When I was young it was my dream to be the President of the United States. At five years old until around middle school I adamantly expressed my aspiration of becoming the leader of the free world to anyone who would listen and even to those who didn't. Many thought this was silly but to me it was reality. Fortunately, I was blessed with parents who were able to provide many opportunities while always supporting me no matter what. I was always told that I could do anything I wanted and I believed it. Encouragement is important but without a viable pathway toward success, sadly it can futile.
I no longer wish to pursue that lofty career goal but I do, however, want to be an advocate promoting important issues that I am passionate about. One such issue is the increased need for quality affordable child care and early childhood education, especially for children from low-income families. Going into my third and final year of law school (thank goodness) I knew it was important to think about the trajectory of my career when determining where to spend my final summer before finding actual employment. Since the beginning of my law school career I have been interested in taking a somewhat different post-graduation route than many of my fellow classmates. I plan to employ the legal knowledge and skill I have attained to really help people in a meaningful way, but on a more holistic rather than individual level. Having a strong understanding of the law can be utilized as an essential tool in promoting important policy and social change benefiting those who need it most.
In my search for a summer internship, I knew that I wanted to get involved with an organization doing positive work at the national level. Opportunely, I connected with some great people at Child Care Aware® of America and shortly after, enthusiastically accepted a summer policy internship position. So this summer I have had the pleasure of learning from the policy team at CCAoA. I was not really sure what my experience would be like but what I did know was that this organization is the nation's leading voice on child care so I was quite confident that it would be a positive one.
I have learned so much working with amazing, intelligent and passionate individuals. Further, I truly believe that the work done at Child Care Aware® of America is not only vital to the success of children but to our country as a whole. Early childhood education and child care provide an atmosphere that facilitates strong early development and promotes school readiness. These factors greatly increase children's chances of success and open pathways that may have been otherwise unavailable. When children get a good start they are more likely to graduate high school, go to college and stay out of the juvenile justice system. This experience taught me what it means to be a strong advocate and promote policies that could have a huge impact on our most vulnerable citizens. Quality affordable child care is important but I have realized it is even more than that, it is a necessity.
The unfortunate reality is that many children do not have the access, means or support that I did growing up. Many children may never have the opportunity or ability to pursue their dreams. Without these services many families face significant roadblocks to prosperity and are simply unable to pull themselves out of the cycle of poverty. These facts are unjust and unfair. Every child in this country should have access to opportunities, regardless of background or socioeconomic status. Every child deserves a chance to dream BIG and find success. Early childhood education and child care is the answer and I have learned what part I can play in making that idea a reality.
Thank you, Child Care Aware® of America for solidifying what is important to me as an individual and as a young professional. I have learned so much about myself, policy, and the importance of being an advocate. I will be leaving this experience with a profound desire to be a part of something much bigger than me. For all these things and more, this was a remarkable and irreplaceable experience.
For most college students the arrival of summer means relaxation, the stressful all night studying comes to a cease, and they spend their time poolside, soaking up the sun, and the thought of work or school does not cross their mind until the fall semester comes back around.
However, for some students, like myself, both anxious and indecisive, and looking to gain real-world experience, we spent our summer interning.
This summer, I had the opportunity to intern in the Nation's capital, Washington, D.C. (Well, Arlington, Virginia…still pretty close) with Child Care Aware® of America's (CCAoA) policy team, and I can honestly say that my experience has been nothing less the phenomenal!
As long as I can remember, my parents have drilled the importance of my future into my brain, and as a rising junior in college it is finally starting to stick. My past years of college have been filled with trying and getting to know different fields of study, and liking but never loving really any of them. This past semester, after taking political science and social work classes it all clicked for me, I realized I wanted to advocate but had no idea how to mix advocating with my love of politics and public relations. This dilemma motivated my search to find an internship where I could hone both of these interests, and that's when I came across Child Care Aware® of America.
After interviewing with Child Care Aware® of America, I knew this is exactly where I needed to be. I cannot describe my first week in the office as anything less fascinating. My first day was spent on Capitol Hill where I got to listen to important briefings and government issues, and report back to my bosses, and I can say every day following has been just as great as the first.
I am very proud and thankful to be a part of it what Child Care Aware® of America is doing. The work done at CCAoA is extremely fulfilling, everyone is extremely passionate about their work here, and as an intern it is only motivation to work harder. During this summer internship, I have been given the opportunity to work on government documents, advocate for the importance of affordable and quality child care for families, and enjoy some of the best food places in Arlington with intern lunches!
What I have learned from my summer with Child Care Aware® of America is invaluable – this internship has turned out to be one of the best summers of my life, and has assured me that this is the work I want to do.
I am extremely thankful to Child Care Aware® of America, especially the policy team, for giving me such a wonderful experience. What I learned here will stick with me for a lifetime!
One of the most pressing issues that families and educators both face today is raising children to be both culturally competent and sensitive to their environment from a young age. It is vital that children learn how to respect and accept people whose culture and background differ from their own. Without implementing these values into our children, we put them at risk of growing up into adults who contribute to the problems brought on by the discrimination in society. It is the responsibility of educators and parents to help prepare children at an early age with the knowledge, attitude, and skills to be able to excel in our complex and diverse world.
The infrastructure of self-awareness begins at the infant and toddler stages, it is during this time period that children begin to understand who they are. In fact, according to Scan Virginia, children as young as two, start to become aware of differences such as gender, ethnicity, and disability. It is also during this time of adolescence that children become sensitive to both the negative and positive attitudes and biases attached to identity as reflected by their family, school, community, or just the world in general.
According to UUA's general assembly of 2012, it is by the age of 9, that children's cultural attitudes are set in, and tend to stay constant, unless the child is faced with a life changing event. This is why it is imperative to teach children cultural competence at ages early as preschool.
The task and responsibility of teaching cultural competence to preschool aged children is one that many may find burdensome. However, it can be quite straight forward. With young children, educators and families can start with activities such as doing skin color match-ups with flesh colored crayons, doing thumbprints to show the similarities and differences among other children, or even having children explain to each other their family's traditions. The best place to implement these activities would be in a place that is diverse, such as a classroom. When children are taught to understand these cultural differences, they are more likely to accept them.
To ensure, early education facilities are taking the necessary steps to promote cultural competence, regardless of the activities one chooses to do that, the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block grant (CCDBG) will provide training to parents and educators to prepare them with the necessary tools to provide high quality education on cultural diversity among other things. With the collaboration of educators and families, we can teach children cultural competence and acceptance, and shape them to be the future leaders this community needs.
Over the past two months working with CCAoA as a policy and research intern I have explored a variety of topics and gained so much valuable experience –I've learned about the importance of accessible and affordable child care, how to advocate for positive policy change, how to analyze legislative language, and much more. The first day of my internship I felt nervous and uncertain of what to expect. Is my outfit actually business casual? Is this the correct building? What is a CCDBG? Am I asking too many questions? Thankfully, I was given the first few days to acclimate to my new environment. I did A LOT of reading and research.
This thorough research provided me with a solid basis that prepared me for several projects throughout my remaining weeks. I worked on a variety of projects including updating a database for state child care requirements, attending webinars, working with social media, and creating advocacy tool kits.
I also had the opportunity to attend briefings and hearings on the Hill, which was my favorite aspect of my internship program. I enjoyed getting an inside look as to how policy gets discussed and passed through our government. The experience has encouraged me to step up my advocacy efforts and to get more involved with civil discourse in the future.
One of my favorite briefings was hosted by Save the Children, and the conversation centered around disaster preparedness policies for children, with a focus on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. As a student at Tulane University, which is located in the city of New Orleans, I found this discussion to be particularly relevant and enlightening.
The speakers discussed that while progress has been made in the implementation of appropriate and effective disaster plans for children across the nation, significant amounts of work still remain to be accomplished. This briefing left me feeling inspired to get involved with this issue and I plan to do so once I return to New Orleans next semester.
More than anything, my time spent at CCAoA has reinforced the idea that whatever my future career endeavors turn out to be, I feel compelled to work with an organization that strives to improve the well-being of our country. I'm inspired by the determination and passion exhibited by the policy team each day at CCAoA, and admire their dedication toward a cause they truly believe in. I feel fortunate to have had an internship here this summer and look forward to becoming a more active advocate for children's' rights and other public policy that concerns the well-being and prosperity of all Americans.
