recruitment. I was thrilled on bid day to find they had picked me too! I had to tell my mother, who was just as excited as I was. I made forever friends in my pledge class and more every year thereafter. I was so involved, I eventually became President! I changed so much in those four years, I wish I had listened to my mother in the first place. Sigma Kappa's really are the best gals around!
Fun fact: I used to be a craft blogger, I love crafting of all kinds!
Business: Queen's Speech, "Where Speech and Language Get the Royal Treatment"- an internet based speech and language therapy resource store & blog.
I always knew that I would join a sorority. When choosing a college, Greek life was very important to me. Bradley had a very popular Greek system with not a huge campus so it was the perfect fit me...even if it was thousands of miles away from home!
I pledged my freshman year. I was a legacy to Sigma Kappa (my grandmother, Charlotte McClure was at the Uni of Oregon chapter in the 30's) so it was an easy choice. The girls were all so welcoming and sweet. I met so many of my best friends through Sigma Kappa, ones that I'm still close to this day. I get really excited when I meet other sisters - it's a true bond. I may not wear my letters on my chest anymore but I definitely hold them close in my heart!
Fun fact: The photos are all sigma kappa sisters!
Click here to become fan on Facebook!


text:
How to Construct the Shield Chart of Geomancy
May 8, 2020 By polyphanes in geomancy Tags: divination, geomantic field, process, shield chart 1 Comment
Over the ten years I've been maintaining The Digital Ambler, I've written no small amount about geomancy on my blog, whether it's about the symbols, the techniques we use for it, the magic one can do with it, the spirituality lying latent within it, or the approach of divination that one should take with the art. In fact, I started keeping up with a hand-curated index of my geomancy posts, loosely organized by topic, up underneath the About menu of my website, just for ease of reference (both for myself and others). But, of all the things I've written about, one thing seems to have been glossed over: how to make the Shield Chart. It's probably bizarre to some that this is the one thing I haven't written about, probably the first fundamental practice of geomancy (and, indeed, all geomantic practices) following how to generate the geomantic figures themselves for divination. It wasn't always so, though; once upon a time, I had a separate page that went over specifically how to construct the Shield Chart, but I took it down years ago as part of my website redesign since I felt it was such boring, introductory-level material that you could find in every book on geomancy and online pretty much on any website that discussed it. But, it would seem, that information is sorely missed by some, and some people would rather stick to this website than go to others when it comes to geomancy (a notion which I can't say I'm not pleased about!).
So, with that, let's talk about the Shield Chart.
As I mentioned in my last post about how to allocate the figures from the Shield Chart to the House Chart, historically speaking, there's really only one way to put the figures into the House Chart from the Shield Chart: the traditional method, where each of the first twelve figures in the Shield Chart is given to the twelve houses of the House Chart in the usual order of their creation. This is because, traditionally speaking both in European and Arabic geomancy, there was no distinction between the House Chart and the Shield Chart: the two charts are the same chart with the same information with the same figures in the same order, so the only benefit one gets out of the House Chart is to make it easier on the eyes for those used to horoscope charts in astrology as well as to make certain techniques used in geomancy easier to apply at a glance. But, fundamentally, there's really only one chart in geomancy, and if one is comfortable looking at the Shield Chart, no House Chart need be drawn up separately. More than that, however, and unlike the debacle with different House Chart allotment methods, there's only one way to draw up the Shield Chart common to all of geomancy regardless of individual practice or school.
Geomancers started calling it the Shield Chart relatively late in geomancy's history in Europe—I can't recall any reference to "Shield" versus "House" in any pre-modern text—because the whole thing is sometimes seen to look somewhat like a standard heater shield common in Europe, like how Robert Fludd is fond of doing:
However, not all geomancers depicted it like this; some simply depicted it like a series of recursive rectangles, like how Christopher Cattan does:
Arabic geomancers keep the same overall arrangement, but don't usually contain the figures in the chart within an overall boundary, rather using a few lines to divide the left side from the right side. With the nature of the Arabic script, they'll often start off the long vertical line as an offshoot of the word علم `ilm, meaning "science" (as in علم الرمل `ilm ar-raml "science of the sand", i.e. geomancy). I've also seen used for this flourish the letter ص ṣād, the phrase هو العليم الخبير hū al-`alīm al-khabīr "He is the All-Knowing, the Great" or "He is the Greatest of Knowers" with the line connected to the last letter of al-`Alīm, or يا عليم الخبير yā `alīm al-khabīr "o greatest knower!", with the line connected to `alim likewise. That's if such a flourish is used at all (most do, some don't), or if lines like this are used at all to mark off the chart (which is rare to see, at least in printed works).
I suppose a Western approach to the flourish would be to use the Greek word gnōsis, either spelling it uppercase (ΓΝΩΣΙΣ) and using the vertical line of the initial uppercase gamma to start the vertical line, or to spell it lowercase (γνοσις) and use the tail of the final sigma instead. I'm sure other similar words could be used instead, but this is still just an innovative flourish one could do for style's sake, and one that I've never seen in any extant European text on geomancy.
Finally, the way I personally draw out the Shield Chart, I just don't even bother with any little demarcations. Although less common in printed texts, this more casual manner is common for geomancers the world over who don't need little boxes to put figures in.
Astute readers will note that the first two charts given above (from Fludd and Cattan) only have fifteen figures in the chart, while the Arabic ones and my own have sixteen. We'll get to that in a moment, as the difference is just a matter of choice, but suffice it to say here that, despite apparent graphical differences and flourishes, the fundamental form, structure, and arrangement of figures of the Shield Chart is the same across time periods and cultures.
To be absolutely clear on this point, the Shield Chart is the backbone of geomantic divination, the abstract framework within which we apply all geomantic techniques; although material tools help us develop the first four figures we plug into the Shield Chart, the Shield Chart is what allows us to come up with the whole "spread", as it were, of geomancy by applying particular mathematical operations on the four figures that we first plug in. The Shield Chart contains sixteen positions—I like calling them "fields"—for the figures, broken down into groups of four:
The four Mothers, the original figures produced by an outside process as the seed for the whole Shield Chart
The four Daughters, generated by transposition from the Mothers
The four Nieces, generated by addition from pairs of the Mothers or Daughters
The four figures of the Court
The Right and Left Witnesses, generated by addition from pairs of the Nieces
The Judge, generated by addition from the Witnesses
The Sentence (sometimes called the Reconciler, Superjudge, the Result of the Result, or the Sixteenth Figure), generated by addition from the Judge and the First Mother
Only the figures of the Court have special names for them (Right Witness, Left Witness, Judge, or Sentence); the other groups of figures are simply named according to their number (e.g. First Mother, Second Daughter, Third Niece, etc.). Some Shield Charts present all sixteen figures, but some (especially European ones) only have fifteen, hiding/excluding the Sentence. Where this figure is placed is up to the geomancer, but we'll get to that in a bit. The Sentence is as much a figure as the rest of the Shield Chart, and even if it's not explicitly shown, it should still be counted as part of the Shield Chart.
The structure of the Shield Chart is this: sixteen fields arranged in four rows, with the topmost row having eight fields, the second row having four, the third row having two, and the last row having one. The topmost row, containing eight fields, is separated out into four Mother fields and four Daughter fields (traditionally reckoned from right to left, given the Arabic origins of this art), with the Mothers on the right-hand side of the chart and the Daughters on the left-hand side. The second row is broken down into four Niece fields (again reckoned from right to left); the third row into two fields for the Right Witness and the Left Witness; and the bottom row having one field for the Judge. As noted earlier, the Sentence may or may not be shown; my own preference is to show it off to the right side of the Judge directly underneath the First Mother. Most Arabic geomancers I've seen, who show two figures at the bottom of the chart in the same little "divet" marked in half, will put the Judge as the left-hand figure and the Sentence as the right-hand figure, but others will either draw the Sentence off below the Judge somehow somewhere; only a minority of Arabic geomancers, as far as I've seen, will leave off the Sentence entirely.
Using a simple rectangular layout (like Cattan) and showing the Sentence off to the side of the Judge in the same row (which is my own practice), the Shield Chart is arranged like this at an abstract level:
Knowing these fields of the Shield Chart and what figures go where, we can now begin the process of filling in the Shield Chart.
First up, the Mothers. These are the only four figures one generates through a random (though inspired) process through some manner of manipulation of tools or numbers. Traditionally, one would draw out a random number of points in sixteen lines and cross them off two-by-two until either one or two points are left in a row, then read the remaining points one didn't cross off downward in groups of four, but there are many other ways geomancers have used to come up with figures, any of which are good to use for this process (though I strongly urge the stick-and-surface method for beginners to the art, at least until one becomes proficient in the method). Once these four figures are generated, they're put in order into the four Mother fields in the upper right hand part of the chart from right to left.
So, let's say we got out our stick and surface, and through the process of generating figures that way, we produced the four figures Populus, Populus, Puella, and Via, in that order. We put those four figures in that order into the four Mother fields in the Shield Chart, from right to left in the uppermost row of the chart:
Note that each of the four Mothers are generated randomly and independently of each other, so it's quite possible to have one figure appear more than once in the Mothers. This is totally fine and to be expected; it can even happen that all four Mothers are the same figure. Unlike other forms of divination where a particular figure can appear a maximum of once in a chart or spread, geomancy expects (and, in fact, requires) certain figures to appear multiple times in the chart, and many techniques make use of this repeating of figures to derive useful information. This doesn't just happen with the Mothers but, as we'll soon see, can happen at many points throughout the chart as a result of the mathematical operations we're about to apply on the Mothers to generate the other figures in the chart. So, if you're new to geomancy, don't let this worry you!
