Scrap Collector, an emerging figure in Barcelona's public space.
ACVic works with Nits Digitals with the exhibition Flux VídeoCapsa, which is part of the ECTONITS, inside the parallels activities outside the cycle.
Collective Video-installation introducing several video works and experimenting with alternative presentation formats. It is composed of works by Iñaki Álvarez, Jordi Casas, Toni Casassas, Jan Codina, Artur Tort, Lis Costa, Xavier Gavin, Josep M. Jordana, Jordi Teixidó and Ester Xargay.
This is not a museum. Mobile devices lurking is an exhibition curated by Martí Peran and produced by ACVic Centre d'Arts Contemporànies in collaboration with AC/E Acción Cultural Española. It is a part of the project Ceci n'est pas une voiture, promoted jointly by ACVic, Can Xalant and IDENSITAT. During the various stages of development, Universitat de Barcelona, Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Roulotte and Cercle Artístic Sant Lluc, have collaborated, or are currently collaborating.
On The Doorstep_ and The Builders (Al Portal de Casa_ i els Constructors_) is a project directed by Jordi Canudas for cross-collaboration among students of Escola La Sínia in the Remei district of the city of Vic, students of Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny de Vic and ACVic Centre d'Arts Contemporànies, and with support from Pla de Barris i Participació Ciutadana de l'Ajuntament de Vic and the Generalitat de Catalunya, Consell Nacional de la Cultura i de les Arts.
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Field Marshal Harold Alexander visiting Yugoslavia, February 1945.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces Headquarters in the Mediterranean, Field Marshal Alexander, arrives in Belgrade 21st February 1945 and is greeted by his escort General Arso Jovanović. (IWM, London, photographic archive, NA22516)
Field Marshal Alexander is received at Avala at the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier. (IWM, London, photographic archive, NA22559)
Field Marshal Alexander inspects the guard of honour at Avala. (IWM, London, photographic archive, NA22519)
Field Marshal Alexander at Kalemegdan looking over the Danube and Sava rivers from the point where Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean observed the withdrawal of the German Army from Belgrade towards Zemun. (IWM, London, photographic archive, NA22522)
Field Marshal Alexander lays a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier on Avala. (IWM, London, photographic archive, NA22561)
Field Marshal Alexander during his visit to Kalemegdan. (IWM, London, photographic archive, NA22521)
Marshal Tito describes his plans for the March 1945 offensive on the Srem Front to Field Marshal Alexander. (IWM, London, photographic archive, NA22637)
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"Whose Streets? OUR Streets!" yell rowdy demonstrators when they surge off the sidewalk and into thoroughfares. True enough, the streets are our public commons, what's left of it (along with libraries and our diminishing public schools), but most of the time these public avenues are dedicated to the movement of vehicles, mostly privately owned autos. Other uses are frowned upon, discouraged by laws and regulations and what has become our "customary expectations." Ask any driver who is impeded by anything other than a "normal" traffic jam and they'll be quick to denounce the inappropriate use or blockage of the street.
Bicyclists have been working to make space on the streets of San Francisco for bicycling, and to do that they've been trying to reshape public expectations about how streets are used. Predictably there's been a pushback from motorists and their allies, who imagine that the norms of mid-20th century American life can be extended indefinitely into the future. But cyclists and their natural allies, pedestrians, can take heart from a lost history that has been illuminated by Peter D. Norton in his recent book Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City. He skillfully excavates the shift that was engineered in public opinion during the 1920s by the organized forces of what called itself "Motordom." Their efforts turned pedestrians into scofflaws known as "jaywalkers," shifted the burden of public safety from speeding motorists to their victims, and reorganized American urban design around providing more roads and more space for private cars.
For decades, over 40,000 people have died each year in car crashes on the streets of the United States. This daily carnage is utterly normalized to the point that few of us think about it at all, and if we do, it's like the weather, just a regular part of our environment. But it wasn't always this way. Back when the private automobile was first beginning to appear on public streets a large majority of the population, including politicians, police, and business leaders, agreed that cars were interlopers and ought to be regulated and subordinated to pedestrians and streetcars.
In 1895 there were four cars registered, in 1905 there were 77,400 in use, in 1915 the total had risen to 2,309,000, and in 1925 there were 17,512,000 passenger automobiles on the highways, and the total is now in excess of 20,000,000.
From 1915 (and especially after 1920), cities tried marking crosswalks with painted lines, but most pedestrians ignored them. A Kansas City safety expert reported that when police tried to keep them out of the roadway, "pedestrians, many of them women" would "demand that police stand aside." In one case, he reported, "women used their parasols on the policemen." Police relaxed enforcement.
Anti-jaywalking campaigns came to San Francisco too.
In a 1920 safety campaign, San Francisco pedestrians who thought they were minding their own business found themselves pulled into mocked-up outdoor courtrooms. In front of crowds of onlookers they were lectured on the perils of jaywalking.
As the 1920s continued, more and more cars were being sold, and the streets were both crowded and contested. Streetcar operators blamed cars for clogging thoroughfares and slowing down their lines, causing late runs and generally inconveniencing passengers. Motorists parked everywhere, jamming curbsides two-deep, when they weren't weaving through chaotic urban streets. Attempts to regulate and standardize traffic patterns began during this era, with lanes, crosswalks, traffic signals, and parking regulations slowly emerging as "solutions" to the problems created by tens of thousands of private cars filling the streets.
There was no "buying-power saturation," [motordom] said. The real bridle on the demand for automobiles was not the consumer's wallet, but street capacity. Traffic congestion deterred the would-be urban car buyer, and congestion was saturation of streets.
By the late 1920s, a young graduate student named Miller McClintock had become the nation's pre-eminent traffic researcher thanks to his 1925 thesis "Street Traffic Control." His career is a window into the process of private corruption of public interests that riddles American history up to the present.
Two years later all had changed. McClintock wrote of "the inevitable necessity to provide more room" in the streets. He called for "new streets" and "wider streets."… In 1925 McClintock virtually ruled out elevated streets as expensive and impractical; two years later he urged that they be considered.
What had happened in the two years between the diametrically opposed advice given by McClintock? He had been hired by Studebaker's Vice President to head up the new "Albert Russel Erskine Bureau for Street Traffic Research," which was first placed in Los Angeles where McClintock was teaching at UC, but a year later moved by Studebaker to Harvard University, where the car company continued to fund the ostensibly "independent" institute. As the years went by McClintock became one of the foremost authorities on traffic planning, though his organization dropped the "Albert Russel Erskine" from its name when the chairman of Studebaker Motors committed suicide in 1933!
Incredibly, streetcars were used by 70 percent of the people depending on some kind of transportation to get downtown, while only a quarter used passenger cars, but the latter made up 61 percent of vehicular traffic as compared to 11 percent for the streetcars! What has been poorly understood in the triumphant narrative of the private automobile is how cars benefited from enormous public expenditures, even when they were being used by a relatively small minority of the population. New infrastructure to accommodate motorists far outstripped any public investment in public streetcar service, let alone any subsidies for the privately owned lines. Meanwhile, electric streetcar companies were slowly going bankrupt, with their fares publicly restricted and the public streets on which they operated slowly being taken over by private vehicles.
Miller McClintock continued his work on behalf of the auto industry from his bought-and-paid-for perch at Harvard University.
Miller McClintock [became] the impresario of a new kind of highway road show. In the spring of 1937, the Shell Oil Company combined McClintock's traffic expertise with the talents of the stage designer Normal Bel Geddes to build a scale model of "the automobile city of tomorrow."… Others interested in the rebuilding of cities for the motor age adopted Shell's technique. At the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, United States Steel displayed its vision of San Francisco in 1999, with wider streets, cloverleaf intersections, and an elevated highway.
Artist Donald McLoughlin had prepared a dioramic view of San Francisco in 1999 for the US Steel exhibit in the Hall of Mines, Metals and Machinery. This prognostic nightmare showed the city stripped of every vestige of 1939 except Coit Tower, the bridges and Chinatown. All maritime activity had disappeared from the Embarcadero. Shipping was concentrated at a super-pier at the foot of 16th Street.