Children enjoy a nutritious summer meal served at the Sandston Woods Apartment Complex in Henrico County, VA. Photo by USDA.gov.
Earlier this week, the sponsors of the "Summer Meals Act of 2015" (HR 1728/ S. 613) held a briefing on Capitol Hill.
This legislation is a bipartisan and bicameral measure focused on the improvement and expansion of Summer Nutrition Programs. The Senate version is sponsored by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and the House version (H.R. 1728) is sponsored by Representatives Don Young (R-AK) and Rick Larsen (D-WA).
Summer Nutrition Programs help provide children from low-income families, relying on low cost or free meals during the school year with access to healthy and nutritious meals during summer months as well. This legislation is essential to children's learning, development and health. These programs are implemented in many ways such as child care facilities.
The Summer Meals Act of 2015 focuses on improving Summer Nutrition Programs in four major ways. First, it proposes to change the eligibility standard. Currently, a site must have 50% of the children within the area eligible for low-cost or free meals in order to qualify for Summer Nutrition Programs. Under this proposal this standard would be lowered, making the requirement only 40% of children. The administrative process will be simplified enabling sponsors to provide children with meals year-round without having to apply separately to operate during the summer. At this time, agencies are providing children with only two meals per day but this proposal would increase that to three meals per day. Finally, it proposes making transportation grants available to sites enabling them to reach children in under served areas.
Not only do these programs provide children with the healthy meals they need but they also create an arena for continuous learning and help prevent the loss of learning over the summer. Further, these sites create an environment that will guide at-risk youth on a path toward success and help to pull them out of the cycle of poverty.
For more information on this bill, click here.
Tonight, January 20, 2015 at 9PM Eastern, President Barack Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address. President Obama's State of the Union address will focus on middle-class economics and provide some new proposals to help families offset the burden of child care costs.
With the cost of infant and toddler care rivaling the cost of college in many states, the average child care tax benefit of $550 falls well short of what is needed to provide meaningful help to working families. The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and child care flexible spending accounts are also unnecessarily complex, often requiring significant paperwork and advanced planning for families to receive the full benefits.
Triple the maximum Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) for families with children under 5, increasing it to $3,000 per child. Families with young children face the highest child care costs. Under the President's proposal, they could claim a 50 percent credit for up to $6,000 of expenses per child under 5 – covering up to half the cost of child care for preschool age children.
As summer draws to end, so does my health policy internship with Child Care Aware of America. Reflecting on the past ten weeks, it is hard to believe how much I have learned and how much I have done. I went from stopping to think "Child Care and Development Block Grant" before saying "CCDBG" to it rolling off my tongue. I attended webinars and subcommittee calls, in the office, and got out of the office for briefings on the Hill.
The first few days I was at the office, my head was buried in books and various publications and presentations about the child care sphere. My third day, I attended a CCDBG briefing on the in Hill in the morning and sat through a webinar in the afternoon. It did not take long for my calendar to fill up with subcommittee calls, webinars and briefings: attend this, take notes on that. I quickly became well-versed with the current legal state of early care and education as well as becoming well-versed with the health initiatives and policies.
One of the first subcommittee calls I sat in on was Farm to Preschool (F2P). I remember someone saying that family child care homes and small centers have a hard time participating in the program because they simply lacked the buying power to make it economical or to entice farmers to work with them. This one comment inspired my research for the summer. I was determined to figure out how to use already existing infrastructure to make F2P economical for family child care homes and small centers, and enticing for farmers to work with them. Now, I am writing a policy paper suggesting how Pennsylvania might leverage its resources so that F2P can be a success.
My research connected me with professionals, all across the nation (and some who teach at Temple University, which I am currently attending!), dedicated to improving health and wellness policies in early care and education. They provided guidance and materials to help with my research. Hopefully, those have also become life long career connections.
My research also led me to other webinars and briefings that I was encouraged to attend. There are two that stand out for me. The first is a TEDMED talk, Great Challenges: A Candid Conversation About Childhood Obesity. This particular talk stands out because Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), spoke and answered questions. RWJF is a leading contributor to researching childhood obesity, and supporting health and wellness initiatives in early care and education. This talk also stood out because Don Schwarz, the former Health Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity in Philadelphia, spoke. Under his commission, childhood obesity in the city, declined nearly 5 percent! Not only did I feel a sense of pride, being from that area of Pennsylvania, it gave me hope; if Philadelphia can do it, so can other towns, cities, and states!
I was also able to attend a briefing at the Senate Building, Improving Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Early Care and Education: Commitments, Challenges and Accomplishments, my exact topic of choice! At this event, two individuals running food and nutrition policies in child care centers spoke about how they have succeeded in implementing healthy menus. Two other experts, Debbie Chang of Nemours and Dr. William Dietz from George Washington University, spoke about the prevalence of obesity and the need for children to eat healthy meals and snacks. This talk reminded me, that although there is hope, there is still a long way to go.
And it is a long way back to Philadelphia. It is hard to believe I am returning to classes in the upcoming weeks. However, thanks to my time at Child Care Aware of America, I return to classes, remembering why I decided to go back to school. I return refueled with passion for children's health and wellness policies.
On Tuesday, June 10th, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies held a markup on the Fiscal Year 2015 spending bill for the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill.
The subcommittee, chaired by retiring Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) approved the fiscal year (FY) 2015 appropriations bill that provides $156,773,000,000 in base discretionary budget authority, the same as the FY 2014 level. In addition, the bill includes $1,484,000,000 in cap adjustment funding, permitted under the law, a $560,000,000 increase, to prevent waste, fraud, abuse and improper payments in the Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security programs.
The spending bill provides a combined increase of $348,327,000 for key early childhood care and education programs; Head Start, the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Preschool Development Grants, and IDEA Grants for Infants and Families. Together, they address the entire age range of birth through age five.
Head Start— The Committee recommendation includes $8,742,845,000, a $145,000,000 increase, for Head Start.
Preschool Development Grants—The Committee recommends $350,000,000, an increase of $100,000,000, to continue support for Preschool Development Grants.
Early Childhood Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems—The Committee recommends $34,539,000, the same amount as the current year, for statewide longitudinal data systems.
The full committee will meet later this week, with House action yet to take place on the funding levels for the same programs.
The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Representative John Kline (R-MN) recently announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on CCDBG Reauthorization after the Senate approved legislation by a vote of 96-2 to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program.
During the hearing, the Committee members will hear from 4 panelists, including Paula Koos, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association, Inc.
The hearing will take place on March 25th, 2014 at 10am Eastern.
To learn more about the hearing, click here.
To watch a live webcast of the hearing, click here.
This week, the Obama administration released its $3 trillion-plus 2015 budget, calling again for a significant commitment to high quality, early childhood opportunities for young children. This is the sixth budget from President Obama and the second time he has put early childhood high among his priorities.
In addition to calling upon Congress to enact his historic Preschool proposal, the President's budget would increase Head Start by $270 million, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships by $150 million, Preschool Development grants by $500 million, and CCDBG would be increased by $57 million, serving 74,000 more children than in 2014. Also, and importantly, $200 million of the Child Care and Development Fund would be dedicated to helping states raise the bar on quality by developing better health and safety standards, improving and increasing provider training, and improving parental access to information.
The 2015 budget proposal also recognizes the significant cost barrier for many families seeking access to high quality child care in their communities. The President's budget includes an expansion of the child and dependent care tax credit targeted at families with children under five years old, providing an average tax cut of $600 to at least 1.7 million families.
While the President's budget is not expected to be acted upon this year, it was important for the White House to set forth their visionary goals and statement of our values and priorities as a Nation. These goals will inform members of congress and especially appropriators as they begin their work for the next fiscal year's funding. The fact that in this challenging fiscal environment, early childhood was one of the few "winners" in the budget should not be ignored. The President, and indeed many in Congress, recognize that our economic future depends on the next generation and that we either invest now, or pay the consequences later.
Our nation simply cannot afford to continue the present course where parents can't find quality programs for their children, or when they do they can't afford them. We cannot continue down the present path where fewer than one-third of 4-year olds are enrolled in a high-quality preschool program. If America wants to lead, we need to begin to lead with our young by making the up-front investments known to be critical for lifelong success.