Once the Mothers have been generated and put into the Shield Chart, we can then proceed with the four Daughters. The Daughters are generated from the four Mothers by reading the points of the figures in the Mothers row-wise from right to left across all four Mothers. Thus, the First Daughter is formed from the topmost (Fire) row of each Mother from right to left, such that the Fire row of the First Mother is the Fire Row of the First Daughter, the Fire row of the Second Mother is the Air row of the First Daughter, the Fire row of the Third Mother is the Water row of the First Daughter, and the Fire row of the Fourth Mother is the Earth row of the First Daughter. For the Second Daughter, one uses the Air rows of the Mothers; for the Third Daughter, the Water rows; for the Fourth Daughter, the Earth rows.
Another way to think of generating the Daughters is to think of this as a matrix of transposition, rotating the points 90° to read them in a different direction. Instead of seeing the points of the Mothers as four sets of four rows, think of them as being entries in a 4×4 grid. (This makes the most sense if we generated each row of points of the Mothers separately, like with the stick-and-surface method, where we put each new entry in this grid from top to bottom and from right to left, in that order). If we read the columns of this grid, we get the Mothers; if we read the rows, we get the Daughters. This should show that the Daughters aren't necessarily "new" figures, as they're composed of the same original points as the Mothers are, just in a different order, and why the Daughters are placed in the same overall row of the Shield Chart (being "roots" of the rest of the chart, as we'll show in a bit).
Following either way of thinking, the figures we get for the four Daughters based on our earlier Mothers (Populus, Populus, Puella, and Via) are Fortuna Maior, Tristitia, Fortuna Maior, and Fortuna Maior. Fortuna Maior is produced from reading the Fire rows of the four Mother figures from right to left (two, two, one, one), Tristitia from the Air rows (two, two, two, one), Fortuna Maior again from the Water rows (two, two, one, one), and Fortuna Maior again from the Earth rows (two, two, one, one). Once these figures are made, we put them into the four Daughter fields of our Shield Chart:
Now that we have our four Mother figures and our four Daughter figures, we then proceed to making the Nieces of the chart in the next row. As the structure of the Shield Chart suggests, each Niece figure is a combination of the two figures above it, such that the First Niece is a combination of the First and Second Mothers, the Second Niece a combination of the Third and Fourth Mothers, the Third Niece a combination of the First and Second Daughters, and the Fourth Niece a combination of the Third and Fourth Daughters. This process of combination that we use is what we call geomantic addition (some Arabic geomancers say multiplication, but the idea is the same either way).
When I say "addition", I kinda mean it and kinda don't: the process of adding two figures together to get a third is, in some ways, the heart of the process of developing figures from a line consisting of a random number of points as we do in the stick-and-surface method of generating figures. When we cross off the points two-by-two until either one or two points are left in the stick-and-surface method of generating figures, what we're doing is seeing whether the total number of points in that line is odd or even; if it's even, the resulting row in that figure will have two points, and if it's odd, the resulting row in that figure will have one point. When we add two figures, the same logic holds: we combine the total number of points between the same respective rows between two figures, and if it's even (whether two or four), the resulting row of the final figure will have two points, and if it's odd (i.e. three points), the resulting row of the final figure will have one point. Thus, consider the figures Fortuna Maior and Acquisitio:
The Fire row of Fortuna Maior and the Fire row of Acquisitio both have two points in each. 2 + 2 = 4, so we "reduce" four by crossing off two (using the stick-and-surface method) to end up with two points in the Fire row of the resulting figure.
The Air row of Fortuna Maior has two points, while that of Acquisitio has one point. 2 + 1 = 3, so we "reduce" three to one by crossing off two to end up with one point in the Air row of the resulting figure.
The Water row of Fortuna Maior has one point, while that of Acquisitio has two points. 1 + 2= 3, so we "reduce" three to one by crossing off two to end up with one point in the Water row of the resulting figure.
The Earth row of Fortuna Maior and the Earth row of Acquisitio both have one point in each. 1 + 1 = 2, which we don't need to reduce, so the Earth row of the resulting figure has two points.
Thus, if we add Fortuna Maior and Acquisitio together, we get the resulting figure of Coniunctio:
Another way to think of this process is the logical exclusive or (XOR) function. Given two inputs that can either be true (single point in geomantic terms) or false (double point), the resulting function will output true if both values are different, i.e. only one is true and the other is false; in cases where both are true or both are false, the output will be false. In geomantic terms, the resulting row of a figure produced through geomantic addition will have two points if both the corresponding rows of its parent figures are the same (both odd or both even), and will have one point if they differ (one odd and one even, or vice versa).
With geomantic addition understood, we can make the rest of the Shield Chart. As noted above, a Niece is produced by adding together the two figures immediately above it:
Continuing our example from earlier, we add together the following figures to make their corresponding Nieces:
First Mother + Second Mother = First Niece → Populus + Populus = Populus
Third Mother + Fourth Mother = Second Niece → Puella + Via = Rubeus
First Daughter + Second Daughter = Third Niece → Fortuna Maior + Tristitia = Albus
Third Daughter + Fourth Daughter = Fourth Niece → Fortuna Maior + Fortuna Maior = Populus
With the Nieces done, we continue that process of addition to come up with the first three figures of the Court. Again, the structure of the Shield Chart should be informative here: each of these three figures (the Right Witness, the Left Witness, and the Judge) are produced by adding the two figures directly above it, such that the Right Witness is formed by adding together the first two Nieces, the Left Witness by adding together the second two Nieces, and the Judge by adding together the two Witnesses.
Thus, continuing our example from earlier:
First Niece + Second Niece = Right Witness → Populus + Rubeus = Rubeus
Third Niece + Fourth Niece = Left Witness → Albus + Populus = Albus
Right Witness + Left Witness = Judge → Rubeus + Albus = Coniunctio
Many European geomancers tend to stop here, as there doesn't appear to be any more positions on the Shield Chart to fill—but they forget the sixteenth figure of the Sentence. Like the Nieces, Witnesses, and Judge, this figure is also formed from addition, but this time, by adding together the Judge with the First Mother:
Although some geomancers don't show this figure, I strongly urge every geomancer to show it in every Shield Chart, as its importance is huge (and absolutely necessary for some techniques) yet grossly undervalued, especially in modern Western texts influenced by the Golden Dawn. My preference is to place the Sentence off to the side of the Judge underneath the First Mother, as below. Here, we have Coniunctio + Populus = Coniunctio, giving us Coniunctio as the Sentence to this Shield Chart:
And with that, our Shield Chart with all its sixteen fields is complete.
At this point, although we could jump straight into interpreting the chart or start looking at the House Chart, it's always wise to first check the validity of the chart. Given that each of the four Mother figures are generated randomly and independently of each other, that means that there are only 16 × 16 × 16 × 16 = 65536 valid charts. While this sounds like a daunting number, we should note that if every one of the 16 figures were placed independently of all the others in the Shield Chart (e.g. selection with replacement), there would technically be over 18 quintillion possible charts; if we were to select every figure randomly without replacement, we'd still have over 20 trillion charts. We're constrained by the mathematical process of geomancy to be limited to this proper selection of only 65536 charts, so if we have a chart that's not in that set, then what we have is a mathematical error in calculating the Daughters, Nieces, or Court figures somewhere that we need to rectify. Mathematically invalid charts are not worth investigating; it'd be like drawing up a horoscope with a planet dyslexically put in the sixth house instead of the ninth, or getting the degree and minute parts of a planetary position mixed up; it's just a simple error that just needs to be fixed, not interpreted as some mystical omen of terrible import. Read this post here to learn more about mathematically validating the chart, but there are three basic criteria we use to judge whether a given chart is a valid one:
The Judge must have an even number of points.
The sixteen figures in the Shield Chart must have at least one figure that is present at least twice in the chart.
Particular pairs of the figures in the Shield Chart must all add up to the same figure:
First Niece + Judge
Second Mother + Sentence
Second Niece + Left Witness
If any of those three conditions do not hold, the chart is invalid and needs to be inspected and corrected for errors.
I should note at this point that, although the right-to-left format of the Shield Chart is overwhelmingly the most common choice, there are a (very) few European geomancers out there (tragically, Franz Hartmann among them) who use a left-to-right method, both in generating figures using the stick-and-surface method as well as in constructing the Shield Chart. This isn't necessarily wrong, per se, but the convention and tradition is to do everything from right to left because of the right-to-left nature of the original Arabic practices and of the right-to-left nature of the Arabic (and other Semitic) languages. If you use the left-to-right method, you'll likely need to clarify that before sharing your charts with others; if you come across a book that uses the left-to-right method, you'll want to bear that in mind and flip the meanings of the Right and Left Witnesses as well as remember the new order of how things get added together and where things get put. It'll be apparent that something is wrong, because trying to read a left-to-right chart using a right-to-left approach will usually screw something up in the relationship between what would appear to be the Mothers and Daughters because the apparent transposition won't look right.
Once we have a Shield Chart and have checked that it's a mathematically valid one, then we can proceed with interpretation of the chart: the Ways of the Point, triads, the Sum of the Chart, and so on and so forth. But I've already touched on those topics elsewhere, so you know where to take a look from here. Beyond that, I hope this resolves any questions about the Shield Chart, and can give those who are just starting in this art a good understanding of the foundation of geomantic divination, upon which all other techniques and interpretative methods are built!
« On Making the House Chart from the Shield Chart
The Difficulty of Principalizing the Way of Hermēs »
Abubkar nasiru says:
thank for this good work keefmoving
Leave a Reply to Abubkar nasiru Cancel reply


