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Marcos Brakenridge
What It Takes To Be Successful In Your Field And Make More Money
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A friend who is a literary consultant, writer, and critic chatted with me recently about what it takes to be a successful writer.
"A lot of would-be writers," he explained, "simply aren't serious about wanting to write. They try for a little while but give up when they discover there is real work involved. I haven't much patience with these people because they're looking for a shortcut and there just isn't one.
"But," he went on, "I don't want to imply that pure persistence is enough. The plain truth is, often it isn't.
"Just now I'm working with a fellow who's written sixty-two short fiction pieces but hasn't sold one. Obviously, he is persistent in his goal to become a writer. But this fellow's problem is that he uses the same basic approach in everything he writes.
He's developed a hard format for his stories. He has never experimented with his material — his plots and characters, and perhaps even style. What I'm trying to do now is to get this client to try some new approaches and some new techniques. He has the ability, and if he'll do some experimenting, I'm sure he'll sell much of what he writes. But until he does, he'll just go on receiving one rejection slip after another."
The advice of the literary consultant is good. We must have persistence. But persistence is only one of the ingredients of victory. We can try, and try and try and try again, and still fail, unless we combine persistence with experimentation.
Edison is credited with being one of America's most persistent scientists. It's reported that he conducted thousands of experiments before he invented the electric lightbulb. But note: Edison conducted experiments. He persisted in his goal to develop a lightbulb. But he made that persistence pay off by blending it with experimentation.
Persisting in one way is not a guarantee of victory. But persistence blended with experimentation does guarantee success.
Recently I noticed an article about the continuous search for oil. It said that oil companies study the rock formations carefully before they frill a well. Yet, despite their scientific analysis, seven out of eight wells drilled turn out to be dry holes. Oil companies are persistent in their search for oil, not by digging one hole to ridiculous depths but rather by experimenting with a new well when good judgment says the first well won't produce.
Many ambitious people go through life with admirable persistence and show of ambition, but they fail to succeed because they don't experiment with new approaches. Stay with your goal. Don't waver an inch from it. but don't beat your head against a wall. If you aren't getting results, try a new approach.
People who have bulldog persistence, who can grab something and not let go, have an essential quality.
Here are two suggestions for developing greater power to experiment, the ingredient, that, when blended with persistence, gets results.
1. Tell yourself, "There IS a way." All thoughts are magnetic. As soon as you tell yourself, "I'm beaten. There's no way to conquer this problem," negative thoughts are attracted, and each of these helps convince you that you are right, that you are whipped.
Believe instead, "There is a way to solve this problem," and positive thoughts rush into your mind to help you find a solution.
It's believing there is a way that is important.
Marriage counselors report no success in saving marriages until one and preferably both partners see that it is possible to win back happiness.
Psychologists and social workers say an alcoholic is doomed to alcoholism until he believes he can beat his thirst.
This year thousands of new businesses are being formed. Five years from now only a small portion will be still in operation. Most of those who fail will say, "Competition was just too much. We had no choice but to quit." The real problem is that when most people hit the TAR (things are rough) barrier, they think only defeat and so they are defeated.
When you believe there is a way you automatically convert negative energy (let's quit, let's go back) into positive energy (let's keep going, let's move ahead).
A problem, a difficulty, becomes unsolvable only when you think it is unsolvable. Attract solutions by believing solutions are possible. Refuse, simply refuse, to even let yourself say or think that it's impossible.
2. Back off and start afresh. Often, we stay so close to a problem for so long that we can't see new solutions or new approaches.
An engineer friend was retained a few weeks ago to design a distinctly new aluminum structure; in fact, nothing even resembling it had even been developed, or designed, before. I saw him just a few days ago, and I asked him how his new building was coming along.
"Not too well," he replied. "I guess I haven't spent enough time with my garden this summer. When I live with tough design problems for a long stretch, I've got to get away and let some new ideas soak in.
"You'd be surprised," he continued, "to know how many engineering ideas come to me when I'm just sitting beside a tree holding a water hose on the grass."
President Eisenhower once was asked at a news conference why he took so many weekend vacations. His answer is good advice for everybody who wants to maximize his creative ability. Mr. Eisenhower said, "I do not believe that any individual, whether he is running General Motors or the United States of America, can do the best job just by sitting at a desk and putting his face in a bunch of papers. Actually, the president ought to be trying to keep his mind free of inconsequential details and doing his own thinking on the basic principles and factors… so that he can make clear and better judgments.
A former business associate of mine takes a seventy-two-hour out-of-town vacation with his wife once each month. He found this backing off and starting afresh increased his mental efficiency, thereby making him more valuable to his clients.
When you hit a snag, don't throw up the whole project.
Instead, back off, get mentally refreshed. Try something as simple as playing some music or taking a walk or a short nap.
Then, when you tackle it again, the solution often comes almost before you know it.
Seeing the good side pays off in big situations, too. A young man told me how he concentrated on seeing the good side when he lost his job. He explained it this way: "I was working for a large credit reporting company. One day I was given short notice to leave. There was an economic wave on, and they dismissed the employees who were 'least valuable to the company.
"The job didn't pay too well, but by the standards I grew up with, it was pretty good. I really felt terrible for a few hours, but then I decided to look at being bounced as a blessing in disguise. I really didn't like the job much and had I stayed there, I'd never have gone far.
Now I had a chance to find something I really liked to do. It wasn't long until I found a job that I liked a lot better than paid more money, too. Being fired from that credit company was the best thing that ever happened to me."
Remember, you see in any situation what you expect to see. See the good side and conquer defeat. All things do work together for good if you'll just develop a clear vision.
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I didn't tell you about the adventure we had last weekend. We completed the cuts for our bridle joins for the raised bed we are working on. Then, we went out and bought blueberry bushes. We planted them in the lower meadow near our beehives. Or we started to. As we were digging the first hole, the hydraulics for the back hoe on our little tractor burst. And here is where the adventure starts.


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Will your next TV be Ultra HD?
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer
LAS VEGAS -- After attempts to hawk 3-D and OLED TVs fizzled in recent years, television manufacturers are taking small steps toward making a new technology, Ultra HD, more viable for mainstream consumers.
It's the first TV format to be driven by the Internet video-streaming phenomenon, and at the International CES gadget show this week, major streaming players Netflix and Amazon said they'll offer movies and TV shows in the format, and Sharp introduced a relatively inexpensive TV with near-Ultra HD quality.
The moves are meant to coax consumers to pedal faster on their TV upgrade cycles. At the moment, most Americans buy new TVs about once every seven years. TV manufacturers would love to create another wave of buying like the one that sent millions of people to stores a few years ago to upgrade from standard definition, tube TVs to flat-screen HD models.
Unlike the 3-D TV trend, which quickly eroded into a tech fad in recent years, analysts say Ultra HD may actually catch on. With screens that house four times more pixels than regular HD TVs, Ultra HD is a simple enough upgrade to gain widespread adoption in the next few years. Aside from being visually jarring, 3-D required sometimes pricey special glasses and gave some people headaches. Because Ultra HD content can be delivered over a standard high-speed Internet connection, it isn't likely to get bogged down in a format war that plagued the Blu-ray disc standard.
"You see it, you get it. It's a big, awesome picture," said Ben Arnold, a consumer electronics analyst at NPD Group. "Consumers will be interested in it as prices come down. Consumers are also moving toward bigger screens. All of this is good news for (Ultra HD)."
In side-by-side comparisons, Ultra HD is remarkably crisper than HD. It displays richer skin textures, finer details and less pixelation. The extra resolution becomes more important as consumers spend more money on bigger screens that amplify images.
But Ultra HD, or 4K, is in its very early stages. Although prototypes and demonstration models have been around for years, the first sets for consumer use didn't hit the market until 2012 with prices in the tens of thousands of dollars. Only about 60,000 Ultra HD sets were sold last year in the U.S., with 485,000 estimated this year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
Today, the lowest-priced Ultra HD TV being sold on Amazon.com is a 39-inch model from Seiki Digital for $500. The cheapest name-brand manufacturer's model, a 58-inch screen from Toshiba, sells for $2,750. And LG announced this week it would sell an Ultra HD set as small as 49 inches diagonally, which could bring entry level prices closer to $2,000 for top brands. Sharp's new Quattron+ brand, which brings near-4K resolution to sets by making better use of HD pixels, plans to price a 70-inch set around $3,200.
While those price tags are only likely to appeal to early-adopters, they're getting closer to prices people currently pay for big screens running only HD.
But that still isn't close enough, said James McQuivey, principal analyst with research firm Forrester. "These TVs won't actually sell well as long as they are priced high, something TV makers already know because in the last year they've dropped prices considerably," he said.
To entice consumers even further, a handful of content companies promised to make more movies and shows available for the super-sharp screens.
Netflix Inc. CEO Reed Hastings made the rounds at news conferences Monday to declare that the streaming video company is working on distributing 4K video over the Internet. Hastings said all Netflix original series are being shot in 4K and that the company is working with studios on formatting movies and TV shows in 4K, with one of the first series being Sony's "Breaking Bad."
Both Amazon.com Inc. and Hulu are shooting original series in 4K, and Amazon said it was working with major content producers Warner Bros., Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox and Discovery to make 4K content available.
The emergence of Ultra HD marks the first time a major TV standard is being pushed forward with the Internet. "It's a chance for the Internet to really shine," Hastings said.