Sound like a lovely week with plenty of fresh air and walking – much needed after the Christmas cake! For my Yorkshires I have a stone muffin tin that doesn't need any oil of fat so doesn't smoke the house out. It's from pampered chef which I think is American. My Yorkshires were always like pancakes and a disaster until I bought it.
I wondered if the gal from Yorkshire might have some thoughts on getting the pudding right! 😉 I had no idea there was such a pan, but I'll take a look and see if I can find one. Thanks very much for the tip!


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Cottonwood Police have now detailed the charges against Chuong Vu Dinh Pham in regard to the shooting and SWAT call out on Sept. 6 at Cottonwood Ranch.
Pham is reported to have fired 30 rounds from a 9-mm handgun before surrendering to police.
A felony complaint lists five counts of endangerment involving substantial risk of life, nine counts of disorderly conduct, recklessly discharging a deadly weapon, five counts of disorderly conduct, recklessly discharging a deadly weapon per domestic violence, two counts reckless behavior/child abuse per domestic violence, and three counts unlawful discharge of a firearm.
Neighbors and family members were evacuated from the area until police controlled the situation.


Having computationally identified the set of all peptides from the canonical human reference proteome that could be presented by nearly 3000 MHC class I variants (the "self-immunopeptidome"), Brown and Holt found that only about 30% of self-peptides were predicted to be presented. Self-immunopeptidome size and mutational load combined to approximate neoantigen load, which correlated with actual predicted neoantigen load and longer progression-free survival. Evidence supporting immunoediting of untreated TCGA tumors was observed and mutations in MHC-binding anchor positions appeared to confer enhanced immunogenicity.
The self-immunopeptidome is the repertoire of all self-peptides that can be presented by the combination of MHC variants carried by an individual, defined by their HLA genotype. Each MHC variant presents a distinct set of self-peptides, and the number of peptides in a set is variable. Subjects carrying MHC variants that present fewer self-peptides should also present fewer mutated peptides, resulting in decreased immune pressure on tumor cells. To explore this, we predicted peptide-MHC binding values using all unique 8-11mer human peptides in the human proteome and all available HLA class I allelic variants, for a total of 134 billion unique peptide--MHC binding predictions. From these predictions, we observe that most peptides are able to be presented by relatively few (< 250) MHC, while some can be presented by upwards of 1,500 different MHC. There is substantial overlap among the repertoires of peptides presented by different MHC and no relationship between the number of peptides presented and HLA population frequency. Nearly 30% of self-peptides are presentable by at least one MHC, leaving 70% of the human peptidome unsurveyed by T cells. We observed similar distributions of predicted self-immunopeptidome sizes in cancer subjects compared to controls, and within the pan-cancer population, predicted self-immunopeptidome size combined with mutational load to predict survival. Self-immunopeptidome analysis revealed evidence for tumor immunoediting and identified specific peptide positions that most influence immunogenicity. Because self-immunopeptidome size is defined by HLA genotypes and approximates neoantigen load, HLA genotyping could offer a rapid predictive biomarker for response to immunotherapy.


The part of the spinal column in the neck is called the Cervical Spine and has seven spinal vertebrae (neck bones). They are numbered C-1 through C-7. C-1 holds the head and is called the Atlas. It gets its name from the Greek god, Atlas, who held the earth on his shoulders. All mammals have the same number of cervical vetebrae. It seems amazing that the long-necked giraffe and the smallest rodent have the same number of vertebrae as humans.
The neck vertebrae, when joined together by discs, muscles, tendons and connective tissue, form a tunnel through which the spinal chord travels and is known as the spinal column. One of the spinal column's main functions is protecting the spinal cord because severe injury to the spinal cord may cause instant paralysis or death.
Where vertebrae come together there are openings formed called intervertebral foramina. Spinal nerves leave the spinal cord and exit the spinal column through these openings on their way to their final and specific destinations. Blood vessels, lymphatic, fat, and connective tissues are also found in the intervertebral foramina.
Where spinal vertebrae misalign even slightly, or their normal mobility altered, sensory and motor nerves can be irritated or even damaged and cause nerve irritation, thus one of the most common contributuing factors in neck pain. Misalignment also can cause reduced movement of the head, neck, shoulder, arm, wrist, hand, or fingers.
When you have neck pain, delaying proper treatment is dangerous and can result in a major health problem. Seek a Chiropractor for examination immediately. The pain you suffer may be because the cause of the pain has been ignored or not properly treated.