Come learn about the Zotero citation software that is freely available from Firefox. This application allows you to store, organize, format your citations, and cite your references in your papers. This workshop will cover building your library to citing sources.


text:
The BusinessMakers
The EnergyMakers
HXTV
HealthMakers
BusinessMakers USA
Entrepreneur's Playbook
Business Builders
Brandonomics
Biz Moments
About HighDrive
Mark O'Renick – Will & Grail
Kansas City, The BusinessMakers USA | Episode: 52 | Guests: Mark O'Renick | 1
The best entrepreneurs have passion; similarly, the best brands have purpose. Will & Grail wants to be a force for positive change and they do it by helping organizations find their sense of purpose, creating a more innovative brand and improving performance. And isn't it our sense of purpose that makes us get up in the morning?
Russ: Hi I'm Russ Capper and this is BusinessMakers USA brought to you by Insperity, inspiring business performance. Coming to you today from Kansas City where my guest is Mark O'Renick, Co-founder and CEO of Will & Grail. Mark welcome to the show.
Mark: Welcome. Thank you.
Russ: You bet. Tell us about Will & Grail.
Mark: So Will & Grail is a brand innovation company and we help companies align, amplify and optimize core purpose to drive both brand and business performance.
Russ: Core purpose, give us an example of best case scenario there.
Mark: Why do we exist? We define purpose as having a profound, positive impact on lives, communities and the world. There's some really key words in that; profound, like we can have an impact but do we have a profound impact? And really we've seen the alignment of people and purpose and positioning driving a good brand foundation, but then engagement and experiences can be built on.
Russ: Okay. So I would imagine your ideal client is a mature company that needs help in branding and I guess they come to you knowing that purpose has to be a key player if you guys are going to…
Mark: It can be. So we work with nonprofits, we work with for profits of all sizes. Some companies are founded based on purpose and then how do we help amplify that? We see three forces that ultimately can change the world and that's entrepreneurial innovation, enterprise scale and an egalitarian sense of good. So we have resources that are scaled and corporations and how can we use those in innovative ways to benefit lives and the communities?
It's really a deeper integration of purpose across all segments, all audiences; so customers, employees, the community, shareholders. And if you think about the word service we don't think about companies there to serve but it's embedded in the language; we have customer service and shareholder services and corporate social responsibility and all these programs. So we find that connecting thread and really work it throughout the brand experience so it's authentic and real and powerful.
Russ: And how old is Will & Gail?
Mark: Will & Grail started on April Fool's Day in 2016 which was 20 years to the day that we started a predecessor agency Salva O'Renick and we did marketing and sales alignment. And we're getting a little longer in the tooth my co-founder and I, Dan Salva – and Brad Lang joined us, he had another firm – and we said if we're going to work let's do work that matters. And we saw this incredible trend and data toward purpose; people think it's a Millennial thing, that they want to work for companies that they believe in, but it's also with Baby Boomers and we all seek to make money and meaning in our lives and have deeper relationships with organizations and with each other.
Russ: So do you think this helps you even be competitive in the branding service world?
Mark: Sure. I think we have to differentiate like any business and we also think it makes for more effective branding. The stories that you can tell of having impact really lines up with customers and everyone so it's good business but it's also good work and that's the key driver. We have passion when we get up every morning.
Russ: All right, sounds cool. Do you have corporations maybe approach you now that like what you're all about but have not found their purpose and engage you maybe to help them?
Mark: Yeah I think everybody has a sense of it. They'll do corporate social responsibility programs, they may donate money but it's really disconnected; they make money over here and then they do these things over here that's the good part. So we're trying to align those and connect them, people are coming to us because of this. We're not very good at it; purpose and profitability don't fluidly align because they kind of fight each other and so we as an agency are getting better and better at helping companies figure out how to do that. And I think the world is waking up to tons of data from big consulting firms about the power of this and how it can drive transformational change.
Russ: So does Will & Grail envision your company's purpose just bringing purpose to other companies or do you have an extra purpose also?
Mark: At the core of why we do what we do is to be a catalyst for intentional change that makes this profound positive impact on lives, communities and the world. And because of that we've invested in initiatives, one we started in March of this year here in Kansas City is called Conquer for Good. It's an event series, and the experience is developing, but we saw the need to bring people together to really showcase those folks that are social entrepreneurs and social innovators and purpose-driven companies and share their stories of what they're doing and how they're doing it and how it's making an impact on lives, and then connections and collaborations around that. We've had really good success for that and we're expanding that in 2018.
Russ: As you know our show here is that we'll bring in very, very early stage entrepreneurs and tell their story and stuff and I put that in the context of your comment about sometimes profit and purpose can be at odds, so do you suggest an early startup find purpose early or is it more important to…
Mark: I think most of them have it. If the purpose is just making money the passion and the grind is going to get to you, so Will is the determination to pursue this Grail. Plus you don't build connections with customers and employees and talent and everything if you're not in it for something greater than just making money. It's Simon Cynic to start with why we've had this conversation in our society, it's good. But purpose is what gets you up in the morning. There's a Japanese concept called Ikigai and it's what your sense of purpose is; it's your reason for getting up. When your feet hit the ground what are you doing? They did a survey of 16,000 people in Japan and the United States and those who had a strong sense for purpose had a 20% decrease in mortality rates.
Russ: So it's good for you.
Mark: It's good for you us, absolutely.
Russ: Really cool. Well I really appreciate you sharing that story but before I let you go tell us what you think about Kansas City.
Mark: Kansas City is a great community with a lot of heart. We love being here because we have Midwest values. We have enough innovation and enough things going on that it is really building itself up as kind of a place that people want to be. And I think it has tons of potential but we need to have the potential to be the best that Kansas City needs to be and not try to replicate what's happening in other parts of the country and around the world. Every community is different and we have a good vibe here, it's a great place.
Russ: Mark I really appreciate you sharing your story with us.
Mark: Thank you, take care.
Russ: You bet. And that wraps up my discussion with Mark O'Renick, Co-founder and CEO of Will & Grail and this is BusinessMakers USA.
Recent America's BusinessMakers Episodes
Stephen Bonilla – Passionate Paws
During Susan Bonilla's last year of veterinary school, her aging pet developed arthritis. She ...
Charlotte, The BusinessMakers USA
Derek Pando – Zoom
Video conferencing has been around for a while, but it's also been known for ...
The BusinessMakers USA
Hannah Sim-Phan – HannaH Coffee & ...
There's nothing like community to make you feel like you belong. Hannah Sim-Phan, who ...
Jim Riggins – Technocom
Loyalty is important to Jim Riggins. Well… loyalty, copiers and business technology are important ...
Luther Dudley – Arzberger Stationers
In this age of immediate, digital communications, there remain those who still prefer to ...
Joel Slatis – Timesheets.com
Joel Slatis' company needed a web-based time tracking capability and there weren't many online ...
© HighDrive 2018-2019 | All Rights Reserved
Contact HighDrive
HighDrive Network
HighDrive Programs
HighDrive Weekly
Indianapolis Indiana