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Q: MonoTouch: TabItem BadgeValue Using MonoTouch 5.4 on new XCode and iOS 6.0
Old ViewController In TabBarController code:
this.TabBarItem.BadgeValue = "5";

No longer works.
New code, changing to this does work:
this.TabBarController.TabBar.Items[theIndexOfTab].BadgeValue = "5";

By not work I mean the badge does not appear, the value is just ignored in the old case.

A: I think this is normal. Maybe your code was changed / refactored before the update ?
TabBarItem is defined in UIViewController and represent the tab bar item of this view controller.
So this.TabBarItem is the tab bar item of this this view controller, e.g. I used a UITabBarController in my code (let's call it parent).
this.TabBarController.TabBar.Items[x] would represent the tab bar item of one of the child view controller of this parent.
So when I create child1 and child2 (both instances of UIViewController) and assign them to parent.ViewControllers we get three instances of UITabBarItem (one for parent, one for each child) - but only two of them (the children will ever be visible).
E.g. from logging the handle values
2012-09-14 20:13:24.092 test1[47917:1507] parent.TabBarItem.Handle = 291086496
2012-09-14 20:13:24.094 test1[47917:1507] parent.TabBar.Items [0].Handle = 218412640
2012-09-14 20:13:24.094 test1[47917:1507] parent.TabBar.Items [1].Handle = 160885040
2012-09-14 20:13:24.095 test1[47917:1507] child1.TabBarItem.Handle = 218412640
2012-09-14 20:13:24.096 test1[47917:1507] child2.TabBarItem.Handle = 160885040

So I can either do:
child1.TabBarItem.BadgeValue = "5"; // or
parent.TabBar.Items[0].BadValue = "5";

to get the same behaviour. However changing the parent.TabBarItem won't be visible anywhere (at least not in my case where this is the RootViewController of my test application).

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Although the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development directed the Bac Lieu Salt and Trading Company to purchase over 30,000 tons of salt from farmers in the Mekong delta province of Bac Lieu, currently with 200,000 tons in stock, two weeks later, the company had only bought a small quantity of salt.
Company director Ho Thanh Tuan admitted his firm had only bought 1,000 tons of salt, despite the Ministry request to collect 10,000 tons of clean salt, justifying the tardiness on a lack of funds and means of transportation.
Tuan said that next week the salt company would pay salt makers and cooperatives money at their homes, with government representative there as witnesses and then would collect the salt afterwards.
As happy as salt farmers were to hear the government mandate for companies to buy their overstocked salt, they became even more disappointed when the company only sought to buy clean, white salt, as they had produced more black salt more than the white variety.
Dong Hai District salt farmer Do Van Thiet was in despair because he has produced 40 tons of salt, but has sold only half that quantity.
Most salt farmers in the region have borrowed money, which they spent immediately, promising to repay the loans when after harvesting salt. Thus, they have been forced to sell their salt to traders at very low prices, desperate to pay debts.
Moreover, the hard work of farmers will go unrewarded if it rains over the salt fields, where they have invested much time and effort, their hopes now in danger of washing away in the rain.
To escape this plight, many salt farmers have left the countryside to seek jobs faraway from home. Truong Van Luom and Ha Van Duoc have relocated to Ho Chi Minh City to make money.
Despite selling 800 tons of white salt at VND700 per kilogram at fields, Nguyen Van Minh, deputy head of Diem Nghiep Cooperative, still complained that farmers in his cooperative have profited less than they would have had they grown rice; worse, farmers have grown large quantities of black salt, which fetches VND300 a kilogram, but has attracted very few buyers.
Phan Minh Quang, vice director of the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said a solution is needed to help farmers escape their present plight; otherwise, the ministry's policy to purchase salt from farmers would fail completely.


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May 19, 2014 (KNOXVILLE, TN) TeamHealth Medical Call Center is attending the AAACN Annual Conference on May 20-22, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Marriot New Orleans on Canal Street. We'll be in Booth 107 and we invite you to come by and say hello. Go to AAACN site.


Found here are links or articles of interest about some of the health challenges that affect those we serve, all of which are a consequence of a compromised bioterrain. Links to information about some of the various nutritional support protocols we use are also provided.
Excellent article by John Burgstiner, Founder of Logos Nutritionals which sheds light on some of the various causes, symptoms and treatments of Morgellons.
While Lyme Disease and Morgellons are separate and distinct syndromes, they very often coexist together along with various other opportunistic coinfections.
This is the nutritional support protocol that we employ to restore integrity to the bioterrain. Along with recommended dietary and lifestyle changes, it is responsible for so many lives being transformed from hopeless misery to restored productivity and a symptom free future.
Click Here to See Protocol.
Excerpt from Katie Couric show featuring Lyme controversy.
John Halperin, MD, director, Atlantic Neuroscience Institute, joins discussion on Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment and its confounding similarities to other bacteria or tick infections.
Some natural practitioners estimate that 70-80% of Americans are dealing with candidiasis yeast infection or some form of fungal overgrowth. Yeast overgrowth can produce diverse symptoms that are debilitating and yet the condition is often undiagnosed.


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Marketing organizations today rely on data, analysis, and critical thinking. A Segmentation Analyst is at the core of ensuring that our marketing design efforts are precise, impactful and based on data driven insights. The segmentation team is a critical element to the go-to-market programs across every market segment, working closely across marketing functions to deliver stellar results in demand generation and customer engagement. You will act as a primary consultant on data and audience segmentation across campaigns, including; email marketing methodologies, industry research, campaign logic, data source review, campaign analysis and evaluation. Your role is vital to the success of the campaigns and in creating positive customer experiences.
You will lead the overall strategy and apply best practices for segmentation and email. This includes targeting, frequency, order, and timing on all inbound and outbound email communications.
Your role will be to develop and implement segmentation logic that sends the right communication, at the right time, based on customer behavior, actions, and journey stage; manage email calendar, build emails as required, run A/B testing.
You will be asked to present data driven recommendations and strategies to team members and management based on research findings, trends, and your knowledge of the data available.
You will regularly analyze marketing campaign data and evaluate the overall performance of channels, assets, conversions, leads, pipeline and revenue impact.
You will provides superior customer service to our internal clients and external suppliers; managing deadlines and requirements.
You will manage in-house lists and list acquisition, handling list quality, and ensuring proper list usage across all divisions of the organization.
You will be responsible for the integrity of our audience segment analysis, with an emphasis on data quality, database hygiene and growth.
You will build, manage, test and analyze nurturing programs; create/drive accelerator emails to ensure steady flow of MQLs.
You will partner with regional field marketing for nurture program awareness and localization; and identify improvements to drive better open and conversion rates.
You will build contact lists for marketing and sales campaigns based on personas and account segments.
You will be supporting email requirements for global product launches; create and deploy global English emails at appropriate local time zones; coordinate with regional field marketing teams to ensure translated emails deployed.
Direct experience with Eloqua and Salesforce.com is required.
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This "lock proof pen" was highlighted in a scam stuff video and several people asked for a review. Like a zombie, I mindlessly ordered a couple and could not have been more disappointed. The pen is HUGE, the carbide tip useless, the crenelated cap dull, and the picks junk. There is no way to clamp up the pick tips into the pen. I guess they want us to hold them in our fingers? Crazy talk! If you see one of these in someone's possession, just LAUGH at the poor fool that was dumb enough to buy it. I can't get these out of the LockLab fast enough!