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Q: A travelling field; Feynman lectures on Physics Volume 2 In Feynman's Lectures on Physics, volume 2, Chapter 18 (18-5), we look at the creation of a electromagnetic field, due to a moving infinite sheet of charge,

By looking at the Maxwell equations alone, it is not easy to see
  directly how to get the solution. So we will first show you what the
  answer is and then verify that it does indeed satisfy the equations.
  The answer is the following: The field B that we computed is, in fact,
  generated right next to the current sheet (for small x). It must be
  so, because if we make a tiny loop around the sheet, there is no room
  for any electric flux to go through it $^*$. But the field B out
  farther—for larger x—is, at first, zero. It stays zero for awhile, and
  then suddenly turns on. In short, we turn on the current and the
  magnetic field immediately next to it turns on to a constant value B ;
  then the turning on of B spreads out from the source region. After a
  certain time, there is a uniform magnetic field everywhere out to some
  value x, and then zero beyond. Because of the symmetry, it spreads in
  both the plus and minus x-directions.

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$^*$ What does he mean, by "there's no room for electric flux to go through" , why does it conclude, "magnetic field immediately next to it turns on to a constant value B"? How can this be, how can magnetic field suddenly attain a constant value, it has to increase from 0 shouldn't it ?

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Details: This former cruise ship passenger came to us, to tell us there is a support group for Mal de Debarquement Syndrome, and let us know she was on a very large ship, and has been disabled by the disease for over six years, as of the date of this posting.
I took my first cruise from Feb. 11 - 18 in 2001 onboard the Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas.
While waiting in the San Juan Airport for my flight back to the States I noticed that I was feeling the motion of the ship. When I got home I removed the scopolamine patch I had worn during the cruise to prevent nausea and went to bed.
When I woke up the next day the rocking sensation was terrible. After two weeks I finally saw a doctor and she said to wait a little longer.
One month later I saw my primary care physician and he ordered tests to rule out MS or a brain tumor. These tests were normal so two weeks later I was seen by and ENT doctor and he performed more tests and determined that I had Mal de Debarquement syndrome.
I am on Disability now and have had to have a total knee operation in the last year due to the constant imbalance and dizziness I suffer from on a daily basis. I fatigue easily and have memory problems.
I am a member of a support group for people with MdDS and it is our goal to educate doctors and the general public about this rare syndrome. We are hoping to find a researcher who can help unravel the mystery that surrounds the cause and treatment for our condition.
We would like to see the cruise lines post a warning for their passengers too but doubt that this will ever happen.
Cruise Bruise has learned that while the number of MdDS sufferers is unknown, in recent years an international support group has formed, with 557 members in America and about 250 in the UK.


(24) Joseph Cloud in his official WWII portrait.
sound truck service in New Castle, Indiana.
apartment with Jerry after getting married.
Indiana newspaper, May 27th, 2000.
after his death. I don't have an exact date for this.
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But countering this trend is a movement led by millennials who are devoted to bringing Catholicism back on college campuses - with a modern flair.
FOCUS partners with Catholic centers on campuses and recruits college students to become missionaries after graduation. Each missionary spends two years on a campus, working with students, promoting Catholicism. Many of the college students that missionaries reach out to describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious," or a "none."
What sets them apart, however, is that unlike most other millennials, they find answers to life's struggles in being Catholic. And they want others to know that as well.
One missionary, for example, told me, "I have seen change in my life" since becoming more Catholic in college. Another said it was hard for him to watch college students suffer with anxiety. "I just know," he told me, "their lives could be better with Catholicism."
They present Catholicism as relevant and "cool." I heard stories about missionaries hosting foam parties and black-light parties - flashy dance parties that are popular on college campuses.
But critics have also pointed out serious concerns with how FOCUS works. There is a lack of racial diversity among missionaries, who mostly belong to the white middle- and upper-class.
In informal conversations with campus ministers, I have heard concerns about a lack of formal pastoral training given to missionaries. FOCUS missionaries receive just four to six weeks of training over the summer. Their attention to making Catholicism attractive through friendship with "nones" and other college students has also made them inattentive to Catholicism's emphasis on social justice. On a large, public campus, I observed a program close down because of disagreements between the campus ministry and the FOCUS over how to best reach college students.


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    for (x in 1:game) {

      y <- sample(1:45, 6, replace = FALSE)

      print(sort(y))

      z[x,] <- sort(y)

    }

  }

  write.csv(z,

            "lotto.csv",

            row.names = FALSE,

            fileEncoding = "UTF-8")

}

set.seed(42)
lotto(5)

#> [1]  6 13 20 23 27 33

#> [1]  7 11 13 19 24 42

#> [1] 10 15 35 38 40 41

#> [1] 15 21 30 31 35 45

#> [1] 15 19 25 35 36 42

We will fix the result of Lotto (5) as a set.seed(42) and compare it with the actual lottery winning number.
However, the results of the lotto (5) fixed as a set. seed (42) are not stored in the data and cannot be compared.
How do I save this value to data and recall it?


