War of the Rebellion: Serial 019 Page 0030 MO., ARK., KANS., IND. T., AND DEPT. N. W. Chapter XXV.
Indians, began collecting on the border and Federal emissaries were busy among the Cherokees and Creeks inciting disaffection. Detachments of Federal cavalry penetrated at will into various parts of the upper half of Arkansas, plundering and burning houses, stealing horses and slaves, destroying farming utensils, murdering loyal men or carrying them into captivity, forcing the oath of allegiance on the timid, and disseminating disloyal sentiments among the ignorant. A regiment of Federal Arkansians was organized at Batesville, another commenced in Northwestern Arkansas, and the work of recruiting for the Federal service went on prosperously. Tory bands were organized or in process of organization in many counties, not only in the upper but in the lower half of the State likewise, and depredations and outrages upon loyal citizens were of constant occurrence. Straggling soldiers belonging to distant commands traversed the country, armed and lawless, robbing the people of their property under pretense of impressing it for the Confederate service. The Governor and other executive officers fled from the capital, taking the archives of State with them. The courts were suspended and civil magistrates almost universally ceased to exercise their functions. Confederate money was openly refused or so depreciated as to be nearly worthless. This, with the short crop of the preceding year and the failure on all the uplands of the one then growing, gave rise to the cruelest extortion in the necessaries of life and menaced the poor with actual starvation. These evils were aggravated by an address of the Governor, issued shortly before his flight, deprecating the withdrawal of troops and threatening secession from the Confederacy.
Brigadier General J. S. Roane, had been placed in command of Arkansas by General Van Dorn, but without any troops. He was instructed, as the best thing possible, to endeavor to hold the line of the Arkansas River, giving up more than half the territory, population, and resources of the State. That this might be done General Van Dorn directed General Pike to send a portion of his force to Little Rock, but he refused.
General Pike had at that time one regiment of Arkansas infantry, two 6-gun (Arkansas) batteries, one Texas battery of four guns,two regiments and several unattached companies of Texas cavalry, and ten 10-pounder Parrott rifles, besides 5,500 Indian troops. There was no Federal force, other than small marauding parties, within 200 miles of him. General Roane was at Little Rock without a regiment, and Curtis' victorious army, at least 15,000 strong, was moving in that direction.
Fortunately five regiments of Texas cavalry arrived on their way to Corinth. General Roane, by permission of General Beauregard, detained them at Little Rock. About the same time, by order of the Navy Department, the Confederate ram Maurepas, Lieutenant Commanding Joseph Fry, came into White River, and the ram Pontchartrain, Lieutenant Commanding J. W. Dunnington, into the Arkansas. These accessions had the effect to retard the movements of Curtis, whose advance, when I assumed command, was 35 miles from Little Rock.
I found under General Roane eight companies of Arkansas infantry, wholly unarmed, one 6-gun battery, with but 40 men, and less than 1,500 effective cavalry, many of the Texans being unarmed and many of them sick. For this force he had about three days' subsistence and forage and less than 15 rounds of ammunition. There were no depots of supplies in the district.


text:
Urology Urology
Home News Diseases Conferences Special Reports
Premature ejaculation is a male sexual dysfunction characterized by short, easily stimulated ejaculation that occurs always or nearly always before or within one minute of vaginal penetration.
It is involuntarily controlled and causes negative personal consequences like distress, frustration and avoidance of sexual intimacy.
Exact etiology and risk factors are unknown.
Premature Ejaculation References
Althof SE, Abdo CH, Dean J, et al. International Society for Sexual Medicine's guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of premature ejaculation. J Sex Med. 2010 Sep;7(9):2947-2969. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01975.x. PMID: 21050394
Althof SE, McMahon CG, Waldinger MD, et al. An update of the International Society of Sexual Medicine's guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of premature ejaculation. J Sex Med. 2014 Jun;11(6):1392-1422. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12504. PMID: 24848686
Hatzimouratidis K, Amar E, Eardley I, et al. European Association of Urology guidelines on male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. European Urology. 2010;57:804-814. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.02.020. PMID: 20189712
Hatzimouratidis K, Eardley I, Giuliano F, et al. European Association of Urology guidelines on male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. 2015 Mar:1-53.
Montague DK, Jarow J, Broderick GA, et al. American Urological Association guideline on the pharmacologic management of premature ejaculation.. J Urol. 2004 Jul;172(1):290-294. http://www.auanet.org/content/clinical-practice-guidelines/clinical-guidelines/main-reports/pme/pme_2004.pdf. PMID: 15201797
Mulhall JP. Premature ejaculation. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:770-779.
Society for Men's Health (Singapore). MIMS guidelines on premature ejaculation by Society for Men's Health (Singapore). MIMS; 2014:1-9.
Symonds T, Perelman MA, Althof S, et al. European Association of Urology development and validation of a premature ejaculation diagnostic tool. Eur Urol. 2007 Aug;52(2):565-573. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17275165. PMID: 17275165
Hatzimouratidis K, Salonia A, Giuliano, et al. European Association of Urology guidelines on male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. UroWeb. www.uroweb.org. 2017.
El-Hamd MA, Saleh R, Majzoub A. Premature ejaculation: an update on definition and pathophysiology. Asian J Androl. 2019 Mar. doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_122_18. PMID: 30860082
Chung E, Gilbert B, Perera M, et al. Premature ejaculation: a clinical review for the general physician. Aust Fam Physician. 2015 Oct;44(10):737-743. PMID: 26484490
Hatzimouratidis K, Guiliano F, Moncada I, et al. EAU guidelines on erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, penile curvature and priapism. European Association of Urology. https://uroweb.org. Mar 2016.
Khera M, Cunningham GR. Treatment of male sexual dysfunction. UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com. Oct 2018. Accessed 24 Jul 2019.
Telemedicine shows potential for managing patients requiring IV iron
Audrey Abella, 4 days ago
A pilot telemedicine initiative may be an alternative for facilitating delivery of intravenous iron (IVI) for individuals requiring iron supplementation.
Urology Diseases

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


You also need to check that you get the win real money online casino with free right change.
Investigate the mobile phone needs of four teens and match these to a sample plan.
Once everyone had sorted themselves into groups we reviewed everyone's coin collections, the person who had the least amount of coins was the best way to pay.
Australian Curriculum Yr 2 Achievement Standard.When talking about Australian coins in particular, we need to talk about value rather than size given our 2 coin is one of our smallest physically yet the largest in value.Back to Top, year 7 - Compare the cost of items to make financial decisions.You can download our Money Word Wall cards for free.Space pals need your help.Main Menu, foundation - Begins Year.Related Topics: More Math Games, math Worksheets, our collection of Money Games available on the Internet - games that teach, build or strengthen some math skills and concepts while having fun.
The follow-on activity to this was to draw all the different coin combinations that might make up different amounts.It has lots more hands on ideas for teaching money including sorting mats, printable games to play, clip cards, questions for mental maths, preassessment and assessment tools.Reinforcing those terms we had talked about as a group but the Year 2 students I encouraged to add up their creature - how much was it worth? .Australian money being used in these lessons, they can easily be free slot machines for fun king transferred to any currency like, uS dollars and cents or, british pounds and pence.On each of the students desks I had placed a coin (5c, 10c or 20c).Different levels of difficulty.Australian Curriculum Yr F Achievement Standard.Plenty of engaging lesson idea s and, fREE printable resources ready to use in your classroom when teaching Australian money next.You need to be able to give people the correct amount when you buy something.Excellent in full-screen mode on an interactive whiteboard.


Natural hand poured soy wax candle presented in a fabulous vintage look cut glass vessel. Scented with a romantic pink paeony fragrance.
I deliberately leave any branding off my candle vessels, making them more of an accent to complement your decor. The only labels will be the safety tips on the bottom of the jar and the name of the scent, which will be on the box that it comes in.
Please note: Some soy wax candles can have an uneven surface, which in no way affects the performance of the candle. It is a good way to identify the quality and purity of your soy wax.
Container would make a lovely little vase once candle is finished - just wash with warm, soapy water.
Please remember to read the safety guide on the bottom of the candle before igniting.