North of Market Street every block contained a single, identical high-rise apartment house. South of Market, sixty-story office towers of steel and glass alternated with block-square plazas in a vast checkerboard pattern. Elevated freeways ran through the geometric landscape.
McLoughlin correctly anticipated the removal of maritime activity from San Francisco's waterfront, though his massive modern pier is spread along the Oakland bay shore rather than on a prominent pier jutting out from 16th Street. Visions like this, and the better known version in New York, informed the post-WWII population as it fled cities for the suburbs. Those who remained though, had a different idea of what our cities would become, and thanks to their stopping the highway builders in their tracks in the late 1950s and early 1960s, San Francisco was not crushed in this way.
Interesting to recall that while 30,000 citizens were mobilized to stop freeway building in San Francisco (the very same elevated, pedestrian-free streets McClintock had come to endorse as an industry flack) thousands more, mostly African American and white youth, staged a vigorous civil rights campaign along auto row, demanding that blacks be given equal treatment in hiring by auto dealers, especially Don Lee's Cadillac dealership.
Contrary to the fervent wishes of today's motorists, streets have not always been the domain of cars. Clever marketing prior to the Depression led to radical redesign of both the physical streets and our assumptions about how public streets should be used. As we ride to and from work on our bicycles these days, or get together in Critical Mass or Bike Party social rides, we are participating in a new push to redefine how streets are used, and most importantly, how we think about public space. While we haven't yet found a new consensus, the rising tide of bicycling, parklets, Sunday Streets, car-free zones, etc., all amply demonstrate that the private car's days are in decline. Add a dollop of global warming and a couple of scoops of cheap fossil fuel scarcity, and the question of Whose Streets is once again a key issue of social contestation. Perhaps at least we can stop blindly accepting death and mayhem as an inevitable and natural consequence of our social transportation choices!
Cartoon by Jean-Francois Batellier, a French artist who sells his art and books on the streets of Paris.
Well put. Very well put. Thanks for the write-up.
The fact is, is that cars won't be leaving anytime soon. Although I agree that bikes definitely need their space on the roads, it's hard for people to see how having bikes on the roads benefits everyone as a whole when cyclists break road rules all the time. As a person who rides their bike to commute and also drives, things like Bike Party and Critical Mass, although fun does the exact opposite of what cyclists want to achieve. It gets car drivers mad and instead wants cyclists off the road altogether. I think the correct approach would be to use the designated bike lanes and follow road rules. Only then, will a car-centric nation start to see that cycling is a legitimate form of transportation and not just a nuisance on the road. Sure, streets weren't always the domain of the automobile but today, they are and that's just how it is. Cyclists can't whine or push their way back into taking the streets, it unfortunately, has to be done in humility to the automobile. There are more investments being pumped into alternative fuels and fuel-efficient cars than there is in creating a healthy biking infrastructure so although private cars are in decline, they won't be disappearing anytime soon. I think the solution is a harmony between automobiles and bikes. As a person who enjoys both modes of transportation, I think we need to first stop demonizing each other and think of ways, instead, to coexist. Like how pedestrians and cars were eventually able to figure out a compromise. Note that I'm not being anti-bike and/or pro-car. I'm just trying to be reasonable. It's very easy to only see one side when you're clearly only on that side.
Pedestrians and cars never found a compromise. People just got tired of being killed and began to stay on the sidewalks out of fear for their lives. It was the drivers who "broke road rules all the time" that secured access to the roads by intimidation and the sheer mass of a vehicle that was vastly more dangerous to a bystander that to its operator.
I've never once almost killed a driver while cycling. Yet rarely do I have a day on my bike (and I am one of the few who obey all traffic laws) when I don't have a close encounter with a careless or aggressive driver.
Fantastic blog post. The key is to break the religion of the dogmatic primacy of motor vehicles, a religion which has been the payback of billions of dollars of advertising and lobbying by the auto and oil companies.
People like to overstate the problem of bicyclists not obeying traffic laws. Most bicyclists ride safely and courteously and yield when they should. So what if that rarely involves stopping at stop signs? If anything needs to be fixed, it's the laws, which outlaw behavior that is safe and sensible.
And if anyone has a problem with SF bike party, they can lump it!
=v= As oil becomes more prohibitively expensive to obtain and alternative means of fueling cars remain uninspiring, it is definitely time to work out better uses of public space than we have.
Plus, there's nothing unreasonable about being anti-car. We're talking about the greatest waster of human lives, ecosystems, and economies we've got, as well as a top motivator of most of the wars waged during its existence.
Bicycles could not break the Traction Trusts. Automobiles did. Historically, you ignore that distinction at your peril. Know what a "dodger" was? Vehicular rights-of-way predate the car by decades.
Viewed from outside The City, you write as if "in thrall to the trusts," as they used to say.
The fact is, if you're under 55 and earn less than $200 K, you can be assured that some kind of non-automobile mode of transportation is in your future. (If you're over 55 and have a high income, you may just be able to ride the peak oil curve down to your waning, infirm years.) Arguing for the preeminence of cars is arguing for the privilege of what will become a fairly narrow elite, as it was when motoring first began. If you're certain you're going to be in that elite, then it makes sense to talk about whining and humility. If you're not so sure, you might consider that creating viable alternatives now that are safe, convenient and pleasant is in your future best interest.
We will find that we are living in the century of energy. Or lack thereof. At present there isn't enough alternative fuel or electricity available to power ten percent of our current fleet of cars. Even if we had a collective epiphany that caused us to suddenly start allocating sensible amounts of resources and effort towards future energy supply, we face at least a couple decades of low-energy living due to our utter lack of preparation for the predicament we face. Maybe our descendants will get solar and wind built out at the scale humanity needs. Maybe they'll have a truly innovative breakthrough and discover a source of cheap, boundless, sustainable energy that humans will delight in until the end of time. We can certainly hope. But as things stand right now, peak oil, the export land model, the declining Energy Returned on Energy Invested (EROEI) on all forms of fossil fuel, and the incredible amount of resources (water and energy) needed to turn tar sands or corn into fuel (or, for that matter, to maintain an enormous military to conquer and defend fragile oil infrastructure in far off lands) mean that the U.S. is going to have many fewer cars coming soon to a city near you.
I drive half of all my trips, so I do see both sides. And I see that any country that currently imports more than half its oil is not sitting pretty at this moment in history.
Love all the photos of old San Francisco. I also like how these articles help us connect the dots between what was and what is, the choices and politics involved. I trust this series will eventually be turned into a book?
What was a dodger? I have been interested in that for a long time.
There is an old folk song where a dodger means a sort of swindler. "The preacher is a dodger," etc.
with white walrus whiskers was talking angrily.
officer he threw a stone. . . . This sort of thing has got to stop.
Bud edged up next to a young man in a butcher's apron who had a baseball cap on backwards.
Yes, because we all read the part where our cities were motorized with automobile infrastructure because of the wonderful behavior of people who were driving cars.


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A Guide to Modern Playwrights, Plays, and Productions
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The Distance From Here
Just about everyone here in London agrees that American Neil LaBute is the most impressive playwright to appear since David Mamet. LaBute's new play, The Distance from Here, is premiering at London's Almeida Theatre and opens in New York later this year, presented by the Manhattan Class Company as the second in their series of new plays. The main figure in this shattering tragic-comedy is seventeen-year-old Darrell (Mark Webber), whose aimless life centers upon violence, sex, petty thievery, and manipulation. In the opening scene he and his sidekick Tim (Jason Ritter) taunt the apes at the zoo, while their apparently arrested development suggests that the sign, "Please Do Not Feed the Animals," might apply equally to simians or homo sapiens. Not so sure about the sapiens tag.
Shaggy-haired Darrell's treatment of crew-cut Tim is manipulative, revealing a cruelty masked by concern, egging Tim on to search his private parts when attacked by ants and playfully concealing violence as they spar. Because they lack vocabulary, their speech is peppered with expletives, and their favorite expression - which betrays both their apathy and their inability to develop thought - is "whatever."