Here we reviewed clinical trials for one antidepressant drug, venlafaxine, to see if robust evidence exists that it is effective in treating neuropathic pain.
In detailed searches of the medical literature, we found six trials that were suitable for inclusion in our analysis, that together included 460 adults.
All six trials were conducted in an approved statistical manner (randomised and double-blinded); however, all had limitations that could lead to an overestimation of efficacy in treating this type of pain. Four were of very small size and five were of short duration, both of which can bias the results of chronic pain trials. Although it was not possible to combine the results of all trials to make an overall conclusion, individually they did all show some, albeit moderate, benefit for venlafaxine in treating neuropathic pain. Usually this benefit was achieved at doses of 75 to 225 mg per day. Known side effects of venlafaxine, including sleepiness, dizziness, and mild gastrointestinal problems, were reported by some studies, but were not particularly problematic.
Overall, there is currently an inadequate amount of information available to warrant any change in current prescribing practice and we cannot recommend venlafaxine as a first-line treatment for neuropathic pain. However, it is a reasonably well-tolerated drug and may be of some benefit in people who cannot tolerate other antidepressants or anticonvulsant drugs that are more widely prescribed to people with neuropathic pain. Larger clinical trials may provide more robust evidence for the effectiveness of venlafaxine in treating neuropathic pain.
We found little compelling evidence to support the use of venlafaxine in neuropathic pain. While there was some third-tier evidence of benefit, this arose from studies that had methodological limitations and considerable risk of bias. Placebo effects were notably strong in several studies. Given that effective drug treatments for neuropathic pain are in current use, there is no evidence to revise prescribing guidelines to promote the use of venlafaxine in neuropathic pain. Although venlafaxine was generally reasonably well tolerated, there was some evidence that it can precipitate fatigue, somnolence, nausea, and dizziness in a minority of people.
Neuropathic pain, which is caused by nerve damage, is increasing in prevalence worldwide. This may reflect improved diagnosis, or it may be due to increased incidence of diabetes-associated neuropathy, linked to increasing levels of obesity. Other types of neuropathic pain include post-herpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and neuralgia caused by chemotherapy. Antidepressant drugs are sometimes used to treat neuropathic pain; however, their analgesic efficacy is unclear. A previous Cochrane review that included all antidepressants for neuropathic pain is being replaced by new reviews of individual drugs examining chronic neuropathic pain in the first instance. Venlafaxine is a reasonably well-tolerated antidepressant and is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor and weak noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. Although not licensed for the treatment of chronic or neuropathic pain in most countries, it is sometimes used for this indication.
To assess the analgesic efficacy of, and the adverse effects associated with the clinical use of, venlafaxine for chronic neuropathic pain in adults.
We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) via The Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE and EMBASE via Ovid up to 14 August 2014. We reviewed the bibliographies of any randomised trials identified and review articles, contacted authors of one excluded study and searched www.clinicaltrials.gov to identify additional published or unpublished data. We also searched the meta-Register of controlled trials (mRCT) (www.controlled-trials.com/mrct) and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) (apps.who.int/trialsearch/) for ongoing trials but did not find any relevant trials.
We included randomised, double-blind studies of at least two weeks' duration comparing venlafaxine with either placebo or another active treatment in chronic neuropathic pain in adults. All participants were aged 18 years or over and all included studies had at least 10 participants per treatment arm. We only included studies with full journal publication.
Three review authors independently extracted data using a standard form and assessed study quality. We intend to analyse data in three tiers of evidence as described by Hearn 2014, but did not find any first-tier evidence (ie evidence meeting current best standards, with minimal risk of bias) or second-tier evidence, that was considered at some risk of bias but with adequate participant numbers (at least 200 in the comparison). Third-tier evidence is that arising from studies with small numbers of participants; studies of short duration, studies that are likely to be of limited clinical utility due to other limitations, including selection bias and attrition bias; or a combination of these.
We found six randomised, double-blind trials of at least two weeks' duration eligible for inclusion. These trials included 460 participants with neuropathic pain, with most participants having painful diabetic neuropathy. Four studies were of cross-over design and two were parallel trials. Only one trial was both parallel design and placebo-controlled. Mean age of participants ranged from 48 to 59 years. In three studies (Forssell 2004, Jia 2006 and Tasmuth 2002), only mean data were reported. Comparators included placebo, imipramine, and carbamazepine and duration of treatment ranged from two to eight weeks. The risk of bias was considerable overall in the review, especially due to the small size of most studies and due to attrition bias. Four of the six studies reported some positive benefit for venlafaxine. In the largest study by Rowbotham, 2004, 56% of participants receiving venlafaxine 150 to 225 mg achieved at least a 50% reduction in pain intensity versus 34% of participants in the placebo group and the number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome was 4.5. However, this study was subject to significant selection bias. Known adverse effects of venlafaxine, including somnolence, dizziness, and mild gastrointestinal problems, were reported in all studies but were not particularly problematic and, overall, adverse effects were equally prominent in placebo or other active comparator groups.


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Q: fetching null value from sqlite3 show in view i m working on a project in which i have a data base sqlite 3 in which i have 3 colum for text and i am fetching the values and showing them into a view ie;
text6 fields.but in my code there is a condition that user can fill any one text field of three and two can be blank but when i am fetching the values the two text field shows (null) instead of blank value how can i resolve this problem so that after fetching the data it will show blank not null
here is my code for inserting the data
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    {
        if ((txtfield.text.length==0)||(txtfield1.text.length==0)||(txtfield2.text.length==0)||(txtfield3.text.length==0)||(txtfield4.text.length==0))

            {
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                                                     message:@"fill the fields"
                                                    delegate:nil
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            [dbSingleton() createEditableCopyOfDatabaseIfNeeded];
            [dbSingleton() insertdata:gratitude2 withgratitude1:gratitude1 title:title date:date gratitude:gratitude picture:imageDt audio:self.retrieveData];
            }

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Role Of Warehouse In Future Market
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In these markets, there are farmers, industrialists, warehouses, consumers, dealers and traders, who buy and sell commodities. There are warehouses, which stores commodities and there are consumers, who consume them eventually. In the Indian context, warehouses are necessary for the commodity sector and commodity future trading especially for farmers because agricultural commodities constitute a major segment of the Indian economy...
The Traders in Mandi may then sell it to a large consumer or to a trader who in turn will sell it to some other consumer, industry, exporter or miller at the right time and right price. The Goods during this period are stored in the warehouse. It is seen that today 80% of the warehousing capacity is used by the Government for storing various commodities under the Public Distribution System and for storing fertilizers Commodities form almost 58 percent of India's Gross Domestic Product out of which 22 percent is agriculture, and two third of the population depend up on agriculture for livelihood...
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Malete Journal of Accounting and Finance
Prof. K.S. Adeyemi, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Dr. Mubaraq Sanni, Nigeria
Prof. A. R. Onaolapo, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Prof. E. Adegbite, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Prof. Hassan Ibrahim, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Nigeria
Prof. M. A. Ijaiya, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Prof. M. L. Nassar, Obafemi Awolowo University
Prof. Y. M. Salaudeen, University of Abuja, Nigeria
Dr. Abdulrasaq Mustapha, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Dr. Afolabi Adeoye, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Dr. Ahmed Adekunle, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Dr. Lukman Oke, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Dr. Oloruntoba Oyedele, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Prof. Anna Cos, Ontario University, Canada
Prof. E. Omolehinwa, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Prof. James Feehan, Memorial University of Newfoundland,
Prof. Kabiu Dandago, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Prof. Mathew Adedokun, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Prof. Salami Akeem, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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New York, NY, February 1st, 2019– National Western Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of National Western Life Group Inc., has completed its acquisition of CNS Corp. units Ozark National Life Insurance Inc. and N.I.S. Financial Services Inc.
National Western Life paid approximately $205.5 million in cash to CNS Corp. in exchange for all of the outstanding stock of the subsidiaries, in accordance with the terms of a stock purchase agreement entered into on Oct. 3, 2018.
The acquisition took effect January 31. The acquired entities will still be based in Kansas City, Mo.
Merger & Acquisition Services, Inc., served as the financial advisor to NWLIC.


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La Saucelle is een gemeente in het Franse departement Eure-et-Loir (regio Centre-Val de Loire) en telt 164 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Dreux.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van La Saucelle bedraagt 14,5 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 11,3 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

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Gemeente in Eure-et-Loir

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Top 10 New Sci-Fi Games Of 2020
Dennis Patrick / Features / 2020, Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Sci-fi games, PC, PC sci-fi games 2020, PlayStation 4 Sci-fi games 2020, Project Scarlett, PS4, PS4 Sci-fi games, PS5, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Games 2020, top upcoming games, Xbox One, xbox one sci-fi games, Xbox One Sci-fI games 2020 /
The best upcoming science fiction games coming out in 2020.
The Best Science Fiction Video Games Released For PlayStation 4
Dennis Patrick / Features / Best Science fiction PS4 Games, List, PlayStation 4, PS4, Science Fiction, Sony /
Don't pass up on these science fiction PS4 games.
Unravel the Mystery of Futuristic Sci-Fi Sidescroller 'Kova'
Katrina Filippidis / Updates / 2D, action, Adventure, Black Hive Media, Indie game, Kova, Metroidvania, RPG, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sidescroller /
An existential RPG that tackles the Fermi paradox.
Immersive Sci-Fi Simulation Game 'HEVN' Unveils New Trailer
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HEVN is a place on earth.