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December 07, 2022 by Matias Bessai 2.4K
Cielo Condos Shortlisted for Interior Design's Best of the Year Awards
Collecdev could add another prestigious accolade to the growing collection of awards recognizing their flashy adaptive re-use project in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood, Cielo Condos. The positive reception of the plans for the mixed-use redevelopment of the historic Bloor Street United Church has been one of the main stories surrounding the KPMB Architects-designed project thus far, as it approaches the start of shoring in the New Year, but the praise reached another high this week when Cielo Condos found itself on the shortlist for one of Interior Design Magazine's Best of the Year Awards.
Looking southwest at the complete KPMB design for the 29-storey Cielo Condos, image courtesy of Collecdev
2022's ceremony marks the 17th anniversary of Interior Design's Best of the Year awards, and in that time the annual event has grown to become one of the leading award ceremonies in the international design community, endowing winners with a mark of distinction that holds global significance. Submissions are accepted in over 100 categories for buildings alone, with another full set of categories representing product design as well, offering a comprehensive summary of the noteworthy achievements across the design industry.
For Collecdev, their spot on the shortlist came in the only category that recognizes residential projects currently under construction, competing for the award 'On the Boards: multi-unit housing.' Specifically, it is the architects of the project, KPMB, who are up for the award, adding another affirmation of merit to a dynamic design that elevates both the future users and the character of the area. Looking at their competition, the three other projects rounding out the group include a fellow GTA project, The Greenwich, by II BY IV Design; The Light Towers, a 2-tower development designed by Pininfarina in the city of Merida, Mexico; and finally, The Brooklyn Tower, a staggering 93-storey development designed by Woods Bagot in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Design of residential lobby makes reference to church, image courtesy of Collecdev
Speaking to KPMB's approach to the design of Cielo Condos, one of the firm's Partners, Andrew Dyke, commented that "this new building blends the modern charm of a high-rise with the historical significance of the church, while creating a space that fosters community and connection." What Dyke's point captures well is the idea of blending that is central to the project, which creates a total of 284 new dwelling units that become linked to, but do not disrupt the community that has occupied this space since the 19th century, the Bloor United Church.
Private dining lounge interior amenity area, image courtesy of Collecdev
What's interesting about the project is that the initial conception of a redevelopment came from the leaders of the congregation, who were seeking to guide their organization into the next generation, with a new office and updated facilities. The achievement of the team of Collecdev and KPMB was being able to envision how that redevelopment could become something more. Mixed-use is realized in many different ways, and the limits of what it ought to be should face constant re-evaluation if a city hopes to continue evolving. Building a 29-storey residential tower above a church is a challenging concept, but with thoughtful design that understands the needs of the end user, those spaces can be made to co-exist.
Looking north at the primary elevation of the church in the redevelopment, image courtesy of Collecdev
With the award ceremony set to be held on December 8 at the Penn 1 building in New York City, representatives from both Collecdev and KPMB will be in attendance, hoping for a positive result. Meanwhile, back in Toronto, work continues on the site of Cielo Condos, as more of the exterior walls of the existing church are dismantled ahead of their offsite restoration. With excavation set to commence in the new year, the site is nearly ready for the 29-storey tower soon to come.
Related Companies: Bousfields, Collecdev, HGC Engineering Inc, Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, Janet Rosenberg & Studio, Orin Demolition, A Division of Orin Enterprises Inc.


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Blackhawks' Prospect Teravainen Leads All Scorers in WJC
The Finnish forward racked up 15 points in seven games during Finland's gold medal run
Published on January 6, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Recently, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Teuvo Teravainen said that he hoped to come to North America as soon as this year, but after his performance at the World Junior Championships in Malmo, Sweden this week, that wish might very well become a reality.
That's because Teravainen ended up leading all scorers in the tournament by scoring three goals and dishing out 12 assists for Team Finland in their run to a gold medal victory. In that 3-2 victory over the home nation Swedes in the final, Teravainen picked up assists on all three Finnish goals, including the overtime game winner scored by Rasmus Ristolainen, a Buffalo Sabres prospect.
Teravainen has made it a point to step up in a big way in the annual IIHF tournament, scoring five goals and adding six assists in the 2013 edition of the championship.
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Perhaps most appealing of all when it comes to his skillset is the experience that he is gaining playing top-line center minutes. As Finland's captain, Teravainen really set the tone for the rest of his team, and big victories over Team Canada in the semifinals and Sweden in the final really have lit the hockey world on fire when talking about his bright future.
The question then is where exactly Teravainen will fit in if he does make the jump to North America next season. At this point, it wouldn't be out of the question to see him vie for the long-vacant role of second line center for the Blackhawks, and imagining him on a line with Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane has got to be a tantalizing proposition for Blackhawks fans sick of seeing Michal Handzus serve as a millstone around Kane's neck this season.
Before fans get too excited though, some consideration has to be given to the adjustment period that Teravainen will likely have to go through while adjusting to the North American game. The smaller ice surface shouldn't be much of a problem for someone with his great ice vision and passing ability, but having to get around some of the great defensive forwards in the NHL isn't as easy in a confined space, so Teravainen would probably benefit from some time with the Rockford IceHogs when he comes over.
Odds are a stint in Rockford wouldn't begin this season unless Jokerit's playoff run ends early, but the Blackhawks could bring Teravainen in as a black ace call-up (during the Stanley Cup playoffs, teams will usually bring a slew of prospects along to share in the experience and, in rare cases, fill in for injured veterans) this year.
Even still, other NHL teams have surely taken notice of Teravainen on the horizon, and this could be yet another example of the talent-rich Blackhawks striking gold again with a Finnish player.


Smassh.me is a new web service for sharing your gaming moments. What does that mean exactly? It basically lets you track your game collection and plays, in a very user-friendly manner.
The site is in Beta right now, though that really doesn't mean much nowadays.
Right now I can't really recommend the site, as other sites perform the same functionality better. You never know, though. It may take off if they can create something new and exciting to draw in players.