To describe Darrell's lower-middle-class family as "dysfunctional" is to compliment it. His young mother Cammie (Amy Ryan) works as a cleaner; her live-in lover Rich (Enrico Colantoni) is employed at a dog-food factory. In their leisure time, in a dingy living-room dominated by a couch, they smoke (constantly), watch television, and engage in sex.(frequently). Rich, a Stanley Kowalski-type, is having it on with both Cammie and her stepdaughter, Shari (Ana Reeder). The baby crying incessantly offstage belongs to Shari, who is on welfare. .The baby may be ill, but there is no money to pay a doctor, so they ignore it, regarding it as an annoying object, not a human being:. 'Nother hour, I'm not gonna hear shit," says Cammie, her eyes on the screen as the baby wails
Except for joyless sex, each family member keeps his or her distance; Cammie's ignoring Darrell as he grew up may be a contributing cause of his adolescent demands for attention. Enraged, he treats as a betrayal his girlfriend's failure to meet him at the mall where they hang out during school hours at Washington High. When Tim, who may be hankering for some distance between them, says he cannot join Darrell because of working the night shift at a fast food establishment, Darrell says he will be there to check up. Darrell, asking his mother if she remembers how he made forts on the porch when he was little, is told, "You're on your own with the Kodak memories and shit.. . .To tell the truth, as an individual, you never made that big an impression."
Darrell is determined to make an impression as he increasingly becomes more aggressive, pounding on Rich until they land on the floor, and accusing Tim and girlfriend Jennie of desertion. Egocentric and amoral, he is maddened to discover that Jennie was sexually involved with another man two years earlier, when she was fifteen. But he is relieved to learn that the man beat her without having sex : "He hit her? That's all he did. Hit her." Even when she tells Darrell she enlisted the man's help to bring about an abortion when impregnated by Darrell, he persists in his manic revenge, taunting Tim and Jennie and then, despite their frantic efforts to restrain him, destroying the baby.
Meanwhile, the behavior of the others is revealing When the baby and Darrell disappear, Cammie searches for them until she is exhausted. Shari, the baby's mother, proposes that she and Rich run off together, and put some distance between them and their seedy milieu: "to do something really different, too, I mean, some kinda thing that nobody'd expect outta us. You and me. Maybe add a deck, or a patio."
If there is no hope for Darrell, there is some for Jennie and Tim. They desperately try to save the baby while fighting off the crazed Darrell, and afterwards, they keep returning to the freezing pool, into which Tim dives in an attempt to retrieve the body. Having taken off with his mother's credit card and used Impala, Darrell has not been found.
Tautly directed by David Leveaux and well acted by the ensemble, "The Distance from Here" is a shattering work. LaBute has said that he hopes the audience will continue to think about his plays after the curtain falls. He has our assurance that this is so with "The Distance from Here." Among other things, it sheds light on the student murderers at Columbine And the adult ones at Laramie.


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Beyond the robo-advisor hype – where to from here?
The last several years has seen a lot of press1 and outright hype about the digital wealth offerings Robo-Advisers present; how they are transforming wealth management and the way investors consume services. Chelmer Chief Innovation Officer Andy Robertson shares his views on where self-managed business models like Robo fit into the financial services landscape, the challenges they face and what we can expect once the hype is over.
The Robo uprising
Robo-Advisers first appeared around 2008 and grew in popularity, offering a more accessible, low-cost alternative to traditional 'human' financial advisers.
The rush of startups into this space over the last decade has now slowed to a trickle or completely stopped. Key players in the USA such as Betterment and Wealthfront are managing billions of dollars of funds, while many others have either folded, been bought by an established traditional wealth firm, or been quickly surpassed by exchange-traded fund (ETF) product offerers.
Financial services is a challenging and competitive industry. There has been some very detailed industry analysis with some frankly scary numbers on the amount of funds under management (FUM) a Robo-Adviser needs to break-even – and the recognised names that remain are still a long way from achieving that level of FUM.
Another service, same challenges
For those of us who have been around for a while, it's a reminder that despite all these advances in technology and the speed of change in the financial services industry, patterns and cycles repeat. The Robo story of this decade is the Internet Broking story of the 90s: the story of revolutionising an industry, empowering the investor, lowering fees and providing self-managed services. It seems the challenges are the same, and the results look to be heading the same way too.
Technology has provided more tools and more channels that didn't exist in the 90s, yet the speed and cost of acquisition hasn't significantly changed. Customer acquisition is a massive cost and the number one impediment to any new financial services paradigm.
Like Internet Broking, only a small number of Robo-Advisers will survive, and most will manage that through hybrid business models and forms of B2B2C rather than strict B2C business models to overcome the challenges they face.
Robo's place
As a technology provider to the financial services industry, we have a neutral perspective on our partners' business models, but we support any business that looks to make wealth creation simple and accessible to the masses for the good of society. It's healthy to have debate and passionate people explore how to best achieve that.
Every service model will make an impact, and ultimately we will see the best parts from different models find their way into the others.
I think we can confidently say the Robo uprising is over and world order has not been upended. That does not mean the death of the Robo business model. Like Internet Broking, it will take its place as another channel, another service model and appeal to a certain type of investor.
Individualised experiences and solutions
Surely that is the key message: to be truly successful and thrive in the age of digital transformation requires an ability to provide an individualised investor experience at scale – rather than a standard, one-size-fits-all approach. This is a key focus for us at Chelmer and something we strive to provide our clients and their customers through our technology.
The primary differentiator of the Robo offering is the ability to deliver a customised asset allocation chosen by the investor, both quickly and at scale. As technologists, we know this isn't some modern age R2D2 in the background dreaming up an awesome asset allocation – it's just the same sort of technology that has been around for a while being delivered directly to a new audience.
It's fair to say that Robo technology is here to stay. It has a place, but hasn't stolen the show. Robo-Advisers will become mainstream for investors and advisers alike, and traditional adviser models will continue to meet the unique needs of investors.
Over the next several years, we should see a further unbundling of the wealth offerings where asset allocation as a service can be consumed and made available at commercially acceptable rates, without any necessity to define whether it's an adviser or investor that's consuming it.
This leads to an interesting discussion around how to efficiently achieve individualised asset allocation and the future for unitised products – but that's a topic for another day!
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It may be stated that while in certain instances the union of toxin and antitoxin may be reversible, all the facts established cannot be explained on this simple hypothesis of reversible action.
For example, if 'co doses of toxin were neutralized by a unit of antitoxin (v.
Still another view, advocated by Bordet, is that the union of toxin and antitoxin is rather of physical than of strictly chemical nature, and represents an interaction of colloidal substances, a sort of molecular deposition by which the smaller toxin molecule becomes entangled in the larger molecule of antitoxin.
In view of the fact that antitoxin has a direct action on toxin, we may say that theoretically this may take place in one of two ways.
He found, however, that if he took the largest amount of toxin which was just neutralized by a given amount of antitoxin, much more than a single dose of toxin had to be added before a single dose was left free.
Supra) it might be that 12 5 doses would need to be added to the same amount of antitoxin before the mixture produced a fatal result when it was injected.
Its serum in course of time is found to contain something (antitoxin) which has the power of neutralizing the toxin secreted by the organism when parasitical upon the body.
In recent years the relations of toxin and antitoxin, still obscure, have been the subject of much study and controversy.
(a) The action of antitoxin on toxin, as tested by neutralization effects, takes place more quickly in concentrated than in weak solutions, and more quickly at a warm (within certain limits) than at a cold temperature.
(b) Antitoxin acts more powerfully when injected along with the toxin than when injected at the same time in another part of the body; if its action were on the tissue-cells one would expect that the site of injection would be immaterial.
Kanthack and Cobbett, that in certain instances the toxin can be made to pass through a gelatine membrane, whereas the antitoxin cannot, its molecules being of larger size.
His view as to the dual composition of the toxin molecule has already been mentioned, and it is evident that if the haptophorous or combining group has its affinity satisfied by union with antitoxin, the toxin will no longer combine with living cells, and will thus be rendered harmless.
One other important fact in support of what has been stated is that a toxin may have its toxic action diminished, and may still require the same amount of antitoxin as previously for neutralization.
Accordingly, the most actively toxic molecules will be neutralized first, and those which are left over, that is, uncombined with antitoxin, will have a weaker toxic action.
Arrhenius, who hold that the union of toxin and antitoxin is comparatively loose, and belongs to the classof reversible actions, being comparable in fact with the union of a weak acid and base.