text:
Scientific Consensus isn't a "Part" of the Scientific Method: it's a Consequence of it
Although conceptually simple, the term "scientific consensus" is often misused and misunderstood. It can get confused with appeals to popular opinion or erroneously conflated with "consensus" in the colloquial sense of the word. These misunderstandings can lead to things like opinion polls, often predominated by unqualified individuals, being misconstrued as evidence that no scientific consensus exists on some topic for which it clearly does, or that it leans towards a different conclusion than it actually does. In some cases, the very concept itself invokes resentment or even retaliatory commentary from people whose views are threatened by its implications. The purpose of this article is to clarify the concept that the term scientific consensus is meant to refer to and address some of the arguments commonly leveled against it.
Defining Scientific Consensus
Just as the term "theory" has a different meaning in science than its colloquial usage, the term scientific consensus means something different than "consensus" in the usual colloquial sense. The latter typically refers to a popular opinion, and needn't necessarily be based on knowledge or evidence. On the other hand, a scientific consensus is, by definition, an evidence-based consensus. A convergence of the weight of existing evidence is a prerequisite which distinguishes a knowledge-based scientific consensus from mere agreement. This is critical, because the scientific enterprise is essentially a meritocracy. As a result, it doesn't matter if a few contrarians on the fringe disagree with the conclusions unless they can marshal up evidential justification of comparable weight or explain the existing data better. The weight of the evidence is paramount. (more…)
By Credible Hulk, 2 years ago August 9, 2017
The One True Argument™
Anyone who has spent much time addressing a lot of myths, misconceptions, and anti-science arguments has probably had the experience of some contrarian taking issue with his or her rebuttal to some common talking point on the grounds that it's not the "real" issue people have with the topic at hand. It does occasionally happen that some skeptic spends an inordinate amount of time refuting an argument that literally nobody has put forward for a position, but I'm specifically referring to situations in which the rebuttal addresses claims or arguments that some people have actually made, but that the contrarian is implying either haven't been made or shouldn't be addressed, because they claim that it's not the "real" argument. This is a form of No True Scotsman logical fallacy, and is a common tactic of people who reject well-supported scientific ideas for one reason or another. In some cases this may be due to the individual's lack of exposure to the argument being addressed rather than an act of subterfuge, but it is problematic regardless of whether or not the interlocutor is sincere. (more…)
By Credible Hulk, 3 years ago April 30, 2017
No, Solar Variations Can't Account for the Current Global Warming Trend. Here's Why:
In part I of this series on the sun and Earth's climate, I covered the characteristics of the sun's 11 and 22 year cycles, the observed laws which describe the behavior of the sunspot cycle, how proxy data is used to reconstruct a record of solar cycles of the past, Grand Solar Maxima and Minima, the relationship between Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) and the sunspot cycle, and the relevance of these factors to earth's climate system. In part II, I went over the structure of the sun, and some of the characteristics of each layer, which laid the groundwork for part III, in which I explained the solar dynamo: the physical mechanism underlying solar cycles, which I expanded upon in part IV, in which I talked about some common approaches to solar dynamo modeling, including Mean Field Theory. This installment covers how all of that relates to climate change and the current warming trend. (more…)
By Credible Hulk, 3 years ago January 17, 2017
The Solar Dynamo: The Physical Basis of the Solar Cycle and the Sun's Magnetic Field
In my previous article, I laid out some basics about the sun's structure and physical characteristics in order to set up the groundwork upon which I could then explain the physical mechanism which underlies the solar cycles I talked about in the article prior to that one. I understand that this is a bit more technical than most readers may be accustomed to, which is why I've included a simplified "tl; dr" version before delving deeper.
Solar Dynamo Theory
The leading scientific explanation for the mechanism by which these solar cycles emerge is the solar dynamo theory. It arises from an area of physics called magnetohydrodynamics, which is the field which studies the magnetic properties of electrically conducting fluids, and is covered in most university textbooks on plasma physics. So how does it work? The tl; dr version is as follows: (more…)
The Structure and Properties of the Sun
In my most recent post, I discussed the characteristics of the sun's 11 and 22 year cycles, the observed laws which describe the behavior of the sunspot cycle, how proxy data is used to reconstruct a record of solar cycles of the past, Grand Solar Maxima and Minima, the relationship between Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) and the sunspot cycle, and the relevance of these factors to earth's climate system. Before elaborating on the sun's role in climate change, I'd like to take a look at the mechanism in terms of which the magnetic cycles underlying these solar cycles actually arises, but in order to do that, it's necessary to first go over some basics:
The Structure of the Sun
The Core: The core of the sun is where pressures and temperatures are high enough to facilitate the nuclear fusion reactions which power the sun (Eddington 1920). The sun is so hot that there are few (if any) actual atoms of hydrogen and helium gas (Bethe 1939). They exist in a plasma state; the gases are ionized and cohabit with free electrons. So protons are being collided and fused into helium nuclei in what's known as the proton-proton chain (PPO Chain), which is the dominant fusion process in stars of masses comparable to (or less than) the sun. In the PPO chain, two protons fuse and release a neutrino. The resulting diproton either decays back into hydrogen via proton emission, or undergoes beta decay (emitting a positron), which turns one of the protons into a neutron, thus yielding deuterium. The deuterium then reacts with another proton, producing 3He and a gamma ray. Two 3He from two separate implementations of this process then fuse to produce 4He plus two protons (Salpeter 1952). (more…)
The Sun and Earth's Climate: The Solar Cycle and the Maunder Minimum
The Solar Cycle
The Sun goes through an approximately 11 year periodic solar cycle (Gnevyshev 1967). This cycle includes variations in solar irradiation, the amount of ejected materials, solar flares and sunspot activity. Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) is measured in power per unit area (energy per unit time per unit area), and is of particular importance in that it represents the total incoming energy driving the climate system. [caption id="attachment_601" align="alignnone" width="822"] Solar Flare[/caption] Since we've only had direct satellite measurements of TSI since the mid-late 1970s, estimates of solar output for earlier times were (and are) based on one or more proxies. Sunspot observations are one such proxy. Sunspot abundance correlates strongly with TSI, so they can thus be used as a proxy for solar maxima and minima. Astronomers have recorded telescopic sunspot observations since the early 1600s, and there is evidence of naked eye observations dating much further back (Stephenson 1990). In addition to noticing that the number of sunspots oscillated in 11 year cycles, astronomers also noticed that sunspots would first appear in pairs or groups at about 30 - 35 degrees both North and South of the solar equator, and the mean latitudes of subsequently appearing spots would tend to migrate towards the solar equator as the cycle progressed, a phenomenon referred to as Spörer's Law (Carrington 1858, Carrington 1863, Spörer 1879). (more…)
By Credible Hulk, 3 years ago January 9, 2017
K-T Boundary Extinction
The Ultimate Environmental Cataclysm: Asteroid and Comet Impacts and their Effects on Climate
The Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T boundary) extinction ~66 million years ago is perhaps the most famous extinction event in Earth's history. It featured a massive asteroid impact which led to the extinction of an estimated 76% of all fossilizable species, and marked the end of the ~170 million+ year reign of the dinosaurs (Pope 1998). Initially regarded as a radical proposition, this is the Alvarez hypothesis, after Luis Alvarez, the lead scientist of the team that discovered the first of multiple lines of smoking gun evidence for the impact of an asteroid ~10 km across under Chicxulub on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula right around the time of the K-T boundary (Alvarez 1979, Smit 1981, Smit 1980, Bohor 1984, Bohor 1987, Bourgeois 1988 & Hildebrand 1991). [caption id="attachment_574" align="alignnone" width="1106"] An artist's interpretation of a hypothetical asteroid impact. Sources: Here and here.[/caption] (more…)
By Credible Hulk, 3 years ago October 19, 2016
The Climatological effects of Volcanic Eruptions: The End Permian Extinction, the Toba Super-Volcano, and the Volcanic Explosivity Index
Volcanic eruptions can have both short-term and long term effects on Earth's climate. In the short term, they release large quantities of ash and sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere, which quickly gets blown all around the globe. The sulfur dioxide subsequently reacts to form droplets of sulfuric acid (H2SO4), which then condense into fine aerosols. These aerosols reflect sunlight back into space, thereby cooling the troposphere below. These effects can last for 1 – 3 years. In the long term, they can increase atmospheric concentrations of CO2 which can lead to global warming via the greenhouse effect over long periods of heightened volcanic activity For years it was thought that the volcanic ash was primarily responsible for cooling effects by blocking sunlight. However, it was later discovered that its effects are short-lived, and that the total amount of sulfur-rich gases released in an eruption was a more important determinant of an eruption's global cooling effects. (more…)
Milankovitch Cycles and Climate: Part III – Putting it All Together
In parts I and II, we looked at axial obliquity, axial precession, apsidal precession, orbital eccentricity and orbital inclination, and how their cycles can affect the climate. In this installment of the series, we'll look briefly at how these cycles look when combined, and then discuss one of the most prominent unsolved problems raised by the theory: The 100,000 Year problem. [caption id="attachment_550" align="alignnone" width="1053"] Putting it all together[/caption] Notice that the peaks and valleys in temperature are roughly periodic, and that with the possible exception of apsidal precession, there are slight fluctuations in the periods and amplitudes of these orbital cycles. One reason for this has to do with fluctuations in solar output, but another likely reason has to do with the very causes of these orbital cycles themselves: namely, these cycles are driven by mutual gravitational perturbations between the Earth, Sun, Moon, and to a lesser extent, Jupiter and the other planets in the solar system (Borisenkov 1985, Spiegel 2010) . (more…)
How Continental Positioning affects Climate: Part II – Possible Snowball Earth Triggering Mechanisms + Regional Effects of Mountain Ranges
In Part 1 of this article, I outlined some of the variables which can affect Earth's climate, and gave a brief overview of plate tectonics, and how changes in continental positioning can lead to climate change through albedo feedback and via the alteration of ocean circulation and heat distribution patterns. In doing so, I used the example of the Rodinia Supercontinent and the Snowball Earth hypothesis of the Neoproterozoic era in order to relate the concepts to events in Earth's prehistory. For the sake of completeness, I want to finish up that example by briefly going over a few proposed triggering mechanisms that could have made a runaway albedo feedback loop possible in the Cryogenian period. After that, I want to go over the ways in which the presence of mountain ranges can affect local and regional climate. (more…)
By Credible Hulk, 3 years ago October 5, 2016
Search CredibleHulk.org
Albedo (2)
Argumentation (2)
Astrophysics (3)
Cancer Conspiracy Hypotheses (2)
Chemical Equilibrium (2)
Chemophobia (3)
Climate Science (10)
Common Pseudoscience Arguments (4)
Dynamo Theory (3)
Electromagnetism/Electrodynamics (1)
Electrostatics (1)
Endocrine Disruption (1)
Enthalpy and Hess's Law (3)
General Skepticism (2)
Genetic Engineering and Agricultural Science (15)
Gibbs Energy (2)
GMO Foods and Biotechnology (14)
Herbicide Resistance (1)
Intermolecular forces (7)
Internal Energy (1)
K-T Boundary Extinction (1)
Meteoroid Impacts (1)
Milankovitch Cycles (3)
Modern Physics (5)
Mountains and Orogeny (1)
Particle Physics (4)
Photosynthesis (1)
Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift (2)
Public Controversies and the GE Foods Debate (13)
Quantum Biology (1)
Quantum Mechanics (1)
Rodinia and the SnowBall Earth Hypothesis (2)
Science Communication (3)
Science said tobacco was safe (1)
Science was wrong before (4)
Scientific Consensus (2)
Seed Saving and Licensing Agreements (2)
Skeptical Outreach (2)
Solar Cycles (4)
Solar Dynamo (3)
Stellar Physics (4)
Sunspots (4)
Super Continents (2)
The Standard Model (4)
The Credible Hulk on Facebook
Analyses, critiques and/or Debunkings of bad anti-GMO Studies