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Review by Amy Lauren Botula, Common Sense Education | Updated August 2022
Mythopedia
Wiki-level reference site for some -- but not all -- ancient mythologies
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Communication & Collaboration, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Social Studies
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Pros: Balancing dense information with appealing design, Mythopedia will easily support initial research and independent study.
Cons: Missed opportunities to support all learners. Just as troublesome: Many ancient African mythologies are omitted.
Bottom Line: A great place to begin or cross-reference research, especially if you're seeking a resource on many of the major ancient mythologies.
How Can I Teach with This Tool?
Mythopedia is a reference site that incorporates tons of information about a selection of global mythologies. It can support independent study as easily as small-group work. Small groups can focus on a specific mythology, deity, etymology, or origin story, or each student can lead a study on an attribute of the ancient civilization's mythology. Similarly, individual students can be assigned specific ancient civilizations to research and then present on. The site features Aztec, Greek, Roman, Celtic, Norse, Egyptian, Chinese, Japanese, and Hindu mythologies.
It welcomes exploration and research alike. Assign students a specific civilization's mythology or deity to research as part of an introduction within a larger multidisciplinary study in world history or before beginning heterogeneous or leveled groups reading specific myths. Students can also use the site to cross-reference research they've already done to check veracity. In addition to the cross-curricular potential with world history, Mythopedia can serve as a resource for projects in art or humanities classes. The Divine Domains section is an especially exciting feature: Students can trace common themes across multiple civilizations and countries, such as love deities, knowledge deities, or trickster deities. However, though it goes beyond the Greek and Roman myths, it still has a ways to go in order to be fully representative. And it is a fully static and passive experience. But as a free resource, it's a solid one-stop shop to start an exploration of mythology.
With an emphasis on bright graphics, large type, and high-quality photos, Mythopedia invites engagement. Every scroll or click leads to something worth reading.
There are basic facts about major deities in addition to etymology, attributes, and family trees. Plus, commonalities among many ancient mythologies are noted. However, it's a static reference, with no interaction or creation.
While the site's language is simple and well supported by graphics and photos, the absence of hyperlinked key language, translation options, and video and audio enhancements is a missed opportunity to engage all learners.
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A Great Tool for Introducing Ancient Religions
I like this tool as a interactive, illustrative, and summative encyclopedia of ancient pantheons. It covers Roman, Norse, Hindu, Greek, Japanese, Celtic, Chinese, Egyptian and Aztec mythologies. Each cultural category has up to 126 articles. While there are more Greek articles, the site does not count out the mythologies less popular in pop culture and scholarship. I like this move against European ethnocentrism. I do not like the relatively minimal attention paid to Hindu mythology, but otherwise the site is fair with its spread.
It is very visually appealing, it employs a standard modern graphic design for each pantheon as well as examples of artwork from each respective culture/religion. It is easy to navigate and is organized in such a way with subheadings and such that makes it easy to read as well.
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The main reason for visiting the country is the legacy of its history that links to ancient Egypt and the opportunity to travel the colossal pyramids of the country. Also known for its leaders or pharaohs and beautiful queens. The monuments are one of the main reasons to visit Egypt. The places where the pyramids are located symbolise all activities for the tourists. With a rewarding culture that touches every stone and the phenomenal effort of the workers who led to the construction of pyramids, you must plan your vacation quickly. There is no doubt that Pyramid is one of the highest structures built by man until the creation of modern skyscrapers.
However, one should be careful when going to Egypt due to the political instabilities, so it is advisable to plan your vacation with a trustworthy travel agency like Omega Breaks for a quality escape to Egypt.
Besides the construction of the pyramids, whose main input comes from the workers of ancient Egypt, the shape of the structure mimics a stone found in ancient temples. If you go through the mythology of this country, you will soon discover that their sun god has also been similarly formed from a hill, which is coordinated with the structure of the pyramid. It is difficult to resist the endless stories and mythic explanations of these structures for worried travellers around the world. You can imagine more things before you start planning your trip, but your thoughts will lead you to a camel at a point where the pyramids are. This is really one of the most formative structures in Egypt. Although you find persistent theories about the construction of the Giza Pyramid, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World, it is widely known as Khufu's Tomb. To plan an exclusive trip to the Egyptian pyramids, you can focus on travel deals to explore these structures.
The pyramid of Giza is known worldwide and is located on the Giza plateau near Cairo. Many tourists visit it every year. It is a unique structure that you will not find anywhere else in the world. There are innumerable theories that determine the design. Despite the existence of these theories, it seems that the ancient Egyptians were technologically advanced to leave traces of their construction. Several axes, cameras and passages connect the myths to the discovery of the history of these structures. The visit of the pyramids of Egypt is undoubtedly on the list of all the visitors of this country. The very shape of this structure and the engineering of antiquity may have led to the formulation of several theories.
Visitors planning a trip to this country are delighted with the trip to the Pyramids because of its grand and majestic structure. However, the existence of several theories also attracts people's attention. There are packages for travellers, and a full day tour of the structure is the main attraction. The orientation of the structure is in relation to the cardinal points of the compass and the massive limestone structure, everything forces you to visit the pyramids of Egypt.


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R&D pays rich dividends at Sungrow
28th February, 2020 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage |
A trip to the inverter-maker's headquarters shows its ability to adapt to consumer demand for PV solutions big and small, writes Jeremy Chunn.
With an 11MW solar system dominating its roofspace, Sungrow's manufacturing plant in Hefei, population 8 million, runs like a huge self-energised organism, with robot arms, automatically guided vehicles and moving production lines. Workers with anti-static lines attached to their shoes stand on earthing mats as quality control officers in pink caps hover like hummingbirds.
Today some of the team are finishing off a special batch of SG250HX units – its 1,500V string inverter – in the company's signature orange, their covers etched to commemorate a corporate milestone: "100,000,000kW, 2019.12, Special Limited Edition."
The journey to this point started in 1997, when local university professor Cao Renxian saw the possibilities for PV and set up a new venture. By the end of 2019, more than 100GW of Sungrow technology had been installed around the world and the company offers inverter solutions and storage for utility-scale, commercial and residential applications, as well as floating PV plant solutions.
Once the Hefei plant is fully operational, the inverter company's global annual production capacity will reach 50GW, including 3GW from its factory in India.
Inside the Hefei plant, where inverters are put through rigorous testing.
No time to rest
As solar installations grow in number and capacity to supply clean energy in a world that is turning away from coal and gas, PV technology companies have been running to stay ahead of competitors. Sungrow carved out an early lead in inverters and today enjoys a 15% share of the global market. As utility-scale solar projects are developed in China, Australia and around the world, the manufacturers of inverter technology are adapting their production lines to suit demand for central inverters or string inverter types.
"We can say if the frontier for utility scale is very large and the land is very flat, a central inverter is better for both cost consideration and the performance consideration," says Jack Gu, the president of Sungrow's PV and energy storage division.
"We always say the design will meet the demands, so we will propose the right product to the customer in a very specific application. Personally, I want to sell more string inverter products, but I think in some applications central inverter has its very unique advantages."
Residential solar is a major focus for Sungrow in Australia and Gu says the company also plans to turn its attention to the commercial-and-industrial and utility-scale markets. "That's also very important for us," he says. "We will expand our portfolio in Australia for more opportunities there, and storage is also a very important direction for us. Our strategies will put more effort in the product development and technology innovation to decrease the cost of batteries."
A floating-solar solution on display at the Hefei plant.
More storage
The company keeps track of developments in Australia and the significant storage projects here that offer an arbitrage or FCAS revenue model. Sungrow technology is already installed at storage projects in Western Australia and South Australia. "We are ready to go there," says managing director overseas strategic key accounts Thompson Meng. "Next year [2020] will be pretty promising for Sungrow in Australia."
During a media tour of the Hefei plant in December EcoGeneration was shown the central inverter R&D centre, where containerized inverter solutions are tested and built, and an electromagnetic chamber, built at a cost of more than $US5 million, that could have featured in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Electromagnetic interference can be a problem with powerful electronics equipment, where radiated emissions may be conducted through a line or radiated from devices. In the dampened silence of the vast paneled space technicians test an inverter mounted on a wooden rack, monitoring and minimizing the possibilities for interference.
Research is a foremost consideration for a company with close relations with four major Chinese universities and Australia's UNSW and about 40% of Sungrow's 3,000 personnel work in R&D.
"With the evolution of semiconductor devices we hope to increase the power density of the product and maintain the same weight level," Gu says. "We will incorporate in the future new technologies like artificial intelligence, 5G and blockchain technologies into our whole product portfolio – to enhance performance."
Sungrow principal engineer system solution centre Chen Wei explains the brand's inverter offerings.
Tested to the limit
There is something homely about Sungrow's Hefei operation, where an allocation of workers is allowed to live rent-free for up to three years – lunch and dinner provided. Such dedication to an employer is rare in other parts of the world, and incentives like that are rarely offered.
In the testing centre technicians are glued to their laptops as inverters in the "ageing room" are run for 48 hours at a constant 50°C. Elsewhere, workers standing on earthing mats add componentry to inverter cabinets as rows of small fans extract ions away from their workstations.
Around the world, between 121GW and 154GW of new PV projects are expected to be built this year, according to BloombergNEF. Analyst HIS Market expects a cost reduction due to large-size wafers and efficiency improvements will see prices of solar modules fall by 10%, which will further stimulate domestic and foreign markets.
As the world transitions to renewables any clean energy company that doesn't focus on product development will be left at the roadside. Gu suggests for residential applications the integration of storage and the PV inverter as a possible direction. "That's also the strength of Sungrow," he says, "because we have both products."
To ease the worldwide buildout of large-scale utility solar, Sungrow has developed a 6.8MW turnkey solution for single blocks of PV-plus-storage or pure PV, where pre-assembled product and O&M skills are combined. "For the global market, the key driver for utility-scale projects is the cost," Gu says, "but for the residential market it is function."
The company commands about 15% market share of the Australian residential inverter market.
Storage is still seen as being a far-from-bankable solution in many applications. "There is no stable policy for storage yet; it has to rely on the market and not policy," Gu says. "Some developers use PPAs to guarantee their investment risk is controllable; for some owners they can go to merchant. It depends on how much risk you can take."
In China the residential electricity fee is very low, he says, much lower than for business owners. "In China it's very challenging [for storage to be economically viable] for the residential market. But for other parts of the world I think the residential storage market is very promising in the future."
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Giants | I Giganti (2021) Locarno Film Festival
Dir.: Bonifacio Angius; Cast: Stefano Deffenu, Bonifacio Angius, Michele Manca, Ricardo Bombagi, Stefano Manca, Valeria Demartis, Francesca Niedda; Italy 2021, 80 min.
The Giants is an Italian-Western Noir set in the famous Casa Flores in Thiesi where men come together to share their grimly nostalgic stories of violence fuelling a party for the doomed.
Stefano (Deffenu) is maudlin: his girl friend has left him with their daughter, and all he gets is a beating by her relatives. Stefano dreams up a great revenge story: he will visit the two women, who live in house near the railway tracks, the mother will not let him into the house, and, left alone with his daughter, he will throw himself under the approaching train. This way, he hopes, the daughter will hate her mother for ever, because she did not let her father into the house. It shows, that Stefano has been an actor once, he even remembers Mayakovski. After Stefano dies overnight, the trio of seven – for a short while two sex workers had joined hem, but fled the violence – becomes even more violent, fuelled by meth and alcohol. Dreams of a great drug deal are certainly wishful thinking. Ricardo (Bombagi), the youngest listens to vinyl records, and seems to be the most adjusted – before he lays into abstruse stories about Stefano's burial. A foreboding funeral procession passes the house, and enigmatic, repeated shots in a bowling alley, featuring one of the sex workers, are the only times, the outside world intrudes into the Huis clos of self-pity and stories from a violent past. The re-enactment in the house is as bizarre as sadistic.
This is certainly a labour of love by Angius, who revels in a free-for-all re-union, sparing none of his protagonists. They are a motley crew from the outset, only held together by a guilty past. There are not so much twists and turns, but a deterioration of personalities, their desultory behaviour oscillating between drug induced tiredness and ultra-violence. Lacking a certain structure, might be even helpful in this case. Angius shows his protagonists as a lot of regressed children, who should be packed to bed by their mothers. An idiosyncratic original. AS