If such were the condition there would always be a certain amount both of free toxin and of free antitoxin in the mixture, and in this case also considerably more than a dose of toxin would have to be added to a " neutral mixture " before the amount of free toxin was increased by a dose, that is, before the mixture became lethal.
The origin of antitoxin is of course merely a part of the general question regarding the production of anti-substances in general, as these all combine in the same way with their homo logous substances and have the same character of g toxin.
There are three chief possibilities: (a) that the antitoxin is a modification of the toxin; (b) that it is a substance normally present, but produced in excess under stimulation of the toxin; (c) that it is an entirely new product.
In such a case it has been shown that, without the introduction of fresh toxin, new antitoxin appears, and therefore must be produced by the living tissues.
In antitoxin production this combination takes place, though not in sufficient amount to produce serious toxic symptoms. It is further supposed that the combination being of somewhat firm character, the side-chains thus combined are lost for the purposes of the cell and are therefore thrown off.
In specific germ diseases a similar antitoxin forms, and in cases which recover it counteracts the toxin, while the germs are destroyed by the tissues.
It has been found, for example, that a toxin may pass through such a filter while an antitoxin may not.
In the earlier experiments on smaller animals the potency of the toxin was modified for the first injections, but in preparing antitoxin for therapeutical purposes the toxin is used in its unaltered condition, the horse being the animal usually employed.
The production of antitoxin is one of the most striking facts of biological science, and two important questions with regard to it must next be considered, viz.
As, however, most of the work has been done with regard to antitoxin production we may consider here the theoretical aspect of the subject.
Ultimately the regeneration becomes an over-regeneration and free side-chains produced in excess are set free and appear in the blood as antitoxin molecules.
In other words the substances, which when forming part of the cells fix the toxin to the cells, constitute antitoxin molecules when free in the serum.
There is therefore strong evidence that antitoxin molecules do exist as part of the living substance of nerve cells.
The development of the immune body with specific combining affinity thus presents an analogy to antitoxin production, the difference being that in lysogenesis another substance is necessary to complete the process.
In those cases due to Shiga's bacillus the ideal treatment has been put at our disposal by the preparation of a specific antitoxin; this has been given a trial in several grave epidemics of late, and may be said to be the most satisfactory treatment and offer the greatest hope of recovery.
The probable explanation is that an antitoxin is developed within them.
How does the antitoxin Action of act ?
Retically there are two possible modes of action: antitoxin may act by means of the cells of the body, i.e.
If, however, toxin be mixed with antitoxin for some time, it can no longer be passed through, presumably because it has become combined with the antitoxin.


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Banksy Painting Raises $23 Million for UK Health Charities
FILE - In this May 7, 2020 file photo, a member of staff has their photograph taken in front of the artwork painted by Banksy during lockdown, entitled Game Changer , at Southampton General Hospital in Southampton, England. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP, file)
LONDON — A Banksy painting honoring Britain's health workers in the pandemic has sold for a record 16.8 million pounds ($23.2 million), auction house Christie's said Tuesday. Proceeds from the sale will be used to fund health organizations and charities across the U.K., it said.
The work by the mystery street artist, titled "Game Changer," first appeared on a wall at Southampton General Hospital in southern England in May, during the first wave of the pandemic. The black-and-white picture depicts a young boy sitting on the floor playing with a nurse superhero toy, as Batman and Spiderman toy figures lie in a wastepaper basket next to him.
At the time it went up, the hospital said Banksy left a note for workers there saying: "Thanks for all you're doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it's only black and white."
Christie's said the sale price was a world auction record for Banksy. The auction house said it will donate a "significant portion" of the buyer's premium to health organizations.
A reproduction of the picture will stay at the hospital for patients, visitors and staff, Christie's added.
"Banksy is an extraordinary artist who is a constant barometer of nationwide sentiment," said Katharine Arnold, who heads the European post-war and contemporary art division at the auction house. "With the perfect image of a little boy playing with his superhero doll, a nurse sporting the international Red Cross, he perfectly captured the essence of this moment in time."
The sale came on the day Britain held a minute's silence to mark one year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the first national lockdown.
Couture Season Ends with Clubbing, Celebrity and Glamour
PARIS — The experimentalism and audacity of 1980s club kids inspired Valentino, one of the last high-octane shows of this Paris Fashion Week couture season.
Monumental Animal Art Infuses Chanel's Gleaming Couture Show
Controversy, Frivolity Mark Day One of Paris Fashion Week


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The Week in Reviews, Op. 83: Ray Chen, Lisa Batiashvili, Stefan Jackiw
Written by Laurie Niles
Published: May 19, 2015 at 4:47 PM [UTC]
In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world.
Ray Chen performed Lalo's "Symphonie espagnole" with the San Diego Symphony.
U-T San Diego: "Ray Chen's program bio talks about his "unstinting efforts to break down barriers between classical music, fashion and culture" through his affiliations with companies like Giorgio Armani and his appearances in publications like Vogue. But really, Armani and Vogue have nothing to do with it. Chen crashes through any supposed barriers erected around classical music with his playing. As he demonstrated in an especially satisfying, Spanish-themed San Diego Symphony Masterworks concert at Jacobs Music Center Friday, he's a performer who knows what he wants, knows how to get it, and knows how to communicate it to an audience."
Ray Chen. Photo by CAMI Music.
Lisa Batiashvili performed Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Philadelphia Inquirer: "Violinist Batiashvili was never reckless in Shostakovich, but she continually pushed the piece toward maximum expressivity, not in the confessional manner of Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg but in a way that seemed to burn from within. The big cadenza that ushers in the finale, dramatizing a massive mental meltdown while never losing its musical through-line, was a concert in itself. The frenetically-paced final movement seemed to go as fast as the music possibly could, with orchestra and soloist playing as if a single entity."
Stefan Jackiw performed the Mendelssohn and Bottesini's Gran Duo Concertante for Double Bass and Violin with bassist Maxime Bibeau and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Sydney Morning Herald: "Jackiw returned to end the concert with an earnest, breathless and strikingly accomplished performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in an arrangement by Richard Tognetti for 10 string instruments plus soloist. Jackiw's sound is lean and transparent, with thrilling glow in the upper register and characterised by brilliance and refined colour, more than warmth and breadth."
The Daily Telegraph: "Jackiw is an exciting talent who is on the verge of classical music stardom. Once he starts building his discography the world should be hearing a lot more of him."
Kristin Lee performed the Fung with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Journal Sentinel: "Opening with faint, atmospheric sounds, the piece is an endlessly interesting tapestry of contrasting sounds, rhythms and moods that delivers bits of the gamelan musical tradition of Bali, Tibetan chant and even phrases reminiscent of Stravinsky. The solo violin part ranges from ghostly harmonics to big, forceful statements. Lee brought a perfect balance of finesse and vigor to the piece, giving a driven, commanding performance that demanded and got rapt attention from the audience."
Sergey Khachatryan performed the Khachaturian with the London Philharmonia Orchestra.
The Armenian Weekly: "On the stage, the artist was absorbed in moments of emotional enjoyment, which also engulfed the audience. Khachatryan's violin produced sounds that were magical, captivating, and mesmerizing. He is truly an exceptionally talented artist."
Ilya Kaler performed the Rozsa with Ars Viva, in its final performance.
Chicago Classical Review: "Ars Viva's 'second concertmaster' Ilya Kaler delivered a sturdy and largely impressive performance, playing with singing tone and fervent attacks. Kaler was clearly in synch with the rhapsodic tenderness of the central Lento, and, with equally propulsive accompaniment by conductor and orchestra, threw off the fireworks of the Bartok-meets-Hollywood finale with worthy fire and panache."
Elina Vähälä performed the Sibelius with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.
Nashville Scene: "She has a technique that seemingly knows no difficulties, so she blazed through virtuoso passages with seeming effortlessness. And yet, her interpretation never came across as showy. Rather, it was the haunting beauty of her tone and the warm, patrician elegance of her playing that made the biggest impression."
Nicola Benedetti performed two movements from Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the London Symphony Orchestra, outside in Trafalgar Square.
Classical Music Magazine: "The event received a positive reaction from those watching, with many taking to social media to express their enthusiasm." (Wondering if the reviewer even went!)