I don't know what lures me here. I come to this mountain a few times a year as to a place of spiritual pilgrimage, foraging here for air suffused with oxygen atoms and the scent of conifers. Though that's most likely only part of it. It's not just the taste of the air, not just the sweet headiness of the beech and fir trees, not just the pleasant height with its distant Bukovynian skyline, but also… But also something impalpable that unfurls through this space and pulsates all around.
In all the years given to him Mario Pongratz committed only one murder. He would only have to face the responsibility for it at the heavenly court, and the details of that closed trial remain unknown—for understandable reasons. As for the earthly court, it was very open indeed and sentenced Mario Pongratz under a completely different article. However, this is not at all the beginning, but rather one of the endings of this story, and it looms somewhere far ahead, sometime in the 1890s.
He even felt jealous of that old lady. The crowd splashed out of the metro into the Akademmistechko Station. People flooded the stairs from wall to wall. And that old woman was walking in the opposite direction with a vengeful look and squabbling loudly. "This is a mob! People can't even get through!" She genuinely viewed herself as separate, as different. As if she wasn't a part of the mob. He felt jealous of that lady because it just didn't work for him like that anymore.
So, von Liebig was a courteous person. In his lectures, however contentious the issue under debate might be, he always acted with decorum when speaking of his critics, noting their strengths and praising their achievements. This completely won over Stefan Lange, who was at the time a third year student in the languages department of the University of Vienna.
After Tarik was gone, and the Egyptian government had yielded its positions, I closed my laptop and walked up to the window. It was spring, and it wasn't yellow leaves, as on that distant day in the fall of 1989, but now the white petals of an old pear tree that swirled in the yard between the hanging linens and the maples, abloom with the green heartlings of newborn life.
An excerpt from the novel "Dust Collectors"
It was the worst moment of her life—except for all the others, that is. It was the worst moment of my life—except for all the others, that is. Except for the ones behind me now, waving to me with that look of satisfaction from a job well done, and except for the ones looking forward to me, shuffling their feet in anticipation, watching out for my arrival, chins lifted and arms spread wide.
The grain is smooth and shines like a pearl. Hardly half a millimeter in length. Its origin is unclear. Maybe the remains of undersea mountains on the bottom of the ancient ocean, maybe a tiny particle of Saharan sand transported by subtropical wind from continent to continent. Maybe (and this is most probable) it is just ordinary debris without meaning or past. The grain, along with a number of others, is stuck onto a tiny piece of apple pulp full of putrid bacteria. The pulp glistens and ferments.
There's no avoiding it. Everyone suffers from it up here, even if they don't speak about it. It grips your bowels like a citrus juicer. Vertigo seizes you with such strength that it paralyses you right from the tips of your fingers to your respiratory muscles. You have to resist it from the very first and crowd it out, as fast as you can, or it will eat you alive.
And then there was an awful humming sound, and it already fell down, flying crossways, it just cut out a portion of our house from the side like this. Wouldn't you go hide in the cellar? We would, we had been there three times at night, but there was no time, I don't know why they did not sound the alarm, nobody was expecting it.
An excerpt from the novel "Hana"
That year, the smell of disinfectant filled the air instead of spring. The houses were huddled to one another, as if they wanted to be comforted in the desolation also surrounding the figures walking through the town streets. Feuds and neighborly quarrels—which seemed important a few weeks ago—were put aside and all conversation revolved only around powerlessness, fear and disease.
The icon rode in the wagon with him amid sacks full of last year's potatoes. This grim man in a clunker with a wagon has been Osyp's only chance for a ride on the way there, but at least he was able to stretch his legs out. The potatoes were sprouting; he could even hear their shoots moving in the sacks. The fabric in which the icon was wrapped, slid down a little, revealing a corner of a colorful canvas, and a stray bee, woken by an early warm spell, tried to land on it. Osyp saw this as a good sign and didn't even worry that the bee would inevitably die once it got colder again.
A brief encounter in Brussels at Christmas, then the flight eastwards: a housewife and a shopgirl caught up in an amour fou that will lose itself, unresolved, in a criss crossing of limbs and European landscapes, finally coming to a standstill in Trieste, along the Slovenian border. At the edge of the Western world, one burning question: where do lovers go when all has been escaped from?
The three law enforcement men had already been clicking around the parquet of the downstairs rooms for quite a while, two citizens deputized to witness the search trudging along behind them, gaping at the fancy décor of the Lyamzin house.


text:
Many people are not getting Covid-19 tests due to fear of stigma
Public health experts say the government needs to engage its agencies to dispel the shame around the disease which could happen to anyone.
Post Photo
Shuvam Dhungana
Global health experts and the scientific community have been strongly endorsing tests and contact tracing as vital tools to containing the coronavirus pandemic. But for many people in Nepal, it seems, coming forward for tests is far scarier than actually catching the virus that causes Covid-19. This is due to the fear of social stigma and harassment that infected individuals and their relatives face in our society, public health experts say.
On August 15, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in Bhaktapur was sealed off for 10 days after nine people in the area tested positive for coronavirus infection.
Rajkumar, who wished to be identified only by his first name, says he does not want to get tested even though he had come in contact with one of the infected persons.
"One of the persons who got infected was my neighbour, but I do not want to go for a test. If I tested positive, my whole family would be kept in quarantine. Moreover, my family will be boycotted by the community," Rajkumar shared his fear with the Post.
Rajkumar says he has seen people avoiding the family of infected people in his neighbourhood and he does not want to bring upon the same situation to his family.
"This society will shun the people even if they got tested and their results came back negative," said Rajkumar, who so far has no symptoms associated with Covid-19.
Like Rajkumar many people have been avoiding tests for fear of being ostracised.
Sunil Prajapati, the mayor of Bhaktapur Metropolitan City, says test and contact tracing have become difficult as a result of the stigma that has been attached to Covid-19.
He recalled a recent incident where an infected individual in the city had tried to hide his condition fearing that his landlord would not allow him into the house he'd been living in.
"The person had come from outside the Valley and he was tested in Thankot. After his test result came positive, we have placed him in quarantine in Kharipati. He does not want his landlord and his neighbours to know about his condition because he fears that he would be ostracised even after he has recovered," Prajapati told the Post.
Public health experts working in the frontline say fear of social stigma and ostracism faced by patients and their families have become a major deterrent to the fight against Covid-19.
"The primary contacts of infected individuals just do not want to get tested," said Dr Anup Bastola, the spokesperson for Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku, Kathmandu. "We also get many calls from patients about the humiliation they suffered even after recovering," said Bastola.
So far, Kathmandu Valley has reported 2,339 Covid-19 cases; 205 cases were reported on Tuesday alone.The national Covid-19 tally has reached 28, 257 with 114 deaths.
Dr Basudev Karki, psychiatrist at Mental Hospital in Patan, says social media has also led to the environment of fear and stigma.
"Instead of taking precautions, people are pouring their hatred on infected persons and their families. They don't seem to understand that coronavirus can infect any of us," Karki told the Post. "It is the job of the government and other concerned agencies to educate the people. The government needs to engage social groups and NGOs to address the problem of social stigma."
Shuvam Dhungana is a crime reporter for The Kathmandu Post. He previously worked for The Himalayan Times and Republica.
Sugar mills are gradually clearing years-long dues, says government but farmers are not satisfied


This Private Policy outlines how Ho'Oponopono Certification website, http://www.hooponoponocertification.com/ will use and protect any information you may provide while using our website.
These information are gathered to enable Ho'Oponopono Certification to have an understanding of how the website is being used. It is also for the purpose of enhancing your experience while using the website.
There are some interactions between a website visitor and Ho'Oponopono Certification website that would require Ho'Oponopono Certification to gather contact Information. The information required depends on the type of interaction such as leaving a comment on the website for a newsletter.
In such cases, these are the information that needs to be gathered.
Ho'Oponopono Certification gathers only information that are necessary to process the type of interaction of the visitor.
Ho'Oponopono Certification will not in any way disclose or share personally-identifying information other than for the purpose of those describe below. Visitors can opt not to provide their contact information but it should be understood that it may prevent them from participating in some activities in the website.
Ho'Oponopono Certification may gather information and express the same in summary form for the purpose of analyzing statistics. These information may include age, profession and visitor eating behavior. We may share Non-Personally Identifiable Information with third parties such as advertisers and prospective business partners.
Ho'Oponopono Certification will not disclose or share personally-identifying information to third parties without your consent, other than for the purpose of those describe below.
Ho'Oponopono Certification will only reveal contact information to individuals /organizations that require such information to process certain services in behalf of Ho'Oponopono Certification.
These individuals/ organizations have agreed not to reveal or share such information with unauthorized individuals/organizations.
Ho'Oponopono Certification will always treat contact information gathered as highly confidential and will not reveal or share your information with any third party individuals/ organizations other than those mentioned above.
It is required by a legal process or a law.
To defend and protect the legal interests and rights of Ho'Oponopono Certification, contractors, or other website users/visitors.
Merger or acquisition by another company.
In such instances, personal information of website visitors are often part of the transferred assets.
If you have signed-up with Ho'Oponopono Certification newsletter, you will occasionally be receiving emails to update you on the latest products, new features and to hear about your feedbacks.
In instances when you request for support either through email or our feedback mechanism, we may make public some of your personal information so we may address your request.
Ho'Oponopono Certification takes all the security measures to protect your personally-identifying information safe from any individuals/organizations that do not have the right to access or use such information you provided.
When you visit Ho'Oponopono Certification website, a cookie is stored in your computer, if your computer does accept cookies. Each time you visit the website, the cookie, which is a file on your hard drive that tracks your website usage and gathers your basic information, will be read.
You can disable cookies in your web browser. You should be aware though that disabling cookies may prevent some portions of the website from functioning properly.
Advertisers in our website may deliver ads to users through cookies. Each time the server of the ads will send you an online advertisement, the cookies will allow them to recognize your computer and gather information about you. With these information, advertising networks will be able to send you targeted content.
Servers of Ho'Oponopono Certification are located in United States and are therefore subject to the state and federal laws in the United States, as applicable.
When you use Ho'Oponopono Certification website, you agree to the use, publishing and exposure of information as per herein privacy statement.