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August 2022 News Release Archive
Sara Woods Named Chief Engagement Officer
Woods, who most recently served as Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement and as director of the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, takes on the role effective immediately, joining Chancellor Li's executive team.
NU System President Ted Carter Recognized by Naval Academy
Joining a select group of individuals, University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter has received the U.S. Naval Academy's Distinguished Graduate Award, which recognizes alumni for lifetime service, character and leadership.
A Great First Week of the Fall 2022 Semester
Relive all the fun from Durango Days, UNO's official welcome week.
Introducing Food Truck Wednesdays
New for the Fall 2022 semester, UNO will be welcoming two food trucks to campus every Wednesday as an additional way to access amazing food options; Aug. 31 - Oct. 19.
UNO Named One of Top Employers in Nebraska by Forbes, Statista
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) was once again highly ranked as a top employer in Nebraska according to new rankings published today by Forbes and Statista, Inc.
UNO Academic Advising Council Names Kate Earnhardt Advisor of the Month
Earnhardt was nominated by her peers for her dedication to student success.
Sullivan Named Auxiliary Services Director
Andrew Sullivan, who began his role on Aug. 1, joins UNO from Washington State and brings 20 years experience in financial management.
UNO Names Carol Adam Employee of the Month
Adam was recognized by her colleagues for her flexibility, willing to take on additional responsibilities, and attention to detail supporting the faculty of UNO's Department of Teacher Education.
Chancellor Li: It's Never a Bad Time to Explore Flexible Options for Education
It's time for higher education to build classes around students' lives rather than asking students to build their lives around classes, according to a new op-ed piece by Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO).
UNO Instructor, Alumna Receive National Literary Award
Gene Kwak, an instructor of English, and Kate Gaskin, a UNO alumna and current Ph.D. student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will represent Nebraska' at a national writers exchange that includes networking opportunities and an out-of-state residency.
MCRC Helping Veterans Find Their Path, Community at UNO
Transitioning from military service to life as a student can be a challenge, but the Military-Connected Resource Center (MCRC) at UNO is helping students find their way.
UNO's NE STEM 4U Program Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine's 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
The STEM TRAIL Center receives recognition of programs that are making a difference for all underrepresented groups in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
UNO Completes Four-Year Review From Higher Learning Commission
As part of UNO's 10-year reaccreditation cycle, the Higher Learning Commission has recently completed the university's "Year 4" assurance review, acknowledging steps taken by the university to maintain the highest level of professionalism and quality.
Celebrating August 2022 UNO Graduates
More than 550 Mavericks from 27 countries and eight states received degrees during Summer Commencement ceremonies Friday at Baxter Arena.
Academic Affairs Announces Position Updates
The Division of Academic Affairs has recently announced Jody Neathery-Castro, Ph.D., as Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement and Tammy Goldsberry as Director of Academic Budget.
Proposed New Policy: Medical Withdrawals
A proposed new policy is open for review and comment.
Jonathan Acosta Earns Board of Regents KUDOS Award
Acosta, director of advising for the UNO Academic and Career Development Center, was recognized for his leadership and responsiveness to the needs of students as well as his peers.
Kaiser Named Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success
The Division of Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success has named Sammi Kaiser, Ph.D., as assistant vice chancellor for student success after most recently serving as senior director of academic advising, overseeing UNO's Academic and Career Development Center.
Once a Maverick, Always a Maverick: August 2022 Commencement Stories
We recently celebrated the successes of nearly 600 Mavericks on Friday, Aug. 12, during our August 2022 ceremonies. These are just some of the stories of our newest alumni and their Maverick Spirit.
UNO Academic Advising Council Names Laura Thayer-Mencke Advisor of the Month
Thayer-Mencke was nominated by her peers for her dedication to student success.