Caroline Goulding performed the Barber with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra.
The Sentinel: "The gifted Goulding, now in her 20s, may still be considered precocious by some, but her exquisite play on Barber's groundbreaking 1939 work, which marries two lyrically sumptuous opening movements with a strongly dissonant finale, displayed a fine and mature touch."
PennLive: "Goulding ably demonstrates why the concerto is such a singular showcase for the virtuosic capabilities of a violinist. Her minute-long standing ovation was well earned."
Anthony Marwood performed the Britten with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Stuff: "The Violin Concerto saw Sondergard in complete sympathy with soloist Anthony Marwood. This gave us a subtle, beautifully inflected performance of a work that is not easy to bring off, and few could have remained unaffected by the depth of feeling in the finale - a passacaglia that dies away to nothing."
Bella Hristova performed Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
NUVO: "She managed all the 'stuff' with aplomb that Paganini threw at her, and did it with a nicely centered tone, all but equaling the finest laureates to emerge from the competition. Plus Trevor's orchestra easily held up their end of the bargain."
Sergej Krylov performed Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
ArtsATL: "...Krylov performed with an amazing brilliance. There was also opportunity aplenty for lyricism, particularly in the slow second movement, but Krylov's approach retained a sense of an inner tensile strength, never allowing the lyricism to become languid or sentimental. Krylov took multiple bows for his exceptional performance, then played Paganini's "Caprice No. 24" as encore, with even more personal musical investment than the concerto."
Christian Tetzlaff performed the Widmann with the Cleveland Orchestra.
The Plain Dealer: "Tetzlaff was impressive as he tore into the demanding work, his tone full-bodied and sure, even when required to navigate the very highest reaches of his instrument."
Janine Jansen performed the Mendelssohn with the San Francisco Symphony.
San Francisco Chronicle: "Her Mendelssohn sparkled, once past the underpowered sonorities of the first movement, and she shaped the melodies of the central slow movement with lyrical grace. But the whole thing felt light and airy enough to float away with the next breeze."
Alexandre Da Costa performed the Sibelius with the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra.
Lexington Herald-Leader: "The LPO performed the work creditably, with beautiful contributions throughout by the woodwinds, and by the French horns in the second movement, but less so by the soloist. To give Da Costa the benefit of the doubt, it seemed that the Sibelius is brand new to his repertoire, as he did not perform from memory, rather keeping his eyes fixed on the music stand."
Please support music in your community by attending a concert or recital whenever you can!
From Stephen Brivati
I would be very interested to hear how such a gifted and intelligent artist as Ray Chen feels an association with Armani and Vogue breaks down barriers between classical music and culture. Not knocking it, I really would like to know. I am having ahard time seeing it but that may be because I am bogged down in anti consumerism while reading Kleins new book on climate change right now. .... Making money by modeling for these kind of companies seems absolutely normal and acceptable to me but I am not sure this connection is a healthy road for art in general to go down.
I am glad to see the Rozsa concerto making an appearnace. I actually thougthe the review wa as little lukewarm. I wonder if the reviewer knows that a) Kayler is one of the best violinsts/ musicians around and b) one reason the Rozsa so rarely appears is that it is very, very, very difficult. The Heifetz recording is absolutely legendary, by the way.
As usual, thanks to Laurie for putting this stuff together.
Buri
From Bram Heemskerk
Wow Rosza + Paganini5. I am glad they still play these rarities. Plaese next time these concerto's in Concertgebouw Amsterdam.


Would you like to participate in a fun and comical version of water polo, where you get to float on inner-tubes?! Then get your friends to form a team of 4 to 6 players to compete in Campus Recreation's Inner Tube Water Polo Tournament! Registration begins on March 27th. For more information or to register talk with the Lifeguards at the Pearson and McGonigle Halls Pools.


We met Jess Yu couple weeks ago during our talk at the Business Space Ibiza, where Jess works. We instantly connected and we started to share ideas and tips on how to travel plastic free, how to plan ahead, how to get into your reuse, reduce, recycle habit.
Jess kindly agreed to share her tips & tricks from growing up in Los Angeles which she now translates and compliments into her new island Ibiza living.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us Jess!
"Ibiza has always had this intense party-focused connotation attached to its name in the states, even before the first time I visited this island in the peak of its season during my exchange program in Barcelona. I thought Barcelona was party-heavy until I arrived in Ibiza.
Four years ago in the middle of June, I was staying at this little hostel right on Figueretas celebrating a friend's birthday. We partied, ate, and slept (very little) as much as we could for the week that we were here, participating as how we thought "locals" do. People were coming up to us at the beach trying to sell tickets for Pacha (five in just 30 minutes), bar managers were hollering at us across the street to come and buy tickets for Space, and even restaurant owners were asking if we had tickets to Amnesia when taking our orders.
It was too much. I'm all for a good time, especially if there's good music involved, but it was too overwhelming.
I felt like I was being inundated and pressured to just party, party, party and I thought this was all the island had to offer. It felt as if Las Vegas had decided to set up shop on an island.
I was in disbelief that people could party that hard and not feel any remorse otherwise. And I left feeling relieved and feeling like I never wanted to return. Ever.
Fast forward four years later to today and I could not be happier being on this island.
Spending the winter in Ibiza has exposed me to parts of the island that I call home now. The beaches and waters take your breath away, the mountains and forests calm your mind, and the true locals inspire you to live and laugh in a different way.
I've had the pleasure of meeting true locals who care about the air they breathe, the land they walk on and grow from, and the waters they eat from and play in. It's been refreshing, to say the least, to meet people who are also conscious and mindful of themselves and their home; people who are willing to care enough to take action and spread that knowledge and inspiration to others.
You may call them "hippies". I call them "activators". From Hawai'i to Barcelona to Bangkok and beyond, I was always able to find those who vibrated the same frequency: those who would rather pay the extra 50 cents to buy from local farmers, those who remembered to bring their reusable shopping bags, and those who took the time to set up compost buckets and separate their plastics from glass. Those who understand the gravity and need to change our behaviours and actually take action: these are who I call "activators".
And here, I want to share with you some tips & tricks from my roots in Los Angeles. The City of Angels may be known for fashion and film, but it's also become a huge mecca for thought leaders and warriors of the environment to spread and implement these changes that your home, local & global, needs oh-so-desperately.
Important note: I'm going to warn you right now that simply buying these products are not going to change your habits - YOU will. Many like the idea of going green, but it really takes effort to just remember to use these products regularly. But once you start using them, you'll start seeing and understanding the real issue at hand and, hopefully, become an activator yourself!
plastic-free sponges: You may not realize, but there are plastic fibers that help you wash off your scraps of food off your plate, and if you've ever owned a sponge, you know that there are always little bits that rip off after some uses. Where do these bits go? Down the drain of your sink and in our oceans. Try cellulose alternatives that are made with biodegradable material or loofah versions.
reusable pot scrubbers: for those who want a little more "oompf"
reusable paper towels: Yeah, I know it's not plastic, but it's still waste and it still takes a lot of time for paper to dissolve and disintegrate. The health of the planet isn't just about recycling plastic, it's also about reducing use. I'll warn you right now, it won't be easy to roll them back up again after first use and wash, but you can always stuff them into cute tissue holders or even in mason jars if you want a more "functional" look on the kitchen countertop. Here's another inspiration that takes it a step further for those who want that "roll" feel when they use paper towels.
reusable coffee filters for my fellow coffee lovers! If you're using those Nespresso coffee pods, stop: not only are these plastic pods unrecyclable (reason as to why Hamburg banned these), there is also research speculating the consequences of its aluminum makeup. If that doesn't stop you, then at least switch to the reusable ones LOVE IBIZA NOW recommends.
reusable bowl covers: you've seen the beeswax ones around (I'm sure) and while I'm a fan of reusable things (obviously), I have to be honest and say that I'm not a fan of the beeswax covers. I've bought a pack and they don't hold well enough and don't insulate anything. These ones are great since they do indeed cover the container (no matter the size) and keep the necessary humidity in the food. You can buy them or make them yourself. Also available in a silicone version.
reusable ziplock baggies: We've all come to know and love these little baggies that make storage, and our lives, easier. They're easy to place in your fridge or stash in your pack if you have a busy day ahead of you. Stasher and Leson provide some great alternatives for whichever size you're looking for.