Susan D. Blum is professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She has written and edited eight books and dozens of articles and book chapters, on topics from Chinese ethnic and linguistic diversity to ideas of truth and deception, from college plagiarism to the so-called language gap, from local food to the nature of learning. She has taught at several universities over the past nearly 30 years, and is embarking on a radical transformation of her own teaching as a result of the research summarized here.


text:
David Hockney Painting Makes Auction Record for Living Artist
Hannah Foskett
Celebrated British artist David Hockney has set a new auction record after Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972) sold for $90.3 million at Christie's auction house in New York.
After more than nine minutes of bidding, one of Hockney's most iconic images set a new world record price for a living artist, helping Christie's Post War and Contemporary Evening Sale to realise $357.6 million on 15 November.
See also: First Posthumous Exhibition for Korean Artist Kim Tschang-Yeul
Applause is said to have broken out after the oil painting was sold to an anonymous telephone bidder for significantly more than its pre-sale high estimate of $80 million.
Christie's called the Hockney 'one of the greatest masterpieces of the modern era'.
See also: David Hockney Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Shines Light on an Artist's Life
'We rarely can say, "This is the one opportunity to buy the best painting from the artist." This is it,' Ana Maria Celis, vice-president of post-war and contemporary art at Christie's, said.
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is a story of two compositions. In 1971, Hockney destroyed the work after months of reworking, deciding to return to the concept in April 1972 ahead of a planned opening exhibition at New York's André Emmerich Gallery.
This time, Hockney composed poolside photographs alongside images of his former lover, Peter Schlesinger—working 18 hours each day for two weeks solid.
'I must admit I loved working on that picture,' he would recall. 'Working with such intensity; it was marvellous doing it, really thrilling.'
See also: Free Tickets For Readers to the Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Exhibition in London
Los Angeles' pools would become the setting for many of the 81-year-old artists' major works of the 60s and 70s but Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is undoubtedly one of his most revered.
The image has appeared on the cover of a number of monographs about the artist and was part of an international retrospective that celebrated his 80th birthday in 2017.
Other highlights from the auction include property from the Collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson that sold for a total of $34 million. Works from the Collection of François and Susan de Menil achieved $44 million and a Francis Bacon masterpiece from The Collection of S.I. Newhouse realised $21 million.
The record for the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction is held by Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450.3 million just last year.
If you enjoyed this article, see: David Hockney Exhibition: The Life of a British Icon
This auction has been one of many exceptional sales this year; find out more on Arts & Collections.
See also: Three Rediscovered Works By English Master John Constable to be Offered at Auction
John Constable Landscape Sketch Sells for 14 Times Its Estimate
David Hockney Painting 'The Splash' Sells For £23.1m
Artist Buys Banksy's 'Slave Labour' to Whitewash It
Marie Antoinette's Pendant Makes $36 Million at Record Auction
Arnold & Son's Timepiece Marks Year of the Rabbit
David Bailey's Polaroids For Sale
Arnold & Son Reveals New Luna Magna Meteorite Timepiece


text:
Cookies Policy for Droititude
This is the Cookie Policy for Droititude , accessible from https://droititude.com
The Google AdSense service we use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you.
For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
EU Cookies Directive and GDPR
The game has changed since the cookie law was first introduced, and your cookie practices might need to change, as well.
Last year, the European commission released its proposal to make changes to the existing regulation on the ePrivacy Directive and to replace it with a new regulation.
The GDPR has changed a number of things when it comes to your use of cookies and how you can get consent to do so.
What is the EU Cookies Directive?
A couple of years ago, EU legislators changed how website owners use device identification techniques. The law was meant to inform users of how data about them is collected and used online. The EU Cookies Directive also gave users the privilege to decline the use of cookies that interfere with their online privacy.
The directive now known as the Cookies Law requires you to have a Cookie Policy. Your website visitors need to know that your site uses cookies and the types of cookies being used.
The law required you to provide the users with a chance to limit the placement of these cookies on their devices.
A compliant Cookie Policy needs to inform users of:
Which type of cookies your site uses and if there are any third party cookies
Ways through which a user can opt out of having cookies on their devices
What cookies are and why they are in place
How you plan to use the cookies
What is the GDPR?
The ePrivacy Directive required all websites operating in the EU to display cookie notifications on all pages of a site using cookies that need informed consent.
Some banners require active interaction by asking the user to choose between accepting and refusing the site's cookies, while others are in form of notice only.
The latter presumes that continued use of the site signifies user consent.
But, the ePrivacy Directive didn't meet its objectives.
Lawmakers didn't predict the rise of social media and the use of smartphone apps. A rise in behavioral advertising and online tracking all impact privacy and confidentiality of web users.
Does this mean that your current Cookie Notice is not going to work under the GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation, also known as GDPR is a legislation that regulates how websites handle personal data. This applies to all European Union states.
The GDPR impacts internal processes, workflows, and business systems.
This law gives consumers more rights over the information that is collected, used, and stored about them. Furthermore, the regulation stipulates strict requirements on user consent, documentation, transparency, and handling procedures.
The Cookies Law applied to websites with their servers in the EU and exempted those that had their servers outside but had access to EU website traffic. But, with the GDPR, any business with EU users needs to comply.
What Does the GDPR Mean For Cookie Consent?
Consent is a key consideration under the GDPR.
Cookies are not banned under the GDPR, but failure to prove you've obtained appropriate consent on an individual basis puts you at risk of non-compliance.
Most businesses used to rely on implied or opt-out consent. However, the GDPR no longer allows this.
Here's what changing with Cookie Consent in relation to the GDPR.
Implied Consent No Longer Works
Under the GDPR, your users need to make an affirmative action to signal their consent. Implied consent no longer works. Implied consent is when you include a statement that says something like "by doing this general action, you are consenting to these unrelated things."
All a user had to do before was simply browse your website and that was implied consent enough that the user was ok to have your cookies placed on his device. This is not ok anymore.
Today, the user needs to do something like click an opt-in box or clearly-labeled "accept" button to provide consent.
Your site needs to have an option where the user can either accept or reject cookies.
Here's an example of an acceptable method of getting consent to place cookies:
Adjust Browser Settings No Longer Works
According to GDPR, your site needs to make it easy for users to withdraw consent as it is to give it. For example, if you have an opt-in box that a user needs to tick to provide consent, you must also include an opt-out box that users can access to withdraw consent.
It's essential to note that telling people that they can block cookies if they do not accept the cookies you use won't meet this regulation.
Specific Consent For Different Cookie Purposes
If your site uses different types of cookies for various data processing purposes, you'll need to provide valid consent mechanisms for each purpose.
Here's a way to do that by offering individual consent and control methods for each type of cookie you use:
What Constitutes Compliant Cookie Consent?
Under the GDPR, compliant cookie consent has to:
Be ontained through an affirmative action that shows consent (checkbox or clearly labeled button)
Be withdrawable in the sense that the user can opt-out if he changes his mind
Be informed in that the user must know why, how, and where the personal data collected by cookies will be used. The user needs to have a choice to opt-in and opt-out of the different types of cookies and know what each cookie is used for.
If you don't make your consent notice itself very detailed with information, include a link to your Cookie Policy if you have one or your Privacy Policy that has further information about your use of cookies.


> Ahhh yes... wood, rust, a fence and greenery.
I love this shot, Astrid! Nice processing to bring out that beautiful rust!
I think it's probably had its best days Astrid..
Don and Ruth would LOVE to see your take on this, Astrid. Please send it to them!
C'est bien abîmé par le temps.
I love your eye for such technical things - a fine image of this rusty wheelbarrow!
Wow that is a mighty wheel on the Astrid wheelbarrow. Are you back home now?
What a great picture subject.
A lovely composition with both background and foreground interesting.
Love it!! Can't ever have too much rust!
Do you think he's still there? Nice shot.


text:
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO RAICES
Founded in 1986 as the Refugee Aid Project by community activists in South Texas, RAICES has grown to be the largest immigration legal services provider in Texas. With offices in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, RAICES is a frontline organization in the roiling debate about immigration and immigrants in the world. As an organization that combines expertise developed from the daily practice of immigration law with a deep commitment to advocacy, RAICES is unique among immigration organizations. A diverse staff of 240 attorneys, legal assistants, social workers, advocates, and support staff provide consultations, direct legal services, representation, assistance and advocacy to communities in Texas and to clients after they leave the state. In 2017, RAICES staff closed 51,000 cases at no cost to the client. Our advocacy and commitment to change are driven by the clients and families we serve every day as our attorneys and legal assistants provide legal advocacy and representation in an immigration system that breaks apart families and leaves millions without pathways to legal status.