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Tour Scouting Report: We broke down the swings of five highly touted prospects to determine who might emerge from the pack
We asked one of our top teachers for his unvarnished opinions about the games of five of the tour's new 22-and-unders. See who he thinks will have the best career
Matthew Rudy
It's a testament to just how strong the crop of young, up-and-coming PGA Tour players is when they can collectively make last year's hot player in the early season—super-long-hitting Cameron Champ—seem both old (at 24!) and old news.
The five players at the top of our 2020 heat index are 22 or younger, and three of them have already won on tour. We asked Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher Brian Manzella to put on his color commentating hat and offer his prognostication about what makes their games special, and how he would rank them for career potential. "This is a fun game, because every one of these guys has shown special stuff already," says Manzella, who is based at English Turn Golf & Country Club in New Orleans. "The other part that has to get you excited about the future of the sport is that all of these players have games with different flavors. They all came to the tour more ready than players did even 10 or 15 years ago, and when you mix them in with the young players who are already here, like Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, you've got the ingredients for a fascinating season."
What makes Collin Morikawa's game the best all-around
https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1157037975185907713
Age: 22 Key Result: Won Barracuda Championship Key Stat: Total Strokes Gained—1.232 (would have been 14th with enough rounds to qualify)
Scout's Take: "Need more proof that players come to the tour a little more ready than they did even 10 years ago? Morikawa was competitive right from the start—as all these players were—and when he had a chance to close the deal, he did. Of the five players on this list, Morikawa has the purest swing from a mechanics standpoint. He's one of those guys where even though he isn't very big, he gets plenty of distance and height, like Rickie Fowler or Jason Day. The statistical profile is like peak Jason Day, too. A guy who hits it far and straight, and has a terrific game on and around the green. You can win money on the PGA Tour as a one-dimensional player who has one awesome skill. That's not something he's going to have to worry about. He can do everything well. I think he's going to be a star. I especially like his flexed left wrist at the top, which keeps him from over flexing in transition. It's a new trend on Tour.
Why Viktor Hovland's heart is as important as his swing
https://twitter.com/pgatour/status/1142833537932046336?s=21
Age: 22 Key Result: 6th, Korn Ferry Tour Finals Key Stat: Proximity—30'1" (would have been first on Tour if he had enough rounds to qualify)
Scout's Take: "As good as Morikawa looks, Hovland is right there with him or maybe just a touch behind him in terms of the way his swing looks. What stands out to me is his dynamic hip action and how fast he can extend his left wrist after having it flexed pre-impact—which is pure speed. And it never looks like he's going to hit in anywhere but where he wants. The ball-striking numbers are just crazy good. But what Hovland really has something nobody has ever figured out how to teach. When it's time to earn the money and grab the trophies in the final round, he has a different gear. It's hard to bet against a guy who can ratchet it up like that. He's like Jordan Spieth from a couple years ago in that respect. He's also totally fearless. When was the last time you saw a guy actually do a drill in the real swing he uses in a tournament and feel totally comfortable going with it when it matters—like he does with that pump-drill-driver thing? The guy doesn't care what it looks like to anybody else, and he's totally confident in his own approach. When you can mix that together with athleticism, talent and strong technique—all of which he has—the sky is the limit."
Why you should enjoy Joaquin Niemann's swing while it lasts
https://twitter.com/GolfDigest/status/1173348714724896768
Age: 20 Key Result: Won Military Tribute at The Greenbrier Key Stat: Strokes Gained Putting: -0.170 (141st)
Related: Niemann wins season opener by six
Scout's Take: "Putting Niemann third on this list isn't any kind of slam. The other two guys are really good—and so is he. But Morikawa and Hovland have swings that look like they can hold up through the years. Look at video of Phil Mickelson when he was in college, and you immediately recognize what's going on because it hasn't changed much. Niemann's swing is one that is very, very tough on the body—with that dramatic upper body tilt and lower body movement. There's a famous video of Johnny Miller teeing off on the first hole at the Olympic Club at the U.S. Open as an amateur, and you just stop and say, whoa...Fast forward to Miller years later, when he was an established pro, and he had calmed it down. And that's probably what you're going to get with Niemann. When you're 20, you can do that kind of stuff, but he's going to have to make some changes as he gets older. It's unsustainable for a career. The other thing that stands out dramatically is the putting stats. If he gets just a little better there—and you saw it during the week he just had at The Greenbriar—you're talking about a guy who is only 20 years old with multiple PGA Tour wins. That's Tiger-Rory-Jordan territory."
How Matthew Wolff's game is feast or famine
https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1091730462941138946/video/1
Age: 20 Key Result: Won 3M Championship Key Stat: Birdie Average: 4.34 (would have been 7th with enough rounds)
Scout's Take: "What does the modern tour player have to be able to do now? You have to be able to hit a 7-iron 200 yards over the water to a tight pin. You have to rip it. You just can't smooth it there. And there's no "smoothing it" in what Wolff does. He's doing whatever he can to hit it high and hard. Some guys might hit their 7-iron better at 180 yards, but today's game says you have to rip it. He's taking a club and a half less for a shot than players did even three years ago, and just destroying it high and far. If you were introducing athletic kids to the game and trying to get them to hit it as far as possible, you'd do a lot of what he does—wide right arm, club across the line, unrestricted hips. There's no compactness. No restriction. He's essentially going out there and smashing it and playing for the three or four weeks a year when it's all working and the putter is hot. That's not a criticism. It's a viable strategy. Where he's doing some catch up to these other players is with the shorter clubs, where you're hitting something off-speed. I don't know that it's necessarily his technique, because once you get past the way he starts and the angle of the club on the backswing, it's really tour stock down by the ball when it matters. I think that's just the element of his game he's going to work on. Everyone out there knows the realities of their stats, and where they need to go to shave those fractions of shots."
How Sungjae Im proves nobody will outwork him
Age: 21 Key Result: PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Key Stat: Strokes Gained Around the Green: .285 (23rd)
With all the players coming out over the last few years, it's easy to forget just how good Im has been for a player so young. He was dominant on the Korn Ferry Tour two years ago as a teenager, shooting 60 in qualifying and becoming the youngest winner on that tour's history. What's different about him is that his game is more based on relentlessness than explosiveness. He's got a fantastic short game, but his stats show more consistency than dominance. His swing has a lot of what I call a "push-and-roll chase" going on in it. He looks like he's really trying to steer or shove the clubhead down the target line. We're in a world now where 295 off the tee is pretty much middle of the pack, which is where he is. What he's proven is that he will grind it out more than anybody. He played 35 times last year, and what he's going to find out over the next few years is how the body handles so much more golf—more rounds, more practice, more everything. Plenty of players have made a career out of simply outworking everybody else."