4th of April was certainly a day to remember. Krista received an award for The Best Franchise Brand in Education in Anugerah Industri Personaliti & Usahawan Malaysia 2019 presented by the Minister of Entrepreneur Development YB Datuk Seri Mohd. Redzuan Yusof. It's a proud moment for us all and we like to thank to all those who were involved to make this happen!


On Friday, Regular Decision letters left the Office of Admission, en route to thousands of applicants waiting to hear from us in our final round of admission for the year.
This year's applicant pool was both the largest and most qualified in Richmond's history. Altogether, we received over 11,800 applications — a record high, and an 18% increase from last year. And while it's difficult to quantify all of the ways in which this pool was exceptionally qualified — its breadth of talent and diversity, the strength of applicants' grades and curricula, etc. — one simple numeric indicator is standardized testing: the average SAT score for the entire applicant pool rose 45 points over last year, and the average ACT score for the applicant pool was a full point higher.
Students offered a place on the wait list are, by and large, equally qualified and talented students, whom we would love to admit but simply didn't have the space to accommodate. We'll post later this week with some insight into the wait list process; for now, I'll just note that the single most important thing for interested students to do is to reply to our offer by filling out the wait list response form.
Our final Presidential Scholarship offers for the year were sent within select Regular Decision admission packets; and, since the Richmond Scholars program recently notified recipients, this means all of our major four-year merit scholarships have been awarded (a few smaller scholarships, such as the Bonner Scholars program, are still outstanding). Just as competition for admission was particularly strong this year, competition for our merit scholarships was exponentially greater. While Richmond is pleased to award a variety of merit scholarships, keep in mind that our offers are concentrated in a smaller number of larger-value awards (the smallest are one-third tuition, the largest full-ride). We don't award merit scholarships to large swaths of our applicants; approximately 1 in 9 students on campus has a merit scholarship.
We sometimes hear from students who aren't concerned so much with finances (in some cases, for example, they've received a substantial need-based aid offer from us), but who feel that the lack of a merit scholarship means Richmond "isn't really interested in me." And with some colleges out there awarding as many as 70% or even 90% of their admitted students some form of small merit scholarship, this feeling is understandable. But Richmond is a relatively small, highly selective college where we don't have the space to accommodate thousands of well-qualified applicants for admission, much less merit scholarship, each year. So if you're feeling that way, allow me to be blunt: your admission to Richmond, especially in this extraordinarily competitive year, is the single greatest reflection of our sincere desire for you to enroll in our class.
Congratulations to the admitted class of 2022!


A Precious Cargo Carrier Inc is a Cargo Loading and Unloading Services business in Rantoul, IL.
A Precious Cargo Carrier Inc has been operational since 2010 and provides B2B services in the industry of Cargo Loading and Unloading Services from its main office in Illinois. The company functions with 1 to 4 employees and conducts business from its single location with a flagship found at 907 North Drive in Rantoul, IL 61866.
From its inception in 2010, A Precious Cargo Carrier Inc has seen growth reaching revenues of $100.000 to $499.999 per annum. This company of Cargo Loading and Unloading Services is classified under SIC code 4789 and NAICS number 488210, which can be examined for more business details.
For inquiries or more information about , B2B market variables, and professional , please contact representative Wendell Golston Full Name Report by phone number (217) 202-9530 Full Phone Report. To access A Precious Cargo Carrier Inc's online presence, visit its website at or connect through social media via on Twitter or on Facebook.


text:
Home » How to Use Twitter for More Than Just "Engagement"
How to Use Twitter for More Than Just "Engagement"
Posted on: 11 November 2014
"I tried using Twitter, but there's just so much noise."
"We don't use Twitter but our grantees do."
"We want to tell our grantees' stories on our website to help show our foundation's impact, but it's so hard to get them to share the stories with us."
Sound familiar? I've heard these things from lots of folks who work at small foundations.
Most of the talk I hear about social media and Twitter is about engagement. Sure, engagement is nice, but it isn't the only thing social media is good for. Put your ear to the ground and listen to what your grantees are doing!
Try this, small foundation friends (a detailed how-to is below):
Create a Twitter list with your grantees' Twitter handles.
Grab a cup of coffee.
Sit back, read your new list, and see what your grantees are up to.
Repeat every so often.
Voila! Now you've positioned yourself to conveniently overhear your grantees' stories and see their photos, while cutting out some of the noise that Twitter can bring.
If you don't already know how to make a list, or read its contents, with Twitter, read on:
How to make a Twitter list of your grantees
Go to www.twitter.com and log in (or create an account, if you don't already have one).
Search for a grantee, using the "search" box at the top. Click the appropriate name to go to their profile.
Find the little gear symbol on the right middle side of the page, near the "follow" (or "following") button.
From the options it reveals, choose "Add or remove from lists."
You'll see a pop-up that shows any lists you might have already created.
At the bottom is a button to "Create new list." Click it. Give your list a name, and decide whether you want it to be public or private. Save.
For future grantees that you want to add to this list, you'll just need to check the appropriate checkbox after clicking "Add or remove from lists."
How to read your Twitter list of grantees
In Twitter, look for your avatar at the top right. It's to the right of the search box, and the left of the "new post" button. Click it.
From the options that are revealed, choose "Lists."
Find your grantee list and click on the title.
Read and enjoy!


Bachman and Associates has recently been recognized as the Top Producing Real Estate firm in Huerfano County, CO by the Spanish Peaks Multiple Listing Service. Bachman broker agents earned four out of top five spots in number of individual transaction dollars produced. Top producer brokers included Eric Bachman, Karen McAnally, Jerry Henson and Joe Edens. Joined by their stellar teammates, an overall Team that can't be beat when selecting a realtor.
Comments Off on Bachman brokers big winners.
More Bighorns spotted at Majors Ranch north of La Veta again.
Out with clients yesterday, telling them that we had a few bighorn sheep here on the dike wall rock outcroppings in Majors Ranch north of La Veta. Not real sure that I was very convincing, that is until we rounded the next corner. Grab the cameras fellas.


LA based street artist PRINCESSPICASSA started painting in 2016 and discovered she had a hidden talent and love for art. Originally bringing her soul a sense of release. Immediately, her intense and explosive art became a hit in Los Angeles and was the "talk of the town". Celebrities and people from all over the world became interested and started requesting custom pieces from Picassa. Painting became her entire life. She wanted to explore a new concept of design through taking clothing that just lingers in your closet and adding a new, young and artistic touch. It is only the beginning for Picassa Customs and this rising star of creative light.