text:
Home > Scotland > Central Scotland > Abbeys > Inchmahome
Inchmahome Priory
History, tourist information, and nearby accommodation
BY DAVID ROSS, EDITOR
Historic Connections
The Chapter House at Inchmahome
A lovely monastic settlement on an island in the middle of Lake Menteith, Inchmahome was briefly the home of Mary, Queen of Scots. Inchmahome was built in 1238 by Walter Comyn, the Earl of Menteith, for a group of Augustinian friars.
The island is quite small, perhaps 75 metres in any dimension. It is wooded, creating an atmosphere of peaceful rural calm. The remains of the priory include the roofless church, cloisters, chapter house, and domestic quarters for the monks. The west doorway arch of the priory church still stands, and the nave of the church is in good repair.
Aside from this, the most impressive aspect of Inchmahome is the chapter house, where several very well preserved 13th and 14h century effigies are found, including that of Sir Walter Stewart (d. 1295) and Countess Mary. These effigies were originally in the priory church but were moved to the chapter house for preservation.
The nave of the priory church
Royal visits
At least two famous Scot royals have visited Inchmahome. The first was Robert the Bruce, who came three times, in 1306, 1308, and 1310. The second was Mary, Queen of Scots, who stayed at Inchmahome for three weeks in 1547. The child queen was only four years old at the time and was brought to Inchmahome by her mother, Marie de Guise, for her own protection after the heavy Scottish defeat at the Battle of Pinkie.
As the tourist brochures are fond of pointing out, Menteith is Scotland's only 'lake' as opposed to the multitude of 'lochs'. The lake is only about 1.5 miles long and one mile wide, and within the lake are several small islands.
One of the islands is Inch Talla, which houses the crumbling ruins of a medieval castle, home of Walter Comyn, founder of Inchmahome Priory. The castle is in ruins but can be accessed by boat (see below).
13th-century effigies of Sir
Walter Stewart, Earl of
Menteith, and his countess,
in the Chapter House
The priory can only be reached by boat from the pier on the B8034 at Port of Menteith, just off the A81. Visitors will need to raise a flag on the end of the pier, which will alert the ferry pilot to come and fetch you. The journey is not long, perhaps 7 minutes in good weather.
There is no regular access to the castle on Inch Talla, but as the Britain Express family was staying at a self-catering cottage on the shore of the lake we were able to use a rowboat and row to the island. Boats can also be hired at Port of Menteith, but any access to the priory is only by the official Historic Scotland ferry.
Our visit
Half the fun of visiting Inchmahome in a family group is the boat ride to get there. Our children had a wonderful time, The island itself provides a beautiful setting for the priory. There are trails through the woods, allowing visitors to explore the beautiful surroundings. We enjoyed our trip immensely.
Most photos are available for licensing, please contact Britain Express image library.
About Inchmahome
Address: Lake of Menteith, Stirling, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, Trossachs, Central Scotland, Scotland, FK8 3RA
Attraction Type: Abbey
Location: On an island in the middle of Lake Menteith. Access by ferry (seasonal only) from Port of Menteith.
Website: Inchmahome
Historic Scotland
OS: NN 574005
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
8 (more) Beautiful Thatched Cottages in England
10 Beautiful stately homes near London
We've 'tagged' this attraction information to help you find related historic attractions and learn more about major time periods mentioned.
Historic Time Periods:
Find other attractions tagged with:
13th century (Time Period) - Augustinian (Historical Reference) - castle (Architecture) - chapter house (Architecture) - Mary, Queen of Scots (Person) - Medieval (Time Period) - Robert the Bruce (Person) -
NEARBY HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS
Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low to exceptional) on historic interest
The Trossachs - 4.5 miles (Countryside)
Bracklinn Falls - 6.6 miles (Countryside)
Doune Castle - 9.5 miles (Castle)
Dunblane Cathedral - 12.9 miles (Cathedral)
Argyll's Lodging - 12.9 miles (Historic House)
Ben Lomond - 12.9 miles (Countryside)
Stirling Castle - 13.8 miles (Castle)
King's Knot - 13.9 miles (Garden)
Nearest Accommodation to Inchmahome:
Self Catering - B&Bs/Guesthouses - Hotels
Nearest Self Catering Cottages
Aberfoyle Apartment, Aberfoyle - 3.4 miles
Aberfoyle, Central Scotland
Fois House, Callander - 4.4 miles
Callander, Central Scotland
The Sheiling, Callander - 4.6 miles
More self catering near Inchmahome
Glazert Country House Hotel - 14.7 miles
Lennoxtown, Strathclyde
Stay from: £60.00
Kincaid House Hotel - 15.8 miles
Glasgow, Strathclyde
Coachman Hotel - 16.5 miles
More Hotels near Inchmahome
Nearest Bed and Breakfasts
The Old Rectory Guest House - 5.5 miles
The Drymen Inn - 9.4 miles
Drymen, Strathclyde
The Kirkhouse Inn - 12.8 miles
Strathblane, Central Scotland
More bed and breakfasts near Inchmahome
Scotland Travel Guide
Trossachs
Scotland Hotels
Castle Hotels
History of Scotland
Scottish Castles Photo Gallery
More Trossachs
10% off retail price
Explorer OS maps (1: 25,000)
365 and 364
Landranger OS Maps (1:50,000)
Killin (Hotel)
The Courie Inn
The Courie Inn Killin is a comfortable and welcoming hotel with scenic views and delicious thoughtfully sourced bistro and pub dining for breakfast lunch and dinner. We have a cosy bar and a separate cafe area for day visitors and comfortable rooms for tired travellers.


Our strategic partners are One-Shot® ASIA have had a HIGHLY exciting start to 2019.
In this video you can see one of our many One-Shot ice cream and frozen yogurt installations that are spread out across the Asian continent. To date nearly two billion global portions have been consumed and we are steadily gaining exciting market share.
If you are interested in more information, you can reach us through this website and we look forward to hearing from you.
Please also subscribe to us on social media and more exciting news updates are to follow.


Information volunteered by the user, such as survey information and/or website registrations, name and address, telephone number, fax number, and payment information (such as credit card number and billing address).
If you do not want to receive email from us in the future, please let us know by sending us email at the above address or writing to us at the above address. Additionally, members/donors can "opt out" under the user profile contained in our site.
From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our website to notify you of these changes, and we will use for these new purposes only data collected from the time of the policy change forward. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our website periodically. Members/Donors may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by writing to us at the above address.
We have appropriate security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our website. When we transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information, such as financial information, we redirect visitors to a secure server.
- Events - Within 2 days of the scheduled event, excepting specific published events where refund rules may differ from this policy.


text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<metadata>
	<layout title="DEFAULT RESET LAYOUT">
		<message>
			<![CDATA[DEFAULT RESET LAYOUT DESC]]>
		</message>
	</layout>
	<state>
		<name>DEFAULT RESET LAYOUT</name>
		<description>DEFAULT RESET LAYOUT DESC</description>
	</state>
</metadata>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


drakensang error failed to create direct3d device object - Mobile Tech Services, Inc.
Onsite computer services, virus removal, networking services, laptop and tablet repair, mac computer support, remote access support, server set up and repair, data recovery services,web site design services, point of sale services, television repair and home theatre support, security camera setup and support.
Inloggen Statistieken 20.235 weergaven 7 Vind je dit een leuke video? Gameplay Trailer6960 reproducciones0:45Drakensang Online. saladin114XD 21.068 weergaven 1:49 Drakensang Online Level 50 Items Shopping - Duur: 9:30. required.
Merci Ajouter un commentaire Utile +0 Signaler steven22 29 nov. 2007 à 02:11 Salut a tous, même problème quand je lance 3dmark 2006, le test se lance pas et il me TODOS LOS DERECHOS RESERVADOS. Learn more » Visit our developers site » Learn more about our publishing program - we help game developers get their games out to millions of users on multiple platforms. You will always be able to play your favorite games on Kongregate.
Login now. Visit our Developers Site where you can find documentation on our APIs and more information about publishing opportunities to further promote your game. Can you offer any advice or help? It was because of my ATI radeon graphics card.
Esta acción es solo para usuarios de Taringa! This person must be a US citizen and we would prefer someone not too far from the Pacific time zone. May 9, 2012 2:04am honnza 6 posts metadata Does not work for me in Windows 7 / Google Chrome nor in FireFox. Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account?
Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Forums Kongregate Game Forums General Gaming Technical Support Game Programming All Forums Dev Upload Your Game Kongregate is a community-driven browser games portal with an open platform for all web games. May 9, 2012 1:40pm DracoDragoon 5 posts metadata "Run" is on your computer. leishmani_gp, Dec 9, 2013 #6 Biztart Exceptional Talent Sorry to hear you are having technical trouble connecting to the game.
Gepubliceerd op 24 jan. 2012!!!BITTE LESEN!!!Die Systeminformationen meines Nobebooks:Also Ich habe einen Samsung N120 NotebookMein prozessor ist ein Itel(R) Atom(TM) CPUN270 @ 1,60 GHz 1,60GHzArbeitsspeicher(RAM) 1,00GBSystemtyp 32 Bit-BetriebssystemGrafikkarte: Mobile Intel(R) 945 IMR 32.106 weergaven 3:47 Solucion al problema DirectDraw y Direct3D en window 7 Para Los Juegos - Duur: 10:57. Spieletrend 114.687 weergaven 6:54 How to fix - Game crash before starting // Failed to create D3D Device - Duur: 2:17. If it says No Acceleration Available, then go to Control Panel - System - Performance and make sure that 'Hardware Acceleration' is set to full.
i have not yet installed the update for it, but i will try again when the update is done. J'ai déjà installer la mise à jour de ma carte mais toujours le même message : "Failed to create Direct3D Device This error has also been sent to Debug.log " Ajouter Dear forum reader, if you'd like to actively participate on the forum by joining discussions or starting your own threads or topics, please log into the game first. Het beschrijft hoe wij gegevens gebruiken en welke opties je hebt.
leishmani_gp, Dec 17, 2013 #10 Berotomax Forum Master The CPU speed is only relevant if you have an old system like Pentium 4. Forum New Posts FAQ Calendar Forum Actions Mark Forums Read Quick Links Today's Posts View Site Leaders Jira GitHub goWorldWind Web WorldWind WorldWind Central FEF Advanced Search Welcome to the Nasa Hi guys, I've posted the first question and I'm back for the resolution...2 years later... Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2015 XenForo Ltd.
Lénaïc. Please check that your graphics card driver is up to date and check to see if your Anti-virus is causing interference with the game. Sorry I'm ashamed of it. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
Stay logged in Drakensang Online EN Forums > Archive > General Archive > Forums Forums Quick Links Recent posts Calendar Menu Help Home RSS Terms and Rules Forum software by XenForo™ Tout avait fonctionné parfaitement par la suite. I've been playing this game since early this year. Already have an account?
Luan Freitas 49.262 weergaven 3:01 Como Baixar e Instalar o jogo DrakenSang - Duur: 4:48. Bezig... Yes No Forums → Kongregate Multiplayer Games → [Drakensang Online] Cant play game because of graphics? This should fix your problem if you have ATI Radeon.
Si je me souviens bien, il a fallu que j'installe la version supérieure de Microsoft .net framework, puis que je remette à jour la totalité des pilotes des cartes de mon Use at your own risk. May 8, 2012 7:07pm DracoDragoon 5 posts metadata It is enabled and i tested it and there were no problems. jigsroxx Forum-Greenhorn i cant start the game due to to nebula 3 application error description- failed to create direct 3d device object: hr=D3DERR_INVALIDCALL (HWND=0xd0456 / 853078, PARENT-HWND=0x2f0358 / 3081048)!
Haha! Afficher la suite Failed to create Direct 3D Device Unable to create direct3D device Failed to create direct 3d device Failed to create direct 3D device Failed to create the D3D9 You can change this preference below. We look forward to your next visit!