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"The Vinland Map is a fake" – new research suggests map is a 20th century forgery
A new analysis shows that the ink used in the Vinland Map was created no earlier than the 1920s, which further demonstrates that the famous item purportedly showing a medieval view of the Americas is actually a modern-day forgery.
"The Vinland Map is a fake," explains Raymond Clemens to Yale University News. "There is no reasonable doubt here. This new analysis should put the matter to rest."
Clemens, a curator of early books and manuscripts at Yale's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, led the new research, in which they used X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and Raman microscopy to scan the entire map. It revealed that much of the map was sketched using an ink made of titanium and barium. This particular type of ink was first made in Norway in 1923.
The team also discovered that another inscription once on the back of the document, which they believe was a bookbinder's note on how to assemble the original manuscript of the Speculum Historiale, but that was overwritten with modern ink. They believe that the forger took otherwise empty pages from that 15th-century manuscript and then drew the map on it.
The Vinland Map – now housed at Yale University
"The altered inscription certainly seems like an attempt to make people believe the map was created at the same time as the Speculum Historiale," adds Clemens. "It's powerful evidence that this is a forgery, not an innocent creation by a third party that was co-opted by someone else, although it doesn't tell us who perpetrated the deception."
The Vinland Map is a map of the world that shows both Greenland and a western Atlantic island called "Vinilanda Insula." If it was real, the map would be among the first documented evidence of the Norse exploration of northeastern North America, which they termed as Vinland.
Where the map came from and how it came into the hands of a Swiss dealer after World War Two remain a mystery. It was bought from a dealer by an American after the British Museum turned it down in 1957. It was subsequently bought for Yale University by a wealthy Yale alumnus, Paul Mellon, and published with fanfare in 1965. However, over the decades there has been considerable debate about the map's authenticity, with research examining the parchment it was made on, the wormholes in the document, and the composition of its ink.
In 2018, Raymond Clemens and others from Yale University led new research which showed that the map was probably a modern-day creation, and that the image itself was based on an 18th-century map – it even included that map's mistakes.
Clemens hopes that the new research will put an end to the debate over the Vinland Map's authenticity. "Objects like the Vinland Map soak up a lot of intellectual air space," he says. "We don't want this to continue to be a controversy. There are so many fun and fascinating things that we ought to be examining that can actually tell us something about exploration and travel in the medieval world."
Click here to see a high-resolution view of the Vinland Map from Yale University.
The story of the map's time in New Haven is fascinating. In the 1960s, the Italian-American community was furious that the map, when thought to be authentic, "proved" that other explorers from Europe had crossed the Atlantic before Columbus (gasp!) (nvm that we knew that already)
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PHOTOS: Wizkid, Patoranking, Shatta Wale, Bisa, Kwabena Kwabena Others At [email protected] Concert
The much anticipated 10 years anniversary concert for Singer Rebecca Acheapong popularly known as Becca, successfully happened at the National Theater on Saturday, October 21, 2017.
The event which had a tall list of A-list Ghanaian and Nigerian musicians to perform, was honored by great personalities like Nana Konadu Agyemang, Kojo Antwi, Nana Adwoa Awindor, Iyiola Ayoade, Group CEO of Multiple Concepts Group and Charterhouse, Stacy Amoateng, Roselyn Ngissah, Toosweet Annan, Elikem Kumodzie and many others.
Becca's parents were also present their daughter on her big day. Her father Mr. Acheampong and his wife who is Becca's stepmother sat through the show to watch their daughter and her friends entertain the audience.
The "Forever" Singer's biological mother, Julie Yiadom-Oti, joined her daughter on stage with a gift to climax the event.
The songstress wore five different outfits before the decade commemoration concert ended on Sunday, October 22 2017.
Artistes who helped to celebrate Becca at the concert included Bisa Kdei, MzVee, Kidi, Kuami Eugene, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale and Shatta Michy, Kwabena Kwabena, VVIP, Joyce Blessing, M.I Abaga, Wizkid, Patoranking, Wande Coal, Mr. Eazi, Ice Prince and many others.
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Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins is headed to the Heisman Trophy presentation. (Birm/Lettermen Row)
COLUMBUS — After all the broken records, a season full of accumulating awards and one more dynamic performance in the Big Ten championship, Dwayne Haskins has one more major trophy within reach.
The Ohio State quarterback is a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and was invited on Monday night to the presentation of the most famous hardware in college football this weekend in New York.
The redshirt sophomore will be joined by Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Oklahoma dual-threat weapon Kyler Murray, two friends of his who might both have better odds of winning but are getting pushed late thanks to the remarkable finishing stretch from Haskins.
"It would mean the world [to be there]," Haskins said on Sunday. "Quarterbacks, we all are the alpha males, we all compete against each other at all the camps and we all know about one another. Kyler coming out of high school was the best quarterback in the country. Tua at Elite 11 camps was like a God. To be able to be in the same conversation with them makes me feel like I put the work in to be considered the best quarterback in the country.
"I have much respect for those guys."
Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins has been on a tear down the stretch for the Buckeyes. (Birm/Lettermen Row)
Haskins has commanded plenty himself in his only season as the starter for the Buckeyes, rewriting the record books at seemingly every turn while accounting for 51 touchdowns, more passing yards than any quarterback in the country and leading the program to another conference championship.
Beyond that, Haskins built himself into a leader Ohio State could count on as he grew more comfortable with his responsibilities to set the tone offensively. And by the end of the season, he was even getting a full-throated endorsement from Urban Meyer, which is notoriously difficult to earn from the Buckeyes coach.
Haskins is the first Ohio State player invited to the ceremony since Troy Smith lifted the statue in 2006, an honor fueled in part by the way he carved up two of the best defenses in the Big Ten with 11 combined touchdowns to claim both division and conference crowns.
"That's one of the best performances in the last two weeks in college football history," Meyer said. "I've been lucky. I've been there with Alex Smith. I've been there with [Tim] Tebow three times. I kind of thought the other guys should have had a chance. I don't know why they cut that list. Usually they brought five guys. J.T. [Barrett], I thought should have went. Braxton Miller one year, I thought should have went. That's such an incredible experience for those players to bring them.
"But [Haskins] is going one way or the other. I'll fly him there myself. The way he plays and his stats against those other quarterbacks, he's got to go to New York. I don't know if he'll win it because I don't know who's making those decisions."
The votes are in now.
Haskins made the cut as a finalist, and he can't win it without getting invited to New York first.
Brunstar
Head says Kyler Murray wins, heart says Dwayne Haskins. If Tua finishes anything but 3rd then the whole thing is a joke.
Go get em' Simba!
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Austin Ward is Lettermen Row's senior writer covering Ohio State football and basketball. The award-winning journalist has covered the Buckeyes since 2012, spending five of those seasons working for ESPN after previous stints at the Casper Star-Tribune and Knoxville News Sentinel.
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REVIEW: Autechre – SIGN
By Stephen Owen November 7, 2020 No Comments3 Mins Read
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Emerging out of the synthpop and club culture of the 1980s, the 1990s saw a new era of electronic experimentation emerge. More systematic and cerebral than the scattered experimentation that preceded artists like Kraftwerk and Gary Numan, artists like Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada created meticulous artistic statements that inspired whole hosts of artists. This movement of, as many of the artists hated to be described, "Intelligent Dance Music" was seen at its most arty and strange in Manchester artist Autechre. Originally coming from the techno scene of the early 90s, the band have consistently created albums of tightly programmed and stark music. Just one look at the band's artwork and song names is enough to describe what the music sounds like, abstract, mechanical and cold.
Their latest album 'SIGN' comes after a decade of music that is some of their most impenetrable, in the long and industrial-tinged NTS Sessions and the release of flowing live improvisations. SIGN is something of a return to a more accessible sound and album length. It certainly tones down the relentless but admittedly compelling inhumanity of much of their music. There is a strange warmth to parts of the music that attempts to hide the often-uncomfortable rhythms and textures rather than add to them. Songs like "esc desc" or "Metaz form8" return to more ambient sounds, minimal drum beats and less cluttered, complex melodies. The latter in particular has a thin, rasping synth drone that subtly writhes and modulates throughout, complemented with a couple of repetitive melodies sitting above it. It harks back to their second album "Amber", an album that stands out for its beauty in their discography.
Other songs are a return to the Autechre of the late 90s, arguably their most successful period. "sch.mefd 2", "F7" and "au14" imbue the driving beats of techno with a kind of clattering, alien atmosphere. It feels like an algorithm's poor imitation of dance music, with the beats never quite resolving to a comfortable 4/4, and the synth melodies battling for supremacy with each other. There is something in the production and the filtering of the synthesisers, however, that makes it more welcoming than the more bleak "Tri Repetae", an album which followed this style. However, there is one song, the opener "M4 Lema", that eschews any of these more comfortable styles. Its lack of consistent rhythm and squirming, sometimes harsh, texture makes it more of a soundscape than a song, and opens the album in a way that is almost an attempt to incorporate listeners of their more recent music. As with almost all Autechre releases, its length can be an obstacle to listeners, but it does stand as an interesting introduction to a hugely original artists' sizeable back catalogue. It also has a unique place within this back catalogue, a return to some of the minimalism of their earlier works with the experience of years of experimentation behind them.
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Its pretty amazing, since I've last posted, according to Site Meter, approximately 50 people or so have stumbled across the Terriblelands via Google Search trying to find more info about the famous (or is it infamous now?) CapitalOne credit card commercial!!! It really is great. But I'm not going to get a credit card from them, because I don't need one and can't afford it.
Anyways, thanks to Adtunes, I just found out that the artist who was commissioned to write the song for the commercial released the full length version on his website today!!!
Sooooo… click here to listen to the song and browse the artist's website.
And now, just for fun, the unofficial lyrics (I may have misheard some of the words as I typed it out) to the full length song, as partially heard and seen on TV from the Capital One credit card commercial!!!
Edit (April 26, 2006): Go here for update about the commercial.
What's the ALS commercial song, where there's the man running and running, i think it's a Jim Guthrie song.
unfortunately, i have no idea what you're talking about...but i think your best bet would probably be to visit jim guthrie's site or adtunes.com. good stuff.
can anyone get me the hands in my pocket song asap. its not avil on jim's site anymore?
That is such a disgusting, seeing people walking around with someone else having a hand in their pocket and irritatingly repetitive commercial that I think it should be taken off.
to the person wondering about the als commerical. the songs for both are by jim guthrie. the hugging commerical is a song called "hug you till i'm blue" and the one with the man running is a song called "trust".