Serve these crunchy crackers with your favorite cheeses, dips, and veggies. For a change, add 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Blend the flour, pumpkin seeds, and ground flaxseeds in a food processor to create a coarse flour. Pulse in the nutritional yeast, and then blend in the water and oil. When the dough starts forming a cohesive mass, pulse in the remaining seeds and seasonings, and form the dough into a smooth ball. Divide dough into eight balls. Roll out one ball at a time on a well-floured board with a rolling pin dusted with flour. Roll dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch or thinner and cut into 1-inch squares with a pizza cutter. Arrange on the baking sheet; sprinkle with a little more sea salt if you like. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool, then store in an airtight container for up to a week.


text:
Listen Text size
JSNA BlackpoolJoint Strategic Needs Assessment
Developing Well
Children and young peoples health
Alcohol use in children and young people
Childhood Immunisations (5 years and over)
Drug Misuse in Children and Young People
Long-term conditions in children
Sexual Health and Relationships
Teenage Conceptions
Tobacco use in children and young people
Health and Well-being of Young People in Blackpool, 2015, 2017 and 2019
Home > Developing Well > Children and young peoples health > Child Mortality
Download as PDFPrint This PageRSS Feed
Last Modified 15/01/2020 13:27:31 Share this page
Death in childhood represents not only a tragedy for that child's family but also a loss to wider society in terms of lost years of productive life.
Blackpool experiences higher than average mortality rates for children; however the actual number of deaths each year is small which means the rates are subject to large annual variation and need to be interpreted with caution.
Figure 1: Trend in child mortality (1-17 years), 2010-12 to 2014-16
Source: PHE Profiles, Overview of Child Health
The data represents the directly standardise mortality rate (DSR) per 100,000 young people aged 1 to 17 years old, in Blackpool, the North West, and England. The data in Figure 1 is grouped into three year periods to mitigate for the small number of deaths in a single year. Due to the small numbers involved it is not possible to say with statistical confidence that Blackpool has a greater infant mortality rate than the North West or England as a whole. In the three years from 2014-16, 16 young people aged 1 to 17 years died in Blackpool. In the period 2015-17 this figure fell to 8 deaths.
Children (one to nine years)
The leading causes of death in this age group are cancer, injuries and poisonings, congenital conditions and neurological and developmental disorders. Preterm birth also contributes to mortality for up to 10 years after birth. There is a strong association between deprivation and the risk of death throughout childhood, with children in deprived areas more likely to die1.
Young people (10 to 19 years)
The most common causes of death in this age group are injuries, violence and suicide, followed by cancer, substance misuse disorders and nervous system and developmental disorders. The majority of these deaths are among 15- to 19-year-olds; the risk of dying for young men is notably higher than for young women. Deprivation and mental health problems increase the risk of death throughout adolescence1.
National and local strategies
Reducing unintentional injuries in and around the home among children under five years (Public Health England, 2014) - This strategy sets out three action areas for local authorities and their partners that will reduce the numbers of children injured and killed. It also describes four steps local partnerships can take to build robust injury prevention strategies.
Reducing unintentional injuries on the roads among children and young people under 25 years (Public Health England, 2014) - This strategy sets out three key actions that can be taken by local authorities and their partners to further reduce the numbers of children and young people injured and killed.
[1] RCPCH,State of Child Health Report, 2017
© Blackpool Council 2021


entreProf says: Why does empathy matter? The market is flooded with products that hope to respond to consumers' ever-changing needs. Some entrepreneurs begin with shiny new technology looking for a market, but ultimately it is the consumer who makes the final judgement as to whether a product is successful or not.43 Research shows that customer co-creation or co-production (achieved through empathy) has a positive effect on the outcome of new production development because it results in a better fit to a customer's preferences. That's why letting customers define the critical design criteria has become so important in the innovation process.
Design Thinking and the Power of Empathy. While there are many methodologies that fall under the problem solving umbrella, design thinking is the only one that includes empathy.


Chris and Lynn have a travel photography & photojournalism background. Former photographers and writers for magazines such as Canadian Geographic, British Columbia Magazine, Explore, and Canadian Living, the spent years honing their skills as storytellers. With all destination weddings, they strive to create images that show the a true sense of place and give the viewer the feeling of being in that particular place and time.
This Portuguese vista showing the distinctive red rooftops of Lisbon, the Tagus river and the 25th de Abril bridge, and the old walls of one of its historical buildings was an ideal location for an environmental bridal portrait. Chris photographed this image of the cityscape, the nature and the bride with a Sigma 35mm Art f1.4 lens mounted on a Canon 6D full frame camera.. He loves the build quality of Sigma Art lenses, and the clarity and speed of the Sigma 35mm lens can't be beat.
Lisbon is one of Europe's top locations for wedding photography. The list of locations for wedding portraiture is long - Jeronimos Monastery, the Belem Tower, St George's Castle, Parque das Nacoes, Madre de Deus Convent, The Castelo de Sao Jorge, and Baixa - to name just a few.
1/2000; f/2.0; ISO 100; 35.0 mm.


text:
Balinese dance is a dance originating from Bali. Balinese dance does not always depend on the story line. The main purpose of Balinese dancers is to dance each stage of the movement and series with full expression. The beauty of Balinese dance is seen in abstract and beautiful movements. The best known Balinese dances include pendet, gambuh, lines, sanghyang and legong.
Balinese dance is mostly religious. Since the 1950s, with the rapid development of tourism, several dances have been performed on non-religious activities with some modifications.
Balinese dance can be categorized into three types, guardian (sacred) or bebali (ceremony) and balih (entertainment). Guardian and bebali dance can be danced at a certain place and time. The guardian dance is staged in the inner courtyard of the temple and the bebali dance in the middle courtyard (middle jaba). On the other hand, the dance of dance is danced in the courtyard outside the temple (jaba sides) in an entertainment program.
Three genres are represented by nine dances, which describe the functions and traditions of life in Balinese society, they are:
Wali dance is danced at every traditional ceremonial and Hindu religious activities in Bali. In the temple, this dance is performed in the innermost area of the temple (viscera). The types of dance include:
Rejang, a dance performed by women in groups in the temple courtyard during the ceremony. Rejang dance has simple and graceful movements.
Baris, a type of male dance, is danced with masculine movements. Derived from the word bebaris which means warrior, this dance is performed in groups, containing 8 to 40 dancers.
Pendet, is the opening dance ceremony at the temple. Dancers consisting of adult women dancing while carrying supplies offerings. The Pendet Dance Movement is more dynamic than the Rejang Dance. Now, Pendet has been danced for entertainment, especially as a welcoming dance.
Sanghyang Dedari is a dance that includes elements of possession to entertain the gods, ask for blessings and reject reinforcements.
Barong is a dance that tells the fight between good and evil. The main character is the barong, a mystic animal played by two male dancers, one plays the head and front legs, the other becomes the back foot and tail.
2. Bebali
Bebali is a type of ceremonial dance, usually performed in the central courtyard of the temple. This dance is between sacred and entertainment.
Gambuh (Klungkung), is the oldest Balinese ballet. The music, literature and vocabulary used in the dance were handed down from the Majapahit period on the island of Java. These shows are usually displayed at temples during major holidays and ceremonies.
Sidhakarya Mask / Pajegan Mask (Tabanan). Performed by masked dancers to neutralize evil spirits.
Wayang Wong, dance drama (Buleleng). Combining dance, epic drama and music.
3. Balih-Balihan
Balih-Balihan is a type of dance that is non-religious and tends to be entertaining. Displayed on the front page or outside the temple. Types:
Janger is a social dance performed by male and female dancers. The female dancer wears a golden peacock-shaped crown and decorations of dried coconut leaves. Most dances are performed in a sitting position, with movements of the hands, shoulders and eyes.
Kebyar or kebebyaran can be danced solo, duet, trio, group or in a ballet. This dance is accompanied by a gamelan gong kebyar game.
Legong is a dance created by Prince Sukawati based on his dream of seeing an angel. 3 legong dancers danced to the Semar Pagulingan gamelan.
Kecak is a rollicking dance that is performed at night around a campfire. Shown by a hundred or more men sitting, led by a priest in the middle. Kecak dance is not accompanied by music, but only the clapping of the palms hitting parts of the body to produce sound. They say the words "cak, cak, cak" to produce a unique choir.
Joged Bumbung (Buleleng). Social dance is popular by couples, during the harvest season or on important days.


These 3" long blind hangers (9/16" wide) have angled slots that trap flat-head screws. For use where you don't want the hangers exposed.
Each mounts with three #6 screws (not included).
Zinc plated, and sold in packages of 10.


text:
Martinomyia är ett släkte av tvåvingar. Martinomyia ingår i familjen rovflugor.

Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life:

Källor

Rovflugor
Martinomyia

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Lifestyle / News / Our Obsessions
by: Brynley Louise
Yang Zi's new C-drama 'The Oath of Love': Everything you need to know
Yang Zi (also sometimes known by the name Andy Yang) is a very popular Chinese actress, so if you're a fan of her, then The Oath of Love is going to be an absolute must for your watchlist of upcoming shows.
The show is planned to premiere on November fifteenth of 2020 with a total of thirty episodes, and approximately forty-five minutes each. The show will premiere on Hunan TV, however, international fans of Yang Zi will have to wait until the show ends up on WeTV.
Yang Zi plays a woman named Lin Zhi Xiao who is close to graduating from her university and also a cellist. Her life takes an unexpected turn when her father becomes sick – ending up in the hospital. In order to cope she is forced to break up with her boyfriend and give up on the job, she has lined up for after her graduation.
Lin ends up falling in love with the doctor who cares for her father, and the show follows their tumultuous relationship filled with misunderstandings, twists, and turns.
Co-star
If you aren't already excited enough about The Oath of Love, then allow us to give you another reason to put this show on your watchlist. Yang Zi will be co-starring alongside Xiao Zhan who is most famous for his role in The Untamed.
Xiao will, of course, be playing Gu Wei – the doctor who takes care of Lin's father.
Two big stars leading this romantic drama bodes well for the quality of both the acting and the chemistry in this show.
If this story just sounds too good to be true and you can't bear the thought of waiting until November to see it play out, then you can read the novel – also called The Oath of Love, while you wait for the show.
The two lead characters have also been reported as being people who have both been hurt badly before and therefore end up being very hesitant about acting on their feelings for one another. This is also likely a source of some of their inevitable quarrels, and why the relationship takes so long to blossom.
c-dramaThe Oath of LoveXiao ZhanYang Zi
Brynley Louise
Brynley Louise is an avid watcher of movies & television, everything from action thrillers to the occasional sappy rom com. In her free time she writes, cuddles with kitties, makes YouTube videos, and pretends she knows how to paint.
It would be nice to see you back on my television, Xiao Zhan. ❤ I really can't wait to see these lovely actors in this drama
Weeelee
Excited to see Xiao Zhan as a doctor! But why November? I thought they've already retrieve the broadcasting rights. I was expecting summer
Tenzin
Only gonna watch for Xiao zhan…… I hope he gets back what he deserves.
Yeah I love Xiao Zhan. SO excited!
'The Untamed': The only guide to Asian boy love dramas you need
Love for eternity: 'Ashes of Love' is a dreamy fantasy you'll adore forever
All the things Lan Wangji gave to Wei Wuxian in 'The Untamed'
Assassins in love: 'Long Time No See' is the boy love K-drama you need
Everything we love about 'Alyssa's Secret'
Like 'Love, Simon'? Check out the LGBTQI drama 'Doukyuusei'
Love K-drama 'The Untamed'? Everything to know about Wang Yibo


text:
Q: Bootstrap nav design does anyone know how to achieve this in bootstrap for the nav? Logo on the left and nav on right.
My guess is you use col's with some css?

A: I managed to create the section i wanted the code i am using is:
CSS:
.menu {
background-color: lightblue;
overflow: hidden;
background-color:white;
}

.menu:after {
content: "";
border-bottom: 850px solid transparent;
border-right: 400px solid #0055b7;
position: absolute;
left: 80%;
top: 0;
}

.nav-menu ul {
list-style: none;
display: inline-flex;
}

.nav-menu ul li {
padding: 40px;
}

.blue-bg {
background-color: #0055b7;
}

HTML:

Home

About Us

Properties To Let

We Buy Houses

Contact Us

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


This pasta dish with spring mountain wild vegetables is made with traditional beefun noodles.
"Beefun,"is the word for extra thin rice noodles. The Chinese characters for Beefun are"米粉. "In Japan "粉" means"powder." In China, however, "粉" is used for noodles. (any goods processed from wheat flour). I used to think that we could easily make beefun from any kind of rice, but later learned beefun is made from special dry-cultivated small grain rice grown in the Thai hinterlands. I'm not sure when pure-white rice beefun became mainstream but know that to this day various Thai mountain tribes eat a mixture of brown rice and partly polished rice. Beefun should be primarily brown in color. Thai natives live unhurried lives. Every morning they husk rice for the day by pedaling querns several thousand times. So the whiteness of their rice depends on their will to work, patience, time to spare as well as their tastes. Brown rice beefun can be cooked in a short time and eaten easily without having to chew many times. I was pleased to find it tasty and made of rugged Thai traditional rice rich in fiber, minerals and antioxidants.
In 2001, an Asian grass-roots conference for maintaining the diversification of crops was held in Thailand. Karen* women attended the conference wearing gorgeous handmade traditional costumes made of black cloth with red, pink and silver embroidery. (*The Karen people refer to a number of Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic groups. They reside primarily in Karen State, southern and southeastern Burma.
The basis of their life is management and administration of slash-and-burn agriculture which lasts for a 7 to 10 year cycle.
It is the women's role to sow more than eighty kinds of crops in each newly burned field. They are able to determine where each crop should be sown by tasting the soil after the burning process. Eating brown rice beefun reminds me of their smiles and firm confidence.


text:
Worcestershire veteran calls on people to sign up to 100k challenge for Blind Veterans UK
An Army veteran from Worcestershire who has overcome cancer to complete a series of endurance challenges has signed up for the Blind Veterans UK 100k challenge.
51-year-old Andrew Graham of St John's was given only three months to live after being diagnosed with terminal throat, mouth and jaw cancer in 2002.
But he has since completed dozens of marathons, and in June this year finished Blind Veterans UK's 100k trek from London to Brighton in 21 hours and 35 minutes.
Andrew said: "As an ultra-runner it's such a wonderful feeling doing events you enjoy and are challenged by in order to raise money for great causes like Blind Veterans UK.
"If you are into endurance challenges, sign up and put yourself to the test. The 100k is an amazing experience, walking with hundreds of people all doing the event to support Blind Veterans UK. There was a great sense of camaraderie - I met up with a group of young walkers who are serving in the Army, so we had a laugh and supported each other to the finish line."
An Army veteran himself, Andrew served in the Royal Green Jackets between 1980 and 1987.
Over 300 participants set off from London, taking in the sights along the banks of the Thames and countryside of Surrey, Sussex and the North and South Downs, finishing at Blind Veterans UK's Brighton centre in Ovingdean.
Registration has now opened for the 2015 100k Walk, which is set to be even bigger as Blind Veterans UK celebrates 100 years of service next year. New for the centenary year, participants can choose a 50k or 100k route, which they can walk or run.
Blind Veterans UK (formerly St Dunstan's) provides blind and vision impaired ex-Service personnel with lifelong support including rehabilitation, training, welfare support, residential and respite care.
We need 500 people to take part in the 100k challenge, which will help to continue to provide a lifetime's practical and emotional support to over 3,900 veterans, regardless of when they served and how they lost their sight.
To find out more and to sign up for Blind Veterans UK's 100k London to Brighton walk, visit www.blindveterans.org.uk/100k/
Andrew is competing in a series of endurance challenges to raise money for Blind Veterans UK this year. To sponsor him please visit https://www.justgiving.com/Andrew-Graham13/