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[ARCHIVED] West Fargo Public Library to return to regular hours of operation Monday, March 1, 2021
The West Fargo Public Library will return to normal operating hours Monday, March 1, 2021. The library will be open to the public Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This change follows the state's move to low risk level, green status in January. The library reopened to walk-in traffic Jan. 19, 2021, but has maintained modified hours while evaluating local COVID-19 numbers through February.
"We are excited to take another step toward normalcy," Library Director Carissa Hansen said. "At this time, we have consistently low numbers locally, so we are prepared to extend our hours again."
For the safety of patrons and staff, the library will maintain current COVID-19 protocols. While visiting the library, patrons are encouraged to wear face coverings, sanitize frequently, help maintain the cleanliness of the library, and follow social distancing protocols as defined by the CDC. Disposable masks, sanitation stations and wipes are available for patron use. For more information visit www.westfargolibrary.org/COVIDprotocols.
The West Fargo Public Library will continue to offer curbside pickup of materials. To use the curbside pickup service, guests can place a request for specific items using the online library catalog, emailing askus@westfargond.gov or calling (701) 551-8940. Patrons can also place a hold for a Binge Bag (a staff-picked collection of items based on a theme you choose) for pickup via this form. Patrons are notified when their hold is ready and should call the library when they arrive to pick up their items. More details on curbside pickup procedures are available at https://westfargolibrary.org/1066/Pickup.
Library programs will remain virtual at this time; however, library staff are working to transition programs to in person on a case-by-case basis. At this time, patrons should refer to the library's event calendar at westfargolibrary.org to learn more about the format or location of each program.
The West Fargo Public Library continues to work closely with other City of West Fargo departments to monitor the situation surrounding COVID-19 and to develop plans that are in the best interest of public safety while continuing to provide public services. The West Fargo Public Library will continue to share updates about any operational changes on Facebook and www.westfargolibrary.org.