Hydroflask: I always thought these kind of bottles were a marketing gimmick and never gave into them until my friend joined me along my travels with her Hydroflask in Thailand: AKA 32°C and 80% humidity. We filled her bottle up with water chilled straight from the fridge and after hours of sleep, it was STILL JUST AS COLD. I bought one as soon as I returned back to the states and haven't looked back after 3 years. I even use mine to have my favorite tea with me on chilly occasions (keeps water hot for six hours). And they're super durable as I've dropped mine more than enough times - oops.
reusable coffee mugs: Keep Cup is my favorite brand just because they come in different sizes (I'm an espresso-kind-of-gal) and the glass design. The rubber grip is great while I prefer the cork version, but you can design your own! There are even some coffee shops in LA that endorse reusable cups and will give you a discount on your drink when you bring them in.
reusable grocery bags: Wherever I travel, I always try to locate the local food stores that offer bulk items since plastic packaging does add up when you want convenience on your travels. LOVE IBIZA NOW offers great options available on the island, but I also love ChicoBags since they're so thin and compact.
bonus: stainless steel straws - I'm not a stickler for straws, but I know some of you out there have a preference. You've probably seen the glass alternative and although they're prettier than the stainless steel versions, they break very easily. I've had many crack in my purse and glass doesn't do good for fabric. Check out these reusable straws that conveniently include a portable baggie!
Silicone menstrual cups: Diva Cups and Moon Cups are the largest known brands when it comes to these little angels. I'll warn you right now, it's different to other methods of menstruation control, but it eliminates so much waste that us ladies produce when it comes to our monthly cycles. Think about all the bleached cotton and plastic that our modern day menstrual routines use and then maybe you can give it a try. Also, these are especially super handy for travel since they fit anywhere and you don't have to go scouting to unknown markets in the middle of a roadless village.
Reusable pads & liners: Charlie Banana is a favorite along the coast and also available in Europe. While they may not be the most seamless and convenient like the ones we're used to, it does take an effort to change habits and take into consideration the long-term effects of our decisions today. These are leakproof and stainproof so you'll never have to worry about your favorite jeans getting those pesky monthly stains, and they even include a leakproof bag for convenience of travel.
Sugar Waxing: Okay, this one may be super California of me, but ladies, your waxes produces waste as well! Those wax strips that so swiftly take away those hairs on your legs or bikini zones are non-recyclable. Sugaring has actually been around for centuries and is only made up of sugar, lemon juice, and a dash of water. 100% biodegradable and more pleasant for your skin.
simple compost: composting can get quite complicated if you get into the nitty-gritty of it, so start off with a simple guide. Learning how to compost is a journey itself that can open many doors for you, your family, and your garden!
reducing home cleaning products: talks about ways to save money when cleaning your home, but these methods are also really useful to eliminate buying separate products for different things (buying less plastic bottles that never get used again) since it's all marketing tactics for companies to get you to buy more. This helps you think about ways to buy a few items for multiple uses.
shopping bulk: need I say more? Bring your own baggie or glass jar and reduce the plastic package waste!


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Call for Proposals Announced for Faculty Research Grants
NEWS ADVISORY
DATE: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
CONTACT: For the International Institute: Aili Mari Tripp, Associate Dean, Division of International Studies, 262-5805 or tripp@bascom.wisc.edu; for Worldwide Universities Network, Kris Olds, Associate Professor and WUN Faculty Coordinator, 262-2138 or kolds@wisc.edu
Madison, WI – The Division of International Studies has announced a call for proposals for a series of international, interdisciplinary research grants available to UW-Madison faculty and staff.
Three sets of grants are being made possible, including two through the International Institute with generous support from the Division of International Studies and a contribution from Global Studies for research circles and new initiatives. The third set of research awards is being facilitated through the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Division of International Studies.
"The grants will advance the University's commitment to innovation in cross-regional research and graduate training, and expand linkages to scholars around the world," says Gilles Bousquet, Dean of International Studies.
Deadlines for proposals vary. Grants range from $500 to $64,000. Research activities may start after July 1, 2007.
For information on research circle grants, go to http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/Research/circlesCFP.html
For information on new initiative grants, go to http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/Research/initiativesCFP.html
For information on WUN grants, go to http://www.international.wisc.edu/wun/WUN_CPF.pdf
Research circles are designed to create new forms of area knowledge that cross traditional regional and disciplinary borders. They join together groups of faculty, graduate students, and staff from various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences to advance research on particular intellectual themes of international relevance.
New initiatives will include the following activities: year-long research seminars on particular themes; a featured lecturer to speak on a topic of interest to all Institute member programs; funds for development initiatives in area, international, and global studies.
Under the WUN and Division of International Studies partnership, three forms of support facilitating international collaboration between UW-Madison faculty and WUN member universities faculty are available, including "seed funding" project development grants, virtual seminar support grants, and exploration of partnership grants. WUN is an international alliance of 18 leading higher-education institutions, including UW-Madison, that builds on its partners' commitment to quality and innovation in research and teaching by developing collaborations in interdisciplinary areas of global significance.
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Levine Cooper, 80, of Wabash, went on to be with her Lord at 6:20 pm, Sunday, May 24, 2015 at her home, under the care of her family and Great Lakes Caring Hospice.
Marguerite Effie Click, 90, a resident of Blair Ridge, Peru, and formerly of Denver, passed away at 6:44 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2015, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.


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A viral disease that affects the nervous system in mammals. It can lead to paralysis and death. Rabies is spread from the bite of one mammal to another.
A woodland that receives more than 100 inches (250 centimeters) of rain each year. Tropical rain forests are known for warm temperatures, and have evergreen trees that form a dense, continuous canopy . Temperate rain forests have evergreen and deciduous trees, with temperatures that vary greatly with the season.
In biology , the total area in which an individual or species can be found.
A bird that hunts and eats meat; also known as bird of prey . Raptors use their talons to catch their food and their strong, curved beaks for tearing food into bite-sized pieces. Falcons, hawks, eagles, and owls are raptors.
A species that has small populations, so that even a slight decrease in numbers could cause extinction.
To reuse an item instead of just throwing it away. For example, soda cans can be recycled to make new soda cans.
To bring up food that is partly digested. Many bird species feed their young with food they have swallowed and then regurgitated. The regurgitated food is easier for the chick to swallow than whole food would be.
To care for an animal until it is in good health again and can be released to its natural habitat .
To release a captive animal back into its native habitat in the wild.
Resources that have the capacity to replenish themselves within a human's lifespan.
To send an animal back into the same wild area its ancestors came from.
To have offspring or babies.
The ability of an animal to reproduce given ideal conditions, such as good health and a safe environment .
A cold-blooded , air-breathing animal that has a backbone . Reptiles have dry, scaly skin. They move by either creeping on short legs or crawling on their bellies. Most reproduce by laying eggs.
This word means looks like a net, and is used to describe the pattern on the skin of some animals. For example, there are reticulated giraffes and reticulated pythons.
Cats (except cheetahs) and fossas have the ability to pull in, or retract, their claws when not in use.
Community of plants and animals found along waterways.
Generally, a small mammal with soft fur. Rodents have large front teeth (incisors) that never stop growing. Rodents are mammals. Guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, and squirrels are all rodents.
A place where flying birds and bats rest or sleep, or where a bird builds its nest.
Having a multi-chambered stomach. Cows and goats are examples of ruminants.
Animal offspring that stay with their mothers all the time, as opposed to hiding in a secure place while their mothers search for food (see tucker babies ). Giraffes and zebras are runner babies .


Walking down the streets knowing that people can carry guns around willingly or knowing that people cannot carry guns willingly and that there are strict rules and regulations for having a gun? However, those on each side of the issue believe that maintaining safety is the main priority. Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting really set a fire underneath the feet of liberals to secure more gun control laws. I think gun control should be limited to prevent felons from obtaining and better tracking of guns. Hence, gun control is a frequently discussed controversial Gun Control is more like a ban on the possession of guns and other arms. Gun control will not stop gun violence according to statistics. Here in Alabama we have the most nonchalant gun laws that you can find in the south. We have all heard of all the tragedies throughout the country regarding guns.