What screams Fall more than Apple Pie! For years there wasn't a gluten free flour fine enough to make a perfectly flaky pie crust, so we would make our tasty apple or seasonal fruit crisp.
What screams Fall more than Apple Pie! For years there wasn't a flour fine enough to make a perfectly flaky pie crust, so we would make our tasty apple or seasonal fruit crisp. Today we have so many gluten free flour choices to help us make just about every dessert especially this Gluten Free Apple Pie.
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together and pour into prepared pie crust.
Top fruit with butter pieces.
Cover fruit and butter with second crust. Polk holes in top using a fork or make a design. Crimp edges using your fingers or use fork and press crusts together.
With food processor, combine flour, salt and sugar.
Add 1 Cup cold butter pieces and pulse the machine until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Gradually add 1⁄4 Cup, or less, iced water or iced orange juice and process just until dough begins to form into a ball and holds together.
Divide dough in half. Wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. This crust can be made the day before.
Once you take it out from the refrigerator, give it 10 minutes to soften.
Roll dough out on a well floured "Silpat" or plastic wrap as shown in our CGK video.
Make sure your rolling pin is also well floured.
Take one half of the dough and roll it out. Place the crust on the bottom of your pie plate.
Fill the pie crust with your fruit.
Roll out second pie crust for the top of your pie. Cut out a few shapes or use the tip of a fork to add air holes for your pie to breathe while cooking.
Top pie with second crust, crimp or use a fork to seal the edges of your pie.
Sprinkle top with a little cinnamon and sugar.
Place pie in a preheated 425- degree oven for 15 minutes.
Lower heat and continue baking at 350-degrees for approx. 45 minutes to 1 hour longer, or until hot and bubbly and crust is nice and browned.
If the crust looks like it's browning too fast, take a piece of tin foil and lay over the top of the pie gently and carefully so you don't get burned. Loosely crimp the foils edges.
Once done, allow the pie to cool a little before serving.
Serve with vanilla ice cream. Totally YUM!!!


text:
Potters Bar school out of special measures after Ofsted success
Mount Grace School.
Danny Loo Photography 2017
A Potters Bar headteacher has thanked the community after his school was taken out of special measures, following several monitoring visits by exacting Ofsted inspectors.
Mount Grace headteacher Peter Baker. Picture credit: Bill Soens
Although the details of the official report are confidential and still being finalised, Mount Grace School headteacher Peter Baker fully expects the school's current 'inadequate' rating to be lifted as soon as the report is released.
Mount Grace was put in special measures with this rating in January 2017.
A report at the time rated leadership as 'inadequate', and quality of teaching, pupils' outcomes, personal development, behaviour and welfare, and 16 to 19 study programmes all as requiring improvement.
Yet some local parents spoke to this paper soon after the school's set of GCSE results that year calling the school "fantastic".
READ MORE: Potters Bar parents praise 'fantastic' school after difficult period
Mount Grace School converted to an academy in 2012 and has had three Ofsted ratings since then: twice rated as 'requires improvement' in 2013 and 2015, and lately, the 2017 report.
At the time of the last rating, the school's rating was arrived at under a 'three strikes' rule that is no longer applied to school inspections.
But after the latest monitoring inspection in October last year, Ofsted officers noted that Mount Grace's leaders were "taking effective action".
They also found that the school's statement of action, and its improvement plan, are fit for purpose.
READ MORE: Onwards and upwards for Potters Bar school in Ofsted report
On February 27 this year, officers congratulated governors and Mr Baker with the news.
Mr Baker said: "It's quite an emotional moment when you have finally got out of what's been quite a difficult time for the school.
"I'm delighted with the outcome of the inspection.
"The community have been fantastic and we've got a really good core of parents who are vocal supporters of the school.
"The support from parents, governors and the community has kept me going from strength to strength in dark days."
According to government figures, in 2017 and 2018, the school's Progress 8 score was rated average.
In addition, 98 per cent of pupils stay in education or employment after Year 11, beating both the local authority and the national average.
Mount Grace School
Welwyn Hatfield Times weekly newsletter
Updated	Dumbbell 'attack' in Welwyn Garden City at the weekend
Updated	Did you see the Hatfield clown arsonist?


text:
Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis
S. M. Hussain, A. F. Syeda, M. Alshammari, S. Alnasser, N. D. Alenzi, S. T. Alanazi, K. Nandakumar
Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
Patients with mild cognitive impairment eventually progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD) causing a strong impact on public health. Rosmarinus officinalis has long been known as the herb of remembrance and can be a potential cognition enhancer for AD. The aim of this review was to summarize the qualitative and quantitative aspects of R. officinalis and its active constituents in enhancing cognition. A structured search was conducted on Google Scholar and PubMed to find relevant studies that assessed the effect of R. officinalis extract or any of its active constituents on cognitive performance in animals. The following information was extracted from each study: 1) article information; 2) characteristics of study animals; 3) type of intervention: type, dose, duration, and frequency of administration of R. officinalis; and 4) type of outcome measure. Data were analyzed using Review Manager and meta-analysis was performed by computing the standardized mean difference. Twenty-three studies were selected for qualitative analysis and fifteen for meta-analysis. From the fifteen included papers, 22 with 35 comparisons were meta-analyzed. Effect sizes for intact and cognitively impaired animals were 1.19 (0.74, 1.64) and 0.57 (0.19, 0.96), indicating a positive effect on both groups. The subgroup analyses showed substantial unexplained heterogeneity among studies. Overall, R. officinalis improved cognitive outcomes in normal and impaired animals, and results were robust across species, type of extract, treatment duration, and type of memory. However, studies had a considerable amount of heterogeneity, and subgroup analyses failed to find any heterogeneity moderator.
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
https://doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593
Dive into the research topics of 'Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Rosmarinus Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Heterogeneity Chemical Compounds 56%
Animals Medicine & Life Sciences 30%
Enhancer Chemical Compounds 24%
Size Effect Chemical Compounds 22%
Hussain, S. M., Syeda, A. F., Alshammari, M., Alnasser, S., Alenzi, N. D., Alanazi, S. T., & Nandakumar, K. (2022). Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 55, e11593. [e11593]. https://doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593
Hussain, S. M. ; Syeda, A. F. ; Alshammari, M. et al. / Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies : a systematic review and meta-analysis. In: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 2022 ; Vol. 55. pp. e11593.
@article{08c9e286184b4f599a71c4ab28bb11ac,
title = "Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
abstract = "Patients with mild cognitive impairment eventually progress to Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease (AD) causing a strong impact on public health. Rosmarinus officinalis has long been known as the herb of remembrance and can be a potential cognition enhancer for AD. The aim of this review was to summarize the qualitative and quantitative aspects of R. officinalis and its active constituents in enhancing cognition. A structured search was conducted on Google Scholar and PubMed to find relevant studies that assessed the effect of R. officinalis extract or any of its active constituents on cognitive performance in animals. The following information was extracted from each study: 1) article information; 2) characteristics of study animals; 3) type of intervention: type, dose, duration, and frequency of administration of R. officinalis; and 4) type of outcome measure. Data were analyzed using Review Manager and meta-analysis was performed by computing the standardized mean difference. Twenty-three studies were selected for qualitative analysis and fifteen for meta-analysis. From the fifteen included papers, 22 with 35 comparisons were meta-analyzed. Effect sizes for intact and cognitively impaired animals were 1.19 (0.74, 1.64) and 0.57 (0.19, 0.96), indicating a positive effect on both groups. The subgroup analyses showed substantial unexplained heterogeneity among studies. Overall, R. officinalis improved cognitive outcomes in normal and impaired animals, and results were robust across species, type of extract, treatment duration, and type of memory. However, studies had a considerable amount of heterogeneity, and subgroup analyses failed to find any heterogeneity moderator.",
author = "Hussain, {S. M.} and Syeda, {A. F.} and M. Alshammari and S. Alnasser and Alenzi, {N. D.} and Alanazi, {S. T.} and K. Nandakumar",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, Associacao Brasileira de Divulgacao Cientifica. All rights reserved.",
doi = "10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593",
journal = "Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research",
publisher = "Associacao Brasileira de Divulgacao Cientifica",
Hussain, SM, Syeda, AF, Alshammari, M, Alnasser, S, Alenzi, ND, Alanazi, ST & Nandakumar, K 2022, 'Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, vol. 55, e11593, pp. e11593. https://doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593
Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies : a systematic review and meta-analysis. / Hussain, S. M.; Syeda, A. F.; Alshammari, M. et al.
In: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, Vol. 55, e11593, 2022, p. e11593.
T1 - Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies
AU - Hussain, S. M.
AU - Syeda, A. F.
AU - Alshammari, M.
AU - Alnasser, S.
AU - Alenzi, N. D.
AU - Alanazi, S. T.
AU - Nandakumar, K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022, Associacao Brasileira de Divulgacao Cientifica. All rights reserved.
N2 - Patients with mild cognitive impairment eventually progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD) causing a strong impact on public health. Rosmarinus officinalis has long been known as the herb of remembrance and can be a potential cognition enhancer for AD. The aim of this review was to summarize the qualitative and quantitative aspects of R. officinalis and its active constituents in enhancing cognition. A structured search was conducted on Google Scholar and PubMed to find relevant studies that assessed the effect of R. officinalis extract or any of its active constituents on cognitive performance in animals. The following information was extracted from each study: 1) article information; 2) characteristics of study animals; 3) type of intervention: type, dose, duration, and frequency of administration of R. officinalis; and 4) type of outcome measure. Data were analyzed using Review Manager and meta-analysis was performed by computing the standardized mean difference. Twenty-three studies were selected for qualitative analysis and fifteen for meta-analysis. From the fifteen included papers, 22 with 35 comparisons were meta-analyzed. Effect sizes for intact and cognitively impaired animals were 1.19 (0.74, 1.64) and 0.57 (0.19, 0.96), indicating a positive effect on both groups. The subgroup analyses showed substantial unexplained heterogeneity among studies. Overall, R. officinalis improved cognitive outcomes in normal and impaired animals, and results were robust across species, type of extract, treatment duration, and type of memory. However, studies had a considerable amount of heterogeneity, and subgroup analyses failed to find any heterogeneity moderator.
AB - Patients with mild cognitive impairment eventually progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD) causing a strong impact on public health. Rosmarinus officinalis has long been known as the herb of remembrance and can be a potential cognition enhancer for AD. The aim of this review was to summarize the qualitative and quantitative aspects of R. officinalis and its active constituents in enhancing cognition. A structured search was conducted on Google Scholar and PubMed to find relevant studies that assessed the effect of R. officinalis extract or any of its active constituents on cognitive performance in animals. The following information was extracted from each study: 1) article information; 2) characteristics of study animals; 3) type of intervention: type, dose, duration, and frequency of administration of R. officinalis; and 4) type of outcome measure. Data were analyzed using Review Manager and meta-analysis was performed by computing the standardized mean difference. Twenty-three studies were selected for qualitative analysis and fifteen for meta-analysis. From the fifteen included papers, 22 with 35 comparisons were meta-analyzed. Effect sizes for intact and cognitively impaired animals were 1.19 (0.74, 1.64) and 0.57 (0.19, 0.96), indicating a positive effect on both groups. The subgroup analyses showed substantial unexplained heterogeneity among studies. Overall, R. officinalis improved cognitive outcomes in normal and impaired animals, and results were robust across species, type of extract, treatment duration, and type of memory. However, studies had a considerable amount of heterogeneity, and subgroup analyses failed to find any heterogeneity moderator.
U2 - 10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593
DO - 10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593
SP - e11593
JO - Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
JF - Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
M1 - e11593
Hussain SM, Syeda AF, Alshammari M, Alnasser S, Alenzi ND, Alanazi ST et al. Cognition enhancing effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in lab animal studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 2022;55:e11593. e11593. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X2021e11593