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Pauley Perrette Publicly Slams Family Feud for 'Filthy' Questions
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Don't worry, guys — even though Pauley Perrette no longer graces our NCIS screens as the inimitable Abby, she's still out here fighting the good fight. This week, that means taking Family Feud to task for its "filthy" language.
Related story Kim Kardashian Does Not Seem Happy With Miley Cyrus Getting Close to Pete Davidson
So, yes, you could say that Perrette is having a figurative feud with Family Feud. However, one could easily argue she wasn't trying to pick a fight — she was simply trying to effect change (or, at the very least, start a thoughtful dialogue) when she tweeted at the game show on Monday.
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"Dear @FamilyFeudABC I love @SteveHarveyFM and I love game shows. WHY DO YOU MAKE YOUR PROGRAM SO FILTHY? Even with child players? No reason," she wrote.
Dear @FamilyFeudABC I love @SteveHarveyFM and I love game shows. WHY DO YOU MAKE YOU PROGRAM SO FILTHY? Even with child players? No reason
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) August 13, 2018
In a subsequent tweet, she added, "I'm a sociologist, love @FamilyFeudABC but WHY WHY are all the questions now filthy and sex questions? There's so much more to humans. C'mon."
I'm a sociologist, love @FamilyFeudABC but WHY WHY are all the questions now filthy and sex questions? There's so much more to humans. Cmon
While die-hard fans of the Steve Harvey-hosted game show were quick to defend the program and point out that game shows have always included sexual innuendo, Perrette's comments clearly struck a chord with many fans.
"It's because society no longer has to hold back," one fan wrote. "Filth and sexual content is all over our tvs and networks now. I miss the days where we had standards and morals."
Another lamented, "My mom (88) won't watch family feud anymore because it is too dirty. Everything doesn't have to have a sexual twist to it."
More: The Feud Between Pauley Perrette & CBS Is Real
To be fair, Perrette does have a point. Questions like, "Name something a man might have in his pants when going on a hot date," and "Name something that might be hot and dirty," certainly seem to have been created to elicit a certain kind of response.
However, as some of Perrette's fans pointed out, the show has been around for a long time — 42 years — and has had numerous hosts, likely all relying at some point on off-color commentary for laughs.
Not to mention the fact that the syndicated game show continues to draw strong audience numbers. It hit a ratings record high in 2017, poising it to become the first nationally syndicated TV series to increase ratings for seven consecutive years according to Deadline.
ABC has not yet responded to Us Weekly's requests for comment.
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This little man is health checked, vaccinated and dewormed to date, microchipped and registered with Dogs Victoria on Limited Registry. Both parents have been tested and are clear for PRA, NADS and von Willenbrands Disease.
He has been raised in our family home and have been exposed to a variety of noises, experiences and toilet training is well underway. He love nothing more than exploring the outside world then curling up for a cuddle.
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I have 2 beautiful papillon puppies available, they are adventurous, people loving little fluff balls. They have been raised with kids, using puppy culture protocols to assure the best start in life we can give them.
Each puppy will be ANKC Limited register, sterilisation using Tubal ligation or vasectomy to ensure correct hormones while growing (No breeding), will be suited to obediene, dancing with dogs and possibly other dog sports.
These are active indoor dogs, not suitible to homes wanting an outside only pet. They require daily walks and positive reenforcement training.
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We're looking to place her in an equaly active home, preferably with someone who can take advantage of her excellent nature.
If you've been looking for a pup for agility and other dog sports this is the girl for you! She is NOT for breeding will be desexed before leaving here.
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Our puppies come vaccinated, micro-chipped, treated against intestinal worms, heart worm, fleas, ticks and ear mites. They are all vet checked at the time of vaccination and puppies flying interstate are vet checked again prior to departure. Puppies, come with a care booklet, a starter pack containing nutritional information, a surprise gift, a 2kg bag of Royal Canin dog food as well as a pedigree issued by Dogs SA.
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Photos two & three are puppy at 3 1/2 weeks old, chilling on someone's lap; which is another thing Papillons are very good at!
SaintRose Papillons, in Queenstown, New Zealand, & with 20 years wonderful Papillon experience.
For more information & more photos, please phone or email Robyn-Jane.
Comes from top show lines [Great GS was #1 Papillon USA!].
This young boy has a sweet gentle nature, he has been raised in the home and is lead trained.
1. Harry has been fully vaccinated - has had all 3 puppy vacc's. to C5 cover. Certificate included.
2. He is GI wormed, heart wormed and ticked monthly using Nexgard Spectra.
5. He has had a full genetic workup by Orivet for all diseases/disorders that can be tested for in papillons. He is unaffected by all these. Certificate of Genetic Testing included.
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He is located near Gold Coast Airport. Papillons can be flown to major towns on the east coast of Australia using Jetpets or Dogtainers at Buyer's expense. I can arrange this with breeder discount. Cost is normally around $160 for airfare & crate hire.
Papluvn presents to you four beautiful pups born 13/03/2019.Two remaining,two boys.They Will be wormed,vaccinated,health checked and microchipped.Have been brought up with other dogs,and lots of contact and love.Ready to leave their new forever home in middle June,if flying,or pick up,middle of May.This is a dual mating,so have pictures attached of possible paternal parent.If interested,dont hesitate to contact me.
One red sable female on full registration Dogs Victoria ....... Microchip number... 953010003192261 ..
We have a beautiful 11 month old female papillon puppy for sale to the right home. Her price is $2000. We prefer not to freight Macy, so are looking for a home within driving distance from Sydney. Macy is desexed, up to date with vaccinations and will be ready to leave for her new home in approximately two weeks. If you would like to know more about her please email me, (no text messages or phone calls please, I will not return them). Let me know a little about yourself, circumstances, experience with papillons and the kind of home you could offer. No one-liners please.
Hi, I'm Honey and I would like you to meet my sister Cocoa and brother Chocolate. Mum thought it would be fun to name us after our colour.
Anyway, our Mum said that it is time for us to make our own way in the world. We think that is fair enough. We are healthy strong pups and able to stand on our own four paws. Mum said we should try choosing homes where our new owners will be prepared to give us a decent education. We would like to go to puppy school or other training. It means we would have excellent manners and mum told us you can never have too many manners.
We each want a new home where someone is home most of the time and sometimes if they go out they will take us with them. Our Mum has told us about rides in the car to the park and the beach and even outdoor coffee shops and while we have never been ourselves these are things we would really like to try. We already know how to watch TV but find it boring at the moment and would rather play and wriggle on your lap.
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IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. 4. TECHNICAL PROCEDURES
FORT DETRICK FREDERICK MD
Sanborn, Warren R.
This volume is one of a series of six in the second edition of an annotated bibliography on various aspects of immunofluorescence and its use. The first six-volume edition was published in 1965 and included citations for the period 1905 through 1962. The present edition covers the period 1963 through 1965 Volume VI is divided into two major sections. The first section contains 292 annotated citations to general procedures in the use of immunofluorescence, arranged by subject areas. The second section contains 360 cross-references to citations in the other volumes that describe specific applications of this technique these are arranged to correspond with the subject areas of the other volumes. A complete author index for these 652 citations is included.
*FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUES
BIOLOGICAL STAINS
IMMUNE SERUMS
LABELED SUBSTANCES
HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES


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The Barons of Singapore
Featuring the Baron butterflies of Singapore
A male Horsfield's Baron basks in the bright sunshine
In medieval times, Barons are members of a specific rank of nobility, especially the lowest rank in the British Isles. Being part of the European imperial, royal, noble, gentry and chivalric ranks, a baron is ranked just below a Viscount and Count and above the knights and military personnel in the hierarchy.
A female Malay Baron feeding on the ripened fruits of the Singapore Rhododendron
In modern times, barons are often referred to people having great wealth, power, and influence in a specified sphere of activity or industry. Irrespective of which era in history we prefer to be associated with, to be referred to as a baron would be to be given a position that is above the ordinary folk by any measure.
Amongst our butterflies, barons are the common names given to several species of stout-bodied and powerful flyers in the Limetidinae sub-family. As postulated in an earlier blogpost, the British gentry titles appear to be used for many species of butterflies amongst the Nymphalidae. There are five extant "baron" butterflies found in Singapore with four in the genus Euthalia and one in the genus Tanaecia (Cynitia). All five species display varying degrees of sexual dimorphism, of which the males and females are different in size, colours and markings on the wings.
1. The Baron (Euthalia aconthea gurda)
A female Baron puddling on a tarmac road in an urban residential estate
One of the urban species of " barons" in Singapore is the Baron (or sometimes referred to as the Common Baron in some countries). It is widely distributed, and can be found in urban gardens, parks and in the forested reserves. As its preferred caterpillar host plant is the Mango (Mangifera indica), it is sometimes seen in residential areas where the host plant is cultivated as a roadside tree.
The Baron is dark brown above with a broad obscure post-discal band on both wings. On the upperside of the forewings are small white spots at the end of the disc and sub-apical area. The wings have a dark purple tinge when viewed in a side light. The underside is paler, with a series of sub-marginal black spots on the hindwing.
The female is larger of of a lighter brown than the male. It has larger but diffused post-discal spots on its forewings. These spots are variable and in some individuals several spots may be totally absent, which may suggest a different species. In this earlier blogpost on the variability of the Baron, examples of the range of the differences in the presence/absence of the spots are shown.
2. The Malay Baron (Euthalia monina monina)
The Malay Baron is usually associated with the forested nature reserves of Singapore, but can sometimes be spotted in urban parks and gardens. This species is remarkable in that it is a good example of sexual polymorphism, particularly in the males. There are so many variants in the forms of the males as to suggest that further studies and categorisations of the forms should be conducted on this species.
Three different male forms of the Malay Baron
It is probably more often encountered than the preceding species and is considered common in Singapore. It is fast-flying and can be skittish, often taking off at high speeds when disturbed. Both males and females may be observed feeding on overripe fruits on bushes and on the forest floor. The male is smaller in size than the female, and occurs in three described forms, although in recent years, there have been individuals that show characteristics that are hybrids across several forms, or could be even a distinct form. The underside of both sexes are paler than the upperside with zigzig post-marginal markings across both wings.
The female is brown with distinct markings on both wings. It looks similar to the Malay Viscount and the female Horsfield's Baron when in flight and can sometimes be confused with the other two lookalikes. The sub-marginal zigzag markings are distinct and connected across both the fore and hindwings.
3. The Green Baron (Euthalia adonia pinwilli)
A male Green Baron feeding on the ripened fruit of the Singapore Rhododendron
The Green Baron is moderately common and is quite well-distributed across the island. As its caterpillars feed on the parasitic plant, Malayan Mistletoe (Dendropththoe pentandra), it can be found anywhere from our urban parks and gardens to the forested nature reserves. Both sexes are strong flyers and alert to movement.
The male Green Baron is dark green above with a lighter green tornal area on the hindwing. The forewings have white sub-apical and post-discal spots. There are red spots at the apical area of the hindwing. On the underside, the red spotting is more distinct and extensive on both wings. The green tornal area is quite distinct on the underside of the hindwing.
The female Green Baron has a broad white band across both wings, which may cause an observer to mistake it for a Commander when it is flying around. It is much larger than the male but both sexes are often observed to feed on overripe fruits as well as flowering plants.
4. The White-Tipped Baron (Euthalia merta merta)
The rarest of our Barons in Singapore, the White Tipped Baron has been infrequently sighted mainly in the forested nature reserves. Another typical example of sexual dimorphism like its other cousins from the Euthalia genus, the females are larger than the males and both sexes appear quite different from each other.
The male White-Tipped Baron is dark brown above with the usual markings that make it look quite similar to the Baron and Malay Baron. The species displays a slight bluish sheen and in particular the leading edge of the forewing from the apex to mid-costa appears blue in certain lighting conditions. The underside is paler with the usual darker markings across both wings.
The female appears similar to a Malay Viscount at a glance and is similarly coloured. The forewing has large white pointed post-discal spots in spaces 2-6. The dark sub-marginal line on the hindwing is composed of dark arrowhead spots pointing towards the wing margins.
5. The Horsfield's Baron (Tanaecia iapis puseda)
The last of the "barons" that is in a different genus from the four preceding species. The Horsfield's Baron belongs to the genus Tanaecia (which has been reclassified under Cynitia in some recent references) . The species displays an exaggerated sexual dimorphism where the males and females look so different as to suggest that they are two different species.
The upperside of the male Horsfield's Baron is a rich velvety black with a broad and distinct bright blue marginal border across the hindwing that reaches the tornal area of the forewing. The underside is a pale buff with light brown diffused markings.
The female is a pale reddish brown with markings that superficially resembles a Malay Viscount or a female Malay Baron, and indeed, these three species are often confused in the field. The sub-marginal V-shaped markings in the female Horsfield's Baron are more diffused and not as distinct/sharp as the lookalike species.
Text by Khew SK : Photos by Bob Cheong, Huang CJ, Khew SK, Koh CH, Jonathan Soong, Horace Tan and Anthony Wong
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A Newbies' Outing to Chiangmai
A Paris Peacock feeding on a flower at Chiangdao Wildlife Sanctuary
A year and a half since my last outing to Chiangmai, our favourite butterflying location in northern Thailand, and a cancelled trip some time in late 2018, I decided to organise an outing for some of our newer and younger members of ButterflyCircle in Oct this year. Even though I should have had enough of shooting in Chiangmai, the prospects of meeting Antonio again and savouring his wife's excellent cakes and pastries made it highly tempting to make a visit to Northern Thailand once again.
A RedBreast puddling at Chiangdao Wildlife Sanctuary
The rainy season up in Northern Thailand typically ends some time in late September and the skies will be clear again till the colder months at the end of the year. It was a good time to visit our favourite butterfly-hunting grounds around Chiangmai, and this year, 3 first-timers joined me to visit the 'famous' butterflying spots that we publicised on this blog previously.
The Dome Residences at Chiangmai
Arriving via SilkAir from Singapore in the late evening on our first day, we checked in at the familiar Dome Residences in Chiangmai. Dinner was simple local fare at a nearby food court, before buying some provisions from the supermarket for the next day. We hit the sack early and everyone waited in anticipation for the next day's outing to the famous "car park" in Chiangdao Wildlife Sanctuary.
Day 1 : Chiangdao
A cloud-topped Doi Chiang Dao and clear blue skies greeted us in Northern Thailand
After a quick breakfast at the Dome, we set out for Chiangdao Wildlife Sanctuary just after 8am. The skies were clear and the weather was in our favour. It had rained the previous days and the environment was warm and humid. The roads that were under construction on our trips 3-4 years back were now completed and operational, making the one-hour plus journey a little less bumpy and jammed.
As Antonio turned off the main highway towards the Chiangdao hunting grounds, I saw the familiar tourist attractions in that area, and as we passed the Nest2, memories of a nice stay at the rustic chalets flooded back. We reached the famous checkpoint and car park where we will spend most of the time shooting, and paid for the entrance fee of 200 Baht per person.
Putting on our shooting gear and getting ready in a jiffy, we were out shooting the puddling butterflies in the usual spots around the car park, streams and nearby forested areas. I observed that there were much fewer butterflies around compared to my previous trips in Oct. Antonio said that it may be due to the haze and very dry months this year.
Puddling butterflies at Chiangdao Wildlife Sanctuary
Our first-time visitors, Jonathan, Mei Yee and Cheng Ai wasted no time in getting on with their hunting for butterflies. The usual Nawabs, Rajahs and numerous Lycaenids and Hesperiids kept everyone busy for rest of the morning. The weather was quite ideal - hot and sunny for the rest of the day.
Antonio supervising the photographers at one of the trails
In the early afternoon, Antonio brought us up to a higher elevation along the winding road up Doi Chiangdao to a location where we used to encounter some Satyrinae. We managed to get our fill of "pluses" at this location. I also observed that the flowering Bidens alba/pilosa were back with a vengeance and were useful in attracting many species of butterflies. They were not as widespread on my last trip where the White Weed (Ageratum conyzoides) was the more prevalent roadside wild flower.
Back to the carpark again the late evening saw a few new 'targets' to shoot, but the weather was getting abit overcast and we could hear thunder in the distance. However, it didn't rain and we finished up for the day at about 4:30pm and set out for the journey back to Chiangmai. Dinner was at our favourite Japanese restaurant which is located just 5 minutes walk from the hotel.
Day 2 : Doi Suthep/Doi Pui
The forested area near the Wean Bua Ban Pha Ngoep waterfall and a group shot of ButterflyCircle members
The next morning, we had a leisurely breakfast as our destination was Doi Suthep, a location that was no more than 20 minutes drive from our hotel (depending on the traffic!). As with my previous trips, we stopped at the Wang Bua Ban Pha Ngoep waterfall area. We scoured the area for butterflies, but sadly the diversity of species was disappointingly low this season, although the usual 'resident' species were still around.
The Doi Pui Viewpoint and the hilltop clearing where we found some butterflies
We headed up to Doi Pui Viewpoint as our 2nd checkpoint for the day. This small "hilltopping" area was quite good for some Lycaenids in the past, and this is a regular waypoint that we checked out in our past visits to Doi Suthep and Doi Pui.
A little further uphill, we stopped at the the San Ku temple ruins. Other than a few skippers and Satyrinae, our target species was a no-show, as the overcast weather did not provide the conducive environment for its appearance. Nevertheless, this area is always a good stopover point. We moved back to the Doi Pui viewpoint and ended the day after chasing a peskily skittish Ananta Yellow Sailor (Neptis ananta learmondi).
Back to Chiangdao Wildlife Sanctuary on Day #3
The next morning, it was back to Chiangdao Wildlife Sanctuary again, as we wanted to make the most of our entry ticket which was valid for 3 days per 200 Baht. Back at the puddling ground, most of the same species that we encountered two days ago were still around, with a few new additions that made their appearance on this relatively cloudy day.
More puddling butterflies!
As we were at the location slightly earlier, there were more species flying amongst the Bidens flowers along the roadside, though shooting along the road has its disadvantages as the regular stream of vehicles going up and down the road made it irritatingly challenging to shoot properly at times.
Throughout the day, it was more of trying to get better shots of the species that we had shot before, and looking for some new ones. All in all, the famous Chiangdao car park did not disappoint,despite the lower butterfly count, as there was always something interesting to shoot.
Day 4 : Mae Phaeng, Phrao District
A new location recommended by our favourite butterfly host, Antonio
Our original plan was to go up Doi Inthanon for some montane species, but the weather forecast predicted rains by mid-morning. Rather than take the risk of encountering bad weather, Antonio suggested another location towards the east of Chiangmai. We decided to take his advice and head out to this new location.
The shooting environment that kept us busy for a whole day!
Driving towards Chiangdao, but then veering eastwards after a major junction, we headed towards the Phrao District and went off-road around the Mae Phaeng area. This dirt track led us a few kilometers uphill to just about 800 m ASL and we stopped along the track to look for butterflies.
A sample of the butterflies that we encountered
We spent an entire day in that area, walking up and down the dirt track and looking for puddling butterflies. The appearance of the Dawnas Royal (or what we call Golden Royal in Singapore), gave us some excitement. The subspecies in arooni which is different from the one found in Malaysia and Singapore. But it returned time and again to taunt us before we had our fill of it.
Orange Oakleaf was in season and we saw them everywhere!
We encountered quite a number of similar species as in Chiangdao at this location. The Orange Oakleaf (Kallima inachus siamensis) seemed to be in season in many locations that we visited over the past 4 days, and the variability of the individuals that we encountered was quite amazing. It appeared that each individual was unique in its wing patterns!
Yellows feeding frenzy with a large intruder in the background
Our last dinner for this trip was at at a nearby Italian restaurant recommended by Antonio. We thought that since an Italian suggested this, the food must come highly recommended! And we weren't disappointed. The complimentary caramel vodka that the owner of the restaurant threw in to end the evening sweetened the experience!
A final group shot with our good friend and butterfly guide, Antonio
And so ended a short 4-day shootout and my 6th trip to Chiangmai since 2014. It was always fun to check out the butterflies in north Thailand, and a pleasure to have Antonio as our butterfly guide on all my trips there. For our butterfly enthusiasts out there, do contact Antonio if you are keen to visit Thailand for your butterflying trips. As an avid butterfly photographer himself, he will bring you to the best locations for butterflies in Thailand!
Text by Khew SK : Photos by Antonio Giudici, Khew SK, Lim CA, Loh MY and Jonathan Soong