text:
Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/empeco/v21y1996i1p77-110.html
The Engine of Growth or Its Handmaiden? A Time-Series Assessment of Export-Led Growth
Download & other version
Riezman, Raymond G
Whiteman, Charles H
Summers, Peter M
Raymond G. Riezman
Peter Michael Summers
Charles H. Whiteman
This paper presents an analysis of time-series data for the countries in the Summers-Heston (1991) data set, in an attempt to ascertain the evidence for or against the export-led growth hypothesis. We find that standard methods of detecting export-led growth using Granger causality tests may give misleading results if imports are not included in the system being analysed. For this reason, our main statistical tool is the measure of conditional linear feedback developed by Geweke (1984), which allows us to examine the relationship between export growth and income growth while controlling for the growth of imports. These measures have two additional features which make them attractive for our work. First, they go beyond mere detection of evidence for export-led growth, to provide a measurement of its strength. Second, they enable us to determine the temporal pattern of the response of income to exports. In some cases export-led growth is a long run phenomenon, in the sense that export promotion strategies adopted today have their strongest effect after 8 to 16 years. In other cases the opposite is true; exports have their greatest influence in the short run (less than 4 years). We find modest support for the export- led growth hypothesis, if "support" is taken to mean a unidirectional causal ordering. Conditional on import growth, we find a causal ordering from export growth to income growth in 30 of the 126 countries analysed; 25 have the reverse ordering. Using a weaker notion of "support"--stronger conditional feedback from exports to income than vice versa, 65 of the 126 countries support the export- led growth hypothesis, although the difference in strength is small. Finally, we find that for the "Asian Tiger" countries of the Pacific Rim, the relationship between export growth and output growth becomes clearer when conditioned on human capital and investment growth as well as import growth.
(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.
(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
Riezman, Raymond G & Whiteman, Charles H & Summers, Peter M, 1996. "The Engine of Growth or Its Handmaiden? A Time-Series Assessment of Export-Led Growth," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 77-110.
Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:21:y:1996:i:1:p:77-110
To our knowledge, this item is not available for download. To find whether it is available, there are three options:
1. Check below whether another version of this item is available online.
2. Check on the provider's web page whether it is in fact available.
3. Perform a search for a similarly titled item that would be available.
Other versions of this item:
Raymond Riezman & Charles Whiteman & Peter M. Summers, 1996. "The Engine of Growth or Its Handmaiden? A Time-Series Assessment of Export-Led Growth," GE, Growth, Math methods 9602002, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Riezman, R. & Whiteman, C. & Summers, P.M., 1995. "The Engine of Growth or Its Handmaiden? A Time Series Assessment of Export-Led Growth," Working Papers 95-16, University of Iowa, Department of Economics.
Riezman, R.G. & Summers, P.M. & Whiteman, C.H., 1991. "The Engine of Growth or Its Handmaiden? A Time Series Assessment of Export-Led Growth," Working Papers 92-27, University of Iowa, Department of Economics.
Serletis, Apostolos, 1992. "Export growth and Canadian economic development," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 133-145, January.
Robert J. Barro, 1991. "Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 106(2), pages 407-443.
Barro, R.J., 1989. "Economic Growth In A Cross Section Of Countries," RCER Working Papers 201, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER).
Robert J. Barro, 1989. "Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries," NBER Working Papers 3120, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Ram, Rati, 1987. "Exports and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Evidence from Time-Series and Cross-Section Data," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 36(1), pages 51-72, October.
Chow, Peter C. Y., 1987. "Causality between export growth and industrial development : Empirial evidence from the NICs," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 55-63, June.
White, Halbert, 1980. "A Heteroskedasticity-Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimator and a Direct Test for Heteroskedasticity," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 48(4), pages 817-838, May.
Marin, Dalia, 1992. "Is the Export-Led.Growth Hypothesis Valid for Industrialized Countries?," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 74(4), pages 678-688, November.
Marin, Dalia, 1990. "Is the Export-Led Growth Hypothesis Valid for Industrialized Countries?," CEPR Discussion Papers 362, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
Marin, Dalia, 1992. "Is the Export-led Growth Hypothesis Valid for Industrialized Countries?," Munich Reprints in Economics 3112, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
Tyler, William G., 1981. "Growth and export expansion in developing countries : Some empirical evidence," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(1), pages 121-130, August.
Riezman, R.G. & Whiteman, C.H., 1991. "World Business Cycles," Working Papers 91-26, University of Iowa, Department of Economics.
Michaely, Michael, 1977. "Exports and growth : An empirical investigation," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 4(1), pages 49-53, February.
Kormendi, Roger C. & Meguire, Philip G., 1985. "Macroeconomic determinants of growth: Cross-country evidence," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 141-163, September.
Sims, Christopher A, 1980. "Macroeconomics and Reality," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 48(1), pages 1-48, January.
Kunst, Robert M & Marin, Dalia, 1989. "On Exports and Productivity: A Causal Analysis," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 71(4), pages 699-703, November.
Kunst, Robert M. & Marin, Dalia, 1989. "On Exports and Productivity: A Causal Analysis," Munich Reprints in Economics 3113, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
Jung, Woo S. & Marshall, Peyton J., 1985. "Exports, growth and causality in developing countries," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 1-12.
Ahmad, Jaleel & Kwan, Andy C. C., 1991. "Causality between exports and economic growth : Empirical evidence from Africa," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 243-248, November.
Peter Kugler, 1991. "Growth, exports and cointegration: An empirical investigation," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 127(1), pages 73-82, March.
Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen & Mohtadi, Hamid & Shabsigh, Ghiath, 1991. "Exports, growth and causality in LDCs : A re-examination," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 405-415, October.
Harrison, Ann & Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés, 2010. "Trade, Foreign Investment, and Industrial Policy for Developing Countries," Handbook of Development Economics, in: Dani Rodrik & Mark Rosenzweig (ed.), Handbook of Development Economics, edition 1, volume 5, chapter 0, pages 4039-4214, Elsevier.
Ann Harrison & Andrés Rodríguez-Clare, 2009. "Trade, Foreign Investment, and Industrial Policy for Developing Countries," NBER Working Papers 15261, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Sayef Bakari, 2017. "The Three-Way Linkages Between Export, Import And Economic Growth: New Evidence From Tunisia," Journal of Smart Economic Growth, , vol. 2(3), pages 13-53, December.
Bakari, Sayef, 2017. "The Three-Way Linkages between Export, Import and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Tunisia," MPRA Paper 81080, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Sayef Bakari, 2017. "The Impact of Vegetables Exports on Economic Growth in Tunisia," Economic Research Guardian, Weissberg Publishing, vol. 7(2), pages 72-87, December.
Bakari, Sayef, 2017. "The Impact of Vegetables Exports on Economic Growth in Tunisia," MPRA Paper 80722, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Stefanescu, Razvan & Dumitriu, Ramona, 2014. "Investigation on the relationship between Romanian foreign trade and industrial production," MPRA Paper 62547, University Library of Munich, Germany.
AKBAR Mohammad & NAQVI Zareen Fatima, 2010. "Are Exports an Engine of Growth in Pakistan?," EcoMod2003 330700004, EcoMod.
Asmawi Hashim & Norimah Rambeli & Norasibah Abdul Jalil & Normala Zulkifli & Emilda Hashim & Noor Al-Huda Abdul Karim, 2019. "Does Export Led Growth Hypothesis Hold Under World Crisis Recovery Regime in Malaysia?," Research in World Economy, Research in World Economy, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(5), pages 9-19, December.
Ioanna Konstantakopoulou, 2017. "The aggregate exports-GDP relation under the prism of infrequent trend breaks and multi-horizon causality," International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 661-689, October.
Christian Dreger & Dierk Herzer, 2013. "A further examination of the export-led growth hypothesis," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 45(1), pages 39-60, August.
Dierk Herzer, 2010. "A further examination of the export-led growth hypothesis," Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers 200, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research.
Christian Dreger & Dierk Herzer, 2012. "A further examination of the export-led growth hypothesis," FIW Working Paper series 084, FIW.
Dreger, Christian & Herzer, Dierk, 2011. "A further examination of the export-led growth hypothesis," Discussion Papers 305, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Department of Business Administration and Economics.
Christian Dreger & Dierk Herzer, 2011. "A Further Examination of the Export-Led Growth Hypothesis," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1149, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
Ioanna Konstantakopoulou, 2016. "New evidence on the Export-led-growth hypothesis in the Southern Euro-zone countries (1960-2014)," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 36(1), pages 429-439.
Tarlok Singh, 2010. "Does International Trade Cause Economic Growth? A Survey," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(11), pages 1517-1564, November.
Eleanor Doyle & Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, 2006. "Relating Productivity and Trade 1980-2000: A Chicken and Egg Analysis," Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers 147, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research.
Hatemi-J, Abdulnasser, 2002. "Export performance and economic growth nexus in Japan: a bootstrap approach," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 14(1), pages 25-33, January.
Subrata Ghatak & Stephen Price, 1997. "Export composition and economic growth: Cointegration and causality evidence for India," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 133(3), pages 538-553, September.
Mehmet Balcilar & Zeynel Ozdemir, 2013. "The export-output growth nexus in Japan: a bootstrap rolling window approach," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 44(2), pages 639-660, April.
Xiaming Liu & Haiyan Song & Peter Romilly, 1997. "An empirical investigation of the causal relationship between openness and economic growth in China," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(12), pages 1679-1686.
Qazi Muhammad Adnan Hye, 2012. "Exports, imports and economic growth in China: an ARDL analysis," Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 5(1), pages 42-55, February.
Njimanted, Godfrey Forgha & Nkwetta Ajong Aquilas, 2015. "The Impact of Timber Exports on Economic Growth in Cameroon: An Econometric Investigation," Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 3(3), pages 46-60, September.
Ramona Dumitriu & Razvan Stefanescu, 2015. "The Relationship Between Romanian Exports And Economic Growth After The Adhesion To European Union," Risk in Contemporary Economy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, pages 17-26.
Ahmed, Osama & Sallam, Walid, 2018. "Studying the volatility effect of agricultural exports on agriculture share of GDP: The case of Egypt," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 345-352.
Sahoo, Auro Kumar & Sahoo, Dukhabandhu & Sahu, Naresh Chandra, 2014. "Mining export, industrial production and economic growth: A cointegration and causality analysis for India," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 27-34.
JEL classification:
C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
D5 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
D9 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:21:y:1996:i:1:p:77-110. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.