The workshop will take place in the Guest House of the Jagiellonian University "Przegorzaly", Jodlowa Street 13, Kraków (Cracow), Poland. It is located about 5 km from the historical center of Kraków and 7 km from the Airport Balice, on the hill at the edge of the Wolski Grove. There is a magnificent view from the terrace on the vast Vistula River valley.
In the main building single, double and triple rooms are offered. The prices are varying from 130 to 190 PLN per room per day and 20 PLN for breakfast per day. Furthermore there is a possibility to book an apartment (3 rooms) or a studio (2 rooms) in the neighbouring building. For details please visit the web-page of the Guest House http://www.adm.uj.edu.pl/dg/przegorz/stronadg1a.html .
the arrival and departure dates and hours.
As the e-mail subject please put: Room reservation Copulae2012.
The payment of accommodation will be on arrival.


text:
Rail Performance
Transport – in the House of Commons on 24th October 2019.
All Commons debates on 24 Oct 2019
Robert Courts Conservative, Witney
What steps he is taking to improve rail performance.
(Citation: HC Deb, 24 October 2019, c1108)
Henry Bellingham Conservative, North West Norfolk
David Evennett Conservative, Bexleyheath and Crayford
What steps he is taking to improve rail punctuality.
Andrew Lewer Conservative, Northampton South
Grant Shapps The Secretary of State for Transport
I take the performance of the railway very seriously and think that trains should run on time, which is why I have changed the industry's performance standard from trains being five or even 10 minutes late to their being on time to the minute.
Commuters in west Oxfordshire have long been frustrated by reliability problems on the Cotswold line. What support can Ministers offer me and the Cotswold line promotion group? The group is campaigning for further redoubling on the line, which will not only improve reliability but will give us scope to increase the services available.
I congratulate my hon. Friend on his tireless campaigning for improvements on the Cotswold line. The line will benefit very soon from the Great Western Railway timetable change in December, which will offer shorter journey times and more frequent services to key locations. Moreover, services from North Cotswold via Oxford and London will be restructured to deliver more, and more consistent, services. So I feel that my hon. Friend's campaign is making progress.
Will the Secretary of State give us an update on the investment in Ely north junction, which is pivotal to the introduction of a half-hourly service from London to King's Lynn as well as improving services from Cambridge to Norwich? Will he work alongside Network Rail and local authorities to ensure that this vital scheme is delivered?
I certainly will. The project is currently being scoped, and I should be happy to work on it with my hon. Friend and Network Rail.
As my right hon. Friend is well aware, in my borough of Bexley we suffer from a very poor rail service operated by Southeastern. We experience regular cancellations—including the cancellation of my train this morning—and persistent short delays. What more can my right hon. Friend do to get our train company to improve punctuality and reliability?
Hon. Members::
Nationalise!
I know that my right hon. Friend recently met the rail Minister, my hon. Friend Chris Heaton-Harris. He is absolutely right: poor services are unacceptable, which is why the Williams review is so important. I do not agree that nationalisation is the answer, not least because railway numbers have doubled since privatisation. [Interruption.] It has a lot to do with the £6 billion invested by the private companies. However, there is much, much more to be done, and we will be doing more in time.
Will the Minister elaborate on the plans to open the proposed Market Harborough line as part of the Oxford to Cambridge expressway and the benefits that it will bring to the local economy, especially around Northampton?
I understand that the reopening is at a formative stage, but I am very supportive of it. Indeed, I support the reopening of many of the smaller lines that were closed as a result of the Beeching cuts under a Labour Government, and I should like to see as many reopened as possible.
Clive Efford Labour, Eltham
I too would like to meet the rail Minister, to talk about the Southeastern franchise, the tender for which has been postponed. I should like to see trains from Victoria on the new Eltham to Mottingham line, I should like to see them retained on the Eltham and Falconwood line and I should like to see extra capacity, so may I have a meeting with the Minister to discuss how we are going to do that?
My hon. Friend the rail Minister has informed me that he has met many of the hon. Gentleman's colleagues and will be happy to meet him as well, as will I.
Ruth George Labour, High Peak
I am pleased to hear that the Secretary of State is keen to reopen railway lines, but a short section of dual track is needed between Manchester and Sheffield, two of the least connected cities in the north. That has now been put on hold again, and my constituents are very disappointed. They have written to the Secretary of State, but have yet to receive a reply.
I think that the hon. Lady may be referring to the Hope Valley line. I should be very happy to speak to her about it in more detail, and look forward to our meeting up.
Kate Green Chair, Committee on Standards, Chair, Committee on Privileges
Confidence in Northern Rail has collapsed among commuters in my constituency as a result of delays, cancellations and poor-quality rolling stock over a number of years. Just how bad does the service have to get before Ministers take action and take the franchise away from this failing company?
Perhaps the hon. Lady missed it, but I mentioned to the Transport Committee last week that I had already issued a request for the proposal which, as she will know, is the first stage towards either a direct award or a last-resort operation. I agree that poor service is unacceptable, and the financial problems are well documented.
Nick Smith Opposition Whip (Commons)
The Ebbw Vale to Cardiff line is critical to Blaenau Gwent's economy, but with growing demand we urgently need physical improvements in the line. There is a complicated UK Government, Welsh Government and Network Rail problem here. Will the Secretary of State, or one of his Ministers, meet me, Welsh Government Ministers and transport officials to discuss this important issue?
Yes, and the hon. Gentleman will be interested to know that I had a conversation yesterday about setting up exactly such a meeting for those purposes. So the answer is yes.