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Park settlement leaves concerns over future
by Anna Guth July 27, 2017
Two weeks after a settlement agreement was announced by the National Park Service and three nonprofit environmental groups over the future of ranching in the Point Reyes National Seashore, the fate of the historic landscape remains uncertain. Though both sides characterized the agreement as a victory, concerns continue to swirl for ranchers and their supporters, including Congressman Jared Huffman . . .


Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a subclinical disorder of the small intestine, and poor growth are associated with living in poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions, but specific risk factors remain unclear. Nested within a birth cohort study, this study investigates relationships among water quality, EED, and growth in 385 children living in southwestern Uganda. Water quality was assessed using a portable water quality test when children were 6 months, and safe water was defined as lacking Escherichia coli contamination. Environmental enteric dysfunction was assessed using the lactulose:mannitol (L:M) test at 12–16 months. Anthropometry and covariate data were extracted from the cohort study, and associations were assessed using linear and logistic regression models. Less than half of the households (43.8%) had safe water, and safe versus unsafe water did not correlate with improved versus unimproved water source. In adjusted linear regression models, children from households with safe water had significantly lower log-transformed (ln) L:M ratios (β: −0.22, 95% confidence interval (CI): −0.44, −0.00) and significantly higher length-for-age (β: 0.29, 95% CI: 0.00, 0.58) and weight-for-age (β: 0.20, 95% CI: 0.05, 0.34) Z-scores at 12–16 months. Furthermore, in adjusted linear regression models, ln L:M ratios at 12–16 months significantly decreased with increasing length-for-age Z-scores at birth, 6 months, and 9 months (β: −0.05, 95% CI: −0.10, −0.004; β: −0.06, 95% CI: −0.11, −0.006; and β: −0.05, 95% CI: −0.09, −0.005, respectively). Overall, our data suggest that programs seeking to improve nutrition should address poor WASH conditions simultaneously, particularly related to household drinking water quality.
Respiratory cryptosporidiosis is thought to be a rare, end-stage complication of HIV. Few studies have systematically examined the frequency of such infection in adults. Sputum specimens submitted for tuberculosis (TB) testing at Mulago Hospital, Uganda, were anonymously retested for Cryptosporidium using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Visual confirmation using immunofluorescence confocal microscopy was performed for a subset of PCR-positive samples. Of 824 sputum samples tested, 24 (2.9%) were Cryptosporidium positive. Prevalence in sputum ranged between 0% and 10% in each month of the study and exceeded TB prevalence in some months. In this referral population, respiratory Cryptosporidium prevalence was lower in people with HIV (1.3% versus 4.4% without HIV, P = 0.028) and higher in those with TB (6.8% versus 2.6% without TB, P = 0.086). The weak association between respiratory Cryptosporidium infection and TB persisted after controlling for HIV (odds ratio = 3.2, 95% confidence interval: 0.9, 11.8; P = 0.080). This is the first study to document adult respiratory tract cryptosporidiosis in a referral population with presumed TB. These findings 1) confirm that Cryptosporidium respiratory infection occurs in HIV-negative and -positive adults; 2) suggest there is potential for Cryptosporidium to be disseminated or transmitted by coughing or expectoration; and 3) identify possible synergy between Cryptosporidium and TB in the respiratory tract.
There are limited data on the prevalence and approaches to screening for depression among pregnant women living in resource poor settings with high HIV burden. We studied the reliability and accuracy of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale in 123 (36 HIV-infected and 87 -uninfected) pregnant women receiving antenatal care at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. CES-D scores were compared to results from the psychiatrist-administered Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for current major depressive disorder (MDD), a "gold standard" for assessing depression. We employed measures of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha), and criterion validity [Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUROC), sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), and positive predictive value (PPV)] to evaluate the reliability and validity of the CES-D scale. 35.8% of respondents were currently experiencing an MDD, as defined from outputs of the MINI-depression module. The CES-D had high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92) and good discriminatory ability in detecting MINI-defined current MDDs (AUROC = 0.82). The optimum CES-D cutoff score for the identification of probable MDD was between 16 and 17. A CES-D cutoff score of 17, corresponding to Se, Sp, and PPV values of 72.7%, 78.5%, and 76.5%, is proposed for adoption in this population and performs well for HIV-infected and -uninfected women. After adjusting for baseline differences between the HIV subgroups (maternal age and marital status), HIV-infected pregnant women scored 6.2 points higher on the CES-D than HIV-uninfected women (p = 0.032). The CES-D is a suitable instrument for screening for probable major depression among pregnant women of mixed HIV status attending antenatal services in northern Uganda. The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12888-014-0303-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.


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Poverty in America does not only reside in our urban areas, however a large portion of Americans who live in Appalachia have fallen victim to poverty. Coal-mining towns at one time use to be major industrial powerhouses of America. However, over the span of time these areas in Appalachia have fallen below the poverty line and lack the local resources to help their own citizens. Poverty in Appalachia is due to economic downfall and lack of government support, these once flourishing coal towns are now pits of poverty and are difficult for younger generations to escape.
... graduate from high school and college. Thus encouraging the youth to go onto higher and greater things in terms of education and employment.
Poverty in Appalachia is due to economic downfall and is a rampant problem in our country. Industrial regions that depended on coal mining for majority of its region's income become devastated when the mining industries left town. With poverty comes many other issues such as children and young adults who do not reach their full capacity due to lack of educational resources, rises in rates of drug use and production, and a higher percentage of people who begin to withdraw a welfare check. Youth that grow up in these areas often neither leave the area nor gain a higher education. Government support like food stamps are not doing our people in Appalachia enough justice they need help educating their youth and creating jobs.
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