text:
package org.n52.youngs.load;

import org.n52.youngs.api.Record;

/**
 *
 * @author Daniel Nüst
 */
public interface SinkRecord extends Record {

    abstract boolean hasId();

    abstract String getId();

}


Under the light canopy on the market square, the wonderful Mainz Christmas Market shines out in front of the impressive backdrop of the 1,000-year-old St. Martin's cathedral (Martinsdom) and the picturesque Renaissance facades of the historic market houses. Handmade specialities, the useful and the curious, typical "Meenzer" specialities – there is something for everyone here. Enter between the glittering beams of light and marvel at the glowing, rotating Christmas pyramids with figures from Mainz. A few metres further on, in front of the cathedral, the life-size Nativity figures present a marvelous impression, and, last but not least, the nine metre high, rotating musical clock, with 18 hand-carved angel figures. Take some time in between to listen to the atmospheric concerts in front of and inside the cathedral, enjoy the colourful stage programme and print out your own Christmas cards in the print shop of the Gutenberg Museum, behind the cathedral. Directly in front of this, you can immerse yourself in the campfire romance in the cosy Weinfasshütten (wine barrel cabins) of the cosy Christmas village. In this way, you can enjoy Christmas in Mainz with all your senses.


text:
Report: 20,000 jobs could be lost in Oklahoma due to energy price volatility
Updated: 8:48 AM CDT Aug 5, 2015
A new Oklahoma State University economic forecast says the state could lose more than 20,000 jobs due to energy price volatility through 2016.The Journal Record reports that the state's mining sector, which is dominated by oil and gas operations, already has lost 8,400 jobs since employment peaked at 63,000 in November.A new report by the Center for Applied Economic Research says that resulted in an estimated 5,040 job losses in other sectors. The report's co-author, school economist Dan Rickman, says the estimate draws from analysis indicating every 10 energy jobs support six positions in other industries.Rickman says Oklahoma's direct energy industry job losses would total about 13,000 by the end of 2016. He says such mining sector losses would erase 7,800 related jobs in other industries.
A new Oklahoma State University economic forecast says the state could lose more than 20,000 jobs due to energy price volatility through 2016.
The Journal Record reports that the state's mining sector, which is dominated by oil and gas operations, already has lost 8,400 jobs since employment peaked at 63,000 in November.
A new report by the Center for Applied Economic Research says that resulted in an estimated 5,040 job losses in other sectors. The report's co-author, school economist Dan Rickman, says the estimate draws from analysis indicating every 10 energy jobs support six positions in other industries.
Rickman says Oklahoma's direct energy industry job losses would total about 13,000 by the end of 2016. He says such mining sector losses would erase 7,800 related jobs in other industries.


Accounting services have come to take over the business world as they are the keys to running a profitable business. However, it depends on the size of your business to know how much you should be paying. For small businesses looking for bookkeeping firms near me, it can be challenging not knowing what factors drive the pay.
What to Consider When Seeking Bookkeeping Services?
Bookkeeping services for small business is usually dependent on the level of growth. At first, you may not need the full accounting services, just the basic bookkeeping services which are more of compliance. At this point, paying for full accounting services is an expense you can't afford. But when the business grows, it may call for more than the basic services.
Thanks to Search Engine, a simple search for bookkeeping firms near me, will provide a list of qualified firms with their working hours. Whether they offer part-time or full-time services. Obviously, full-time services will demand more money, say $3000-$4500 a month exclusive of benefits while the part-time option will be $400-$800 without adding the benefits. That said, if one does not have such kind of money there is another option. The in-house bookkeeping. It's convenient since there will be no additional costs.
Small business bookkeeping services are more than saving cost. If the business demands more services than those offered by your in-house bookkeeper, outsourcing is your best option. Why? This is because outsourcing will provide a wide range of virtual accounting services that meet your business' growth cycle needs. Of course, factors such as hourly rates, the complexity of the services needed and so on have to be considered to ensure you spend a reasonable amount.
Bottom line is, bookkeeping services for small business is important for success but you do not have to spend a fortune on it. With the above factors, you will be able to determine which option is best for you. Contact us today to know more about our outsourced accounting and bookkeeping services. We offer a FREE initial consultation for our clients.


text:
Siebenbürgen-sakserne eller  Transylvanske saksere (tysk: Siebenbürger Sachsen; ungerska: Erdélyi szászok; rumænske: Sași) er et folkeslag med tysk baggrund som bosatte sig i Transsylvanien (Siebenbürgen) i 1100-tallet og senere. Koloniseringen af Transsylvanien begyndtes under kong Géza 2. af Ungarn (1141 - 1162). Årsagen til migrationen var at man skulle forsvare Kongeriget Ungarns sydøstlige grænse. Koloniseringen fortsatte til 1200-tallets slutning. Flertallet af tyskerne kom fra den vestlige del af det Tysk-romerske rige og talte den tyske dialekt frankisk og blev generelt kaldte saksere fordi de var tyskere som arbejdede for Ungarns kansler. Og meget på grund af sin historie havde Saksere privilegeret status blandt Ungarns adel.

Efter 1918, da Trianon-traktaten blev undertegnet og Transsylvanien blev en del af Rumænien, blev Siebenbürgen-sakserne sammen med alle andet tysktalende folk i Rumænien en del af tyskrumænerne. Efter anden verdenskrig er antallet af Siebenbürgen-sakserne reduceret og flertallet er flyttet til Østrig og Tyskland, men nogle er også flyttet til USA. Der er nu  meget få Siebenbürgen-sakserne tilbage  i Rumænien. Antallet bosatte tyskere i Rumænien er i dag 60.000, men det inkluderer også andet tysktalende grupper.

Kilder

 Nationalencyklopedin: Siebenbürgensachsare

 Villages with Fortified Churches ind i Transylvania. UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992–2010
 Wolfgang Mieder, The Pied Tuder: A Handbook side 67, Greenwood Presse, 2007  - adgang via Google books September 3, 2008
Personer fra Rumænien
Tyskere
Folkeslag i Rumænien