Also the research of the Homicide Trends in the United States Gun violence in America is a huge topic of discussion. Lack of dialogue What were political divisions during the 1970s have become political polarizations today. Rolling Stone covers a variety of cultural, music, social, and political news and is a well-established magazine. He walked in and attempted to open fire but his weapon jammed. The best solution to most problems requires some discussion.
There are people with moderate and extreme views among those who oppose gun control. Laws included banning the sale of guns to Native Americans though colonists frequently traded guns with Native Americans for goods such as corn and fur ; banning indentured servants mainly the Irish and slaves from owning guns; and exempting a variety of professions from owning guns including doctors, school masters, lawyers, and millers. If you erase the option people being able to own guns, maybe there will be less gun related incidents. The patrons and employees fled the restaurant to the movie theater next door. Their helpless citizens would welcome guns to protect themselves and their families.
Perhaps the most significant limitation of federal gun law is that gun transfers between private persons i. That means gun violence is out of control, and you can be next. It was approved in the southern part of the United States. Reason Foundation, 18 July 2013. Those individuals that wanted to get these things, would still get them without any trouble at all. With Civilians and politicians alike arguing over how they should be regulated we have many arguments for the pros and cons of both sides.
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Both Jesus, and the man shot were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover. It was approved in the southern part of the United States. This way the students can see what are the current laws and do research themselves into what problems can be affected if you change them. Consequently, the effects of gun controls are likely to differ depending on whether they restrict guns only among criminals and other high-risk groups, or limit gun possession among noncriminals as well. As a result, the United States has many gun control laws but virtually none that ban guns or seriously limit access to guns among noncriminal adults.
Advocates for gun restriction believe guns are weapons and would do more harm than good. On the other hand, these laws also probably did not reduce crime rates. Weighing the rights and liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. Guns are used for good and bad. Fifty seven of those incidents were mass shootings, five hundred and forty were home invasions, and three hundred and ninety two were defensive use Gun Violence Archive. I do believe there should be gun control, but to an extent. You can even have someone who was licensed from the mail come to your house and give you the test, with this how can the state be sure that this person was not a friend and just gave them the answers and allowed them to pass? Guns today are used for a variety of things.
And the whole world people know that American citizens can legally own guns. What kind of result can this lead to?. Gun control is not directed toward innocent gun holders but is intended to take action against the idea of gun violence. You have two different options, semi-automatic and automatic. Therefore, the arguments against gun control are whether or not there is gun control law, and people still can find firearms from some illegal place. Most students forget to include the vital information to backup their ideas.
Do guns really cause crime and if they do are there laws governing gun sales, usage and control? Focus on the solutions that are viable in the current society, considering the crime rate. This is an alarming statistic, especially when you consider that 354 mass shootings have contributed to the body count. More broadly, it is any organized effort to regulate firearms, which could also encompass civil suits aimed at the firearms industry and voluntary gun turn-ins and buybacks. This is because the American Bill of Rights gives all citizens enough rights of owning guns individually Baldrige 112. We provide 100% original custom written papers at reasonable prices.
Then proceed with a description of what the article will include and maybe some interesting background to the research undertaken. One study found that, among felon handgun owners, 44 percent acquired their most recently acquired handgun through a purchase, usually from a source other than a dealer; 32 percent stole the gun; 9 percent rented or borrowed it; and 8 percent each obtained it in trade or as a gift. Can President Obama really change the gun laws or take away our guns with the second amendment? Many people have heard about this topic on the news or in the newspaper, but have very little knowledge on this ongoing topic. For example, write a paper centered around the Second Amendment of the U. Some states require a minimum waiting period of anywhere from 1 to 14 days before buyers may take delivery of handguns; a few of these states also mandate waiting periods for long guns.


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Q. Why is Prime Minister Netanyahu so anxious to excuse or condone the behavior of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS)?
A. The Washington Post reported recently that Netanyahu told Trump administration officials that bin Salman was a key strategic partner and a linchpin of the alliance against Iranian encroachment in the region. Numerous additional Netanyahu and Trump spokespersons' statements back up this assessment. Unlike Trump, however, there are no direct quotes from Netanyahu to this effect.
Why does Netanyahu indirectly lend his name to the effort to clear MbS? For the same reasons Netanyahu goes to bat in Washington for Egypt's dictatorial president Sisi and pals around with authoritarian and occasionally anti-Semitic leaders in Hungary and Poland. MbS and Sisi collaborate with Israel in combatting militant Islam, whether Iranian (MbS) or Sinai's ISIS and Gaza's Hamas (Sisi). The ultra-nationalist central Europeans block EU initiatives to punish Israel regarding West Bank settlement expansion.
Netanyahu did not invent the Israeli pose of befriending objectionable regimes for mutual benefit. Recall that, decades ago, when it served what were deemed Israel's security needs, left-wing Israeli governments collaborated with apartheid South Africa and Latin American dictators. Today, Netanyahu enjoys the added advantage of being openly backed for most of these initiatives and positions by the Trump administration.
And there is another key difference, particularly with regard to MbS--one that, unlike the behavior of left-wing Israeli governments decades ago--has nothing to do with vital security considerations like South African uranium and arms sales to South America. Keeping MbS in power increases Trump's and Netanyahu's leverage over him to ensure his support for Trump's long anticipated "ultimate deal" for the Palestinian issue. Saudi pressure is expected to back the PLO into a corner and force it to accept the far-reaching concessions regarding territory, Jerusalem and refugees that Trump will almost certainly demand.
That scheme will almost certainly fail. Either there won't be an ultimate deal, or Netanyahu will reject it, or the Saudis will refuse to pressure the Palestinians. But it ostensibly rationalizes Bibi's readiness to excuse MbS's involvement in the horrific murder of Saudi journalist Khashoggi in Turkey two months ago. Accordingly, it indirectly advances Bibi's ultra-nationalist drive to turn Israel into a de-facto apartheid binational state.
Meanwhile, Trump can reciprocate and cite Israel's security interests as one of the reasons why the US and others should let up on pressuring Saudi Arabia: "Israel would be in big trouble without Saudi Arabia", Trump stated a few days ago. Really? Other than hi-tech purchases and hoped-for overflight rights for a theoretical Israeli attack on Iran, the hapless Saudis under MbS have virtually nothing to offer Israel. They have failed in the exercise of soft power in their boycott of Qatar and failed in their lame attempt to force the resignation of Lebanon's prime minister. And as the Yemen war has demonstrated, they have failed in the exercise of hard power, too. MbS is a bad bet as a potential ally.
Q. Returning to the Palestinian issue, Airbnb is boycotting the West Bank settlements. What's your take?
A. Airbnb announced on November 19 that it was removing some 200 listings in West Bank settlements, arguing that "companies should not profit on lands where people have been displaced". This is at least at the declarative level a victory for the BDS movement and the pro-Palestinian camp in their exercise of soft, boycott power against Israel.
But not much more than that. Settlement guest houses and bed-and-breakfasts get very little income from Airbnb listings. For the most part they rely for rentals on Israel's own growing ultra-nationalist mainstream and on visiting evangelicals who support the settlements. They can also rely on the Netanyahu government's impressive array of anti-BDS legal and commercial measures, including potential lawsuits, to support them.
Then too, Airbnb's boycott logic is problematic. True, some settlements have displaced Palestinians and profit from it. But not all. Some Jordan Valley and Etzion Bloc settlements can argue that they have displaced no one. Interestingly, the Airbnb boycott does not apply to the Golan Heights tourist industry, which it could be argued is based on lands where Syrians were displaced 51 years ago. Meanwhile in Tel Aviv, where upwards of ten percent of dwellings serve as vacation rentals via Airbnb and its many competitors, the main complaint is that Airbnb unfairly jacks up real estate prices at the expense of low and middle-income residents.
Personally, ever since pre-1967 Israel was widely boycotted, I have opposed any and all boycotts. They are often ill-conceived and counter-productive. Boycotting settlements has done nothing to stop Israel's perverse grip on the West Bank and East Jerusalem. When Trump boycotts Iranian oil he only hardens the resolve of Iran's most extreme ruling circles.