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Home > Enlightening Essays > Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj: Propagator of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan (Part 2)
AKSHAR-PURUSHOTTAM ENSHRINED IN BOCHASAN
Through the dedicated efforts of the devotees and sadhus, the mammoth construction work proceeded at such great speed that Shastriji Maharaj's challenging deadline was met. The murti-pratishtha date was set for 5 June 1907 (Vaishakh vad 10, Samvat 1963). With just a few weeks to go before this historic event, invitations were sent out. Devotees everywhere planned enthusiastically to participate in the ceremony.
With all preparations complete, the murti-pratishtha day dawned. In the morning, learned and experienced Brahmins recited the traditional Vedic verses, guiding Shastriji Maharaj and other devotees devoutly through the yagna rituals. Then, the auspicious time for the murti-pratishtha approached. The metallic murti of Purushottam Bhagwan Swaminarayan was placed in position in the central shrine of the mandir. Then, the sadhus and devotees attempted to place the murti of Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand Swami. But, even though it was lighter, the murti would not budge. More help was called, but still the murti could not be lifted. They tried again and again, but without success. Finally, they went to Shastriji Maharaj and informed him of the puzzling situation. He immediately got up and accompanied the devotees to the murti. There, Shastriji Maharaj prayed, "O Swami! We have left Vartal for you, and tolerated much abuse, hardship and danger. So please shower your grace on us by taking your rightful place." Then, he took a small chisel and inserted it at the base of the murti, slightly lifting it off the ground. The sadhus and devotees then lifted the murti into place. Then Shastriji Maharaj performed the murti-pratishtha arti. In this way, for the first time, the murtis of Akshar-Purushottam were consecrated in the central shrine.
Now, Bochasan Mandir provided a centre for people to offer their devotion. As a result, more and more people throughout the Charotar region began to openly embrace the worship of Akshar-Purushottam. The philosophy that was once restricted to a corner of Vartal was now becoming widespread throughout Charotar, and beyond.
MANDIR AT SARANGPUR
Shastriji Maharaj used Sarangpur as a base and toured the surrounding villages to teach the message of Akshar and Purushottam. When Shastriji Maharaj arrived in Limbdi, Jhaverbhai, the Diwan proposed, "If you agree to build a shikharbaddha mandir in Sarangpur, I will convince the Thakor to give you enough land." Nirgundas Swami and other sadhus and devotees were excited by this offer. But Shastriji Maharaj had his own way of dealing with things.
He told the Diwan, "We are short of funds, but if you give us a few acres we will build a small mandir." The Diwan was well aware of Shastriji Maharaj's capabilities and reasoned that such a small mandir would not be appropriate. So, again, he offered to obtain sanction for as much land as was necessary. Seeing the genuine intentions of the Diwan, Shastriji Maharaj agreed. After a few days, Shastriji Maharaj returned to Sarangpur. Meanwhile, Jhaverbhai, the Diwan, had talked to the Thakor of Limbdi and sent Meghabhai to meet Shastriji Maharaj. When he arrived, Shastriji Maharaj took him to the southern part of the village and requested for the entire 24-acre area Bhagwan Swaminarayan had sanctified and where he had performed the groundbreaking ceremony by riding his horse. In this way, the land was procured from the Thakor of Limbdi.
Work began in earnest to prepare the area for construction. Times were difficult and they received insufficient alms to feed all. Still, everyone worked with enthusiasm, realizing the glory of the service they were engaged in. All were eager to contribute their services for the cause of Akshar and Purushottam, no matter what hardship they had to endure. In due course, as the mandir construction neared completion, Shastriji Maharaj declared the date for the murti-pratishtha ceremony.
The opponents tried to interfere in Shastriji Maharaj's work. They approached the Thakor of Limbdi, who had allocated the land for the mandir to Shastriji Maharaj, and convinced him that the murtis of Radha-Krishna should be consecrated in the central shrine. Thus, when the Thakor went to meet Shastriji Maharaj, he made several suggestions and asked where the murtis of Radha-Krishna would be installed. Shastriji Maharaj realized the purpose of his question and decisively replied, "We have tolerated many difficulties for Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Gunatitanand Swami. We have become sadhus and dedicated our lives for them. So, the murtis of Akshar and Purushottam will be consecrated in the central shrine, while the murtis of Radha-Krishna will be placed in the first shrine." The Thakor and his accomplices were left speechless by Shastriji Maharaj's bold and forthright statements and happily agreed to his plans. Invitations were sent to all devotees to attend the murti-pratishtha on 8 May 1916 (Vaishakh sud 6, Samvat 1972).
On the preceding day, Shastriji Maharaj blessed, "This mandir, which has been built here in Sarangpur, fulfils the promise made by Shriji Maharaj to Jiva Khachar. Tomorrow, the murtis of supreme God, Purushottam, and his divine abode, Akshar, will be consecrated here. The glory of this mandir will increase in the years to come."
The following day, Shastriji Maharaj performed the Vedic yagna rituals and then consecrated the murtis of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Gunatitanand Swami and Gopalanand Swami in the central shrine.
Once again, everyone experienced Shastriji Maharaj's devotion and determination in establishing and enshrining the Akshar-Purushottam philosophy.
AKSHAR MANDIR, GONDAL
In a relatively short span of nine years, Shastriji Maharaj had inspired two majestic mandirs, consecrating the murtis of Akshar and Purushottam in the central shrines. Shastriji Maharaj continued his spiritual tours to the villages, towns, and cities, explaining the Akshar-Purushottam philosophy as revealed by Bhagwan Swaminarayan in the Vachanamrut.
In the summer of 1932 CE (Samvat 1988) Shastriji Maharaj was in Sarangpur, where Haribhai Amin, a native of Virsad, a village near Borsad, came to meet him. Haribhai had negotiated a deal with the Maharaja of Gondal, Bhagvatsinhji, to purchase the land surrounding the Akshar Deri, the auspicious memorial shrine built over the cremation site of Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand Swami.
The all-knowing Shastriji Maharaj stated, "The price of Rs. 25,000 you have accepted is reasonable." Haribhai was left speechless. Since that, in fact, was the price he had agreed upon with the Maharaja. He realized that he could not hide anything from Shastriji Maharaj. He told Shastriji Maharaj about the terms the Maharaja had stipulated: that the memorial shrine be preserved and a mandir be built over it in three years at a cost of at least one million rupees. Shastriji Maharaj assuringly said, "Gunatitanand Swami's memorial shrine is very sacred and miraculous. Maharaj and Swami are eternally manifest there. Over a million rupees will be spent there, so there is no need for you to worry about it." Then with Shastriji Maharaj's approval Haribhai returned to Gondal to finalize the land deal.
Throughout Gujarat, the devotees were thrilled that a mandir was to be built in Gondal over the auspicious memorial shrine of Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand Swami. Thousands attended the groundbreaking ceremony on 18 January 1932 (Posh sud 10, Samvat 1988). Soon afterwards, construction work began on the site. Many devotees eagerly contributed their time, energy and other necessary resources for this noble cause.
Shastriji Maharaj instructed the young and spirited Yogiji Swami to cook for the sadhus, devotees and labourers serving there and also to help in the construction work. The building work proceeded at full speed and soon, with the enthusiastic and devout efforts of the sadhus and devotees, the mandir neared completion – it had taken just two-and-a-quarter years – much less than the time stipulated by the Maharaja of Gondal.
Invitations were sent for the murti-pratishtha ceremony on 24 May 1934 (Vaishakh sud 10, Samvat 1990). Devotees began to arrive in Gondal several days beforehand to attend the spiritual discourses and participate in the preliminary Vedic rituals. Shastriji Maharaj and other senior sadhus and devotees spoke in detail about the Akshar-Purushottam philosophy and the glory of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. Everyone revelled in the divine and joyous atmosphere.
On the day of the murti-pratishtha, the murtis of Akshar and Purushottam were placed in the central shrine and Shastriji Maharaj performed the Vedic rituals, invoking the divine presence of Maharaj and Swami in the murtis. Then, when Shastriji Maharaj held the mirror before the murtis it cracked due to the divine gaze of the Lord, demonstrating Shriji Maharaj's divine presence in the murtis to all.
In the murti-pratishtha assembly, Shastriji Maharaj described the glory of the Akshar Deri, emphasizing that Gunatitanand Swami was the incarnation of Aksharbrahman, and that only by total surrender to such a God-realized Sadhu can one attain virtues like Akshar and become eligible to worship Purushottam. Then, Shastriji Maharaj appointed Yogiji Swami as the mahant of the Akshar Mandir in Gondal, to the universal approval of all.
Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj: Propagator of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan (Part 1) | Enlightening Essays Archive | Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj: Propagator of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan (Part 3)


June 2016 – South Kerry Development Partnership CLG.
K&T Bakery, based in Cahersiveen was this week chosen as one of the three representatives from the Southern Region to go forward to the national finals of the ILDN Enterprise Awards in September. The business which was supported by South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. (SKDP) through the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (BTWEA), currently employ 15 people in addition to themselves in the business and expect to expand this number further in the coming year. It has been in operation since October 2014 and currently sells directly to the public and also supplies some local businesses.
Business owner Katarzyna Gwis, who is running the bakery along with her husband Tom, said they were delighted and very surprised to get the award. "There was really strong competition from the other 12 businesses in the Southern region so we did not expect to be selected" she said. Katarzyna said that she feels the business will benefit from the award as the publicity will help get the business known to many more people. She said they are now looking forward to taking part in the national final in Dublin in September.
Speaking following the awards ceremony which was held in Cork, SKDP CEO Noel Spillane congratulated business owner Katarzyna Gwis on her success to date and said he hoped they will go on now to win the overall award in September. "This business is an excellent example of the success achieved by many such small businesses in South Kerry supported by SKDP" Noel said. He added that the BTWEA, administered in the region by SKDP on behalf of the Department of Social Protection, has provided significant opportunities for unemployed people with business ideas to take the first step in developing their own enterprises. "Such small enterprises are the back bone of rural areas such as South Kerry in terms of providing long term employment and it is fantastic that the hard work and success of businesses such as K&T Bakery is recognised though this awards programme" he said.
SKDP was also represented at the event by James Sheehan of James' Barber Shop based in Killorglin while NEWKD were represented by Maura Sheehy of Maura's Flowers and Doireann Barrett of the Gluten Free Kitchen Company.
This is the first year of the Enterprise Awards programme developed by the Irish Local Development Network to recognise the contribution made by small businesses throughout the country and to highlight the support provided to such businesses by Local Partnership Companies.
The decision by Kerry County Council to put a maintenance scheme in place to provide payments to landowners to undertake maintenance work along the proposed South Kerry Greenway has been welcomed by South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. (SKDP).
The proposed scheme, which will be administered by SKDP, will see landowners along the route securing a minimum payment of €300 a year with an additional €2 per meter of greenway they will maintain. It is estimated that the average payment to landowners will be in the region of €600 a year. The work will include strimming, keeping the route free of litter and ensuring gates are kept closed to ensure animals do not cause a hazard on the route. Landowners will also inspect the route and maintain fencing, gates and trail furniture regularly to ensure they are not damaged so as to help ensure the greenway is maintained to the highest standards.
Speaking after the announcement of the maintenance scheme, SKDP CEO Noel Spillane said that he was delighted that it had been put in place. "This is something we would have favoured and recommended from the outset of this proposed project in order to help deliver economic benefit from it directly to the landowners" Noel said. "We already administer a similar scheme along the Kerry Way and part of the Beara Way and it has proven to be hugely beneficial in terms of both ensuring the walking trails are maintained to the highest standards possible but in also helping deliver a direct economic benefit to the landowners who maintain the routes.
Just over 170 landowners could benefit from the new maintenance scheme but Noel Spillane pointed out that it will operate on a voluntary basis and there is no obligation on the landowners to sign up for it. "If they choose not to participate then SKDP will undertake the work on those sections instead" he said pointing out that Kerry County Council will have responsibility for all structural related work and replacement of fencing and trail furniture along the proposed route if required. "All participating landowners will be provided with training and the necessary materials to undertake the maintenance of the route and will be fully covered by insurance. Every effort will be made by SKDP to keep the maintenance scheme as farm friendly as possible" Noel noted.
Noel Spillane appealed to those landowners opposed to the CPO process to reconsider their position in view of the proposed maintenance scheme and also given the economic importance of the project to the South Kerry area. "A thorough consultation process by Kerry County Council, supported by SKDP failed to secure the agreement of all landowners required so unfortunately Kerry County Council have no alternative but to proceed with the CPO process if the Greenway is to proceed" Noel concluded.


For over twenty years, I have worked with the Blackberry team to produce their device and lifestyle images. In the beginning, the rough plastic castings needed retouching to make them appear more jewel-like. In the early stage of CGI rendering, little glitches needed to be fixed. Now, the current CGI renders are so perfect that sometimes retouching is required, so they look more photographic. By adding screens and swapping hand held devices in existing visuals, I have retouched lifestyle photographs taken all over the world.


text:
Dye & Durham mulls walking away from Link deal
Derek Decloet and Harry Brumpton, Bloomberg News
Brendan Caldwell discusses Dye & Durham
{{ video.Duration | time }}
Software firm Dye & Durham Ltd. is weighing walking away from pursuing Australian data-services outfit Link Administration Holdings Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, potentially ending a deal that was once worth $3.2 billion (US$2.5 billion).
The Toronto-based firm may not table a new offer for the Australian pension fund management platform after its revised bids were rejected, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the matter remained confidential.
No final decision has been made and Dye & Durham could still proceed with its pursuit of Link, the people said. Representatives for Dye & Durham and Link declined to comment.
Shares of Link slumped as much as 5.7 per cent in their biggest decline in nearly four weeks after the Bloomberg News report, giving it a market value of about $1.3 billion.
Link has rejected Dye & Durham's takeover offer for the second time in as many weeks after the Canadian company attempted to revise down the price of an earlier agreed deal dating back to December for A$5.50 per share.
Dye & Durham has been trying to cut the price after a global selloff in technology and software stocks, including a 28 per cent drop this year in the shares of real-estate conveyancing unit Pexa Group Ltd., of which Link is the major shareholder.
The Canadian suitor would be liable for a reverse break fee of A$28.62 million if it chooses to terminate the deal, according to an earlier agreement.
Link rejects revised takeover bid from Dye & Durham
Dye & Durham slashing Link takeover offer by 22%