By the same token, I find the Netanyahu government's anti-BDS campaign with its dedicated ministry, extensive blacklists and embarrassing airport detention and interrogation incidents to be largely a waste of time and resources and a blot on Israel's name. The real issue is the occupation. And it will be neither weakened by boycotts nor strengthened by the anti-BDS campaign.
Q. One of the issues at stake in Netanyahu's feud with now-ex defense minister Liberman and defense minister wannabe Bennet is the degree of aggressiveness required for Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Now Netanyahu himself is defense minister. What is his approach and how do you view it?
A. Netanyahu has at one and the same time argued that Israel faces extreme security threats yet claimed that his measured and cautious approach to those threats, echoed by IDF Chief of Staff Izenkot, is the right one. He just extended Izenkot's tenure as chief of staff by an extra two weeks (!) in January 2019 based ostensibly on this same logic of major anticipated threats.
Nowhere does Netanyahu detail the nature of the threats. His many political opponents on both the right and the left, including former ministers of defense like Moshe Yaalon and of course Liberman, insist that the threats are a bluff designed to keep Netanyahu in power, including as defense minister, and to postpone elections as long as possible by frightening the public. They also insist that Netanyahu's reserved and cautious approach to Gaza is defeatist.
In defense of both Netanyahu and particularly the capable and cautious Izenkot, Israel faces real threats, particularly from the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah alliance to its north. A recent deterioration in the security dialogue with the Russian presence in Syria, which transpired through no fault of Israel's, is an additional major cause for concern. Indeed, Russia's recent military initiatives against Ukraine and Islamist rebels in Syria's Idlib province appear to reflect a new aggressiveness that could affect Israel.
Then too, Netanyahu's and Izenkot's caution in dealing with both the threat to the north and that from Hamas in Gaza has in recent years paid off commendably in keeping Israel out of potentially bigger wars whose outcome is unpredictable. Finally, Netanyahu's hawkish critics, led by the recently resigned Liberman and ultra-hawkish Education Minister Bennet, are advocating far more aggressive policies toward Hamas in Gaza even though they demonstrably have no better idea than the prime minister regarding what a viable strategy toward Hamas should look like.
It's all bluster, by both the prime minister and his critics on the right. Netanyahu recently even admitted he has no military strategy for Gaza. And nobody seems to have a civilian, economic or soft power strategy that might prove workable with Gaza's militant Islamist leadership.
Netanyahu is trying to present himself as the least dangerous alternative. That's hardly comforting.
Q. This week, Israel hosted President Idress Deby of Chad and began to thaw relations that were severed nearly 50 years ago. What is the significance?
A. Chad is poverty-stricken. It has a problem with illegal African migrants heading north to Europe via Libya. It has an Islamist terrorist problem. President Deby, while careful in Jerusalem to pay lip service to the need for an equable Palestinian solution, claims he came for reasons related to security. In view of Arab world fragmentation, particularly in Libya and Sudan, he has little to fear from the sort of Arab pressures that pried Chad and other African countries away from ties to Israel back in the early 1970s.
Israel can almost certainly thaw its long-frozen relations with Chad on the cheap. It can offer security assistance and can put in a good word with the Trump administration. The latter has lately downgraded its African security presence in order better to deal with what it perceives as the Russian and Chinese challenges to American interests. Chad's borders with Libya and Sudan provide some strategic relevance, particularly insofar as Israel and Sudan are reportedly talking about initiating some sort of ties (Deby offered in Jerusalem to help engineer a breakthrough in Israel's relations with Sudan). One Israeli press analysis of the Deby visit links it to an Israeli desire to obtain overflight rights in the skies above Sudan and Chad. This would enable more efficient and direct air links between Ben Gurion Airport and Latin America.
Netanyahu takes justifiable pride in his success in leveraging the Iranian and Islamist threats, Arab world weakness and Israel's security and hi-tech reputation into improved relations with countries like Oman and Chad and gas transport deals with EU members Cyprus, Greece and Italy. Among Arab countries, Bahrain is mentioned alongside Sudan as a candidate for upgraded relations following PM Netanyahu's recent visit to Oman. This is soft-power-projection at its best.
Too bad these skills are not put to work alleviating Israel's worst strategic threat, the one that is becoming more rather than less acute under Netanyahu: the slippery slope towards an ugly, conflicted one-state reality with the Palestinians that he insists on perpetuating--regardless of MbS, Airbnb, the Islamist security threat, and Chad.


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AFB Testing, who does it?
I had my honey tested by Analytica this yeah, @Alastair . I'm pretty sure AFB was listed as an option on their test form. Probably best to contact them directly.
@Grant , @Trevor Gillbanks The unfortunate way this article has reposed on facebook make it look like Jose (assumin that is him in his profile pic) is the alledged poisoner!
my samples came back clean, unsurprisingly - west side of Hamilton city.
2 3 excel; 1 tab per hive and I have a tab I set up to track the dates for queens for my spring nucs.
stupid auto-combine. this comment weas inspired by Alistair's post: We need an "OMG!!" button, @Grant For something like that you would need to be able to prove negligence, I would think. Good luck with that.
so thats 3.2km... (had to use an online converter...) that would stuff a lot of urban beekeepers, but its an interesting idea.
Do you do the extracting yourself, or get someone to do it for you?
I suspect I am not the only really little beekeeper to have this view: I have a hobby. Registering with Assure Quality / the NPMP is anlogous to registering a dog, and I think that is fair. However I'm not in an industry. And I dont expect to have to help pay for an industry.
Making Money - what have you tried?
Hi Jeff, If you looking for locals, I think your nearest bee club is Thames (but I could be wrong).
My apiary is in my garden, so I made as apiary sign with brass letter-box numbers. One beek told me it was the "flashest damn rego sign [he'd] ever seen".
the point I was making is that this is not necessarily a good plan for *all* beekeepers, as your post implied.
Mine are in the middle of a city, down a RoW and on a rooftop. I don't think brands would make a difference to my 2-hive apiary. For a big commercial aipary on the other hand, that would be a different matter.


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Comparison of Dill Seed Oil Mouth Rinse and Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse on Plaque Levels and Gingivitis - A Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
Shruthi Eshwar1, *, Rekha K1, Vipin Jain1, Supriya Manvi2, Shivani Kohli3, Shekhar Bhatia4
1 Department Public Health Dentistry, KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore-22, India
2 Department Prosthodontics, KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore-22, India
3 Department of Prosthodontics, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 Division of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Issue: Suppl-1, M8
Revision Received Date: 1/1/2016
© Eshwar et al.; Licensee Bentham Open.
open-access license: This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode), which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
* Address correspondence to this author at the Department Public Health Dentistry, KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore-22, India; E-mail: shruthy2015@gmail.com
Mouthrinses have been in use for centuries as breath fresheners, medicaments, and antiseptics. Dill is said to be a good source of calcium, manganese and iron. It contains flavonoids known for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. Dill can help with microbial infections in the mouth; and its anti-oxidants minimize damage caused by free radicals to the gums and teeth. Being a good source of calcium, dill also helps with bone and dental health.
Aims and Objectives:
To compare the effectiveness of commercially available 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate mouthrinse and dill seed oil mouthrinse on plaque levels and gingivitis.
A randomized controlled, double blind parallel arm study was conducted over 90 days on 90 subjects. The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups and baseline data was collected using Loe and Silness gingival index and Quigley Hein plaque index and oral prophylaxis was performed on all the subjects. The mouthrinses included in the present study were dill seed oil and Hexodent (0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate). Intervention regarding the mouthrinsing was given to the subjects and were followed up for 45 days and 90 days, after this post intervention changes were assessed using the respective indices.
It was observed that there is no significant difference in gingival & plaque scores among two mouthrinses from baseline to 45 days and 90 days. It was observed that there is statistical difference in gingival and plaque scores when compared with baseline to 45 days (p<0.001), baseline to 90 days (p<0.001) and 45 days to 90 days (p<0.001) when intergroup comparisons were done.
It was concluded that dill seed oil and Hexodent (0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate) mouthrinse have similar antiplaque and antigingival effectiveness.
Keywords: Chlorhexidine gluconate, dill seed oil, gluconate, gingivitis, plaque.


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